Abstract: A parking enforcement device can be secured to a surface adjacent to the area designated as NO PARKING. The enforcement device can include an elongated hollow body, a window provided to the tubular body, a battery, an internal frame assembly disposed inside of the elongated hollow body, and a camera disposed inside of the elongated hollow body. The internal frame assembly defines a cavity in which the battery is located. A camera support pole extends vertically upwards from the internal frame assembly. The camera is secured to the camera support pole and located vertically along the camera support pole such that the camera views outward through the window. A solar panel can be provided atop the parking enforcement device to recharge the battery.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: Disclosed are devices, systems and methods for automating parking for a parking facility. Cameras are used to perform a license plate recognition (LPR) readings of vehicles entering and exiting the parking facility. When a match of the LPR reading of a vehicle exiting the facility to any of the vehicles that have entered the facility cannot be found, a secondary identification analysis is performed. The secondary identification analysis can include performing a shape recognition and/or color recognition of still images of the vehicles as they entered and exited the parking facility to find a vehicle match.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.