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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020

Filed:

Sep. 20, 2017
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Rebecca Quaggin-Mitchell, Botley, GB;

Fenglian Xu, Hampshire, GB;

David J. Nice, Hampshire, GB;

Doina L. Klinger, Winchester, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/32 (2006.01); G07B 15/06 (2011.01); G08G 1/14 (2006.01); G06Q 10/02 (2012.01); G06F 17/18 (2006.01); G07B 15/02 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00812 (2013.01); G06K 9/00771 (2013.01); G06K 9/325 (2013.01); G06Q 10/02 (2013.01); G07B 15/06 (2013.01); G08G 1/141 (2013.01); G08G 1/142 (2013.01); G08G 1/146 (2013.01); G08G 1/148 (2013.01); G06F 17/18 (2013.01); G07B 15/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Management of parking spaces in a parking area comprising a plurality of zones. A ticket is provided to an individual associated with a vehicle parked in the parking area, and the ticket is associated with the vehicle. Also, a first zone in which the vehicle is parked is identified. Responsive to the individual validating the ticket, it is determined that the vehicle associated with the ticket will be leaving the identified first zone, and there is provided an indication that a parking space of the identified first zone is to become available.


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