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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2014
Anagog Ltd., Ramat Gan, IL;
Gil Levy, Ramot Meir, IL;
Yaron Aizenbud, Haifa, IL;
ANAGOG LTD., Ramat Gan, IL;
Abstract
A method, apparatus and product for parking auctions. One method comprises: detecting a parking exit event is about to occur for a vehicle in a parking spot; initiating a real-time auction between relevant drivers that are in a proximity of the parking spot and are searching for parking; selecting a winning bid from one or more bids for the parking spot, wherein the winning driver provided the winning bid; displaying locations over time of the winning driver, whereby the user can track the location of the winning driver; and notifying the user upon the winner driving arriving at the parking spot, whereby the user can vacate the parking spot for the winner driver. Another method comprises while a vehicle is searching for parking, participating, using a mobile device, in an auction for a parking spot.