Method and system for confirmation of data

• US 20050253737A1
• Filed: 04/13/2005
• Published: 11/17/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Schweers Informationstechnologie GmbH (Schweers Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: !SWEDMAT
• Inventors: Schweers, Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/108,000
• Publication Number:
  US 20050253737A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/932.200
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/02 taking into account a variable factor such as distance or time, e.g. for passenger transport, parking systems or car rental systems G07B15/06 takes precedence; taximeters G07B13/00; parking meters per se G07F17/24; car rental systems per se G07B15/00

Abstract

A data checking method in which an object which can be associated with an individual, especially a motor vehicle, can have a transponder with memory including data with respect to the individual and which can be read by a short-range radio forming part of a communication device of a monitoring purpose. A check can be made from a distance of a few meters between the monitoring person and the vehicle.

Claims

1. A method for checking data relating to a situation to be checked by a monitoring person relating to an object, in particular a vehicle, with the data to be checked containing both information relating to the object and relating to the situation to be checked and, in particular, being provided with manipulation protection, for example an electronic signature or the like, wherein the object is associated with an identification device, which in particular is in the form of a transponder and the identification device has a memory for storage of the data to be checked, which memory can be read by short-range radio by means of a communication device associated with the monitoring person, with the monitoring person using the communication device to pass on a request relating to the data to be checked to the identification device, and

either

in the case of corresponding data which is to be checked and is stored in the memory of the identification device, after reading and in particular checking this data for its validity, at least one signal is emitted on an indicating device, which is associated with the monitoring person, in order to confirm the requested situation,

or else

in the case of corresponding data which is to be checked and is not (yet) stored in the memory of the identification device, the monitoring person initiates a further request relating to the data to be checked, which further request is either made by long-range radio, by means of a further communication device associated with him, to a central administration centre relating to the data to be checked, or via the communication device by short-range radio to a short-range radio interface, which is connected to the central administration centre, in the immediate vicinity, and, in the event of a confirmation from the central administration centre by long-range radio, the data to be checked is transmitted to the further communication device of the monitoring person, is indicated on the indicating device and is written to the memory of the identification device, by short-range radio, using the communication device.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the communication device for checking the identification device by short-range radio and the indicating device are integrated in a common monitoring apparatus, in particular together with the further communication device for checking by long-range radio.

4. The system according to claim 1 wherein the communication device for checking the identification device by short-range radio and the indicating device are integrated in a common monitoring apparatus, in particular together with the further communication device for checking by long-range radio.

8. A monitoring apparatus for a system according to claim 4 wherein range matching is provided.

9. The monitoring apparatus according to claim 8 wherein an indication is provided for the position of the identification device which is currently being checked.

3. A system for checking data relating to a situation to be checked by a monitoring person relating to an object, in particular a vehicle, with the data to be checked containing both information relating to the object and relating to the situation to be checked and, in particular, being provided with manipulation protection, for example an electronic signature or the like, wherein the object is associated with an identification device, which in particular is in the form of a transponder and has a memory for storage of the data to be checked, which memory can be read by short-range radio by means of a communication device associated with the monitoring person, in which case a request relating to the data to be checked can be passed on by means of the communication device of the monitoring person to the identification device, and

either

in the case of corresponding data which is to be checked and is stored in the memory of the identification device, after reading and in particular checking this data for its validity, at least one signal can be emitted on an indicating device, which is associated with the monitoring person, in order to confirm the requested situation, or else

in the case of corresponding data which is to be checked and is not (yet) stored in the memory of the identification device, a further request relating to the data to be checked can be initiated by the monitoring person associated with the further communication device by long-range radio to a central administration centre relating to the data to be checked, or via the communication device by short-range radio to a short-range radio interface, which is connected to the central administration centre, in the immediate vicinity, and, in the event of a confirmation from the central administration centre by long-range radio, the data to be checked can be transmitted to the further communication device of the monitoring person, can be indicated on the indicating device and can be written to the memory of the identification device, by short-range radio, using the communication device.

5. A transponder for a system according to claim 3 wherein the transponder on the one hand has a unique identification tag and the memory is in the form of a read/write memory, in particular without an erase function.

6. A transponder according to claim 5 wherein the transponder is provided with an on/off switching function which, in particular, allows pulsed standby operation.

7. A transponder according to claim 5 wherein the transmission frequency of the transponder is optimized in terms of the current drawn and the range for operation in a vehicle and for reading by a monitoring person.

10. A central administration centre for a system according to claim 3 wherein a memory is provided for data relating to a situation (which is to be checked by a monitoring person) of an object, in particular of a vehicle, and a communication device is provided for communication by short-range radio and/or by long-range radio.

11. administration centre according to claim 10 wherein at least one communication device (which, in particular, is in the form of a responder and is connected to the memory of the central administration centre) for the central administration centre is integrated in a road or building furniture item, such as an automatic parking ticket machine, a bollard or a barrier system.

12. A method for checking data relating to a situation to be checked by a monitoring person relating to an object, in particular a vehicle, with the data to be checked containing both information relating to the object and relating to the situation to be checked and, in particular, being provided with manipulation protection, for example an electronic signature or the like, wherein the object is associated with an identification device, which in particular is in the form of a transponder and has a memory for storage of the data to be checked, which memory can be read by short-range radio by means of a communication device associated with the monitoring person, with the monitoring person using the communication device to pass on a request relating to the data to be checked to the identification device, and in the case of corresponding data which is to be checked and is stored in the memory of the identification device, after reading and in particular checking this data for its validity, at least one signal is emitted on an indicating device, which is associated with the monitoring person, in order to confirm the requested situation.