Title (en)

ELECTRONIC TIME METERING DEVICE

Publication

EP 0193320 A3 19870603 (EN)

Application

EP 86301057 A 19860217

Priority

GB 8504490 A 19850221

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0193320A2] Electronic parking apparatus includes a time metering device into which information unique to a vehicle to be parked (e.g. a vehicle's licence plate number) can be entered via, for example, an alpha-numeric keyboard. The entered information is encoded and stored in machine readable form in a memory store in conjunction with data related to the time at which the unique information was entered. An electronic device is provided which is capable of interrogating the memory store by reference to the entered information unique to a particular vehicle to access the time-related data stored in memory in conjunction with the unique information appertaining to that vehicle. Thus, for example, parking fees can be calculated.

IPC 1-7

G07B 15/02; G07F 17/24

IPC 8 full level

E04H 6/00 (2006.01); G07B 15/00 (2006.01); G07B 15/02 (2006.01); G07F 17/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07B 15/02 (2013.01); G07F 17/24 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

• [X] US 4379334 A 19830405 - FEAGINS JR THOMAS J, et al
• [XP] GB 2148035 A 19850522 - ANDERSSON CARL AXEL, et al
• [Y] US 3548161 A 19701215 - SCHWARZ PETER D
• [Y] FR 2455317 A1 19801121 - HENNEQUIN & CIE SA
• [Y] US 4398172 A 19830809 - CARROLL ROBERT J, et al
• [A] WO 8100778 A1 19810319 - COMPUTER METERS PTY [AU], et al
• [A] GB 2071380 A 19810916 - OMRON TATEISI ELECTRONICS CO
• [A] US 4325146 A 19820413 - LENNINGTON JOHN W
• [A] FR 2230030 A1 19741213 - PROTON LECHNER TAILLENS ET CIE [CH]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0193320 A2 19860903; EP 0193320 A3 19870603; GB 8504490 D0 19850327; JP S61246887 A 19861104

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 86301057 A 19860217; GB 8504490 A 19850221; JP 3648686 A 19860220