Patent ID: 6493676
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: G06Q,G07B,G07C

Abstract:
A system for charging for vehicle parking, comprising:a plurality of mobile parking units, each of said plurality of mobile parking units installed in a vehicle and having an unique identification; and a parking control center for communicating with each of said mobile parking units, input and output channels connected to at least one of a group of control elements including the vehicle ignition switch, the vehicle doors and volume (space) sensor, said control elements indicating whether or not the vehicle is immobile, wherein each of said plurality of mobile parking units, checks its location whenever the vehicle is not moving and if the location coincides with a known parking area, charging for parking is activated until the vehicle resumes traveling, and wherein each of said plurality of mobile parking units further comprises: an electronic map database containing at least the geographic location of parking spaces in at least one specific region of operation; a Geographic Information System (GIS) interpreter for interpreting the data within said electronic map database; and a means for calculating the cost of parking.