ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,315,306, issued on May 27.
"Parking payment transactions" was invented by Brock Watson (Escondido, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, methods, and apparatus are described that enable a serial bus to be operated in one or more modes that employ additional wires for communicating data. A method includes a method includes providing a first interrogating signal configured to cause a controller in a vehicle that is entering the parking facility to monitor status of the vehicle while the vehicle is present within the parking facility, and measure a duration of time in which the vehicle is parked within the parking facility. The met...