Patent ID: 9418551
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: B60W,G01S,G08G

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus, comprising at least one of: a superheterodyne radar adapted to generate an antenna output and receive a Radio Frequency (RF) reflection off of said antenna output from an object, comprising a microwave antenna including a radiator driving a horn antenna to generate an antenna output in response to a tuning bar outside said horn antenna; an On Board Device (OBD) configured to present a vehicle identification in response to a vehicle containing said OBD parking near a parking spot; a parking sensor configured to determine a parking position of said vehicle in said parking spot; a parking processor configured to generate and/or maintain a parking session for said vehicle parked in said parking spot, said parking session including said vehicle identification and an identification of said parking spot; a parking management configured to respond to said parking session by generating and/or maintaining at least one of a parking permit, a parking payment, a parking reservation, and/or a parking ticket; a repeater configured to support a wireless communications between an access point and a wireless node, identify said repeater with a repeater identification, receive an uplink message from said wireless node containing a selected repeater identification and a basic payload, and send said basic payload as a second uplink message to said access point in response to said selected repeater identification matching said repeater identification; said wireless node configured to send said uplink message containing said selected repeater identification and said basic payload; and/or a Power Control Circuit (PCC) adapted to distribute electrical power from a one-charge battery to a load in response to determining a rechargeable battery unable to drive said load.