US 2014/0180774 A1 · SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PARKING TRANSACTIONS

Abstract

Certain embodiments herein are directed to managing parking-related transactions. Such transactions may include, but are not limited to, extending an amount of time purchased for parking a vehicle in a parking space and transferring an amount of parking time between parking spaces. An authentication code may be generated in association with an initial purchase of parking time and subsequently used to facilitate parking time extensions or transfers. A parking transaction server may receive and validate requests for parking transactions, as well as send a response to a parking transaction terminal associated with a request for a parking transaction. Certain embodiments herein also relate to the parking transaction server receiving indications that vehicles have entered or exited a parking space, and based on such indications, may manage an amount of parking time remaining to optimize the amount or parking time available for parking a vehicle in a parking space.

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Dependent claims

A method comprising:

receiving, at a server device comprising one or more computing devices, a request to extend a parking duration associated with parking a vehicle in a parking space, wherein the request comprises an authentication code and an amount of time by which to extend the parking duration;
identifying, by the server device, an amount of parking time remaining based at least in part on the authentication code;
updating, by the server device, the parking duration based at least in part on the amount of parking time remaining and the amount of time by which to extend the parking duration;
and
sending, by the server device, a response message comprising the updated parking duration to a parking transaction terminal, the response message causing a parking transaction terminal to authorize parking in the parking space for the updated parking duration.

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A system comprising:

a parking transaction terminal;
a sensor device communicatively coupled to the parking transaction terminal;
at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions;
and
at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:
receive an indication that a vehicle has exited a first parking space, wherein the indication comprises a first parking space identifier associated with the first parking space, the indication based at least in part on detection by the sensor device;
identify a parking time expiry associated with the first parking space identifier;
receive a request to transfer parking time associated with the first parking space identifier to a second parking space identifier, wherein the request comprises an authentication code associated with the first parking space identifier and the second parking space identifier;
update a parking space identifier associated with the authentication code with the second parking space identifier;
and
send a response message to the parking transaction terminal, the response message causing the parking transaction terminal to authorize parking the vehicle in a second parking space associated with the second parking space identifier for an amount of time equivalent to the parking time expiry.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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