WIRELESS COMMUNICATION PARKING METER SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A parking system comprising:
- a computerized parking management system;
a first single-space parking meter including first wireless communications hardware configured to communicate parking data between the first single-space parking meter and the parking management system via a wireless network;
a second single-space parking meter including second wireless communications hardware configured to communicate parking data between the second single-space parking meter and the parking management system via the wireless network; and
a mobile citation unit including third wireless communications hardware configured to communicate parking enforcement data between the mobile citation unit and the parking management system via the wireless network;
wherein the parking management system processes and stores parking data received from the first and second single-space parking meters and processes and stores enforcement data from the mobile citation unit.
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Abstract
A parking system is provided. The parking system includes a computerized parking management system and at least one single-space parking meter configured to communicate parking data between the single-space parking meter and the parking management system via a wireless network. The system includes a mobile citation unit configured to communicate parking enforcement data between the mobile citation unit and the parking management system via the wireless network. The parking management system processes and stores parking data received from the single-space parking meters and processes and stores enforcement data from the mobile citation unit.
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20 Claims
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1. A parking system comprising:
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a computerized parking management system; a first single-space parking meter including first wireless communications hardware configured to communicate parking data between the first single-space parking meter and the parking management system via a wireless network; a second single-space parking meter including second wireless communications hardware configured to communicate parking data between the second single-space parking meter and the parking management system via the wireless network; and a mobile citation unit including third wireless communications hardware configured to communicate parking enforcement data between the mobile citation unit and the parking management system via the wireless network; wherein the parking management system processes and stores parking data received from the first and second single-space parking meters and processes and stores enforcement data from the mobile citation unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computerized parking management system for processing, storing and communicating data within a wirelessly communicating parking system comprising:
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a server configured to receive wireless communication of parking data from a plurality of single-space parking meters, to receive wireless communication of enforcement data from a mobile citation unit and to store the parking data and the enforcement data received via wireless communication, wherein the received parking data includes vehicle sensor data generated by vehicle sensors associated with the single space meters; and wireless communications hardware controlled by the server to transmit data wirelessly to the plurality of single space parking meters and to the mobile citation unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wirelessly communicating parking meter system comprising:
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a computerized parking management system comprising; a server; and a server wireless communications subsystem associated with the server; a plurality of single-space parking meters each comprising; an electronic meter mechanism including a processor; a support pole supporting the electronic meter mechanism; a vehicle sensor configured to detect the presence of a vehicle within a parking space associated with the single-space parking meter, the vehicle sensor mounted to the support pole at a position above the ground and set back from the parking spot such that there is a space between the vehicle sensor and the parking spot; a wired communication link communicably coupling the vehicle sensor and the processor of the single space meter; and a wireless communications subsystem configured to communicate parking data associated with the single-space parking meter to the parking management system via a wireless network, wherein the parking data includes data generated by the vehicle sensor, wherein the wireless communications subsystem of each single-space meter is configured to receive system data from the parking management system; and wherein the parking management system processes and stores parking data received from the single-space parking meters, including data generated by the vehicle sensor. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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