Method and installation for pay parking management

• US 20060047567A1
• Filed: 07/18/2003
• Published: 03/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Parkeon S.A.S.
• Original Assignee: Schlumberger Systemes
• Inventors: Mandy, Damien
• Application Number:
  US10/530,248
• Publication Number:
  US 20060047567A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/13
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/127 Shopping or accessing services according to a time-limitation
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00896 specially adapted for particular uses
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/0014 for vending, access and use of specific services not covered anywhere else in G07F17/00 meter-controlled dispensing of liquid, gas or electricity G07F15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/10 for means for safe-keeping of property, left temporarily, e.g. by fastening the property
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/246 provided with vehicle proximity-detectors detecting hidden masses, e.g. metal detectors, G01V, e.g. G01V3/00; proximity switches per se H03K17/00; traffic control systems G08G1/00

Abstract

The invention concerns an installation for managing a pay parking facility for vehicles comprising a plurality of vehicle immobilizing devices (1) for immobilizing contravening vehicles, and wherein an unlocking code (8) is delivered to the user (0) after payment of the amount corresponding to the unlocking of the vehicle immobilizing device. Upon a request for unlocking from the user (0), the parking terminal (2) is adapted to set up a session corresponding to the unlocking of the vehicle immobilizing device with the payment means (3), to communicate to the server (4) of the identifier of the immobilizing device to be unlocked after the payment session has been validated while the server (4) is adapted to receive the identifier (7) thus input and to deliver in response the unlocking code (8) associated with the destination of the terminal to unlock the immobilizing device in question.

Claims

1. A method of managing chargeable parking of vehicles, of the type using a plurality of vehicle immobilizing devices to immobilize defaulting vehicles, wherein a release code is delivered to the user after payment of the corresponding fine, said method comprising the following steps:

a) providing at least one parking terminal equipped with payment means;

b) providing a server comprising a database connected to the parking terminal and containing a list of pairs of data items each formed of an identifier assigned to an immobilizing device and an associated release code;

c) in the event of a release request from a user, entering the identifier of said immobilizing device at said parking terminal;

d) at the parking terminal, setting up a session for payment of the amount corresponding to releasing the vehicle immobilizing device by means of the payment means, and communicating the identifier entered in this way to the server after validation of the payment session;

e) at the server, receiving the identifier entered in this way and in response delivering the associated release code to the terminal; and

f) at the terminal, receiving the release code delivered in this way to supply it to the user.

3. Parking terminal belonging to the installation according to claim 1, further comprising payment means adapted to process payment means from the group comprising coins, a bank card, an electronic wallet or the like, a mobile telephone.

4. Terminal according to claim 3, further comprising a means for entering an identifier from the group comprising a keypad and/or a screen, a bar code reader, a ticket reader of the contact or contactless type, a transceiver adapted to set up a call to a mobile telephone or the like.

5. Terminal according to claim 3, further comprising a means adapted to deliver the release code on a printed receipt or stored on a ticket of the contact or contactless type that the immobilizing device concerned is able to read.

2. Installation for managing chargeable parking of vehicles, of the type comprising a plurality of vehicle immobilizing devices for immobilizing vehicles defaulting, and wherein a release code is delivered to the user after payment of an amount corresponding to releasing the vehicle immobilizing device, said installation comprising:

a parking terminal having payment means, and

a server having a database connected to the parking terminal and containing a list of pairs of data items each formed of an identifier assigned to an immobilizing device and an associated release code, and in that in the event of a release request from a user, the parking terminal is adapted to set up a session for payment of the amount corresponding to releasing the vehicle immobilizing device by means of said payment means and to communicate to the server the identifier of the immobilizing device to be released after validation of the payment session, while the server is adapted to receive the identifier entered in this way and to deliver in response thereto the associated release code to the terminal, in order to release the immobilizing device concerned.