CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION PARKING METER
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1. An electronic parking meter mechanism comprising:
- an inner housing including a front side and a rear side;
an electronic display screen supported by the inner housing;
a first processor configured to control the electronic display screen;
a wireless communication subsystem supported by the inner housing configured to wirelessly communicate with a parking management system; and
a second processor configured to control communication of data by the wireless communication subsystem.
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Abstract
An electronic parking meter mechanism is provided. The electronic meter mechanism includes an inner housing, an electronic display screen and a wireless communication subsystem configured to wirelessly communicate with a parking management system. The electronic meter mechanism includes a first processor configured to control the electronic display screen, and a second processor configured to control communication of data by the wireless communication subsystem.
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1. An electronic parking meter mechanism comprising:
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an inner housing including a front side and a rear side; an electronic display screen supported by the inner housing; a first processor configured to control the electronic display screen; a wireless communication subsystem supported by the inner housing configured to wirelessly communicate with a parking management system; and a second processor configured to control communication of data by the wireless communication subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic parking meter control system configured to communicate with a single space meter processor that controls the display and time keeping functions of a single space parking meter, the control system comprising:
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a processor configured to be communicably coupled to the single space meter processor; wireless communication hardware communicably coupled to the processor; wherein the processor is configured to receive data from the single space meter processor and is configured to control the wireless communications hardware to transmit the received data to the parking management system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic parking meter device comprising:
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an inner housing including a front side and a rear side; wireless communications hardware supported by the inner housing configured to wirelessly communicate with a parking management system; a credit card mag-strip reader supported by the inner housing; a currency reader including a slot for receiving currency located on the front side of the inner housing; an electronic display screen supported by the inner housing including both front and rear displays; a keypad located below the slot of the currency reader; a vehicle sensor configured to detect a vehicle located within a parking space associated with the electronic meter mechanism and to generate a signal indicative of the presence of the vehicle within the parking space a first processor configured to perform parking meter time keeping functions; and a second processor configured to receive signals from the credit card mag-strip reader and the vehicle sensor and to control communications via the wireless communications hardware. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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