Check-actuated control mechanisms – With means responsive to malfunction
Patent
1994-09-02
1996-11-05
Bartuska, F. J.
Check-actuated control mechanisms
With means responsive to malfunction
194217, 368 7, G07F 1724
Patent
active
055707718
ABSTRACT:
A parking meter system comprising a low-current drain electronic parking meter and a mobile transceiver. The parking meter includes a housing including a slot for the introduction of at least one coin in the interior of the housing. Within that interior are coin detectors for providing electrical signals indicative of the presence of an inserted coin and its denomination, a slug detector, and a coin jam detector. Also within the housing is a sonar transducer for detecting the presence of a vehicle in an adjacent parking space and an infra red transceiver for communicating with the mobile transceiver. A microprocessor and an associated liquid crystal display are also provided with the meter's housing. The microprocessor responds to electrical signals provided by the various detectors to produce data which is displayable on the display and transmittable by the IR transceiver to the mobile transceiver. A touch button system is provided as an alternative to the introduction of coins into the meter. The meter is entirely battery operated and is of such a low drain that it can operate without necessitating the replacement of its batteries for an extended period of time, e.g., six months to one year.
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Bartuska F. J.
Yost Vincent G.
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