System and method for implementing an exception to a parking restriction
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1. A method for implementing an exception to a parking restriction, the method comprising the steps of:
- defining, by a central data processing system, a parking/loading area by one or more coordinates, the parking/loading area being an exception to a parking restriction on a road, wherein the parking/loading area is not marked on the road, whereby signs and/or markings on the road indicating the parking restriction indicate that the parking restriction applies to the parking/loading area;
transmitting, by said central data processing system to a vehicle, location information indicating the location of the parking/loading area;
monitoring an area of the road including the parking/loading area;
detecting a vehicle parked in the monitored area;
receiving, at said central data processing system by means of a wireless signal, vehicle position information indicating the current position of the vehicle;
determining, by said central data processing system, by means of said position information, whether the detected vehicle is positioned within the parking/loading area; and
determining, by said central data processing system, whether the vehicle has permission to park in the parking/loading area.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for implementing an exception to a parking restriction, the exception being a parking area defined by one or more coordinates, includes monitoring an area including the parking area; detecting a vehicle in the monitored area; determining whether the detected vehicle is positioned within the parking area; and determining whether the vehicle has permission to park in the parking area. The parking area is not marked on the road.
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1. A method for implementing an exception to a parking restriction, the method comprising the steps of:
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defining, by a central data processing system, a parking/loading area by one or more coordinates, the parking/loading area being an exception to a parking restriction on a road, wherein the parking/loading area is not marked on the road, whereby signs and/or markings on the road indicating the parking restriction indicate that the parking restriction applies to the parking/loading area; transmitting, by said central data processing system to a vehicle, location information indicating the location of the parking/loading area; monitoring an area of the road including the parking/loading area; detecting a vehicle parked in the monitored area; receiving, at said central data processing system by means of a wireless signal, vehicle position information indicating the current position of the vehicle; determining, by said central data processing system, by means of said position information, whether the detected vehicle is positioned within the parking/loading area; and determining, by said central data processing system, whether the vehicle has permission to park in the parking/loading area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21)
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15. A method for indicating an exception to a parking restriction, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, at a vehicle, from a central data processing system, location information relating to the location of a parking/loading area, wherein the parking/loading area is defined by one or more coordinates and is an exception to a parking restriction on a road, wherein the parking/loading area is not marked on the road, wherein signs and/or markings on the road indicating the parking restriction indicate that the parking restriction applies to said parking/loading area; receiving, at the vehicle by means of a wireless signal, vehicle position information indicating the current position of the vehicle; and indicating the location of the parking/loading area and the vehicle position on a display in said vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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16. An apparatus for implementing an exception to a parking restriction, the apparatus comprising:
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a data processing system, operable to define at least one parking/loading area by one or more coordinates, the parking/loading area being an exception to a parking restriction on a road, wherein the parking/loading area is not marked on the road, wherein signs and/or markings on the road indicating the parking restriction indicate that the parking restriction applies to said parking/loading area; at least one transmitter for transmitting, to a vehicle, location information indicating the location of the parking/loading area; at least one monitoring device for monitoring an area of the road including the parking/loading area; at least one detection device for detecting a vehicle parked in the monitored area, wherein said data processing system is configured to receive, by means of a wireless signal, vehicle position information indicating the position of the vehicle; wherein said data processing system is configured to determine, by means of said position information, whether a detected vehicle is positioned within the parking/loading area, and wherein said data processing system is configured to determine whether the detected vehicle has permission to park in the parking/loading area. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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