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Intelligent charging system and method for use in a parking lot

  • US 8,589,216 B2
  • Filed: 08/19/2011
  • Issued: 11/19/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An intelligent charging system for use in a parking lot, the intelligent charging system comprising:

  • an on-board unit,a detecting unit, anda means of payment,wherein;

    the on-board unit is disposed on a vehicle and configured to calculate a total parking duration of the vehicle as a parking time parameter, derive a parking fee according to the parking time parameter and a rate parameter stored in the on-board unit, and deduct the parking fee from the means of payment via a payment module;

    the detecting unit is configured to, through information interaction with the on-board unit, determine whether the on-board unit operates normally;

    the detecting unit comprises a query module configured to send a query to the on-board unit;

    the on-board unit comprises a responding module configured to send status information of the on-board unit to the detecting unit in response to the query; and

    the detecting unit further comprises a processing module configured to determine whether the on-board unit operates normally based on the status information of the on-board unit and legal information of the on-board unit stored in the detecting unit.

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