Parking space detection method

Free parking space detection method comprising:

• a step of sending, from a user to a server, a free parking space request specifying a location and information representative of a vehicle length;
• a step of image capture apparatus situated in the vicinity of the specified location capturing one or more images of a parking area comprising a plurality of parking spaces and being associated with the apparatus;
• an image processing step to determine respective lengths of free parking spaces in the parking area from one or more images of the parking area;
• a step of sending the server an identifier of the image capture apparatus and said respective lengths of said free parking spaces;
• a step of the server comparing, on the one hand, one or more of said respective lengths and, on the other hand, the information representative of a vehicle length, selecting at least one free parking space having a length adapted to said information representative of a vehicle length;
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• a step of sending, from a server to a user, at least one selected free parking space location.

Free parking space detection terminal comprising:

• image capture apparatus associated with a parking area comprising a plurality of parking spaces and adapted to capture images of said parking area;
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• a free parking space detection device comprising:
• an image processing module adapted to determine from one or more images captured by the image capture apparatus the respective lengths of the free parking spaces in the parking area;
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• an interface adapted to send an identifier of the image capture apparatus and said respective lengths of said free parking spaces to a server.

Free parking space detection terminal comprising:

• image capture apparatus associated with a parking area comprising a plurality of parking spaces and adapted to capture images of said parking area;
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• a free parking space detection device comprising:
• an image processing module adapted to determine from one or more images taken by the image capture apparatus the respective lengths of the free parking spaces in the parking area;
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• an interface adapted to send an identifier of the image capture apparatus and said respective lengths of said free parking spaces to the server.