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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.

Patent No.:

US 12330518 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 19, 2023

Method and apparatus for parking lot metering

Applicant:

Liberty Plugins, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Inventors:

William Gibbens Redmann, Glendale, CA (US);

Chris Outwater, Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Assignee:

Liberty PlugIns, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US);

Attorneys:

Kasha Law LLC

John R. Kasha

Kelly L. Kasha

Primary Examiner:

Nathan Erb

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/14 (2019.01); B60L 1/02 (2006.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01); B60L 53/64 (2019.01); B60L 53/65 (2019.01); B60L 53/66 (2019.01); G06Q 20/12 (2012.01); G06Q 20/14 (2012.01); G07B 15/02 (2011.01); G07C 1/30 (2006.01); G07F 9/00 (2006.01); G07F 17/24 (2006.01); G08G 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 53/14 (2019.02); B60L 1/02 (2013.01); B60L 53/305 (2019.02); B60L 53/64 (2019.02); B60L 53/65 (2019.02); B60L 53/665 (2019.02); G06Q 20/127 (2013.01); G06Q 20/14 (2013.01); G07B 15/02 (2013.01); G07C 1/30 (2013.01); G07F 9/001 (2020.05); G07F 9/002 (2020.05); G07F 17/24 (2013.01); G08G 1/14 (2013.01); G08G 1/145 (2013.01); G08G 1/148 (2013.01); B60L 2240/445 (2013.01); B60L 2240/80 (2013.01); B60L 2250/10 (2013.01); B60L 2250/12 (2013.01); B60L 2250/14 (2013.01); B60L 2250/20 (2013.01); B60L 2260/58 (2013.01); B60L 2270/12 (2013.01); Y02T 10/70 (2013.01); Y02T 10/7072 (2013.01); Y02T 90/12 (2013.01); Y02T 90/14 (2013.01); Y02T 90/16 (2013.01); Y02T 90/167 (2013.01); Y04S 30/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method and apparatus for parking lot metering. The present invention allows multi-space meters to separately manage and control premium parking spaces, such as those for charging electric vehicles or those which supply electric power for engine block heaters in both pay-by-space and pay-an-display systems. Such premium spaces can be managed together over large areas (e.g., a city or region), or may be managed over smaller areas (e.g., the domain of an individual kiosk), or individually per parking space. Management includes pricing, time limits, hours, seasons of operation, and restrictions by vehicle type, and alternative pricing and restrictions for non-premium hours.

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