SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR METERED PARKING AT A BILLING SERVER
First Claim
1. A method of processing a payment for parking with a billing server comprising:
- receiving, with the billing server, a charge Application Programmable Interface (API) call from a parking server at the billing server, the charge API call including a custom text, an amount to be billed and a Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network-Number (msisdn);
charging, with the billing server, an account at a carrier server corresponding to the msisdn for an amount that is based on the amount in the charge API call;
transmitting, with the billing server, a billing result to the parking server to indicate that the account has been charged; and
transmitting, with the billing server, a parking confirmation text message to the user mobile phone at the msisdn, the parking confirmation text message including the custom text.
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Abstract
A parking request text message is transmitted from a user mobile phone to a billing server and is forwarded to a parking server. The parking server makes a charge API call to the billing server, including a custom text, an amount to be billed and a msisdn of the mobile phone. The billing server charges an account at a carrier server corresponding to the msisdn, receives a charge confirmation from the carrier server, transmits a billing result to the parking server, and sends a confirmation text message to the user mobile phone with the custom text. The parking server updates a parking data structure to indicate that parking has been allotted based on a parking identification in the parking request text message.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of processing a payment for parking with a billing server comprising:
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receiving, with the billing server, a charge Application Programmable Interface (API) call from a parking server at the billing server, the charge API call including a custom text, an amount to be billed and a Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network-Number (msisdn); charging, with the billing server, an account at a carrier server corresponding to the msisdn for an amount that is based on the amount in the charge API call; transmitting, with the billing server, a billing result to the parking server to indicate that the account has been charged; and transmitting, with the billing server, a parking confirmation text message to the user mobile phone at the msisdn, the parking confirmation text message including the custom text. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a set of instructions thereon that are executable by a processor of a computer to carry out a method of processing a payment for parking with a billing server comprising:
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receiving, with the billing server, a charge Application Programmable Interface (API) call from a parking server at the billing server, the charge API call including a custom text, an amount to be billed and a Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network-Number (msisdn); charging, with the billing server, an account at a carrier server corresponding to the msisdn for an amount that is based on the amount in the charge API call; transmitting, with the billing server, a billing result to the parking server to indicate that the account has been charged; and transmit, with the billing server, a parking confirmation text message to the user mobile phone at the msisdn, the parking confirmation text message including the custom text.
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11. A billing server for processing a payment for parking comprising:
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a processor; a computer-readable medium connected to the processor; a set of instructions on the computer-readable medium, the set of instructions being executable by the processor and including; a billing server charge method Application Programmable Interface (API) receiving a charge API call from the parking server at the billing server, the charge API call including a custom text, an amount to be billed and the msisdn; a carrier billing module charging an account at the carrier server corresponding to the msisdn for an amount that is based on the amount in the charge API call, wherein the billing server charge method API transmits a billing result to the parking server to indicate that the account has been charged; and a short message service (SMS) code processor transmitting a parking confirmation text message to the user mobile phone at the msisdn, the parking confirmation text message including the custom text. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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