WO2016011346A1 - Échange d'informations concernant des lieux géographiques - Google Patents

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WO2016011346A1
WO2016011346A1 PCT/US2015/040897 US2015040897W WO2016011346A1 WO 2016011346 A1 WO2016011346 A1 WO 2016011346A1 US 2015040897 W US2015040897 W US 2015040897W WO 2016011346 A1 WO2016011346 A1 WO 2016011346A1
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  • the present disclosure relates generally to computer systems, and, more particularly, to trading and/or exchanging information about geographical locations.
  • GPS geographical positioning systems
  • Such a technology allows users equipped with mobile GPS/communication devices to know with accuracy the location of other users also equipped with mobile
  • GPS/communication devices and to communicate with them. Such a possibility empowers a network of users with such devices to communicate with one another in order to optimize paths, communication, reservation, trading, and coordination between geographical locations by communicating information about locations while either standing on in motion.
  • Such a system of exchanging information about geographical locations can provide useful for a series reasons. It is based on the premise of a sharing economy model by introducing a service, community, and trade that is beneficiary to a large set of individuals through common interest. It can thrive on the idea that my location is also your location and by sharing spaces we can both save time, money, and resources. At the same time, such an economy can produce benefits that can return back to community.
  • information about geographical locations is traded and/or exchanged.
  • an indication to post a spot which represents one of a parking spot, a bicycle location, or a taxi seat
  • the indication may include a geographical location associated with the spot obtained by one of a webpage or a mobile device.
  • the indication of the geographical location is marked by the user and may or not correspond exactly to the actual geographical location.
  • This indication to post the spot may further be stored in a database.
  • an indication that the spot is available may be transmitted to one or more users.
  • the indication may include the geographical location associated with the spot.
  • an indication to park at the spot may be received from a seeking user.
  • an exchange of information about the spot between the posting user and the parking user may be processed.
  • the disclosed embodiments may be seen as a social network system that can provide a multitude of benefits not only to its users but also for the city, community, environment, and economy of its applied region.
  • the benefits for the user can be
  • the city, community, environment, and economy of the applied region to where the embodiments may operate can benefit tremendously. Some of the benefits can be: less pollution, money for the city, and a fair community.
  • the disclosed embodiments can be connected to the community to which it operates. In that capacity, it provides the community with a peace of mind over transportation and parking and makes its members more satisfied as it sets a fair way of distributing its transportation and parking resources. In addition, energy is saved, as eliminating wasteful energy is better for the economy of a country and of the world in general.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a system in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 2 shows two exemplary screenshots in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 3 shows two exemplary screenshots of a parker mode in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 4 shows two exemplary screenshots of a posting mode in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 5 shows an exemplary screenshot of a selection mode in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 6 shows two exemplary screenshots of a final confirmation process in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 7 shows an exemplary flowchart illustrating the process of trading and exchanging information about geographical locations in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 8 shows two exemplary screenshots of a bicycle posting mode in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 9 shows two exemplary screenshots of a taxi posting mode in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the disclosed system for trading and/or exchanging information can provide and facilitate the exchange of data to users ("post” or “park”), for example through internet based, Geographic Positioning Systems (GPS) based, mobile device based, and integrated in-car based platforms.
  • GPS Geographic Positioning Systems
  • the disclosed system may use GPS-equipped mobile devices (i.e. mobile phones, PDA, pads, portable computers) for communication between drivers and owners of parking spots. It may operate for a set of users that sign up to the system providing information about their self (i.e. name, address, phone), their car (i.e. license plate, car brand, car model, year, etc.), and financial information (i.e. credit card, pay pal, bank account).
  • the system may register each user on a database that overlooks the exchange of information between users. Each exchange may consist of two modes: a) Posting a parking spot: the registered user estimates the location of a parking spot by moving a pin on the surface of a mobile/ GPS device.
  • any of the registered users can select a parking spot that is offered by the other registered users.
  • the posted parking spot has a fixed location whereas a seeking parking driver operates from a moving spot (i.e. while driving).
  • the mobile/GPS network system can be used for trading and/or exchanging information about vehicles for hire (e.g. taxicabs, shuttles, commuter buses, etc.).
  • the system may use mobile/GPS devices to communicate information about a vehicle's for hire location and availability (i.e. number of seats, children seats, baggage space) and its destination direction.
  • the system may register each user on a database that overlooks the exchange of information between users. A registered user may mark his/her location by using a mobile/ GPS device. This information may then be broadcasted to the other users using the system's database through a wireless
  • a driver broadcasts his/her location and number of available seats and a pedestrian requests a seat.
  • a pedestrian broadcasts his/her location and a driver offers a seat in his/her car.
  • the mobile/GPS network system can be used for trading and/or exchanging information related to bicycle locations.
  • the system may use mobile/GPS devices to communicate information about a bicycle's location and availability and its destination.
  • the system may register each user on a database that overlooks the transactions between users. A registered user may mark his/her location by using a mobile/ GPS device. This information may then be broadcasted to the other users using the system's database through a wireless communication network.
  • a user operating a rental bike can provide the bike to another bike seeker. The provider broadcasts the location and destination of the bike.
  • a pedestrian seeking for a bike reserves the provided bike or agrees to meet with the biker-poster at a specified location.
  • the user may be registered with at least one of a name, last name, address, phone number, car make, car model, car year, car license plate number, car license plate state, car registration expiration date, user' s driver license id, and the user' s credit card information.
  • the information about a spot may be associated with at least one of a location, a time, a time range, an optional price, a destination, and an owner.
  • seeking a spot may involve displaying the available parking spots on a map for the seeker to choose from.
  • the selection of a spot may be obtained using at least one of a webpage, an email, a phone call, and a Short Message Service (SMS) transmission.
  • SMS Short Message Service
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic of a system in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic of a system for trading and/or exchanging information about geographical locations in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • the system includes a registration mode 102, a "post" mode 106, a "park” mode 107, a preliminary acceptance mode 108, and a final confirmation mode 112.
  • registration 102 is implemented on a database 109 using a client-server architecture. More specifically, reservation system 102 may be executed on one or more servers. In addition, reservation system 102 may be accessed from other machines using a web browser and network connection.
  • registration system 112 may be locally installed on a computing system, such as a personal computer (PC), mobile phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), and/or other digital computing device of the user.
  • a computing system such as a personal computer (PC), mobile phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), and/or other digital computing device of the user.
  • Information about the user-customer is represented as a data table 110 and saved, retrieved, and processed in a database 109.
  • the data is stored in a database located for example on a host system.
  • the available spots may be stored in any type of storage device and in any convenient format (e.g., relational database, sequential file and persistent object).
  • the storage of available spots is referred to herein as the database of available spots for convenience; it is not meant to imply that the only manner of storing the available spots is in a database. It will further be appreciated by those skilled in the art that while the system depicts a single host server with a database 109, the embodiments are capable of using one or more servers. The skilled artisan will understand that the addition of more than one server does not affect application of the present disclosure.
  • GPS Global Positioning System
  • the mapping software may be implemented by any commercial software package, including, but not limited to: TomTom Go Portable Navigation, Garmin StreetPilot 2620 GPS Portable Car Navigation, and
  • Apple's mapkit framework Those skilled in the art will understand that the GPS coordinates can be mapped to a physical address through a process referred to as reverse geocoding.
  • Information related to the position i.e. latitude, longitude, and altitude
  • other information e.g. time, price, owner id, parker id, address, features, etc.
  • data table 110 is represented as a data table 110 and is saved, retrieved, and processed through a database 109.
  • GPS is used as an example of a geographic location system and the present disclosure is not limited to the use of a GPS system and GPS coordinates, but could also be implemented using any system for identifying approximate geographic locations.
  • the geographic indicators may be received on a nearly continuous basis from vehicles and other traffic devices in order to keep the database of available spots as real time as possible. The more frequent the updates from the vehicles and traffic devices, the more accurate the data in the database of available spots. In addition, the more sources of GPS locations, the more cross checking that can be performed which may lead to a more accurate assessment of available spots.
  • the user After identifying the user's GPS mobile device location, the user then can enter two modes: post or park.
  • post mode 106 the user offers the estimated geographical location (a.k.a. spot), by broadcasting the database information about the spot 110 to the network. This is done through wireless communication supported by the mobile device and the user's phone and/or Internet carrier.
  • park mode 107 the user selects a geographical location (a.k.a. spot) from a list of spots acquired from the available data tables of the database. Specifically, a desired geographical location together with other information within the table 110 is broadcasted from the user-parker GPS-equipped mobile device. The broadcasted message is received by a receptor (e.g.
  • the database is searched for available spot or spots within a particular proximity of the desired geographical location. If an available spot or spots within a particular proximity of the desired geographic location is located in the database, a message containing the tables of the available spots is broadcasted back to the parker' s mobile device. This is done through wireless
  • the user-parker then may view the available spots on a map displayed on a mobile device and then chooses a spot from the list of available spots.
  • the user's steps described above may be performed using an Internet-connected computer, e.g., via a webpage. This process is described in more detail in the following paragraphs of this document especially in the flowchart description of FIG 7.
  • a preliminary acceptance is established by entering information about the transaction (e.g. date, spot id, poster, parker, etc.) in a table 111 at the database 109.
  • information about the transaction e.g. date, spot id, poster, parker, etc.
  • the transaction is final 112, and a successful exchange of information can be confirmed 113.
  • Such a verification of final transaction can be accomplished by various means (e.g. communication between the poster and seeker, detection on the server of enough physical proximity between the GPS coordinates of poster's and parker' s locations at the same time, etc.) If there are no problems then the process is ended.
  • FIG. 2 shows an exemplary screenshot in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 2 shows two screenshots: one of a vehicle and the other of a destination spot identification process based on a map 208.
  • a user's location is identified with a mark shown here as a black circle 205.
  • the vehicle's location is marked by the user with a pin in the shape of a car 203.
  • a polyline 204 ending with an arrow shows an exemplary path that starts from the user' s location and ends with the vehicle's location.
  • An annotation provides information about the vehicle's location to the user (e.g. "4 min away walking") 206.
  • the annotation indicates that the user is 4 minutes away from the vehicle in walking time.
  • An alternate possibility is to indicate the distance in feet.
  • vehicle or “vehicular” or other similar term as used herein is inclusive of motor vehicles in general such as passenger automobiles including sports utility vehicles (SUV), buses, trucks, various commercial vehicles, watercraft including a variety of boats and ships, aircraft, motorcycles, and the like, and includes hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, hydrogen-powered vehicles and other alternative fuel vehicles (e.g. fuels derived from resources other than petroleum).
  • motor vehicles in general such as passenger automobiles including sports utility vehicles (SUV), buses, trucks, various commercial vehicles, watercraft including a variety of boats and ships, aircraft, motorcycles, and the like, and includes hybrid vehicles, electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, hydrogen-powered vehicles and other alternative fuel vehicles (e.g. fuels derived from resources other than petroleum).
  • SUV sports utility vehicles
  • plug-in hybrid electric vehicles e.g. fuels derived from resources other than petroleum
  • the user interface is composed of a map 209 that shows the geographical region within which the vehicle and its user are located.
  • the user may identify his or her location 205 by selecting a button (e.g. "Me") 202.
  • the user may identify his or her vehicle location 203 by selecting a button (e.g. "My Car") 201.
  • the user can enter the "park” mode (described in FIG. 3) by selecting a button (e.g. "Park”) 208, or the user can enter the "post” mode (described in FIG. 4) by selecting a button (e.g. "Post”) 207.
  • FIG. 3 shows an exemplary screenshot in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 3 shows two screenshots of a mobile device that illustrate the "park" mode.
  • the user enters this mode by selecting a button (e.g. "Park") 208 as described in FIG. 2.
  • the user can return back to the previous screen by selecting a button (e.g. "Back") 301.
  • the user is presented with a map 307 that shows the user' s target location 310.
  • the target location is obtained by geocoding the address typed in by the user. (Geocoding is referred to as the process of finding the geographical location from geographical data, such as address, zip code, etc. This process is available as a third party service.)
  • the location of the target, that is, the user's destination location 310 is shown at the center of the map 307.
  • the user can also see all the available parking spots to choose from 308. By selecting any parking spot 308 on the map 307, the user can invoke specific information about the selected spots (e.g. the time the parking spot is available, the price, and/or other information).
  • the user also can input, by selecting a button 304, a time range that he or she is looking for parking, and the system will show only the available parking spots for that time range.
  • the user has the option to input, by selecting a button 303, a money range that he or she is looking to pay for parking, and the system will show only the available parking spots for that money range.
  • the term "parking spot" may encompass any suitable location for parking a vehicle.
  • the parking spot may be located at, for example, a lot, a driveway, a garage, a street-side, and the like.
  • a screen is displayed (e.g. titled “Park” 311) that allows the user to see more information about the spot 313 and its owner 316, and then request the spot by selecting a button (e.g. "Request") 312.
  • Information about the spot can be shown in one section of the screen 313. More specifically, information about the type of parking 313 (e.g. "Parking Meter”), its distance 314 (e.g. "0.2 miles from MOCA”), its time availability 320 (e.g. "Available from 5:45pm”), and/or its optional price 317 (e.g. $0) is displayed. Further, information about the car and the owner of the spot can be shown in another section of the screen 316.
  • the type of parking 313 e.g. "Parking Meter”
  • its distance 314 e.g. "0.2 miles from MOCA”
  • time availability 320 e.g. "Available from 5:45pm”
  • optional price 317 e.g. $0
  • FIG. 4 shows an exemplary screenshot in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 4 shows two screenshots of a mobile device that illustrate the posting mode.
  • the user enters this mode by selecting a button (e.g. titled "Post") 207 as described in FIG. 2.
  • the user can return back to the previous screen by selecting a button (e.g.
  • the user is presented with a map 407 that shows the user's present location 404.
  • the user can also invoke his or her location by selecting a button 403 (e.g. titled “Me”). If, for some reason, the car's location 404 is not displayed in the screen 407, then the user can invoke the car's location by selecting a button 401 (e.g. titled "My Car”). After that the user can enter the next posting mode screen by selecting a button 405 (e.g. titled "Post”).
  • a screen is displayed (e.g. titled "Post” 411) that allows the user to edit information about the spot 413 and the car 416, and then broadcast that information to the network by selecting a button (e.g. "Broadcast") 412.
  • Information about the spot can be shown in one section of the screen 413. More specifically, information about the type of parking 413 (e.g. "Personal Garage”), its address 414 (e.g. "288 Norfolk St Cambridge MA”), its time availability 420 (e.g. "Available from 5pm - 8pm”), and/or its optional price 415 (e.g. $0/hour) is displayed and can be edited.
  • information about the car and the owner of the spot can be shown in another section of the screen 416. More specifically, information about the type of car 417 (e.g. "LEXUS IS 250"), its license plate 417 (e.g., 18**GO), a photo of the car 419, and the popularity and prestige of the car's owner 418 (e.g. 52 like me as a poster" and "39 like me as a parker") is displayed.
  • the type of car 417 e.g. "LEXUS IS 250”
  • its license plate 417 e.g., 18**GO
  • a photo of the car 419 e.g., a photo of the car 419
  • the popularity and prestige of the car's owner 418 e.g. 52 like me as a poster" and "39 like me as a parker
  • FIG. 5 shows an exemplary screenshot in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 5 shows one screenshot of a mobile device that illustrates the phase of selection mode where the poster, after he or she broadcasts the parking spot's availability, receives requests from parkers.
  • the user receives requests from a parker or parkers that are listed in chronological order 515, 512, etc.
  • related information is displayed.
  • information about the type of car e.g. "Volkswagen Jetta” 515 or "Toyota Prius” 512
  • a brief message from the potential parker e.g.
  • FIG. 6 shows an exemplary screenshot in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 6 shows two screenshots of a mobile device that illustrate the final confirmation process.
  • the user-poster receives a message for the user-parker that confirms the transaction (e.g. "Exchange made with:” 601) with the type of car the exchange was made with (e.g. "Volkswagen Jetta” 602), and the optional price (e.g. "he gives you $0! 605). Then, the user-poster can have a choice to like or dislike the user-parker (e.g. select a button titled "Like” 604 or "Dislike” 603).
  • a message for the user-parker that confirms the transaction
  • the type of car the exchange was made with e.g. "Volkswagen Jetta” 602
  • the optional price e.g. "he gives you $0! 605
  • the user-poster can have a choice to like or dislike the user-parker (e
  • the user-parker receives a message for the user-poster that confirms the exchange (e.g. "Exchange made with:” 606) with the type of car the exchange was made with (e.g. "Lexus IS 250" 607), and the optional price (e.g. "I gave her $0! 610). Then, the user-parker can have a choice to like or dislike the user-poster (e.g. select a button titled "Like” 609 or "Dislike” 608).
  • FIG. 7 shows a flowchart illustrating the process of exchanging information about geographical locations in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • one or more of the steps may be omitted, repeated, and/or performed in a different order. Accordingly, the specific arrangement of steps shown in FIG. 7 should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention.
  • a starting screen e.g. a map 701.
  • the user is asked to register by supplying information about him self or her self (e.g. in a category titled "Personal” 702), about the vehicle (e.g. in a category titled “Vehicle” 703), and/or financial (e.g. in a category titled "Financial” 704).
  • the user has a choice 705 of entering into a Post mode or a Park mode. If Post mode is entered, then the user is prompted to select a spot to offer 707 (e.g.
  • the user is prompt to select a target spot 711 (e.g. by selecting a point in a map or entering an address), set a time range that he or she wants the spot 712, set an optional price range that the user offers for that spot 713 and then broadcast that information to the network 714.
  • the user-poster receives an offer from a user-parker 715, then the user-poster has a choice 716 to accept or reject that offer. If the user-poster rejects the offer, then the system expects a new offer from a user-parker.
  • the user-poster decides to accept the offer from the user-parker 716, then the user-poster sends a confirmation message to the user-parker 717.
  • the user-parker receives a confirmation of the offer, the user-parker has a choice 721 to accept or reject the confirmation from the user-poster. If the user-parker rejects the offer, then the system expects a new offer from another user-poster. If the user-parker decides to accept the offer from the user-poster 716, then the user-parker sends a confirmation message to the user-poster 718. This confirmation initiates a preliminary acceptance that will be finalized only when the poster and the parker physically exchange geographical locations.
  • the poster and the parker can communicate (e.g. text message, email, etc.) to update and inform either party about the progress of the encounter and/or possible problems (i.e. traffic, accidents, change of mind, etc.) Both users can see each other location during the waiting time using GPS enabled devices.
  • the user-poster can send a message 719 to the user-parker, and reversely, the user- parker can send a message 723 to the user-poster.
  • the system confirms the physical exchange between the user-poster and the user-parker 724, then if there is no problem 725, a message is sent to the user-poster indicating that the deal was successful, and an exchange was confirmed 726. This will end the process for the user-poster party 728. In some embodiments, an evaluation of the poster about the behavior of the parker party is possible. Similarly, a message is sent to the user- parker indicating that the deal was successful, and an exchange was confirmed 727. This will end the process for the user-parker party 730. In some embodiments, an evaluation of the poster about the behavior of the parker party is possible. If a problem was encountered, then a termination occurs 729.
  • FIG. 8 shows an exemplary screenshot in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 8 shows two screenshots of a mobile device that illustrate the posting mode for a bike.
  • the user is presented with a map 807 that shows the user's bike present location 804.
  • the user can also invoke his or her location by selecting a button 803 (e.g. titled "Me”). If, for some reason, the bike's location 904 is not displayed in the screen 807, then the user can invoke the bike's location by selecting a button 801 (e.g. titled "My Bike”). After that, the user can enter the next posting mode screen by selecting a button 805 (e.g. titled "Post”).
  • the term “bike” or “bicycle” may encompass any suitable pedal-driven vehicle, including, for example, unicycles, tricycles, and the like.
  • a screen is displayed (e.g. titled "Take a
  • Bike 811) that allows the user to edit information about the spot 813 and the bike 816, and then broadcast that information to the network by selecting a button (e.g. "Broadcast") 812.
  • Information about the spot can be shown in one section of the screen 813. More specifically, information about the type of spot 813 (e.g. "Corner”), its address 814 (e.g. "288 Norfolk St Cambridge MA”), its time availability 820 (e.g. "Arriving at 1:30pm”), and/or its price 817 (e.g. "$0") is displayed and can be edited. Further, information about the bike and the owner of the spot can be shown in another section of the screen 816. More specifically, information about the type of bike 817 (e.g.
  • “Dahon MU7" its license plate or bike ID 817 (e.g., "MA*33"), a photo of the bike 819, and the popularity and prestige of the bike's owner 818 (e.g. "32 like me as a poster”) may be displayed.
  • bike ID 817 e.g., "MA*33”
  • a photo of the bike 819 e.g., "MA*33”
  • a photo of the bike 819 e.g. "32 like me as a poster”
  • the popularity and prestige of the bike's owner 818 e.g. "32 like me as a poster
  • FIG. 9 shows an exemplary screenshot in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 9 shows two screenshots of a mobile device that illustrate the posting mode for a taxi.
  • the user is presented with a map 907 that shows the user's present location 904.
  • the user can also invoke his or her location by selecting a button 903 (e.g. titled "Me”). If, for some reason, the taxi's location 904 is not displayed in the screen 907, then the user can invoke the taxi's location by selecting a button 901 (e.g. titled "My Taxi"). After that, the user can enter the next posting mode screen by selecting a button 905 (e.g. titled "Post”).
  • the term “taxi” or "cab” may encompass any suitable vehicle-for-hire, including, for example, buses, "bike taxis," commuter vehicles, and the like.
  • a screen is displayed (e.g. titled "Post a Seat” [[811]]911) that allows the user to edit information about the seat 913 and the taxi 916, and then broadcast that information to the network by selecting a button (e.g.
  • Information about the spot can be shown in one section of the screen 913. More specifically, information about the type of seat 913 (e.g. "Corner”), its address 914 (e.g. "288 Norfolk St Cambridge MA”), its seat availability 920 (e.g. "2 seats”), and/or its price 917 (e.g. "$0") is displayed and can be edited. Further, information about the taxi and the owner of the spot can be shown in another section of the screen 916. More specifically, information about the type of bike 917 (e.g. "Ford Crown V"), its license plate 917 (e.g., "1E**89"), a photo of the taxi 919, and the popularity and prestige of the taxi's owner 918 (e.g. "152 like me as a poster”) may be displayed.
  • the type of bike 917 e.g. "Ford Crown V
  • its license plate 917 e.g., "1E**89
  • a photo of the taxi 919 e.g. "152 like me as
  • FIG. 8 Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the two last figures, i.e. FIG. 8 and FIG.
  • the data structures and code described in this detailed description are typically stored on a computer-readable storage medium, which may be any device or medium that can store code and/or data for use by a computer system.
  • the computer-readable storage medium includes, but is not limited to, volatile memory, non-volatile memory, magnetic and optical storage devices such as disk drives, Solid State Drives (SSD), CDs (compact discs), DVDs (digital versatile discs or digital video discs), or other media capable of storing computer-readable media now known or later developed.
  • controller refers to a hardware device that includes a memory and a processor.
  • the memory is configured to store program instructions
  • the processor is specifically configured to execute said program instructions to perform one or more processes, which are described further above.
  • the methods and processes described below can be included in hardware modules.
  • the hardware modules can include, but are not limited to, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chips, field-programmable gate arrays
  • FPGAs field-programmable gate arrays
  • FPGAs programmable-logic devices now known or later developed.
  • the hardware modules When the hardware modules are activated, the hardware modules perform the methods and processes included within the hardware modules.
  • the registration, parking, posting, preliminary acceptance, and final confirmation modes of the system 102, 106, 107, 108, 112 may interact with the users through a variety communications media.
  • access to customer user interface 103, 105 may not be restricted to standard user interfaces for applications, such as GUIs or web-based user interfaces.
  • the user may also access customer user interface 103, 105 through mechanisms such as email, phone calls, Short Message Service (SMS) transmissions and/or push notifications.
  • SMS Short Message Service
  • a user may interact with preliminary acceptance system 108 by sending an email or Push
  • Notification message containing a set of keywords for confirming interest in a spot in lieu of loading a webpage in a web browser or running an application installed on a mobile device.
  • the user may issue voice commands to an interactive voice response (IVR) system during a phone call instead of transmitting text data during the preliminary acceptance phase 108.
  • IVR interactive voice response
  • the embodiments of the disclosure may be embodied in the form of hardware, software, firmware, or any processes and/or apparatuses for practicing the embodiments.
  • the embodiments may also be embodied in the form of computer program code containing instructions embodied in tangible media, such as flash drives, CD-ROMs, hard drives, or any other computer-readable storage medium, wherein, when the computer program code is loaded into and executed by a computer, the computer becomes an apparatus for practicing the embodiments.
  • the embodiments can also be embodied in the form of computer program code, for example, whether stored in a storage medium, loaded into and/or executed by a computer, or transmitted over some transmission medium, such as over electrical wiring or cabling, through fiber optics, or via electromagnetic radiation, wherein, when the computer program code is loaded into and executed by a computer, the computer becomes an apparatus for practicing the embodiments.
  • computer program code segments configure the microprocessor to create specific logic circuits.
  • the disclosure extends to computer programs in the form of source code, object code, code intermediate sources and object code (such as in a partially compiled form), or in any other form suitable for use in the implementation of the embodiments.
  • Computer programs are suitably standalone applications, software components, scripts or plug-ins to other applications.
  • Computer programs embedding the embodiments are advantageously embodied on a carrier, being any entity or device capable of carrying the computer program: for example, a storage medium such as ROM or RAM, optical recording media such as CD- ROM or magnetic recording media such as floppy discs.
  • Computer programs may be suitably downloaded across the Internet from a server.
  • Computer programs are also capable of being embedded in an integrated circuit. Any and all such embodiments containing code that will cause a computer to perform substantially the principles as described herein, will fall within the scope of the embodiments.

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L'invention concerne, dans les modes de réalisation décrits, des transactions et/ou des échanges portant sur des informations concernant des lieux géographiques. En particulier, une indication visant à vendre un emplacement, qui représente soit une place de stationnement, soit un emplacement de vélo, soit une place de taxi, peut être reçue d'un utilisateur vendeur. L'indication peut comprendre un lieu géographique associé à l'emplacement, obtenu soit d'une page web, soit d'un dispositif mobile. L'indication visant à vendre l'emplacement peut en outre être stockée dans une base de données. Après avoir reçu l'indication visant à vendre l'emplacement, une indication selon laquelle l'emplacement est disponible à l'achat peut être envoyée à un ou plusieurs utilisateurs. L'indication peut comprendre le lieu géographique associé à l'emplacement. Ensuite, une indication visant à acheter l'emplacement peut être reçue d'un utilisateur acheteur. Après réception de l'indication visant à acheter l'emplacement, une transaction faisant intervenir un achat de l'emplacement entre l'utilisateur vendeur et l'utilisateur acheteur peut être traitée.
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