Patents Assigned to Semel Oy
  • Patent number: 10776837
    Abstract: A taximeter for a vehicle, comprising data interface for obtaining signal indicative of the vehicle speed and/or distance traveled, preferably a speed pulse signal, memory for storing tariff data linking taxi fare with vehicle speed, distance traveled and/or time elapsed, processing unit for dynamically determining, utilizing the obtained signal and tariff data, stroke characteristics for the current situation in terms of dynamically determined stroke value and of dynamically determined stroke interval, and updating the accrued fare after each stroke utilizing the determined stroke characteristics, and display for visualizing the accrued fare. A corresponding method is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Semel Oy
    Inventor: Tuomo Roivainen
  • Publication number: 20180268447
    Abstract: A taximeter for a vehicle, comprising data interface for obtaining signal indicative of the vehicle speed and/or distance traveled, preferably a speed pulse signal, memory for storing tariff data linking taxi fare with vehicle speed, distance traveled and/or time elapsed, processing unit for dynamically determining, utilizing the obtained signal and tariff data, stroke characteristics for the current situation in terms of dynamically determined stroke value and of dynamically determined stroke interval, and updating the accrued fare after each stroke utilizing the determined stroke characteristics, and display for visualizing the accrued fare. A corresponding method is presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Semel Oy
    Inventor: Tuomo Roivainen