CA2104842A1

CA2104842A1 - Securimatic taxi - taximeter with built-in protection device

Info

Publication number: CA2104842A1
Application number: CA 2104842
Authority: CA
Inventors: Danielle Ross; Donald Fraser
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1993-08-25
Filing date: 1993-08-25
Publication date: 1995-02-26

Abstract

Précis L'invention que nous proposons, se veut d'abord un outil de prévention contre le crime mais également, un appareil offrant une multitude de possibilités commerciales A l'industrie du taxi. Il s'agit d'un compteur de taxi amélioré, obligeant une identification du client préalable à la course. Pour se conformer à cette exigence, le client pourra utiliser ses cartes magnétiques, de banque ou de crédit, qui serviront également au paiement de la course ou devra présenter des papiers d'identification à partir desquels le chauffeur pourra saisir un numéro personnel grâce à un clavier. A défaut de répondre à cette condition préalable d'identification, l'appareil émettra un signal de détresse téléphonique préenrigistré au service d'urgence 911 ou au service de police local, indiquant qu'un méfait est possiblement entrain de se produire. De plus l'appareil émettra un bip sonore, sur une fréquence radio donnée, permettant ainsi de localiser rapidement la voiture de taxi en problème, grâce à une méthode de quadrillage. Des signaux lumineux pourront également être initiés pour une meilleure visibilité du véhicule.Precise The invention that we are proposing is first and foremost a tool for preventing crime, but also a device offering a multitude of commercial possibilities to the taxi industry. It is an improved taxi meter, requiring customer identification prior to the race. To comply with this requirement, the customer can use their magnetic, bank or credit cards, which will also be used to pay for the journey or must present identification papers from which the driver can enter a personal number using a keyboard. If you do not meet this prerequisite for identification, the device will send a pre-registered telephone distress signal to the 911 emergency service or to the local police service, indicating that a mischief is possibly occurring. In addition, the device will emit a beep on a given radio frequency, thus making it possible to quickly locate the taxi car in problem, thanks to a grid method. Light signals may also be initiated for better visibility of the vehicle.

Description

Mém~ire La pr~sente inventic~ri sradresse ~ l'industrie du ta.~i puisqu'il s'ayit d'un appareil p.-(uvant rempla~er .-lu s'adapter au ~,-.mpteur a~-tuel et ~ffrant des p~ssi~ilité~ t,-.u~es n~uvellesF a la f~is ,-~.mme~iales et .. :

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of a device p .- (uvant replaced ~ er.-lu adapt to ~, -. mpteur a ~ -tuel and ~ ffrant des p ~ ssi ~ ilité ~ t, -. u ~ es n ~ uvellesF a la f ~ is, - ~ .mme ~ iales and ..:

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de prévention ._ontre le crime.

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~ans une voiture de ta~i cc,nventionnelleT c.n trcluve habituellement un taxim~tre~ ~e cc.mpteur est un appareil de mesu~e étalonné qui, via ses interfaces, mesure la distance pa~courue par la voiture de taxi, et c~nverti celle-ci en valeur m.~nétaire, sel~n les tarifs en vi~ueLlr. Le cc.mpteur prPnd aussi pour compte la durée d'utilisati~n de la voiture de t~i lorsque -elle-ci est immobilisée pendant sa c..urse, et pe~nnet é~alement l'intr~duction de montants forfétai~es, requis pour les ba~a~es en extra, par exemple. Une fois à destination, le client doit reme-ttre au chauffeu~ un mon-tant dFar~ent compt~nt équivalent à la .: .: ~.
valeu~ indiquée au c~mpteur, en acguittement de la c~urse effectuée.
Selon cette fas~n de procéde~, le chauffeur de taxi doit conserver sur lui des sommes considérables d'argent lui permettant de rendre la mcnnaie~ De plus~ ces s~mmes d~ar~ent s'en trouvent rapidement au~mentées au cours d'une rcnde nclrmale de taxi et le chauffeur dispose rare~ent du temps nécessaire pour effectuer des dép~ts et ainsi "alléger" s~n porte-feuille~ Or, on assiste actuellement à une montée Fulgurante de la criminalité envers ce ~roupe de travailleurs.
La nature m~me de leur travail les place au premier ran~ quant à leur vulnérabilité; ce sont des p~oies faciles~ Le client qui est animé par une intention criminelle, peut a~ir à sa ~uise7 prote~e par l'intimité
d~un véhicule automc.bile, à l'abri des témoins ~nants; et l'~pp~t du ~ain peut parfois ~?tre important.

~' 21048~2 Les s lutic.ns que l'on pl~c.pose actuellement au~; chauffeuFs, pOuF
en~ayer cette criminalit~, apportent tres peLl de satisfaction...
tant~t des phares ~ notants, tant~t des vitFes de prcte-tion mais qui, selon plusieuFs, "~ner~ient" encoFe plu~ la ~elation "client-fcurnisseu~" lors du travail re~ulier que le criminel lui-m~me. Il serait suFpFenant que ces moyens de prc.tection réduisent~ à eu~; seuls, le nomb~e d'actes criminels ni peut-~tre m~me leur ~ravitb, de la façon escomptée. D'ailleury FecemMent, un chauffeur de taxi a et~
abattu depuis l'extérieuF de son vbhicule; le v41 etant le mohile du crime. On peut aussi se demander si l'on a assisté à une réduction 5i ~nificative de la criminalité dans les banques et les dbpanneurs depuis l'installation de cambrasy de vitFes de protection,..~ u'en est-il de la qualite du seFvice au client ~ Et d'autre paFt, a quel point est-ce que les ~ensr témoins dYactes c~iminels, viennent-ils au secours des victimes, m~me loFsque inteFpellés par des "feu~;
cli~no-tants"~ Toutes des r~uestions qui ne trouvent pas de FépOnse satisfaisante.

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L'invention dont il est ici question, propose une solution plus tan~i~le à cette c~iminalité montante en s'y attaquant de deux fa~ons, soient de far;on préventive et de fa~on r~active. A priori, elle s'attaque au~ principales causes du pro~lème en tentant de les éliminer sinon d'en réduire les effets au minimum. ~es causes sont: la ~;
présence de l'ar~ent lui-m~me et l'anonymat dans lequel est habituel-lement offert le service de ta~i. En utilisant le "TS~ ou Ta~

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Sécuri~atic" p,.u~ effectue~ le paiement des cc~u~ses par télepréleve-ment bancai~e di~ect, la somrne d'arfy,ent t~anspo~tée par les chauffeurs de taxi Jev~ait considérablement diminuer, surtc,ut si l'c,n en.~c.ura~e cette pratique qui pour~it m~me deveni~ obli~atoi~e ap~bs un certain temps cu dépas~e ce~taines heu~es de la nuit~ En diminuant ainsi l'appat du ~ainy et de plus, en ~endant maintenant poss.ible l'identi-fication de tous les clients par la mise en rnemoi~e de dc.nnées personnelles minimales o~ atoi~es, le taux de c~iminalité devrait inévitablement diminue~ . A p.-.ste~iori, l'appareil p~urrait contribue~
a réduire consid~ra~lement les ccnséquences des actes criminels, commis mal~re la p~vention, ~ace à un systeme d'appel de détresse et de transmission ~adio automatique permettant de ~et~aceY le vehicule taxi "en probl~me". Enfin, lrutilisation d'une telle invention ~uvre les portes à une multitude d'opportunités comme~ciales, en commen~ant pa~ la p~ssibilité de se prévaloi~ du service de taxi sans un sou en poche.

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2 ~ 2 DESC:I~IPTION S0~1MAI~E DE L' IN~ENTIDN
: ., Voyons, dans les grandes lir~nes, la -fason dont cet appareil -.
f~3ncti~nne. Dans la présente inventi~rl, l'essence m~me du traditionnel taximetre est c~3n~ervée rnais comprend, en plLls7 un module perrnettant --`
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la validation pr~alable puis 17acquittement du montarlt de la coLIrse~
l'aide d7une carte marJn~-tique. Le paiement se ~ferait, au moyen d'une carte-cliQnt, pouvant provenir dYune institution bancaire ou de credit, un peu à la fason des "dr~bits automatiques" de plus en plus courants. L'appareil est é~alement muni d'un module de memoire, auquel l'introduction de données, permettant l'identifisation d'un client, est obli~atoire et préalable à une course payée comptant~ Ges données pourraient provenir de la lecture ma~néti~ue de l'info~mation contenue dans une ca~te d'assurance-maladie, par e.~emple~ ou de l'introduction manuelle, par le chauffeur, preuve à l'appui, du nurrléro d'assurance sociale ~NAS~, du numero de pe~mis de condui~e ou de tOLIt autre nurnéro pertinent p~uvant facilement conduire à une identifica-tion fiable du client~ Bien entendu, le module de mémoire devra ~tre suffisamment flexible pour permettre l'introduction d'une ~rande variété de d.~nnées ~cartes variées, cartes ~tran~ères,...~. A defaut de r~pondreT par l'introduction de ces données d7identification du client ou par l'utili~ation d'une carte-client, à toLItes les conditions de validation "autorisant' le début de la course de ta~
l'appareil sera equipé d'un autre module initiant l'émissic~n automati-que d'un si~nal de détresse télephonique préenre~istr~ au service ".~:'' ' ~ 2~0~8~2 d'ur~ence Cgll~ .u de police local~ Cil~5 que le véhil-ule se mettra en mouvement. En plu5 d~indiquer qu'un évènement anoYmal est entrain de se produire5 le messac~e identifie~ait le numerc~ du vehicule en probl~me et le num~ro cie tél~phone de la centrale de taxi qui devra, à
tout moment, connaltre l'acdresse cde d~part et la destinaticn de chaque course de taxi. ~e messa~e pourraic. éc~alement ~tre lan~ vc.lont~ire~
ment, en situation d'ur~ence, seulement en appuyant simultan~ment sur deux boutons présélecticnnés par le ~hauffeur lors de l'installati~n de l'appareil ~u encore sur un interrupteur dissimule dans la voiture et actionné manuellement au pied ou à 1~ main. ~ette disp~sition poUrFait ~tre ~equise par un chauffeur de taxi qui, par exemple, serait victime d'un malaise cardiaque~ De plus~ l'appareil émettra un siynal radi,~ intermittant Cbip sonore~, sur une frequence determinbe~
pe~mettant la localisatic.n de la voitu~e cle taxi par l'équipe d'u~ence dép~chée à la suite de l'appel de détFesse. C:e siynal pou~ait ~tre transmi simultanément sur les fréquences radio de la pc~lice et de taxi ou simplement sur la première des deux cu encore sur un canal prioritaire réservé à cette fin par le ~RTC. Il pourrait ~tre capte jusqu'~, par e~;emple, une distance de ~inq C5~ kilcmètres de la voiture émettrice et se faiFe entendre de plus en plus fort à mesure que l'on s'appro~he de la sour~e. Ainsi, en ._ernant le périmètre c~mpris entre l'adFesse de départ et 1~ destinati~n du taxi cu la distance possiblement parcourue depuis l'émission du premier si~nal~
puis en quadrillant systématiquement ~e p~rimètre, la déte~tic.n du si~n~l radio devr~it se f~ire asse~ rapidement et ainsi permettre de ,~ , . , . :

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retracer plu5 fa~ilement la `f~'i ture de ta~i. Finalement, l~appareil p4u~rait é~alement ~t~e muni d'un derr7ier m~dule qui/ simultanément au si~n~l radicIr fe~ait ~-lisn.~ter le~ feux de p~.siti.~n du v~hicule, permettant ainsi une meilleure visi~ilité du taxi. Ceci perme-ttrait une meilleure apprc~he à vue de l~équipe d'urc7ence et p--~urrait :-f~ciliter 1 r interverIti~n de tout tém.~in pot~ntiel~ suceptible de .. -~
porter se~4urs ou de transmettre de l~inF._.rm~ti4n.

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`,'.',', Fi~7ure 1 ..Repr~sente une vue de fa~e de l'appareil Ta~i 5~uri~atic dans sa versi4n m4dulaire, fi.~.;é à la dr4ite du ta~im~tre .:.
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is7ure ~ sume, s~us F4rme de dia~ramme de fl4t~ le ~heminement des opérati~ns ainsi que la sequence losique du Taxi SécuriIqatic. `:~
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Afin de bien illustrer l'appareil et d~en amélic.rer la cclmprehernsi~n nolls allons maintenant vous decrire ses ccrnposantes et leur fonction~
nement en les pr~sentant a travers le cherninement normal d~lne course de ta.~i. Le "Ta~i Sécuri~atic"~ bien que encc.re à l'etat de c~ncept, est un appareil consu de la réuni~n physique d'appareils et~ou de techrlol.-.~ies déjà e.~;istantes. ~est en fait la reunion du traditionnel compteur de ta~;i, incluant tous les instruments~ composantes et interfaces que cel~ c.~lmp~rte9 d'~n ~uichet de paiement direct assorti de s~n imprimante à papier, semblable à ceu~ que lr~n retrouve dans les commerces, d'un modLIle téléph~nique du type cellulaire 4U
nurnérique, selon le besoi.n, d'un module de composition aut~matique avec messa~e preenre~istré, d'un mc.dule de mémoire, d'un émetteur ~a~ia à diFfusi~n restreinte, d'un dispositif de commande des feu~; de positicln du véhicule, et finalement, d'un ordinateur permettant de contr~ler et d'asservi~ tous les autres systèmes. L'appareil p~urra ~t~e de type inte~ et ainsi comp~endre, dans un seul boltierF tc~utes les composantes précitées, auquel cas il remplacerait simplement l'actuel c~mpteur de ta~i. Dans ce cas particulier, il devra répondre à toutes les n~rmes rér~issant de tels comFteurs. Il p~urra ~alement ~tre de type modulaire etr dan~ ce cas, comprendre, dans un seul boltier, toutes les Fonctions et~ou appareils pr~cités, ex~luant l.e ta~imètre. Dans ._e dernier casg l'appareil pourrait se fi~;e~ près de l'actuel c~mpteu~ ~en-dessous ~u a sa droitei et s'y adapte~ pour ~"~ 2 1 ~ 3 '~;

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f.-.~mer un m,-.dule c,3mplet, en cc.,nrnunicatic.n ccnstante, et ainsi retrcuver t_.utes les caractéristiques du mcd~le inte~réA Quelque scit sa versi.-ln, lSappareil sera ~galernent ass-_rti d'une manette mcbile afin de perrnettre à un client payarlt par carte7 d'intrcdLlire s~n numerc. d'identificati.~n perscnnel ~NIPi et de sélecti~nner le c.mpte apprc,prié à débiter. N~tcns, finalemerlt~ que le m~dèle de base r,e c.~mprendrait que le mcdule paiement directJ c~nnecté a l'actuel compteur ou avec scn pr-~pre ta~;imètre in-té~ré, le mcdule téléphonique et l'c.rdinateur; les autres m~dules p~uvant ~tre ajcutes en ~pti,n.

La fi~ure N~A 1 n~us d~nne un apperçu de l'appareil Cnumér~ ~, de type modulaire, fi~é à la dr~ite du traditi~nnel ccmpteur de taxi ~numérc 1~. L'appareil de type int~yré sera, en apparence, parfaitement identique au type m~dulaire, mis à part les instruments et interfaces additi~Jnnels requis pc~ur la lecture et la ccnversi~n du kilom~tra~e, de m~me que p-~ur l'etal~nna~e de l'appareil. L'appareil aura e~alement la m~me apparence qu~il scit ass~rti ou ncn de t~utes ses c.pti~ns. On n'a pas Juye utile d'illustrer l'imprimante acc~mpa~nant l'appareil et qui serait t~ut a Fait c~nventic.nnelle; elle pcurrait m~me faire partie inté~rante de l'appareil, lui-m~-me. L'appareil illustr~
comprend un houtcn d'initialisaticn numerc. 3 p~ur remettre le c~mpteur ,:~
à ~er~ avant le debut de chaque c~urse; en l'acticnnant, le chauffeur met ~alement l'appareil en mcde d'attente, pr~t pour la lecture de l'inf~rmation c~ntenLIe sur la carte ma~nétique du client ~carte bancaire ~u autre~ ou p~ur l'intr~ductic.n manuelle de d~nnées 2~0~8~2 ~

provenant d'autre~ pi~ces d'identifi_~tion. Dans le .-a~ de l'~ppareil de type modulaire7 la reinitiali~ation de l'appareil se fera autc,matiquement en remettant le ta.~im~tre à ~eru et le bout--n numéru ~
ne sQ~vira que pIu5 ta~rd dans le prccessus. L'ini-tialisation est l'étape la plus importallte, et c.mettre de faire celle-ci avant l'int~odu~tion du client dans le ta.~i place le ~haufFeur dans le m~me état de vulnérabilité qu'avec les taximètre~ h~ituels. ~'est ~r~ce à
cette initialisation que l'app~reil émettra les si~nau~; de détresse, teléphonique et radio, si le véhi,_ule se met en marche pendant que celui-ci est en~ore en mode d'attente pour l'introduction d'informa-tion ou si cette attente dure depuis plus de ~ minutes. Toutefois, le chauffeur disposera de t~entes secondes, avant l'~mission de ces si~naux, pou~ annihiler ceux-ci, et ainsi remettre l'appareil en mcde d'clpe~ation. Pour ce faire, le chauffeur prc.cedera a lJin~roduction de son prop~e numé~o d'identification personnel ~NIP~ à l'aide du clavier n~lmé~o 4; cette disposition pourrait ~tre re~uise lors de ~ituations dru~ence e.~iyeant le depart immédiat de la voiture de taxi, par exemple. Lrint~oduction de tout autre numéro que le NIP du chaufFeur, plut~t que drannihiler l'emis~ion des si3nau~; de détres~e, lancera immédiatement ceux-ci. Dans le cas o~l le chauffeur remettrait effectivement l'appareil en mode "opératicn" par l'intrc.dllctic.n de ~un NIPs le ccmpteur continuerait à incrémenter en p~enant pou~ cc.mpte le dé~ut de 1~ course dej~ effectue depuis le d~part du v~hic~le.

Une fois ent~é dans le -ta~,:i, le client presente, à la demande du . i 2104~2 ll ~

.-~3auffeur, ses papier~ d'identification ,.u sa carte ma~nétique, le cas échéant. Dans 12 pY~mier ca5~ le chauffeur s~lectic.nne, ~ l'aide du boutnn numérc. 5, le m,_lde manuel d'intrc,duction de dqnnée~ et entre le numéro perscnnel du client, inscrit sur ses preuves d'identifi--aticn, dans la m~mcire de l'appareil, ~ l'aide du clavier numéro 4. Le mc.de manuel pourrc3 éc~alement ~tre utile en cas de bris de l'appareil ~lu d'impossibilite de cc.mmunicaticn téléphonique dans le mode aut~matique. Dans ce mcde, le compteuf se comportera comme un taximbt~e c.rdinaire mais assc.rti d'une mémcire en plus. ~ans le cas o~
le client présenterait urle carte rna~n~tique, le chauf-feur s~lecticnne, sur le cla~ie~ numéro ~ le type de la carte utilisée Cles plus courants~ par le client et présente celle--ci au lecteur mar~netique numero &. L'appareil enrer~istre al4rs aut~matiquement en mernoire l'informati~.n contenue dans la carte. S'il s'ayit d'une carte, dis~ns d'assLirance-maladie ou tout autre ~arte nominative, l'appareil conserve en mémoire l'information clui y est enregistrée et passe alors en mode "~p~ration"; pr~t p~ur debuter la course. S'il s'aclit d'une carte de banque ou de credit, l'appareil, r~race à son module t~léphonique, entre en c~mmunication~ clirectement ou via un système "Interac" cu autre si nécessaire, avec le système informatique de l'institution financière ~mettrice de la ~arte . Une fois la communicaticn établie, le client doit alcrs valider la transaction Ccarte de banque~, avant m~me de debuter la .-curse, par l'int3roductic.n de son propre numérc. dFidentification personnel CNIP~ au clavier Cnuméro ~ de la manette Cnumérc 7~, puis pa3- la sel~,-~ion du c.-mpte à

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Aucun débit n'a encc,re été e-Ffectué mais l'op~ratic,n ~ été validee et pourra avoir lieu: le sc,lde du cc,mpte etant positif et le détenteur de -~
la carte erl étant bien le propri~taire. L'appareil ~e met alor~ en mode d'opératic,rl et affiche le tarif de base de ~c,ute course de taxi, soit le minimum à paye~. ~ l'aide du clavier numéro ~ ~rnc,dr~le inter~ré~
ou du cc~mpteur de taxi tmodèle modulaire~, le chauffeur préselectionne t~ut tarif f~rfétaire addi-ti~nnel pcuvant s'appliquer pour des bat~at~es en e~;cès, par exemple, ainsi que toute ~éduction applicable~ relative une campa~ne de prc,m~tic,n ou autre, auquelle participe la compagnie cde ta~;i. La c~urse peut commence~

L'affichar~e lurnineu~ numérc, ~ indique continLIellemerlt le montant de la course et ce simultanément avec l'affichatle du cc,mpteur traditionnel, dans le cas de l'appareil de type modulaire. L7affichat~e lumineu~ sert é~alement d'avertisseur visuel. En effet, dans le but dS~viter les problèmes qui pourraient se poser au momen$ o~l un client désirerait ré~ler une course avec une carte au~,; fc,nds in~uffisants, l'appareil ~
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l'utilisatic.n d'une carte de banque ou de crédit, l'afficha~e se met ~
rliynoter et un timbre sonr.r~ se fait entend~e~ en ~uise d7avertisse-ment~ qllelques kil~-lmetres avant d'atteindre le nc~mbre ma~;imum de c-eu~
ci rouverts par la carte, enre~istré lors de la validation, r~u quelques minutes avant la limite de temps equivalente~ lorsque la v~iture est arF~tée. Le montant d'ar~ent coYrespcndant ~ cette llmite de f.~.nds monetaires s~affiche alors sur l'~,-ran à cristal liquide Cnum~o 8~ de l'appareil de fason a informe~ constammen-t le chauffeur de l'apprc,che de celle-ci. ~endant ce temps, le compteur continue d'incr~menter au Yythme des kilometres ou des minutes, comme il se doit. Les m-~mes avertissements s4n4re et visuel seront emis pc~ur indiquer la fin de la course à l'atteinte de la limite monétaire couverte par la carte. Encore une fois, les si~nau.~; de détresse et de radio serc~nt emi~ si l'app~reil n'es-t pas réinitialis~ une fois le véhicule arr~te ou si ce dernier poursuit sa couYse après les avertis-sements du compteur. A défaut d'une introduction par le chauFfeur de s,~n propre NIP dans la minute qui suit ces avertissements, l'appareil émettra les siynau~; de détresse; de plus, l'int~-oduction de -tout autre numerc que le NIP du chauffeur auYa e~alement pour effet de lancer ces si~nau~. D'autres part~ l'in$roducti~n du NIP du chauFfeur peut si~nifier ~ue celui-ci "autorise" la cc.ntinuation de la course en ~chan~e de la ~arantie que la balance de la cc.urse sera pay~e comptant. Une fois la couYse terminée, le chauffeur indique ~
l'appareil de passer en mode paiement en pYessant de nouveau le boLIton d'initialisatic.n numero ~. ~ependant, il faut absolument que la course ''``.'`.''' : .

21~8~2 s~it réellement terminée p.-,ur ce faire car tc.ute tentative afin de rf~initialiser l'appa~eil ~u de le fermer alc,rs que le véhicule est encc.re en ,n,.uvement initiera les m~mes si~naux d'ur3en,-e~ Si tClUt est parfai~ement n~rmal lcrs de la ~éinitialisaticn, alc.rs l'appareil se remet aut.-~matiqLIement en cclmmunicatic.ll téléphc~nique avec l'instituticn bancaire ~u de crédit, dans le cas dYun paiement par carte, et, à
l'aide du NIP du client qarde en meSmc~ire; débite 1~ ccmpte apprc~pri du montant e.~act de la c,~urse indiqurS au ccmpteur m~ins les r~ducti.~nsT le ca5 échéant, et, crbdite le ,-~mpte de la cc,mpac~nie de taxi du m-~me m~ntan-t. Si, par ccntret la course a ccntinué après l'atteinte de la limite mcnétaire, avec l'aut~risaticn du chauffell~
par l'intr~ducti~n de s~n NIP, alcrs le transfert de f~nds se fait sur le s~lde .-cmplet du ccmpte du client, et l'appc~reil affiche alc,rs le montant excédentai~e nc,n-cc,uve~t, que ce de~nier doit payer c~mptant~
Puis~ 1'affichar3e à cristal liquide envc~ie le messac~e indiquant que la transacticn est maintenant complétée, la c~mmunicaticn téléph~nique est c~upée et l'appareil efface alcrs le NIP du client de sa mémc.ire, dans le cas drune carte bancaire. 5imultanement, l'imprimante emet un rappc.rt que le client pcu~ra pré~enter ultérieurementr en L~uise de facture de déplacement, pclur ses fins persc.nnelles. Sur le rappcrt7 cn pcurra trcluver des inf.~.~matic.ns telles que le cc.mpte dé~ité, le cas échéant, ainsi que le ncmbre de kilc~ètres parccurus, les m~ntan-ts fcrfé-taires ~électic.nnés et le m~ntant t~tal de la ccurse. Finalement~
suite ~ une n~uvelle pressicn du bc.ut~n d'initialisaticn nurnéro 3, l'appareil retcurne en m~de nc.rmal, prc~t pcur une autre c.~urse; enc,_,re . ., : . - . .: : . . ; :

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ici, un delai supe~ieur à 5 minutes ent~e la fin de l'imp~essi~.n de la f~ture et la ~élection ~u mode "n~rmal" initie~a les si~nau~
dT u~ence.

A la fin de sa ~onde de t~avail, le ~haLlffeu~ sélecti4nne~a la fc.nction de ~éinitialisation complète de l'app~eil. ~:ette fonction se~vira à ~emettre l'appa-r-eil ~ ~é~o et à effacel complètement le module de memc.i1e, sauf la memoire auxilliai~e ~que nc.us ve~ons un peu plu5 loin~, de maniè~e à "-faire de la pl~ce" au~; données de la ~onde suivante. Pour ce fai~e, il appuie~a simultanément 5u~ le séle~teu~ automatique~manuel numéro 5 et le bouton d'initialisation numérc. ~ du Taxi Sécu~i~atic. Puis, à la demande de l'appa~eil, le chaufFeur dev~a valide~ l'op~ation de ~éinitialisation complète de celui-ci pa~ l'int~oducti4n de son plopre nume~o d'identification pe~sonnel ~NIP~ L'appa~eil émett~a alo~s un ~apport complet de la r~nde de t~avail en y indiquant en ent~te, la date, le numé~o de pe~mis du comme~çant et ~elui du taxi, puis, pou~ chaque cou~se, un numé~o sequentiel co~espondant à l'o~dre des cou~ses dans la ronde, l'heu~e du début de la cou~se, le nomb~e de kilomèt~es pa~cou~us, les montants f~fétai~es et les ~éductions, le montant total de la cculse et le mode de paiement utilisé ~autcmatique ou en a~en-t~. Le )appo~t jou~nalie~ indiquerait é~alement le nomb~e total de kilomèt~es factu~és et les s~us-totau~; en a~ent comptant et en ar~ent débit~
automatiquement, de m~me que les r~ductic.ns acco~dées. De plus, le ~appo~t se te~mine~ait pa~ le nombre total de kilomèt~es non-facturés . ' :
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p~r.-.~urus par la ~c.iture de taxi au CCILl~5 cle sa r~nde. T~~~utes ces donn~es p,~urraient s'avérer tres utiles p~ur l~'~quilib~e de la caisse ~alance~S les vérificaticlns c,~mptables, les études dFachalanda~e~ les eff~rts cl'c.ptirnisatic,n dans la répartiti~n cles ~ourses de ta~;i, et autres études...

~ien gue la capacité de ~érn~.risation de l'apFareil sc~i-t suffisamment ~rande p~.ur c~ntenir t~.utes les transactions effectuees au .-c.urs cde t~ois ~undes cie travail, sc,it une jc,urnée c~mplète ~_~ heures:lJ il est p~eférable d'emettre les rappc.rts j.-,urnaliers à la fin de chaque rc.nde de travail de maniere à minimiser les ris~ues de pertes d'infurma-ti~n en cas de bris de l'appareil. II peut, tc~ut de m~me, arrive~ que l'appareil ne s~it pas réinitialisé pendant une p~riclde de temps pr~lcn~ée et ~e, ~cnséquemment, la mémcire attei~ne sa limite de capacit~. Si tel etait la cas, suite ~ l'impressic~n de la facture de la dernière transactic~n ~celle saturant la memcuire~, l'appareil émettra au-tomatiquement un rapp~rt s~mmaire cc~ntenant les vin~ts premières c~urses de la rcnde et effacera celles-ci de la memc.ire, de maniè~e à faire de la place p~ur vin~ts n~uvelles tr3nsacti~.ns.

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Un autre type de rappc~rt p.-.urra é~ale~ent ~tre e~is à partir de l?appareil. T~utef~is, celui-ci ne p~u~ra l'~tre que suivant des pr~cedures très strictes. Il s'a~it du rapp~rt c~.ntenant les rensei~nements perscunnels et cc~nfidentiels p~uvant c~nduire ~
l'identificaticun de tcus les clients ayant pris place dans le ta,;i au -~ 2~4~42 cc.urs d7une r._.nde de travail. C:elui--ci pc~r~-ait s'avérer très utile pour la résc~luticln d7actes criminels commis à lFend~oi-t du chauffeur.
Sous-r~serve de la loi 5UY la pr.~tection des ~ensei~nements c~nfidentiels7 le rapport p~uYrait conteniY les rensei~nements personnels ~numérc. de permis de cc.nduiYe7 de carte-client7.~.~ gue le client au~a lui-m~rre présenté pr~cedemment et7 pouvant permettre à des ;
aut~ités compétentes et specialement manda-tees ~ cette fin, de retracer un client donné, pcur des -Fins d~enqu~tel par exemple. ~omme ~
suY le rappc.rt précedent, on retrc~uverait la m`~me ent~te suivie du ~:
m~me numérc. s~quentiel pour chaque c~urse, afin de pouvoir faire le `;
lien entre les deuc rapp~rts. De plus, on retrouverait, p~ur chaque course, l'heure du debut de la ccurse, l'heure de la fin de la couYse ou l'heure c~ laquelle les sign~ux de détresse ~nt éte emis et le numc4ro d'identification du clientA
.'" ' En rais~n de la nature ccnfidentielle de ce sec~nd rappclrt! la procedure p~uY pouv~ir l'obtenir exir~e la participation de difFérentes parties afin d'assuYer la prcltecticn des rensei~nements qu!il ccntient et d'éviteY tcut a~us d~tilisationA ~e rappc.rt ne pourra ~tre émis qu'une seule fois et à un mc.ment bien pré._is, sc.it imm~di~tement après l'émission du pl~emier rappoYt. Pour émettre ce rapport, il faudra répcndYe à une interro~atic,n en ce sens de l'appareil par l'introduc-tion su~cessive ~l clavier de deux mots cles uniques ~
chaque appaYeil; tclus deux différents du NIF du chauffeur~ Le premieY
des deux mclts clés qui devra ~tre cc.nnu uniquement de la cc.mpagnie de ', 2~8~ ~
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ta~i, pl~urra 2`tre ch~isi arbitrairement l~rs de lFinstallati~n du TS~
~ans le tar;i~ La c~mpar~nie de t~i devra é~alement tenir un re~istre -~;
des NIF de ,-hacun de ses chauffeurs au cas c~ l'un de ceu~--i serait dans l~imp~ssibilitr_ d~en faire lui-m~me l'intr~duction, pclur l'emissicln du premier rappl~rt~ Le sec~rld mclt cle p~urra ~tre clbtenu via un repr~sent~nt clfficiel des fcrces pc~licières auprès de la c~mpa~nie distribu~rice de l~appareil ~u de l'instituti~n en faisant la c~mmercialisati~n, à partir du numér~ de série de ce dernier Apr~s l'emissi.~n de ce secl_lnd rapport ~u lclrs d'une nclu~elle pressicln du b~utcln d'initialisation numér~ 3r si ce dernier nFest pas requis après la premier rapp~rt~ l'appareil sera c~mplètement réinitialisé, sans i~
aucune p~ssibili$~ de rec~uvrer l'infclrmati~n ccntenue dan~ aucun des deu~,: r~pp~rts; la mém~ire etant al~rs entièrement effac~e~ Puis, l'appareil ret~urnera en rnode n~rmal, pr~t p~ur une autre r~nde de travail~

Le TS~ devra -finalement ~tre muni d'une sclurce d'~ner~ie au~illiaire destinee ~ maintenir intactes les d~nnées en mémoire en cas de panne de la sc~urce principale, sc.it la batterie de l'aut~m~bile. Il devra é~alement ~tre muni d'une meml~ire au.~illiaire permanente, c~ntenant en tout temps les ~inq derniers enre~istrementsT en ~uise de pr~tecti~n ~-supplementaire~ C.ette mem~ire ne p~urra pas ~tre effac~e par quicc~nque ;~
qui aurait in-t~r~t à détruire des preuves ~ccablantes ni m~me à -~
detruire l'appareil lui-m~me~ Tel que vu précedemment, la mém~ire aLl~illiaire ne pclurra pas n~n plus ~tre eF-Facée l~rs de la -' 2~48'~2 réinitialisati.ln de l'appareil; -hacune des cin~ transactic,ns enre~istr~Qs sera ~ t~lur de Yale effacée ~elon la rè~le "-First in7 ~-first c.ut" , puis remplacee par une ncluvelle transactic.n au fur et à
mesure de leur r ~al is~ticln~

~omme nclus venclns de le vclir, l'inventicln que n~us prc,p~s~ns ~uvre la pclrte a une multitude de pc.ssibilités ccmmerciales~ c~mptables et meme de ~esticn. Il devient ain~i pc~ssible, tclut en respectant le but premier de l'inventicln qui cclnsiste à a-_crcl~tre la sécLIrite des chauffeurs, d'adc'pter des stratéLIies de vente mieux adaptées aux besc~ins de la pclpulati~n et suceptibles d'au~menter l'achalanda~e~ On pourrait, par exemple, -Favcriser l'utilisaticln de la carte-client de :.
manière à en arriver~ à plus lc~n~ terme, à ce m~lde unique de paiement pclur le service de taxi~ On p~urrait d~rs et dej~ dési~ner des peri~des du j~ur ~u de la nuit~ cl~ seul ce mclde de paiement sera accepté, p~ur encore plus de protecti~n~ Parmi les p4ssibilités ~`
c~mmercialesr c~n pclurrait, par exemple, en s'adjcli~nant la ~.
cclllaboraticln d'institutions bancaires et~clu de crédi-t, p~ur le cclntrale infclrmatique de l'infcrmaticn -cr~aniser des ccncclurs, des promoti.ns,... parmi les utilisateurs à la fci-s de service de taxi et de carte-client.
-s'assccier ~ des causes humanitaires et de pr~venticn en ;~
pr~mquvant l'utilisaticn de taxi p~ur prevenir l'alc.~cl au vcllant -r~ducticns substantielles du -tari-F7 financé p~r l~instituticln ~ancaire e'-~clu la c~mpa~nie de ta.

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pol.lr un client en etat d~bFi~t~
-p~iement d~un pc~urcent~ge sur un ~ecclnd chauffeLIr ~
p~ur ramener l'autclmobile d'un client en etat ~.
d T ~briét~.
-pro~ramme~ de reducticlns pc.ur 1QS persc.rlrles du trc,isième ~e et les ~tudiant 5.
-possibilité~ pour un client, d'accurnLIler de5 "ta~;imiles" `
créditables sur une prc,chaine course payee par carte ~particulieFement avanta~eu~ pour les persc.nnes du trclisième a~e~. L~app~reil crediterait ~utomatiquement la c~urse de ta.~;i du nombre de "ta~imiles" accumules par le client et conservés en mémc,ire par le système inf~rmati~ue de l'in~tituticln Financière~
-etc,...

~omme vc~us pouvez le constater~ les p~ssibilités pour ce pr~duit sont inn~mbrables et ne sc,nt limitées que par ncltre ima~inatic,n.

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prevention ._crime.

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~ in a car from your ~ i cc, nventionnelleT cn usually finds a taxim ~ tre ~ ~ e cc.mpteur is a calibrated measuring device which, via its interfaces, measures the distance pa ~ traveled by the taxi car, and c ~ nverted it in monetary value, sel ~ n the rates in vi ~ ueLlr. The cc.mpteur prPnd also for account the duration of use of the car of t ~ i when it is immobilized during its c..urse, and pe ~ nnet é ~ alement the intr ~ duction of amounts forfétai ~ es, required for ba ~ a ~ es extra, for example. Once at destination, the client must reme-ttre au chauffeu ~ un-tant dFar ~ ent compt ~ nt equivalent to .:.: ~.
valeu ~ indicated to the c ~ meter, in acguittement of the c ~ urse performed.
According to this process, the taxi driver must keep on him considerable sums of money allowing him to make the mcnnaie ~ In addition ~ these s ~ ar ~ ent are found quickly au ~ mentées during a nclrmale rcnde taxi and the driver has rare ~ ent time necessary to carry out dep ~ ts and thus "lighten" s ~ n wallet ~ Gold, we are currently witnessing a Dramatic rise in crime against this group of workers.
The very nature of their work places them at the forefront as to their vulnerability; these are easy ~ ~ geese ~ The client who is driven by criminal intent, may come to fruition protected by privacy d ~ a vehicle automc.bile, safe from witnesses ~ nants; and the ~ pp ~ t du ~ ain can sometimes ~ be important.

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in ~ ayer this criminality ~, bring very little satisfaction ...
as long as t ~ lighthouses are noticeable, as long as it is about life, but which, according to many, "~ ner ~ ient" encoFe plus ~ la ~ elation "client-fcurnisseu ~ "during re ~ ulier work than the criminal himself.
would be suFpFenant that these means of prc.tection reduce ~ to eu ~; alone, the number of criminal acts or perhaps even their crime, from the expected way. D'ailleury FecemMent, a taxi driver has and ~
shot from outside his vehicle; v41 being the mohile of crime. One may also wonder if there has been a reduction 5i ~ nificant crime in banks and convenience stores since the installation of cambrasy protective vitFes, .. ~ u'en is it of the quality of the customer service ~ And other paFt, at what point do the ~ ensr witnesses of c ~ iminels, do they come to rescue of victims, even when called by "fire";
cli ~ no-tants "~ All of the r ~ uestions that do not find FépOnse satisfactory.

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The invention in question here offers a more tan ~ i ~ le to this rising iminality by tackling it in two ways are far; preventive and re ~ active. A priori, she addresses the main causes of the problem by trying to address them if not, eliminate the effects to a minimum. ~ The causes are: la ~;
presence of the ar ~ ent itself and the anonymity in which is usual-LEMENT offered the service of ta ~ i. Using the "TS ~ or Ta ~

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Sécuri ~ atic "p, .u ~ makes ~ the payment of cc ~ u ~ ses by télepréleve-ment bancai ~ e di ~ ect, somrne d'arfy, ent t ~ anspo ~ ted by the drivers taxi Jev ~ considerably decrease, overtc, ut if l'c, n en. ~ c.ura ~ e this practice which for ~ it ~ even became ~ oblivion ~ atoi ~ e ap ~ bs a certain time cu exceed ~ e ~ taine heu ~ es of the night ~ By decreasing thus the bait of ~ ainy and more, by ~ endant now possible the identi-fication of all customers by putting in data personal minimums, the cinality rate should inevitably decreases ~. A p .-. Ste ~ iori, the apparatus p ~ urrait contributes ~
to considerably reduce the incidence of criminal acts, poorly committed ~ re prevention, ace to a distress call system and transmission ~ adio automatic allowing ~ and ~ aceY the vehicle taxi "in trouble". Finally, the use of such an invention ~ work the doors to a multitude of opportunities like ~ cials, starting ~
pa ~ the possibility of availing yourself of the taxi service without a penny in poached.

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2 ~ 2 DESC: I ~ IPTION S0 ~ 1MAY ~ E OF IN ~ ENTIDN
:., Let us see, in the great readings, the way in which this apparatus -.
f ~ 3ncti ~ nne. In the present inventi ~ rl, the very essence of the traditional taximeter is c ~ 3n ~ ervée rnais includes, in plLls7 a perrnettant module --`
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validation beforehand and then acknowledgment of the montarlt of the coR ~
using a marJn ~ -tique card. Payment would be made by means of a carte-cliQnt, which can come from a banking institution or credit, a little more and more like "automatic dr ~ bits"
currents. The device is also provided with a memory module, to which the introduction of data, allowing the identification of a client, is oblivious ~ prior to a paid cash run ~ Ges data could come from reading my ~ néti ~ ue of information ~ mation contained in a ca ~ te health insurance, e. ~ ample ~ or manual introduction, by the driver, proof, of the nurrléro social insurance ~ SIN ~, number of driving license or tOLIt other relevant number that can easily lead to identification reliable customer ~ Of course, the memory module should ~
flexible enough to allow the introduction of a ~ rande variety of d. ~ years ~ various cards, cards ~ tran ~ eras, ... ~. Failing that to respond by introducing this identification data from the client or by using a client card, to all validation conditions "authorizing" the start of the race of your ~
the device will be equipped with another module initiating the automatic emiss ~ n that if a ~ distress telephone call comes ~ istr ~ to service ". ~: ''' ~ 2 ~ 0 ~ 8 ~ 2 emergency Cgll ~ .u local police ~ Cil ~ 5 that the vehicle will be put in movement. More to indicate that an anoYmal event is occur5 the message identifies the vehicle number in problem ~ me and the telephone number of the taxi central which will, at at any time, know the starting address and the destination of each taxi Race. ~ e messa ~ e peutic. ec ~ alement ~ tre lan ~ vc.lont ~ ire ~
ment, in emergency situations, only by pressing simultaneously on two buttons preselected by the ~ heater during installation ~ n of the device ~ u again on a switch concealed in the car and manually operated by foot or 1 ~ hand. ~ was available ~ sition can be done by a taxi driver who, for example, would be a victim of heart trouble ~ In addition ~ the device will emit a siynal radi, ~ intermittent Cbip sound ~, on a specific frequency ~
pe ~ putting the localisatic.n of the taxi cab by the team u ~ ence dispatched ~ following the call from detFesse. C: e siynal can be transmitted simultaneously on the radio frequencies of the pc ~ lice and taxi or just on the first of the two cu still on a priority channel reserved for this purpose by ~ RTC. He could be picks up to ~, for example, a distance of ~ inq C5 ~ kilcmeters from the car emitting and being heard louder and louder as as we approach the source. So by ._erning the perimeter c ~ mpris between the departure adFesse and 1 ~ destinati ~ n of the taxi cu la distance possibly traveled since the issuance of the first signal then systematically grid ~ ep ~ rimeter, the dete ~ tic.n du if ~ n ~ l radio has to f ~ ire enough ~ quickly and thus allow , ~,. ,. :

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retrac plu5 fa ~ ilement the `f ~ 'i ture of ta ~ i. Finally, the device p4u ~ rait é ~ alement ~ t ~ e provided with a derr7ier m ~ dule which / simultaneously if ~ n ~ l radicIr fe ~ a ~ -lisn. ~ ter the ~ lights of p ~ .siti. ~ n of the vehicle, thus allowing better visibility of the taxi. This allows a better view of the emergency team and would: -f ~ ciliter 1 r interverIti ~ n of any evidence. ~ in pot ~ ntiel ~ subject to .. - ~
wear se ~ 4urs or transmit ~ inF ._. rm ~ ti4n.

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`, '.', ', Fi ~ 7ure 1 ..Repr ~ feels a fa ~ e view of the device Ta ~ i 5 ~ uri ~ atic in its versi4n m4dulaire, fi. ~.; é à la dr4ite du ta ~ im ~ tre.:.
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is7ure ~ sume, s ~ us F4rme de dia ~ ramme de fl4t ~ le ~ haeminement des ~ ns as well as the losique sequence of the Taxi Secure. `: ~
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In order to illustrate the device well and to improve it. Cclmprehernsi ~ n now we will describe its components and their function ~
by presenting them through the normal route of a race of your. ~ i. The "Ta ~ i Sécuri ~ atic" ~ although incc.re in the state of c ~ ncept, is a device consu of the combined physical ~ n devices and ~ or techrlol .-. ~ ies already e. ~; istantes. ~ is actually the meeting of the traditional ta counter; i, including all instruments ~ components and interfaces that matched ~ lmp ~ rte9 of ~ n ~ direct payment counter s ~ n paper printer, similar to ceu ~ that lr ~ n found in shops, a 4U cell phone model digital, according to the need, of a composition module aut ~ matic with messa ~ e preenre ~ istré, a memory mc.dule, a transmitter ~ a ~ ia to diFfusi ~ n restricted, a fire control device ~; of positicln of the vehicle, and finally, of a computer allowing control and slave all other systems. The device will ~ t ~ e of inte type ~ and thus comp ~ endre, in a single boltierF tc ~ utes the above components, in which case it would simply replace the current ta ~ i counter. In this particular case, he will have to answer to all n ~ rmes rér ~ issant of such counters. It will for sure ~ be modular type etr dan ~ in this case, understand, in a single boltier, all the functions and ~ or aforementioned devices, ex ~ reading the your ~ imeter. In the last case, the device could go off;
the current c ~ mpteu ~ ~ below ~ ua sa droitei and adapts to it ~

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f .-. ~ mer un m, -. dule c, 3mplet, en cc., nrnunicatic.n ccnstante, and so retrcuver t_.utes the characteristics of the mcd ~ the inte ~ réA Some scit its versi.-ln, the device will be ~ galernent ass-_rti of a mcbile controller in order to allow a customer payarlt by card7 to intrcdLlire s ~ n numerc. identificati. ~ n perscnnel ~ NIPi and selecti ~ nner the c.mpte apprc, requested to charge. N ~ tcns, finalemerlt ~ that the basic model r, e c. ~ m would take that the mcdule direct paymentJ c ~ nnected to the current counter or with scn pr- ~ pre ta ~; imeter in-té ~ ré, the telephone mcdule and the computer; the other modules which can be added in ~ pti, n.

The fi ~ ure N ~ A 1 n ~ us d ~ nne an overview of the device Cnumér ~ ~, type modular, fi ~ é to the dr ~ ite of traditi ~ nnel ccmpteur de taxi ~ numc 1 ~. The int ~ yré type device will, in appearance, be perfectly identical to the m ~ dular type, except for the instruments and interfaces Additional information required for reading and conversion of the kilometer, as well as for the display of the device. The device will also the same appearance that he scit ass ~ rti or ncn of t ~ utes his c.pti ~ ns. We It is not useful to illustrate the printer acc ~ mpa ~ ning the device and who would be t ~ ut Done c ~ nventic.nnelle; she could even do to me part ~ rante of the device, itself ~ -me. The device illustrated ~
includes a numerc initialization houtcn. 3 to replace the sensor ,: ~
to ~ er ~ before the start of each c ~ urse; by activating it, the driver also puts the device in standby mode, ready for reading information ~ c ~ ntenLIe on the customer's magnetic card ~ card banking ~ u other ~ or for the intr ~ ductic.n manual de d ~ nnées 2 ~ 0 ~ 8 ~ 2 ~

from other ~ pi ~ these identifi_ ~ tion. In the.-A ~ of the ~ ppareil modular type7 the device will be reset autc, matically by giving the ta. ~ im ~ be to ~ eru and the end - n numeru ~
will only see pIu5 ta ~ rd in the prccessus. The initialization is the most important step, and put it before int ~ odu ~ tion of the client in the ta. ~ i place the ~ haufFeur in the same ~
state of vulnerability than with ~ h ~ itual taximeter. ~ 'is ~ r ~ this at this initialization that the app ~ reil will emit si ~ nau ~; distress, telephone and radio, if the vehicle turns on while it is in ~ ore in standby mode for the introduction of informa-tion or if this wait lasts for more than ~ minutes. However, the driver will have t ~ entes seconds, before the mission of these if ~ nals, louse ~ annihilate them, and thus put the device back in mcde of clpe ~ ation. To do this, the driver will precede lJin ~ roduction of his own ~ e number ~ o personal identification ~ PIN ~ using the keyboard n ~ lmé ~ o 4; this provision could be received during ~ ituations dru ~ ence e. ~ iing the immediate departure of the taxi car, by example. Lrint ~ production of any number other than the PIN of the driver, rather than drannihiler the emis ~ ion of si3nau ~; of distress ~ e, will launch immediately these. In the event that the driver hands over actually the device in "operaticn" mode by the intrc.dllctic.n of ~ a PINs the ccmpteur would continue to increment by p ~ enant pou ~ cc.mpte le d ~ ut 1 ~ run dej ~ made from the start of the v ~ hic ~ le.

Once entered in the -ta ~,: i, the client presents, at the request of the . i 2104 ~ 2 ll ~

.- ~ 3auffeur, his identification papers, .u his maetic card, if applicable if necessary. In 12 pY ~ mier ca5 ~ the driver s ~ lectic.nne, using the numeric button. 5, the m, _lde manual of intrc, duction of dqnnée ~ and between the customer's personal number, written on their proof of identification, in the memory of the device, using keyboard number 4. The mc.de manual pourrc3 ec ~ alement ~ be useful in case of broken device ~ read impossibility of telephone cc.mmunicaticn in the mode aut ~ matic. In this mcde, the Compteuf will behave like a taximbt ~ e c.rdinaire but assc.rti de une memcire en plus. ~ in the case where ~
the customer would present urn card rn ~ n ~ tique, the chauffeur-f ~ lecticnne, on the key ~ ie ~ number ~ the type of card used Cles plus currents ~ by the client and presents it to the reader number &. The device enter automatically 4 al4rs automatically in memory the information ~ .n contained in the card. If there is a card, say ~ ns health insurance or any other name, the device keeps in memory the information clui is recorded there and passes then in "~ p ~ ration"mode; ready to start the race. If he is bank or credit card, the device, r ~ race to its module t ~ telephone, enters c ~ mmunication ~ directly or via a system "Interac" or other if necessary, with the computer system of the financial institution ~ issuing the ~ arte. Once the communication established, the client must confirm the transaction Bank card ~, even before starting the.-Curse, through the int3roductic.n of its own numerc. d Personal identification CNIP ~ on the keyboard Cnumber ~ of the controller Cnumérc 7 ~, then pa3- the salt ~, - ~ ion of the c.-mpte to ~ -` 21 ~ '12 ~ -1 ~, d ~ i ~ iter; the customer can read the instructions on the display liquid crystal numerc, 8 of the device or the controller ~ ~ not once the validation performed ~, _bank or credit card ~, the device cc, nver-ti and ga ~ de in memc, ire the number ma ~; imufl ~ of kil ~ mbtres that the account balance can be opened; then the device cc ~ upe the communication tel ~ ph ~ nique but ~ arde tempc, raire en méfn ~ ire le num ~ de la card, the selected account and the ~ customer's IP ~ if applicable.
No debit has yet been re-made but the op ~ ratic, has not been validated and could take place: the sc, lde du cc, mpte being positive and the holder of - ~
the erl card being the owner. The device ~ e puts alor ~ in operating mode, rl and displays the base fare of ~ c, ute taxi ride, or the minimum to pay ~. ~ using the number keyboard ~ ~ rnc, dr ~ the inter ~ re ~
or from the cc ~ modular metered taxi meter ~, the driver preselects t ~ ut additional tariff addi-ti ~ nnel pcuvant apply for bat ~ at ~ es in e ~; ces, for example, as well as any ~ applicable reduction ~
a camp of prc, m ~ tic, n or other, in which the company participates cde ta ~; i. Heart may begin The numerical display, shows continLIellemerlt the amount of the race and this simultaneously with the display of the cc, traditional meter, in the case of the modular type device. L7affichat ~ e lumineu ~ serves é ~ alement visual horn. Indeed, in order to avoid problems that could arise at any time a customer would like re ~ ler a race with a card at ~ ,; fc, nds in ~ sufficient, the device ~
is provided with another protective function. Thus7 in the case of,;

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using a bank or credit card, the display will start rliynoter and a timbre sonr.r ~ is heard ~ e ~ in ~ uise d7avertisse-ment ~ qllelques kil ~ -lmetres before reaching the nc ~ mbre ma ~; imum de c-eu ~
ci reopened by the card, enre ~ istré during validation, r ~ u a few minutes before the equivalent time limit ~ when the v ~ iture is arF ~ tée. The amount of money co-residing at this limit of f. ~ .nds monetaires then appears on the ~, - liquid crystal screen Cnum ~ o 8 ~ of the fason device has informed ~ constammen-t the driver of apprc, che of it. ~ during this time, the counter continues to increment kilometers or minutes as the rhythm must. The same s4n4re and visual warnings will be issued.
indicate the end of the race to reach the monetary limit covered by the card. Again, the si ~ nau. ~; distress and radio serc ~ nt emi ~ if the app ~ reil is not reset ~ once the vehicle stops or if the latter continues to run after warnings counter. Failing an introduction by the driver of s, ~ n own PIN within one minute of these warnings, the device will issue siynau ~; distress; moreover, the int-production of everything else numerc that the PIN of the driver also has the effect of launching these if ~ nau ~. On the other hand, the driver's PIN can be used if ~ nify ~ ue this one "authorizes" the cc.ntinuation of the race in ~ chan ~ e de la ~ arantie that the balance of the cc.urse will be paid ~ e in cash. Once the couYse is finished, the driver indicates ~
the device go into payment mode by pushing the button again from initialaticatic.n number ~. ~ However, it is imperative that the race '' `` .'`. '' :.

21 ~ 8 ~ 2 s ~ it really ended p .-, ur do this because tc.ute attempt to rf ~ initialize the app ~ eil ~ u to close it alc, rs that the vehicle is encc.re en, n, .uvement will initiate the same signals from ur3en, -e ~ If tClUt is perfectly ~ nly rmal lcrs of the ~ éinitialisaticn, alc.rs the device hands over automatically to cclmmunicatic.ll telephonic with the institute bank ~ u credit, in the case of payment by card, and using the customer's PIN qarde en meSmc ~ ire; debit 1 ~ count apprc ~ pri of the amount e. ~ act of the heart, ~ urse indicated to the counter m ~ ins the r ~ ducti. ~ nsT the ca5 appropriate, and, crbdite le, - ~ mpte de la cc, mpac ~ nie de taxi from m- ~ m m ~ ntan-t. If, by ccntret the race has continued after reaching the monetary limit, with aut ~ risaticn du chauffell ~
through the intro duct of s ~ n NIP, alcrs the transfer of f ~ nds is done on the s-lde.-cmplet from the client's account, and the app displays alc, rs the excess amount ~ e nc, n-cc, uve ~ t, that this de ~ denier must pay c ~ account ~
Then ~ the liquid crystal display ~ envc ~ ie the messac ~ e indicating that the transacticn is now complete, the telephone service is erected and the device erases the customer's PIN from its memory, in the case of a bank card. 5imultaneously, the printer emits a rappc.rt that the customer pcu ~ ra pre ~ enter later in L ~ uise travel invoice, for personal purposes. On the report 7 cn pcurra trcluver inf. ~. ~ matic.ns such as cc.mpte de ~ ité, the case if necessary, as well as the number of kilc ~ meters parccurus, the m ~ ntan-ts fcrfé-taires ~ électic.nnés and the m ~ ntant t ~ tal of the ccurse. Finally ~
continuation ~ a new pressicn from bc.ut ~ n initialization number 3, the device retcurne in m ~ of nc.rmal, prc ~ t pcur another c. ~ urse; ink . .,:. -. .::. . ; :

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here, a delay superior ~ ieur to 5 minutes ent ~ e the end of the imp ~ essi ~ .n of the f ~ ture and the ~ election ~ u mode "n ~ rmal" initiates ~ a si ~ nau ~
dT u ~ ence.

At the end of its ~ t ~ avail wave, the ~ haLlffeu ~ selecti4nne ~ a la fc.nction of ~ complete initialization of the app ~ eil. ~: this function is ~ turned to ~ emit the appa-r-eil ~ ~ é ~ o and completely erase the memc.i1e module, except the auxiliary memory that nc.us ve ~ ons un bit plu5 far ~, so ~ e to "do pl ~ ce" to ~; data from the ~ next wave. To do this, he simultaneously presses 5u on sele ~ teu ~ automatic ~ manual number 5 and the initialization button digit. ~ Taxi Safely ~ i ~ atic. Then, at the request of the camera, the heater dev ~ has valid ~ the op ~ ation of ~ complete initialization of this one pa ~ int ~ oducti4n of its number plopre ~ o identification pe ~ staff ~ PIN ~ The app ~ eil emits ~ has alo ~ s ~ a complete contribution of the r ~ nde de t ~ avail by indicating in header, the date, the number of pe ~ put on like ~ ercing and ~ elui from the taxi, then, pou ~ each neck ~ se, a numé ~ o sequentiel co ~ espondant à l'o ~ dre des cou ~ ses dans le rond, the hour of the start of the neck, the number of kilometers from the neck, the amounts f ~ fétai ~ es and ~ eductions, the total amount of the cculse and the payment method used ~ autcmatique or a ~ en-t ~. The) appo ~ t jou ~ nalie ~ would also indicate the total number of kilometers factu ~ és and s ~ us-totau ~; a ~ ent count and ar ~ ent flow ~
automatically, as well as the accustomed ductic.ns. In addition, the ~ appo ~ t se te ~ mine ~ a pa ~ the total number of kilometers ~ are unbilled . '' :
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p ~ r .-. ~ urus by the taxi cover at the CCILl ~ 5 cle sa r ~ nde. You ~~~ utes these given, would prove to be very useful for the balance of the body ~ alance ~ S the verifications, c, ~ mptables, dFachalanda studies ~ e ~
eff ~ rts cl'c.ptirnisatic, n in the distribution ~ n keys ~ bears of ta ~; i, and other studies ...

~ ien gue the capacity of ~ ern ~ .risation of the device sc ~ it enough ~ rande p ~ .ur c ~ ntain ~ ~ all transactions made to.-c.urs cde t ~ ois ~ undes cie travail, sc, a jc, urea c ~ mplète ~ _ ~ hours: lJ it is p ~ eferable to send the reports d. j .-, urnaliers at the end of each rc.nde work to minimize the risk ~ ues loss of infurma-ti ~ n in case of breakage of the device. It can, all the same, happen that the device does not reset for a period of time pr ~ lcn ~ ée et ~ e, ~ cnséquence, the memcire reaches ~ does its limit of capacity ~. If this were the case, following the impression of the invoice from the last transactic ~ n ~ the one saturating the memcuire ~, the device will automatically issue a report ~ rt s ~ mmaire cc ~ now the wines ~ ts first c ~ urses of the rcnde and will erase those of the memc.ire, of way to make room for wine ~ ts n ~ uvelles tr3nsacti ~ .ns.

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Another type of rappc ~ rt p .-. Urra é ~ ale ~ ent ~ tre e ~ is from the device. T ~ utef ~ is, this can only be done according to very strict procedures. There is a rapp ~ rt c ~. Now Personal and personal information that may harm the identificaticun of tcus the customers having taken place in the ta,; i au - ~ 2 ~ 4 ~ 42 cc.urs d7une r ._. nde of work. C: elui - this pc ~ r ~ -it would be very useful for the resc ~ luticln of criminal acts committed in the fend ~ oi-t of the driver.
Subject to law 5UY the protection of teaching c ~ nfidentiels7 the report could contain the information personal ~ numerc. cc.nduiYe7 permit card-client7. ~. ~ gue le customer to ~ has himself ~ rre presented pr ~ previously et7 may allow;
aut ~ itities competent and specially manda-tees ~ for this purpose, to trace a given client, for purposes of investigation, for example. ~ like ~
suY the previous rappc.rt, we retrc ~ uver the same ent ~ te followed by ~:
same number. sequential for each heart, in order to be able to do the `;
link between the two reports. In addition, we would find, for each race, the start time of the ccurse, the end time of the race or the time that the distress signals were issued and the client identification number . '"' Due to the confidential nature of this sec! the procedure for you can get it exiting the participation of different parties in order to ensure the prctectect of the information that it contains and avoidY tcut a ~ us of ~ useA ~ e rappc.rt cannot be issued only once and at a very good time, sc.it immediately afterwards the issuance of pl ~ emier rappoYt. To issue this report, you will need repcndYe to an interro ~ atic, n in this sense of the device by the introduction ~ cessive ~ l keyboard of two unique keywords ~
each device; includes two different driver NIFs ~ The premieY
of the two key mclts which should be cc.nnu only of the cc.mpagnie de ', 2 ~ 8 ~ ~
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ta ~ i, pl ~ urra 2`tre ch ~ isi arbitrarily l ~ rs lFinstallati ~ n du TS ~
~ ans le tar; i ~ The c ~ mpar ~ nie de t ~ i will also have to ~ keep a record ~ ~;
NIFs of, - each of its drivers in case c ~ one of these ~ --i would in the imp ~ ssibilitr_ of making it himself the intruction, pclur the emissicln of the first rappl ~ rt ~ Le sec ~ rld mclt cle p ~ urra ~ tre clbtenu via a representative ~ nt clfficiel of fcrces pc ~ licières with the c ~ mpa ~ nie distribu ~ rice of the ~ u apparatus of the institut ~ n by making the c ~ mmercialisati ~ n, from the serial number ~ of the latter Apr ~ s the emissi. ~ n of this secl_lnd report ~ u lclrs of a nclu ~ she pressicln of b ~ utcln of initialization num ~ 3r if the latter is not required after the first rapp ~ rt ~ the device will be c ~ completely reset, without i ~
no possibility to receive the information included in none of the deu ~ ,: r ~ pp ~ rts; the mem ~ ire being al ~ rs completely erased ~ e ~ Then, the device will re-urnate in normal mode, ready for another appointment work ~

The TS ~ must -finally ~ be provided with a safety device intended to keep intact the data in memory in case of failure of the main security, sc.it the battery of the other motor. He will have to é ~ alement ~ be provided with a meml ~ ire. ~ permanent iliary, c ~ ntenant in any time the ~ last inq ~ re istrementsT en ~ uise de pr ~ tecti ~ n ~ -additional ~ This mem ~ ire will not be erased by anyone; ~
who would in-t ~ r ~ t destroy evidence ~ ccablantes ni even ~ ~ -destroy the device itself ~ me ~ As seen above, the mem ~ ire aLl ~ illiaire will not pclur n ~ n more ~ be eF-Facée l ~ rs de la - '2 ~ 48' ~ 2 device reset; - each of the cin ~ transactic, ns enre ~ istr ~ Qs sera ~ t ~ lur de Yale erased ~ elon la ré ~ le "-First in7 ~ -first c.ut ", then replace with a new transactic.n as you go measure of their r ~ al is ~ ticln ~

~ as ncl venclns to vclir, the inventicln that n ~ us prc, p ~ s ~ ns ~ works the pclrte a multitude of pc.sscccccciales ~ c ~ mptables and even from ~ esticn. It becomes so ~ i pc ~ ssible, tclut respecting the goal first of the inventicln which cclnsiste to a-_crcl ~ be the security of drivers, to adopt sales strategies better suited to besc ~ ins of the pclpulati ~ n and suceptibles au ~ lie achalanda ~ e ~ On could, for example, - Favor the use of the client card from:.
so as to come to ~ more lc ~ n ~ term, this m ~ lde single payment pclur the taxi service ~ We could ds rs and already desi ~ ner peri ~ of the day ~ u of the night ~ cl ~ only this payment method will be accepted, for even more protecti ~ n ~ Among the possibilities ~ `
c ~ mmercialesr c ~ n pclurrait, for example, by adjji ~ nant ~.
cclllaboraticln of banking institutions and ~ credit credit, for the infclrmatic center of infcrmaticn -cr ~ anise ccncclurs, promoti.ns, ... among users at the fci-s taxi service and customer card.
-sassier ~ humanitarian causes and pr ~ venticn en; ~
prior to using a taxi to prevent alc. cl at vcllant -r ~ substantial ducticns of -tari-F7 funded p ~ r l ~ instituticln ~ ancaire e'- ~ clu la c ~ mpa ~ nie de ta.

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pol.lr a client in d ~ bFi ~ t ~ state -p ~ iement of a pc ~ urcent ~ ge on a ~ ecclnd heater LIr ~
to bring a client's automobile back to its original state.
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-pro ~ ramme ~ of reducticlns pc.ur 1QS persc.rlrles du trc, isième ~ e et students ~ 5.
-possibility ~ for a client, to accuRLIle de5 "ta ~; imiles" `
creditable on a prc, race channel paid by card ~ especially avanta ~ eu ~ for the people of the third year a ~ e ~. The device would automatically credit your heart.
number of "ta ~ imiles" accumulated by the client and kept in memc, ire by the inf ~ rmati ~ ue system of the Financial in ~ tituticln ~
-etc, ...

~ as vc ~ us can see it ~ the possibilities for this product are inn ~ mbrables and sc, nt limited only by ncltre ima ~ inatic, n.

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Claims

1.An electronic payment device allowing the payment of taxi ride by direct bank telepayment using cards conventional banking or credit and, registration, prior personal identification data of customers paying cash and by card, characterized in that it comprises:
-an automatic debit electronic payment device, of the type "on line", similar to those encountered in most shops and including all the technical characteristics of basis of these, including among others:
.means for receiving magnetic cards, reading them information and determine the validity of bank cards and credit consisting in verifying that they are not stolen cards and the customer is the holder authorized, and -a magnetic card reader capable of reading information contained in most common plastic cards with a magnetic strip on the back (bank card, credit card, health insurance card, foreign card, ...), and extract from it all the information useful for the pursuit of transaction (bank or credit card) or at check-in automatic personal identification data of a customer (health insurance number or any other identification number from a card recognized as a legal document ...), and -a main keyboard on the device composed of two types of keys:
.a first set, the function keys, allowing operation functions such as resetting different functions such as resetting device, selection of manual and automatic modes, selection of the main types of magnetic cards, adjusting the clock, programming the device, and others....
a second set of keys, the alphanumeric keyboard, allowing the driver to enter manually, proof to support, the identification number of a paying customer cash (driver's license number, insurance number , ...), to select price reductions applicable, ..., and -a secondary alphanumeric keyboard on a mobile controller allowing the customer, paying by card, to do it himself the introduction of his personal identification number (PIN), necessary for the validation, prior to the taxi ride, of the card and transaction to be made, and -a main alphanumeric liquid crystal display on the device and a secondary on the joystick, on which the customer and driver can read the instructions at each step in the process, and -a paper printer allowing, when selecting the mode payment, issuance of transport invoices after each race, for customer needs, as well as the issuance of various management reports, and -a cellular (or digital) telephone module with modem to communicate via telephone lines with the computer system of the banking or credit institution, Issuing the card used, first to validate the transaction, before the race, then to debit the account the transaction of the customer for the amount of the trip and, to credit the account held by the taxi company for the same amount. The communication can also be established via a network system type "Interac", "Cyrus" or other, ..., and -a memory space required for the temporary maintenance of information necessary later for the prosecution and automatic completion of the fund transfer transaction from customer account at the count of the taxi company (card number, type of account, transit of the issuing institution, customer PIN
, ...), and for the temporary maintenance of the account balance, and tariff reductions, and - a computer capable of managing and controlling all the others systems and / or apparatus forming an integral part or being connected to the device itself they are part of the model of base or one of its options (see following claims).

2.The device of claim 1, equipped with a memory module principal capable of storing a sufficiently large number different recordings, to cover a minimum of 24 hours of continuous operation, each corresponding to a transaction, i.e.
taxi Race. For each of these transactions, the module must, at minimum, keep in memory a sequential three-digit number, corresponding to the race number, the type of card used, the if applicable, the customer identification number, consisting of numeric or alphanumeric characters up to 25 characters of length and take any form or alternation characters (numbers, letters, spaces, ...), start times and end of the race, the total amount of the race, a code identifying the payment method used (automatic or manual) and the reduction granted, if applicable. The memory module should also contain today's date, operating permit number of the merchant, the taxi number and the corresponding amount of money total automatic debits made, and

3.The device of claim 2, equipped with a memory module auxiliary who would only keep the last five at all times main memory records corresponding to the five latest transactions. This memory could in no way time, be erased even when erasing the main memory the, and the only way to change the data would be to save five new transactions; the following data management mode the "first in, first out" rule. The information retained in memory on each transaction would be the same as for memory main. Its function being one of security, in case of breakage or main memory fault, the auxiliary memory module re could be contained in a case other than the device main and be hidden in the console of the taxi, in addition to being provided with an auxiliary backup power source, and

4.The apparatus of claim 1, equipped with an interro-gation of the account balance (kept in memory) showing, for a few seconds, the nearest multiple of ten dollars and lower than the balance on the liquid crystal display of the device, immediately after validation, if it is less than one limit of, say, fifty dollars. This function will allow thus the driver to know the limit of cover of the card in cases where it risks being easily reached, and

5.The apparatus of claim 1, combined with a calling module emergency, allowing automatic dialing and transmission a pre-recorded distress message to the telephone "911" emergency service or the local police service. The message would indicate that an abnormal event is occurring in addition indicate the number of the taxi vehicle in question and the number of telephone of the taxi center concerned, which is supposed to know the approximate position of the taxi at all times. The call of distress could be initiated automatically following completion one of the following situations:
-a delay of a few minutes (five for the purposes of the example) has elapsed since the driver selected the mode waiting for information entry without any information has not yet been introduced, -a delay of a few minutes (five for the purposes of the example) has elapsed since the end of the invoice issue, by the printer, without the driver being selected yet return to "normal" mode, -the driver does nothing, within the prescribed time, to annihilate, thanks to its own PIN, the automatic transmission of the distress call related to one of the two previous situations your or the number entered to do this does not match not the driver's PIN, -the driver initiates the distress call himself by pressing simultaneously on two preset device buttons when installing the latter, or by operating with his foot or his hand, a concealed switch for this purpose in the taxi.

6.The apparatus of claim 5, combined with a radio transmitter activated automatically and simultaneously with the call module described in this item. The transmitter would then send a signal intermittent radio (beep sound), on a determined frequency and can be received up to a distance of a few kilometers from the transmitting car and being heard louder and louder as as we approach the source, allowing the location of the taxi car using a grid method. This signal could be transmitted simultaneously on the radio frequencies of the police and taxi or just on the first of the two or even on a priority channel reserved for this purpose.

7.The apparatus of claim 5, combined with an actuated module automatically and simultaneously with the emergency call module described in this item and which would cause the position lights of the vehicle, without the warning lights on the console flashing the car, allowing better visibility of the taxi, without the knowledge of a prospective client.

8.The apparatus of claim 1, for which any attempt to reset the device or close it while it is in operation mode, will have the effect of launching all the signals Telephone, radio and visual of claims 5, 6, and 7.

9.The apparatus of claim 1, allowing automatic transmission, at the end of each taxi ride, transport invoices that the client may use for personal purposes. On fractures, we can find information such as the account debited, the case if applicable, as well as the total amount of the race, in addition to finding the name of the taxi company, the date and time of the transaction.

10.The apparatus of claim 1, allowing during its reset, restore, thanks to its printer, any management information kept in the main memory of the device and containing the complete report of all the races of work round taxi. Once the report is issued, the memory is completely erased to make room for new data. On the report we would find, in header, the date, the license number of the trader and taxi driver, then, for each trip, a number sequential corresponding to the order of the races in the round, the time from the start of the race, the total amount of the race, the mode of used payment (automatic or cash) and discounts granted, Daily report would also show subtotals in cash and automatically debited money.

11.The apparatus of claim 1, allowing automatic transmission a partial report, including the twenty oldest races of remembered, be the first, whenever the memory module will reach its capacity limit. This report will produced following the issuance of the last invoice transaction (the one that saturated the memory), thus making room for twenty new transactions in memory. The report would then contain all the same information as the report of the claim 10, except the cash and cash subtotals automatically debited; these latest information only making part of the full report, including the totals of the report (s) partial already issued.

12.The apparatus of claim 1, allowing the emission of a report containing personal and confidential information which may lead to the identification of all customers who have taken place in the taxi during a round of work. However, this one these can only be issued following very strict procedures, to the protection of confidential information, and cannot be issued only once 'after which any confidential information will be erased, with no possibility of recovery. Subject to Privacy Act, the report may contain personal information (license number of drive, customer card, ...) that the customer has presented himself previously. As on the daily report, we would find the same header followed by the same sequential number for each race, in order to ability to link the two reports. In addition, we would find, for each race, the start time of the race and the time of the end of the race or the time at which the distress have been issued.

13.The apparatus of claim 1, including the processing means and / or the selection of certain functions allow, in collaboration with the financial institution (s) issuing the cards magnetic for computer information processing, various promotions, cost reductions, prevention campaigns, accumulation of credits, ... etc, depending on history of use or user profile (elderly, student, drunk, ...), holder of a card from of the participating institution.

14.The apparatus of claim 1, combined with a suitable taximeter tional (modular model), for direct reading of the amount of the race, or with integrated taximeter (integrated model), suitable for meet the standards governing the different characteristics of conventional taximeters and the compactness criteria required for meet the standards governing the different characteristics of conventional taximeters and the compactness criteria required for installation in motor vehicles, characterized in that it includes:
-a luminous display, meeting all the standards governing the displays on conventional taximeters and giving in permanently, simultaneously with the car's taximeter in in the case of the modular model, the amount of the taxi fare, and -a main keyboard on the device composed of two types of keys:
.a first set, the function keys, allowing the operation of the device itself and the selection of its different functions such as resetting device, selection of manual and automatic modes, selection of the main types of magnetic cards, adjusting the clock, programming the device, the selection of fixed rates, etc.
a second set of keys, the alphanumeric keyboard, allowing the driver to enter manually, proof to support, the identification number of a paying customer \

cash (driver's license number, insurance number social, ...). This keyboard can also be used as keys recall of stored data, when selected as such as a function key from the previous set, to record and recall at will in the accounting tion of the total amount of a trip, the flat rates most often used, tariff reductions for promotions, ..., and -all devices and equipment required to measure distance traveled by taxi car and usage time when the car is stopped while the taxi is busy, those required to charge any likely flat rate to be added during a taxi ride, as well as those required for converting all these values into monetary value equivalent according to current prices, in the case of the model integrated, and -all the devices and adjustment mechanisms required for the calibration of measuring devices and data entry the built-in model device, and -all interfaces and devices required for combination and permanent and continuous communication of information between the conventional taximeter and the device, in the case of the model modular; which removes the need to have the devices and mechanisms of the two previous points.

15.The apparatus of claim 14, equipped with a memory module principal capable of storing a sufficiently large number different recordings, to cover a minimum of 24 hours of continuous operation, each corresponding to a transaction, i.e.
taxi Race. For each of these transactions, the module must, at minimum, keep in memory a sequential three-digit number, corresponding to the race number, the type of card used, the if applicable, the customer identification number, consisting of numeric or alphanumeric characters up to 25 characters of length and take any form or alternation characters (numbers, letters, spaces, ...), start times and end of race, number of kilometers traveled, amounts applicable and the applicable discounts, the total amount of the race and a code identifying the payment method used (automatic or manual) or a distress code, if applicable. The module memory must also contain today's date, permit number operating system, taxi number and, at all times, total numbers of kilometers billed and non-billed as well as the total amount of cash received and the amount of money corresponding to the total of the automatic debits made, and

16.The apparatus of claim 15, equipped with a memory module auxiliary who would only keep the last five at all times main memory records corresponding to the five latest transactions. This memory could in no way time, be erased even when erasing the main memory the, and the only way to change the data would be to save five new transactions; the following data management mode the "first in, first out" rule. The information retained in memory on each transaction would be the same as for memory main. Its function being one of security, in case of breakage or main memory fault, the auxiliary memory module re could be contained in a case other than the device main and be hidden in the console of the taxi, in addition to being provided with an auxiliary backup power source, and

17.The apparatus of claim 14, equipped with visual alarms (flashing display) and audible (intermittent gong), indicating the approach and then reaching the monetary limit covered by the account to be debited and kept in memory during validation. The visual and audible warnings would be initiated a few kilometers or a few minutes before this limit is reached, depending on whether the vehicle is driving or is immobilized. Then they would still be initiated into reaching this limit to indicate the end of coverage monetary, and

18.The apparatus of claim 14, combined with a calling module emergency, allowing automatic dialing and transmission a pre-recorded distress message to the telephone "911" emergency service or the local police service. The message would indicate that an abnormal event is occurring in addition indicate the number of the taxi vehicle in question and the number of telephone of the taxi center concerned, which is supposed to know the approximate position of the taxi at all times. The call of distress could be initiated automatically following completion one of the following situations:
-the taxi vehicle starts moving before the conditions of validation prior to the race are not fulfilled, either:
.validation by the device of the bank or credit card and validation of the balance available to cover the race, or .introduction by the driver of the identification number of the client (driver's license number, insurance numbers sickness or social, ...) either with the help of the alphanu-device meric be with the help of a card magnetic, -a delay of a few minutes (five for the purposes of the example has elapsed since the driver selected the mode waiting for information entry without any information has not yet been introduced, -the taxi vehicle continues its race after reaching the monetary limit covered by the card used (bank or despite the visual and audible warnings of the device, or the taxi vehicle is indeed stopped at following signals but the device is not reset in the time limits prescribed to indicate the actual and normal end of the race, -a delay of a few minutes (five for the purposes of the example) has elapsed since the end of the invoice issue, by the printer, without the driver being selected yet return to "normal" mode, -the driver does nothing, within the prescribed time, to annihilate, thanks to its own PIN, the automatic transmission of the distress call related to one of the four preceding situations teeth or the number entered to do does not match not the driver's PIN, -the heater initiates the distress call itself by pressing simultaneously on two preset device buttons when installing the latter, or by operating with his foot or his hand, a concealed switch for this purpose in the taxi.

19.The apparatus of claim 18, combined with a radio transmitter activated automatically and simultaneously with the call module described in this item. The transmitter would then send a signal intermittent radio (beep sound), on a determined frequency and can be received up to a distance of a few kilometers from the transmitting car and being heard louder and louder as as we approach the source, allowing the location of the taxi car using a grid method. This signal could be transmitted simultaneously on the radio frequencies of the police and taxi or just on the first of the two or even on a priority channel reserved for this purpose.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, combined with an actuated module automatically and simultaneously with the emergency call module described in this item and which would cause the position lights of the vehicle, without the warning lights on the console flashing the car, allowing better visibility of the taxi, without the knowledge of a prospective client.

21.The apparatus of claim 14, for which any attempt to reset the device or close it while the taxi vehicle is in motion and / or the device is in mode operation, will have the effect of launching all the telephone signals, The radio and visual of claims 18, 19 and 20.

22.The apparatus of claim 14, allowing transmission automatic, at the end of each taxi ride, of invoices transport that the customer can use for his personal purposes.
On invoices, information such as the account debited, if applicable, as well as the number of kilometers browsed, selected lump sums, reductions applicable and the total amount of the trip, in addition to finding the name of the taxi company, date and time of the transaction.

23.The apparatus of claim 14, allowing during its reset, restore, thanks to its printer, any management information kept in the main memory of the device and containing the complete report of all the races of Taxi in the round of work, Once the report is issued, memory is completely erased to make room for new data. On the report we would find, in header, the date, the license number of the trader and taxi driver, then, for each trip, a number sequential corresponding to the order of the races in the round, the time from the start of the race, the number of kilometers traveled, the amounts lump sum and discounts granted, the total amount of the ride and the method of payment used (automatic or cash). The report also indicate the total number of kilometers billed and subtotals in cash and debited money automatically. In addition, the report would end with the number total unbilled kilometers traveled by the taxi car at during his round.

24.The apparatus of claim 14, allowing transmission automatic partial reporting, including twenty older ones taxi race remembered, be the first, each time once the memory module reaches its capacity limit. This report will be produced following the issuance of the invoice for the last transaction (the one that saturated the memory), thus making room for twenty new transactions in memory. The report would then contain all the same information as the report of the claim 23, except the total number of kilometers billed, the cash and auto debit subtotals neither the total number of unbilled kilometers traveled by the car taxi during his round; this latest information doing only part of the complete report, including the totals of the partial reports already issued.

25.The apparatus of claim 14, allowing transmission of a report containing personal and confidential information which may lead to the identification of all customers who have taken place in the taxi during a round of work. However, this one these can only be issued following very strict procedures, to the protection of confidential information, and cannot be issued only once; after which any confidential information will be erased, with no possibility of recovery. Subject to Privacy Act, the report may contain personal information (license number of drive, customer card, ...) that the customer has presented himself previously. As on the daily report, we would find the same header followed by the same sequential number for each race, in order to ability to link the two reports. In addition, we would find, for each race, the start time of the race and the time of the end of the race or the time at which the distress have been issued.

26.The apparatus of claim 14, including the processing means and / or the selection of certain functions allow, in collaboration with the financial institution (s) issuing the cards magnetic for computer information processing, various promotions, cost reductions, prevention campaigns, accumulation of credits, ... etc, ("taximiles"), ... etc, function of user history or user profile (third age, student, drunk, ...), card holder from the participating institution.