Parking meter expired alert
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1. A parking meter expired alert system comprising:
- a data aggregator that;
associates a communication device with a parking meter, wherein the communication device is associated with a vehicle occupying a parking space associated with the parking meter;
associated license plate information with the parking meter, wherein the license plate information is associated with the vehicle;
a database that stores the association between the communication device and the parking meter and the association between the license plate information and the parking meter; and
a status module that;
receives the license plate information;
forwards the license plate number to the data aggregator, wherein the parking meter displays the license plate number;
monitors an operational status of the parking meter; and
forwards a communication to the communication device when the parking meter expires.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure builds on integrating existing technology with new devices, methods, and systems to provide a complete vehicle ecosystem.
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1. A parking meter expired alert system comprising:
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a data aggregator that; associates a communication device with a parking meter, wherein the communication device is associated with a vehicle occupying a parking space associated with the parking meter; associated license plate information with the parking meter, wherein the license plate information is associated with the vehicle; a database that stores the association between the communication device and the parking meter and the association between the license plate information and the parking meter; and a status module that; receives the license plate information; forwards the license plate number to the data aggregator, wherein the parking meter displays the license plate number; monitors an operational status of the parking meter; and forwards a communication to the communication device when the parking meter expires. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16)
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10. A method to send a parking meter expired alert comprising:
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receiving a license plate number for a vehicle occupying a parking space associated with the parking meter; storing information that associated the license plate information with the parking meter, wherein the parking meter displays the license plate information; storing information that associates a communication device with a parking meter, wherein the communication device is associated with the vehicle; monitoring an operational status of the parking meter; and forwarding a communication to the communication device when the parking meter expires. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18)
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