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Parking lot monitoring system

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  • US 10,121,172 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2014
  • Issued: 11/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/25/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A parking lot management system for a lot comprising a plurality of parking spaces for vehicles, the system comprising:

  • a kiosk comprising;

    a weather resistant housing including first and second sides;

    a processor disposed inside of the housing;

    a memory disposed inside of the housing and coupled to the processor;

    a network interface disposed in the housing and coupled to the processor;

    a graphical user interface disposed in the housing and facing outward from the first side of the housing;

    a kiosk camera disposed in the housing and facing outward from the first side of the housing;

    a microphone disposed in the housing;

    a speaker disposed in the housing; and

    a payment acceptor disposed in the housing; and

    a first lot camera located in the parking lot such that an entrance to the lot is within a field of view of the first lot camera, the first lot camera coupled to the processor of the kiosk and configured to transmit image data to the kiosk for vehicles entering the lot,wherein the processor is configured to;

    detect a vehicle entering the parking lot;

    capture an identification of the vehicle entering the parking lot;

    transmitting the identification to a remote computer system via the network interface;

    time an initial grace period;

    receive payment for a parking time period;

    determine that a parking violation has occurred due to at least one of the initial grace period expiring without receiving payment for the parking time period and the parking time period expiring without the vehicle exiting the parking lot;

    transmit a notice of the parking violation to the remote computer system via the network interface, the notice including the vehicle'"'"'s identification and a time of the violation;

    transmit a time of the vehicle'"'"'s exit from the first parking space to the remote computer system via the network interface, andreceive updated parking rate parameters from the remote computer system via the network interface.

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