ANTI-THEFT DEVICE FOR VEHICLES IN PARKING GARAGES

摘要

The invention relates to a process for recognising vehicles and a device suitable for implementing it. The process and device are intended primarily as an anti-theft system in parking garages in order to prevent the egress of vehicles attempting to leave without the parking ticket (or other identifying object) with which they were driven into the area concerned (parking area or parking garage). The purpose of the invention is to provide additional security for the vehicles left in the parking area. Theft is to be made more difficult, if not completely impossible. This is achieved by means of a process for recognising vehicles (1, X), especially on leaving a secured or restricted area like a parking area or parking garage, in which the engine noise (M1) of the vehicle (1) entering (ve) the area is detected and stored (recorded) and the stored engine noise (M1) is compared with that (Mx) of one of the vehicles or the vehicle (X, 1) which presumably (P, 13a) corresponds to the vehicle (1), the engine noise (M1) of which was recorded on entry (ve) and which is attempting to leave (va).