Global Patent Index - EP 0826202 A1

EP 0826202 A1 19980304 - AUTOMATED SIGN INVENTORY SYSTEM

Title (en)

AUTOMATED SIGN INVENTORY SYSTEM

Title (de)

AUTOMATISCHE ZEICHENINVENTURANLAGE

Title (fr)

SYSTEME AUTOMATISE POUR PARC DE PANONCEAUX

Publication

EP 0826202 A1 19980304 (EN)

Application

EP 96913181 A 19960426

Priority

  • US 9605826 W 19960426
  • US 43155895 A 19950501

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9635196A1] A system for automating maintenance and inventory of roadway signs and structures equips such signs and structures with transponders for electromagnetic communication. Further, the signs and structures have a memory that stores information relating to the signs and structures. An in-vehicle unit is placed in a vehicle and communicates with the transponders in the signs to identify and receive information from the signs. The in-vehicle unit further has memory for storing information relating to each sign. A location module and graphical user interface assist in navigation and identification of signs. After installation, maintenance or evaluation of a sign is complete, the memory in the sign is updated as well as the memory in the in-vehicle unit. A central database stores information relating to all signs.

IPC 1-7

G08G 1/00; G06F 17/60; G07C 3/00

IPC 8 full level

G07C 5/00 (2006.01); G07C 3/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 1/09 (2006.01); G09F 19/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

G07C 3/00 (2013.01 - EP); G08G 1/00 (2013.01 - EP KR)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9635196A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9635196 A1 19961107; AU 5577396 A 19961121; AU 692388 B2 19980604; BR 9608462 A 19981229; CA 2217869 A1 19961107; EP 0826202 A1 19980304; JP H11504456 A 19990420; KR 19990008209 A 19990125

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9605826 W 19960426; AU 5577396 A 19960426; BR 9608462 A 19960426; CA 2217869 A 19960426; EP 96913181 A 19960426; JP 53337396 A 19960426; KR 19970707734 A 19971031