Parking meter communications for remote payment with updated display
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1. A parking system comprising:
- a vehicle sensor, a central data manager, a parking meter comprising a display and associated with a parking space;
a) the vehicle sensor configured to detect arrival and departure information for a vehicle in the parking space to determine an occupancy status for the parking space;
b) the central data manager configured to;
i) receive data indicative of a first payment for parking time at the parking space being completed for a parking session;
ii) receive data indicative of a second payment for additional parking time at the parking space being completed, the second payment a remote payment; and
iii) communicate payment information for the second payment to the parking meter, the payment information comprising an amount of additional time based, at least in part, on the occupancy status of the parking space;
c) the parking meter configured to;
i) control the display to display an amount of parking time remaining;
ii) vary power supply to at least a portion of a communication subsystem of the parking meter after the parking time remaining is below a threshold time prior to expiration of the parking session; and
iii) in response to receiving the payment information for the second payment, control the display to update the displayed amount of parking time remaining to reflect the additional time.
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Abstract
A parking meter receives data indicative of a remote payment being completed and displays an amount of time purchased by the remote payment for a parking session. The parking meter determines an amount of time remaining in the parking session and powers down at least a portion of a meter communication subsystem subsequent to receiving the data indicative of the remote payment being completed. The parking meter wakes up the powered down portion of the communication subsystem upon determining that the amount of time remaining is below a threshold time, and can receive an indication of additional time being paid for remotely, and can update the displayed time remaining to reflect the additional time.
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24 Claims
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1. A parking system comprising:
- a vehicle sensor, a central data manager, a parking meter comprising a display and associated with a parking space;
a) the vehicle sensor configured to detect arrival and departure information for a vehicle in the parking space to determine an occupancy status for the parking space; b) the central data manager configured to; i) receive data indicative of a first payment for parking time at the parking space being completed for a parking session; ii) receive data indicative of a second payment for additional parking time at the parking space being completed, the second payment a remote payment; and iii) communicate payment information for the second payment to the parking meter, the payment information comprising an amount of additional time based, at least in part, on the occupancy status of the parking space; c) the parking meter configured to; i) control the display to display an amount of parking time remaining; ii) vary power supply to at least a portion of a communication subsystem of the parking meter after the parking time remaining is below a threshold time prior to expiration of the parking session; and iii) in response to receiving the payment information for the second payment, control the display to update the displayed amount of parking time remaining to reflect the additional time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- a vehicle sensor, a central data manager, a parking meter comprising a display and associated with a parking space;
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15. A method of operating a meter device comprising:
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a) receiving, at a central data manager, data indicative of a first payment for parking time of a vehicle for a parking session at a parking space associated with the meter device being completed; b) displaying, by the parking meter, an amount of parking time remaining based on the data indicative of the first payment; c) varying power supply to at least a portion of a communication subsystem of the parking meter after the parking time remaining is below a threshold time prior to expiration of the parking session;
,d) detecting, by a vehicle sensor, arrival or departure of the vehicle in the parking space to determine an occupancy status for the parking space; e) receiving, by the central data manager, data indicative of a second payment for additional parking time at the parking space being completed, the second payment being a remote payment; f) communicating, by the central data manager, payment information for the second payment to the parking meter, the payment information comprising an amount of an additional time based, at least in part, on the occupancy status of the parking space; and g) displaying, by the parking meter in response to receiving the payment information for the second payment, updated parking time remaining to reflect the amount of the additional time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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