Vehicle parking space protector and access control by a vehicle operator

A parking system for parking a vehicle of a vehicle operator, comprising:

• a parking block assembly disposed on parking lot, the parking lot including a parking spot for parking the vehicle, wherein the parking spot includes an egress area and a parking area and the parking block assembly is disposed in the egress area,
• the parking block assembly including:
• a parking block, and
• a lift mechanism supporting the parking block at the egress area, the lift mechanism positioning the parking block in a lowered position being proximate a ground level and a raised position being distal the ground level,
• a block controller, the block controller being an electronic controller that controls the lift mechanism to position the parking block in the lowered position and the raised position,
• a first sensor controlled by the block controller, the first sensor being a proximity sensor for sensing when a vehicle is in one more of the egress area and the parking area,
• a first transceiver controlled by the block controller, the first transceiver electronically communicating with a mobile device that is within range of the first transceiver, the mobile device being a mobile telecommunications device for the vehicle operator,
• wherein the parking block assembly receives authorized instructions to position the parking block in the lowered position from the mobile device of the vehicle operator, and thereafter positions the parking block in the lowered position,
• wherein:
• upon positioning the parking block in the lowered position, the parking block assembly senses vehicle is in the egress area for a predetermined time-period, and electronically transmits, at the end of the predetermined time-period, a warning to the mobile device that the vehicle is improperly positioned within the parking spot, and
• the parking block assembly includes an audible-alarm controlled by the block controller, and after sensing for a second predetermined time-period that the vehicle remains in the egress area, the parking block assembly sounds the audible alarm.