Location-Based Vehicle Parking System
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1. A method for managing a parking space for a vehicle, comprising:
- determining if a vehicle is parked in a parking space, wherein said vehicle includes a permit device;
communicating vehicle data to a management server by said permit device; and
verifying if said vehicle is authorized to park within said parking space.
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Abstract
A location-based vehicle parking system for efficiently managing vehicle parking permissions for a parking space. The location-based vehicle parking system generally includes determining the presence of a vehicle within a parking space by a parking sensor, communicating sensor data to a management server, communicating vehicle data to the management server by a permit device within the vehicle, and determining if the vehicle is authorized to park within the parking space. A communication is sent to an inspector to manually verify permissions for a vehicle in a parking space if not authorized.
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1. A method for managing a parking space for a vehicle, comprising:
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determining if a vehicle is parked in a parking space, wherein said vehicle includes a permit device; communicating vehicle data to a management server by said permit device; and verifying if said vehicle is authorized to park within said parking space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for managing a parking space for a vehicle, comprising:
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detecting if a vehicle is parked in a parking space by a parking sensor associated with said parking space, wherein said vehicle includes a permit device; communicating sensor data to a management server by said parking sensor after detecting said vehicle in said parking space, wherein said sensor data includes a sensor time stamp and a sensor identifier; communicating vehicle data to said management server by said permit device, wherein said vehicle data includes a permit time stamp and a permit identifier; and verifying if said vehicle is authorized to park within said parking space. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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