Electronic module for conventional parking meter
First Claim
1. An electronic module for enhancing an operation of a conventional parking meter having at least one of a time expiry indicator and a violative condition indicator;
- said electronic module comprising;
a shell defining a hollow conformation and having mounting means attachable to said conventional parking meter;
a first sensor affixed to said shell for detecting from a distant point, said at least one of said indicators when said shell is mounted on said conventional parking meter, and when said at least one of said indicators is in an indicating mode;
a second sensor affixed to said shell for detecting from a distant point a vehicle parked in a parking space at proximity of said conventional parking meter when said shell is mounted on said conventional parking meter and;
an electronic circuitry mounted inside said shell and having a power source for an operation thereof, for receiving a first signal from said first sensor and a second signal from said second sensor, for processing said first and second signals and for transmitting a coded message to a remote receiver, said coded message comprising at least an identification relative to a location of said conventional parking meter;
whereby when said electronic module is mounted on said conventional parking meter and said coded message is transmitted to said remote receiver, a law enforcement officer in communication with said remote receiver may be effectively dispatched to said location of said conventional parking meter.
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Abstract
An electronic module for enhancing an operation of a conventional parking meter. The electronic module comprises a shell defining a hollow conformation and being attachable to a conventional parking meter, in substitution to an upper housing portion of that conventional parking meter. The electronic module has a meter condition sensor for detecting from a distant point one of the time expiry indicator and the violative condition indicator of that parking meter, when the indicator is in an indicating mode, and a vehicle sensor affixed to the shell for detecting from a distant point, a parked vehicle. The electronic module further has: an electronic circuitry mounted inside the shell and having a power source for operating the module; means for receiving a first signal from the meter condition sensor and a second signal from the vehicle sensor; means for processing the first and second signals and means for transmitting a coded message to a remote receiver. Each side of the shell has a light operable into an ON mode by the electronic circuitry simultaneously to a transmission of the coded message. There is also provided on a front face of the shell, an electronic display screen for displaying an advertisement message to a user of this parking meter, and on a top portion thereof, a solar panel to recharge the battery of the electronic circuitry.
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Citations
50 Claims
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1. An electronic module for enhancing an operation of a conventional parking meter having at least one of a time expiry indicator and a violative condition indicator;
- said electronic module comprising;
a shell defining a hollow conformation and having mounting means attachable to said conventional parking meter; a first sensor affixed to said shell for detecting from a distant point, said at least one of said indicators when said shell is mounted on said conventional parking meter, and when said at least one of said indicators is in an indicating mode; a second sensor affixed to said shell for detecting from a distant point a vehicle parked in a parking space at proximity of said conventional parking meter when said shell is mounted on said conventional parking meter and; an electronic circuitry mounted inside said shell and having a power source for an operation thereof, for receiving a first signal from said first sensor and a second signal from said second sensor, for processing said first and second signals and for transmitting a coded message to a remote receiver, said coded message comprising at least an identification relative to a location of said conventional parking meter; whereby when said electronic module is mounted on said conventional parking meter and said coded message is transmitted to said remote receiver, a law enforcement officer in communication with said remote receiver may be effectively dispatched to said location of said conventional parking meter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic module for enhancing an operation of a conventional parking meter comprising an intermediate housing having an upper end, latch means about said upper end for removably retaining a cover means over said upper end, parking time indicating means and at least one of a time expiry indicator and a violative condition indicator, said parking time indicating means and said at least one of said time expiry indicator and a violative condition indicator extending above said upper end, said electronic module comprising:
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a shell having mounting means attachable to said latch means for mounting said shell over said upper end of said intermediate housing, said shell having first and second faces, first and second sides and a top portion defining a hollow conformation for coveting said parking time indicating means and said at least one of a time expiry indicator and a violative condition indicator, said shell further having a window in said first face thereof, said window being substantially horizontally and vertically mountable in alignment with said parking time indicating means; an electronic circuitry mounted inside said shell and having a power source for an operation thereof; an electronic display means mounted on said first face of said shell and comprising a programmable memory and an input circuitry connected to said electronic circuitry in a manner to receive a signal therefrom, said display means being capable of displaying a promotional message upon reception of said signal by said input circuitry; whereby when said electronic module is mounted on said conventional parking meter, said conventional parking meter is usable as a source of advertising revenue. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A combination of a conventional parking meter and an electronic module mounted atop said conventional parking meter;
- said conventional parking meter comprising an intermediate housing having an upper end, latch means about said upper end, parking time indicating means, a time pointer pointing at said parking time indicating means and at least one of a time expiry indicator and a violative condition indicator, said parking time indicating means and said at least one of said time expiry indicator and said violative condition indicator extending above said upper end, said electronic module comprising;
a shell having mounting means affixed to said latch means, said shell having first and second faces, first and second sides and a top portion defining a hollow conformation for covering said upper end of said intermediate housing, said parking time indicating means and said at least one of said time expiry indicator and said violative condition indicator; a first sensor affixed to said shell for detecting from a distant point, said at least one of said time expiry indicator and said violative condition indicator when said at least one of said indicators is in an indicating mode; a second sensor affixed to said shell for detecting from a distant point a vehicle parked in a parking space at proximity of said parking meter; an electronic circuitry mounted inside said shell and having a power source for an operation thereof, for receiving a first signal from said first sensor and a second signal for said second sensor, for processing said first and second signals and for transmitting a coded message to a remote receiver, said coded message comprising at least an identification of said conventional parking meter; whereby when said coded message is transmitted to said remote receiver, a law enforcement officer in communication with said remote receiver may be effectively dispatched to a location of said conventional parking meter. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
- said conventional parking meter comprising an intermediate housing having an upper end, latch means about said upper end, parking time indicating means, a time pointer pointing at said parking time indicating means and at least one of a time expiry indicator and a violative condition indicator, said parking time indicating means and said at least one of said time expiry indicator and said violative condition indicator extending above said upper end, said electronic module comprising;
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37. A combination of a conventional parking meter and an electronic module mounted atop said conventional parking meter, said conventional parking meter having an intermediate housing having an upper end, latch means about said upper end for removably retaining a cover means over said upper end, parking time indicating means and at least one of a time expiry indicator and a violative condition indicator, said parking time indicating means and said at least one of said time expiry indicator and a violative condition indicator extending above said upper end, said electronic module comprising:
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a shell having mounting means affixed to said latch means, said shell having first and second faces, first and second sides and a top portion defining a hollow conformation for covering said parking time indicating means and said at least one of a time expiry indicator and a violative condition indicator, said shell further having a window in said first face thereof, said window being substantially horizontally and vertically in alignment with said parking time indicating means; an electronic circuitry mounted inside said shell and having a power source for an operation thereof; an electronic display means mounted on said first face of said shell and comprising a programmable memory and an input circuitry connected to said electronic circuitry in a manner to receive a signal therefrom, said display means being capable of displaying a promotional message to a user of said conventional parking meter upon reception of said signal by said input circuitry; whereby said conventional parking meter is usable as a source of advertising revenue. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An electronic module for enhancing an operation of a conventional parking meter comprising an intermediate housing having an upper end, latch means about said upper end for removably retaining a cover means over said upper end, a parking time indicating means and at least one of a time expiry indicator and a violative condition indicator, said parking time indicating means and said at least one of said time expiry indicator and said violative condition indicator extending above said upper end, said electronic module comprising:
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a shell having mounting means attachable to said latch means for mounting said shell over said upper end of said intermediate housing, said shell having first and second faces, first and second sides and a top portion defining a hollow conformation for covering said parking time indicating means and said at least one of said time expiry indicator and said violative condition indicator, said shell further having a window in said first face thereof, said window being substantially horizontally and vertically mountable in alignment with said parking time indicating means; and an electronic circuitry mounted inside said shell and having a power source for an operation thereof and electronic means for imparting said conventional parking meter with an electronic feature. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50)
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Specification