RFID Parking System Using Portable Readers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current parking management systems for public and private roads with undelineated spaces lack an automatic and integrated solution, relying on costly parking meters and personnel, and existing technologies do not provide a comprehensive, automated, and integrated system for vehicle identification, time control, and infraction management.
Innovation Solution
An automatic regulated parking system using RF technology for vehicle identification and time control, eliminating the need for parking meters and personnel, with a network architecture that includes user devices, smart network terminals, access nodes, and a network control center for real-time data processing and infraction management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If parking meters and permanent wardens are deployed for parking management, then parking control and regulation can be performed, but installation and maintenance costs become very high and personnel complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of parking meters and manual warden operations with an automated electronic system using RFID technology. Portable devices with RFID readers automatically detect and identify parked vehicles, eliminating the need for physical parking meters and reducing reliance on manual personnel for basic detection functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service parking management where the portable device automatically performs vehicle identification, time stamping, and data transmission without requiring manual intervention from wardens for each parking event. The system serves itself by automatically generating parking records and managing data flow to the management center.
2Productivity
If permanent wardens are deployed with data terminals, then vehicle identification and infraction detection can be performed, but labor costs and personnel management complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical approach of manual warden operations with automated electronic detection using RFID technology. The portable device with RFID reader automatically identifies vehicles and records parking events, substituting human labor with electronic automation for detection and data collection functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The portable device serves multiple functions: it detects vehicle presence, identifies vehicles through RFID, timestamps parking events, and transmits data to the management center. This multi-functional device replaces multiple specialized roles that would otherwise be needed in a traditional warden-based system.
3Extent of automation
If RFID tickets and user devices with interaction capacity are used, then automatic control can be performed, but device complexity and communication infrastructure requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the core automatic detection function from complex integrated systems and implements it through a standalone portable device with RFID reader capability. This portable device can operate independently without requiring complex fixed infrastructure, achieving automatic control through a simplified, extractable component.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses dynamic portable devices that can be moved to different locations rather than fixed static parking meters. The portable device adapts to various parking zones and can be repositioned as needed, providing flexible automatic control without the complexity of deploying and managing fixed infrastructure throughout the entire parking area.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This system provides a cost-effective, automated solution for parking management, reducing labor costs and improving service quality by enabling real-time monitoring and enforcement of parking regulations across a large range of vehicles and users, with scalable architecture supporting millions of vehicles and spaces.
Implementation Method 1
a RFID reader, which reads a RFID tag, placed in a user device
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AI summary
The invention relates to a system, method and equipments for the control, management and administration of regulated vehicles parking, on public and private roads, in an automatic and integrated manner, where the parked vehicles identification, as well as the parked time control and parking permits, including all related parking incidences, are detected and handled without the need of parking meters or permanent parking wardens, and the information is automatically transmitted to a Management Centre, for its processing and administration. The Automatic Regulated Parking System (10) includes: A set of User Devices (11) which communicate with the User Management Centre (16) by means of Smart Network Terminals (12), a set Smart Network Terminals (12), a set of network Access Nodes (13), a set of Network Nodes (14), a Network Control Centre (15), a User Management Centre (16) and a reduced set of Agent Mobile Terminals (17).