Title:
ELECTRONIC PARKING METER SYSTEM AND METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2000059201
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A parking meter system is provided and includes (a) a communication system (10) including (i) a communication network (14) covering a geographical region; and (ii) a plurality of mobile communication devices (16) being at the disposal of a plurality of users and communicating with the communication network; (b) a plurality of parking locations (20) in the geographical region identifiable by individual markings (22); and (c) a central electronic data processing and storage unit (24) bi-directionally communicating with the plurality of mobile communication devices through the communication network. Upon spotting an unoccupied parking location, a user communicates a marking associated therewith via a mobile communication device being at the user's disposal and through the communication network to the central electronic data processing and storage unit, so as to effect a reservation of the unoccupied parking location and be levied with a charge therefor.
Inventors:
WEINER AVISH JACOB (IL)
SHPIRO ZEEV (IL)
SHPIRO ZEEV (IL)
Application Number:
PCT/US2000/008172
Publication Date:
November 15, 2001
Filing Date:
March 28, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
A R WEINER CORPORATE LTD (CH)
FRIEDMAN MARK M (IL)
WEINER AVISH JACOB (IL)
SHPIRO ZEEV (IL)
FRIEDMAN MARK M (IL)
WEINER AVISH JACOB (IL)
SHPIRO ZEEV (IL)
International Classes:
G07B15/06; G07C1/30; G07F7/08; G07F17/24; (IPC1-7): H04M15/00
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