Prior art

To identify the most relevant prior art for US Patent 9123034, I will access the USPTO database to view the patent and its cited references.

As of April 26, 2026, here is an analysis of the prior art cited in US Patent 9123034:

Prior Art References Cited in US9123034:

U.S. Patent Documents:

1. US7215255B2

   • Full Citation: U.S. Patent No. 7,215,255 B2
   • Publication Date: May 8, 2007 (Filing date: September 23, 2003)
   • Brief Description: This patent describes a system and method for determining the position of a mobile device using GPS and other assistance data, particularly focusing on improving accuracy in challenging environments. The patent discusses filtering methods to enhance GPS accuracy, even acknowledging limitations in dense urban canyons.
   • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): While US9123034 recognizes US7215255B2 in its background regarding GPS accuracy challenges, it distinguishes itself by introducing user input for correcting indicated positions. Therefore, US7215255B2 would likely not directly anticipate claims 1, 7, 27, 29, 31, and 32 of US9123034, which explicitly include the "allow a user to provide corrections to the location determined by positioning device" or similar user correction features. However, it establishes the prior art for autonomous position sensing and the challenges associated with GPS accuracy.

2. US8140265B2

   • Full Citation: U.S. Patent No. 8,140,265 B2
   • Publication Date: March 27, 2012 (Filing date: December 14, 2007)
   • Brief Description: Similar to US7215255B2, this patent also deals with improving position accuracy for mobile devices, particularly in urban environments, by combining GPS with other data sources and filtering techniques. It also acknowledges the need for motion sensors to improve accuracy.
   • Potential Anticipation (35 U.S.C. § 102): As with US7215255B2, US9123034 cites this patent as background art addressing the problem of GPS accuracy. US8140265B2 would likely not anticipate claims 1, 7, 27, 29, 31, and 32 of US9123034 due to the absence of the explicit "user correction" of the indicated position, which is a key distinguishing feature of US9123034.

Other References (Non-Patent Literature):

The patent does not explicitly list non-patent literature references in the provided text, apart from mentioning existing systems like "Verrus system" and "Parkmobile" in the background section. These are described as prior art but not provided with formal citations.

Summary of Anticipation:

The cited U.S. patents (US7215255B2 and US8140265B2) primarily establish the existing technical landscape concerning autonomous position sensing and the known challenges with GPS accuracy in certain environments. US9123034 explicitly points to these patents as prior art that attempted to solve accuracy issues through complex filtering methods and motion sensors.

The distinguishing feature claimed in US9123034, particularly in independent claims 1, 7, 27, 29, 31, and 32, is the allowance for user-provided corrections to the automatically determined location. The cited patents do not appear to disclose this specific user correction mechanism for parking applications. Therefore, while the fundamental concepts of autonomous position sensing are well-established by these references, the claims of US9123034 related to user correction of location would likely not be directly anticipated by the cited patents under 35 U.S.C. § 102.

Similarly, claims related to automatic sensing of vehicle ID by a handset (claims 13, 17) and rapid wireless determination of vehicle ID for enforcement purposes using RF tags (claims 21, 24) are not explicitly addressed by the cited patents on GPS accuracy. The provided text describes "Verrus" and "Parkmobile" systems as prior art for wireless parking payment, but these systems are criticized for their suboptimal user and checker experiences and lack of autonomous location sensing with user correction, or efficient enforcement mechanisms as claimed in US9123034.