| 6535143 |
Vehicle detection system |
| Mar-18-2003 |
A transponder is selectively mounted on a vehicle. The transponder receives its operation energy through magnetic coupling with the loop coil when the vehicle comes over the loop coil, and transmits predetermined... |
| 6519329 |
Vehicle parking system |
| Feb-11-2003 |
A parking system in which a mobile telephone can be used to commence and terminate a parking period. A user sends at least one code to a receiving computer at the commencement and termination of a parking... |
| 6513711 |
Vehicle parking control system |
| Feb-4-2003 |
A parking control system in which a user sends a code to a receiving computer via a telephone system when beginning and terminating a parking period. A vehicle reference, such as a bar code carried by... |
| 6505774 |
Automated fee collection and parking ticket dispensing machine |
| Jan-14-2003 |
An automated fee collection and ticket dispensing machine is disclosed that is capable of operating under a variety of operating modes. The machine permits users to purchase a variety of passes. The disclosed... |
| 6501391 |
Internet communication of parking lot occupancy |
| Dec-31-2002 |
A server transmits parking lot occupancy information over the Internet. The parking lot occupancy information is capable of being reproduced by a remote display device as a real-time representation of... |
| 6493676 |
System and method for charging for vehicle parking |
| Dec-10-2002 |
A system and method for charging for vehicle parking is provided. The parking system includes a plurality of mobile parking units, each of the mobile parking units having an unique identification for installation... |
| 6490443 |
Communication and proximity authorization systems |
| Dec-3-2002 |
A proximity service unit for providing at least one predetermined service for use with multiple types of wireless devices. The proximity service unit includes a multiple channel wireless transceiver, a... |
| 6487180 |
Personal information system using proximity-based short-range wireless links |
| Nov-26-2002 |
A personal information system comprises a personal kiosk system (132) and a personal presence identifier (122) carried by a user and coupled to the personal kiosk system by a short-range two-way wireless... |
| 6477505 |
Electronic parking meter locking system |
| Nov-5-2002 |
An electro-mechanical lock on the coin vault of a parking device is controlled by the electronic components of the parking meter. Combining the electro-mechanical lock with a standard mechanical lock provides... |
| 6459986 |
Routing system |
| Oct-1-2002 |
A routing system comprising one or more maps; route defining means instantiable to respond to driver interaction with a map to define a proposed pooling route and to store said pooling route; request defining... |
| 6456207 |
Intelligent taxi total service system |
| Sep-24-2002 |
The present invention relates to an intelligent taxi total service system having an intelligent automatic management system, which provides automation functions such as inquiring, broadcasting positioning,... |
| 6453298 |
Method of operating a vehicle redistribution system based upon predicted ride demands |
| Sep-17-2002 |
A vehicle allocation system oversees the operation of a plurality of auto-piloted vehicles, used to transport passengers between major ports such as airports, train stations, shopping malls, etc. The vehicle... |
| 6441725 |
Electronic visual indication system |
| Aug-27-2002 |
An electronic visual indication system for a motor vehicle which indicates whether the motor vehicle has current motor vehicle insurance coverage. The electronic visual indication system is configured... |
| 6434158 |
Entryway system using proximity-based short-range wireless links |
| Aug-13-2002 |
An entryway system includes a door entry system (130) located near an entry door (320), and a personal presence identifier (122) carried by a guest and coupled to the door entry system by a short-range... |
| 6401207 |
Security device for vehicle |
| Jun-4-2002 |
A security device for vehicle disclosed is of a type generating a seed that is used suitably in order to generate a key by being encoded and that is decreased in regularity. Namely, the security device... |
| 6396418 |
Toll collection system, on board unit and toll collection method |
| May-28-2002 |
A toll collection system obtains the data showing that the vehicle enters into the entrance of a toll road and data obtained from the on board unit mounted on the vehicle as the entrance passing data and... |
| 6390365 |
Toll collection system, onboard units and toll collection method |
| May-21-2002 |
A toll collection system to collect tolls by way of wireless communication between an onboard unit that is loaded on a vehicle and stacks an IC card and a gate equipment that is installed at a tollgate.... |
| 6388581 |
Method and system for monitoring the proper operation of a debiting device |
| May-14-2002 |
A method for monitoring the correct operation of an electronic debiting appliance which is arranged in a vehicle and makes log entries on a mobile memory module in the context of a use accounting system... |
| 6344806 |
Parking status control system and method |
| Feb-5-2002 |
A parking status control system and method allow a parking space, or plurality of parking spaces, to be automatically monitored to detect unauthorized occupancy. The system and method may be applied to... |
| 6339736 |
System and method for the distribution of automotive services |
| Jan-15-2002 |
A system for the distribution of services, includes a computer device within a vehicle, a vehicle monitoring system coupled to the computer device, a communication system coupled to the computer device... |
| 6317721 |
Transaction accounting of toll transactions in transponder systems |
| Nov-13-2001 |
This invention allows a toll authority to monitor transaction numbers which are sent from a transponder (14) to an interrogator (12). By incrementing the transaction counter stored in the transponder with... |
| 6317720 |
Shared vehicle deployment and reallocation using predicted and current demand location and transit data |
| Nov-13-2001 |
A vehicle allocation system oversees the operation of a plurality of auto-piloted vehicles, used to transport passengers between major ports such as airports, train stations, shopping malls, etc. The vehicle... |
| 6313737 |
Centralized transponder arbitration |
| Nov-6-2001 |
A system and method to store a sequence of data records relating to attributes of interactions between fuel dispensers and tags. The data records may be stored on the tag or at a location remote from the... |
| 6300882 |
Vehicle-onboard DSRC apparatus |
| Oct-9-2001 |
A vehicle-onboard DSRC (dedicated short-range communication) apparatus (10A) which can ensure suppression of communication error due to difference in type of motor vehicles. The apparatus includes an antenna... |
| 6278935 |
Method and system for providing instructions about tollways with a navigation system |
| Aug-21-2001 |
A navigation system provides a user thereof with warnings or advisories about toll gates that require exact change. The warnings or advisories are provided when the navigation system calculates a solution... |
| 6266609 |
Parking space detection |
| Jul-24-2001 |
A method for detecting information on occupied parking space in a traffic network, in particular a town, uses a parking space detection control center. Parking space information relating to a stationary... |
| 6263316 |
Automated process for retailing to a vehicle occupant |
| Jul-17-2001 |
The invention is a method and apparatus for the automated retailing of refreshments and other basic consumer products to a vehicle occupant as the vehicle passes through a toll station having an automated... |
| 6240396 |
Conditional purchase offer management system for event tickets |
| May-29-2001 |
A system for managing conditional purchase offers is disclosed where an individual searching for a ticket to a particular event may provide a guaranteed purchase offer to a plurality of potential sellers.... |
| 6216116 |
System and method for handling permits |
| Apr-10-2001 |
A method for handling permits, comprising the steps of: (A) a gatekeeper presents a gatekeeper's permit including an authorization to ask for a user's permit; (B) a user checks the validity of the gatekeeper's... |
| 6195648 |
Loan repay enforcement system |
| Feb-27-2001 |
A system to encourage on time repayment of loans includes electronic apparatus coupled to a critical system of certain equipment; for example, the ignition system of an automobile. Apparatus includes mechanism... |
| 6172618 |
ETC car-mounted equipment |
| Jan-9-2001 |
An ETC car-mounted equipment which can be attached to an existing room mirror in a vehicle and enhances operability for inputting the data impairing neither the communication function nor the visual range... |
| 6157314 |
Parking facility access control |
| Dec-5-2000 |
Method and apparatus for controlling access to or from a parking lot associated with a retail or other sales facility. The parking lot has an automatically operated, normally closed access gate and an... |
| 6104314 |
Automatic parking apparatus |
| Aug-15-2000 |
An automatic parking apparatus includes an automatic parking mechanism and a parking space identifying device. An upper plate of the automatic parking mechanism lifts up the chassis of a car. A control... |
| 6098048 |
Automated data collection for consumer driving-activity survey |
| Aug-1-2000 |
Consumer driving-activity market research information may be obtained by selecting panelists to form a consumer driving-activity panel. At least one trackable motor vehicle and at least one consumer driver... |
| 6092057 |
Unattended POS system for automatic control of bank system rejections |
| Jul-18-2000 |
An automatic process for use in point-of-sale credit card or debit card systems for taking corrective action based on information returned from the banking system and/or the point-of-sale system. The automatic... |
| 6085124 |
Automatic parking system |
| Jul-4-2000 |
The present invention provides an automatic parking system in which the computer, the parking ticket issuer, and the parking ticket recognizer are connected in a network such that each unit exchanges information... |
| 6081206 |
Parking regulation enforcement system |
| Jun-27-2000 |
A video camera mounted on a parking enforcement patrol vehicle and connected to a computer near the operator. The system is driven along a patrol route where parked vehicles are governed by a posted time... |
| 6078895 |
Technique for showing running time by sections on tollway |
| Jun-20-2000 |
A technique for showing running time by sections for a tollway includes: a unit toll collector installed at a unit toll gate of a tollway for calculating a running time of vehicles leaving the unit toll... |
| 6078888 |
Cryptography security for remote dispenser transactions |
| Jun-20-2000 |
The invention relates to providing secure transactions with a tag and POS device associated with a host network authorization system. In doing so, the tag is adapted to bi-directionally communicate with... |
| 6070146 |
Ticket issuing system, ticket checking system, check system, retrieving system and automatic examination machine |
| May-30-2000 |
The server, which has the preliminarily stored customer data file, issues a radio card by employing the radio card issuing machine, reads out a customer name from the radio card presented to the automatic... |
| 6044353 |
Baggage check-in and security system and method |
| Mar-28-2000 |
A baggage ATM is provided at curbside at an airline terminal to allow passengers to check bags without the assistance of a baggage agent. The baggage ATM reads an identification card provided by the passenger... |
| 6037880 |
Integrated parking meter system |
| Mar-14-2000 |
An integrated parking meter system automates the issuance of parking citations. Each parking meter will be equipped with a sonar range finder, mercury type switch and a two way radio that communicates... |
| 6026367 |
Method of billing the parking of vehicles by means of pay meters |
| Feb-15-2000 |
A method of cash card billing with the aid of parking or pay meters when parking a vehicle. A pay meter system is provided which includes a plurality of pay meters, wherein each pay meter constitutes an... |
| 6018717 |
Method and apparatus for acquiring access using a fast smart card transaction |
| Jan-25-2000 |
A method for using a smart card to gain access through an access device upon payment of a value (V) is performed by first operatively coupling the card to the access device. The access device reads a first... |
| 6006148 |
Automated vehicle return system |
| Dec-21-1999 |
An automated vehicle return system wherein status information of a rented vehicle is automatically tracked during the rental period and is transmitted to a selected destination computer upon driving the... |
| 6003014 |
Method and apparatus for acquiring access using a smart card |
| Dec-14-1999 |
A method for using a smart card to gain access through an access device upon payment of a value (V) is performed by first operatively coupling the card to the access device. The access device reads a first... |
| 5991749 |
Wireless telephony for collecting tolls, conducting financial transactions, and authorizing other activities |
| Nov-23-1999 |
The following procedures describe the use of cellular telephones and other analog or digital wireless communication devices to conduct transactions and activities. These procedures effectively allow such... |
| 5974397 |
Method and device for radio communication between mutually movable objects |
| Oct-26-1999 |
A method for radio communication between mutually mobile objects. Prior to radio communication between the objects, calculations are preformed with a communication and calculation unit of a first of the... |
| 5953705 |
Ticketless system and processing method and memory medium storing its processing program |
| Sep-14-1999 |
A ticketless system for processing information for issuance of an airplane ticket or the like by using an IC card. The ticketless system includes a coupon ticket issuing module for recording coupon ticket... |
| 5943651 |
Automatic airline ticket issuer and entry card creating system |
| Aug-24-1999 |
An airline ticket issuing apparatus connected via a communications line to a seat reservation system is installed in a travel agency and so on. This airline ticket issuing apparatus records, on an airline... |
