EP1525433A1 - User guidance system in a pay point network - Google Patents

User guidance system in a pay point network

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EP1525433A1
EP1525433A1 EP03787839A EP03787839A EP1525433A1 EP 1525433 A1 EP1525433 A1 EP 1525433A1 EP 03787839 A EP03787839 A EP 03787839A EP 03787839 A EP03787839 A EP 03787839A EP 1525433 A1 EP1525433 A1 EP 1525433A1
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terminal
user
guidance system
guidance
information
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Thierry Machicoane
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Parkeon SAS
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Schlumberger Systemes SA
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    • 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01C—MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
    • G01C21/00—Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00
    • G01C21/20—Instruments for performing navigational calculations
    • 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
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
    • G07F17/24—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for parking meters
    • G07F17/246—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for parking meters provided with vehicle proximity-detectors

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  • the present invention relates to a system for guiding a user in a network of payment terminals and in particular of parking fee payment terminals.
  • the present invention relates more particularly to a guidance system intended to allow a user to easily find a payment terminal.
  • a motorist having parked his vehicle in a paid parking space is able to find his vehicle when he has forgotten the parking place of said vehicle, or even when he wishes to benefit from the the shortest route to reach his vehicle.
  • the present invention also relates to the means implemented by said system according to the invention.
  • the present invention relates more particularly to the payment terminals used and in particular the payment terminals for parking cars on the road.
  • the parking meter type system consists of a terminal in which the motorist wishing to park must pay (by coins, cards, etc.) for an amount corresponding to the desired parking time.
  • a display mechanism placed on the terminal then shows an index corresponding to the paid parking time. This index will then disappear as time goes by.
  • the control of such a system is simple since it is enough for the surveillance officers to look at the position of the index to know if the vehicle occupying the location controlled by the terminal in question is in violation or not.
  • the user receives in exchange for payment of the desired parking time (payment made using coins, an adapted payment card, mobile phone, etc.) a ticket with various printed information including the authorized parking time limit.
  • the user must place this visible ticket behind the windshield of his vehicle.
  • the surveillance officers then check in parked cars the presence of a ticket and the indication appearing on the ticket of the parking time limit.
  • parking meters or parking meters the vehicle of the user is always in the immediate vicinity, that is to say less than a hundred meters, of the device which made it possible to pay. the parking right.
  • the user must come to seek, sooner or later, his vehicle or to pay a new fee before the expiration of the acquired parking right, under penalty of taking the risk of seeing his vehicle in violation and being subject to a ticket.
  • the user therefore has an obligation to remember the location where he parked his vehicle.
  • This forgetting phenomenon is even more important when the user is in another city than his own, or even abroad, and therefore he knows little or nothing about the topography of the places.
  • the present invention therefore proposes to allow a user, having used a payment terminal to pay his parking fee, to find the location of his vehicle if necessary. With such an invention, the user can find the parking location of his vehicle.
  • the system for guiding a user in a network of payment terminals delivering goods or services, such as parking meters intended for the payment of parking fees is characterized in that all or part of the terminals of the network include first means capable of providing the user with location information for these terminals.
  • the means capable of providing the user with location information equipping the terminals of the network cooperate with the payment means equipping these same terminals, so that the location information are only provided to the user after having made the payment for a good or service on these terminals.
  • the location information of the network terminals consists of a unique identification code for each of the terminals.
  • the location information of a terminal is printed on a ticket issued by printing means equipping this terminal.
  • all or part of the terminals capable of providing the user with location information of these terminals include appropriate writing means, allowing the transfer of location information from these terminals in the appropriate memories of a microprocessor card of the user, of the contactless or contactless type, such as a payment card.
  • all or part of the terminals capable of providing the user with information on the location of these terminals comprise appropriate transmission means, of radio frequency type, allowing transfer by radio transmission of the location information of these terminals in the memories of a terminal adapted to the user, such as a mobile telephone, for example in the form of a voice telephone call or in the form of a SMS or e-mail written message.
  • all or part of the terminals of the network comprises second means capable of providing guidance information allowing the user to reach from each of these terminals, another terminal of the network, said second means comprising means for acquiring location information of this other terminal provided by the user.
  • the means equipping a first terminal of the network and capable of providing guidance information making it possible to reach from this first terminal a second terminal of the network cooperate with the payment means equipping the first terminal, so that the guidance information is only provided to the user after having made the payment for such a service on the first terminal.
  • the acquisition means comprise a man-machine interface, such as a keyboard, on which the user can enter said location information of a terminal which he wish to join.
  • the acquisition means comprise a microprocessor card reader making it possible to retrieve the location information of a network terminal in the appropriate memories of a microprocessor card.
  • the user of type with or without contact, such as a payment card.
  • the acquisition means comprise appropriate reception means, of radio frequency type, allowing the downloading by radio transmission of location information of a terminal from a terminal user-friendly communication, such as a mobile phone, for example in the form of an SMS type message.
  • the guidance information making it possible to reach a terminal of the network is printed on a ticket issued by printing means equipping the terminal delivering this guidance information.
  • the guidance information making it possible to reach a terminal of the network is displayed on an appropriate screen fitted to the terminal delivering this guidance information.
  • the guidance information making it possible to reach a terminal of the network is communicated by voice synthesis means equipping the terminal delivering this guidance information.
  • all or part of the terminals delivering guidance information include appropriate transmission means, of radio frequency type, allowing remote transmission to a terminal adapted for the user.
  • appropriate transmission means such as a mobile telephone
  • guidance information making it possible to reach a terminal of the network, for example in the form of a voice telephone call or also in the form of a written message of SMS type or of email type.
  • the location and / or guidance information includes the address of the terminal.
  • the location and / or guidance information includes a map of the district concerned by the terminal.
  • the guidance information includes the description of one or more route (s) making it possible to reach, from the terminal delivering this information, the terminal that the user wishes to reach .
  • the guidance information comprises the plan of one or more routes allowing to reach, from the terminal delivering this information, the terminal that the user wishes to reach .
  • Figure 1 is a schematic view of a parking meter implementing the method according to the invention.
  • FIG. 1 where only the elements necessary for understanding the invention have been shown, 2 payment terminals X and Y have been shown which in this case are parking meters.
  • These parking meters X and Y belong to a network of parking meters meshing an agglomeration and managed by an operator such as a private organization or even a municipality.
  • the same park can include several tens to several thousand parking meters depending on the size of the city or the agglomeration concerned.
  • the use of payment terminals of the parking meter type is not limiting of the present invention.
  • These parking meters are regularly distributed, for example every fifty meters, along the sidewalks of streets subject to paid regulated parking.
  • the parking meters X and Y furthermore comprise a certain number of means making it possible to carry out the essential functions of a parking meter, that is to say payment means, such as an electronic memory card reader or with microcontroller and / or a coin or token collection device, means for entering information, such as a keyboard or a scroll wheel, associated with a display screen, in particular for selecting the parking time, means of printing, in particular provided for the edition of parking tickets intended to be arranged behind the windshields of parked cars, a time generator, electrical supply means, etc.
  • a central unit or microcontroller with appropriate software ensures the operation of the parking meter and its various peripherals.
  • the microcontrollers of the parking meters X and Y are equipped with a specific program, capable of determining the information necessary for the location of the parking meters, and intended to provide the user with this information.
  • the progress of this program corresponds to the progress of the method according to the invention.
  • a user who has parked his vehicle in a place where parking is chargeable goes to the nearest parking meter X in order to pay the parking fee.
  • the parking meter X offers the user the possibility of locating this parking meter.
  • the localization program determines the information necessary for this localization, such as, for example, the building number and the name of the street where the parking meter X is located, information which is simply recorded in the non-volatile memory of the parking meter X.
  • the parking meter X simply prints it on a specific ticket intended for the user distinct from the parking ticket to be placed behind the windshield of the vehicle of the user.
  • this information is printed after the parking ticket which then comes in two pre-cut parts, the user only having to separate the two parts to arrange the parking ticket in his car and keep the location information on him.
  • the format for issuing location information may be more advanced. So, if the parking meter X has a graphic printer, the location information can take the form of a detailed map of the district, with precise indication of the exact location of the parking meter X.
  • the user retrieves and keeps the ticket containing the location information. He can then freely and serenely go about his business without worrying about having to remember his parking place. Later, when he wants to find his vehicle, he will then only have to consult the location ticket.
  • a variant of the embodiment of the invention described above consists in communicating as location information an identification code of the parking meter X.
  • This unique identifier or order number between one and the number of payment terminals constituting the network of terminals, can be printed instead and in addition to the location information previously mentioned.
  • the user After printing the location ticket, the user collects and keeps his location ticket. He can then freely and serenely go about his business without worrying about having to remember his parking place.
  • the location function This function subject or not to a prior payment, then triggers the progress of the aforementioned program.
  • the program in question invites the user to enter, using a keyboard provided for this purpose, the unique identifier of the parking meter X, printed on the location ticket.
  • the location program determines, using this unique identifier, the shortest route T ⁇ (X) making it possible to reach, from the parking meter Y, the location of the parking meter X, and therefore the vehicle sought.
  • This route T ⁇ (X) can be determined by the location program by means of a simple reading, in non-volatile memory of the parking meter Y, from a table providing the route T ⁇ (X), according to the identifier unique of the parking meter X.
  • this table could consist of a simple dictionary giving, for a given terminal Y, as a function of the identifier of the destination terminal X, the shortest route to reach this terminal X, in a specific format not specified within the scope of the invention.
  • the route could consist of a list of streets to take to reach the location of terminal X.
  • the parking meter Y simply prints it on a ticket intended for the user.
  • the delivery format of the route T ⁇ (X) may be more advanced.
  • the route T ⁇ (X) can take the form of a detailed map, with precise indication of the respective locations of the parking meters X and Y.
  • the parking meter X records its unique identifier in the memory or in a dedicated file of the user's smart card, at a given time of the '' step of payment by the user of his parking right.
  • the user collects his smart card. He can then freely and serenely go about his business without worrying about having to remember his parking place.
  • the program in question then invites the user to insert his smart card into the card reader provided for this purpose.
  • the smart card Once the smart card has been correctly inserted into the reader, the latter reads, in the memory or in the dedicated file of the smart card, the unique identifier of the parking meter X.
  • the unique identifier of the parking meter X is then transmitted to the localization program which determines, using this information, the shortest route T ⁇ (X) making it possible to reach, from the parking meter Y, the location of the parking meter X , and therefore the vehicle sought.
  • This T ⁇ (X) route can be determined by the localization program by means of a simple reading, in non-volatile memory of the parking meter Y, from a table providing the T ⁇ (X) route, as a function of the unique identifier for time stamp X.
  • the route T ⁇ (X) having been determined, the parking meter Y simply prints it on a ticket intended for the user.
  • the delivery format of the route T ⁇ (X) may be more advanced.
  • the route T ⁇ (X) can take the form of a detailed map, with precise indication of the respective locations of the parking meters X and Y.
  • the present invention relates to any payment terminal network and not only to the parking space payment terminal networks.
  • the present invention can be applied to public telephones, ticket vending machines, automatic vending machines for drinks, etc.
  • the communication of location and / or guidance information can use a radio frequency type transmission (GSM, WIFI,. ..).
  • the terminals are equipped with transceiver means, of radio frequency type, allowing the transfer by radio transmission of location and guidance information between the terminals and a terminal adapted to the user, such as a mobile telephone, for example in the form of a voice telephone call or also in the form of a written message of SMS type or of email type.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a user guidance system in a pay point network providing goods or services, such as ticket machines (X, Y) for the payment of parking fees. Said system is characterised in that each pay point (X) comprises first means able to provide pay point (X) location information to said user.

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SYSTEME DE GUIDAGE D'UN USAGER DANS UN RESEAU DE BORNES DE PAIEMENTGUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR A USER IN A PAYMENT TERMINAL NETWORK
La présente invention concerne un système de guidage d'un usager dans un réseau de bornes de paiement et notamment de bornes de paiement de droits de stationnement. La présente invention concerne plus particulièrement un système de guidage destiné à permettre à un usager de retrouver aisément une borne de paiement.The present invention relates to a system for guiding a user in a network of payment terminals and in particular of parking fee payment terminals. The present invention relates more particularly to a guidance system intended to allow a user to easily find a payment terminal.
Ainsi grâce à un tel système, un automobiliste ayant parquer son véhicule sur une place de stationnement payant, est à même de retrouver son véhicule lorsqu'il a oublié l'endroit de stationnement dudit véhicule, ou encore lorsqu'il souhaite bénéficier de l'itinéraire le plus court pour rejoindre son véhicule.Thus, thanks to such a system, a motorist having parked his vehicle in a paid parking space, is able to find his vehicle when he has forgotten the parking place of said vehicle, or even when he wishes to benefit from the the shortest route to reach his vehicle.
La présente invention concerne également les moyens mis en œuvre par ledit système selon l'invention. A ce titre, la présente invention concerne plus particulièrement les bornes de paiement utilisées et en particulier les bornes de paiement pour le stationnement des automobiles en voirie.The present invention also relates to the means implemented by said system according to the invention. As such, the present invention relates more particularly to the payment terminals used and in particular the payment terminals for parking cars on the road.
Depuis de nombreuses années, le stationnement en ville des automobiles est payant. Pour pouvoir laisser son véhicule dans un emplacement de stationnement, l'automobiliste doit prépayer un montant correspondant à la durée de stationnement choisie.For many years, city parking for cars has been chargeable. To be able to leave their vehicle in a parking space, the motorist must prepay an amount corresponding to the chosen parking time.
Pour occuper une place de stationnement payant, l'usager doit donc acquitter des droits de stationnement auprès d'une borne de paiement adaptée à cet effet. De telles bornes sont plus connues sous les noms de parcmètres ou d'horodateurs. Le système de type parcmètre consiste en une borne dans laquelle l'automobiliste voulant stationner doit payer (par pièces, cartes, etc.) pour un montant correspondant au temps de stationnement désiré. Un mécanisme d'affichage disposé sur la borne fait alors apparaître un index correspondant au temps de stationnement payé. Cet index va ensuite disparaître au fur et à mesure que le temps s'écoule. Le contrôle d'un tel système est simple puisqu'il suffit aux agents de surveillance de regarder la position de l'index pour savoir si le véhicule occupant l'emplacement contrôlé par la borne en question est en infraction ou non.To occupy a paid parking space, the user must therefore pay parking fees at a payment terminal adapted for this purpose. Such terminals are better known by the names of parking meters or parking meters. The parking meter type system consists of a terminal in which the motorist wishing to park must pay (by coins, cards, etc.) for an amount corresponding to the desired parking time. A display mechanism placed on the terminal then shows an index corresponding to the paid parking time. This index will then disappear as time goes by. The control of such a system is simple since it is enough for the surveillance officers to look at the position of the index to know if the vehicle occupying the location controlled by the terminal in question is in violation or not.
Dans le cas des horodateurs, l'usager reçoit en échange du paiement du temps de stationnement désiré (paiement opéré à l'aide de pièces de monnaie, de carte de paiement adaptée, de téléphone mobile, etc.) un ticket portant différentes informations imprimées et notamment l'heure limite de stationnement autorisé. L'usager doit placer ce ticket en évidence derrière le pare-brise de son véhicule. Les agents de surveillance contrôlent alors dans les voitures en stationnement, la présence d'un ticket et l'indication figurant sur le ticket de l'heure limite de stationnement.In the case of parking meters, the user receives in exchange for payment of the desired parking time (payment made using coins, an adapted payment card, mobile phone, etc.) a ticket with various printed information including the authorized parking time limit. The user must place this visible ticket behind the windshield of his vehicle. The surveillance officers then check in parked cars the presence of a ticket and the indication appearing on the ticket of the parking time limit.
Quel que soit le type des bornes de paiement utilisées : parcmètres ou horodateurs, le véhicule de l'usager se trouve toujours à proximité immédiate, c'est à dire moins d'une centaine de mètres, de l'appareil ayant permis d'acquitter le droit de stationnement.Whatever the type of payment terminals used: parking meters or parking meters, the vehicle of the user is always in the immediate vicinity, that is to say less than a hundred meters, of the device which made it possible to pay. the parking right.
Enfin, l'usager se doit de venir rechercher, tôt ou tard, son véhicule ou de payer un nouveau droit avant l'expiration du droit de stationnement acquis, sous peine de prendre le risque de voir son véhicule en infraction et faire l'objet d'une contravention. L'usager a donc pour obligation de se souvenir de l'emplacement où il a garé son véhicule. Or, du fait de la taille croissante des villes modernes, il arrive de plus en plus souvent qu'un usager ne se souvienne plus très précisément de l'emplacement où il a laissé son véhicule.Finally, the user must come to seek, sooner or later, his vehicle or to pay a new fee before the expiration of the acquired parking right, under penalty of taking the risk of seeing his vehicle in violation and being subject to a ticket. The user therefore has an obligation to remember the location where he parked his vehicle. However, due to the growing size of modern cities, it is more and more often that a user does not remember very precisely the location where he left his vehicle.
Ce phénomène d'oubli est encore plus important lorsque l'usager se trouve dans une autre ville que la sienne, voire à l'étranger, et donc qu'il ne connaît pas ou très peu la topographie des lieux.This forgetting phenomenon is even more important when the user is in another city than his own, or even abroad, and therefore he knows little or nothing about the topography of the places.
La présente invention se propose donc de permettre à un usager, ayant utilisé une borne de paiement pour acquitter son droit de stationnement, de retrouver l'emplacement de son véhicule si besoin est. Avec une telle invention, l'usager peut retrouver l'emplacement de stationnement de son véhicule.The present invention therefore proposes to allow a user, having used a payment terminal to pay his parking fee, to find the location of his vehicle if necessary. With such an invention, the user can find the parking location of his vehicle.
Selon l'invention, le système de guidage d'un usager dans un réseau de bornes de paiement délivrant des biens ou des services, tels que des horodateurs destinés au paiement de droits de stationnement, est caractérisé en ce que tout ou partie des bornes du réseau comprennent des premiers moyens aptes à fournir à l'usager des informations de localisation de ces bornes.According to the invention, the system for guiding a user in a network of payment terminals delivering goods or services, such as parking meters intended for the payment of parking fees, is characterized in that all or part of the terminals of the network include first means capable of providing the user with location information for these terminals.
Selon une autre caractéristique du système de guidage objet de l'invention, les moyens aptes à fournir à l'usager des informations de localisation équipant les bornes du réseau coopèrent avec les moyens de paiement équipant ces mêmes bornes, de sorte que les informations de localisation ne sont fournies à l'usager qu'après avoir effectué le paiement d'un bien ou d'un service sur ces bornes. Selon une autre caractéristique du système de guidage objet de l'invention, les informations de localisation des bornes du réseau consistent en un code d'identification unique pour chacune des bornes.According to another characteristic of the guidance system which is the subject of the invention, the means capable of providing the user with location information equipping the terminals of the network cooperate with the payment means equipping these same terminals, so that the location information are only provided to the user after having made the payment for a good or service on these terminals. According to another characteristic of the guidance system that is the subject of the invention, the location information of the network terminals consists of a unique identification code for each of the terminals.
Selon une autre caractéristique du système de guidage objet de l'invention, les informations de localisation d'une borne sont imprimées sur un ticket émis par des moyens d'impression équipant cette borne.According to another characteristic of the guidance system object of the invention, the location information of a terminal is printed on a ticket issued by printing means equipping this terminal.
Selon une autre caractéristique du système de guidage objet de l'invention, tout ou partie des bornes aptes à fournir à l'usager des informations de localisation de ces bornes, comportent des moyens d'écriture appropriés, permettant le transfert des informations de localisation de ces bornes dans les mémoires appropriées d'une carte à microprocesseur de l'usager, de type avec ou sans contact, telle qu'une carte de paiement.According to another characteristic of the guidance system that is the subject of the invention, all or part of the terminals capable of providing the user with location information of these terminals, include appropriate writing means, allowing the transfer of location information from these terminals in the appropriate memories of a microprocessor card of the user, of the contactless or contactless type, such as a payment card.
Selon une autre caractéristique du système de guidage objet de l'invention, tout ou partie des bornes aptes à fournir à l'usager des informations de localisation de ces bornes, comportent des moyens de transmission appropriés, de type radio-fréquence, permettant le transfert par radio-transmission des informations de localisation de ces bornes dans les mémoires d'un terminal adapté de l'usager, tel qu'un téléphone mobile, par exemple sous la forme d'un appel téléphonique vocal ou encore sous la forme d'un message écrit de type SMS ou de type courriel.According to another characteristic of the guidance system which is the subject of the invention, all or part of the terminals capable of providing the user with information on the location of these terminals, comprise appropriate transmission means, of radio frequency type, allowing transfer by radio transmission of the location information of these terminals in the memories of a terminal adapted to the user, such as a mobile telephone, for example in the form of a voice telephone call or in the form of a SMS or e-mail written message.
Selon une autre caractéristique du système de guidage objet de l'invention, tout ou partie des bornes du réseau comporte des seconds moyens aptes à fournir des informations de guidage permettant à l'usager de rejoindre depuis chacune de ces bornes, une autre borne du réseau, lesdits seconds moyens comportant des moyens d'acquisition des informations de localisation de cette autre borne fournies par l'usager.According to another characteristic of the guidance system which is the subject of the invention, all or part of the terminals of the network comprises second means capable of providing guidance information allowing the user to reach from each of these terminals, another terminal of the network, said second means comprising means for acquiring location information of this other terminal provided by the user.
Selon une autre caractéristique du système de guidage objet de l'invention, les moyens équipant une première borne du réseau et aptes à fournir des informations de guidage permettant de rejoindre depuis cette première borne une seconde borne du réseau, coopèrent avec les moyens de paiement équipant la première borne, de sorte que les informations de guidage ne sont fournies à l'usager qu'après avoir effectué le paiement d'un tel service sur la première borne.According to another characteristic of the guidance system which is the subject of the invention, the means equipping a first terminal of the network and capable of providing guidance information making it possible to reach from this first terminal a second terminal of the network, cooperate with the payment means equipping the first terminal, so that the guidance information is only provided to the user after having made the payment for such a service on the first terminal.
Selon une autre caractéristique du système de guidage objet de l'invention, les moyens d'acquisition comportent une interface homme- machine, tel qu'un clavier, sur lequel l'usager peut saisir lesdites informations de localisation d'une borne qu'il souhaite rejoindre.According to another characteristic of the guidance system which is the subject of the invention, the acquisition means comprise a man-machine interface, such as a keyboard, on which the user can enter said location information of a terminal which he wish to join.
Selon une autre caractéristique du système de guidage objet de l'invention, les moyens d'acquisition comportent un lecteur de carte à microprocesseur permettant de récupérer les informations de localisation d'une borne du réseau dans les mémoires appropriées d'une carte à microprocesseur de l'usager, de type avec ou sans contact, telle qu'une carte de paiement.According to another characteristic of the guidance system which is the subject of the invention, the acquisition means comprise a microprocessor card reader making it possible to retrieve the location information of a network terminal in the appropriate memories of a microprocessor card. the user, of type with or without contact, such as a payment card.
Selon une autre caractéristique du système de guidage objet de l'invention, les moyens d'acquisition comportent des moyens de réception appropriés, de type radio-fréquence, permettant le téléchargement par radio-transmission des informations de localisation d'une borne depuis un terminal de communication adapté de l'usager, tel qu'un téléphone mobile, par exemple sous la forme d'un message de type SMS.According to another characteristic of the guidance system that is the subject of the invention, the acquisition means comprise appropriate reception means, of radio frequency type, allowing the downloading by radio transmission of location information of a terminal from a terminal user-friendly communication, such as a mobile phone, for example in the form of an SMS type message.
Selon une autre caractéristique du système de guidage objet de l'invention, les informations de guidage permettant de rejoindre une borne du réseau sont imprimées sur un ticket émis par des moyens d'impression équipant la borne délivrant ces informations de guidage.According to another characteristic of the guidance system that is the subject of the invention, the guidance information making it possible to reach a terminal of the network is printed on a ticket issued by printing means equipping the terminal delivering this guidance information.
Selon une autre caractéristique du système de guidage objet de l'invention, les informations de guidage permettant de rejoindre une borne du réseau sont affichées sur un écran approprié équipant la borne délivrant ces informations de guidage.According to another characteristic of the guidance system which is the subject of the invention, the guidance information making it possible to reach a terminal of the network is displayed on an appropriate screen fitted to the terminal delivering this guidance information.
Selon une autre caractéristique du système de guidage objet de l'invention, les informations de guidage permettant de rejoindre une borne du réseau sont communiquées par des moyens de synthèse vocale équipant la borne délivrant ces informations de guidage.According to another characteristic of the guidance system that is the subject of the invention, the guidance information making it possible to reach a terminal of the network is communicated by voice synthesis means equipping the terminal delivering this guidance information.
Selon une autre caractéristique du système de guidage objet de l'invention, tout ou parties des bornes délivrant des informations de guidage comportent des moyens de transmission appropriés, de type radio-fréquence, permettant la télé-transmission vers un terminal adapté de l'usager, tel qu'un téléphone mobile, des informations de guidage permettant de rejoindre une borne du réseau, par exemple sous la forme d'un appel téléphonique vocal ou encore sous la forme d'un message écrit de type SMS ou de type courriel.According to another characteristic of the guidance system that is the subject of the invention, all or part of the terminals delivering guidance information include appropriate transmission means, of radio frequency type, allowing remote transmission to a terminal adapted for the user. , such as a mobile telephone, guidance information making it possible to reach a terminal of the network, for example in the form of a voice telephone call or also in the form of a written message of SMS type or of email type.
Selon une autre caractéristique du système de guidage objet de l'invention, les informations de localisation et/ ou de guidage comprennent l'adresse de la borne. Selon une autre caractéristique du système de guidage objet de l'invention, les informations de localisation et/ ou de guidage comprennent un plan du quartier concerné par la borne.According to another characteristic of the guidance system which is the subject of the invention, the location and / or guidance information includes the address of the terminal. According to another characteristic of the guidance system which is the subject of the invention, the location and / or guidance information includes a map of the district concerned by the terminal.
Selon une autre caractéristique du système de guidage objet de l'invention, les informations de guidage comprennent la description d'un ou plusieurs itinéraire(s) permettant d'atteindre, depuis la borne délivrant ces informations, la borne que l'usager souhaite rejoindre.According to another characteristic of the guidance system object of the invention, the guidance information includes the description of one or more route (s) making it possible to reach, from the terminal delivering this information, the terminal that the user wishes to reach .
Selon une autre caractéristique du système de guidage objet de l'invention, les informations de guidage comprennent le plan d'un ou plusieurs itinéraire(s) permettant d'atteindre, depuis la borne délivrant ces informations, la borne que l'usager souhaite rejoindre.According to another characteristic of the guidance system which is the subject of the invention, the guidance information comprises the plan of one or more routes allowing to reach, from the terminal delivering this information, the terminal that the user wishes to reach .
On comprendra mieux les buts, aspects et avantages de la présente invention, d'après la description donnée ci-après de plusieurs modes de réalisation de l'invention, présentés à titre d'exemples non limitatifs, en se référant au dessin annexé, dans lequel :The aims, aspects and advantages of the present invention will be better understood from the description given below of several embodiments of the invention, presented by way of nonlimiting examples, with reference to the appended drawing, in which :
la figure 1 est une vue schématique d'un parc d'horodateurs mettant en œuvre le procédé selon l'invention.Figure 1 is a schematic view of a parking meter implementing the method according to the invention.
Sur la figure 1, où seuls ont été figurés les éléments nécessaires à la compréhension de l'invention, on a représenté 2 bornes de paiement X et Y qui sont en l'espèce des horodateurs. Ces horodateurs X et Y appartiennent à un réseau d'horodateurs maillant une agglomération et géré par un exploitant tel qu'un organisme privé ou encore une municipalité. Un même parc peut comprendre de plusieurs dizaines à plusieurs milliers d'horodateurs suivant la taille de la ville ou de l'agglomération concernée. Bien évidemment l'emploi de bornes de paiement de type horodateur n'est pas limitatif de la présente invention.In FIG. 1, where only the elements necessary for understanding the invention have been shown, 2 payment terminals X and Y have been shown which in this case are parking meters. These parking meters X and Y belong to a network of parking meters meshing an agglomeration and managed by an operator such as a private organization or even a municipality. The same park can include several tens to several thousand parking meters depending on the size of the city or the agglomeration concerned. Obviously the use of payment terminals of the parking meter type is not limiting of the present invention.
Ces horodateurs sont régulièrement répartis, par exemple tous les cinquante mètres, le long des trottoirs des rues soumises à stationnement réglementé payant.These parking meters are regularly distributed, for example every fifty meters, along the sidewalks of streets subject to paid regulated parking.
Les horodateurs X et Y comprennent, par ailleurs, un certain nombre de moyens permettant d'assurer les fonctions essentielles d'un horodateur, c'est-à-dire des moyens de paiement, tels qu'un lecteur de cartes à mémoire électronique ou à microcontrôleur et/ ou un dispositif d'encaissement à pièces ou jetons, des moyens de saisie d'informations, tel qu'un clavier ou une molette, associés à un écran de visualisation, pour notamment sélectionner la durée de stationnement, des moyens d'impression, notamment prévus pour l'édition de tickets de stationnement destinés à être disposés derrières les pare-brise des automobiles en stationnement, un générateur de temps, des moyens d'alimentation électrique, etc. Une unité centrale ou microcontrôleur muni de logiciels appropriés assure le fonctionnement de l'horodateur et de ses différents périphériques.The parking meters X and Y furthermore comprise a certain number of means making it possible to carry out the essential functions of a parking meter, that is to say payment means, such as an electronic memory card reader or with microcontroller and / or a coin or token collection device, means for entering information, such as a keyboard or a scroll wheel, associated with a display screen, in particular for selecting the parking time, means of printing, in particular provided for the edition of parking tickets intended to be arranged behind the windshields of parked cars, a time generator, electrical supply means, etc. A central unit or microcontroller with appropriate software ensures the operation of the parking meter and its various peripherals.
Tous les moyens précités sont en eux-mêmes connus et ne seront pas décrits plus en détail.All the aforementioned means are known in themselves and will not be described in more detail.
Selon l'invention, les microcontrôleurs des horodateurs X et Y sont équipés d'un programme spécifique, apte à déterminer les informations nécessaires à la localisation des horodateurs, et destiné à fournir à l'usager ces informations. Le déroulement de ce programme correspond au déroulement du procédé selon l'invention. Un usager ayant parqué son véhicule dans une place où le stationnement est payant, se dirige vers l'horodateur le plus proche X afin d'acquitter le droit de stationnement. Après avoir terminé l'étape complète de paiement du droit de stationnement, l'horodateur X propose à l'usager la possibilité de localiser cet horodateur.According to the invention, the microcontrollers of the parking meters X and Y are equipped with a specific program, capable of determining the information necessary for the location of the parking meters, and intended to provide the user with this information. The progress of this program corresponds to the progress of the method according to the invention. A user who has parked his vehicle in a place where parking is chargeable goes to the nearest parking meter X in order to pay the parking fee. After having completed the complete parking fee payment step, the parking meter X offers the user the possibility of locating this parking meter.
La sélection par l'usager, via un bouton ou une touche du clavier prévu à cet effet, de cette prestation de localisation déclenche le déroulement du programme précité.The selection by the user, via a button or a key on the keyboard provided for this purpose, of this localization service triggers the progress of the aforementioned program.
Le programme de localisation détermine alors les informations nécessaires à cette localisation, comme, par exemple, le numéro de l'immeuble et le nom de la rue où se trouve l'horodateur X, informations qui sont simplement enregistrées dans la mémoire non volatile de l'horodateur X.The localization program then determines the information necessary for this localization, such as, for example, the building number and the name of the street where the parking meter X is located, information which is simply recorded in the non-volatile memory of the parking meter X.
Ces informations étant déterminées, l'horodateur X les imprime simplement sur un ticket spécifique destiné à l'usager distinct du ticket de stationnement devant être placé derrière le pare-brise du véhicule de l'usager.This information being determined, the parking meter X simply prints it on a specific ticket intended for the user distinct from the parking ticket to be placed behind the windshield of the vehicle of the user.
En variante de réalisation, ces informations sont imprimées à la suite du ticket de stationnement qui se présente alors en deux parties prédécoupées, l'usager n'ayant qu'à séparer les deux parties pour disposer le ticket de stationnement dans sa voiture et conservé les informations de localisation sur lui.In an alternative embodiment, this information is printed after the parking ticket which then comes in two pre-cut parts, the user only having to separate the two parts to arrange the parking ticket in his car and keep the location information on him.
Bien entendu, selon le niveau de sophistication de l'horodateur X, le format de délivrance des informations de localisation peut être plus évolué. Ainsi, si l'horodateur X dispose d'une imprimante graphique, les informations de localisation peuvent prendre la forme d'un plan détaillé du quartier, avec indication précise de l'emplacement exact de l'horodateur X.Of course, depending on the level of sophistication of the parking meter X, the format for issuing location information may be more advanced. So, if the parking meter X has a graphic printer, the location information can take the form of a detailed map of the district, with precise indication of the exact location of the parking meter X.
Ainsi, l'usager récupère et conserve le ticket où figure les informations de localisation. Il peut ensuite librement et sereinement vaquer à ses occupations sans se soucier d'avoir à se rappeler son endroit de stationnement. Ultérieurement, lorsqu'il voudra retrouver son véhicule, il lui suffira alors de consulter le ticket de localisation.Thus, the user retrieves and keeps the ticket containing the location information. He can then freely and serenely go about his business without worrying about having to remember his parking place. Later, when he wants to find his vehicle, he will then only have to consult the location ticket.
Une variante du mode de réalisation de l'invention décrit ci-dessus consiste à communiquer comme information de localisation un code d'identification de l'horodateur X. Cet identificateur unique ou numéro d'ordre compris entre un et le nombre de bornes de paiement constituant le réseau de bornes, peut être imprimé en lieu et place ou en complément des informations de localisation précédemment évoquées.A variant of the embodiment of the invention described above consists in communicating as location information an identification code of the parking meter X. This unique identifier or order number between one and the number of payment terminals constituting the network of terminals, can be printed instead and in addition to the location information previously mentioned.
Après impression du ticket de localisation, l'usager récupère et conserve son ticket de localisation. Il peut ensuite librement et sereinement vaquer à ses occupations sans se soucier d'avoir à se rappeler son endroit de stationnement.After printing the location ticket, the user collects and keeps his location ticket. He can then freely and serenely go about his business without worrying about having to remember his parking place.
Ultérieurement, lorsqu'il voudra retrouver son véhicule, il lui suffira alors de se rendre sur n'importe lequel des horodateurs Y du réseau et de sélectionner, via un bouton ou une touche du clavier prévu à cet effet, la fonction de localisation. Cette fonction soumise ou non à un paiement préalable, déclenche alors le déroulement du programme précité. Le programme en question invite alors l'utilisateur à saisir, au moyen d'un clavier prévu à cet effet, l'identificateur unique de l'horodateur X, imprimé sur le ticket de localisation.Later, when he wants to find his vehicle, he will then have to go to any of the Y parking meters on the network and select, using a button or a key on the keyboard provided for this purpose, the location function. This function subject or not to a prior payment, then triggers the progress of the aforementioned program. The program in question then invites the user to enter, using a keyboard provided for this purpose, the unique identifier of the parking meter X, printed on the location ticket.
Une fois la saisie de l'identificateur unique de l'horodateur X terminée, le programme de localisation détermine, grâce à cet identificateur unique, le itinéraire Tγ(X) le plus court permettant de rallier, depuis l'horodateur Y, l'emplacement de l'horodateur X, et donc le véhicule recherché.Once the unique identifier of the parking meter X has been entered, the location program determines, using this unique identifier, the shortest route Tγ (X) making it possible to reach, from the parking meter Y, the location of the parking meter X, and therefore the vehicle sought.
Cet itinéraire Tγ(X) peut être déterminé par le programme de localisation au moyen d'une simple lecture, en mémoire non volatile de l'horodateur Y, d'une table fournissant le itinéraire Tγ(X), en fonction de l'identificateur unique de l'horodateur X.This route Tγ (X) can be determined by the location program by means of a simple reading, in non-volatile memory of the parking meter Y, from a table providing the route Tγ (X), according to the identifier unique of the parking meter X.
Par exemple, cette table pourra être constituée d'un simple dictionnaire donnant, pour une borne donnée Y, en fonction de l'identificateur de la borne de destination X, l'itinéraire le plus court pour atteindre cette borne X, sous un format spécifique non précisé dans le cadre de l'invention. Par exemple, l'itinéraire pourra être constitué d'une liste des rues à emprunter pour rallier l'emplacement de la borne X.For example, this table could consist of a simple dictionary giving, for a given terminal Y, as a function of the identifier of the destination terminal X, the shortest route to reach this terminal X, in a specific format not specified within the scope of the invention. For example, the route could consist of a list of streets to take to reach the location of terminal X.
L'itinéraire Tγ(X) étant déterminé, l'horodateur Y l'imprime simplement sur un ticket destiné à l'usager. Bien entendu, selon le niveau de sophistication de l'horodateur Y, le format de délivrance de l'itinéraire Tγ(X) peut être plus évolué. Ainsi, si l'horodateur Y dispose d'une imprimante graphique, l'itinéraire Tγ(X) peut prendre la forme d'un plan détaillé, avec indication précise des emplacements respectifs des horodateurs X et Y. Lorsque l'utilisateur utilise une carte à puce au cours de la transaction de paiement de son droit de stationnement, une autre variante des modes de réalisation de l'invention décrits ci-dessus consiste à tirer parti de ce support pour permettre la localisation du véhicule, et ce que la carte en question soit une carte à mémoire, une carte à micro circuit, à contacts ou sans contact, utilisée pour le paiement ou non.The route Tγ (X) having been determined, the parking meter Y simply prints it on a ticket intended for the user. Of course, depending on the level of sophistication of the parking meter Y, the delivery format of the route Tγ (X) may be more advanced. Thus, if the parking meter Y has a graphic printer, the route Tγ (X) can take the form of a detailed map, with precise indication of the respective locations of the parking meters X and Y. When the user uses a smart card during the payment transaction for his parking fee, another variant of the embodiments of the invention described above consists in taking advantage of this support to allow the location of the vehicle. , and whether the card in question is a memory card, a micro-circuit card, with contacts or without contact, used for payment or not.
Ainsi, dans cette variante présentée à titre d'illustration du procédé de la présente invention, l'horodateur X enregistre son identificateur unique dans la mémoire ou dans un fichier dédié de la carte à puce de l'usager, à un moment donné de l'étape de paiement par l'usager de son droit de stationnement.Thus, in this variant presented by way of illustration of the method of the present invention, the parking meter X records its unique identifier in the memory or in a dedicated file of the user's smart card, at a given time of the '' step of payment by the user of his parking right.
A l'issue de l'étape de paiement, l'usager récupère sa carte à puce. Il peut ensuite librement et sereinement vaquer à ses occupations sans se soucier d'avoir à se rappeler son endroit de stationnement.At the end of the payment stage, the user collects his smart card. He can then freely and serenely go about his business without worrying about having to remember his parking place.
Ultérieurement, lorsqu'il voudra retrouver son véhicule, il lui suffira alors de se rendre à l'horodateur Y le plus proche et de sélectionner, via un bouton ou une touche du clavier prévu à cet effet, la fonction de localisation. Cette fonction déclenche alors le déroulement du programme précité.Later, when he wants to find his vehicle, he will then have to go to the nearest parking meter Y and select, using a button or a key on the keyboard provided for this purpose, the location function. This function then triggers the execution of the aforementioned program.
Le programme en question invite alors l'utilisateur à introduire sa carte à puce dans le lecteur de carte prévu à cet effet. Une fois la carte à puce introduite correctement dans le lecteur, ce dernier procède à la lecture, dans la mémoire ou dans le fichier dédié de la carte à puce, de l'identificateur unique de l'horodateur X. L'identificateur unique de l'horodateur X est alors transmis au programme de localisation qui détermine grâce à cette information l'itinéraire Tγ(X) le plus court permettant de rallier, depuis l'horodateur Y, l'emplacement de l'horodateur X, et donc le véhicule recherché.The program in question then invites the user to insert his smart card into the card reader provided for this purpose. Once the smart card has been correctly inserted into the reader, the latter reads, in the memory or in the dedicated file of the smart card, the unique identifier of the parking meter X. The unique identifier of the parking meter X is then transmitted to the localization program which determines, using this information, the shortest route Tγ (X) making it possible to reach, from the parking meter Y, the location of the parking meter X , and therefore the vehicle sought.
Cet itinéraire Tγ(X) peut être déterminé par le programme de localisation au moyen d'une simple lecture, en mémoire non volatile de l'horodateur Y, d'une table fournissant l'itinéraire Tγ(X), en fonction de l'identificateur unique de l'horodateur X.This Tγ (X) route can be determined by the localization program by means of a simple reading, in non-volatile memory of the parking meter Y, from a table providing the Tγ (X) route, as a function of the unique identifier for time stamp X.
L'itinéraire Tγ(X) étant déterminé, l'horodateur Y l'imprime simplement sur un ticket destiné à l'usager. Bien entendu, selon le niveau de sophistication de l'horodateur Y, le format de délivrance de l'itinéraire Tγ(X) peut être plus évolué. Ainsi, si l'horodateur Y dispose d'une imprimante graphique, l'itinéraire Tγ(X) peut prendre la forme d'un plan détaillé, avec indication précise des emplacements respectifs des horodateurs X et Y.The route Tγ (X) having been determined, the parking meter Y simply prints it on a ticket intended for the user. Of course, depending on the level of sophistication of the parking meter Y, the delivery format of the route Tγ (X) may be more advanced. Thus, if the parking meter Y has a graphic printer, the route Tγ (X) can take the form of a detailed map, with precise indication of the respective locations of the parking meters X and Y.
Bien évidemment les modes de réalisation détaillés ci-dessus n'ont été donnés qu'à titre illustratifs de différents modes de réalisation de l'invention, laquelle ne sauraient être limitée à ces seules modes de réalisation.Obviously the embodiments detailed above have been given only by way of illustration of different embodiments of the invention, which cannot be limited to these embodiments alone.
Ainsi, la présente invention concerne tout réseau de borne de paiement et pas seulement les réseaux de bornes de paiement de place de stationnement. Ainsi, la présente invention peut s'appliquer à des téléphones publics, à des distributeurs de tickets de transport, à des distributeurs automatiques de boissons, etc. Ainsi, la communication des informations de localisation et/ ou de guidage et ce, que ce soit de la borne vers l'usager ou de l'usager vers la borne peut utiliser une transmission de type radio fréquence (GSM, WI- FI, ...). Selon ce mode de réalisation les bornes sont équipées de moyens émetteurs-récepteurs, de type radio-fréquence, permettant le transfert par radio-transmission des informations de localisation et de guidage entre les bornes et un terminal adapté de l'usager, tel qu'un téléphone mobile, par exemple sous la forme d'un appel téléphonique vocal ou encore sous la forme d'un message écrit de type SMS ou de type courriel. Thus, the present invention relates to any payment terminal network and not only to the parking space payment terminal networks. Thus, the present invention can be applied to public telephones, ticket vending machines, automatic vending machines for drinks, etc. Thus, the communication of location and / or guidance information, whether from the terminal to the user or from the user to the terminal, can use a radio frequency type transmission (GSM, WIFI,. ..). According to this embodiment, the terminals are equipped with transceiver means, of radio frequency type, allowing the transfer by radio transmission of location and guidance information between the terminals and a terminal adapted to the user, such as a mobile telephone, for example in the form of a voice telephone call or also in the form of a written message of SMS type or of email type.

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1/ Système de guidage d'un usager dans un réseau de bornes de paiement délivrant des biens ou des services, tels que des horodateurs (X, Y) destinés au paiement de droits de stationnement, caractérisé en ce que chaque borne (X) comprend des premiers moyens aptes à fournir à l'usager des informations de localisation de ladite borne (X) .1 / System for guiding a user in a network of payment terminals delivering goods or services, such as parking meters (X, Y) intended for the payment of parking fees, characterized in that each terminal (X) comprises first means capable of providing the user with location information of said terminal (X).
2/ Système de guidage selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens aptes à fournir à l'usager des informations de localisation de ladite borne (X) coopèrent avec les moyens de paiement équipant ladite borne (X) de sorte que lesdites informations de localisation ne sont fournies à l'usager qu'après avoir effectué le paiement d'un bien ou d'un service sur ladite borne (X).2 / guidance system according to claim 1, characterized in that said means capable of providing the user with location information of said terminal (X) cooperate with the payment means equipping said terminal (X) so that said information of location are only provided to the user after having made the payment for a good or service on said terminal (X).
3/ Système de guidage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à3 / Guidance system according to any one of claims 1 to
2, caractérisé en ce que lesdites informations de localisation de ladite borne (X) consistent en un code d'identification unique.2, characterized in that said location information of said terminal (X) consists of a unique identification code.
4/ Système de guidage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à4 / guidance system according to any one of claims 1 to
3, caractérisé en ce que lesdites informations de localisation de ladite borne (X) sont imprimées sur un ticket émis par des moyens d'impression équipant ladite borne (X).3, characterized in that said location information of said terminal (X) is printed on a ticket issued by printing means equipping said terminal (X).
5/ Système de guidage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à5 / guidance system according to any one of claims 1 to
4, caractérisé en ce que ladite borne (X) comporte des moyens d'écriture appropriés, permettant le transfert desdites informations de localisation de ladite borne (X) dans les mémoires appropriées d'une carte à microprocesseur de l'usager, de type avec ou sans contact, telle qu'une carte de paiement. 6/ Système de guidage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que ladite borne (X) comporte des moyens de transmission appropriés, de type radio-fréquence, permettant le transfert par radio-transmission desdites informations de localisation de ladite borne (X) dans les mémoires d'un terminal adapté de l'usager, tel qu'un téléphone mobile, par exemple sous la forme d'un appel téléphonique vocal ou encore sous la forme d'un message écrit de type SMS ou de type courriel.4, characterized in that said terminal (X) includes appropriate writing means, allowing the transfer of said location information from said terminal (X) in the appropriate memories of a user's microprocessor card, of the type with or contactless, such as a credit card. 6 / guidance system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that said terminal (X) comprises appropriate transmission means, of radio frequency type, allowing the transfer by radio transmission of said location information from said terminal (X) in the memories of a terminal adapted to the user, such as a mobile telephone, for example in the form of a voice telephone call or also in the form of a written message of SMS type or email type.
7/ Système de guidage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que ladite borne (X) comporte des seconds moyens aptes à fournir des informations de guidage permettant à l'usager de rejoindre depuis ladite borne, toute autre borne (Y) dudit réseau, lesdits seconds moyens comportant des moyens d'acquisition des informations de localisation de ladite autre borne (Y) fournies par l'usager.7 / guidance system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that said terminal (X) comprises second means capable of providing guidance information allowing the user to reach from said terminal, any other terminal (Y) of said network, said second means comprising means for acquiring location information of said other terminal (Y) supplied by the user.
8/ Système de guidage selon la revendication 7, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens aptes à fournir des informations de guidage permettant de rejoindre depuis ladite borne (X) toute autre borne (Y) dudit réseau, coopèrent avec les moyens de paiement équipant ladite borne (X) de sorte que lesdites informations de guidage ne sont fournies à l'usager qu'après avoir effectué le paiement d'un tel service sur ladite borne (X) .8 / Guidance system according to claim 7, characterized in that said means capable of providing guidance information making it possible to reach from said terminal (X) any other terminal (Y) of said network, cooperate with the payment means equipping said terminal (X) so that said guidance information is only provided to the user after having made the payment for such a service on said terminal (X).
9/ Système de guidage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 8, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens d'acquisition équipant ladite borne (X) comportent une interface homme-machine, tel qu'un clavier, sur lequel ledit usager peut saisir lesdites informations de localisation de ladite autre borne (Y) qu'il souhaite rejoindre. 10 Système de guidage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à9 / guidance system according to any one of claims 7 to 8, characterized in that said acquisition means equipping said terminal (X) comprise a man-machine interface, such as a keyboard, on which said user can enter said location information of said other terminal (Y) which it wishes to reach. 10 guidance system according to any one of claims 7 to
9, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens d'acquisition équipant ladite borne (X) comportent un lecteur de carte à microprocesseur permettant de récupérer lesdites informations de localisation de ladite autre borne (Y) dans les mémoires appropriées d'une carte à microprocesseur de l'usager, de type avec ou sans contact, telle qu'une carte de paiement.9, characterized in that said acquisition means equipping said terminal (X) comprise a microprocessor card reader making it possible to retrieve said location information from said other terminal (Y) in the appropriate memories of a microprocessor card of the user, of type with or without contact, such as a payment card.
11 Système de guidage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à11 guidance system according to any one of claims 7 to
10, caractérisé en ce que lesdits moyens d'acquisition équipant ladite borne (X) comportent des moyens de réception appropriés, de type radio-fréquence, permettant le téléchargement par radio-transmission desdites informations de localisation de ladite autre borne (Y) depuis un terminal de communication adapté de l'usager, tel qu'un téléphone mobile, par exemple sous la forme d'un message de type SMS.10, characterized in that said acquisition means equipping said terminal (X) comprise appropriate reception means, of radio frequency type, allowing downloading by radio transmission of said location information of said other terminal (Y) from a communication terminal adapted to the user, such as a mobile telephone, for example in the form of an SMS type message.
12/ Système de guidage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 11, caractérisé en ce que lesdites informations de guidage permettant de rejoindre ladite autre borne (Y) sont imprimées sur un ticket émis par des moyens d'impression équipant ladite borne (X).12 / Guidance system according to any one of claims 7 to 11, characterized in that said guidance information making it possible to reach said other terminal (Y) is printed on a ticket issued by printing means equipping said terminal (X ).
13/ Système de guidage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 12 caractérisé en ce que lesdites informations de guidage permettant de rejoindre ladite autre borne (Y) sont affichées sur un écran approprié équipant ladite borne (X) .13 / Guidance system according to any one of claims 7 to 12 characterized in that said guidance information making it possible to reach said other terminal (Y) is displayed on an appropriate screen equipping said terminal (X).
14/ Système de guidage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 13, caractérisé en ce que lesdites informations de guidage permettant de rejoindre ladite autre borne (Y) sont communiquées par des moyens de synthèse vocale équipant ladite borne (X). 15/ Système de guidage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à14 / Guidance system according to any one of claims 7 to 13, characterized in that said guidance information making it possible to reach said other terminal (Y) is communicated by voice synthesis means equipping said terminal (X). 15 / Guidance system according to any one of claims 7 to
14, caractérisé en ce que ladite borne (X) comporte des moyens de transmission appropriés, de type radio-fréquence, permettant la télétransmission vers un terminal adapté de l'usager, tel qu'un téléphone mobile, desdites informations de guidage permettant de rejoindre ladite autre borne (Y), par exemple sous la forme d'un appel téléphonique vocal ou encore sous la forme d'un message écrit de type SMS ou de type courriel.14, characterized in that said terminal (X) comprises appropriate transmission means, of radio frequency type, allowing remote transmission to a terminal adapted to the user, such as a mobile telephone, of said guidance information making it possible to reach said other terminal (Y), for example in the form of a voice telephone call or also in the form of a written message of SMS type or of email type.
16/ Système de guidage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à16 / Guidance system according to any one of claims 1 to
15, caractérisé en ce que lesdites informations de localisation et/ ou de guidage comprennent l'adresse de ladite borne (X,Y) .15, characterized in that said location and / or guidance information includes the address of said terminal (X, Y).
17/ Système de guidage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 15, caractérisé en ce que lesdites informations de localisation et/ ou de guidage comprennent un plan du quartier concerné par ladite borne (X,Y).17 / Guidance system according to any one of claims 1 to 15, characterized in that said location and / or guidance information includes a map of the district concerned by said terminal (X, Y).
18/ Système de guidage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 15, caractérisé en ce que lesdites informations de guidage comprennent la description d'un ou plusieurs itinéraire(s) permettant d'atteindre, depuis ladite borne (X), ladite autre borne (Y).18 / Guidance system according to any one of claims 7 to 15, characterized in that said guidance information includes the description of one or more route (s) making it possible to reach, from said terminal (X), said other terminal (Y).
19/ Système de guidage selon l'une quelconque des revendications 7 à 15, caractérisé en ce que lesdites informations de guidage comprennent le plan d'un ou plusieurs itinéraire (s) permettant d'atteindre, depuis ladite borne (X), ladite autre borne (Y). 19 / Guidance system according to any one of claims 7 to 15, characterized in that said guidance information comprises the plan of one or more route (s) making it possible to reach, from said terminal (X), said other terminal (Y).
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