System and method for operating a parking facility
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1. A parking transaction method, comprising:
- receiving a vehicle at a parking facility;
storing an indication of receipt of said vehicle in a record upon storage of said vehicle in said parking facility, wherein said record stores information that is associated with a plurality of individuals authorized to park or retrieve said vehicle, wherein said information includes registered biometric data for at least one individual;
receiving tokenless biometric data from a user at said parking facility;
comparing said received tokenless biometric data with said registered biometric data;
authorizing release of said vehicle from said parking facility if said received tokenless biometric data matches said registered biometric data; and
charging a parking fee to a financial account that is associated with said record, wherein said parking fee is determined on the receipt of said received tokenless biometric data.
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Abstract
A system and method of conducting parking transactions in a convenient manner is described. Users of the system can employ their biometric data or a preexisting token to conduct transactions at a parking facility.
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28 Claims
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1. A parking transaction method, comprising:
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receiving a vehicle at a parking facility; storing an indication of receipt of said vehicle in a record upon storage of said vehicle in said parking facility, wherein said record stores information that is associated with a plurality of individuals authorized to park or retrieve said vehicle, wherein said information includes registered biometric data for at least one individual; receiving tokenless biometric data from a user at said parking facility; comparing said received tokenless biometric data with said registered biometric data; authorizing release of said vehicle from said parking facility if said received tokenless biometric data matches said registered biometric data; and charging a parking fee to a financial account that is associated with said record, wherein said parking fee is determined on the receipt of said received tokenless biometric data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A parking transaction method, comprising:
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registering receipt of a vehicle at a parking facility; receiving a request from a user for retrieval of said vehicle from said parking facility, wherein said request includes a provision of information associated with said user, said information being one or more of user biometric data and preexisting token data; determining whether said provided information associated with said user matches information stored in a record that is associated with said registered receipt of said vehicle, wherein said record stores information that is associated with a plurality of individuals authorized to park or retrieve said vehicle; and authorizing release of said vehicle from said parking facility if said provided information associated with said user matches information stored in said record. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for conducting a parking transaction, said method comprising:
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at a parking facility, receiving first biometric data from a user; determining whether said user is associated with one of a plurality of existing records, said determining including comparing said first biometric data with registered biometric data, wherein each said existing record is capable of storing registered biometric data for a plurality of users; if said user is not associated with an existing record, storing said first biometric data in a new user record; at said parking facility, receiving second biometric data from said user; comparing said second biometric data to stored biometric data, wherein said stored biometric data is associated with one or more of said plurality of existing records and said new record; and authorizing the conclusion of a parking transaction if said comparison indicates a match. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for validating a parking transaction, said method comprising:
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receiving a vehicle from a user at a parking facility; receiving, at a third-party location, first user data, wherein said first user data is one of user biometric data and preexisting token data; utilizing said user data to process a third-party transaction, wherein said processing includes locating a user record associated with said first user data; receiving, at a parking facility, second user data; utilizing said second user data to locate said user record; and if said user record indicates said third-party transaction, authorizing the user to conclude a parking transaction with said parking facility, wherein a fee for said parking transaction is reduced.
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25. A parking transaction method, comprising:
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registering receipt of a vehicle at a parking facility; receiving a request from a user for retrieval of said vehicle from said parking facility, wherein said request comprises providing biometric data received from said user without the use of a token; determining whether said provided biometric data matches biometric data stored in a record that is associated with said registered receipt of said vehicle, wherein said record stores biometric data for a plurality of individuals authorized to park or retrieve said vehicle; and authorizing release of said vehicle from said parking facility if said provided biometric data matches said stored biometric data. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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