Patent ID: 6275169
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: G07B,G07F,Y10S

Abstract:
A parking meter comprising:an input device for means of payment;each parking space is assigned with an actuating means and an indicating device on said parking meter;wherein each indicating device for indicating its respective parking space's paid parking time, wherein said each indicating device has at least three visual indicating means;wherein the indicating means, the actuating means and the input device are connected to a common control device, anda sound reproduction device for providing an acoustic announcement about the paid parking time,wherein the indicating means assigned to each actuating means is configured such that the indicating means indicates at least three different states of operation, wherein a first state indicates ""paid parking time running"", a second state indicates ""paid parking time expired"" and a third state indicates ""paid parking time expired for longer than a predetermined time"",wherein the indicating device comprises at least one luminescent diode for indicating the three states by at least two different luminous colors and by different either intermittent or constant illumination thereof,wherein the input device for means of payment is configured as a chip card actuating device for chip cards as parking cards with a number of stored parking units deductible for each desired duration,wherein the control device is configured such that an insertion of the chip card into the chip card actuating device deducts a predetermined unit from the chip card and adds up the units and acoustically outputs a parking time corresponding to the added-up units over the sound reproduction device,wherein the control device is further configured such that, after a predetermined number of insertions of the chip card, no further deduction of a predetermined unit take place or the chip card actuating device is locked for further insertions of the chip card.