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Systems and methods for weather-related vehicle damage prevention

  • US 10,354,455 B1
  • Filed: 04/20/2016
  • Issued: 07/16/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing covered parking to vehicles using a covered parking location (CPL) computing device associated with a covered parking location, the method comprising:

  • transmitting, from the CPL computing device, a registration request to an insurance computing device, the registration request requesting that the insurance computing device register the covered parking location with the insurance computing device as a possible available protected location for parking a vehicle during inclement weather;

    receiving, by the CPL computing device, a location request requesting a location identifier associated with the covered parking location;

    transmitting, in response to receiving the location request, the location identifier of the covered parking location and a communication address of the CPL computing device to at least one of a vehicle computing device associated with the vehicle and the insurance computing device;

    transmitting a signal to the vehicle computing device indicating a number of available parking spots of the covered parking location when the vehicle computing device contacts the CPL computing device;

    receiving a request from the vehicle computing device to reserve a parking spot of the covered parking location, wherein the request includes a vehicle user profile associated with the vehicle;

    determining whether to accept the request based on the vehicle user profile, wherein accepting the request causes the CPL computing device to permit the vehicle associated with the vehicle computing device access to the covered parking location;

    transmitting a response to at least one of the vehicle computing device and the insurance computing device, the response including an access code to the covered parking location; and

    processing a payment transaction for the parking spot using payment information associated with a user of the vehicle.

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