Global Patent Index - EP 1331620 A1

EP 1331620 A1 20030730 - Automated car-park management system

Title (en)

Automated car-park management system

Title (de)

Automatisiertes Parkplatz-Verwaltungssystem

Title (fr)

Système automatisé d'administration d'un parking

Publication

EP 1331620 A1 20030730 (EN)

Application

EP 02425034 A 20020129

Priority

EP 02425034 A 20020129

Abstract (en)

Automated car-park management system, capable of managing many car-park areas (1,2,3), in which each car-park area is equipped with an automatic till, with an entry gate and an exit gate with cameras for taking the number plate of a vehicle on its way in and out respectively, communicating via internet with a remote control center (10) to which the number plate images taken and a number plate code punched in by the user at the automatic till are sent. The control centre (10) takes care of the recognition of number plates, from the respective images, and verifies that for a vehicle on its way out the payment due has been made comparing the number plate code punched in by the user with the number plate recognised. The system lends itself, without constructive complications, to the association of a secret code (PID) with the number plate and with a multiplicity of auxiliary services like reservations, prepayments or other, also from a different location, reducing to the minimum the complexity and the cost of the fixed investments in the car-park areas and the relative running costs. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G08G 1/14; G08G 1/017; G06K 7/10; G07B 15/02; G07B 15/04

IPC 8 full level

G07B 15/04 (2006.01); G08G 1/017 (2006.01); G08G 1/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07B 15/04 (2013.01); G08G 1/017 (2013.01); G08G 1/14 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

  • [YA] US 6340935 B1 20020122 - HALL BRETT O [US]
  • [Y] US 4603390 A 19860729 - MEHDIPOUR EBRAHIM [US], et al
  • [Y] US 5745052 A 19980428 - MATSUYAMA YASUO [JP], et al
  • [Y] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 09 13 October 2000 (2000-10-13)
  • [Y] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 06 30 April 1998 (1998-04-30)
  • [Y] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 02 29 February 2000 (2000-02-29)
  • [Y] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 04 31 March 1998 (1998-03-31)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1331620 A1 20030730; EP 1331620 B1 20050413; EP 1331620 B9 20050914; AT E293272 T1 20050415; DE 60203689 D1 20050519; DE 60203689 T2 20060302; ES 2240680 T3 20051016

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02425034 A 20020129; AT 02425034 T 20020129; DE 60203689 T 20020129; ES 02425034 T 20020129