Process for preventing frauds with regard to a taxi equipped with an electronic taximeter
First Claim
1. A Process for preventing frauds with regard to a taxi equipped with an electronic taximeter (1) possessing a “
- for hire”
, position and a tariff position, which is associated with a printer whose job is to print, at the end of each trip, a receipt intended to be given to the customer, said printer having at least its printing head (20) mechanically separate from the taximeter (1), but being electrically connected to it, which consists in detecting the occurrence of a disconnection of the printing head (20) of the printer with respect to the taximeter (1), and as the case may be;
if the disconnection occurred while the taximeter is in the “
for hire”
position, in prohibiting the subsequent switching of the taximeter into the tariff position, for as long as this disconnection endures;
if the disconnection occurred while the taximeter is in the tariff position, in triggering an antifraud action.
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Abstract
Process for preventing frauds with regard to a taxi equipped with an electronic taximeter (1) possessing a “for hire” position and a tariff position, which is associated with a printer whose job is to print, at the end of each trip, a receipt intended to be given to the customer, said printer having at least its printing head (20) mechanically separate from the taximeter (1), but being electrically connected to it, which consists in detecting the occurrence of a disconnection of the printing head (20) of the printer with respect to the taximeter (1), and as the case may be:
if the disconnection occurred while the taximeter is in the “for hire” position, in prohibiting the subsequent switching of the taximeter into the tariff position, for as long as this disconnection endures;
if the disconnection occurred while the taximeter is in the tariff position, in triggering an antifraud action.
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21 Claims
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1. A Process for preventing frauds with regard to a taxi equipped with an electronic taximeter (1) possessing a “
- for hire”
, position and a tariff position, which is associated with a printer whose job is to print, at the end of each trip, a receipt intended to be given to the customer, said printer having at least its printing head (20) mechanically separate from the taximeter (1), but being electrically connected to it, which consists in detecting the occurrence of a disconnection of the printing head (20) of the printer with respect to the taximeter (1), and as the case may be;
if the disconnection occurred while the taximeter is in the “
for hire”
position, in prohibiting the subsequent switching of the taximeter into the tariff position, for as long as this disconnection endures;
if the disconnection occurred while the taximeter is in the tariff position, in triggering an antifraud action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- for hire”
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