Systems and methods for vehicle parking guidance
AssigneeAdeia Guides Inc.
InventorsToshiro Ozawa, Ning Xu
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Abstract
A plurality of trigger points within the parking facility are monitored for trigger events. For each trigger event detected within the parking facility, a respective optimal parking spot is determined, using a global optimization algorithm, for each respective vehicle of a plurality of vehicles within the parking facility that have not yet parked in a parking spot. The optimal parking spots are then assigned to each respective vehicle. Guidance is then provided, to each respective vehicle of the plurality of vehicles, at one or more checkpoints within the parking facility.
Claims22
A method for providing parking guidance for vehicles in a parking facility, the method comprising:
- monitoring, by monitoring circuitry, a plurality of trigger points within the parking facility for trigger events;
- and
- for each trigger event detected within the parking facility:
- determining, by control circuitry, using a global optimization algorithm, for each respective vehicle of a plurality of vehicles within the parking facility that have not yet parked in a parking spot, a respective optimal parking spot, wherein the plurality of vehicles within the parking facility that have not yet parked in a parking spot includes vehicles to which a parking spot has previously been assigned;
- assigning to each respective vehicle of the plurality of vehicles, by the control circuitry, its respective optimal parking spot, wherein, for a respective vehicle of the plurality of vehicles to which a parking spot has previously been assigned, the respective optimal parking spot assigned to the respective vehicle may differ from a parking spot previously assigned to the respective vehicle;
- providing, to each respective vehicle of the plurality of vehicles, by the control circuitry, at one or more checkpoints within the parking facility, guidance to a parking spot assigned to the respective vehicle, wherein the guidance does not identify the parking spot assigned to the respective vehicle;
- and
- based at least in part on determining that the respective vehicle is within a threshold distance of a parking spot assigned to the respective vehicle, identifying, to the respective vehicle, the parking spot assigned to the respective vehicle.
A system for providing parking guidance for vehicles in a parking facility, the system comprising:
- monitoring circuitry configured to monitor a plurality of trigger points within the parking facility for trigger events;
- and
- control circuitry configured to, for each trigger event detected within the parking facility:
- determine, using a global optimization algorithm, for each respective vehicle of a plurality of vehicles within the parking facility that have not yet parked in a parking spot, a respective optimal parking spot, wherein the plurality of vehicles within the parking facility that have not yet parked in a parking spot includes vehicles to which a parking spot has previously been assigned;
- assign to each respective vehicle of the plurality of vehicles its respective optimal parking spot, wherein, for a respective vehicle of the plurality of vehicles to which a parking spot has previously been assigned, the respective optimal parking spot assigned to the respective vehicle may differ from a parking spot previously assigned to the respective vehicle;
- provide, to each respective vehicle of the plurality of vehicles, at one or more checkpoints within the parking facility, guidance to a parking spot assigned to the respective vehicle, wherein the guidance does not identify the parking spot assigned to the respective vehicle;
- and
- based at least in part on determining that the respective vehicle is within a threshold distance of a parking spot assigned to the respective vehicle, identifying, to the respective vehicle, the parking spot assigned to the respective vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.