Wireless Parking Barrier Control via Mobile Device Location
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing multi-storey car park and parking facility entry and exit control systems require separate parking columns for ticket issuance and payment, increasing operational costs and causing inconvenience and vehicle damage due to the need for close vehicle interaction.
Innovation Solution
A method utilizing a mobile device with wireless communication to control parking barriers via a server, eliminating the need for separate columns by determining vehicle location and managing entry and exit through a customer medium with RF transceivers and antennas for data communication, enabling contactless and efficient payment processing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate parking columns and meters are installed at entrances and exits, then entry and exit control functionality is provided, but acquisition and maintenance costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the functions of ticket dispensing, evaluation, and payment into a single mobile device application. The server integrates all control logic, eliminating the need for separate parking columns and meters. This merging of functions reduces hardware complexity and operational costs while maintaining reliable entry and exit control through software-based solutions.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device application serves multiple functions: it acts as a ticket dispenser, evaluation device, and payment terminal. The single application handles all aspects of parking control, making the system more versatile and reducing the need for multiple specialized hardware components, thereby lowering acquisition and maintenance costs.
2Ease of operation
If parking meters are installed close to exits, then payment processing is enabled, but vehicle damage risk increases due to close interaction requirement
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical interaction required by traditional parking meters with a wireless communication system. The mobile device application communicates with the server via wireless networks (GPRS, LTE, WLAN), eliminating the need for physical proximity to meters. This substitution removes the harmful mechanical interaction that caused vehicle damage while maintaining ease of payment processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The wireless communication network acts as an intermediary between the mobile device and the server. Instead of requiring direct physical contact with meters, the system uses wireless signals to transmit payment information, serving as a safe mediator that eliminates the need for close vehicle-meter interaction while enabling seamless payment processing.
3Reliability
If paper tickets are used for parking control, then entry and exit tracking is enabled, but operational costs and user inconvenience increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a digital copy of the traditional paper ticket system within the mobile device application. The application generates, stores, and manages electronic tickets that replicate all functionality of paper tickets. This digital copying eliminates the need for physical paper handling, reducing operational costs associated with paper distribution and collection while improving user convenience through mobile accessibility and automatic management.
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 solution reduces operational costs, minimizes vehicle damage, and enhances user convenience by eliminating the need for separate parking columns and paper tickets, while allowing flexible and efficient entry and exit control.
Implementation Method 1
communicates via a built-in RF transceiver with at least one reading device assigned to a parking barrier or access control device in a predefined frequency range
Data Source
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AI summary
As part of the entry and exit control procedure for parking garages and parking facilities, the entrance or exit in front of which a vehicle is located is determined by determining the vehicle's location. After the vehicle's location has been determined, the location information is transmitted via a radio or mobile communication standard from the mobile device to a server capable of controlling the parking barriers at the entrances and exits. If the owner of the mobile device is already registered with the server, the user ID is also transmitted to the server. If the owner of the mobile device is not registered with the server, registration is carried out via the mobile device through a connection to the server, and a user ID is assigned after successful registration. Based on the location data, the server determines in front of which entrance or exit the vehicle is located.wherein, in the case of entry, a ticket linked to the user ID is sent electronically to the user's mobile device or stored on the server, and the parking barrier or access control device assigned to the determined entry is activated to allow entry; wherein, in the case of exit, it is determined whether the parking fee has been paid, and if the parking fee has been paid, the parking barrier or access control device assigned to the determined exit is activated to allow exit.