Patent · US Expired

Automatic vehicle recognition and customer billing system

US5072380A · kind A · utility

254Cited by
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18Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 12, 1990
Grant dateDec 10, 1991
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Expiry dateJun 12, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07C5/00
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is a system and method for identifying a vehicle in a prescribed area of a service station and associating services with the vehicle. Each vehicle includes a transponder. Communication between the transponder and the service stations is via radio frequency signals.

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