METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRONIC PAYMENT FOR ON-STREET PARKING

摘要

This disclosure describes a method of payment for parking of a vehicle including determining the location of the vehicle with a wireless communication device. Determining the location includes using a satellite radio navigation system such as GPS with the facility for user provided corrections and avoiding the use of zone IDs. The method also includes automatically extending an initiated parking session with subsequent prepaid time durations until certain predetermined conditions are met. The method includes automatically determining the end of an initiated parking session based on detecting movement of the vehicle away from a parking spot provided the Handset containing the parking payment App has sensed a Bluetooth tag in the vehicle or paired with the built-in Bluetooth system of the vehicle. The method also includes targeted parking enforcement where parked vehicles are identified wirelessly by short range radio beacons emitted by tags placed in/on the vehicles and their session status checked with information downloaded from a parking application server.

主权项

1. A method of payment for parking of a vehicle comprising:
determining the location of the vehicle with a wireless communication device, wherein determining the location comprises using a satellite navigation system; initiating a parking session having a first prepaid time duration with a server; transmitting the location of the wireless communication device and an identity of the vehicle to the server; and automatically extending the parking session with subsequent prepaid time durations until at least one of the following conditions is reached: the user closes the parking session, a maximum parking session is reached, a free parking period begins or the parking session closes on detection of movement of the vehicle away from a parking spot.