What the filing covers
A lot owner texts a photo of the lot. The system estimates the number of spaces and creates a draft listing. It replies with a link, and after sign-up the draft is claimed by the owner's new account in one atomic step. The system then issues pay signage with a tokenized QR code. Each sign file is released only after two independent decoders read back the exact payment URL. I filed this to connect a lot owner's first photo with a payable listing and a verified sign. The owner begins by texting a photo of the lot. The system estimates its space count and creates a draft. That draft gives the owner a starting point before the account is created.
The reply contains a link. After sign-up, the owner's new account claims the draft in one atomic step. Creating the draft and attaching it to the new account are parts of the same onboarding process. I want the work started with the photo to carry through to the owner's listing.
The system then issues pay signage with a tokenized QR code. Before a sign file is released, two independent decoders must read back the exact payment URL. Both checks apply to the sign file that will be released. The code must lead to the payment URL, not merely look like a readable QR code.
Why it matters now
A lot owner needs a direct route from a phone photo to a payable listing. This process takes that work from the photo to the listing in minutes. I also want every printed sign verified before it is posted. Checking the exact payment URL connects onboarding with the payment instruction drivers will use.
A real-world example
An owner stands at the lot and sends a photo by text. The system estimates the spaces and creates the draft listing. The owner follows the reply link and signs up. The new account claims that draft in one atomic step.
Next comes the pay sign. The tokenized QR code belongs on signage that drivers can use to pay. Two independent decoders read the sign file and must return the exact payment URL before release. The owner moves from photographing the lot to posting a sign whose payment destination has been checked.
Where it applies
This filing covers technology in Park Graph, Wins Parking's parking payment platform. I focus on the owner's first steps: providing a lot photo, claiming the draft after sign-up and receiving verified payment signage. Those steps connect the physical lot with its listing and the printed code drivers scan. The photo starts the process; the verified sign completes the path to a payable listing.
Used in: Park Graph
Status
U.S. provisional patent application, filed October 25, 2026, application 64/183,869; Status: Patent pending; Sole inventor: Ross D. Blankenship; Assignee: Wins Parking, LLC.
Provisional applications establish a priority date; they are not examined.