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Systems and methods for parking vehicles

  • US 9,135,580 B1
  • Filed: 10/15/2013
  • Issued: 09/15/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2012
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • associating a pre-existing dataset to one or more physical entities via association with an encoded token;

    monitoring interactions between the entity and the token;

    providing data from the dataset to the entity based on that monitoring; and

    updating the dataset with new or modified data from the entity by referencing the encoded token; and

    updating the dataset with new or modified data from a business that validates parking for its patrons;

    where;

    the dataset represents a valet parking event,the entities include a customer and the customer'"'"'s vehicle,the interaction comprises the customer scanning the ticket and requesting retrieval of the customer'"'"'s vehicle,the dataset is updated using a parking event server, andthe business that validates parking for its patrons communicates with the parking event server through a computer network.

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