Parking meter
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1. Parking meter comprising:
- means for accessing a remote server via a predetermined communication network; and
a short-range communication module adapted to dialog via a short-range radio or infrared channel with a short-range communication module of a remote terminal and routing means adapted to receive information from the remote terminal via this communication channel and to route that information to the remote server via the communication network and vice versa.
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Abstract
The invention concerns a parking terminal (PK) comprising means for accessing at least one distant server (SV) via a predetermined communication network. The terminal further comprises a short-range communication module designed to converse through short-range radio frequency or short-range infrared channel with that of at least one remote terminal (HH) and routing means adapted to receive data coming from the remote terminal through that same channel (radio frequency or infrared) and to retransmit them to the remote server via the communication network and vice-versa.
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5 Claims
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1. Parking meter comprising:
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means for accessing a remote server via a predetermined communication network; and
a short-range communication module adapted to dialog via a short-range radio or infrared channel with a short-range communication module of a remote terminal and routing means adapted to receive information from the remote terminal via this communication channel and to route that information to the remote server via the communication network and vice versa. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. Method of access to a service using a parking meter equipped with means of access to a remote server via a predetermined communication network, said method comprises the following steps:
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equipping the parking meter with a short-range communication module equipping a remote terminal (HH) with a short-range communication module adapted to dialog with that of the parking meter;
conducting a dialog between the parking meter and the remote terminal by short-range communication; and
receiving information from the remote terminal by short-range communication and routing it to the remote server via the communication network and vice versa.
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