System and method to remotely control and monitor a parking garage revenue system and gate via an open network connection
First Claim
1. A system for remotely controlling passage through a gate at a parking garage, comprising:
- a gate controller system located at a parking garage and being adapted to control the movement of said gate; and
a remote terminal at a remote location, said remote terminal being communicably coupled to said gate controller via an open network.
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Abstract
A system and method to remotely control and monitor a parking garage gate or parking lot access gate via an open network, such as the Internet. The system comprises a gate controller system and a remote terminal. The gate controller system is located at a parking garage. The gate controller system is adapted to control the movement of the gate. The remote terminal is located at a remote location, and is communicably coupled to the gate controller via an open network. The method comprises the following steps, the order of which may vary: (i) providing a gate controller system located at a parking garage and being adapted to control the movement of the gate; (ii) providing a remote terminal at a remote location apart from the parking garage, the remote terminal being communicably coupled to the gate controller system via an open network; (iii) sending a command from the remote terminal to the gate controller system via the open network; and (iv) moving the gate with the gate controller system in response to the command from the remote terminal.
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1. A system for remotely controlling passage through a gate at a parking garage, comprising:
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a gate controller system located at a parking garage and being adapted to control the movement of said gate; and
a remote terminal at a remote location, said remote terminal being communicably coupled to said gate controller via an open network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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29. A web based parking garage gate system, comprising:
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a gate controller system located at a parking garage and being adapted to control the movement of a parking garage gate at said parking garage;
an application service provider computer system located remotely from said gate controller system, said gate controller system being communicably coupled to said application service provider computer system, said application service provider computer system comprising code and data adapted to generate a web site that allows users at a remote location to interact with said gate controller system via the Internet.
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48. A system for controlling passage through a gate for a parking garage, comprising:
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a first computer system located at said parking garage, said first computer system being adapted to control the movement of said parking garage gate and being communicably coupled to the Internet; and
a second computer system located remotely from said first computer system, said second computer system being capable of communicably coupling to the Internet as needed; and
a server computer system comprising a software program adapted to provide code and data to said second computer system via the Internet, said code and data being adapted to output a graphical user interface with text on said second computer system, wherein said graphical user interface with text comprises an interface to allow a user at said second computer system to control said parking garage gate remotely via the Internet.
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55. A parking garage gate system, comprising:
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a gate controller system located at a parking garage and being adapted to control the movement of said parking garage gate; and
an application service provider computer system located remotely from said gate controller system and said gate, said gate controller system being communicably coupled to said application service provider computer system via the Internet, said application service provider computer system comprising a software program adapted to interact with and control said gate controller system from said remote location. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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56. A system for controlling the usage of a parking garage, comprising:
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a gate at least partially blocking an automobile passageway for said parking garage;
a gate controller system located at said parking garage and being adapted to control the movement of said gate;
a remote terminal located at a remote location apart from said parking garage, said remote terminal being communicably coupled to said gate controller system via the Internet; and
a software program adapted to run on said remote terminal and adapted to allow a user at said remote location to be in command of said gate controller system.
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59. A method of controlling passage through a parking garage gate, comprising the steps of:
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providing a gate controller system located at a parking garage and being adapted to control the movement of said gate;
providing a remote terminal at a remote location apart from said parking garage, said remote terminal being communicably coupled to said gate controller system via an open network;
sending a command from said remote terminal to said gate controller system via said open network; and
moving said gate with said gate controller system in response to said command from said remote terminal.
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86. A method of controlling passage of a vehicle of a parking garage patron through an unmanned gate at a parking garage, comprising the steps of:
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providing a first computer system at said parking garage, said first computer system being communicably coupled to the Internet via a secure connection;
providing a mechanism at said gate, said mechanism being adapted to move said gate in response to control signals from said first computer system;
providing a second computer system located at a remote location relative to said first computer system and said parking garage, wherein said second computer system is adapted to be communicably coupled to the Internet as needed;
communicating with said patron at said gate from said remote location using said computer systems and via the Internet;
authorizing passage of said patron through said gate from said remote location;
sending a gate movement command from said second computer system to said first computer system via the Internet; and
moving said gate to allow said patron to pass through said gate based on said gate movement command. - View Dependent Claims (87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94)
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95. A method of providing remote assistance at a parking gate of a parking facility, comprising the steps of:
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providing a first computer system at said parking facility, said first computer system being communicably coupled to said Internet via a secure connection;
providing a mechanism at said gate, said mechanism being adapted to move said gate in response to control signals from said first computer system;
providing an interface system at a payment transaction device being adapted to transmit and receive audio and video information for communicating with a parking patron;
providing a presence detection device to sense the presence of said patron at said payment transaction device;
providing a second computer system located at a remote location relative to said first computer system and said parking facility, wherein said second computer system is adapted to be communicably coupled to said Internet as needed;
communicating with said patron at said gate from said remote location using said computer systems and via said Internet;
providing assistance in processing payments via an onsite cash accepter or an onsite credit card processor or an offsite credit card processor;
authorizing passage of said patron through said gate from said remote location;
sending a gate movement command from said second computer system to said first computer system via said Internet; and
moving said gate to allow said patron to pass through said gate based on said gate movement command. - View Dependent Claims (96, 97, 98, 99, 100)
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