Method, apparatus and system for parking overstay detection
First Claim
1. A method for identifying overstay of a vehicle in a parking space, said method comprising the steps of:
- detecting presence of a vehicle in said parking space using a battery-powered apparatus encased in a self-contained, sealed housing;
processing and storing, in said battery-powered apparatus encased in a self-contained, sealed housing, data relating to presence of said vehicle in said parking space;
determining from said stored data, by said battery-powered apparatus encased in a self-contained, sealed housing and independently of any parking payment system, whether said vehicle has overstayed a defined time duration in said parking space; and
wirelessly transmitting, from said battery-powered apparatus encased in a self-contained, sealed housing, data relating to an identified instance of overstay of said vehicle in said parking space.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and systems for identifying overstay of a vehicle (624, 644) in a parking space (610, 620, 630, 640, 650, 660) are disclosed herein. The method comprises the steps of detecting presence of a vehicle in a parking space using a detection apparatus (612, 622, 632, 642, 652, 662), processing and storing data relating to presence of the vehicle in the detection apparatus, wirelessly (672, 674) waking-up the detection apparatus, wirelessly retrieving at least a portion of the data from the detection apparatus, and identifying overstay of the vehicle in the parking space based on the retrieved data. Wireless wake-up of a detection apparatus may be irregularly performed by an occasionally present data collection apparatus (680). Apparatuses and systems are disclosed for performing the foregoing method.
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1. A method for identifying overstay of a vehicle in a parking space, said method comprising the steps of:
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detecting presence of a vehicle in said parking space using a battery-powered apparatus encased in a self-contained, sealed housing; processing and storing, in said battery-powered apparatus encased in a self-contained, sealed housing, data relating to presence of said vehicle in said parking space; determining from said stored data, by said battery-powered apparatus encased in a self-contained, sealed housing and independently of any parking payment system, whether said vehicle has overstayed a defined time duration in said parking space; and wirelessly transmitting, from said battery-powered apparatus encased in a self-contained, sealed housing, data relating to an identified instance of overstay of said vehicle in said parking space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for identifying overstay of a vehicle in a parking space, said apparatus comprising:
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a detector adapted to detect presence of a vehicle in the parking space; a processor coupled to said detector, said processor adapted to process and store data received from said detector and to determine from said data and independently of any parking payment system whether said vehicle has overstayed a defined time duration in said parking space; a radio receiver coupled to said processor for receiving wake-up signals; a radio transmitter coupled to said processor for transmitting data relating to identified instances of overstay of said vehicle in said parking space; and a battery for providing power to said detector, processor, radio receiver, and radio transmitter; wherein said apparatus is encased in a self-contained, sealed housing. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for identifying overstay of vehicles in parking spaces, said system comprising:
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a plurality of battery-powered detection apparatuses each encased in a self-contained sealed housing for identifying overstay of vehicles in respective parking spaces independently of a parking payment system; and a data collection apparatus for wirelessly retrieving data from said plurality of battery-powered detection apparatuses, said data collection apparatus comprising; a radio transmitter for transmitting wake-up signals to ones of said plurality of battery-powered detection apparatuses; a radio receiver for receiving data from woken-up ones of said plurality of battery-powered detection apparatuses; a memory unit for storing data and instructions to be performed by a processing unit; and a processing unit coupled to said radio transmitter, said radio receiver and said memory unit; said processing unit programmed to process said data received via said radio receiver and to indicate incidences of vehicle overstay to an operator; wherein said data relates to identified instances of vehicle overstay in a respective parking space. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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