US 12,142,085 B2
Parking meter system
Thomas G. Hudson, Tonka Bay, MN (US); Joseph M. Caldwell, Chanhassen, MN (US); and Richard C. Gage, Orono, MN (US)
Assigned to Municipal Parking Services Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US)
Filed by Municipal Parking Services, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US)
Filed on Jun. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/214,274.
Application 18/214,274 is a continuation of application No. 17/671,428, filed on Feb. 14, 2022, granted, now 11,688,205.
Application 17/671,428 is a continuation of application No. 16/900,987, filed on Jun. 14, 2020, granted, now 11,257,302, issued on Feb. 22, 2022.
Application 16/900,987 is a continuation of application No. 16/579,816, filed on Sep. 23, 2019, granted, now 10,685,501, issued on Jun. 16, 2020.
Application 16/579,816 is a continuation of application No. 16/195,828, filed on Nov. 19, 2018, granted, now 10,424,125, issued on Sep. 24, 2019.
Application 16/195,828 is a continuation of application No. 15/714,916, filed on Sep. 25, 2017, granted, now 10,134,201, issued on Nov. 20, 2018.
Application 15/714,916 is a continuation of application No. 14/164,177, filed on Jan. 25, 2014, granted, now 9,773,351, issued on Sep. 26, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/887,319, filed on Oct. 4, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/887,324, filed on Oct. 4, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/794,596, filed on Mar. 15, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/756,854, filed on Jan. 25, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0334912 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07B 15/02 (2011.01); G07F 17/24 (2006.01)
CPC G07B 15/02 (2013.01) [G07F 17/246 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of monitoring and managing parking in a parking facility having an entrance and an exit, the method comprising:
capturing image data of the vehicle entering the parking facility and transmitting the image data to a remote networked computer system;
recording a time of entry for the vehicle entering the parking facility;
determining an identification of the vehicle entering the parking facility;
determining a classification to which the vehicle belongs based upon the captured image data;
capturing image data of the vehicle exiting the parking facility and transmitting the image data to the remote networked computer system;
recording a time of exit for the vehicle exiting the parking facility;
determining an identification of the vehicle exiting the parking facility;
determining that a parking violation has occurred; and
issuing a parking violation notice.