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Parking management system
Assignee: MOBYDOM Ltd
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Filing: 1997-02-05
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Granted: 1999-08-17
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Expires: 2017-02-05
Abstract
Abstract A parking management communication system including a central control unit having a data base, a central interface unit and at least one user interface unit, the central interface unit being in communication with the at least one user interface unit via at least one of a wired and wireless communication link.
Inventors
- 👤 Shlomo Zeitman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 20:51
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04M; H04M15/00; G; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/08; G06Q20/12; G06Q20/127; G06Q20/16; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/32; G06Q20/326; G07; G07B; G07B15/00; G07B15/02; G07F; G07F17/00; G07F17/0014; G07F17/24; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
56 words
A method for parking reporting comprising: providing a plurality of parking spaces at a multiplicity of disperse parking facilities; parking a vehicle at a parking space chosen from one of said parking spaces; and reporting to a central control unit, via a personal non-dedicated mobile communications device, an indication that said parking space is currently occupied.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
56 words
A method for parking reporting comprising: providing a plurality of parking spaces at a multiplicity of disperse parking facilities; parking a vehicle at a parking space chosen from one of said parking spaces; and reporting to a central control unit, via a personal non-dedicated mobile communications device, an indication that said parking space is currently occupied.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said reporting via a non-dedicated mobile commnunications device is performed via a mobile telephone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said reporting via a non-dedicated mobile communications device is performed by using a credit card to charge an account of a user of the parking space.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said reporting via a non-dedicated mobile communications device is performed by using an identification card to report an identity of a user of the parking space.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 1 wherein said reporting is performed by an operator of the vehicle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method according to claim 1 further comprising, before the step of parking, communicating a reservation request to said central control unit to reserve one of said parking spaces.
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