Patent ID: 7714742

Claim:
A parking measurement system comprising: a. a collection device configured to collect data generated from a wireless mesh network; b. at least one host computer; c. a plurality of self-powered wireless vehicle sensors, wherein each said self-powered wireless vehicle sensor is associated with at least one parking space and is configured to function also as a wireless mesh network device in said wireless mesh network, wherein each said wireless vehicle sensor is disposed to route a first data from its own vehicle sensor and a second data from other said wireless mesh network devices to said collection device; d. a plurality of wireless parking payment sensors, wherein each said wireless parking payment sensor is associated with at least one parking space and is configured to function also as a wireless mesh network device in said wireless mesh network, wherein each said wireless parking payment sensor is disposed to route a first data from its own parking payment sensor and a second data from other said wireless mesh network devices to said collection device; and e. a communication device disposed to provide communication between said host computer and said collection device, wherein said host computer is a sufficiently programmed computer to convert raw parking activity data collected by said collection device into data that is used by other parking applications or interface software on another sufficiently programmed computer, wherein said parking measurement system is disposed to be expandable by implementing other said self powered wireless vehicle sensors within a communication range of at least one other said self powered wireless vehicle sensor in said parking measurement system.