Methods and systems for electronic payment for parking using autonomous position sensing
US9123034B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method/system of wireless payment of parking fees for a vehicle, applicable to both open street and closed garage parking, wherein the user and checker experiences are enhanced relative to the prior art by a number of means, including: autonomous sensing of the user's/vehicle's location and allowing the user to correct the indicated location if required; enabling a handset to automatically sense the ID of the vehicle in which it is located; enabling rapid and facile enforcement by providing the Checker with information about the location, parking session status and other attributes of parked vehicles and displaying the information on a portable terminal in a manner facilitating rapid validation; and further facilitating the identification of vehicles with expired sessions by a method/system of RF interrogation involving RF tags located in/on the vehicles and the checking terminal querying the RF tags.
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