PARKING STATUS SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for representing the parking status of a plurality of parking spaces to a screen of a user'"'"'s portable electronic device upon a real time camera view, any of said at least one parking space being one of PAID for current payment and UNPAID upon exhaustion of payment, any of a plurality of subscribes utilize said method to reserve at least one of the plurality of parking spaces and then to pay for at least one of the plurality of parking spaces, the method comprising:
- assembling a database upon a computer of said plurality of parking spaces, said database including geographic locations of said plurality of parking spaces and time limits applicable to each of said plurality of parking spaces;
updating a database upon a computer of subscribers, said database including a list of parking spaces reserved by each subscriber, a list of parking spaces paid for by each subscriber, and a list of the expiration times for each paid for parking space of each subscriber;
calculating a location of said user, said calculating a location of said user adapted to utilize a location finding feature of said user'"'"'s portable electronic device;
determining upon a computer a location of one of said plurality of parking spaces by comparing the location of said user to said database of said plurality of parking spaces and selecting one of said plurality of parking spaces within three feet of the position of said user;
comparing upon a computer the location of one of said plurality of parking spaces with said database of subscribers further comprising comparing upon a computer the location of one of said plurality of parking spaces against said list of parking spaces paid for by said subscribers for a match between said location and said list of parking spaces paid for by said subscribers;
upon detecting a match between said location and said list of parking spaces paid for by said subscriber, comparing the matched parking space to said list of expiration times and upon detecting the matched parking spaced exceeding an expiration time displaying upon said user'"'"'s screen an UNPAID payment status upon an image of the matched parking space, wherein the user may execute enforcement measures upon any vehicle in said matched parking space wherein said payment status is identified as UNPAID;
wherein said method transforms upon a computer location data of said plurality of parking spaces and payment status data of said plurality of parking spaces into indicia of UNPAID parking spaced upon the real time camera view on the screen of a user'"'"'s device for enforcement.
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Abstract
A parking status system overlays upon images of a street, a lot, or a garage with representations of parked vehicles the status of any parking space shown in the image. A user retrieves the merged image with the vehicles parking in select spaces through a wireless communications network from the parking management computer system. The user then verifies payment status of multiple parking spaces simultaneously as the user patrols a beat on foot or in a vehicle. The present invention operates upon existing web browsers. The present invention allows a user to select any view within 360 degrees of the user'"'"'s position in different sizes and while in motion. The present invention refreshes the status of parking spaces and subscriber vehicles at a regular interval. The invention transforms parking space, payment, and subscriber data into parking space status shown in real time to a user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for representing the parking status of a plurality of parking spaces to a screen of a user'"'"'s portable electronic device upon a real time camera view, any of said at least one parking space being one of PAID for current payment and UNPAID upon exhaustion of payment, any of a plurality of subscribes utilize said method to reserve at least one of the plurality of parking spaces and then to pay for at least one of the plurality of parking spaces, the method comprising:
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assembling a database upon a computer of said plurality of parking spaces, said database including geographic locations of said plurality of parking spaces and time limits applicable to each of said plurality of parking spaces; updating a database upon a computer of subscribers, said database including a list of parking spaces reserved by each subscriber, a list of parking spaces paid for by each subscriber, and a list of the expiration times for each paid for parking space of each subscriber; calculating a location of said user, said calculating a location of said user adapted to utilize a location finding feature of said user'"'"'s portable electronic device; determining upon a computer a location of one of said plurality of parking spaces by comparing the location of said user to said database of said plurality of parking spaces and selecting one of said plurality of parking spaces within three feet of the position of said user; comparing upon a computer the location of one of said plurality of parking spaces with said database of subscribers further comprising comparing upon a computer the location of one of said plurality of parking spaces against said list of parking spaces paid for by said subscribers for a match between said location and said list of parking spaces paid for by said subscribers; upon detecting a match between said location and said list of parking spaces paid for by said subscriber, comparing the matched parking space to said list of expiration times and upon detecting the matched parking spaced exceeding an expiration time displaying upon said user'"'"'s screen an UNPAID payment status upon an image of the matched parking space, wherein the user may execute enforcement measures upon any vehicle in said matched parking space wherein said payment status is identified as UNPAID; wherein said method transforms upon a computer location data of said plurality of parking spaces and payment status data of said plurality of parking spaces into indicia of UNPAID parking spaced upon the real time camera view on the screen of a user'"'"'s device for enforcement. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for representing the parking status of a plurality of parking spaces to a screen of a user'"'"'s portable electronic device upon a real time camera view, any of said at least one parking space being one of PAID for current payment and UNPAID upon exhaustion of payment, any of a plurality of subscribes utilize said method to reserve at least one of the plurality of parking spaces and then to pay for at least one of the plurality of parking spaces, the method comprising:
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assembling a database of said plurality of parking spaces, said database including geographic locations of said plurality of parking spaces and time limits applicable to each of said plurality of parking spaces and storing said parking space database upon a computer server; updating a database of subscribers, said database including a list of parking spaces reserved by each subscriber, a list of parking spaces paid for by each subscriber, a list of the expiration times for each paid for parking space of each subscriber, and storing said subscriber database upon a computer server, and further including enrolling each of said subscribers into a membership plan for parking payment; calculating a location of said user, said calculating a location of said user adapted to utilize a location finding feature of said user'"'"'s portable electronic device; determining upon a computer server a location of one of said plurality of parking spaces by comparing the location of said user to said database of said plurality of parking spaces and selecting one of said plurality of parking spaces within three feet of the position of said user; comparing upon a computer server the location of one of said plurality of parking spaces with said database of subscribers further comprising comparing upon a computer the location of one of said plurality of parking spaces against said list of parking spaces paid for by said subscribers for a match between said location and said list of parking spaces paid for by said subscribers wherein upon detecting a match between said location and said list of parking spaces paid for by said subscriber, comparing the matched parking space to said list of expiration times and further upon detecting the matched parking spaced exceeding an expiration time displaying upon said user'"'"'s screen an UNPAID payment status indicia upon an image of the matched parking space, wherein the user may execute enforcement measures upon any vehicle in said matched parking space and said payment status is identified as UNPAID; wherein said method transforms upon a computer location data of said plurality of parking spaces and payment status data of said plurality of parking spaces into indicia of UNPAID parking spaced upon the real time camera view on the screen of a user'"'"'s device for enforcement. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for representing the parking status of a plurality of parking spaces to a screen of a user'"'"'s portable electronic device upon a real time camera view, any of said at least one parking space being one of PAID for current payment and UNPAID upon exhaustion of payment, any of a plurality of subscribes utilize said method to reserve at least one of the plurality of parking spaces and then to pay for at least one of the plurality of parking spaces, the method comprising:
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assembling a database of said plurality of parking spaces, said database including geographic locations of said plurality of parking spaces and time limits applicable to each of said plurality of parking spaces and storing said parking space database upon a computer server, a location of a center of each of said plurality of parking spaces and a length for each of said plurality of parking spaces, displaying said the location and the length of said selected one of said plurality of parking spaces upon a real time camera view of a user'"'"'s portable electronic device; updating a database of subscribers, said database including a list of parking spaces reserved by each subscriber, a list of parking spaces paid for by each subscriber, a list of the expiration times for each paid for parking space of each subscriber, and storing said subscriber database upon a computer server, and further including enrolling each of said subscribers into a membership plan for parking payment, said enrolling of said subscribers providing encryption of financial information related thereto; calculating a location of said user, said calculating a location of said user adapted to utilize a location finding feature of said user'"'"'s portable electronic device; determining upon a computer server a location of one of said plurality of parking spaces by comparing the location of said user to said database of said plurality of parking spaces and selecting one of said plurality of parking spaces within three feet of the position of said user; comparing upon a computer server the location of one of said plurality of parking spaces with said database of subscribers further comprising comparing upon a computer the location of one of said plurality of parking spaces against said list of parking spaces paid for by said subscribers for a match between said location and said list of parking spaces paid for by said subscribers wherein upon detecting a match between said location and said list of parking spaces paid for by said subscriber, comparing the matched parking space to said list of expiration times and further upon detecting the matched parking spaced exceeding an expiration time displaying upon said user'"'"'s screen an UNPAID payment status indicia upon an image of the matched parking space, wherein the user may execute enforcement measures upon any vehicle in said matched parking space and said payment status is identified as UNPAID, said comparing upon a server the matched parking space to said list of expiration times and upon detecting the matched parking spaced exceeding an expiration time utilizing augmented reality upon said user'"'"'s screen to denote an UNPAID payment status of an image of a matched parking space; wherein said UNPAID payment status indicia includes the word UNPAID, a colored logo, a circle with a bar, a letter X, or an audible signal transmitted from a computer server to the user'"'"'s portable electronic device, said colored logo including a first color indicating UNPAID status for less than fifteen minutes and a second color indicating UNPAID status for more than fifteen minutes; an enrollment of one of said subscribers cooperating with said updating of the subscriber database wherein a subscriber elects to depart a parking space before the expiration time for the parking space, said enrollment permits a subscriber to request a refund of funds remaining when the subscriber elects to depart a parking space before the expiration time for the parking space, said enrollment then returns that parking space as available to said database of said plurality of parking spaces parking spaces following the election of the departed subscriber, wherein said method reduces those empty of said plurality of parking spaces before the expiration time and allows other subscribers to utilize those empty of said plurality of parking spaces; and
,wherein said method transforms upon a computer location data of said plurality of parking spaces and payment status data of said plurality of parking spaces into indicia of UNPAID parking spaced upon the real time camera view on the screen of a user'"'"'s device for enforcement.
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