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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2018
Robert P. Sabagh, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
James W. Nichols, Detroit, MI (US);
Robert P. Sabagh, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
James W. Nichols, Detroit, MI (US);
Other;
Abstract
A computer-implemented parking system for managing a plurality of vehicle parking spaces disbursed over a plurality of physically separate parking locations, the system comprising at least one central server including one or more databases for storing information associated with a vehicle and user of the vehicle, at least one first computer capable of communicating with the central server, at least one second computer capable of communicating with the central server and the first computer, a payment system that enables an electronic payment to be sent directly from the first computer to the central server, a reservation system, the reservation system enabling a user to reserve one of the plurality of physically separate parking locations on the first computer and the reservation system enabling the user to reserve one of the plurality of physically separate parking locations at a pre-determined time on the first computer, a vehicle retrieval system, the vehicle retrieval system estimating a vehicle retrieval time based upon a number of vehicles to be parked, a number of arrival requests and a number of retrieval requests, the vehicle retrieval system enabling the user to request the vehicle to be retrieved at a pre-determined time on the first computer and the vehicle retrieval system transmitting estimated vehicle retrieval time to the first computer and the second computer, wherein the first computer retrieves user information and vehicle information from the central server and the first computer transmits the user information and vehicle information to the second computer to reserve at least one of the plurality of vehicle parking locations for the vehicle and the second computer alerts the parking system that the vehicle has arrived, wherein the second computer communicates with the central server to send user information, vehicle information and vehicle location information to the central server and wherein the first computer transmits user information, vehicle information and vehicle retrieval information from the central server to the second computer to retrieve the vehicle from the parking location.