BIKE LOCKING SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A system to secure a movable good, comprising:
- a plurality of securing units, each securing unit comprising;
a shroud adapted to obstruct access to some or all of the movable good when the movable good is inserted into the shroud; and
a first engaging mechanism within the shroud having a locked state and an unlocked state that, when locked, prevents the movable good from being moved;
a server computer connected to a data network, comprising a web site; and
a computing device that controls the state of the engaging mechanism and is communicably coupled to the server computer;
wherein the server computer loads and runs a computer program into a memory of the server computer that causes the server computer to;
receive identifying data from the user;
verify the identity of the user based on the identifying data;
determine whether the verified user has secured a movable good with the system;
send a message to the computing device to unlock the engaging mechanism associated with the secured movable good;
send a message to the computing device to indicate which securing unit should be used to secure the movable good; and
send a message to the computing device to lock the first engaging mechanism associated with the indicated securing unit.
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Abstract
An automatic parking station for bicycles is disclosed comprising at least one interactive workstation and a plurality of parking slots, in which parking stations are installed in a plurality of sites within a city or a limited geographical area and are electronically tied together through an interactive networked computing system. The station features countermeasures to prevent vandalism of the locked bicycle. The computing system provides the ability for users to reserve spaces and directs users to their reserved space.
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1. A system to secure a movable good, comprising:
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a plurality of securing units, each securing unit comprising; a shroud adapted to obstruct access to some or all of the movable good when the movable good is inserted into the shroud; and a first engaging mechanism within the shroud having a locked state and an unlocked state that, when locked, prevents the movable good from being moved; a server computer connected to a data network, comprising a web site; and a computing device that controls the state of the engaging mechanism and is communicably coupled to the server computer; wherein the server computer loads and runs a computer program into a memory of the server computer that causes the server computer to; receive identifying data from the user; verify the identity of the user based on the identifying data; determine whether the verified user has secured a movable good with the system; send a message to the computing device to unlock the engaging mechanism associated with the secured movable good; send a message to the computing device to indicate which securing unit should be used to secure the movable good; and send a message to the computing device to lock the first engaging mechanism associated with the indicated securing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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