Patent ID: 7768426

Claim:
An integrated parking management system (IPMS), comprising: a central command and control logic center (CCLC) for collecting, storing and analyzing data received from remote locations in the parking system to create actionable outputs for controlling remote parking system components (RPSC) in the parking system (PS); said (CCLC) further communicating with said (RPSC) and receiving feedback from said (RPSC) to perform requested operations from said (RPSC); a computerized data flow system forming a command and control interface (CCI) and including a logic core having a programmable set of rules to be applied to said (RPSC) components and a communications interface layer (CIL) including (1) a presentation engine for generating interactive documents for display, and (2) means for enabling exchange of data streams to said (RPSC) and (3) routing tables for tracking both the means and protocols to be used when said (CCI) is communicating with said (RPSC); said communication interface layer receives data to be transmitted and a parking system component address to which data is to be transmitted; and at least some of said (RPSC) transmitting data via said (CCI) to said (CCLC) representing the status of the parking system and receiving instructions from said (CCLC) via said (CCI) for controlling the operation of said parking system.