METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMATED PARKING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring one or more parking spots and automatically deducting parking charge from a financial account associated with a registered vehicle, said system comprising:
- one or more sensors associated with a parking spot to monitor for vehicles parking in the parking spot;
at least one transmitter/receiver in communication with the one or more sensors;
an electronic parking computer system in communication with the at least one or more sensors;
a database in communication with the electronic parking computer system, the database containing information concerning registered vehicles and unique identifiers assigned to each registered vehicle;
wherein when a vehicle parks in the parking spot the parking of the vehicle is detected by the one or more sensors and forwarded to the electronic parking computer system through the at least one transmitter/receiver and the vehicle transmits an identification signal which is received by the at least one transmitter/receiver and forwarded to the electronic parking computer system by the at least one transmitter/receiver wherein the electronic parking computer system is configures to search the database for a matching identification signal which indicates that the vehicle is a registered user.
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Abstract
A system and method for automating parking at a facility such as, but not limited to, a parking garage. Using vehicle sensors located at the monitored parking spaces, information received from the vehicle sensors can be used by an electronic parking system to determine which spaces are open or otherwise available. Registered users can be notified of the available spaces and then can select which spot they want where multiple spaces are presented to them. The user'"'"'s payment information can also be setup, such that the payment for parking at the selected space is automatically deducted by the parking system.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring one or more parking spots and automatically deducting parking charge from a financial account associated with a registered vehicle, said system comprising:
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one or more sensors associated with a parking spot to monitor for vehicles parking in the parking spot; at least one transmitter/receiver in communication with the one or more sensors; an electronic parking computer system in communication with the at least one or more sensors; a database in communication with the electronic parking computer system, the database containing information concerning registered vehicles and unique identifiers assigned to each registered vehicle; wherein when a vehicle parks in the parking spot the parking of the vehicle is detected by the one or more sensors and forwarded to the electronic parking computer system through the at least one transmitter/receiver and the vehicle transmits an identification signal which is received by the at least one transmitter/receiver and forwarded to the electronic parking computer system by the at least one transmitter/receiver wherein the electronic parking computer system is configures to search the database for a matching identification signal which indicates that the vehicle is a registered user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for automatically identifying one or more parking spots in a parking location by an electronic parking computer system for a registered vehicle, said method comprising the steps of:
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a. recognizing by an electronic parking computer system when a registered vehicle has entered or is near a parking location; b. determining by the electronic parking computer system which parking spots in the parking location are currently available for parking; and c. electronic forwarding information to an electronic device of a user associated with the registered vehicle identifying the available parking spots. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for automatically informing an electronic parking computer system when a vehicle is parked in a monitored parking spot, said method comprising the steps of:
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a. providing at least one sensor and at least one beacon at or near a monitored parking spot; b. electronically transmitting information to the at least one beacon from the at least one sensor when a vehicle parks in the monitored parking spot; and c. electronically forwarding information to an electronic parking computer system by the at least one beacon representing that a vehicle is parked in the monitored parking spot. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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