When is the @JsonProperty property used and what is it used for?

Here's a good example. I use it to rename the variable because the JSON is coming from a .Net environment where properties start with an upper-case letter.

public class Parameter {
  @JsonProperty("Name")
  public String name;
  @JsonProperty("Value")
  public String value; 
}

This correctly parses to/from the JSON:

"Parameter":{
  "Name":"Parameter-Name",
  "Value":"Parameter-Value"
}

I think OldCurmudgeon and StaxMan are both correct but here is one sentence answer with simple example for you.

@JsonProperty(name), tells Jackson ObjectMapper to map the JSON property name to the annotated Java field's name.

//example of json that is submitted 
"Car":{
  "Type":"Ferrari",
}

//where it gets mapped 
public static class Car {
  @JsonProperty("Type")
  public String type;
 }