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AUTOMATIC FEE DETERMINING SYSTEM FOR PARKING GARAGES

  • US 3,775,593 A
  • Filed: 05/14/1971
  • Issued: 11/27/1973
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/1971
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An automatic fee computing system for a parking facility comprising:

  • a. a clock;

    b. a ticket dispenser including 1. an indexable storage magazine having a plurality of ticket storage compartments, 2. each of said compartments corresponding to a different period of time, 3. each of said compartments containing a supply of tickets encoded with identifying information unique to the supply of tickets within that compartment, 4. means for selecting the one of said compartments corresponding to the reading of said clock, and 5. means for dispensing a ticket from said selected one of said compartments;

    c. ticket reading means including 1. a ticket reader for deriving the encoded identifying information from a received ticket, and 2. means for comparing the derived information with the output of said clock and for generating a signal from the result of the comparison in accordance with the time elapsed between the dispensing of the ticket and the real time of said clock; and

    d. means responsive to said comparison signal for transforming the elapsed time information into a monetary fee.

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