METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT PARKING/POLLUTION AND SURVEILLANCE CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for enforcement of parking regulations with respect to vehicles situated in a metered zone, said system comprising:
- a meter comprising a wireless monitoring device for monitoring conditions within a defined space and a transceiver for receiving signals from a vehicle pertaining to information defining said vehicle, said meter being operatively configured to determine violations of a legal requirement with respect to vehicles in the metered zone;
a vehicle control system mounted in a vehicle operatively configured to generate a signal defining information associated with said vehicle;
a device capable of automatically issuing a summons to a vehicle that has been situated in the metered zone and which has violated a legal requirement with respect to vehicles in the metered zone based on input from said meter and from said vehicle control system.
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Abstract
The invention relates to systems to manage parking meters using mechanical, electrical and electromechanicals monitoring and transmitting devices. Such intelligent parking meters may be used for example to monitor pollution by idling vehicles, survey the area about the meters to identify events such as vandalism, accident or any other designated emergency situation, and to monitor volume and flow of traffic to help coordinate traffic light sequencing for facilitating optimum traffic movement. The meters may be coin, bill or card operated and are useful for monitoring individual parking spaces designed to monitor conditions ambient to the parking meter and issue summons to vehicles violating the preset requirements.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for enforcement of parking regulations with respect to vehicles situated in a metered zone, said system comprising:
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a meter comprising a wireless monitoring device for monitoring conditions within a defined space and a transceiver for receiving signals from a vehicle pertaining to information defining said vehicle, said meter being operatively configured to determine violations of a legal requirement with respect to vehicles in the metered zone; a vehicle control system mounted in a vehicle operatively configured to generate a signal defining information associated with said vehicle; a device capable of automatically issuing a summons to a vehicle that has been situated in the metered zone and which has violated a legal requirement with respect to vehicles in the metered zone based on input from said meter and from said vehicle control system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for monitoring pollution produced by an identified idling vehicle, said system comprising:
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a meter comprising a wireless monitoring device for monitoring emission from a vehicle, said meter being operatively configured to determine violations of a legal requirement with respect to vehicles in the metered zone; a vehicle control system mounted in a vehicle operatively configured to generate a signal defining information associated with said vehicle; a device capable of automatically issuing a summons to a vehicle that has been situated in the metered zone and which has violated a legal requirement with respect to vehicles in the metered zone based on input from said meter and from said vehicle control system.
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15. A system for reducing the utilization of human resources in the issuance of summons, said system comprising:
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a meter comprising a wireless monitoring device for monitoring conditions within a defined space and a transceiver for receiving signals from a vehicle pertaining to information defining said vehicle, said meter being operatively configured to determine violations of a legal requirement with respect to vehicles in the metered zone; a vehicle control system mounted in a vehicle operatively configured to generate a signal defining information associated with said vehicle; a device capable of automatically issuing a summons to a vehicle that has been situated in the metered zone and which has violated a legal requirement with respect to vehicles in the metered zone based on input from said meter and from said vehicle control system.
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16. A method for reducing the utilization of human resources and operation costs associated with the issuance of summons, said method comprising:
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installing a system in a parking meter;
said system comprising a device comprising a wireless monitoring device for monitoring conditions within a defined space and a transceiver for receiving signals from a vehicle pertaining to information defining said vehicle, said meter being operatively configured to determine violations of a legal requirement with respect to vehicles in the metered zone;providing a vehicle control system to a vehicle operatively configured to generate a signal defining information associated with said vehicle; and installing a device capable of automatically issuing a summons to a vehicle that has been situated in the metered zone and which has violated a legal requirement with respect to vehicles in the metered zone based on input from said meter and from said vehicle control system.
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