SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PARKING RESERVATION AND FINDING PARKING SPACE SUITABLE FOR USER'S VEHICLE SIZE

• US 20140372155A1
• Filed: 06/14/2013
• Published: 12/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Conduent Business Services, LLC (Conduent, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Wang, Yao Rong, Chanawangsa, Panya, Bulan, Orhan, Cummins, David, Darst, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US13/918,364
• Publication Number:
  US 20140372155A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083

Abstract

In implementation, a computer-implemented method, a system, and a non-transitory computer readable medium for managing parking space availability in a parking zone is disclosed. The computer-implemented method includes obtaining a request for a parking reservation for a parking space in a parking zone for a vehicle from a client device, wherein the client device is associated with a user, a vehicle, or both the user and the vehicle; determining that a parking space is available in the parking zone for the vehicle; and providing the parking reservation to the client device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for managing parking space availability in a parking zone, the computer-implemented method comprising:

obtaining a request for a parking reservation for a parking space in a parking zone for a vehicle from a client device, wherein the client device is associated with a user, a vehicle, or both the user and the vehicle;

determining that a parking space is available in the parking zone for the vehicle; and

providing the parking reservation to the client device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the determining that the parking space is available in the parking zone for the vehicle is based on vehicle information stored in a parking management database.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising determining that the client device is registered with the parking management database;

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining real-time data on the parking zone from a video-based occupancy detection system; and

determining a number of vehicles parked in the parking zone from the real-time data.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the determining that the parking space is available further comprising:

obtaining a record from the parking management database for the client device, wherein the record comprising information based on characteristics of the vehicle; and

comparing the characteristics of the vehicle with a list of available parking spaces;

determining which of the available parking spaces are suitable for the vehicle based on the characteristics of the vehicle.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the parking reservation comprises a confirmation number.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, farther comprising providing instructions to a parking meter associated with the parking space that is available to the vehicle to indicate that the parking space has been reserved.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, further comprising receiving a request from the client device to register with the parking management database, wherein the request comprising any, or combinations of, information related to user, a client device, and a vehicle.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a time duration for which the vehicle is parked; and

calculating a parking fee based on the time duration that is determined.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising generating a bill according to registration data associated with the vehicle.

11. A system for managing parking space availability in a parking zone, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a computer readable medium comprising instructions that cause the one or in processors to perform a method comprising;

obtaining a request for a parking reservation for a parking space in a parking zone for a vehicle from a client device, wherein the client device is associated with a user, a vehicle, or both the user and the vehicle;

determining that a parking space is available in the parking zone for the vehicle; and

providing the parking reservation to the client device.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the determining that the parking space is available in the parking zone for the vehicle is based on vehicle information stored in a parking management database.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further operable to execute the computer-executable components stored within the memory to perform:

obtaining real-time data on the parking zone from a video-based occupancy detection system; and

determining a number of vehicles parked in the parking zone from the real-time data.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the determining that the parking space is available further comprising:

obtaining a record from the parking management database for the client device, wherein the record comprising information based on characteristics of the vehicle; and

comparing the characteristics of the vehicle with a list of available parking spaces;

determining which of the available parking spaces are suitable for the vehicle based on the characteristics of the vehicle.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the parking reservation comprises a confirmation number.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further operable to execute the computer-executable components stored within the memory to perform providing instructions to a parking meter associated with the parking space that is available to the vehicle to indicate that the parking space has been reserved.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further operable to execute the computer-executable components stored within the memory to perform receiving a request from the client device to register with a parking management database, wherein the request comprising any, or combinations of, information related to user, a client device, and a vehicle.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors are further operable to execute the computer-executable components stored within the memory to perform:

determining a time duration for which the vehicle is parked; and

calculating a parking fee based on the time duration that is determined.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the one or more processors are further operable to execute the computer-executable components stored within the memory to perform generating a bill according to registration data associated with the vehicle.

20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that cause one or more processors to perform a method for managing parking space availability in a parking zone, the method comprising:

obtaining a request for a parking reservation for a parking space in a parking zone for a vehicle from a client device, wherein the client device is associated with a user, a vehicle, or both the user and the vehicle;

determining that a parking space is available in the parking zone for the vehicle; and

providing the parking reservation to the client device.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the determining that the parking space is available in the parking zone for the vehicle is based on vehicle information stored in a parking management database.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20, further comprising:

obtaining real-time data on the parking zone from video-based occupancy detection system; and

determining a number of vehicles parked in the parking zone from the real-time data.

23. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20, further comprising:

obtaining a record from a parking management database for the client device, wherein the record comprising information based on characteristics of the vehicle; and

comparing the characteristics of the vehicle with a list of available parking spaces;

determining which of the available parking spaces are suitable for the vehicle based on the characteristics of the vehicle.

24. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the parking reservation comprises a confirmation number.