Parking meter with contactless payment
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1. A parking meter comprising:
- components for providing parking meter functionality;
a display for displaying parking meter information;
a metal housing for protecting the parking meter components from an environment, the housing comprising a display aperture through which the display is visible; and
an antenna for a Near Field Communication (NFC) contactless payment reader arranged in or on the parking meter at least partially surrounding or covering at least a portion of the display.
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Abstract
A parking meter is described that comprises components for providing parking meter functionality and a display for displaying parking information and a metal housing for protecting the parking meter components from an environment that has a display aperture through which the display is visible. The parking meter also comprises an antenna for a contactless payment reader arranged in or on the parking meter in close proximity to the display.
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30 Claims
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1. A parking meter comprising:
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components for providing parking meter functionality; a display for displaying parking meter information; a metal housing for protecting the parking meter components from an environment, the housing comprising a display aperture through which the display is visible; and an antenna for a Near Field Communication (NFC) contactless payment reader arranged in or on the parking meter at least partially surrounding or covering at least a portion of the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A removable parking meter mechanism comprising:
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components for providing parking meter functionality; a display for displaying parking information; and an antenna for a Near Field Communication (NFC) contactless payment reader at least partially surrounding or covering at least a portion of the display. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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