Vehicle parking assistance electronic timer system and method
First Claim
1. A vehicle parking assistance electronic timer system comprising:
- data storage means for storing sets of data relating to;
(a) parking locations at which a vehicle is to be parked, and(b) parking regulations, individually associated with the parking locations, that govern at least one of;
(1) the days of the week and the times of the day during which the parking of vehicles is permitted at the associated parking locations, and(2) the days of the week and the times of the day during which the parking of vehicles is not permitted at the associated parking locations;
data entry means for entering data relating to;
(a) a selected one of the stored parking locations,(b) the day of the week that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking location,(c) the time of the day that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking location, and(d) the period of time that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking location;
means for;
(a) accessing from the data storage means, in response to the entered data relating to the selected parking location, the stored data relating to the parking regulations associated with the selected parking location, and(b) processing;
(1) the entered data relating to the day of the week that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking location,(2) the entered data relating to the time of the day that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking location, and(3) the entered data relating to the period of time that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking locationwith the accessed data relating to the parking regulations associated with the selected parking location to determine;
(1) if parking a vehicle at the selected parking location for the period of time that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking location is permitted, and(2) when the period of time that a vehicle is permitted to be parked at the selected parking location will expire; and
alarm means, responsive to;
(a) the determination that parking at the selected parking location is permitted, and(b) the determination when the period of time that a vehicle is permitted to be parked at the selected parking location will expire,for notifying a user of the vehicle parking assistance unit that the time period for the parking of a vehicle at the selected parking location will expire in a predetermined period of time.
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Abstract
An electronic timer system includes a first unit. The first unit includes a memory device configured to store predetermined parking rule data, a timer device configured to determine at least one of a day, a date and a time of day, and an alert device configured to emit an alert in accordance with the predetermined parking rule data and based on at least one of the day, the date and the time of day determined by the timer device. A method includes storing predetermined parking rule data in a memory device, determining at least one of a day, a date and a time of day, and emitting an alert in accordance with the predetermined parking rule data stored in the storing step and the at least one of the day, the date and the time of day determined in the determining step.
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13 Claims
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1. A vehicle parking assistance electronic timer system comprising:
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data storage means for storing sets of data relating to; (a) parking locations at which a vehicle is to be parked, and (b) parking regulations, individually associated with the parking locations, that govern at least one of; (1) the days of the week and the times of the day during which the parking of vehicles is permitted at the associated parking locations, and (2) the days of the week and the times of the day during which the parking of vehicles is not permitted at the associated parking locations; data entry means for entering data relating to; (a) a selected one of the stored parking locations, (b) the day of the week that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking location, (c) the time of the day that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking location, and (d) the period of time that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking location; means for; (a) accessing from the data storage means, in response to the entered data relating to the selected parking location, the stored data relating to the parking regulations associated with the selected parking location, and (b) processing; (1) the entered data relating to the day of the week that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking location, (2) the entered data relating to the time of the day that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking location, and (3) the entered data relating to the period of time that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking location with the accessed data relating to the parking regulations associated with the selected parking location to determine; (1) if parking a vehicle at the selected parking location for the period of time that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking location is permitted, and (2) when the period of time that a vehicle is permitted to be parked at the selected parking location will expire; and alarm means, responsive to; (a) the determination that parking at the selected parking location is permitted, and (b) the determination when the period of time that a vehicle is permitted to be parked at the selected parking location will expire, for notifying a user of the vehicle parking assistance unit that the time period for the parking of a vehicle at the selected parking location will expire in a predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of alerting a person that the time period for the permitted parking of a vehicle at a selected parking location will expire in a predetermined period of time, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a vehicle parking assistance unit having; (a) data storage means, (b) data entry means, and (c) alarm means; storing in the data storage means sets of data relating to; (a) parking locations at which a vehicle is to be parked, and (b) parking regulations, individually associated with the parking locations, that govern at least one of; (1) the days of the week and the times of the day during which the parking of vehicles is permitted at the associated parking locations, and (2) the days of the week and the times of the day during which the parking of vehicles is not permitted at the associated parking locations; entering in the data entry means data relating to; (a) a selected one of the stored parking locations, (b) the day of the week that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking location, (c) the time of the day that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking location, and (d) the period of time that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking location; accessing from the data storage means, in response to the entered data relating to the selected parking location, the stored data relating to the parking regulations associated with the selected parking location; processing; (a) the entered data relating to the day of the week that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking location, (b) the entered data relating to the time of the day that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking location, and (c) the entered data relating to the period of time that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking location with the accessed data relating to the parking regulations associated with the selected parking location to determine; (a) if parking a vehicle at the selected parking location for the period of time that a vehicle is to be parked at the selected parking location is permitted, and (b) when the period of time that a vehicle is permitted to be parked at the selected parking location will expire; and actuating the alarm means, in response to; (a) the determination that parking at the selected parking location is permitted, and (b) the determination when the period of time that a vehicle is permitted to be parked at the selected parking location will expire, to notify a user of the vehicle parking assistance unit that the time period for the parking of a vehicle at the selected parking location will expire in a predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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