System and method for preventing auto thefts from parking areas
First Claim
1. A method of preventing theft of vehicles from a vehicle parking area having an entrance and an exit, the method comprising:
- (a) at the entrance, automatically measuring a color of the vehicle as it enters the parking area;
(b) machine dispensing a ticket to the driver of a vehicle at the entrance;
(c) machine recording data representing the measured color in association with the data representing an identification of the dispensed ticket;
(d) at the exit, machine reading the ticket and deriving therefrom the data representing the measured color of the vehicle associated with the ticket;
(e) automatically measuring a color of the vehicle at the exit of the parking area;
(f) automatically, in a computer system, comparing the color measured in (e), as the vehicle is at the exit of the parking area, with the color obtained in (d) derived from reading the ticket; and
(g) in the event of a mismatch, generating a warning signal.
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Abstract
A method and system to prevent auto theft from parking areas, such as airport parking lots, includes a ticket dispenser, at an entry gate, which issues a numbered ticket to each driver. The driver is advised to carry the ticket with him and not to leave it in the car. At the same time the ticket is issued, the color of the car, or its length or part of its license plate number, is automatically determined and entered into computer memory, in association with the ticket number. At the exit, the ticket is presented by the driver, read by a ticket reader, and its associated data (car color, length or license number) is retrieved from computer memory. Also at the exit, the car'"'"'s color, length or part of its license plate is again automatically obtained and compared with the data retrieved from the computer memory. In the event of a mismatch, a warning signal is generated.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of preventing theft of vehicles from a vehicle parking area having an entrance and an exit, the method comprising:
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(a) at the entrance, automatically measuring a color of the vehicle as it enters the parking area; (b) machine dispensing a ticket to the driver of a vehicle at the entrance; (c) machine recording data representing the measured color in association with the data representing an identification of the dispensed ticket; (d) at the exit, machine reading the ticket and deriving therefrom the data representing the measured color of the vehicle associated with the ticket; (e) automatically measuring a color of the vehicle at the exit of the parking area; (f) automatically, in a computer system, comparing the color measured in (e), as the vehicle is at the exit of the parking area, with the color obtained in (d) derived from reading the ticket; and (g) in the event of a mismatch, generating a warning signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of preventing vehicles from being stolen from parking areas, comprising:
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(a) machine measuring the length of a vehicle, at an entry area of the parking area; (b) associating data representing the vehicle'"'"'s length with a ticket; (c) dispensing the ticket, at the entry area, to the vehicle'"'"'s occupant; (d) machine measuring the length of the vehicle at an exit area of the parking area; (e) reading the ticket at the exit area; (f) attempting, in a computer system, to match the vehicle'"'"'s measured length at the exit area with the data representing the vehicle'"'"'s length associated with the ticket; and (g) in the event of a mismatch, generating a warning signal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of preventing theft of vehicles from a vehicle parking area having an entrance and an exit, the method comprising:
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(a) at the entrance, automatically measuring the color of the vehicle as it enters the parking area; (b) machine dispensing a ticket to a driver of a vehicle at the entrance, the ticket having an identifying number printed thereon; (c) recording in a computer system memory the obtained color and the ticket number of the vehicle; (d) at the exit, machine reading the ticket number and retrieving the vehicle'"'"'s color corresponding to that ticket from the computer system memory; (e) automatically measuring the vehicle'"'"'s color at the exit of the parking area; (f) automatically, in a computer system, comparing the vehicle'"'"'s color measured as the vehicle is at the exit of the parking area with its color retrieved from the computer system memory; and (g) in the event of a mismatch, generating a warning signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for preventing theft of a vehicle from a vehicle parking area having an entrance and an exit, the system comprising:
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(a) first vehicle length measuring means, at the entrance, to automatically measure a length of the vehicle as it enters the parking area; (b) machine dispensing means, at the entrance, to automatically dispense a ticket having a number to a driver of a vehicle; (c) recording means to record data representing the measured length in association with the ticket number; (d) at the exit, machine means to read the ticket number and to derive the vehicle'"'"'s measured length associated with the ticket; (e) second vehicle length measuring means, at the exit, to automatically measure a length of the vehicle as it exits the parking area; (f) computer means to automatically compare the length measured in (e) as the vehicle exits the parking area, with the data representing the measured length in (d) derived from reading the ticket; and (g) signal means to generate a warning signal in the event of a mismatch. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for preventing theft of a vehicle from a vehicle parking area having an entrance and an exit, the system comprising:
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(a) first color measurement means, at the entrance, to automatically obtain the color of the vehicle as it enters the parking area; (b) machine dispensing means, at the entrance, to automatically dispense a numbered ticket to a driver of a vehicle; (c) computer means to record data representing the obtained color in association with the data representing the ticket number; (d) at the exit, machine means to read the ticket and to derive the number associated therewith; (e) second color measuring means, at the exit, to automatically obtain the color of the vehicle at the exit of the parking area; (f) computer matching means to automatically compare the color obtained in (e) as the vehicle is at the exit of the parking area, with the data representing the color retrieved from the computer means based on reading the ticket in (d); and (g) signal means to generate a warning signal in the event of a mismatch. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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