Method of processing a transaction for a parking session
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1. A method of processing a transaction for a parking session between a parking system and a payment provider on behalf of a user, wherein the user facilitates the transaction through a mobile computing device connected to a remote server, the method comprising:
- on the mobile computing device of the user, storing a user identifier;
first receiving a parking identifier, then sending the user identifier and the parking identifier to the server;
on the server, receiving the user identifier and the parking identifier;
retrieving parking system information based on the parking identifier;
retrieving payment provider information based on the user identifier;
processing a transaction between the payment provider and parking system, wherein the transaction amount is based on a duration of the parking session;
wherein the parking session has a start time and an end time, wherein the start time is determined from the time a start condition is met, the end time is determined from the time an end condition is met, and the parking session duration is the difference between the end time and start time.
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Abstract
A method, using a mobile device, of initiating the processing of a transaction for a parking session between a parking system and a payment provider on behalf of a user, the method comprising storing a user identifier in memory on the mobile device, receiving a parking identifier and transmitting the user identifier and the parking identifier to a network server.
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1. A method of processing a transaction for a parking session between a parking system and a payment provider on behalf of a user, wherein the user facilitates the transaction through a mobile computing device connected to a remote server, the method comprising:
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on the mobile computing device of the user, storing a user identifier; first receiving a parking identifier, then sending the user identifier and the parking identifier to the server; on the server, receiving the user identifier and the parking identifier; retrieving parking system information based on the parking identifier; retrieving payment provider information based on the user identifier; processing a transaction between the payment provider and parking system, wherein the transaction amount is based on a duration of the parking session; wherein the parking session has a start time and an end time, wherein the start time is determined from the time a start condition is met, the end time is determined from the time an end condition is met, and the parking session duration is the difference between the end time and start time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, using a mobile device, of initiating the processing of a transaction for a parking session between a parking system and a payment provider on behalf of a user, the method comprising:
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electronically storing a user identifier in a non-transient memory device of the mobile device that uniquely identifies the user; electronically receiving a parking identifier; electronically transmitting the user identifier and the parking identifier o a network server; determining a parking provider based on the parking identifier using a processor; determining vehicle location data associated with the user identifier using a vehicle location system; and initiating electronic tracking of a user vehicle with a tracking system using the vehicle location data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of processing a transaction for a parking session between a parking system and a payment provider on behalf of a user, the method comprising:
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electronically receiving a user identifier and a parking identifier from a mobile device; electronically retrieving parking supplier information based on the parking identifier; electronically retrieving payment provider information based on the user identifier; and electronically processing a transaction between the payment provider and the parking system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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