Systems and methods for recording parking space information
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a portable electronic device, encoded data associated with a parking space;
generating, at the portable electronic device, information associated with the parking space using the encoded data; and
displaying, at the portable electronic device, the information associated with the parking space,wherein the portable electronic device is configured to transmit a process payment request to a server and to receive a confirmation of payment from the server.
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Abstract
A system and method for recording data associated with a parking space. The data may be received a portable electronic device, such as a cell phone. The data may be received from a computer readable medium associated with the parking space, such as a bar code. The data may also be received from a wireless signal associated with the parking space, such as a Bluetooth wireless signal. The data may contain such information as the location of the parking space within the parking area. Other information may be included in the data, such as parking rate information for the parking space. A feature may included wherein the data may be transmitted to a server wherein the data may be stored in a storage device. The system and method may also allow payment for the parking space using the personal electronic device and the server.
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18 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a portable electronic device, encoded data associated with a parking space; generating, at the portable electronic device, information associated with the parking space using the encoded data; and displaying, at the portable electronic device, the information associated with the parking space, wherein the portable electronic device is configured to transmit a process payment request to a server and to receive a confirmation of payment from the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17)
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7. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; a data input module comprising at least one of an optical imaging device, wherein the data input module is configured to receive data associated with a parking space; a user interface module configured to allow a user to view the data; and a transceiver module configured to receive and transmit data with a server, wherein the server is configured to process payment requests and to transmit a payment confirmation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
a server configured to receive and transmit data associated with a location of a parking space, and to process payment requests from the portable electronic device for the parking space and transmit a confirmation of payment therefore to at least the portable electronic device, wherein the server is further configured to decode encoded data received from the portable electronic device, and wherein the encoded data comprises at least one of a bar code, a dot matrix code, and an RFID transmission. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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receiving data, at a server from a portable electronic device, associated with a location of a parking space; decoding, by the server, the data in the event the data associated with the location of the parking space is encoded, wherein the encoded data comprises at least one of a bar code, a dot matrix code, and an RFID transmission; and processing and allocating, by the server, parking space occupancy for the parking space. - View Dependent Claims (16, 18)
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