Computer-Implemented System And Method For Providing Available Parking Spaces

A computer-implemented system for providing available parking spaces, comprising:

• a database to store a plurality of parking spaces each associated with a hold time during which that parking space is held for a reserved vehicle prior to that reserved vehicle's arrival at the parking space, wherein shorter hold times are assigned to those parking spaces associated with parking variables that are desirable based on user preferences and longer hold times are assigned to those parking spaces with parking variables that are less desirable based on user preferences;
• a receipt module to receive from a user a request for a parking space;
• a comparison module to apply the hold time for each parking space identified as available to an arrival time of the user at that parking space;
• a parking identification module to identify in response to the request one of the available parking spaces with the hold time greater than the arrival time of the user;
• and
• a delay module to introduce prior to departure of the user from the available parking space a time delay during which the available parking space occupied by the user is made available only to drivers that physically approach the space, and is not available for reservation.