Methods and systems for electronic payment for on-street parking
First Claim
1. A method of payment for parking of a vehicle comprising:
- determining the location of the vehicle with a wireless communication device, wherein determining the location comprises using a satellite navigation system;
initiating a parking session having a first prepaid time duration with a server;
transmitting the location of the wireless communication device and an identity of the vehicle to the server; and
automatically extending the parking session with subsequent prepaid time durations until the parking session automatically closes on detection of movement of the vehicle away from a parking spot,wherein automatic closure of the parking session on detection of movement of the vehicle away from a parking spot comprises detecting movement of the wireless communications device with the satellite navigation system and detecting if the wireless communication device is in the vehicle at the time at the time that the movement of the wireless communication device is detected, and wherein detecting that the wireless communication device is in the vehicle is performed by detecting that the wireless communication device is able to exchange information with an identification device in/on the vehicle using low energy communications protocols or short range communications protocols.
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Abstract
This disclosure describes a method of payment for parking of a vehicle including determining the location of the vehicle with a wireless communication device. Determining the location includes using a satellite radio navigation system such as GPS with the facility for user provided corrections and avoiding the use of zone IDs. The method also includes automatically extending an initiated parking session with subsequent prepaid time durations until certain predetermined conditions are met. The method includes automatically determining the end of an initiated parking session based on detecting movement of the vehicle away from a parking spot provided the Handset containing the parking payment App has sensed a Bluetooth tag in the vehicle or paired with the built-in Bluetooth system of the vehicle. The method also includes targeted parking enforcement where parked vehicles are identified wirelessly by short range radio beacons emitted by tags placed in/on the vehicles and their session status checked with information downloaded from a parking application server.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of payment for parking of a vehicle comprising:
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determining the location of the vehicle with a wireless communication device, wherein determining the location comprises using a satellite navigation system; initiating a parking session having a first prepaid time duration with a server; transmitting the location of the wireless communication device and an identity of the vehicle to the server; and automatically extending the parking session with subsequent prepaid time durations until the parking session automatically closes on detection of movement of the vehicle away from a parking spot, wherein automatic closure of the parking session on detection of movement of the vehicle away from a parking spot comprises detecting movement of the wireless communications device with the satellite navigation system and detecting if the wireless communication device is in the vehicle at the time at the time that the movement of the wireless communication device is detected, and wherein detecting that the wireless communication device is in the vehicle is performed by detecting that the wireless communication device is able to exchange information with an identification device in/on the vehicle using low energy communications protocols or short range communications protocols. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12)
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11. A system comprising:
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a wireless communications device providing user input and output and position location capability, and a server connected to the wireless communications device, wherein both the wireless communications device and the server are configured to pay for parking by; determining the location of the vehicle with a wireless communication device, wherein determining the location comprises using a satellite navigation system; initiating a parking session having a first prepaid time duration with a server; transmitting the location of the wireless communication device and an identity of the vehicle to the server; and automatically extending the parking session with subsequent prepaid time durations until the parking session automatically closes on detection of movement of the vehicle away from a parking spot, wherein automatic closure of the parking session on detection of movement of the vehicle away from a parking spot comprises detecting movement of the wireless communications device with the satellite navigation system and detecting if the wireless communication device is in the vehicle at the time at the time that the movement of the wireless communication device is detected, and where detecting that the wireless communication device is in the vehicle is performed by detecting that the wireless communication device is able to exchange information with an identification device in/on the vehicle using low energy communications protocols or short range communications protocols. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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