Automated Parking Payment via License Plate Recognition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current parking management systems require manual interaction for charging, leading to inefficiencies and congestion, especially during peak periods, as drivers need to stop to receive and return parking cards or use radio frequency cards for payment.
Innovation Solution
A parking management method and system that utilizes a communication application to enable users to request and transfer parking service information, allowing for automated data transfer between user terminals and a parking management server, reducing the need for manual interactions and improving efficiency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual timing or radio frequency card charging is used, then parking management can be implemented, but drivers need to stop to receive and return parking cards or swipe cards for payment, consuming time and causing congestion
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables drivers to automatically complete parking payment without manual intervention. The parking management server automatically detects vehicle entry and exit, calculates parking fees, and charges the bound account, allowing the vehicle to pass through without stopping for card handling or payment
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical card-swiping system with an automated electronic recognition and charging system. The parking management server uses automated vehicle recognition (such as license plate recognition) and electronic account charging to substitute the manual card insertion, swiping, and handling processes
2Productivity
If manual parking card handling is used, then parking charging can be performed, but congestion occurs in the parking lot during peak periods due to vehicles stopping for payment
Solution Approach 1:
The system binds the vehicle to a user account in advance before the parking event. When the vehicle enters the parking lot, the parking management server has already prepared the charging profile and can immediately process payment upon exit detection, eliminating the need for on-site card handling and payment negotiation during peak periods
Solution Approach 2:
The automated system performs all parking management functions without requiring driver intervention. The server automatically detects vehicle entry and exit, calculates fees based on the bound account, and completes charging, allowing continuous vehicle flow without stopping for payment transactions
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AI summary
A parking management method, a server, a user terminal and a system are provided. The parking management method includes: acquiring a parking service information request sent by a user terminal; acquiring parking service information of a bound vehicle of the user terminal, where the parking service information includes a transfer data volume corresponding to a parking service of the bound vehicle in a target parking lot; sending the parking service information to the user terminal to make the user terminal submit a data transfer request to a data transfer server based on the parking service information, to request the data transfer server to transfer the transfer data volume from an account of the user terminal to an account of the parking management server.