Method and system for reservation-based parking
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1. A method for facilitating parking usage, comprising:
- enrolling a plurality of businesses into a parking reservation system, wherein each business in the plurality of businesses has a set of parking spaces;
obtaining one or more parking spaces from each business for use by a user of the parking reservation system;
storing the obtained parking spaces in the parking reservation system;
receiving a parking reservation request from the user;
obtaining a set of available parking spaces based on the parking reservation request;
providing the available parking spaces to the user;
obtaining, from the user, a selection of a parking space from the available parking spaces; and
reserving the parking space for the user.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that facilitates parking usage. During operation, the system receives a parking reservation request from a user and obtains a set of available parking spaces based on the parking reservation request. Next, the system provides the available parking spaces to the user and obtains, from the user, a selection of a parking space from the available parking spaces. Finally, the system reserves the parking space for the user.
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1. A method for facilitating parking usage, comprising:
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enrolling a plurality of businesses into a parking reservation system, wherein each business in the plurality of businesses has a set of parking spaces; obtaining one or more parking spaces from each business for use by a user of the parking reservation system; storing the obtained parking spaces in the parking reservation system; receiving a parking reservation request from the user; obtaining a set of available parking spaces based on the parking reservation request; providing the available parking spaces to the user; obtaining, from the user, a selection of a parking space from the available parking spaces; and reserving the parking space for the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for facilitating parking usage, comprising:
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a parking repository comprising a set of parking spaces; a customer user interface, comprising; a search module configured to; receive a parking reservation request from a user; and obtain a set of available parking spaces from the parking spaces based on the parking reservation request; and a selection module configured to; provide the available parking spaces to the user; and obtain, from the user, a selection of a parking space from the set of available parking spaces; a reservation system configured to reserve the parking space for the user; a business user interface, comprising; an enrollment module configured to enroll a plurality of businesses into the reservation system, wherein each business in the plurality of businesses has a set of parking spaces; and a parking management module configured to obtain one or more parking spaces from each business for use by the user of the reservation system; and the reservation system further configured to store the one or more parking spaces in the parking repository. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for facilitating parking usage, the method comprising:
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enrolling a plurality of businesses into a parking reservation system, wherein each business in the plurality of businesses has a set of parking spaces; obtaining one or more parking spaces from each business for use by a user of the parking reservation system; storing the obtained parking spaces in the parking reservation system; receiving a parking reservation request from a user; obtaining a set of available parking spaces based on the parking reservation request; providing the available parking spaces to the user; obtaining, from the user, a selection of a parking space from the available parking spaces; and reserving the parking space for the user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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