US 6,662,077 B2 · Architecture for presenting and managing information in an automated parking and storage facility

Abstract

Architecture for management of an automated parking and storage facility. A management system provides interactive interface capability to access, monitor, and control the parking and storage facility locally and remotely, as well as to provide limited access locally and remotely to a patron for obtaining facility products and services. In support of operator interaction, the interface includes graphic objects displayed in relation to facility components such as a facility floor thereby representing the state of the floor, which graphic objects are associated with facility components allowing the operator to monitor, control and perform diagnostics therewith. In support of patron interaction, the interactive interface includes web page capability to a patron node wherein the patron can obtain occupancy information and transact to reserve or secure a storage space.

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Dependent claims

A method of managing an automated parking and storage facility using a graphical user interface (GUI), comprising the steps of:

displaying a graphical representation of a floor of the automated parking and storage facility;
and
presenting a plurality of graphical objects in relation to the floor, thereby representing the state of the floor, the plurality of graphical objects including the representation of an entry/exit station (EES) for ingress and egress of the automated parking and storage facility of a vehicle or item, a transport module for transporting the vehicle or item within the automated parking and storage facility, and a plurality of storage racks for storing the vehicle or item.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Architecture for presenting and managing information in an automated parking and storage facility

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Architecture for presenting and managing information in an automated parking and storage facility

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