PARKING METER COMPRISING MEANS FOR TRANSMITTING A USER'S PERSONAL MESSAGE, AND URBAN PARKING ZONE COMPRISING SAID PARKING METERS

• US 20130290076A1
• Filed: 12/08/2011
• Published: 10/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Parkeon
• Original Assignee: Parkeon
• Inventors: Bobillier-Chaumont, Stephane, Pretet, Eric
• Application Number:
  US13/823,331
• Publication Number:
  US 20130290076A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/13
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/06 Arrangements for road pricing or congestion charging of vehicles or vehicle users, e.g. automatic toll systems
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/16 for devices exhibiting advertisements, announcements, pictures or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/242 provided with token dispensing devices

Abstract

This on-street parking meter (12) capable of issuing a payment ticket includes communication elements (24) using a communication protocol with a computer server (25), elements (16) for entering alphanumeric characters, elements (14) for displaying the characters entered by the user (30), elements (36) for generating a parking message and elements (44) for transmitting the message to the computer server. The parking meter (12) further includes elements (38) for creating a user'"'"'s (30) personal message from the characters entered by the user, elements (40) for discriminating the end destination of the message to be transmitted, the end destination of the user'"'"'s (30) personal message being another user'"'"'s (48) electronic device and the end destination of the parking message being a parking data management unit (50), and elements (42) for triggering, at the user'"'"'s request, the transmission of the personal message to the computer server.

Claims

1. An on-street parking meter (12) capable of issuing a payment ticket, of the type comprising:

communication means (24) using a communication protocol with a computer server (25),

means (16) for entering alphanumeric characters,

means (14) for displaying the characters entered by a user (30),

means (36) for generating a parking message, and

means (44) for transmitting the message to the computer server,

characterized in that it further comprises;

means (38) for creating a personal message of the user (30) from the characters entered by the user;

means (40) for discriminating the end destination of the message to be transmitted, the end destination of the personal message of the user (30) being an electronic device of another user (48), and the end destination of the parking message being a parking data management unit (50); and

means (42) for triggering, on a request of the user, the transmission of said personal message to the computer server.

2. The parking meter (12) according to claim 1 further comprising capture means (27) of images and/or sound, the capture means (27) being connected to the creation means (38).

3. The parking meter (12) according to claim 1 comprising additional short distance communication means (28) and means (46) for downloading data from an external electronic device to the parking meter, the external electronic device being connected to the parking meter via the additional communication means (28).

4. The parking meter (12) according to claim 1, wherein the creation means (38) are capable of creating a short message of SMS or MMS type, the communication protocol conforming to the SMPP protocol or MMS protocol.

5. The parking meter (12) according to claim 1, wherein the creation means (38) are capable of creating an electronic mail, the communication means (24) being capable of communicating with an internet server.

6. The parking meter (12) according to claim 1, further comprising means (22) for printing a receipt comprising the text of the transmitted personal message.

7. The parking meter (12) according to claim 1, further comprising means (45) for receiving an electronic message in reply to a previously transmitted personal message.

8. An urban parking zone (10) comprising a plurality of on-street parking meters (12), characterized in that each parking meter (12) is according to claim 1.

11. The parking meter (12) according to claim 2 comprising additional short distance communication means (28) and means (46) for downloading data from an external electronic device to the parking meter, the external electronic device being connected to the parking meter via the additional communication means (28).

12. The parking meter (12) according to claim 2, wherein the creation means (38) are capable of creating a short message of SMS or MMS type, the communication protocol conforming to the SMPP protocol or MMS protocol.

13. The parking meter (12) according to claim 2, wherein the creation means (38) are capable of creating an electronic mail, the communication means (24) being capable of communicating with an internet server.

14. The parking meter (12) according to claim 2, further comprising means (22) for printing a receipt comprising the text of the transmitted personal message.

15. The parking meter (12) according to claim 2, further comprising means (45) for receiving an electronic message in reply to a previously transmitted personal message.

9. A method for transmitting an electronic message from an on-street parking meter (12) capable of issuing a payment ticket and comprising communication means (24) with a computer server (25), means (16) for entering alphanumeric characters, means (14) for displaying the entered characters, means (36) for generating a parking message and means (44) for transmitting the message to the computer server,

the method being characterized in that it comprises:

the creation (110) of a personal electronic message from the characters entered by a user using the entry means (16);

discrimination (120) of the end destination of the message to be transmitted, the end destination of the personal message of the user (30) being the electronic device (47) of another user (48), and the end destination of the parking message being a parking data management unit (50); and

the transmission (130), on request of the user (30), of the said personal electronic message to the computer server (25).

10. The method according to claim 9 further comprising, after transmission (130) of the message, the printing (140) of a receipt containing the text of the transmitted electronic message.