US 7,321,317 B2 | ||
Method for intelligent parking/pollution and surveillance control system | ||
Sanjeev Nath, New York, N.Y. (US); and Rajesh Patel, Rocky Hill, Conn. (US) | ||
Assigned to Nattel Group, Inc., New York, N.Y. (US) | ||
Filed on Jun. 29, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/478,510. | ||
Application 11/478510 is a continuation of application No. 10/716023, filed on Nov. 18, 2003, granted, now 7,071,839. | ||
Application 10/716023 is a continuation of application No. 10/704456, filed on Nov. 07, 2003, granted, now 7,230,545. | ||
Prior Publication US 2006/0244634 A1, Nov. 02, 2006 | ||
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
Int. Cl. G08G 1/01 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 340—933 [340/932.2; 340/425.5; 705/13; 705/418; 701/117] | 16 Claims |
1. A system for enforcement of parking regulations with respect to vehicles situated in a metered zone, said system comprising:
a parking meter comprising a wireless monitoring device for monitoring conditions within a defined space and a transceiver
for receiving signals from a vehicle pertaining to information defining said vehicle, said meter being operatively configured
to determine violations of a legal requirement with respect to vehicles in the metered zone;
a vehicle control system mounted in said vehicle operatively configured to generate a signal defining information associated
with said vehicle;
a device capable of automatically issuing a summons to said vehicle control system for said vehicle that has been situated
in the metered zone and which has violated a legal requirement with respect to vehicles in the metered zone based on input
from said meter and from said vehicle control system.
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