Integrated mobile parking application and smart parking meter system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12087098
APP PUB NO 20230186687A1
SERIAL NO

18106360

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A parking meter system includes a plurality of parking space monitors, a central computer system networked with the plurality of parking space monitors, and a user computing device. Each of the parking space monitors includes a weather resistant housing, a processor disposed inside of the housing, a memory disposed inside of the housing and coupled to the processor, a network interface disposed in the housing and coupled to the processor, and camera coupled to the processor and aimed towards a parking space to be monitored. The user computing device is configured to transmit to a request for parking time, receive a purchase confirmation, and monitor a remaining purchased parking time which is synchronized to a parking timer countdown for a particular parking space where a user has parked that is being monitored by a particular one of the plurality of parking space monitors.

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MUNICIPAL PARKING SERVICES INC12450 WAYZATA BOULEVARD SUITE 200 MINNETONKA MN 55305

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Baldwin, Christopher W St. Paul, US 14 212
Bui, Ian T Bloomington, US 4 23
Collins,, Jr David E Plymouth, US 9 53
Kelley,, II Richard W Eagan, US 18 78
Lane, Steven B Maple Grove, US 7 35
Leier, John J Brooklyn Park, US 7 35
Moran, Mark J New Richmond, US 30 451
Pandian, Umarani Durham, US 5 34
Schmidt, Marcus N Minnetonka, US 16 77

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