Patent ID: 9087453
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: G06Q,G08G

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented system for identifying available parking spaces, comprising: a tracking module to track a status of parking spaces; a destination receipt module to receive a destination of a user; a parking identification module to determine one or more available parking spaces for the user, comprising: a location module to locate parking spaces near the destination based on a distance threshold; and a destination selection module to identify those parking spaces near the destination that are available; a parking selection module to identify at least a portion of the available parking spaces for providing to the user, comprising: a storage module to store a predetermined arrival threshold for each of the tracked parking spaces, wherein each arrival threshold comprises an amount of time that the associated parking space will be held for the user based on one or more of a popularity and cost of that parking space; an arrival determination module to determine an estimated arrival time of the user to each of the available parking spaces; a threshold application module to apply the arrival threshold associated with each of the available parking spaces to the estimated arrival time of the user to that available parking space; a space selection module to select from all the available parking spaces, only those available parking spaces with arrival thresholds that are satisfied by the user's estimated arrival time; an offer module to send to the user, a reservation offer for each of the available parking spaces selected from all of the available parking spaces; and a processor to execute the modules.