Method and system for managing parking by dual location verification

US11636714B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• REEF GLOBAL IP LLC · US

Inventors

• Milan Zivkovic · Stuttgart, DE
• Charles Arendt · San Francisco, US
• Peter Poon · Toronto, CA
• MICHAEL HEYD · Berea, US
• Zachary Taylor · Yorba Linda, US
• Thomas Eaton · Gloucester, GB
• DANIELLE LEIGHTON · Moncton, CA
• Christoph Jan SEPP · Richmond, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 31, 2020
• Grant date: Apr 25, 2023
• Expiry date: Dec 15, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/80
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A computerized system for managing a parking lot includes: a beacon in one-way, or location sensor in two-way, communication with a smart device for locating the smart device without it having to determine its own location, a vehicle sensor for sensing the presence of a vehicle, and a computer-implemented server operable to determine from the beacon's identification or receive from the location sensor the location of the smart device. The server authorizes entry or exit of the vehicle when a smart device status indicates acceptance, and the smart device and the vehicle are both at a same appropriate location. The server updates the smart device status after a payment transaction. Entry or exit may be authorized by opening a barrier, displaying an authorization message, communicating a message to the smart device, and/or not issuing a non-authorization alert. The server may receive reservations, and may communicate lot occupancy to third-party systems.