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Billing management system of parking facility

  • US 20060259354A1
  • Filed: 05/11/2006
  • Published: 11/16/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/13/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A billing management system of parking facility consist of an electronic LOOP sensor for controlling the gate bar at the entrance/exit gate, a voice operation instruction device, an automatic video-recording device and a park time &

  • fee counter;

    The steps of the system comprises;

    (a) The vehicle enters the parking facility and initiates LOOP sensor;

    Meanwhile, the voice operation instruction is started up, and the automatic video-recording device records the entrancing status with date, time and license plate etc of the vehicle;

    (b) The vehicle owner inputs the number of his cellular phone and selects the charging method for opening the gate bar to drive it into the parking facility for parking;

    After parking, the vehicle owner can leave his vehicle without need to consult anyone;

    Wherein, the charging method can be counted by the duration or times selected by the vehicle owner;

    the system will automatically charge by duration counting if no selection;

    Moreover, if the digit number of the cellular phone number input is inadequate or not matched, said gate bar will not open and the voice operation instruction device will instruct the vehicle owner re-inputting meanwhile said gate bar keeping closed;

    (c) After the parking charge system beginning, the parking charge data is sent back to main computer in the management center for processing;

    Then, said computer will issue short message of the beginning of the park time counting and address of greeting/welcome together with the accumulating consuming point to inform the vehicle owner via his cellular phone for his confirmation; and

    (d) When picking the vehicle to leave, the driver/vehicle goes to the billing station and input the same cellular phone number as that during entering the parking facility so as to let the management system display or voice inform parking duration and the amount of the parking fee obligated;

    Next, the vehicle owner pays the parking fee by cash payment on-site so as to get the invoice or receipt printed out;

    Then, the exit will gate bar to let the vehicle owner driving his vehicle out of the parking facility;

    Meanwhile, said computer will issue short message of the accumulating consuming point to inform the vehicle owner via his cellular phone for his reconfirmation.

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