Patents by Inventor David E. COLLINS, JR.
David E. COLLINS, JR. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11810403Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for managing parking monitoring and enforcement. Parking at a meter or in a parking lot or ramp can be provided as a subscription. A registration and verification process for the subscription service can be provided as a multi-step process that combines the smart parking meter with a QR code, a mobile parking app for a smartphone, a central parking management system, and digital images of the parked vehicle(s). The registration process verifies that only vehicles owned by the subscriber are associated with the subscriber's account. Steps can also be employed to ensure that subscribers are not incorrectly issued parking citations by determining whether license plate data for a vehicle initially determined to be in violation matches an active subscription parker's roster of registered vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: Municipal Parking Services, Inc.Inventors: Mark J. Moran, Richard W. Kelley, II, David E. Collins, Jr., Marcus N. Schmidt, Christopher W. Baldwin, Padmavathi Ramuni
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Patent number: 11756359Abstract: An automated kiosk is located adjacent to a point of access to a room or premises. The kiosk can control an automated locking mechanism for the point of access. The kiosk can read the temperature of all persons that attempt to enter the room or premises. The kiosk can also command the persons to sanitize their hands in a sanitation window of the kiosk while dispensing sanitizer and monitoring the hands of the person for effective sanitation action. The kiosk can read identification credentials, perform facial recognition, speech recognition and recognize gestures of persons. The kiosk can be further coupled to a central control computer.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Municipal Parking Services, Inc.Inventors: Joseph M. Caldwell, Mark J. Moran, Richard W. Kelley, II, Marcus N. Schmidt, David E. Collins, Jr., James Conlan, Jason Pflaum
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Publication number: 20230186687Abstract: A parking meter system includes a plurality of parking space monitors, a central computer system networked with the plurality of parking space monitors, and a user computing device. Each of the parking space monitors includes a weather resistant housing, a processor disposed inside of the housing, a memory disposed inside of the housing and coupled to the processor, a network interface disposed in the housing and coupled to the processor, and camera coupled to the processor and aimed towards a parking space to be monitored. The user computing device is configured to transmit to a request for parking time, receive a purchase confirmation, and monitor a remaining purchased parking time which is synchronized to a parking timer countdown for a particular parking space where a user has parked that is being monitored by a particular one of the plurality of parking space monitors.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2023Publication date: June 15, 2023Inventors: Mark J. MORAN, Richard W. KELLEY, II, David E. COLLINS, JR., Steven B. LANE, Christopher W. BALDWIN, Marcus N. SCHMIDT, John J. LEIER, Ian T. BUI, Umarani PANDIAN
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Publication number: 20230056678Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for managing parking monitoring and enforcement. Parking at a meter or in a parking lot or ramp can be provided as a subscription. A registration and verification process for the subscription service can be provided as a multi-step process that combines the smart parking meter with a QR code, a mobile parking app for a smartphone, a central parking management system, and digital images of the parked vehicle(s). The registration process verifies that only vehicles owned by the subscriber are associated with the subscriber's account. Steps can also be employed to ensure that subscribers are not incorrectly issued parking citations by determining whether license plate data for a vehicle initially determined to be in violation matches an active subscription parker's roster of registered vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Mark J. MORAN, Richard W. KELLEY, II, David E. COLLINS, JR., Marcus N. SCHMIDT, Christopher W. BALDWIN, Padmavathi Ramuni
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Patent number: 11574507Abstract: A mobile computing device executing software code interacts with a smart parking meter to permit the user to complete a parking transaction without the need to exit their car. The transaction proceeds digitally and confirmation of the purchase is sent to the user's smartphone or via other electronic message means. The user can access an interactive map via the parking application to provide real time status of the networked parking meters in a specific area. The user can view all meters meeting certain criteria, such as pricing and time to availability. The user can also reserve a particular parking space through the application. The user can further be directed to their car via map directions.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: Municipal Parking Services, Inc.Inventors: Mark J. Moran, Richard W. Kelley, II, David E. Collins, Jr., Steven B. Lane, Christopher W. Baldwin, Marcus N. Schmidt, John J. Leier, Ian T. Bui, Umarani Pandian
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Patent number: 11495059Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for managing parking monitoring and enforcement. Parking at a meter or in a parking lot or ramp can be provided as a subscription. A registration and verification process for the subscription service can be provided as a multi-step process that combines the smart parking meter with a QR code, a mobile parking app for a smartphone, a central parking management system, and digital images of the parked vehicle(s). The registration process verifies that only vehicles owned by the subscriber are associated with the subscriber's account. Steps can also be employed to ensure that subscribers are not incorrectly issued parking citations by determining whether license plate data for a vehicle initially determined to be in violation matches an active subscription parker's roster of registered vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Municipal Parking Services, Inc.Inventors: Mark J. Moran, Richard W. Kelley, II, David E. Collins, Jr., Marcus N. Schmidt, Christopher W. Baldwin, Padmavathi Ramuni
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Publication number: 20210335072Abstract: An automated kiosk is located adjacent to a point of access to a room or premises. The kiosk can control an automated locking mechanism for the point of access. The kiosk can read the temperature of all persons that attempt to enter the room or premises. The kiosk can also command the persons to sanitize their hands in a sanitation window of the kiosk while dispensing sanitizer and monitoring the hands of the person for effective sanitation action. The kiosk can read identification credentials, perform facial recognition, speech recognition and recognize gestures of persons. The kiosk can be further coupled to a central control computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Inventors: Joseph M. CALDWELL, Mark J. MORAN, Richard W. KELLEY, II, Marcus N. SCHMIDT, David E. COLLINS, JR., James CONLAN, Jason PFLAUM
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Publication number: 20200193722Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for managing parking monitoring and enforcement. Parking at a meter or in a parking lot or ramp can be provided as a subscription. A registration and verification process for the subscription service can be provided as a multi-step process that combines the smart parking meter with a QR code, a mobile parking app for a smartphone, a central parking management system, and digital images of the parked vehicle(s). The registration process verifies that only vehicles owned by the subscriber are associated with the subscriber's account. Steps can also be employed to ensure that subscribers are not incorrectly issued parking citations by determining whether license plate data for a vehicle initially determined to be in violation matches an active subscription parker's roster of registered vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Mark J. MORAN, Richard W. KELLEY, II, David E. COLLINS, Jr., Marcus N. SCHMIDT, Christopher W. BALDWIN
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Patent number: 9870648Abstract: A central computing system is configured to monitor quotas for multiple different classifications of vehicles that park in a parking facility. License plate reading (LPR) cameras read the license information of each vehicle entering and exiting a parking facility. The vehicle images or identifications are communicated to the central computing system which updates its database and monitors each virtual lot in the parking facility according to quotas, prices and other parameters for each corresponding class of vehicles. Control gates can be provided at entrances and exits to the parking facility. A parking kiosk can be provided to the parking facility that is networked with the central computing system.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Municipal Parking Services, Inc.Inventors: Mark J. Moran, Richard. W. Kelley, II, Marcus N. Schmidt, David E. Collins, Jr.
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Publication number: 20170213262Abstract: Parking validation systems and methods are disclosed for managing parking events and providing a merchant the ability to validate parking for their customer. A network of intelligent parking meters is networked with a central control computer system. The merchant sets up a validation account. The merchant can set alterable parameters of their account. The parker can scan a QR code, provided by a merchant, using a mobile parking application or can scan a parking coupon at the parking meter or kiosk. The merchant's point of sale system in other embodiments can interface with the central computer over the network to validate the parking of a customer of that merchant. The merchant's validation account is debited the validation amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Richard W. KELLEY, II, David E. COLLINS, JR., Marcus N. SCHMIDT, Steven B. LANE, Umarani PANDIAN, John J. LEIER, Mark J. MORAN
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Publication number: 20170032582Abstract: A software application executing on a parking enforcement officer's (PEO's) computing device (e.g. smart phone, tablet, laptop or personal computer) communicates with a central computing system networked with a plurality of smart parking meters, directs the PEO to the location of a violation, and facilitates generation of a parking citation to be issued by the PEO, wherein the citation has at least some of the data fields prefilled.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Mark J. MORAN, Richard W. KELLEY, II, David E. COLLINS, JR., Steven B. LANE, Christopher W. BALDWIN, Marcus N. SCHMIDT, John J. LEIER, Ian T. BUI, Umarani PANDIAN
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Publication number: 20170032584Abstract: A mobile computing device executing software code interacts with a smart parking meter to permit the user to complete a parking transaction without the need to exit their car. The transaction proceeds digitally and confirmation of the purchase is sent to the user's smartphone or via other electronic message means. The user can access an interactive map via the parking application to provide real time status of the networked parking meters in a specific area. The user can view all meters meeting certain criteria, such as pricing and time to availability. The user can also reserve a particular parking space through the application. The user can further be directed to their car via map directions.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Mark J. MORAN, Richard W. KELLEY, II, David E. COLLINS, JR., Steven B. LANE, Christopher W. BALDWIN, Marcus N. SCHMIDT, John J. LEIER, Ian T. BUI, Umarani PANDIAN
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Publication number: 20170032583Abstract: A central computing system is configured to monitor quotas for multiple different classifications of vehicles that park in a parking facility. License plate reading (LPR) cameras read the license information of each vehicle entering and exiting a parking facility. The vehicle images or identifications are communicated to the central computing system which updates its database and monitors each virtual lot in the parking facility according to quotas, prices and other parameters for each corresponding class of vehicles. Control gates can be provided at entrances and exits to the parking facility. A parking kiosk can be provided to the parking facility that is networked with the central computing system.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Mark J. MORAN, Richard W. KELLEY, II, Marcus N. SCHMIDT, David E. COLLINS, JR.