Resource utilization management

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a resource server, a first request message from a first portable user device to obtain entry to a specific space resource, the request message including data from a first scan of a specific space resource by the first portable user device, the request message including date and time information;

in response to the first request message, determining, by the resource server, that the specific space resource is available at the requested date and time;

reporting the availability of the specific space resource from the resource server to the first portable user device;

receiving, at the resource server, a confirmation message from the first portable user device that access to the specific space resource is confirmed;

receiving, at the resource server from the first portable user device, user information regarding the user of the first portable user device;

at the resource server, sending an access message to the first portable user device confirming that the specific space resource is reserved for the first user, and to permit entry to the specific space resource; and

based on the user information, and the date and time information in the first request message, at the resource server, initiating a transaction to charge the user of the first portable user device for utilization of the accessed space resource.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving an image from the scan;

performing optical recognition on the image to create an object;

comparing the object to a plurality of previously saved objects;

identifying the specific space resource as one of the plurality of previously saved objects upon finding a match.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, based on the scan, a geolocation for the portable mobile device;

searching a plurality of previously saved objects for a geolocation that matches the received geolocation;

identifying the specific space resource as one of the plurality of previously saved objects upon finding a match.

4. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a resource server from a first portable user device, a first message including first tag information and a first request, the first request seeking resource information and resource status for a first resource associated with the first tag information;

receiving, by the resource server from the first portable user device, an access request seeking access to the first defined resource;

determining, by the resource server, that the first tag information corresponds to a first unique tag associated with a first defined resource, the first defined resource is a first space resource;

obtaining, by the resource server and providing to the first portable user device, resource information and resource status for the first defined resource;

enabling, by the resource server for the first portable user device, access to the first defined resource if the resource status is available; and

upon access to the first defined resource, accounting by the resource server for use of the first defined resource by a user associated with the first portable user device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the access request is included with the first message.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

receiving, by the resource server from the first portable user device after entry to the first defined resource, a second message including second tag information and a second request, the second request seeking resource information and resource access or resource status for a second resource associated with the second tag information and associated with the first defined space resource;

determining, by the resource server, that the second tag information corresponds to a second unique tag associated with a second defined resource, the second defined resource is associated with the first defined resource;

generating, by the resource server, a second report having resource information and resource status for the second defined resource;

sending the second report from the resource server to the first portable user device;

enabling, by the resource server for the first portable user device, access to the second defined resource if available; and

accounting for use of the second defined resource by the first user.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

the second defined resource is a second space resource located within the first space resource.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

the second defined resource is a first use resource.

9. The method of claim 4 , the receiving step further comprising:

the first tag information received by the resource server is a first image of a first physical feature located proximate to the first defined resource, the first image is stored as a first object having a plurality of associated three-dimensional physical characteristics of the first physical feature;

and the determining step further comprising:

comparing, by the resource server, the first image and its associated three-dimensional physical characteristics to previously stored images of physical features including respective associated three-dimensional physical characteristics; and

determining, by the resource server, that the first image corresponds to a first previously stored image of the first physical feature, the first physical feature is the first unique tag associated with the first defined resource.

10. The method of claim 8 , the receiving step further comprising:

the plurality of associated three-dimensional physical characteristics includes shape, size and material.

11. The method of claim 8 , the comparing step further comprising:

comparing at least one of the associated three-dimensional physical characteristics of the first object to a corresponding one of the associated three-dimensional physical characteristics of the plurality of previously stored objects; and

continuing to compare the associated three-dimensional physical characteristics until the first object is determined to correspond to the first previously stored object having the first unique physical feature, or until each of the plurality of previously stored images has been compared.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

using optical recognition on the first image to create and store the first object and to three-dimensionally map the first object including its unique physical feature and its associated three-dimensional physical characteristics.

13. The method of claim 4 , the receiving step further comprising:

the first tag information received by the resource server is a first pre-defined three-dimensional zone in space that is associated with the first resource; and

receiving, by the resource server, a first geolocation of the first portable user device;

determining, by the resource server, that the first geolocation is proximate to the first pre-defined three-dimensional zone associated with the first defined resource.

14. A method, comprising:

scanning, with a portable user device, a first unique physical feature located proximate to a first resource, the scanning generating a first scanned image, the first unique physical feature having a plurality of three-dimensional physical characteristics associated therewith;

analyzing, by the portable user device, the first scanned image to create and store a first object representing the first resource including the first unique physical feature and its associated three-dimensional physical characteristics;

comparing, by the portable user device, the first object to a plurality of previously stored objects representing a plurality of unique physical features, each of the plurality of unique physical feature is associated with a respective one of a plurality of previously defined resources, each of the plurality of previously stored objects including associated three-dimensional physical characteristics of respective unique physical features;

determining, by the portable user device, that the first object corresponds to a first previously stored object having the first unique physical feature, the first unique physical feature is a first tag associated with a first defined resource; and

sending a first access request from the portable user device to a resource server, the first access request seeking access to and resource information for the first defined resource.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

receiving by the portable user device from the resource server in response to the first access request, a first response enabling access to the first defined resource.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

receiving by the portable user device from the resource server in response to the first access request, a first response denying access to the first defined resource and providing information about future access availability.

17. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

receiving by the portable user device from the resource server in response to the first access request, a first response providing information about future access availability.

18. The method of claim 14 , the comparing step further comprising:

comparing at least one of the associated three-dimensional physical characteristics of the first object to a corresponding one of the associated three-dimensional physical characteristics of the plurality of previously stored objects; and

continuing to compare the associated three-dimensional physical characteristics until the first object is determined to correspond to the first previously stored object having the first unique physical feature, or until each of the plurality of previously stored objects has been compared.

19. The method of claim 14 , further comprising the associated three-dimensional physical characteristics includes size, shape and material.

20. The method of claim 14 , the scanning step further comprising:

illuminating the first space resource and capturing a still or moving image as the first scanned image.

21. The method of claim 20 , the illuminating step further comprising:

using infrared or near infrared imaging to capture the first scanned image.

22. The method of claim 14 , the analyzing step further comprising:

using optical recognition to create and store the first object including a map of the first unique physical feature and its associated three-dimensional physical characteristics.

23. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

scanning, with the portable user device, a second unique physical feature located proximate to a second resource, the scanning generating a second scanned image, the second unique physical feature having a plurality of three-dimensional physical characteristics associated therewith;

analyzing, by the portable user device, the second scanned image to create and store a second object representing the second resource including the second unique physical feature and its associated three-dimensional physical characteristics;

comparing, by the portable user device, the second object to the plurality of previously stored objects;

determining, by the portable user device, that the second object corresponds to a second previously stored object having the second unique physical feature, the second unique physical feature is a second tag associated with a second defined resource; and

sending a second access request from the portable user device to a resource server, the second access request seeking resource information and resources access or resource status for the second defined resource.

24. A method, comprising:

obtaining, by a portable user device, a first geolocation of the portable user device;

determining, by the portable user device, that the first geolocation is proximate to a first pre-defined three-dimensional zone, the first three-dimensional zone is a first unique tag associated with a first defined resource; and

sending a first access request from the portable user device to a resource server, the first access request seeking resource information and resource access or resource status for the first defined resource.

25. The method of claim 24 , further comprising:

receiving by the portable user device from the resource server in response to the first access request, a first response enabling access to the first defined resource.

26. The method of claim 24 , further comprising:

receiving by the portable user device from the resource server in response to the first access request, a first response denying access to the first defined resource and providing information about future access availability.

27. The method of claim 24 , further comprising:

receiving by the portable user device from the resource server in response to the first access request, a first response providing information about future access availability.

28. The method of claim 24 , the obtaining step further comprising:

establishing the first geolocation of the portable user device by trilateration with a plurality of beacons each having a known position.