Methods and systems for enabling a vehicle to park remotely
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsShigeyuki Seko, Shinichi Akama
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Abstract
Systems and methods for enabling a vehicle to park remotely. The system includes a memory that stores instructions for executing processes for enabling a vehicle to park remotely, and a processor that executes the instructions. In some aspects, the instructions cause the processor to: analyze an image of the vehicle to identify a vehicle type; extract vehicle information related to the vehicle type; calculate a distance between a mobile device and the vehicle based on the vehicle information and a location of the mobile device; determine whether the mobile device is within a predetermined distance of the vehicle; and enable the vehicle to park remotely when the mobile device is within the predetermined distance.
Claims14
A system comprising:
- a memory that stores instructions for executing processes for enabling a vehicle to park remotely;
- and
- a processor executing the instructions, wherein the instructions cause the processor to:
- analyze an image of the vehicle to identify a vehicle type;
- extract vehicle information related to the vehicle type;
- calculate a distance between a mobile device and the vehicle based on the vehicle information and a location of the mobile device;
- determine whether the mobile device is within a predetermined distance of the vehicle;
- and
- enable the vehicle to park remotely when the mobile device is within the predetermined distance;
- wherein analyzing the image comprises:
- identifying at least one physical feature of the vehicle;
- and
- determining the vehicle type based on the identified at least one physical feature;
- and
- wherein the at least one physical feature includes at least one of a body style of the vehicle, a type of a headlight of the vehicle, a type of a taillight of the vehicle, a style of a wheel of the vehicle, or a decal identifying a model of the vehicle.
A system comprising:
- a mobile device comprising a first memory and a first processor coupled to the first memory, the first processor executing instructions stored by the first memory that cause the first processor to:
- transmit an image of a vehicle to a server;
- determine whether the vehicle is within a predetermined distance of the mobile device based on received vehicle information;
- and
- enable the vehicle to park remotely when the vehicle is within the predetermined distance of the mobile device;
- and
- the server comprising a second memory and a second processor coupled to the second memory, the second processor executing instructions stored by the second memory that cause the second processor to:
- analyze the image from the mobile to identify a vehicle type;
- extract the vehicle information based on the vehicle type;
- and
- transmit the vehicle information to the mobile device;
- wherein analyzing the image, by the second processor, comprises:
- identifying at least one physical feature of the vehicle;
- and
- determining the vehicle type based on the identified at least one physical feature;
- and
- wherein the at least one physical feature includes at least one of a body style of the vehicle, a type of a headlight of the vehicle, a type of a taillight of the vehicle, a style of a wheel of the vehicle, or a decal identifying a model of the vehicle.
A mobile device comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory, the processor executing instructions stored by the memory that cause the processor to:
- transmit an image of a vehicle to a server;
- determine whether the vehicle is within a predetermined distance of the mobile device based on received vehicle information;
- and
- enable the vehicle to park remotely when the vehicle is within the predetermined distance of the mobile device;
- wherein the vehicle information is based on at least one physical feature of the vehicle;
- and
- wherein the at least one physical feature includes at least one of a body style of the vehicle, a type of a headlight of the vehicle, a type of a taillight of the vehicle, a style of a wheel of the vehicle, or a decal identifying a model of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.