초록 ▼

A method and system to prevent auto theft from parking areas, such as airport parking lots, includes a ticket dispenser, at an entry gate, which issues a numbered ticket to each driver. The driver is advised to carry the ticket with him and not to leave it in the car. At the same time the ticket is

A method and system to prevent auto theft from parking areas, such as airport parking lots, includes a ticket dispenser, at an entry gate, which issues a numbered ticket to each driver. The driver is advised to carry the ticket with him and not to leave it in the car. At the same time the ticket is issued, the a part of its license plate number, is automatically determined and entered into computer memory, in association with the ticket number. At the exit, the ticket is presented by the driver, read by a ticket reader, and its associated license plate data is retrieved from computer memory. Also at the exit, part of the license plate of the car is again automatically obtained and compared with the license plate data retrieved from the computer memory. In the event of a mismatch, a warning signal is generated.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of warning of theft of vehicles from a vehicle parking area having an entrance and an exit, the method comprising:(a) at the entrance, automatically machine sensing a characteristic of the vehicle as it enters the parking area;(b) machine dispensing a ticket to t

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of warning of theft of vehicles from a vehicle parking area having an entrance and an exit, the method comprising:(a) at the entrance, automatically machine sensing a characteristic of the vehicle as it enters the parking area;(b) machine dispensing a ticket to the driver of a vehicle at the entrance;(c) machine recording data representing the obtained characteristic in association with data representing an identification of the dispensed ticket;(d) at the exit, machine reading the ticket and retrieving the data representing the vehicle characteristic associated with the ticket;(e) automatically machine sensing the characteristic of the vehicle at the exit;(f) automatically, in a computer system, comparing the characteristic sensed in (e) at the exit with the characteristic obtained in (d) derived from reading the ticket; and(g) in the event of a mismatch, generating a warning signal.