SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PARKING RIGHTS
First Claim
1. A method of managing parking rights comprising:
- receiving, from each of a plurality of users, a request for issuing a parking right, each request containing a unique identifier associated with a parking area and a license plate number identifying a unique vehicle;
storing, in a centralised database, the unique identifier associated with the parking area and the license plate number identifying the unique vehicle of each request;
issuing, based on each received request, a parking right for each of the plurality of users, the parking right including a parking right expiry time;
linking, in the centralised database, the parking right expiry time, the unique identifier associated with the parking area and the license plate number identifying the unique vehicle for each of the parking right issued;
ascertaining a license plate number of a vehicle for which a parking right status is to be verified and a unique identifier associated with a parking area where the vehicle for which the parking right status is to be verified is located;
querying the centralised database by comparing the license plate number of the vehicle for which the parking right status is to be verified, with license plate numbers stored in the centralised database; and
determining if a parking right has been issued that corresponds to the license plate number of the vehicle for which the parking right status is to be verified.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for managing parking rights. It comprises receiving, from each of a plurality of users, a request for issuing a parking right, each containing a unique identifier associated with a parking area and a license plate number identifying a unique vehicle; storing, in a centralised database, each request; issuing a parking right for each of the plurality of users, including a parking right expiry time; collecting a license plate number of a vehicle for which a parking right status is to be verified and a unique identifier associated with a parking area where the vehicle is located; querying the database, by comparing the license plate number, with the license plate numbers stored in the database; and determining if a parking right has been issued that corresponds to the license plate number of the vehicle. A system for managing parking rights is also disclosed.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of managing parking rights comprising:
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receiving, from each of a plurality of users, a request for issuing a parking right, each request containing a unique identifier associated with a parking area and a license plate number identifying a unique vehicle; storing, in a centralised database, the unique identifier associated with the parking area and the license plate number identifying the unique vehicle of each request; issuing, based on each received request, a parking right for each of the plurality of users, the parking right including a parking right expiry time; linking, in the centralised database, the parking right expiry time, the unique identifier associated with the parking area and the license plate number identifying the unique vehicle for each of the parking right issued; ascertaining a license plate number of a vehicle for which a parking right status is to be verified and a unique identifier associated with a parking area where the vehicle for which the parking right status is to be verified is located; querying the centralised database by comparing the license plate number of the vehicle for which the parking right status is to be verified, with license plate numbers stored in the centralised database; and determining if a parking right has been issued that corresponds to the license plate number of the vehicle for which the parking right status is to be verified. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A parking rights management system comprising:
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a receiving component receiving, from each of a plurality of users, a request for issuing a parking right, each request containing a unique identifier associated with a parking area and a license plate number identifying a unique vehicle; a centralised database where the unique identifier associated with the parking area and the license plate number identifying the unique vehicle of each request is stored, the receiving component communicating with the centralised database; a parking right issuing component issuing, based on each received request, a parking right for each of the plurality of users, the parking right including a parking right expiry time, the parking right issuing component linking, in the centralised database, the parking right expiry time, the unique identifier associated with the parking area and the license plate number identifying the unique vehicle for each parking right issued, the parking right issuing component communicating with the centralised database; a license plate number collecting component collecting a license plate number of a vehicle for which a parking right status is to be verified and a unique identifier associated with a parking area where the vehicle for which the parking right status is to be verified is located, the license plate number collecting component communicating with the centralised database; and an enforcement component querying the centralised database by comparing the license plate number of the vehicle for which the parking right status is to be verified, with license plate numbers stored in the centralised database, the enforcement component further determining if a parking right has been issued that corresponds to the license plate number of the vehicle for which the parking right status is to be verified. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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