Patent · US Expired

Computerized parking meter system

US5029094A · kind A · utility

52Cited by
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1Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 24, 1989
Grant dateJul 2, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 24, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07B15/02
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to a computerized parking meter system which comprises a host computer and a plurality of parking meters. Each parking meter is provided with a supersonic metal sensor to register parking time, to calculate parking fees and to automatically detect whether a specified parking space is available for a car whereby overtime parking can be accurately recorded. The parking meters are connected to the host computer over power lines.

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