METHOD OF PROCESSING A TRANSACTION FOR A PARKING SESSION
First Claim
1. A method of processing a transaction for a parking session between a parking supplier and a payment provider on behalf of a user, wherein the user facilitates the transaction through a mobile computing device connected to a remote server, the method comprising:
- on the mobile computing device of the user,storing a user identifier;
first receiving a parking identifier, then sending the user identifier and the parking identifier to the server;
on the server,receiving the user identifier and the parking identifier;
retrieving parking supplier information based on the parking identifier;
retrieving payment provider information based on the user identifier;
processing a transaction between the payment provider and parking supplier, wherein the transaction amount is based on the duration of the parking session;
wherein the parking session has a start time and an end time, wherein the start time is determined from the time a start condition is met, the end time is determined from the time an end condition is met, and the parking session duration is the difference between the end time and start time.
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Abstract
A method for processing a transaction for a parking session between a parking supplier and a payment provider on behalf of a user, wherein the user facilitates the transaction through a mobile computing device connected to a remote server, including, on the mobile computing device of the user, the steps of: storing a user identifier, first receiving a parking identifier, then sending the user identifier and the parking identifier to the server. The method also includes, on the server, the steps of: receiving the user identifier and the parking identifier, retrieving parking information based on the parking identifier; retrieving user information based on the user identifier, and processing a transaction between the payment provider and parking supplier, wherein the transaction amount is based on the duration of the parking session, wherein the parking session has a start time and an end time.
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58 Claims
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1. A method of processing a transaction for a parking session between a parking supplier and a payment provider on behalf of a user, wherein the user facilitates the transaction through a mobile computing device connected to a remote server, the method comprising:
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on the mobile computing device of the user, storing a user identifier; first receiving a parking identifier, then sending the user identifier and the parking identifier to the server; on the server, receiving the user identifier and the parking identifier; retrieving parking supplier information based on the parking identifier; retrieving payment provider information based on the user identifier; processing a transaction between the payment provider and parking supplier, wherein the transaction amount is based on the duration of the parking session; wherein the parking session has a start time and an end time, wherein the start time is determined from the time a start condition is met, the end time is determined from the time an end condition is met, and the parking session duration is the difference between the end time and start time. - 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, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method, using a mobile device, of initiating the processing of a transaction for a parking session between a parking supplier and a payment provider on behalf of a user, the method comprising:
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storing a user identifier in memory on the mobile device; receiving a parking identifier; and transmitting the user identifier and the parking identifier to a network server. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method of processing a transaction for a parking session between a parking supplier and a payment provider on behalf of a user, the method comprising:
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receiving a user identifier and a parking identifier from a mobile device; retrieving parking supplier information based on the parking identifier; retrieving payment provider information based on the user identifier; and processing a transaction between the payment provider and the parking supplier. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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