Patent ID: 9087415
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: G07B

Abstract:
1. A device that is portable for use in parking facility management comprising: a data input element for receiving data for a parked vehicle, for display to a local user, for printing and for transmitting said data to a remote parking management server; a selection criteria element for a legally parked and an illegally parked vehicle and when an illegally parked vehicle is detected: photographs are recorded by a camera of the parked vehicle and location; a calculating element determines a count of the number of times an identified parked vehicle has been illegally parked and the type of offense to then compare the number of times to repeat offender criteria, and when less than number (x) of offenses and less than number (y) of courtesy notices, then print a courtesy notice, when more than number (x) of offenses and more than number (y) of courtesy notices, then print a citation form and transmit the citation form to said property management server; a time-alarm element is set to alert to recheck the parked vehicle; a recheck time is entered and said calculating element determines an overtime condition for the parked vehicle, then prepares and transmits a private property impound authorization form to said property management server; an authorized agent signs and retransmits the private property impound authorization form to said data input element, to a towing agent, to an impound agent and to a public agency; and prints a private property impound authorization form for said parked vehicle.