Programmable electronic parking meter with communications interface
First Claim
1. A time meter comprising:
- a) mechanical money receiving means for receiving a denomination of money, the receiving means including a moveable coin carriage and a moveable output member, the coin carriage having a coin actuated member which moves therewith and which engages the moveable output member to move said output member by an amount determined by the denomination of the money received;
b) money signal generating means for generating a money signal, the money signal generating means cooperating with the mechanical money receiving means and producing a money signal which is responsive to movement of said output member;
c) electronic processing means for processing said money signal, the processing means including time signal generating means for generating a periodic time reference signal, the processing means measuring time during a time interval having a duration determined by said money signal, the processing means providing a time expiry indication when said time interval has expired.
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Abstract
A time meter comprises a money receiving mechanism for receiving a denomination of money. The money receiving mechanism includes a movable output member which moves by an amount determined by the denomination of money received. The time meter further comprises a money signal generating device for generating a money signal. The money signal generating device cooperates with the money receiving mechanism and produces a money signal which is responsive to movement of the output member. The time meter further comprises a processing device for processing the money signal. The process device has a time signal generating device for generating a periodic time reference signal. The processing device measures time during a time interval having a duration determined by the money signal. The processing device provides a time expiry indication when the time interval has expired.
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48 Claims
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1. A time meter comprising:
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a) mechanical money receiving means for receiving a denomination of money, the receiving means including a moveable coin carriage and a moveable output member, the coin carriage having a coin actuated member which moves therewith and which engages the moveable output member to move said output member by an amount determined by the denomination of the money received; b) money signal generating means for generating a money signal, the money signal generating means cooperating with the mechanical money receiving means and producing a money signal which is responsive to movement of said output member; c) electronic processing means for processing said money signal, the processing means including time signal generating means for generating a periodic time reference signal, the processing means measuring time during a time interval having a duration determined by said money signal, the processing means providing a time expiry indication when said time interval has expired. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A time meter comprising:
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a) mechanical money receiving means for receiving a denomination of money, the receiving means including a moveable coin carriage and a moveable output member, the coin carriage having a coin actuated member which moves therewith and which engages the moveable output member to move said output member by an amount determined by the denomination of the money received; b) money signal generating means for generating a money signal, the money signal generating means cooperating with the mechanical money receiving means to produce said money signal which is responsive to movement of said output member; c) electronic processing means for processing said money signal, the processing means including time signal generating means for generating a periodic time reference signal, the processing means measuring time during a time interval having a duration determined by said money signal, the processing means providing a time expiry indication when said time interval has expired, the processing means maintaining a plurality of registers for storing operating parameters and data relating to said meter; d) wireless communication means for wireless communication between said time meter and an external device, said wireless means permitting said external device to cause values to be read from or written to any of said plurality of registers. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A time meter comprising:
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a) money receiving means for receiving a denomination of money, the money receiving means including a movable output member which moves rotationally by an amount determined by the denomination of the money received; b) money signal generating means for generating a money signal, the money signal generating means cooperating with the money receiving means producing a money signal which is responsive to movement of said output member, said money signal having a voltage which varies in proportion to the amount of rotation of said movable output member; c) processing means for processing said money signal, the processing means including time signal generating means for generating a periodic time reference signal, the processing means measuring time during a time interval having a duration determined by said money signal, the processing means providing a time expiry indication when said time interval has expired.
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27. A time meter comprising:
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a) money receiving means for receiving a denomination of money, the money receiving means including a movable output member which moves by an amount determined by the denomination of the money received; b) money signal generating means for generating a money signal, the money signal generating means including a potentiometer connected to said movable output member and cooperating with the money receiving means for producing a money signal having a voltage which is responsive to movement of said output member; c) processing means of processing said money signal, the processing means including time signal generating means for generating a periodic time reference signal, the processing means measuring time during a time interval having a duration determined by said money signal, the processing means providing a time expiry indication when said time interval has expired. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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