Wireless communication parking meter system and method
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1. A parking system comprising:
- a computerized parking management system;
a first single-space parking meter comprising a first solar panel, a first battery and first wireless communications hardware configured to communicate parking data and data related to the operation of the first solar panel between the first single-space parking meter and the parking management system via a wireless network, the first single-space parking meter further comprising a first vehicle sensor configured to identify entry of a vehicle into a parking space associated with the first single-space parking meter and detect presence of the vehicle within the parking space associated with the first single-space parking meter, wherein data generated by the first vehicle sensor is communicated to the parking management system via the first wireless communications hardware and the first single space meter is configured to initiate a change in a display based upon the identified entry;
a second single-space parking meter comprising a second solar panel, a second battery and second wireless communications hardware configured to communicate parking data and data related to the operation of the second solar panel between the second single-space parking meter and the parking management system via the wireless network, the second single-space parking meter further comprising a second vehicle sensor configured to identify entry of a vehicle into a parking space associated with the second single-space parking meter and detect presence of the vehicle within the parking space associated with the second single-space parking meter, wherein data generated by the second vehicle sensor is communicated to the parking management system via the second wireless communications hardware and the second single space meter is configured to initiate a change in a display based upon the identified entry; and
an interface supporting a mobile citation unit including third wireless communications hardware configured to communicate parking enforcement data between the mobile citation unit and the parking management system via the wireless network;
wherein the parking management system processes and stores the parking data and the data related to the operation of the first and second solar panels received from the first and second single-space parking meters and processes and stores enforcement data from the mobile citation unit.
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Abstract
A parking system is provided. The parking system includes a computerized parking management system and at least one single-space parking meter configured to communicate parking data between the single-space parking meter and the parking management system via a wireless network. The system includes a mobile citation unit configured to communicate parking enforcement data between the mobile citation unit and the parking management system via the wireless network. The parking management system processes and stores parking data received from the single-space parking meters and processes and stores enforcement data from the mobile citation unit.
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14 Claims
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1. A parking system comprising:
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a computerized parking management system; a first single-space parking meter comprising a first solar panel, a first battery and first wireless communications hardware configured to communicate parking data and data related to the operation of the first solar panel between the first single-space parking meter and the parking management system via a wireless network, the first single-space parking meter further comprising a first vehicle sensor configured to identify entry of a vehicle into a parking space associated with the first single-space parking meter and detect presence of the vehicle within the parking space associated with the first single-space parking meter, wherein data generated by the first vehicle sensor is communicated to the parking management system via the first wireless communications hardware and the first single space meter is configured to initiate a change in a display based upon the identified entry; a second single-space parking meter comprising a second solar panel, a second battery and second wireless communications hardware configured to communicate parking data and data related to the operation of the second solar panel between the second single-space parking meter and the parking management system via the wireless network, the second single-space parking meter further comprising a second vehicle sensor configured to identify entry of a vehicle into a parking space associated with the second single-space parking meter and detect presence of the vehicle within the parking space associated with the second single-space parking meter, wherein data generated by the second vehicle sensor is communicated to the parking management system via the second wireless communications hardware and the second single space meter is configured to initiate a change in a display based upon the identified entry; and an interface supporting a mobile citation unit including third wireless communications hardware configured to communicate parking enforcement data between the mobile citation unit and the parking management system via the wireless network; wherein the parking management system processes and stores the parking data and the data related to the operation of the first and second solar panels received from the first and second single-space parking meters and processes and stores enforcement data from the mobile citation unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14)
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11. A wirelessly communicating parking meter system comprising:
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a computerized parking management system comprising; a server; and a server wireless communications subsystem associated with the server; a plurality of single-space parking meters, each single-space meter comprising; an electronic meter mechanism including a processor; a support pole supporting the electronic meter mechanism; a vehicle sensor configured to identify entry of a vehicle into a parking space associated with the single-space parking meter and detect a presence of the vehicle within the parking space associated with the single-space parking meter, the vehicle sensor mounted to the support pole at a position above the ground and set back from the parking spot such that there is a space between the vehicle sensor and the parking spot and wherein the single-space meter is configured to initiate a change in a display based upon the identified entry of the vehicle into the parking space associated with the single-space meter; a wired communication link communicably coupling the vehicle sensor and the processor of the single space meter; and a wireless communications subsystem configured to communicate parking data associated with the single-space parking meter to the parking management system via a wireless network, wherein the parking data includes data generated by the vehicle sensor, wherein the wireless communications subsystem of each single-space meter is configured to receive system data from the parking management system; and wherein the parking management system processes and stores parking data received from the single-space parking meters, including data generated by the vehicle sensor. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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