Apparatus and process for automated payment of the fee for the attachment of an advertising medium to a vehicle

• Main Authors: VON BONIN S. QUINTUS F. F, SCHULDEN CHRISTOPH J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.03.2002
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ADVERTISING; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDEDFOR ELSEWHERE; CALCULATING; CHECKING-DEVICES; COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS; COMPUTING; COUNTING; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORYOR FORECASTING PURPOSES; DISPLAY; DISPLAYING; EDUCATION; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; PHYSICS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; SEALS; SIGNS; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE,COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTINGPURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS

The apparatus includes a first communication device 20 disposed at a control point 14 and a second communication device 26 disposed on the advertising medium 16. The second communication device supplies data for the first communication device, by means of which the presence and integrity of the advertising medium on the vehicle can be checked. Other information bearing on the eligibility of the vehicle for a credit may be included in the data and checked by the first communication device. The apparatus and method also include a device for issuing a credit as payment for the attachment of the advertising medium to the vehicle, provided that the result of the check for the presence and integrity of the advertising is positive.