LOW POWER WIRELESS PARKING METER AND PARKING METER NETWORK
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1. A method of operating a wireless parking meter network comprising:
- transmitting from a gateway a first beacon message;
receiving at a parking meter the first beacon message;
synchronizing an internal timer of the parking meter based on receiving the first beacon message;
placing the parking meter in a sleep mode for a period of time (sleep period);
transmitting from the gateway a second beacon message;
placing the parking meter in a wakeup mode at the expiration of the sleep period using the synchronized internal timer; and
receiving at the parking meter the second beacon message.
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Abstract
A parking meter and parking meter network is described as well as a method of operating the parking meter and parking meter network. The parking meter network includes a gateway that transmits a first beacon message that is received at the parking meter. The parking meter synchronizes an internal timer based on the receiving of the first beacon message, and then goes to sleep for a period of time. The gateway transmits a second beacon message and the parking meter wakes up at the expiration of the sleep period using the synchronized internal time and receives the second beacon message.
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1. A method of operating a wireless parking meter network comprising:
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transmitting from a gateway a first beacon message; receiving at a parking meter the first beacon message; synchronizing an internal timer of the parking meter based on receiving the first beacon message; placing the parking meter in a sleep mode for a period of time (sleep period); transmitting from the gateway a second beacon message; placing the parking meter in a wakeup mode at the expiration of the sleep period using the synchronized internal timer; and receiving at the parking meter the second beacon message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 11, 16, 25, 29, 30, 32, 34, 35, 37, 38, 40)
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45. A method of operating a wireless parking meter in a parking meter network, the method comprising:
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receiving at the parking meter first beacon message from the parking meter network; synchronizing an internal timer of the parking meter based on receiving the first beacon message; placing the parking meter in a sleep mode for a period of time (sleep period); placing the parking meter in a wakeup mode at the expiration of the sleep period using the synchronized internal timer; and receiving at the parking meter a second beacon message from the parking meter network. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 49, 57, 60, 61, 64, 66, 69)
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71. A parking meter for use in a parking meter network comprising:
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a parking meter mechanism; a radio board for receiving messages; a processor executing instructions; and a memory storing instructions executed by the processor;
the executed instructions providing in the parking meter;a radio board module operable to receive a beacon message; a device module operable to; synchronize an internal timer of the parking meter based on receiving the beacon message, place the parking meter in a sleep mode for a period of time (sleep period); and place the parking meter in a wakeup mode at the expiration of the sleep period using the synchronized internal timer.
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95. A parking meter network comprising:
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a gateway for transmitting beacon messages; and a parking meter comprising; a parking meter mechanism; a radio board for receiving messages including the beacon messages and transmitting messages; a processor executing instructions; and a memory storing instructions executed by the processor;
the executed instructions providing in the parking meter;a radio board module operable to receive a beacon message; a device module operable to; synchronize an internal timer of the parking meter based on receiving the beacon message, place the parking meter in a sleep mode for a period of time (sleep period); and place the parking meter in a wakeup mode at the expiration of the sleep period using the synchronized internal timer.
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