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US 2016/0078688 A1Published application
System and Method to Facilitate On-Demand Parking
OwnerSean Behr, Shmulik Fishmaninventors
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Abstract
System and methods are provided to facilitate on demand parking services. The system includes user interfaces for a customer and agent for coordinating the exchange of a vehicle for storage. The system also includes methods for selecting a desired agent and/or desired parking location from a plurality of available agents and/or parking locations.
Claims20
A system for facilitating on demand parking services, comprising:
- a customer user interface configured to permit a customer to enter an address for vehicle exchange;
- an agent user interface configured to permit an agent to receive information about the vehicle exchange and indicate an acceptance of the vehicle exchange;
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- a communication module configured to take information retrieved from the customer through the customer user interface and supply information to the agent through the agent user interface.
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A method for on demand parking services, comprising:
- receiving an address for vehicle exchange from a customer through a customer user interface displayed on a customer mobile device;
- receiving an indication of acceptance of the vehicle exchange by an agent through an agent user interface after the agent received information about the vehicle exchange through the agent user interface displayed on an agent mobile device;
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- communicating information retrieved from the customer through the customer user interface to the agent through the agent user interface.
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The method of claim 20, further comprising:
- selecting an a preferred agent from a plurality of available agents based on a minimum proximity of an associated agent to the address for vehicle exchange, a customer review of the associated agent, a history of the associated agent to the customer, ability of the associated agent, a length of previous duty of the associated agent, an elapse time from a previous job for the associated agent, a total number of jobs performed by the associated agent in a given time period, an estimated response time for the associated agent to arrive at the address for vehicle exchange, a preference of the customer, and combinations thereof;
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- selecting a parking location based on one or more criteria including a permissible duration of parking of an associated parking location, the anticipated duration of parking, parking fees incurred at the associated parking location, available parking spots at the associated parking location, a distance from the address of vehicle exchange to the associated parking location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.