Method for automatic determination and charging for the use of a paid parking area
First Claim
1. A method for the automatic determination and charging for the use of a paid parking area, wherein data packets are transmitted from a transmitting apparatus in the area of the parking area over a wireless unidirectional communications connection, the data packets are received and further processed by a user terminal located in a vehicle that is parked in the parking area.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a method for the automatic determination and charging for the use of a paid parking area as well as a transmitting apparatus for the method in accordance with the invention, a user terminal in accordance with the invention as well as a method for the status query of the user terminal in accordance with the invention, and an auxiliary unit as well as a method for the operation of the auxiliary unit. It is the object of the present invention to provide a method, which overcomes the above-identified disadvantages and additionally enables a repeatably usable parking permit. As the solution to the above-identified object, a method for the automatic determination and charging for the use of a paid parking area is provided, wherein data packets are transmitted from a transmitting device in the area of the parking area over a wireless, unidirectional communications connection, the data packets are received and further processed by a user terminal located within a vehicle that is parked in the parking area.
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- 1. A method for the automatic determination and charging for the use of a paid parking area, wherein data packets are transmitted from a transmitting apparatus in the area of the parking area over a wireless unidirectional communications connection, the data packets are received and further processed by a user terminal located in a vehicle that is parked in the parking area.
- 7. The method of 1 wherein the user terminal indicates its current status.
- 11. The method of 7 wherein a prepaid credit is saved in the user terminal
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