Parking meter control dispatch and information system and method
US6812857B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07B15/02
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electronic parking meter system is used with parking enforcement personnel and a plurality of parking meters. The system may include parking meter units associated with a respective parking meter, a data unit for gathering data from the parking meter units, a first communication link for transmitting data between the parking meter units and the data unit, at least one parking enforcement unit associated with the parking enforcement personnel, and a second communication link for transmitting data between the data unit and the parking enforcement unit. The first communication link may be a unidirectional link, allowing the meter units to include a transmitter and be free of a receiver circuit or receiving functionality. In this manner, the meter units may be made relatively inexpensive, thus significantly reducing the overall cost of the system when connected with many meters.
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