| 5940481 |
Parking management system |
| Aug-17-1999 |
A parking management communication system including a central control unit having a data base, a central interface unit and at least one user interface unit, the central interface unit being in communication... |
| 5930761 |
Ticket package management software |
| Jul-27-1999 |
A computer process which permits easy management of one or more season ticket packages for a ticket administrator. A schedule of games is color-coded to readily indicate ticket availability. The color-codes... |
| 5926546 |
Communication device and system for mobile encrypted communication |
| Jul-20-1999 |
An automatic collection system for automatically collecting a toll charge from an IC card is provided with transceivers in gantries installed along a vehicle road. This collection system uses the transceivers... |
| 5877969 |
System and method for preventing auto thefts from parking areas |
| Mar-2-1999 |
A method and system to prevent auto theft from parking areas, such as airport parking lots, includes a ticket dispenser, at an entry gate, which issues a numbered ticket to each driver. The driver is advised... |
| 5864831 |
Device for determining road tolls |
| Jan-26-1999 |
A device, for determining road tolls having a road storage unit in which, in addition to a road network, parameters are electronically stored which represent a proportional toll due for each route section... |
| 5845268 |
Parking management system |
| Dec-1-1998 |
There is disclosed a computer-based parking system for improving the apprehension of parking violators. Such parking system comprises one or more electronic-based parking meters or devices having a means... |
| 5839085 |
System and method for detecting vehicle types by utilizing information of vehicle height, and debiting system utilizing this system and method |
| Nov-17-1998 |
A system and a method for detecting vehicle types utilizing height information and a debiting system using such a system or a method. A plurality of distance sensors (heads) are provided laterally on a... |
| 5809480 |
Automated, secure inter authority settlement method and system for electronic toll collection |
| Sep-15-1998 |
Electronic toll collection will eventually become standardized on the nation's toll roads making possible non-stop toll payments to many different toll Authorities from a single in-vehicle-device. Such... |
| 5809142 |
Method and system for calculating a user account balance in a recognition system |
| Sep-15-1998 |
A system and method in which a transponder (14) is operable to transmit an original user account balance to an interrogator (12), which in turn calculates a revised user account balance and transmits the... |
| 5777565 |
On-vehicle device for road-vehicle communication |
| Jul-7-1998 |
An on-vehicle device for road-vehicle communication includes a communication unit for exchanging information with an on-road device, and storage unit for storing necessary information. When a communication... |
| 5770845 |
Method of billing for parking facilities by means of pay meters |
| Jun-23-1998 |
A method of cash card billing with the aid of parking or pay meters when parking a vehicle. A meter system includes a plurality of meters, each constituting an independent operative unit. The meters are... |
| 5751973 |
Electronic parking and dispatching management method and apparatus |
| May-12-1998 |
Method and apparatus for the automatic management of vehicle access to a restricted access area. The system includes at least one base transceiver positioned at least at one location providing an entrance... |
| 5745052 |
Parking lot control system |
| Apr-28-1998 |
When a car is to enter a parking lot, an image of a number plate of the car is picked up by an image pickup device, and a car number of the car is recognized. The recognized number and the entry time are... |
| 5740050 |
Parking enforcement system |
| Apr-14-1998 |
A parking citation issuing and enforcement system including an electronic citation writing device and an electronic parking meter. The system includes means whereby data, such as the status of the meter,... |
| 5729537 |
Method and apparatus for providing anonymous data transfer in a communication system |
| Mar-17-1998 |
A method, and associated apparatus, of providing a communication station with anonymous access to a communication network to communicate data therein. Access is provided to the communication station only... |
| 5680459 |
Passive transponder |
| Oct-21-1997 |
The present invention relates to an electronic identification system comprising one or more transponders which store identification and other information in memory, and readers, which capture information... |
| 5673034 |
Security system comprising three apparatuses sharing a time-varying code |
| Sep-30-1997 |
Complex, time varying codes (e.g., pseudo-random sequences) are used in an access regulating system that includes three types of synchronized apparatuses. The first apparatus is a central computer, or... |
| 5648906 |
Networked computerized parking system of networked computerized parking meters and a method of operating said system |
| Jul-15-1997 |
This invention provides a networked computerized parking system of networked computerized parking meters that are connected via a number of electric-transferring cables to a local power source and via... |
| 5602919 |
Speedup for monetary transactions using a transponder in conjunction with a smartcard |
| Feb-11-1997 |
This invention allows a user to have a smartcard (66) and a smartcard-based transponder (14). This smartcard-based transponder (14) can accept money from the smartcard (14). The amount transferred from... |
| 5532689 |
Method of transmitting data quickly and securely from a smart card during a remote transaction |
| Jul-2-1996 |
A method of transmitting data quickly and securely from a smart card during a remote transaction between a fixed station and a mobile item of equipment containing a smart-card reader, said card reader... |
| 5485520 |
Automatic real-time highway toll collection from moving vehicles |
| Jan-16-1996 |
One or more roadside collection stations (RCS) communicate over a short-range, high speed bidirectional microwave communication link with one or more in-vehicle units (IVU) associated with one or more... |
| 5428353 |
Road use charging apparatus |
| Jun-27-1995 |
Charging apparatus for use in a road vehicle enables an authority to charge for road usage. As the vehicle is used on controlled parts of road way, debiting means debits credit units at a predetermined... |
| 5354975 |
Contactless data processing apparatus |
| Oct-11-1994 |
When a control section of a data carrier discriminates a command from a reader/writer, either one of two kinds of pseudo random signals is returned in accordance with a bit 0 or 1 of response data. When... |
| 5351187 |
Automatic debiting parking meter system |
| Sep-27-1994 |
An apparatus for automatic payment of parking fees in a parking zone includes a stationary RF transmitter unit transmitting a signal encoding the parking fee rate per unit time and, in some embodiments,... |
| 5319547 |
Device and method for inspection of baggage and other objects |
| Jun-7-1994 |
A device and method is provided for finding a specific material superimposed on an unknown background when the locations of the specific material and the background are unknown, for example, inside an... |
| 5310999 |
Secure toll collection system for moving vehicles |
| May-10-1994 |
A secure toll payment system is realized by transmitting a changeable encryption code from roadside equipment at a toll plaza to a moving vehicle. Thereafter, the moving vehicle uses it to encrypt payment... |
| 5289369 |
Car rent system |
| Feb-22-1994 |
A highly automated car-rental system based on a specially equipped fleet of cars for hire and one or more control stations. An authorized subscriber can enter any car of the fleet which is free for hire... |
| 5276736 |
Optionally moderated transaction systems |
| Jan-4-1994 |
A tamper-resistant part is disclosed that can conduct transactions with an external system through a moderating user-controlled computer or that can on other occasions be brought into direct connection... |
| 5253162 |
Shielding field method and apparatus |
| Oct-12-1993 |
A system for automatic collection of tolls includes a toll facility, an in-vehicle toll processor having memory for storing a toll-money-available quantity purchased by the user, and a toll-facility-identification... |
| 5243693 |
System for simulating X-ray scanners |
| Sep-7-1993 |
A system for simulating X-ray scanners includes a first memory for storing a database of component X-ray images, a second memory for storing an instruction set and respective relative opacities of the... |
| 5225990 |
Apparatus and methods for baggage reconciliation and location |
| Jul-6-1993 |
A baggage checking system is described, primarily for use at airports and distinct from airline seat reservation systems. The baggage checking system takes flight numbers, travellers' identification data... |
| 5225665 |
Ticket originating and processing device for transit vehicle |
| Jul-6-1993 |
A ticket processing device for use on a mass transportation vehicle. A housing, has a substantially horizontal top, provided with an opening therein for receiving a stack of flat cards, and a slot, for... |
| 5173850 |
Apparatus and method for checking print quality of turnaround medium |
| Dec-22-1992 |
An apparatus and a method for managing issuance of turnaround tickets include a ticket issuing unit for issuing turnaround tickets and test tickets, a separate reading unit for reading the issued tickets,... |
| 5163000 |
Vehicle waiting time indicator |
| Nov-10-1992 |
A plurality of vehicle service stations are located in a geographical area, each station includes one or more service bays in which the vehicle is serviced, each bay has an associated lane in which one... |
| 5144553 |
Electronic vehicle toll collection system and method |
| Sep-1-1992 |
A system for automatic collection of tolls includes a toll facility, an in-vehicle toll processor having memory for storing a toll-money-available quantity purchased by the user, and a toll-facility-identification... |
| 5131039 |
Optionally moderated transaction systems |
| Jul-14-1992 |
A tamper-resistant part is disclosed that can conduct transactions with an external system through a moderating user-controlled computer or that can on other occasions be brought into direct connection... |
| 5086389 |
Automatic toll processing apparatus |
| Feb-4-1992 |
A system for automatic collection of tolls includes a toll facility, an in-vehicle toll processor having memory for storing a toll-money-available quantity purchased by the user, and a toll-facility-identification... |
| 5072380 |
Automatic vehicle recognition and customer billing system |
| Dec-10-1991 |
The present invention is a system and method for identifying a vehicle in a prescribed area of a service station and associating services with the vehicle. Each vehicle includes a transponder. Communication... |
| 4984170 |
Automatic ticket vending machine |
| Jan-8-1991 |
Two different values of fare or fee are previously stored, and tickets are issued or vended at the first fare or fee in specific day and time and at the second fare or fee in other day and time. That is,... |
| 4977502 |
Transit vehicle farebox for conducting multi-media transit fare transactions |
| Dec-11-1990 |
A bus farebox that conducts transit fare transactions accepts magnetically-encoded farecards, currency bills or tickets, or coins or tokens tendered for fare. Fare processing is conducted on the basis... |
| 4977501 |
Fare collection system using microwaves |
| Dec-11-1990 |
A payment system for transport vehicles includes a transmitter within each vehicle enclosure for transmitting information within the vehicle enclosure indicating a fare to be charged between successive... |
| 4758954 |
Method of adjusting ticket fares |
| Jul-19-1988 |
Tickets carrying information indicative of ticket fares are effective for use on different transportation routes run by different transportation entities. After the tickets have been retrieved at terminal... |
| 4720785 |
Computer-assisted system for ticketing management |
| Jan-19-1988 |
A computer-assisted ticketing device, such as for garages, provides the necessary functions to allow check in and check out, computing the price, printing tickets, displaying appropriate information on... |
| 4711994 |
Security system for correlating passengers and their baggage |
| Dec-8-1987 |
A method, and its associated system, for maintaining a close and accurate security surveillance of both the passengers and their baggage on a public conveyance, to insure that, before departure, baggage... |
| 4249648 |
Token identifying system |
| Feb-10-1981 |
A token receiving and categorizing system and method which identifies tokens as a particular one of several acceptable tokens or as an unacceptable token includes the performance of a series of measurements... |
| 4193114 |
Ticket-issuing system |
| Mar-11-1980 |
A ticket-issuing system comprising an alphabetical keyboard which permits, through a suitable circuit arrangement, introduction into the data processing section of the system the name of a station of destination... |
