Patent ID: 11862020
Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. A method for parking management, comprising:
receiving an indication of a vehicle entering a parking area from an entrance license plate reader;
determining a particular parking spot in the parking area; tracking a location of the vehicle in the parking area based at least in part on communications between a plurality of beacons associated with the parking area and a mobile device associated with the vehicle;
receiving an indication that the vehicle is parked in the particular parking spot;
receiving flight information from the mobile device that is associated with the vehicle, and associating the received flight information with the particular parking spot in which the vehicle is parked;
predicting when the particular parking spot in which the vehicle is parked will likely become available based at least in part upon the received flight information;
receiving an indication of the vehicle exiting the parking area from an exit license plate reader;
and determining a length of time the vehicle spent in the parking area based on the indications from the entrance license plate reader and the exit license plate reader.