PARKING METER AND A DEVICE THEREFOR
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Abstract
A single bay parking meter device is provided which accepts payment by means of a credit or debit card, an electronic purse, or coins. The device has a power supply unit, a solar power charging arrangement and power management, such that it does not need power supply cables to be installed for each meter. The parking meter device also transmits financial data to a financial institution in a wireless manner, also to avoid the need for cabling. The parking meter device is receivable in the base of a conventional single bay parking meter, such that the new parking meter device may be retrofitted to existing coin operated installed single bay parking meters, using a new cover that is also engageable with the conventional housing base.
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31 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A removable single space parking meter mechanism comprising:
- an internal structure to be at least partially and removably received within a lower housing of a single space parking meter;
a display; and
an antenna for a contactless payment reader arranged at the display for reading payment information from a contactless payment card or device used for payments, the antenna for the contactless payment reader arranged such that a user placing the contactless payment card or device in the vicinity of the display will reliably read the payment information from the contactless payment card or device. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- an internal structure to be at least partially and removably received within a lower housing of a single space parking meter;
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16. A single space parking meter comprising:
- a lower housing;
a removable single space parking meter mechanism comprising;
an internal structure to be at least partially and removably received within the lower housing; and
a display;
an antenna for a contactless payment reader arranged at the display for reading payment information from a contactless payment card or device used for payments, the antenna for the contactless payment reader arranged such that a user placing the contactless payment card or device in the vicinity of the display will reliably read the payment information from the contactless payment card or device; and
a meter housing secured to the lower housing and securing the removable single space parking meter mechanism at least partially within the lower housing. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
- a lower housing;
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29. A method for accepting payment at a single space parking meter comprising:
- presenting parking information on a display of the single space parking meter;
reading payment information from a user'"'"'s contactless payment card or device placed in close proximity to a contactless payment reader antenna located at the display used for displaying the parking information, the antenna for the contactless payment reader arranged such that the user placing the contactless payment card or device in the vicinity of the display will reliably read the payment information from the contactless payment card or device; and
processing the payment information to effect payment. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
- presenting parking information on a display of the single space parking meter;
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