Digital Parking Management System for Spot Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge lies in efficiently managing vehicle parking, where parkers often waste time finding available spots, and owners miss out on revenue due to unutilized parking spaces, while parking authorities incur significant costs for enforcement.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method and system for parking management that allows parkers to authenticate, select and reserve parking spots based on location and temporal criteria, with owners confirming rentals, enabling efficient allocation and revenue generation through a digital platform.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If parking spots are left unutilized by owners, then parking space availability increases, but revenue loss occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables owners to automatically list and manage their parking spots through a mobile application, allowing the parking market to self-regulate through digital matching of supply and demand without requiring manual intervention or traditional leasing processes
Solution Approach 2:
The parking management system acts as an intermediary platform connecting owners with available spots to parkers seeking parking, facilitating transactions and information exchange that would otherwise not occur between these parties
2Device complexity
If parkers search for parking spots manually, then no additional system cost is incurred, but time waste increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual mechanical searching processes with digital information delivery through mobile applications, where parkers can view available spots, locations, and pricing information electronically, eliminating the need for physical searching and significantly reducing time loss
3Reliability
If parking authorities implement enforcement measures, then parking regulation compliance improves, but operational costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automated feedback mechanisms including digital notifications to parkers about spot availability, reservation confirmations, and automated billing processes that reduce the need for manual enforcement while maintaining compliance through transparent information flow
Solution Approach 2:
Parkers use the mobile application to self-manage their parking needs, including viewing available spots, making reservations, receiving notifications, and handling payments automatically, which eliminates the need for costly enforcement personnel while maintaining regulatory compliance
Data Source
AI summary
Systems, methods, and media for parking management are provided. A method includes receiving from a parker at a first device authentication input and then vehicle input that associates a vehicle with the parker, wherein the vehicle input comprises vehicle registration input or selection of a registered vehicle. The method may further include subsequently receiving, from the parker at the first device, spot criteria comprising location criteria and temporal criteria. The method may also include outputting to the first device, based upon receipt of the spot criteria, spot indicators representing spots based on the location criteria, the temporal data, and characteristics of the vehicle, wherein each spot comprises a stored status. The method may further include subsequently receiving a selection of a spot from the parker at the first device.