CAR PARK CONTROL SYSTEM USING A THIRD-PARTY SYSTEM

• US 20130066690A1
• Filed: 05/13/2011
• Published: 03/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Arturo Echanove Hernandez
• Original Assignee: Arturo Echanove Hernandez
• Inventors: Echanove Hernandez, Arturo
• Application Number:
  US13/697,695
• Publication Number:
  US 20130066690A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/13
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/04 comprising devices to free a barrier, turnstile, or the like turnstiles with registering means G07C9/10; coin-freed aspects G07F17/00

Abstract

A parking lot control system using a third-party system, having at least one transmitting device emitting an entry ticket including first and second sets of reading data, the first set of data being read by the third-party system which emits an exit password upon fulfillment of parking lot exit conditions. The control system also includes: a processing unit which communicates with the third-party system in order to receive the exit password therefrom, and at least one exit validation device which receives the exit password from the processing unit and reads the first and/or second set of data on the entry ticket in order to allow the release of vehicles having a ticket corresponding to the exit password generated by the third-party system. If no exit password is received, the validation device can operate redundantly in order to allow the release of vehicles meeting the exit conditions.

Claims

1. A parking lot control system through a third-party system, comprising:

a) at least one parking lot entry ticket transmitting device, where the ticket includes a first group of reading data and a second group of reading data, where the first group of data is read by the third-party system which issues an exit password to meet exit conditions of the parking lot;

(b) a processing unit in communication with the third-party system to receive from the latest the exit password; and

(c) at least one exit validation device in communication with the processing unit;

receiving the exit validation device the exit password of the processing unit and reading the first or second group of ticket data to allow the release of vehicles whose ticket has assigned an exit password or if it doesn'"'"'t have the exit password, the validator device manages vehicle releasing until exit conditions are met.

2. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein that the first or the second group of data includes at least one of the following data:

entry time and date, ticket number and identification of the transmitting device who issued the ticket.

3. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein that the first group of data has a first reading code and the second group of data has a second reading code different from the first reading code.

4. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein that entry ticket is a ticket, a card or a ticket with magnetic strip.

5. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein that the second group of data is encrypted on the ticket.

6. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein that the exit password includes at least the ticket identification number.

7. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein that the exit password includes at least the ticket number and a maximum output time.

8. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein that the third-party system is in communication with one or more parking lots.

9. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein that the third-party system includes an authentication device to make the reading of the first group of data.

10. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein that the reading terminal is a customer service kiosk, a sales point terminal, an automated teller machine or any authentication device for exit conditions in the third-party parking lot.

11. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein that the third-party management system communication with the processing unit is protected against strangers.

12. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein that the third-party management system is wired or wireless connected with the processing unit.

13. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein that the wired communication is done through an interface type RS 232.

14. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein that the processing unit is a personal computer, a laptop computer, an electronic card or a computer program.

15. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein that the processing unit receives stores, manages, and distributes the exit password for parking lot control system.

16. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance claim 1, wherein that the processing unit receives stores, manages and distributes the exit password to a peripheral device.

17. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein that the exit validation device has a memory that stores each exit password of each ticket that has complied with the parking lot exit conditions.

18. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein that if lacking for exit password, the exit validation device allows vehicles release only if the vehicle is within a maximum output time allowed.

19. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein that the exit validation device is a ticket receiving and automatic reading module or a collection cahier assisted by an operator or a parking lot entry ticket collection device.

20. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein that the exit validation device has means to read information from a document issued by the third-party which gives preferential terms to leave the parking lot.

21. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 20, wherein that the document is a purchase ticket made in any authorized establishment and generated by at least one third-party.

22. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein that the processing unit detects when there is any problem with the generation of exit passwords of the third-party system and sends the instruction to redundantly operate the parking lot control system in order to translate the second group of data and only allow the release of vehicles showing a valid entry ticket to the parking lot.

23. The parking lot control system through a third-party system, in accordance with claim 1, wherein that the processing unit to send the exit passwords to the validation device prevents unnecessary verification of entry tickets to the parking lot that have already been processed in the third-party system.