Providing service to a vehicle

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1997-08-11

1999-05-11

Le, Thien Minh

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Systems controlled by data bearing records

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235361, G06F7/08

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059029854

ABSTRACT:
A system is disclosed for providing service to a vehicle (1) positioned at a service site (2) and billing a person or company for the service provided, wherein the vehicle (1) is provided with a vehicle processing unit (10) which includes a receiver-transmitter connected to a vehicle antenna (12) and with element for manually activating the vehicle processing unit, and wherein the service site (2) comprises element for providing service (3), a site processing unit (20) which includes a receiver-transmitter connected to a site antenna (22), which site processing unit includes element for registering the transaction and means for billing the person or company for the service provided, which system further comprises means for automatically correlating the act of servicing the vehicle with the vehicle (1), which element may comprise a passive tag (30) located at the element for providing service (5), element for energizing the passive tag located on the vehicle (1) and a secondary antenna (33) on the vehicle (1) connected to the vehicle processing unit (10).

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International Search Report mailed Jul. 18, 1997.

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