Smart meter parking system
First Claim
1. A wireless electronic parking meter control system, comprising:
- a vehicle detection system for determining the presence or absence of a vehicle in a plurality of vehicle parking spaces;
a number of electronic parking meters, each associated with a given vehicle parking space;
a number of ICMs, at least one of which is interconnected with said vehicle detection system and said and number of electronic parking meters;
said at least one ICM being wirelessly interconnected with the remaining number of ICMs;
an INB wirelessly interconnected to the remaining number of ICMs and connected to the internet;
a license plate recognition system including a mobile camera unit, desktop computer and a global positioning satellite terminal and being connected to the Internet; and
a server interconnected to the internet via a router/firewall circuit for isolating the server from the internet.
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Abstract
A wireless electronic parking meter control system with a vehicle detection system for determining the presence or absence of a vehicle in a plurality of vehicle parking spaces and a number of electronic parking meters, each associated with a given vehicle parking space; a number of ICMs, at least one of which is interconnected with the vehicle detection system and the number of electronic parking meters; at least one ICM being wirelessly interconnected with the remaining number of ICMs; an INB wirelessly interconnected to the remaining number of ICMs and connected to the internet; a license plate recognition system including a mobile camera unit, desktop computer and a global positioning satellite terminal connected to the Internet; and a server interconnected to the internet via a router/firewall circuit for isolating the server from the internet.
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8 Claims
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1. A wireless electronic parking meter control system, comprising:
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a vehicle detection system for determining the presence or absence of a vehicle in a plurality of vehicle parking spaces;
a number of electronic parking meters, each associated with a given vehicle parking space;
a number of ICMs, at least one of which is interconnected with said vehicle detection system and said and number of electronic parking meters;
said at least one ICM being wirelessly interconnected with the remaining number of ICMs;
an INB wirelessly interconnected to the remaining number of ICMs and connected to the internet;
a license plate recognition system including a mobile camera unit, desktop computer and a global positioning satellite terminal and being connected to the Internet; and
a server interconnected to the internet via a router/firewall circuit for isolating the server from the internet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A wireless electronic parking meter control system, comprising:
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a vehicle detection system for determining the presence or absence of a vehicle in a plurality of vehicle parking spaces;
a number of electronic parking meters, each associated with a given vehicle parking space;
a number of ICMs, at least one of which is interconnected with said vehicle detection system and said and number of electronic parking meters;
said at least one ICM being wirelessly interconnected with the remaining number of ICMs;
an INB wirelessly interconnected to the remaining number of ICMs;
handheld computers for storing data relating to the plurality of parking spaces and wirelessly interconnected to said INB;
a desktop computer connected to the handheld computers and to the Internet for communicating enforcement and/or maintenance personnel and to store license plate images, GPA data and relative position data a server interconnected to the internet via a router/firewall circuit for isolating the server from the internet. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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