PARKING LOT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- determining a current parking space inventory for one or more parking lots using a parking database;
receiving, via a network, a location associated with a parking customer;
identifying a parking lot of the one or more parking lots currently having available parking spaces based on the customer'"'"'s location; and
sending, via the network, at least one of a current occupancy, parking rates, or a location of the identified parking lot to the parking customer.
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Abstract
A parking lot management system determines a current parking space inventory for one or more parking lots using a parking database. The parking lot management system receives, via a network, a location associated with a parking customer, and identifies a parking lot of the one or more parking lots currently having available parking spaces based on the customer'"'"'s location. The parking lot management system sends, via the network, at least one of a current occupancy, parking rates, or a location of the identified parking lot to the parking customer. The parking lot management system further receives a parking space reservation inquiry from the parking customer, and identifies a parking space from the identified parking lot based on the parking customer'"'"'s location.
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23 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining a current parking space inventory for one or more parking lots using a parking database; receiving, via a network, a location associated with a parking customer; identifying a parking lot of the one or more parking lots currently having available parking spaces based on the customer'"'"'s location; and sending, via the network, at least one of a current occupancy, parking rates, or a location of the identified parking lot to the parking customer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A network device, comprising:
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a communication interface configured to receive a location associated with a parking customer; and a processing unit configured to; identify, based on a current parking space inventory, a parking lot of one or more parking lots currently having available parking spaces based on the customer'"'"'s location, and send, via the communication interface, at least one of a current occupancy, parking rates, a location of the identified parking lot, or a location of an available parking space to the parking customer. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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receiving an identifier associated with a parked automobile; obtaining a location of the parked automobile and its parking space in a parking lot from data stored in a parking database; and presenting the location of the parked automobile on a parking map. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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determining, using an automobile sensor, when an automobile parks in a parking space in a parking lot; setting an ingress timestamp when the automobile parks in the parking space; and sending the ingress timestamp and data associated with the parked automobile for storage in a database. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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