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Pay-by-phone parking system aided by a vision based monitoring device

  • US 10,062,061 B2
  • Filed: 02/05/2015
  • Issued: 08/28/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a camera obtaining images of a scene containing vehicle parking spaces, said camera being stationary and positioned to view said scene containing said vehicle parking spaces;

    an image processor operatively connected to said camera; and

    an application comprising a program of instructions operating on a user portable computing device,said application being in communication with said image processor over a computerized network,said application causing a graphic user interface of said user portable computing device to display a start timed parking option to begin a timed payment session for a vehicle parking space of said vehicle parking spaces within said scene at a beginning time,said application sending said image processor at least one of;

    an identity of said vehicle parking space; and

    an identity of a vehicle parked in said vehicle parking space in response to selection of said start timed parking option,said camera obtaining an image of said vehicle parked in said vehicle parking space in response to said selection of said start timed parking option and sending said image of said vehicle parked in said vehicle parking space to said image processor,said image processor providing said image of said vehicle parked in said vehicle parking space to said application,said application displaying said image of said vehicle parked in said vehicle parking space on said graphic user interface of said user portable computing device with a request to confirm whether said image of said vehicle parked in said vehicle parking space is of a correct vehicle,in response to a confirmation supplied to said application through said graphic user interface of said user portable computing device that said image of said vehicle parked in said vehicle parking space is of said correct vehicle, said image processor confirming said vehicle being parked in said vehicle parking space,said image processor automatically ending said timed payment session for said vehicle parking space based on images of said scene obtained through said camera showing said vehicle not occupying said vehicle parking space, andone of said image processor and said application calculating a cost of said timed payment session based upon a duration between said beginning time and an ending time of said image processor automatically ending said timed payment session.

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