METHOD OF PROCESSING A TRANSACTION FOR A PARKING SESSION
A method, using a mobile device, of initiating the processing of a transaction for a parking session between a parking system and a payment provider on behalf of a user, the method comprising storing a user identifier in memory on the mobile device, receiving a parking identifier and transmitting the user identifier and the parking identifier to a network server.
1 . An electronic data processing system for identifying vehicles by monitoring traffic comprising:
a monitoring system configured to:
receive a set of image data of a plurality of vehicles at a location; and
electronically generate, from the image data, vehicle feature data and associated location data; and
an enforcement system configured to:
receive the vehicle feature data;
store the vehicle feature data as first stored vehicle feature data;
store the associated location data; and
compare the first stored vehicle feature data with second stored vehicle feature data.
2 . The electronic data processing system of claim 1 , further comprising a violation system for generating a citation.
3 . The electronic data processing system of claim 1 , further comprising a billing system for assessing a charge.
4 . The electronic data processing system of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring system includes a video data system.
5 . The electronic data processing system of claim 1 , wherein the enforcement system is further configured to provide notification data to authorities.
6 . The electronic data processing system of claim 1 , further comprising a jurisdiction system for generating jurisdiction notification data if the first stored vehicle feature data matches the second stored vehicle feature data.
7 . An electronic data processing system for identifying vehicles by monitoring traffic comprising:
a monitoring system configured to:
receive a single set of image data of a plurality of vehicles at a location; and
electronically generate vehicle feature data from the image data;
a plurality of monitoring stations activatable as a function of the vehicle feature data and associated location data, and the plurality of monitoring stations configured to determine whether the vehicle feature data has been detected; and
an enforcement system configured to:
receive the vehicle feature data;
store the vehicle feature data as first stored vehicle feature data;
store the associated location data; and
compare the first stored vehicle feature data with second stored vehicle feature data.
8 . The electronic data processing system of claim 7 , further comprising a violation system for generating a citation.
9 . The electronic data processing system of claim 7 , further comprising a billing system for assessing a charge.
10 . The electronic data processing system of claim 7 , wherein the monitoring system includes a video data system.
11 . The electronic data processing system of claim 7 , wherein the enforcement system is further configured to provide notification data to authorities.
12 . The electronic data processing system of claim 7 , further comprising a jurisdiction system for generating jurisdiction notification data if the first stored vehicle feature data matches the second stored vehicle feature data.
13 . A method for monitoring vehicular activity using electronic data processing equipment comprising:
receiving, in an electronic format, one set of image data of a plurality of vehicles having respective locations;
electronically extracting identifying feature data from the image data;
transmitting the identifying feature data and data of a first location to a tracking system;
comparing the identifying feature data with identifying feature data obtained from a second location; and
if the identifying feature data matches the identifying feature data obtained from the second location, then generating an alert including:
activating a plurality of monitoring stations in a vicinity of a location of one of the plurality of vehicles that is associated with the identifying feature data; and
determining whether the identifying feature data has been detected at one of the plurality of monitoring stations.
14 . The method of claim 13 wherein the electronically extracting of the identifying feature data from the image data comprises extracting license tag data.
15 . The method of claim 13 wherein the first location and the second location are determined from the image data.
16 . The method of claim 15 wherein the electronically extracting of the identifying feature data from the image data comprises extracting license tag data.
17 . The method of claim 13 wherein the set of image data of the plurality of vehicles is obtained at an intersection.
18 . A computer-implemented method for monitoring vehicular activity comprising:
identifying a set of locations for monitoring;
receiving, in an electronic format, one set of image data of a plurality of vehicles, each at a first associated location;
extracting identifying feature data from the image data of one of the plurality of vehicles;
comparing the identifying feature data from a first location with stored identifying feature data from a second location, and the comparing further including determining the first location and the second location from the image data;
generating an alert if the identifying feature data matches stored identifying feature data; and
electronically storing the identifying feature data in a list.
19 . The method of claim 18 wherein the extracting of the identifying feature data from the image data comprises extracting license tag data.
20 . The method of claim 18 further comprising:
receiving radio frequency tag data from one or more of the plurality of vehicles; and
assessing a charge based on the radio frequency tag data.
21 . The method of claim 20 further comprising assessing a second charge based on the identifying feature data.