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Parking card for the charge-related actuation of a parking barrier
Assignee: Farmont Technik GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1994-01-03
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Granted: 1996-03-12
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Expires: 2014-01-03
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a parking card which is intended for the charge-related actuation of a parking barrier and is in the form of a sheet-like plastic piece having a front side and rear side and having a machine-readable data carrier for storing car-park information and user information and, if appropriate, the entrance time and departure time. In order to provide a parking card which is easily constructed and can be handled with ease and permits the installation of an inexpensive parking service system, the invention provides that the plastic piece (1) is in the form of a round coin, on or in which there is mounted an identification and/or communication component (5) which operates in a contactless manner and comprises a chip and a data-transmission device which emits electromagnetic waves.
Inventors
- 👤 Johann Farmont
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 08:15
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/067; G06K19/07; G06K19/077; G06K19/07701; G06K19/07703; G06K19/04; G06K19/041; G06K19/047; G06K19/06009; G06K19/06018; G06K19/06028; G06K19/07749; G07; G07B; G07B15/00; G07B15/02; G07B15/04; G07F; G07F1/00; G07F1/06; G07F17/00; G07F17/24; G06K2019/06215; G06K2019/06253; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S194/00; Y10S194/902
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
A parking token for the charge-related actuation of a parking barrier and is in the form of a round plastic piece having an integrated electronic machine-readable identification and communication component comprising a chip for storing a token code for multiple use of said parking token, and said component further comprising a data transmission device which emits electronic waves in a substantially omnidirectional pattern to read out a card code in a contactless and position-independent manner.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
A parking token for the charge-related actuation of a parking barrier and is in the form of a round plastic piece having an integrated electronic machine-readable identification and communication component comprising a chip for storing a token code for multiple use of said parking token, and said component further comprising a data transmission device which emits electronic waves in a substantially omnidirectional pattern to read out a card code in a contactless and position-independent manner.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The parking token according to claim 1, wherein the chip can be programmed for storing and processing entrance times and departure times in addition to an individual identification number and, for this purpose, is readable and can receive recordings.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
The parking token according to claim 1 wherein the round plastic piece comprises two discs which can be fixedly connected to each other, envelope the identification and communication component and the overall thickness of which is from 2 to 4 mm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The parking token according to claim 1, wherein the plastic piece has a diameter of approximately 20 to 70 mm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The parking token according to claim 1, wherein, for the ongoing parking time, the front side has a digital time display with clockwork and power source.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The parking token according to claim 1, wherein the round plastic piece has a central through-passage for sorting and stacking purposes.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The parking token according to claim 1, wherein the identification and/or communication component operates passively and has an inductively operable data transmission device with receiving and transmitting properties.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The parking token of claim 1, wherein the identification and/or communication component operates actively and is designed with a transmitter as data-transmission device.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
The parking token of claim 1, wherein the data-transmission device produces and emits omnidirectional waves.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The parking token as in claim 1 wherein the plastic piece has a diameter of approximately 35 to 50 mm.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
14 words
The parking token as in claim 6 wherein said through-passage comprises a round hole.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
A parking token as in claim 1 wherein said chip further stores time information.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
A parking token as in claim 12 wherein said time information comprises the entrance time to a parking area.
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