GEN II METER SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE PROCESSORS, MULTIPLE DETECTION SENSOR TYPES, FAULT TOLERANCE METHODS, POWER SHARING AND MULTIPLE USER INTERFACE METHODS

摘要

A parking space monitoring system, with multiple microprocessors for handling various parking space management conditions, including at least one of the following conditions: (1) Space Occupancy (vehicle detection); (2) Parking Meter Status; (3) Display of Parking Policy to Motorists; (3) Motorist User Interactions; (4) Maintenance User Interactions; (5) Radio Communications with a Central management system and Network; and (6) Coordination of the operation between various ones of the microprocessors.

主权项

1. A parking space monitoring system for handling various parking space management conditions, comprising:
a parking space monitoring device for a parking space; a piece of electronic equipment having a plurality of microprocessors located within the parking space monitoring device, wherein the microprocessors are configured to monitor and respond to the various parking space management conditions of the parking space monitoring system; a power control mechanism configured to provide power to the piece of electronic equipment and the plurality of microprocessors; a mobile computer having a Global Positioning System (GPS) wherein the (GPS) reports a current geographical location of the mobile computer; a remote processing center and communication network, wherein the mobile computer and the parking space monitoring device are communicably connected to the remote processing center by the communication network; and wherein the remote processing center and the parking space monitoring device are configured for defining and weighing information related to an urgency of a response to the various parking space management conditions formed to different pre-determined parking space management characteristics of the parking space and to the current geographical location of the mobile computer for determining a highest degree of effective response by a field personnel using the mobile computer.