Patent ID: 7509991
Filing Date: 2009-03-31
Classification: E05F,E05Y,E06B,G05B,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A control system for a parking barrier system comprising: a barrier for blocking an entrance or exit of a parking area; an actuator connected to said barrier for moving said barrier; a plurality of sensors for sensing parameters associated with operation of said parking barrier system and events associated with operation of said parking barrier system; a controller connected to said actuator and said plurality of sensors for monitoring and collecting signals and data from the actuator and sensors; a memory for said controller for recording the collected signals and data; a timer connected to said controller, wherein said timer outputs a present date and time of day to said controller, wherein an event sensed by said actuator, or said plurality of sensors, or both said actuator and said plurality of sensors is time stamped with a date and time of day, as output by said timer, and wherein the event is analyzed by the controller and determined at least one event from a group consisting of accident events and performance events, including fault events, abnormal events, security concern events, maintenance events, and fraud events, and wherein the controller creates specific logs for said events and event data is stored in at least one specific log in said memory for access by a system user; and a means for accessing the collected signals and data.