Dynamic Parking Regulation via Occupancy-Adaptive Payment Terminals
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current parking ticket machines do not effectively regulate parking based on real-time occupancy of parking spaces, leading to inefficiencies and inconvenience for drivers seeking available spaces.
Innovation Solution
A dynamic parking regulation method using payment terminals equipped with data capture devices to monitor parking space occupancy, connected to a computer platform that updates parking rights and fees dynamically, promoting parking in less occupied areas by adjusting fees and issuing tickets accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If parking fees are fixed and not dynamically adjusted, then pricing simplicity is maintained, but parking space utilization efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic pricing by continuously adjusting parking fees based on real-time occupancy data captured by detection devices. The payment terminal modifies pricing parameters dynamically according to current parking space availability, transforming a static pricing system into an adaptive one that responds to changing conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback loop where occupancy detection devices monitor parking space status, transmit data to the payment terminal, which then adjusts pricing accordingly. This closed-loop feedback mechanism enables the system to automatically respond to occupancy changes and optimize utilization without manual intervention.
2Reliability
If real-time occupancy monitoring is implemented, then parking regulation effectiveness is improved, but system complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The payment terminal is designed to perform multiple functions: it serves as both a payment processing device and an occupancy monitoring system. The detection device integrates with the existing payment terminal infrastructure, allowing the same system to handle both pricing and occupancy detection without requiring entirely separate systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service parking regulation where the payment terminal automatically captures occupancy data, determines pricing based on predefined criteria, and issues tickets without requiring manual intervention from parking authorities. The system serves itself by autonomously making pricing decisions based on detected occupancy levels.
3Productivity
If dynamic pricing is implemented based on occupancy, then parking space distribution is optimized, but information processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential occupancy information needed for pricing decisions from the data captured by detection devices. Rather than processing all possible data, the system focuses on extracting key parameters such as occupancy status and duration, reducing information processing requirements while maintaining effective regulation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes pricing parameters dynamically based on occupancy data. By adjusting pricing parameters rather than processing complex operational data, the system achieves optimized space distribution through parameter modification rather than extensive information processing.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a dynamic parking regulation method, from a set of payment terminals arranged on the roadway for the sale and issuing of at least rights to park, wherein each is associated with a right to park in a parking space, wherein the method includes the following steps implemented by each payment terminal provided with a data capture device that is designed to capture data that is representative of the occupation of the parking space close by: capturing data that is representative of the occupation of the parking space close to the given terminal with the aid of the capture device; and obtaining an updated right to park based on the occupation of a parking place determined as a function of at least the captured data, and issuing at least one right to park as a function of updated right to park.