SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A PARKING PROCESS OF A VEHICLE IN A PARKING ZONE WHICH IS SUBJECT TO CHARGES, AND FOR MANAGING A COUNTING PROCESS FOR PAYING PARKING CHARGES
First Claim
1. A system for managing a vehicle parking operation in a parking zone subject to fees and a payment process for paying parking fees, comprisinga control unit for controlling the parking operation and the payment process, wherein the control unit is connected to a communication network for transmitting signals;
- first means for identifying the user and/or the vehicle, which means are connected so as to communicate with the control unit;
second means for identifying the process of entering the parking zone, which means are connected so as to communicate with the control unit and/or the means for identifying the user;
third means for detecting the time of the vehicle entrance, which means are connected so as to communicate with the control unit, wherein the third means are embodied to detect the identifier for the entrance of the vehicle in order to trigger and/or realize a payment process;
fourth means which are embodied in such a way and are connected so as to communicate with the control unit and/or the other means that they trigger a release for the exit of the vehicle;
and wherein the control unit is embodied to receive and process the identification signals via the communication network;
wherein the control unit is embodied for generating an exit permission signal in response to the user transmitting the identification signals to the control unit;
and wherein the control unit is embodied such that it triggers and/or processes the payment process as soon as the vehicle leaves the parking zone;
characterized by the use of beacon devices (11, 21;
56, 66, 76) for localizing the cell phone (2) of the user of the vehicle (1) and for activating the process of precisely and in a timely manner detecting the entrance and/or exit of the vehicle (1).
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Abstract
According to the invention, the system comprises—control means for controlling the parking process and the counting process, preferably a control device which is connected to a communications network in order to transmit signals, first means for identifying the user and/or the vehicle which means has a communication connection to the control device, second means of identifying the entry process, which means has a communication connection to the control device and/or to the device for identifying the user, third means for implementing the identification, which means has a communication connection to the control device, wherein the third identifying means is embodied in such a way that it detects the identification of the entry process for triggering and/or carrying out a counting, process, fourth means which is embodied and has a communication connection to the control device and/or to the other means such that said other means bring about a release, wherein the control means is designed to generate an exit permission signal, in response to the transfer of the identification signals from a user to the control device, and wherein the control means is embodied in such a way that it triggers the counting process an; or carries it out as soon as the parking zone is exiled. The system is operated correctly with the associated method.
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1. A system for managing a vehicle parking operation in a parking zone subject to fees and a payment process for paying parking fees, comprising
a control unit for controlling the parking operation and the payment process, wherein the control unit is connected to a communication network for transmitting signals; -
first means for identifying the user and/or the vehicle, which means are connected so as to communicate with the control unit; second means for identifying the process of entering the parking zone, which means are connected so as to communicate with the control unit and/or the means for identifying the user; third means for detecting the time of the vehicle entrance, which means are connected so as to communicate with the control unit, wherein the third means are embodied to detect the identifier for the entrance of the vehicle in order to trigger and/or realize a payment process; fourth means which are embodied in such a way and are connected so as to communicate with the control unit and/or the other means that they trigger a release for the exit of the vehicle; and wherein the control unit is embodied to receive and process the identification signals via the communication network; wherein the control unit is embodied for generating an exit permission signal in response to the user transmitting the identification signals to the control unit; and wherein the control unit is embodied such that it triggers and/or processes the payment process as soon as the vehicle leaves the parking zone; characterized by the use of beacon devices (11, 21;
56, 66, 76) for localizing the cell phone (2) of the user of the vehicle (1) and for activating the process of precisely and in a timely manner detecting the entrance and/or exit of the vehicle (1). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for managing a parking operation for a vehicle in a parking zone subject to fees and a payment process for paying parking fees, comprising a control unit for controlling the parking operation and the payment process, wherein the control unit is connected to a communication network, wherein this method involves the following steps:
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generating information upon request from a user; generating and issuing a user-specific identification; releasing a user-specific access; recording/reading in the information and the user-specific identification with answer-code; wherein the control unit receives the answer-code via the communication network; wherein the control unit generates an exit permission signal in response to a user transmitting the answer-code to the control unit; wherein the control unit triggers and/or realizes the payment process as soon as the exit signal is generated, or was generated, and wherein beacon devices (11, 21;
56, 66, 76) are used for detecting the parking time. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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