Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
  • G06Q—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
  • G06Q20/00—Payment architectures, schemes or protocols
  • G06Q20/08—Payment architectures
  • G06Q20/10—Payment architectures specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
  • G06Q20/105—Payment architectures specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems involving programming of a portable memory device, e.g. IC cards, "electronic purses"
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
  • G07B15/00—Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points
  • G07B15/02—Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points taking into account a variable factor such as distance or time, e.g. for passenger transport, parking systems or car rental systems
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
  • G07C1/00—Registering, indicating or recording the time of events or elapsed time, e.g. time-recorders for work people
  • G07C1/30—Parking meters
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G08—SIGNALLING
  • G08G—TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
  • G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
  • G08G1/14—Traffic control systems for road vehicles indicating individual free spaces in parking areas

Definitions

• the motorist who parks on the road or in a car park in work wishes to be able to pay quickly and ergonomically the amount of the parking services of his vehicle.
• the user who parks on the road wants to be able to pay parking taxes quickly and ergonomically, without having to leave his vehicle and without having to know or search for the parking policy (resident, non-resident rates, beaches timetables, etc.) specific to the city where it stops.
• the taxes to be calculated based on real parking time, without having to predetermine it and time the parking time he has, when he has his mind occupied with his own activities.
• the road services for their part, want to be able to verify quickly and economically that the taxes due are actually paid by motorists.
• the public treasury and the road services wish to verify that the taxes paid are allocated to the revenue budget of the city where the motorist parks.
• the S card is in the form of a universal card having substantially the dimensions of a credit card. It includes a keyboard that the motorist uses to program a microprocessor according to the data relating to the parking policy of the city or the borough of the city where he parks.
• the S card also includes a display screen that the road services can use to check if the vehicle is in a regular situation.
• the user does not have to leave his vehicle to take a ticket from the parking meter or to predetermine his parking time.
• he parks he activates the S card which counts down the time spent and, when he leaves, he deactivates the S card. Consequently, he only pays for the parking actually consumed.
• the S card has various drawbacks. On the one hand, it requires an equalization system that is almost impossible to set up in order to allocate to the revenue budget of the city concerned the parking taxes of the vehicles that park there. On the other hand, each time the motorist parks in a new pricing zone, he is required to program the parameters of the parking policy using the keyboard. However, it can only do so if it knows this policy, which is rarely the case. Consequently, the card S does not solve the problem explained above.
• the Piaf is composed, on the one hand, of a universal box comprising calculation means (a microprocessor) and a display screen (of the LCD type) and, on the other hand, of a deck of cards (of the calling cards type) preprogrammed according to the parking policy specific to each city.
• calculation means a microprocessor
• display screen of the LCD type
• deck of cards of the calling cards type
• the motorist buys the universal box and the cards, in particular from the tobacconists of the cities which approved it.
• the Piaf has various drawbacks. On the one hand, it is relatively expensive since the motorist must buy the box and the deck of cards specific to the cities where he parks. On the other hand, the motorist who stops in a city must look for the areas for the sale of city-specific cards. Finally, when a city changes its parking policy, the motorist must renew its parking cards
• the present invention solves the above-mentioned drawbacks.
• the present invention relates to a method for paying and allocating to service providers, the amount of parking services for vehicles, in particular to service providers offering a parking service in open space, for example on street in a city, and / or to service providers offering a parking service in a closed space, for example in a structure.
• the vehicles are used by motorists with control boxes.
• the control units contain information representing a prepaid amount of parking services and / or an authorization for parking services.
• the method includes the step of operating the control unit at the start and end of the parking period.
• the control unit is actuated by the motorist, more particularly in the case of on-street parking.
• the box can be actuated by signals emitted by terminals located at 1 entry or at the exit of the parking in structure and detecting the presence of the vehicle.
• the method further comprises the step of calculating, as a function of the duration of the parking, the amount of the parking service.
• the method further comprises the step of storing the amount in a memory area, in particular in a memory area of the control unit.
• the method further comprises the step of collecting by means of a dedicated server the amount of the parking service and of allocating the value thereof to the parking service provider concerned.
• the method is more particularly intended for payment and allocation of vehicle parking taxes, in particular on roads.
• the parking policies of the cities concerned in particular the hourly rate according to the parking zones and / or the free time and / or the maximum authorized duration, are predetermined.
• the method according to the invention comprises the step of memorizing all or part of the parking policies in a memory located in a control unit on board the vehicle.
• the method further comprises the step of selecting, by means of a control member of the control unit, in particular a control member actuating a drop-down menu, the parking policy of the city where the vehicle is parked as well as, in if the parking policy varies according to the parking area, the parameters specific to the parking area.
• the method further comprises the step of displaying, by means of a display screen of the control unit, a code corresponding to the parking place, in particular the name of the city, as well as the data allowing the management services of the parking to check if the vehicle is parked in accordance with the parking policy set.
• the method further comprises the step of activating the control unit at the start of the parking period and deactivating the control unit at the end of the parking period.
• the method further comprises the step of calculating, as a function of the duration of the parking, the amount of the parking tax.
• the method further comprises the step of storing the amount in a memory area of the control unit.
• the method further comprises the step of collecting by means of a dedicated server the amount of the tax and of assigning the value thereof to the revenue account of the parking city.
• the driver of the vehicle is only charged the amount of the tax corresponding to the duration of parking. This amount is allocated to the city concerned.
• control unit is activated and deactivated manually.
• the method according to the invention comprises the step of deducting from an electronic purse contained in the control unit the amount of the tax.
• the electronic purse is removable.
• the method comprises several steps. It comprises the step of storing, in a memory area of a transfer card, data corresponding to a credit value.
• the transfer of the units of account is notably managed by means of a microprocessor.
• the method according to the invention further comprises the step of periodically connecting the control unit to the server to collect the amount of taxes.
• the method according to the invention further comprises the step of periodically connecting the control unit to the server or to another server in order to download the parking policies and / or their modifications.
• the method according to the invention further comprises the step of connecting the control unit to the server or to another server to download the electronic purse of an agreed amount.
• the server manages a credited user account, in particular by check, transfer, electronic payment made via a communication network, in particular of the Internet type.
• the server, or the other server deducts from the user account the agreed amount downloaded into the electronic purse.
• the method according to the invention comprises the step of establishing a telephone link, telephone or Internet radio, between the control box and the server.
• the method according to the invention comprises the step of transmitting acoustic signals, in particular of the DTMF type, between the control unit and a telephone equipment, in particular a mobile telephone, connected to the server via a telephone and / or computer communication network.
• the motorist can use a mobile phone inside the vehicle to connect the on-board control unit to the dedicated server.
• the method is more particularly intended for acquitting and allocating to service providers, the amount of vehicle parking services in enclosed spaces.
• the parking services are provided in particular in a car park.
• the car park has an entry barrier and an exit barrier.
• the process includes several steps.
• the method comprises the step, for the motorist, entering the car park in work, of transmitting, to a receiver located upstream of the entry barrier, by means of the control unit, a first identification signal.
• the first signal received by the receiver activates the opening of the entry barrier. The motorist can then park his vehicle.
• the method further comprises the step, for the receiver, of transmitting the first signal to a control center.
• the method further comprises the step, for the motorist, leaving the car park in work, to transmit, to a transceiver located upstream of the exit barrier, by means of the control unit, a second identification signal.
• the method further includes the step of the transceiver transmitting the second signal to the control center.
• the method further comprises the step, for the control center, of determining, from the first and second identification signals, the dates of entry and exit, the times of entry and exit of the vehicle.
• the method further comprises the step, for the control center, of calculating the amount of the parking service owed by the motorist, as a function of the duration of parking in the car park under construction.
• the method further comprises the step, for the control center, of memorizing the amount of the parking service owed by the motorist.
• the method further comprises the step, for the control center, of transmitting the amount of the parking service to the control unit, via the transceiver.
• the method further comprises the step, for the control unit, of deducting the amount of the parking service from an electronic purse contained in the control unit.
• the method further comprises the step for the control unit, to issue, after counting the amount of the parking service from the electronic purse, to the transceiver, a signal to open the exit barrier . The motorist can then take his vehicle out of the car park.
• the method further comprises the step, for the control center, of transmitting to the server, via a telephone or computer communication network, data relating to all of the parking lots carried out, in the car park under construction, during a period of time. The server can thus proceed to the allocation of revenue from each car park in construction.
• the motorist who, by means of the control unit (by actuating it manually or by voice command), produces the emission, by the control unit, the first identification signal and the second identification signal, respectively when entering and leaving the vehicle.
• the transmission of the first identification signal and the second identification signal, by the control unit can be triggered by signals from terminals located at the entrance and at the exit of the car park. under construction and detecting the presence of the vehicle.
• the motorist no longer has to intervene, the entry and exit barriers are opened automatically after detection of the vehicle and emission of the first identification signal and the second identification signal by the control unit.
• the invention also relates to a system for paying and allocating to service providers the amount of vehicle parking services, in particular to service providers offering a parking service in an open space, for example on roads in a city. , and / or to service providers offering a parking service in a closed space, for example in a structure.
• the vehicles are used by motorists with control units, comprising information representing a prepaid amount of parking services and / or an authorization for parking services.
• the control units include a control member, in particular a keyboard, which can be actuated by the motorist at the start and at the end of the parking period.
• the system includes calculation means for calculating the amount of the parking service as a function of the duration of the parking.
• the system further includes storage means for storing the amount in a memory area.
• the system further comprises remote collection means for collecting the amount of the parking service by means of a dedicated server and allocating the value thereof to the parking service provider concerned.
• the control unit is preferably actuated by the motorist, more particularly in the case of on-street parking.
• the box can be actuated by signals emitted by terminals located at the entrance or at the exit of the parking in structure and detecting the presence of the vehicle.
• the system is more particularly intended for the payment and allocation of parking fees for vehicles, in particular on roads.
• the parking policies of the cities concerned, in particular the hourly rate according to the parking zones and / or the free time and / or the maximum authorized duration, are predetermined.
• the system according to the invention comprises a control unit on board the vehicle.
• the control unit includes storage means for storing the parking policies in a memory.
• the display also comprises a control member, in particular a keyboard operating a drop-down menu.
• the display control unit is used to select the parking policy of the city where the vehicle is parked as well as, in the event that the parking policy parking varies depending on the parking zone, the parameters specific to said parking zone.
• the display control unit also serves to activate the control unit at the start of the parking period and to deactivate it at the end of the parking period.
• the control unit also includes a display screen for displaying a code corresponding to the parking place, in particular the name of the city, as well as the data allowing the parking management services to check whether the vehicle is parked in compliance with the parking policy. fixed parking.
• the control unit further comprises a microprocessor for calculating the amount of the parking charge as a function of the duration of the parking and for storing the amount in a memory area of the control unit.
• the system according to the invention further comprises a dedicated server for periodically collecting the amount of the tax and for assigning the value thereof to the revenue account of the parking city.
• the driver of the vehicle is only charged the amount of the tax corresponding to the duration of parking.
• This amount is allocated to the city concerned.
• the microprocessor counts the amount of tax from an electronic purse contained in the control unit.
• the electronic purse is located in a removable part of the control box, in particular in the cover of the control box.
• the system according to the invention further comprises one or more dedicated servers for downloading the parking policies and / or their modifications and / or for downloading the electronic purse of an agreed amount.
• the control unit and the servers are connected, via a telephone or computer communication network, in particular of the Internet type.
• the system further comprises transmission means for transmitting acoustic signals, in particular of the DTMF type, between the control unit and a telephone equipment, in particular a mobile telephone, connected to the servers via a telephone communication network and / or IT.
• transmission means for transmitting acoustic signals in particular of the DTMF type, between the control unit and a telephone equipment, in particular a mobile telephone, connected to the servers via a telephone communication network and / or IT.
• the motorist can use a mobile phone inside the vehicle to connect the on-board control unit to the dedicated servers.
• control unit is integrated into an element of the vehicle.
• the control unit can in particular be installed on the rear face of the central mirror of the vehicle, on the rear face of a sun visor or on the dashboard of the vehicle.
• the display screen of the control unit is oriented towards the outside of the vehicle.
• the parking management services can thus check whether the vehicle is parking in compliance with the fixed parking policy.
• the components of the control unit are powered by a battery and / or a solar battery.
• control unit is supplied with electrical energy by the vehicle battery.
• the system according to the invention in the case of parking in a car park
• the system is more particularly intended for the acknowledgment and the allocation, to service providers, of the amount vehicle parking services. Parking services are carried out in a closed space, in particular in a car park.
• the system comprises at least one entry barrier and at least one exit barrier respectively located at the entrance and at the exit of the car park.
• the system also includes at least one receiver receiving signals, located at each entrance to the car park, upstream of the entrance barrier.
• the system also includes at least one transceiver transmitting and receiving signals, located at each exit from the car park, upstream of the exit barrier.
• the control unit includes transmission and reception means for transmitting a first identification signal to the receiver when the vehicle enters the car park.
• the control unit also comprises transmission and reception means for transmitting a second identification signal to the transceiver, when leaving the vehicle from the car park.
• the control unit further comprises a control member, in particular a keyboard, for actuating the transmission of the first and second signals by the transmission and reception means.
• a control member in particular a keyboard
• the control unit can be actuated by signals from terminals located at the input and at the output. of the car park. The first signal received by the receiver activates the opening of the entry barrier. The motorist can then park his vehicle.
• the system further includes a control center, connected to the receiver and the transceiver, receiving the first signal and the second signal.
• the control center includes processing means to determine, from the first and second identification signals, the entry and exit dates, the entry and exit times of the vehicle.
• the control center also includes calculation means for calculating the amount of the parking service payable by the motorist, as a function of the duration of parking in the car park.
• the control center furthermore comprises storage means for storing the amount of the parking service payable by the motorist.
• the control center also comprises transmission means for transmitting the amount of the parking service to the transmission and reception means of the control unit, via the transceiver.
• the control unit further includes an electronic purse.
• the control unit further comprises a microprocessor comprising means for deducting the amount of the parking service from the electronic purse.
• the transmission and reception means of the control unit send a signal to open the exit barrier, towards the transceiver, after counting the amount of the parking service of the electronic purse. The motorist can then take his vehicle out of the car park.
• the control center transmits to the server, via a telephone or computer communication network, data relating to all of the parking lots carried out, in the parking lot during a period of time.
• the server can then allocate revenue from each parking lot.
• the invention also relates to a server intended to be implemented for acknowledging and allocating to service providers, the amount of vehicle parking services, in particular to service providers offering an open space parking service, for example in a city, and / or to service providers offering a parking service in a closed space, for example in a structure.
• the vehicles are used by motorists with control units, comprising information representing a prepaid amount of parking services and / or an authorization for parking services.
• the control units include a control member, in particular a keyboard, which can be actuated by the motorist at the start and at the end of the parking period.
• the control unit can be actuated by signals from terminals located at the input and at the output. of the car park.
• the server comprises remote collection means for collecting the amount of a parking service and means for allocating the value thereof to the parking service provider concerned.
• the parking service was calculated according to the duration of parking and stored in a memory area.
• the server according to the invention in the case of on-street parking
• the system is more particularly intended for the payment and allocation of parking fees for vehicles, especially on roads.
• Parking policies of the cities concerned in particular the hourly rate according to the parking zones and / or the free time and / or the maximum authorized duration, are predetermined. Taxes are calculated by displays on board vehicles.
• the server according to the invention comprises storage means for storing the parking policies in a memory.
• the server further comprises remote collection means for collecting the amount of taxes from each control unit, and / or downloading means for downloading the parking policies in each control unit.
• the server also comprises calculation means for calculating the value of the taxes to be allocated to the revenue account of the parking city in question.
• the server comprises connection means for periodically connecting the server to the control units, via a telephone or computer communication network, in particular of the Internet type.
• the server also includes downloading means for downloading the parking policies and / or their modifications into a memory of the control unit.
• the server according to the invention in the case of parking in a car park in construction
• the server is more particularly intended for acknowledgment and allocation, to service providers, the amount of vehicle parking services. Parking services are carried out in a closed space, in particular in a car park.
• the car park is closed by at least one entry barrier and at least one exit barrier.
• the barriers are located respectively at the entrance and at the exit of the car park. The barriers are activated by the motorist at the entry and exit of the vehicle by means of the control unit.
• control unit can be actuated by signals from terminals located at the input and at the output. of the car park.
• the barriers are opened automatically, the motorist no longer has to intervene.
• the server is connected via a telephone or computer communication network to control centers associated with the car parks under construction.
• the server receives from each control center data relating to all the parking lots carried out in the car park in question, during a period of time.
• the control centers include calculation means to calculate the amount of the parking service payable by each motorist according to the duration of parking in the car park concerned.
• the parking time is determined from signals emitted by the control unit at the entrance and exit of each of the vehicles in the car park. The signals are transmitted to the control center.
• Control box The invention also relates to a control box intended to be loaded on a vehicle to pay and allocate the parking fees of the vehicle, in particular on roads.
• the parking policies of the cities concerned, in particular the hourly rate according to the parking zones and / or the free time and / or the maximum authorized duration are predetermined.
• the control unit comprises storage means for storing the parking policies in a memory.
• the control unit further comprises a control member, in particular a keyboard operating a drop-down menu.
• the control unit control unit is used to select the parking policy for the city where the vehicle is parked and, in the case where the parking policy varies depending on the parking area, the zone-specific parameters parking .
• the control unit control member also serves to activate the control unit at the start of the parking period and to deactivate it at the end of the parking period.
• the control unit also includes a display screen for displaying a code corresponding to the parking place, in particular the name of the city, as well as the data allowing the parking management services to check whether the vehicle is parked in compliance with the parking policy. fixed parking.
• the control unit further comprises a microprocessor for calculating the amount of the parking fee as a function of the duration of the parking and for storing the amount in a memory area of the display.
• the control unit further comprises connecting means for connecting the control unit to one or more remote dedicated servers intended (i) to collect the amount of the tax and to assign the value thereof to the revenue account of the parking city and / or (ii) download the parking policies and / or their modifications and / or (iii) recharge the electronic wallet.
• the microprocessor counts the amount of tax from an electronic purse contained in the control unit.
• the electronic purse is located in a removable part of the control box, in particular in the cover of the control box.
• the control unit is periodically connected to at least one of the servers via a telephone or computer communication network, in particular of the Internet type.
• the control unit further comprises transmission means for transmitting acoustic signals, in particular of the DTMF type, to telephone equipment, in particular a mobile telephone, connected to the server via a telephone and / or computer communication network.
• the motorist can use a mobile phone inside the vehicle to connect the on-board control unit to the dedicated server.
• the microprocessor is programmed so that the operation of the control unit is inhibited if the amount of the parking fee stored in the memory area has not been transferred to the server after a predetermined period.
• control unit is integrated into an element of the vehicle.
• the control unit can in particular be installed on the rear face of the central mirror of the vehicle, on the rear face of a sun visor or on the dashboard of the vehicle.
• the display screen of the control unit is oriented towards the outside of the vehicle.
• the parking management services can thus check whether the vehicle is parking in compliance with the fixed parking policy.
• the components in particular the microprocessor, the memory, the display screen, are powered by a battery and / or a solar battery.
• the control unit is supplied with electrical energy by the vehicle battery.
• a motorist 3 wishing to park in a city, parks his vehicle 2 in a space reserved for this purpose.
• the parking policy of the city concerned (hourly rate according to the parking area, free time, maximum duration) is predetermined by the public authorities.
• the motorist 3 is provided with a control box 1 in the form of a box of a size comparable to that of a pocket calculator.
• the control unit 1 includes a memory area ld making it possible to store the parking policies of the cities.
• the control unit 1 further comprises a keyboard 1b allowing the motorist 3 to activate a drop-down menu 1h on a display screen 1c. Thanks to the keyboard 1b, the motorist 3 selects the parking policy of the city in which he is located, as well as the parameters specific to the parking zone in which he has parked his vehicle 2.
• the parking policies of the cities can be downloaded from the server 5 (as will be described below) by downloading into the memory area ld the only parking policies that it uses frequently.
• a part of the memory area ld may be reserved for downloading the parking policy of a city where the motorist is driven to stay for a short time. To free up memory space, it will erase the parking policies of the cities where it is no longer required to park.
• the motorist 3 activates the control unit 1 when he begins to park and deactivates it when he leaves and leaves the parking zone.
• the display screen displays a code corresponding to the parking place allowing the parking management services to check whether the vehicle 2 is parking in compliance with the fixed parking policy.
• the operation of the display screen le and of the memory ld in connection with the keyboard lb is managed by a microprocessor la.
• the microprocessor calculates it, according to the parking policy and the duration of parking, the amount of the parking tax. Motorist 3 is therefore only charged the amount of the tax corresponding to the actual duration of his parking. This amount can be stored in a memory area ld. The amount is added to the other amounts previously memorized during previous parking operations.
• the control unit 1 also comprises an electronic purse lg, during each new parking period, the microprocessor debits the amount of the tax from the electronic purse lg.
• This electronic purse is in the form of a removable refill cover intended to fit into the control box 1. The value of the purse is predetermined
• the display can also be coupled to a chip cover managing packages monthly or quarterly residents or professional packages (artisans, sales representatives).
• the components of the control unit 1 (the microprocessor la, the memory ld, the display screen le) are supplied with energy by a battery le and / or a solar battery lf.
• the control unit 1 can be connected to a server 5.
• the control unit 1 comprises transmission means li, for transmitting acoustic signals of DTMF type to a microphone 4a of a mobile telephone 4.
• the mobile telephone 4 is connected to the server 5 via a telephone communication network 6 and the means 5e for connecting the server 5.
• the motorist 3 transfers to the server 5 the data relating to the parking he has carried out during the past period. He can also make this transfer during each parking.
• the display emits an acoustic signal of the DTMF type carrying said data to the microphone 4a of the mobile telephone 4.
• the data relating to the parking lots thus reach the server 5 where they are remotely collected by remote collection means 5b and then processed by computing means 5d.
• the calculation means 5d make it possible to calculate the value of the taxes to be allocated to the revenue account of the city where the motorist 3 is parking.
• the server 5 comprises storage means 5a for storing the parking policy of the cities and download means 5c for downloading the parking policies. parking in the control unit 1.
• the data transmitted by the server 5 are routed by the telephone communication network 6 and reach the user's mobile telephone 4.
• the acoustic signals emitted by the mobile telephone 4, carrying the data relating to the parking policies, are received by a microphone arranged for this purpose in the display.
• the parking policies are recorded and / or updated in the memory area ld of the display.
• the motorist 3 can use his mobile phone 4 to connect the control unit 1 to the server 5 either to transmit data or to receive it.
• the motorist can recharge the lg electronic wallet by downloading it from an agreed amount from server 5 or any other server.
• the motorist 3 has a user account, which is maintained by the server 5 or any other server.
• Motorist 3 credits their user account, in particular by check, transfer, electronic payment made via a communication network, in particular of the Internet type.
• the server 5, or any other server, managing the user account deducts from said user account the agreed amount downloaded into the electronic purse lg.
• the motorist 3 can also recharge the electronic purse lg of the control unit 1 by means of a transfer card.
• the transfer card can in particular take the form of a bank card.
• the transfer card has a memory area containing data corresponding to a credit value. It also includes coupling means of the galvanic or contactless type (for example by induction). These coupling means are designed, in a manner known per se, to transfer, to the electronic purse lg of the display, data (in this case, the credit value contained in the memory area).
• the transfer card further comprises a microprocessor managing the transfer of the credit value contained in the transfer card to the electronic purse lg of the control unit 1.
• the motorist 3 who has a bank account associated with the transfer card, inserts the transfer card in a bank terminal, in particular an ATM.
• the bank terminal in a manner known per se, transfers a new credit value to the memory area of the transfer card.
• the bank terminal debits the motorist 3's bank account for the amount corresponding to the new credit value.
• the transfer card can be used, in a manner known per se, to transfer to the server 5, via the bank terminal, the data relating to the parking lots carried out by the motorist 3 during the past period.
• the motorist 3 can also recharge the electronic purse lg of the control box 1 by means of a merchant card, in particular at a tobacconist or at a petrol station.
• the tobacconist or the pump attendant has the merchant card.
• the merchant card has a face value corresponding to several times the face value of the electronic purse lg of the control unit 1.
• the merchant card includes a memory area containing data corresponding to the face value. It also includes coupling means of the galvanic or contactless type (for example by induction). These coupling means are designed, in a manner known per se, to transfer, to the electronic purse lg of the display, data (in this case, reload account units).
• the merchant card further comprises a microprocessor managing the transfer of the account units contained in the merchant card to the electronic purse lg of the control unit 1.
• the motorist 3 who has thus recharged his purse change electronics lg, pays the top-up amount by cash payment and / or check and / or bank card to the tobacconist or the pump attendant.
• the tobacconist or the pump attendant acquires another, in particular from the manager of the server 5 or an entity responsible for assigning the value of the taxes to the revenue account of the city where the motorist 3 has parked .
• the microprocessor 1a of the control unit 1 is programmed so that the motorist 3 can only use it if he has transferred the data to the server 5 at the end of a determined period of time. In other words, the control unit 1 becomes unusable until the motorist transfers the value of the parking taxes relating to it.
• the microprocessor 1a of the control unit 1 can also be programmed so that the control unit 1 cannot be used when the amount of parking charges to be transferred exceeds a predetermined amount.
• the motorist can also use, to connect to the server 5, telephone equipment such as an apartment telephone.
• link than DTMF links can be used between the display and telephone equipment to connect the control unit 1 to the server 5 via the telephone communication network 6. It is in particular possible to use in both directions :
• the user does not have to leave his vehicle to pay the taxes of parking. It only pays for the parking actually consumed.
• the allocation of revenue is made on the objective basis of the use of its roads. There is no need to equalize revenue between the city where the refill was purchased and the city whose roads were used.
• the control unit 1 which is in the form of a housing of a size comparable to that of a pocket calculator, is integrated into an element of the vehicle 2 of the user 3.
• the control unit 1 can thus be installed on the rear face of the central mirror of the vehicle 2.
• the display screen 1c of the control unit 1 is oriented towards the outside of the vehicle 2 so allow the parking management services to check whether vehicle 2 is parking in compliance with the parking policy set.
• the control unit 1 can also be installed on the rear face of a sun visor or on the dashboard of the vehicle 2. In this case also, the display screen 1c of the control unit 1 is oriented towards the exterior of the vehicle 2.
• FIG. 2 represents schematically an alternative embodiment of the invention in the case where the motorist 3 parks in a parking lot in structure 10.
• FIG. 2 shows the entry and exit of a vehicle 2 in a parking lot in structure 10.
• the motorist 3 uses the control unit 1, described above, to pay a parking fee in the car park in work 10.
• car park in work we mean in particular the underground pay car parks.
• the car park 10 includes an entry barrier 11 and an exit barrier 12.
• the control unit 1 comprises means lj of transmission and reception, making it possible to transmit and receive signals, in particular of the radio-frequency type, Bluetooth, IRDA, magnetic, contactless by infrared technology, contactless by radio frequency, contactless by magnetic induction .
• the car park 10 includes a receiver 13, located at the entrance to the car park 10, upstream of the entry barrier 11.
• the receiver 13 receives signals, in particular of the radio-frequency, Bluetooth, IRDA, magnetic type, without contact by infrared technology, contact by radio frequency, contact by magnetic induction.
• the parking lot 10 also includes a transceiver 14, located at the exit of the parking lot 10, upstream of the exit barrier 12.
• the transceiver 14 transmits and receives signals, in particular of the radio-frequency type, Bluetooth, IRDA, magnetic, contactless by infrared technology, contactless by radio frequency, contactless by magnetic induction.
• the receiver 13 and the transceiver 14 are connected, via a communication network 16, to a control center 15 located in a technical room of the parking lot under construction 10.
• the control center 15 is connected to the server 5 via a network communication or telephone or computer communication.
• the motorist 3 transmits, by means of the control unit 1, a first identification signal to the receiver 13.
• the first identification signal received by the receiver 13 actuates the entry barrier opening
• the entry barrier 11 is raised and the motorist 3 can then park his vehicle 2.
• the receiver 13 transmits the first identification signal to the control center 15.
• the control center 15 by means of storage means 15a, stores the first identification signal.
• the motorist 3 wishes to take his vehicle 2 out of the car park in structure 10, he comes before the exit barrier 12 of the car park in structure 10.
• the motorist 3 emits a second identification signal to the transceiver 14, located at the exit of the parking lot 10.
• the transceiver 14 transmits the second identification signal to the control center 15. Thanks to calculation means 15b, the control center 15 calculates, as a function of the date and time of entry and exit of the vehicle 2, the amount of the parking service payable by the motorist 3, as a function of the duration of parking in the car park in structure 10.
• the control center 15 stores the amount of the parking service.
• the control center 15 transmits 16 the amount of the parking service to the control unit 1, via the transceiver 14.
• the microprocessor 1a of the control unit 1 counts the amount of the parking service from the electronic purse lg of the control unit 1. After the countdown, the control unit 1 transmits, towards the transceiver 14, a signal to open the exit barrier 12. The exit barrier 12 is raised and the motorist 3 can then leave the car park in structure 10.
• the control center 15 transmits to the server 5, via the telephone or computer communication network 17, data relating to all the parking lots carried out in the car park in structure 10 during a period of time.
• the server 5 can thus allocate the revenue relating to each car park in the works.
• the motorist 3 who, by means of the control box 1 (by actuating it manually using the keyboard 1b or by voice command ), produces the emission, by the control unit 1, of the first identification signal and the second identification signal, respectively when entering and leaving the vehicle 2.
• the transmission of the first identification signal and the second identification signal, by the control unit 1 can be triggered by signals from terminals located at the entrance and at the exit of the car park in structure 10 and detecting the presence of the vehicle 2.
• the motorist 3 no longer has to intervene.
• the entry 11 and exit 12 barriers are opened automatically after detection of the vehicle 2 and emission of the first identification signal and the second identification signal by the control unit 1.

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