Systems and methods for ticketless parking validation
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1. A method implementing ticketless parking validation, the method comprising:
- creating an electronic parking account associated with a use of a parking facility;
electronically storing at least one validating credit amount originating from a validating entity; and
associating the at least one validating credit amount with the electronic parking account as a result of the validating entity providing an identifier for the electronic parking account.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and software for ticketless parking validation. A method comprises creating an electronic parking account associated with a use of a parking facility, electronically storing at least one credit amount, and associating the at least one credit amount with the electronic parking account as a result of identifying the electronic parking account with an identifier.
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1. A method implementing ticketless parking validation, the method comprising:
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creating an electronic parking account associated with a use of a parking facility;
electronically storing at least one validating credit amount originating from a validating entity; and
associating the at least one validating credit amount with the electronic parking account as a result of the validating entity providing an identifier for the electronic parking account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method implementing parking validation for an automatic parking facility, the method comprising:
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receiving automatically a payment account identifier in connection with a user'"'"'s use of an automatic parking facility;
determining an unadjusted fee for the user'"'"'s use of the parking facility;
receiving automatically at least one validating credit amount; and
determining at least one adjusted fee for the user'"'"'s use of the parking facility based on the at least one validating credit amount and on the unadjusted fee for the user'"'"'s use of the parking facility. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for implementing ticketless parking validation, the system comprising:
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at least a first parking terminal, wherein the first parking terminal is configured to receive and to communicate at least one payment account identifier associated with at least one use of a parking facility;
at least a first validating terminal, wherein the first validating terminal is configured to receive and to communicate the at least one payment account identifier and at least one credit amount associated with the at least one payment account identifier; and
a ticketless parking validation device in data communication with the at least first parking terminal and with the at least first validating terminal, the ticketless parking validation device being configured to receive from the at least first parking terminal the at least one payment account identifier, and being further configured to receive from the at least first validating terminal the at least one payment account identifier and the at least one credit amount. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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