Parking data transfer system

• US 5,266,947 A
• Filed: 12/12/1991
• Issued: 11/30/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Max Co Limited, Nihon Keiei Kikaku Kenkyujo Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Max Co Limited, Nihon Keiei Kikaku Kenkyujo Company Limited
• Inventors: Fujiwara, Hidetoshi, Nishitaka, Ikuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Crosland, Donnie L.
• Application Number:
  US07/805,941
• Time in Patent Office: 719 Days
• Field of Search: 340/932.2, 340/309.15, 340/539, 340/825.15, 340/825.8, 340/825.29, 340/825.44, 340/825.45, 340/825.46, 340/825.47, 340/825.69 , 340/825.72, 11/11, 364/467, 235/377, 368/7, 368/8, 368/89, 368/90, 368/92
• US Class Current: 340/932.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0284 Time or distance, e.g. usage of parking meters or taximeters
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/02 taking into account a variable factor such as distance or time, e.g. for passenger transport, parking systems or car rental systems G07B15/06 takes precedence; taximeters G07B13/00; parking meters per se G07F17/24; car rental systems per se G07B15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 1/30 Parking meters registering or indicating waiting time of vehicles by means driven by the vehicle G07C5/02; coin-freed parking meters G07F17/24
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/24 for parking meters

Abstract

A parking data transfer system has first and second communications devices. The first communications devices each include a timing device, a first display for displaying a parking time and first transmitter for transmitting a notification when the time measured by the timing device has reached the parking time. The second communications devices each include a notifying device for notifying receipt of the notification transmitted by the first transmitter. The first communications device modifies the parking time on receipt of an updating signal transmitted by the second communications device.

Claims

1. A parking data transfer system provided with first communications devices installed in vehicles or in a car park, and second communications devices which receive signals from the first communications devices and transmit signals to same, characterized in that said first communications devices each comprise:

first input means to input a parking time of a vehicle,

memory means to store the parking time input by said input means,

first display means for displaying the parking time stored by said memory means,

timing means to start a clock when information is input by said memory means,

first transmitting means for transmitting a notifying signal when the time measured by said timing means has reached said parking time,

first receiving means for receiving signals, including a parking time updating signal, transmitted by said second communications devices,

updating means to update the parking time stored in said memory means and displayed on said first display means in response to said parking time updating signal being received by said first receiving means, and

further characterized in that said second communications devices each comprise;

second receiving means for receiving said notifying signal transmitted by said first transmitting means,

notifying means for notifying when said second receiving means has received said notifying signal, and

transmitting means for transmitting a parking time updating signal.

2. A parking data transfer system defined as according to claim 1 characterized in that said notifying means comprises a vibrator which vibrates when second receiving means has received said notifying signal.

3. A parking data transfer system defined as according to claim 1 characterized in that said notifying means comprises a sound generator which emits a sound when second receiving means has received said notifying signal.

4. A parking data transfer system defined as according to claim 1 characterized in that said second communications devices each further comprise:

second input means for inputting information including parking locations and parking times,

memory means for storing information input by said second input means, and second display means for displaying information stored by said memory means when said second receiving means has received said notifying signal.

5. A parking data transfer provided with a controller installed in a control room, and a communications device for receiving signals from this controller and transmitting information to same, characterized in that said controller comprises:

a first receiver for receiving signals transmitted by said communications device,

memory means for storing a parking time when said first receiver has received parking information transmitted by said communications device,

timing means to start a clock when information is input by said memory means,

a first transmitter for transmitting a notifying signal when the time measured by said timing means has reached said parking time,

updating means for updating the parking time stored by said memory means when said first receiver has received a parking time updating signal,

display means for displaying the updated parking time when said timing means has reached said parking time, and the parking time has been updated by said updating means, and

further characterized in that said communications device comprises;

input means for inputting the parking time,

a second transmitter for transmitting the parking time input by said input means to said controller,

a second receiver for receiving said notifying signal transmitted by the first transmitter,

notifying means for notifying that said second receiver has received said notifying signal, and

updating and transmitting means for transmitting said parking time updating signal from said second transmitter to update the parking time stored in said memory means.

6. A parking data transfer system defined as according to claim 5 characterized in that said notifying means comprises a vibrator which vibrates when said notifying means has received said notifying signal.

7. A parking data transfer system defined as according to claim 5 characterized in that said notifying means comprises a sound generator which emits a sound when said notifying means has received said notifying signal.

8. A parking data transfer system defined as according to claim 5 characterized in that said input means comprises location input means for inputting parking locations,

location memory means for storing locations input by said location input means, and

a location display device for displaying locations stored by said location memory means when said second receiver has received said notifying signal.