Patent ID: 8645196
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: E04B,E04H,G06Q,G07B,G07C

Abstract:
1. A system for securing a vehicle within a parking garage, the system comprising: an enclosure formed by a multi-walled structure positioned between a floor and a ceiling of the parking garage and configured to receive and secure a vehicle therein, the enclosure having a closeable opening through which the vehicle is accessible; a user identification display on the enclosure; an attendant system remotely located from the enclosure and the parking garage, and configured to control access to the vehicle through the opening; and an electronic actuation system configured to receive a first signal from the remotely located attendant system and to deliver a second signal, whereby the opening is covered or exposed; wherein the remotely located attendant system is configured to receive information from an individual user positioned proximate the enclosure, the user identification display, and a communication device, wherein the received information includes information from the user identification display transmitted via the user-operated communication device, and whereby the individual user is authorized to cover or expose the opening; wherein the electronic actuation system is configured to cover or expose the opening in response to the individual authorized user and the remotely located attendant system to control access to a vehicle of the individual authorized user through the opening.