PARKING SYSTEM AND METHOD

• US 20120234906A1
• Filed: 03/14/2011
• Published: 09/20/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ganapathi, Hariraam Varun
• Original Assignee: Ganapathi, Hariraam Varun
• Inventors: Ganapathi, Hariraam Varun
• Application Number:
  US13/047,194
• Publication Number:
  US 20120234906A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/375
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3276 using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being read by the M-device
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/02 taking into account a variable factor such as distance or time, e.g. for passenger transport, parking systems or car rental systems G07B15/06 takes precedence; taximeters G07B13/00; parking meters per se G07F17/24; car rental systems per se G07B15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/24 for parking meters

Abstract

The present invention provides for a feature-rich parking system and implements a low-cost, low-technology presence at the parking location. In an embodiment, a parking pole is placed adjacent to a parking space where the parking pole includes a code, including a bar code, QR code, or NFC label that is designed to be identified and processed by a mobile communication device such as a cell phone or smart phone. The processed information can then be wirelessly communicated by the mobile communication device to a remotely situated server that can process a payment for the use of the desired parking space.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for a parking monitoring system, comprising:

receiving information from a parking location label;

receiving information from a vehicle label;

receiving user information;

generating a payment tag from the information from the parking location label, the information from the vehicle label, and the user information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the information from the parking location label is an image of the parking location label.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the parking location label is an NFC target.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the information from the vehicle label is an image of the vehicle label.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle label is a license plate.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle label is a vehicle identification label.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the vehicle label is a label affixed to a vehicle.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the parking location label includes a barcode.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the parking location label includes a QR code.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating messages responsive to at least one of the information from the parking location label, the information from the vehicle label, and the user information.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating violation tags upon the expiration of the payment tag.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the information from the vending machine label is an image of the vending machine label.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the parking location label is an NFC target.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the information from the merchandise label is an image of the merchandise label.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the merchandise label is a bar code affixed to the merchandise.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the merchandise label is a label affixed the vending machine.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the vending machine label includes a barcode.

19. The method of claim 1, wherein the vending machine label includes a QR code.

20. The method of claim 1, further comprising communicating the payment tag to the vending machine.

21. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a payment label configured to be scanned by the vending machine.

22. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a payment code configured to be input to the vending machine.

12. A computer-implemented method for operating a vending machine, comprising:

receiving information from a vending machine label;

receiving information from a merchandise label;

receiving user information;

generating a payment tag from the information from the vending machine label, the information from the merchandise label, and the user information.