METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LEGAL PARKING
First Claim
1. A system for a parking zone mapping, storing and alerting a user for a legal parking, the system comprises:
- a location identifier;
an accelerometer;
an unified database, wherein the unified database comprises parking related data for commercial and non-commercial vehicles and is synchronized with the location identifier of commercial or non-commercial vehicle based on the type of the vehicle and type of the vehicle plate, wherein the unified database resides in a central server;
a data processing module, wherein the data processing module is connected to the location identifier and the unified database through a communication medium, wherein the data processing module is further connected to the accelerometer; and
a display apparatus, wherein the display apparatus is connected to the data processing module.
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Abstract
The various embodiments herein provide a system and method for a parking zone mapping, storing and alerting a user for a legal parking to avoid parking violations. The system comprises a location identifier, an accelerometer, a unified database, a data processing module and a display apparatus. The unified database resides in a central server. The unified database is synchronized with the location identifier. The data processing module is connected to the location identifier and the unified database through a communication medium. The data processing module is further connected to the accelerometer. The display apparatus is connected to the data processing module.
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1. A system for a parking zone mapping, storing and alerting a user for a legal parking, the system comprises:
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a location identifier; an accelerometer; an unified database, wherein the unified database comprises parking related data for commercial and non-commercial vehicles and is synchronized with the location identifier of commercial or non-commercial vehicle based on the type of the vehicle and type of the vehicle plate, wherein the unified database resides in a central server; a data processing module, wherein the data processing module is connected to the location identifier and the unified database through a communication medium, wherein the data processing module is further connected to the accelerometer; and a display apparatus, wherein the display apparatus is connected to the data processing module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for a parking zone mapping, storing historical and real-time parking data in the unified database that resides in the central server, and alerting a user about a legal parking based on type of vehicle and type of vehicle plate. The method comprises:
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storing a plurality of historical and real time parking violations for commercial and non-commercial vehicles in a unified database; receiving a geocoded location through a Global positioning module of a location identifier; using an internal clock mechanism to measure a time of a parked vehicle; searching for historical or real time violation data based on the type of vehicle and type of vehicle plate in a specific geocoded location, wherein the searching is performed in an unified database through a microprocessor stored in a central server; displaying potential legal parking spaces by precluding illegal parking based on the historical parking violation data and parking rules over a display apparatus; and listing the potential parking spaces where parking is legal based on the type of the vehicle and the type of the vehicle plate. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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19. A method for the users to demand commercial parking garage spaces or private parking spaces, wherein the method comprises:
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sending a request by a first user to a plurality of secondary users who own or manage commercial parking garage spaces or private parking spaces to demand a parking space in a parking area, for an allotted period of time or day, at a proposed price, and for a size of first user'"'"'s vehicle; sending an parking space offer by the plurality of secondary users to the first user, wherein the plurality of secondary users send the parking space offer depending on their own availability and terms with a proposed price wherein the proposed price is kept confidential; receiving the offer(s) sent from the plurality of secondary users by the first user, wherein the first user further chooses to review, negotiate, accept, or not respond to the second user'"'"'s offers, wherein the first user further may choose to retract a rejection and accept a previously rejected offer; finalizing an agreement with the terms for a parking space arrangement between the first user and at-least one secondary user; and final prices between the parties are kept confidential. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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22. A method for avoiding receiving parking violation citations by refilling the parking meter on time comprising:
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monitoring a geolocation of the vehicle of a user by the GPS identifier; locking the user'"'"'s vehicle location and transmitting the location data information to the unified database; identifying a duration of the vehicle parked at a parking meter based on the monitored geolocation of the vehicle; determining an approaching expiration of the parking meter of the parked vehicle by an internal clock mechanism; identification of parking meter location and corresponding parking cost information for extension of the parking duration in the parking meter at the concerned location; sending one or more notifications to the user about the approaching expiration of the parking meter, wherein said notification is sent by SMS, phone call or email; determining a response whether to extend the parking meter; and wherein the user may refill the meter by himself or herself;
orseek the assistance of another user who may accept to provide assistance in refilling the parking meter. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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