Small vehicle detection system
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1. A method for determining the size of a vehicle entering into a particular area, said area having an entrance, comprising the steps of:
- detecting that said vehicle has entered said entrance to said area;
generating a signal instructing a driver of said vehicle to drive the vehicle forward;
sensing when said vehicle has pulled forward into a predetermined position;
generating a signal instructing said driver of said vehicle to stop the vehicle when the vehicle is sensed to be in the predetermined position;
determining the size of said vehicle;
associating determined vehicle size with a rate of charge based on said determined vehicle size; and
dispensing a ticket containing said determined vehicle size and associated rate of charge information.
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Abstract
A small vehicle detector for determining a size of a vehicle entering a particular area and assigning a rate of charge based on the determined size of vehicle including an entrance for a vehicle to enter the area. The small vehicle detector further includes a vehicle size detector system for determining size of the vehicle. The small vehicle detector also includes a ticket dispenser for dispensing a ticket with the assigned rate of charge based on the size determined by the vehicle size detector.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for determining the size of a vehicle entering into a particular area, said area having an entrance, comprising the steps of:
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detecting that said vehicle has entered said entrance to said area; generating a signal instructing a driver of said vehicle to drive the vehicle forward; sensing when said vehicle has pulled forward into a predetermined position; generating a signal instructing said driver of said vehicle to stop the vehicle when the vehicle is sensed to be in the predetermined position; determining the size of said vehicle; associating determined vehicle size with a rate of charge based on said determined vehicle size; and dispensing a ticket containing said determined vehicle size and associated rate of charge information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A small vehicle detector system for determining a size of a vehicle entering a particular area, said area having an entrance for a vehicle to enter said area, and assigning a rate of charge based on said determined size of vehicle comprising:
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a vehicle size detector for determining size of said vehicle in said entrance; a ticket dispenser for dispensing a ticket with said assigned rate of charge based on size determined by said vehicle size detector. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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