ENHANCEMENTS TO METERLESS REMOTE PARKING MONITORING SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A remote meterless parking monitoring system comprising:
- at least one vehicle detector associated with at least one parking space;
an RFID reader coupled to the at least one vehicle detector, the RFID reader being arranged to read an RFID tag of the at least one parking space; and
a Command and Control Server responsive to data, received through a gateway, from the at least one vehicle detector and the RFID reader;
where the remote meterless parking monitoring system is programmed so that the at least one vehicle detector detecting a new vehicle causes the RFID reader to wake and the RFID reader is programmed to read the RFID tag in a reading range of the RFID reader and communicate data from the RFID tag to the Command and Control Server,where the command and control server includes a Parking Policy Database and a Motorist Database and is configured to, upon arrival of the new vehicle in the at least one parking space, cross reference the data from the at least one vehicle detector and the RFID reader with a status of each parking space and an ID from a motorist RFID tag according to the Parking Policy Database and identify a motorist through the Motorist Database, and determine a parking space location and time allowance of the at least one parking space from an associated policy in the Policy Database and a vehicle payment account balance in the Motorist Database for the motorist.
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Abstract
A remote meterless parking monitoring system including a plurality of individual parking spaces, a plurality of vehicle detector/RFID units for monitoring the status of the individual parking spaces; at least one Gateway device responsive to the plurality of vehicle detector/RFID units; a Command and Control Server for employing numerous security provisions at least including encryption of data, Virtual Privacy Networks, firewalls and authenticated connections and responsive to data from said Cellular gateway via the internet; and the Command and Control Server uses the status of each space and the ID from the motorist'"'"'s RFID tag to cross reference data according to a Policy database and identifying the motorist through a Motorist Database including information about the motorist'"'"'s mailing address, vehicle payment account balance or other information.
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7 Claims
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1. A remote meterless parking monitoring system comprising:
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at least one vehicle detector associated with at least one parking space; an RFID reader coupled to the at least one vehicle detector, the RFID reader being arranged to read an RFID tag of the at least one parking space; and a Command and Control Server responsive to data, received through a gateway, from the at least one vehicle detector and the RFID reader; where the remote meterless parking monitoring system is programmed so that the at least one vehicle detector detecting a new vehicle causes the RFID reader to wake and the RFID reader is programmed to read the RFID tag in a reading range of the RFID reader and communicate data from the RFID tag to the Command and Control Server, where the command and control server includes a Parking Policy Database and a Motorist Database and is configured to, upon arrival of the new vehicle in the at least one parking space, cross reference the data from the at least one vehicle detector and the RFID reader with a status of each parking space and an ID from a motorist RFID tag according to the Parking Policy Database and identify a motorist through the Motorist Database, and determine a parking space location and time allowance of the at least one parking space from an associated policy in the Policy Database and a vehicle payment account balance in the Motorist Database for the motorist. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A remote meterless parking monitoring system including a plurality of individual parking spaces, comprising:
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a plurality of vehicle detector and RFID units for monitoring the status of the individual parking spaces; at least one Gateway device responsive to said plurality of vehicle detector and RFID units; and a Command and Control Server responsive to data from the vehicle detector and RFID units via the at least one gateway, the Command and Control Server including a Parking Policy Database and a Motorist database and being configured to, upon arrival of a vehicle in one of the plurality of individual parking spaces, cross reference data with the status of each individual parking space and an ID from a motorist RFID tag according to the Parking Policy Database, identify a motorist through the Motorist Database and determine a space and time allowance from an associated policy in the Parking Policy Database and a vehicle payment account balance in the Motorist Database for the motorist. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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