Restricted parking system
First Claim
1. A method for enabling management of restricted parking spaces for vehicles, said method comprising:
- providing a display of a parking restriction indicium, said display being viewable by a driver of a vehicle, said parking restriction indicium being representative of a first restrictive status of said parking spaces, said display being controlled by a server located remotely from said display;
detecting a number of said parking spaces occupied by vehicles; and
enabling said server to initiate a selective changing of said parking restriction indicium from said first restrictive status to a second restrictive status for selected ones on said parking spaces when a predetermined number of parking spaces are occupied by vehicles.
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Abstract
A method and implementing computer system are provided for enabling management of restricted parking spaces for vehicles. In an example, a sensing system senses the presence of vehicles in predetermined parking spaces and stores that information for subsequent processing. Particular parking restrictions, or limited parking indicia, for given parking spaces are displayed and viewable to vehicle operators. The posted parking restriction indicia are selectively changeable to accommodate various parking demand situations. The displayed limited parking indicia may be changed from one type of limited parking to other types of limited (or unlimited) parking from a remote server location, either selectively by an administrator or in accordance with a stored parking authorization plan or schedule. Vehicles are scanned for proper authorization for predetermined types of parking spaces. Alarms or other notification processes are implemented to provide notification of unauthorized vehicles which are parked in restricted parking spaces.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for enabling management of restricted parking spaces for vehicles, said method comprising:
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providing a display of a parking restriction indicium, said display being viewable by a driver of a vehicle, said parking restriction indicium being representative of a first restrictive status of said parking spaces, said display being controlled by a server located remotely from said display; detecting a number of said parking spaces occupied by vehicles; and enabling said server to initiate a selective changing of said parking restriction indicium from said first restrictive status to a second restrictive status for selected ones on said parking spaces when a predetermined number of parking spaces are occupied by vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for enabling management of restricted parking spaces for vehicles, said method comprising:
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providing a display of a parking restriction indicium, said display being viewable by a driver of a vehicle, said parking restriction indicium being associated with a predetermined vehicle parking space, said parking restriction indicium being representative of a first restrictive status of said predetermined parking space; enabling a selective changing of said parking restriction indicium from said first restrictive status to a second restrictive status for said predetermined parking space from a location removed from said predetermined vehicle parking space, wherein said display device is an electronically controlled display device located in proximity to said predetermined parking space, and further including a sensing means operable for sensing a presence of a vehicle in said predetermined parking space; determining a minimum number of parking spaces to be reserved as handicapped or other restricted parking categories; sensing a presence of a vehicle in a handicapped or other restricted parking space; and
automatically changing a parking restriction indicium of a non-handicapped or other restricted parking space to a parking restriction indicium representative of a handicapped or other restricted parking space when available parking spaces designated as handicapped or other restricted parking spaces falls below said minimum number.
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14. A method for enabling management of restricted parking spaces for vehicles, said method comprising:
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providing a display of a parking restriction indicium, said display being viewable by a driver of a vehicle, said parking restriction indicium being associated with a predetermined vehicle parking space, said parking restriction indicium being representative of a first restrictive status of said predetermined parking space;
enabling a selective changing of said parking restriction indicium from said first restrictive status to a second restrictive status for said predetermined parking space from a location removed from said predetermined vehicle parking space;monitoring said predetermined vehicle parking space for compliance with said parking restriction indicium; and providing a perceptible indication when a violation of said parking restriction condition applicable to said predetermined vehicle parking space is detected. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method for enabling management of restricted parking spaces for vehicles, said method comprising:
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providing a display of a parking restriction indicium, said display being viewable by a driver of a vehicle, said parking restriction indicium being associated with a predetermined vehicle parking space, said parking restriction indicium being representative of a first restrictive status of said predetermined parking space; enabling a selective changing of said parking restriction indicium from said first restrictive status to a second restrictive status for said predetermined parking space from a location removed from said predetermined vehicle parking space;
detecting a presence of an authorization signal from a vehicle in said predetermined vehicle parking space, said authorization signal being representative of an authorization to park in predetermined ones of said restricted parking spaces; andprocessing said authorization signal for compliance with a restrictive status associated with a parking restriction indicium for said predetermined vehicle parking space. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A storage medium including machine readable coded indicia, said storage medium being selectively accessed by a computer system to provide program signals representative thereof, said program signals being selectively operable within said computer system for enabling management of restricted parking spaces for vehicles by effecting the steps of:
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providing a display of a parking restriction indicium, said display being viewable by a driver of a vehicle, said parking restriction indicium being representative of a first restrictive status of said parking spaces, said display being controlled by a server located remotely from said display; detecting a number of said parking spaces occupied by vehicles; and enabling said server to initiate a selective changing of said parking restriction indicium from said first restrictive status to a second restrictive status for selected ones on said parking spaces when a predetermined number of parking spaces are occupied by vehicles.
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20. A processing system for enabling management of restricted parking spaces for vehicles, said processing system comprising:
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a system bus; a CPU device connected to said system bus; a memory connected to said system bus; means for detecting a number of said parking spaces occupied by vehicles; and display means viewable from a predetermined parking space, said display means being operable for providing a display of a parking restriction indicium, said parking restriction indicium being representative of a first restrictive status of said parking spaces, said processing system being located remotely from said parking spaces, said processing system being operable for enabling a selective changing of said parking restriction indicium on said display means from said first restrictive status to a second restrictive status for selected ones on said parking spaces when a predetermined number of parking spaces are occupied by vehicles.
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