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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:
Aug. 05, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 10, 2024
Applicant:

Municipal Parking Services, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);

Inventors:

Mark J. Moran, Woodbury, MN (US);

Richard W. Kelley, Ii, Corcoran, MN (US);

Marcus N. Schmidt, Minnetonka, MN (US);

Assignee:

Municipal Parking Services, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/04 (2006.01); G01S 7/41 (2006.01); G01S 13/04 (2006.01); G01S 13/86 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/194 (2017.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G08G 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 1/04 (2013.01); G01S 7/411 (2013.01); G01S 13/04 (2013.01); G01S 13/867 (2013.01); G06T 7/0008 (2013.01); G06T 7/13 (2017.01); G06T 7/194 (2017.01); G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G08G 1/142 (2013.01); G08G 1/147 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30232 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30264 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for managing parking monitoring and enforcement. In one aspect, a method of determining whether a vehicle is present in a parking space includes monitoring the parking space with a first vehicle detection technique utilizing image processing and monitoring the parking space with a second vehicle detection technique that does not utilize image processing. The parking space can be monitored with a third vehicle detection technique that is different than the first and second vehicle detection techniques. A conclusion that a vehicle has entered or left the parking space can be determined upon a agreement of the multiple techniques employed.


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