Computerized parking facility management system
CA 2361583 A1 · Owner: Hall, Brett · Inventors: Hall, Brett
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The computerized parking facility management system (10) provides management for parking garages, parking lots, street parking as well as no charge-for-, parking operations. As each vehicle enters the parking facility (70) photographs of the vehicle and its license plate uniquely identify it. Additional identities include characterizing the vehicle's contour to determine its parking location. An alternate embodiment implements the Global Positioning System (GPS) to determine parking location. Variable message displays provide ongoing information to motorists of available parking spaces. The system is able to identify the specific vehicle parked in any parking spaces. The system also …
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- Filed February 3, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 3, 2020.
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