
US Patent No: 7,533,809
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System and method for operating a parking facility
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May 19, 2009
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Jun 1, 2005
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11/141,033
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Abstract
A system and method of conducting parking transactions in a convenient manner is described. Users of the system can employ their biometric data or a preexisting token to conduct transactions at a parking facility.
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| 6,310,966 Biometric certificates | 105 | 1998 | |
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| 6,694,300 Method and apparatus for providing supplementary product sales to a customer at a customer terminal | 76 | 1997 | |
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| 2002/0077,890 Methods and systems for interactive collection, exchange and redemption of points | 60 | 2000 | |
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| 6,181,807 Methods and related apparatus for fingerprint indexing and searching | 45 | 1999 | |
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| 2004/0254,840 Parking reservation systems and related methods | 24 | 2003 | |
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| 6,532,459 System for finding, identifying, tracking, and correcting personal information in diverse databases | 91 | 1999 | |
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| 6,554,705 Passive biometric customer identification and tracking system | 121 | 2000 | |
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| 2002/0196,963 Biometric identification system using a magnetic stripe and associated methods | 89 | 2002 | |
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| 2004/0088,232 Method for tracking transactions in a not-for-profit accounting system | 24 | 2003 | |
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| 2004/0158,524 Financial information access system | 27 | 2004 | |
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| 6,651,063 Data organization and management system and method | 53 | 2000 | |
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| 6,650,999 Method and device for finding a parked vehicle | 29 | 2000 | |
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| 6,854,642 System for vending products and services using an identification card and associated methods | 70 | 2001 | |
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| 6,381,344 Method and system for the capture, storage, transport and authentication of handwritten signatures | 47 | 2000 | |
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| 2001/0025,245 E-registrar | 35 | 2000 | |
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| 5,412,738 Recognition system, particularly for recognising people | 119 | 1993 | |
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| 6,422,464 Fuel dispensing system providing customer preferences | 149 | 2000 | |
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| 2003/0191,709 Distributed payment and loyalty processing for retail and vending | 38 | 2002 | |
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| 6,327,573 Multiple party reward system utilizing single account | 185 | 1998 | |
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| 2004/0039,632 Manless parking control system and method | 23 | 2003 | |
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| 6,345,263 Electronic purse application system and method thereof | 44 | 1997 | |
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| 6,070,147 Customer identification and marketing analysis systems | 330 | 1996 | |
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| 5,598,474 Process for encrypting a fingerprint onto an I.D. card | 131 | 1995 | |
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| 6,332,134 Financial transaction system | 135 | 2000 | |
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| 2002/0112,177 Anonymous biometric authentication | 83 | 2001 | |
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| 6,498,970 Automatic access to an automobile via biometrics | 60 | 2001 | |
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| 5,280,527 Biometric token for authorizing access to a host system | 293 | 1992 | |
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