System, media, and method for parking management

• US 9,990,850 B2
• Filed: 08/15/2017
• Issued: 06/05/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Parkxl, LLC
• Original Assignee: Parkxl, LLC
• Inventors: Wauldron, James T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Toan N
• Application Number:
  US15/677,783
• Publication Number:
  US 20180053418A1
• Time in Patent Office: 294 Days
• Field of Search: 3409322, 340933, 340938, 705 13, 705 11, 705 735, 705400, 705418
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/005 including pedestrian guidance indicator
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/144 on portable or mobile units, e.g. personal digital assistant [PDA]
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/148 Management of a network of parking areas
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/205 Indicating the location of the monitored vehicles as destination, e.g. accidents, stolen, rental
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]

Abstract

Systems, methods, and media for parking management are provided. A method includes receiving from a parker at a first device authentication input and then vehicle input that associates a vehicle with the parker, wherein the vehicle input comprises vehicle registration input or selection of a registered vehicle. The method may further include subsequently receiving, from the parker at the first device, spot criteria comprising location criteria and temporal criteria. The method may also include outputting to the first device, based upon receipt of the spot criteria, spot indicators representing spots based on the location criteria, the temporal data, and characteristics of the vehicle, wherein each spot comprises a stored status. The method may further include subsequently receiving a selection of a spot from the parker at the first device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for parking management, comprising:

receiving, from a parker at a first device, authentication input and then vehicle input that associates a vehicle with the parker, wherein the vehicle input comprises vehicle registration input or selection of a registered vehicle;

subsequently receiving, from the parker at the first device, spot criteria comprising location criteria and temporal criteria;

outputting to the first device, based upon receipt of the spot criteria, spot indicators representing spots based on the location criteria, the temporal criteria, and characteristics of the vehicle, wherein each spot comprises a stored status;

subsequently receiving a selection of the spot from the parker at the first device;

outputting to the first device, based upon receipt of the selected spot, a graphical representation of the spot corresponding to the spot selected;

subsequently receiving acceptance confirmation input at a second device from an owner of the spot;

outputting, based upon receipt of both the selection of the spot from the first device and confirmation input from the second device, rental confirmation to both the first device and the second device;

updating the stored status of the spot to reserved;

receiving, based upon outputting of the rental confirmation, check-in input from the first device or the vehicle;

outputting to the second device an indication of the check-in input based upon receipt of the check-in input;

updating the stored status of the spot to occupied;

subsequently receiving departure input, from the first device or the vehicle, indicating that the vehicle has departed the spot;

outputting departure confirmation to the first device and the second device based upon the received departure input;

updating the stored status of the spot to unoccupied; and

outputting feedback interfaces to both the first device and the second device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving vehicle selection input from the parker at the first device to select from among a plurality of registered vehicles; and

outputting to the first device a modification of available spots based upon input received from the first device that switches a vehicle choice from among the plurality of registered vehicles.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting to the first device a photo or computer-rendered image of the spot corresponding to the selected spot.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting to the first device a recommended registered vehicle or a vehicle suitability rating based upon a comparison of spots available for each of a plurality of registered vehicles within a same geographic area.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

rating spots with respect to the parker at the first device based upon traffic conditions in routes to the rated spots.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting an advertisement to the first device based upon spot location.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

outputting to the first device, based upon receipt of the spot criteria, spot indicators representing residential spots and commercial spots, wherein residential spots are denoted by a residential spot graphical representation that differs from a commercial spot graphical representation.

8. A system for parking management, comprising:

memory; and

a processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to;

receive, from a parker at a first device, authentication input and then vehicle input that associates a vehicle with the parker, wherein the vehicle input comprises vehicle registration input or selection of a registered vehicle;

subsequently receive, from the parker at the first device, spot criteria comprising location criteria and temporal criteria;

output to the first device, based upon receipt of the spot criteria, spot indicators representing spots based on the location criteria, the temporal criteria, and characteristics of the vehicle, wherein each spot comprises a stored status;

subsequently receive a selection of the spot from the parker at the first device;

output to the first device, based upon receipt of the selected spot, a graphical representation of the spot corresponding to the spot selected;

subsequently receive acceptance confirmation input at a second device from an owner of the spot;

output, based upon receipt of both the selection of the spot from the first device and confirmation input from the second device, rental confirmation to both the first device and the second device;

update the stored status of the spot to reserved;

receive, based upon outputting of the rental confirmation, check-in input from the first device or the vehicle;

output to the second device an indication of the check-in input based upon receipt of the check-in input;

update the stored status of the spot to occupied;

subsequently receive departure input, from the first device or the vehicle, indicating that the vehicle has departed the spot;

output departure confirmation to the first device and the second device based upon the received departure input;

update the stored status of the spot to unoccupied; and

output feedback interfaces to both the first device and the second device.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the processor is further configured to:

with respect to the first device;

output to the first device a spot rating and an owner rating;

or

receive from the first device filtering criteria relating to the spot rating and the owner rating; and

with respect to the second device;

output to the second device a parker rating;

or

receive from the second device filtering criteria relating to the parker rating.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the processor is further configured to output to the first device amenity information pertaining to each spot indicator.

11. The system of claim 8 wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive an inclement weather forecast pertaining to each spot indicator based upon the temporal data received from the first device and a geographic location corresponding to each spot indicator; and

output to the first device recommendations for spot indicators whose probability of inclement weather is less than a threshold value or range and for spot indicators featuring covered parking where the probability of inclement weather exceeds the threshold value or range.

12. The system of claim 8 wherein the processor is further configured to output a notification to the first device when the spot corresponding to the spot indicator is scheduled to become available.

13. The system of claim 8 wherein the processor is further configured to indicate spots reachable by the parker within an event start time, as determined by travel times based upon traffic conditions for routes between first device and a location corresponding to the spot indicator.

14. The system of claim 8 wherein the processor is further configured to filter spot indicators based upon historic availability data.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying computer-executable instructions, that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to execute operations for parking management comprising:

receiving, from a parker at a first device, authentication input and then vehicle input that associates a vehicle with the parker, wherein the vehicle input comprises vehicle registration input or selection of a registered vehicle;

subsequently receiving, from the parker at the first device, spot criteria comprising location criteria and temporal criteria;

outputting to the first device, based upon receipt of the spot criteria, spot indicators representing spots based on the location criteria, the temporal criteria, and characteristics of the vehicle, wherein each spot comprises a stored status;

subsequently receiving a selection of the spot from the parker at the first device;

outputting to the first device, based upon receipt of the selected spot, a graphical representation of the spot corresponding to the spot selected;

subsequently receiving acceptance confirmation input at a second device from an owner of the spot;

outputting, based upon receipt of both the selection of the spot from the first device and confirmation input from the second device, rental confirmation to both the first device and the second device;

updating the stored status of the spot to reserved;

receiving, based upon outputting of the rental confirmation, check-in input from the first device or the vehicle;

outputting to the second device an indication of the check-in input based upon receipt of the check-in input;

updating the stored status of the spot to occupied;

subsequently receiving departure input, from the first device or the vehicle, indicating that the vehicle has departed the spot;

outputting departure confirmation to the first device and the second device based upon the received departure input;

updating the stored status of the spot to unoccupied; and

outputting feedback interfaces to both the first device and the second device.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 further comprising instructions for:

receiving a notification threshold value, from the first device or the second device, corresponding to an amount of time prior to expiration of a spot rental; and

providing to the first device, based upon the notification threshold value, an option to extend the spot rental.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 further comprising instructions for:

receiving a bid amount from the first device and outputting to the first device an indication of which spot indicators correspond to prices equal to or less than the bid amount;

or

receiving a rental price from the second device and outputting to the second device an indication of which spot indicators correspond to bids equal to or exceeding the rental price.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 further comprising instructions for:

receiving terms or conditions from the first device; and

outputting to the first device an indication of which spot indicators correspond to terms or conditions compatible with the terms or conditions received from the first device.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 further comprising instructions for outputting authentication credentials to the first device and the second device for creating anonymized communication between the first device and the second device.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 further comprising instructions for outputting to the first device spot indicators that are only visible to the parker belonging to a defined subset of all registered parkers.