Parking barrier with accident event logging and self-diagnostic control system

A control system for a parking barrier system comprising:

• a barrier for controlling access of an object into or out of a parking area;
• an actuator connected to said barrier accessory for activating or deactivating said barrier accessory;
• a plurality of accessories associated with operation of said parking barrier system and events associated with operation of said parking barrier system;
• a controller connected to said actuator and said plurality of accessories for monitoring and collecting signals provided by the actuator and accessories to determine operational aspects of the parking barrier system;
• a memory for said controller for recording the collected signals
• a timer for providing a present date and time of day to said controller, wherein the signals or sequences of the signals provided by the actuator or said accessories, or both said actuator and said accessories and time of day are time stamped with a date and time of day, as output by said timer, and wherein date and time stamped signal or sequence of signal data is analyzed by the controller and determined to be at least one event from a group consisting of accident events and performance events, including fault events, abnormal events, security concern events, maintenance events, and fraud events, and wherein the controller creates specific logs for said events and event data is stored in at least one specific log in said memory for access by a system user;
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• a means for accessing the data.

A method of controlling a parking barrier system comprising:

• operating a barrier to block an entrance or exit of a parking area;
• using an actuator to move the barrier;
• operating sensors to sense parameters associated with operation of said parking barrier system and events associated with operation of said parking barrier system;
• operating a controller to monitor and collect actuating and sensing signals and data from the actuator and sensors;
• using a memory to record the collected signals and data;
• using a timer connected to said controller to output a present date and time of day to said controller, and to time stamp events associated with the sensed signals and data, and wherein date and time stamped signal or sequence data is analyzed by the controller and determined to be at least one event from a group consisting of accident events and performance events including fault events, abnormal events, security concern events, maintenance events and fraud events;
• operating the controller to create specific logs for said events and for storing time stamped events and event data in at least one specific log and event data in said memory for access by a system user;
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• providing access to the collected signals and data.

A method of controlling a parking barrier system comprising:

• controlling access of an object into or out of a parking area by operating a barrier;
• operating of an actuator connected to said barrier by activating or deactivating said barrier;
• operating a plurality of accessories associated with operation of said parking barrier system and events associated with operation of said parking barrier system;
• operating a controller connected to said actuator and said plurality of accessories for monitoring and collecting signals provided by the actuator and accessories to determine operational aspects of the parking barrier system;
• using a memory for said controller to record the collected signals;
• using a timer for providing a present date and time of day to said controller, wherein the signals or sequences of the signals provided by the actuator or accessories and time of day are time stamped with a date and time of day, as output by said timer, and wherein date and time stamped signal or sequence of signal data is analyzed by the controller and determined to be at least one event from a group consisting of accident events and performance events including fault events, security concern events, abnormal events, maintenance events and fraud events, and wherein the controller creates specific logs for said events and event data and said events and event data are stored in at least one specific log in said memory for access by a system user;
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• providing a means for accessing the data.