PARKING ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A parking enforcement method for use with a mobile device, said method comprising:
- receiving, in the mobile device, a parking identifier;
receiving, in the mobile device, parking session information corresponding to the parking identifier; and
based on the received parking session information, outputting information indicating whether there is an active parking session associated with a parking location corresponding to the parking identifier.
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Abstract
A parking enforcement system and method. The system and method may employ mobile technology and, in particular, a mobile device. From the perspective of the mobile device, a parking identifier is received, wherein the parking identifier corresponds with a parking space or corresponds with parking spaces. The mobile device then receives parking session information relating to the parking space or spaces corresponding with the parking identifier. The mobile device is capable of outputting this information in various forms to assist with parking enforcement. The parking session information may be transmitted to the mobile device from a network server in communication with the mobile device over the network.
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22 Claims
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1. A parking enforcement method for use with a mobile device, said method comprising:
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receiving, in the mobile device, a parking identifier; receiving, in the mobile device, parking session information corresponding to the parking identifier; and based on the received parking session information, outputting information indicating whether there is an active parking session associated with a parking location corresponding to the parking identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A parking enforcement method for a server in communication with a mobile device over a network connection, said method comprising:
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receiving a parking identifier from the mobile device; searching data, stored in a memory, for the parking identifier; and transmitting parking session information to the mobile device, wherein the parking session information is based on the data corresponding to the parking identifier stored in memory, and wherein the parking session information indicates whether there is an active parking session associated with a parking location corresponding to the parking identifier. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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