Parked vehicle location system
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1. A parked vehicle location system comprising:
- a plurality of detectors, wherein each detector is operative to;
detect whether or not a vehicle is present in at least one of a plurality of parking spaces, and provide a notification characterizing said detection; and
parking status apparatus operative to;
receive a plurality of said notifications from said detectors, record said notifications in a data store, and identify any of said parking spaces for which a notification was received indicating the presence of a vehicle and for which no subsequent notification was received indicating the absence of a vehicle.
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Abstract
A parked vehicle location system including a plurality of detectors, where each detector is operative to detect whether or not a vehicle is present in at least one of a plurality of parking spaces, and provide a notification characterizing the detection, and parking status apparatus operative to receive a plurality of the notifications from the detectors, record the notifications in a data store, and identify any of the parking spaces for which a notification was received indicating the presence of a vehicle and for which no subsequent notification was received indicating the absence of a vehicle.
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1. A parked vehicle location system comprising:
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a plurality of detectors, wherein each detector is operative to;
detect whether or not a vehicle is present in at least one of a plurality of parking spaces, and provide a notification characterizing said detection; and
parking status apparatus operative to;
receive a plurality of said notifications from said detectors, record said notifications in a data store, and identify any of said parking spaces for which a notification was received indicating the presence of a vehicle and for which no subsequent notification was received indicating the absence of a vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for locating parked vehicles, the method comprising:
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detecting whether or not a vehicle is present in at least one of a plurality of parking spaces; and
identifying any of said parking spaces for which a detection was made indicating the presence of a vehicle and for which no subsequent detection was made indicating the absence of a vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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