ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,633,216, issued on May 19.

"Systems and methods for parking management and enforcement" was invented by Nazar Kamangar (Walnut Creek, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A parking management and enforcement (PME) system for managing parking at a plurality of parking spaces. The PME system comprises a controller and a server. The controller is in signal communication with a sensor located proximate to a parking space of the plurality of parking spaces and the sensor is configured to determine the presence of a vehicle in the parking space. The server is in signal communication with the controller and the server."

The patent was filed on...