Visitor parking system and method
First Claim
1. A method of managing a visitor parking facility available to a plurality of users, said visitor parking facility comprising:
- a plurality of visitor parking bays, anda barrier for controlling the entry to and exit from said visitor parking facility of visitor vehicles;
wherein said method of managing said visitor parking facility available to a plurality of users comprising the steps of;
registering a plurality of users, and storing user information;
for each of said plurality of users limiting the number of visitor parking bays said user can book;
receiving a request from a user to book a vehicle parking bay for a vehicle;
booking a vehicle parking bay for said requesting user if said request is a valid request;
storing said booking;
controlling said barrier to allow entry to and exit from said facility for a vehicle having a booked vehicle parking bay; and
providing statistical information on usage of said visitor parking facility to said users.
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Abstract
A method of managing a visitor parking facility available to a plurality of users is described, the visitor parking facility comprising: a plurality of visitor parking bays, and a barrier for controlling the entry to and exit from the visitor parking facility of visitor vehicles. The method of managing the visitor parking facility available to a plurality of users comprising the steps of: registering a plurality of users, and storing user information; for each of the plurality of users limiting the number of visitor parking bays the user can book; receiving a request from a user to book a vehicle parking bay for a vehicle; booking a vehicle parking bay for the requesting user if the request is a valid request; storing the booking; and controlling the barrier to allow entry to and exit from the facility for a vehicle having a booked vehicle parking bay. The method also includes making statistical information on user usage of the visitor parking facility available. A system implement the method is also described.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of managing a visitor parking facility available to a plurality of users, said visitor parking facility comprising:
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a plurality of visitor parking bays, and a barrier for controlling the entry to and exit from said visitor parking facility of visitor vehicles; wherein said method of managing said visitor parking facility available to a plurality of users comprising the steps of; registering a plurality of users, and storing user information; for each of said plurality of users limiting the number of visitor parking bays said user can book; receiving a request from a user to book a vehicle parking bay for a vehicle; booking a vehicle parking bay for said requesting user if said request is a valid request; storing said booking; controlling said barrier to allow entry to and exit from said facility for a vehicle having a booked vehicle parking bay; and providing statistical information on usage of said visitor parking facility to said users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A visitor parking facility available to a plurality of users comprising:
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a plurality of visitor parking bays, and a barrier for controlling the entry to and exit from said visitor parking facility of visitor vehicles; a system for managing said visitor parking facility comprising; registration means for registering a plurality of users, a data store for storing information on said plurality of users; limit setting means for limiting the number of visitor parking bays said user can book for each of said plurality; a booking interface for receiving a request from a booking request for a vehicle parking bay from a user, validation means for validating said booking request; booking storage means for storing a booking for a vehicle parking bay if said request is a valid request; a barrier controller for controlling said barrier to allow entry to and exit from said facility for a vehicle having a booked vehicle parking bay; a usage calculator for calculating statistical information on usage of said visitor parking facility by said users; and reporting means for making said statistical information available to said users. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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