Automated vehicle parking
OwnerWellen Shaminventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods for automatically parking and wirelessly charging a vehicle are described. A database including parking and charging availability information can be searched based at least in part on the request, location information and model information of the vehicle. An available parking space is determined based on the results of the search, and information. The parking space may be equipped with a pad configured to wireless charge a vehicle parked in the parking space. When information indicating that the vehicle has been parked in the parking space, a parking status indicating such can be transmitted to a control device associated with the parking space. The vehicle can then be automatically and wirelessly charged by the control device through the parking space.
Claims16
A method of automatically parking a vehicle, comprising:
- receiving a request from a user to park and wireless charge a vehicle, the request including location information of the vehicle and model information about the vehicle;
- searching a database including parking availability information based at least in part on the request, the location information and the model information;
- determining a parking space available for parking and wirelessly charging the vehicle based on the searching;
- sending the model information of the vehicle to a control device associated with the parking space;
- sending a vehicle parking status to the control device, the vehicle parking status indicating the vehicle has parked in the available parking space;
- receiving a charging status from the control device and/or the vehicle, the charging status including information regarding a wireless charging session for charging the vehicle through the parking space;
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- receiving a departure status from the vehicle, the departure status indicating that the vehicle has left the parking space.
An automatic parking system comprising one or more of a processor configured to perform:
- receiving a request from a user to park and wireless charge a vehicle, the request including location information of the vehicle and model information about the vehicle;
- searching a database including parking availability information based at least in part on the request, the location information and the model information;
- determining a parking space available for parking and wirelessly charging the vehicle based on the searching;
- sending the model information of the vehicle to a control device associated with the parking space;
- sending a vehicle parking status to the control device, the vehicle parking status indicating the vehicle has parked in the available parking space;
- receiving a charging status from the control device and/or the vehicle, the charging status including information regarding a wireless charging session for charging the vehicle through the parking space;
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- receiving a departure status from the vehicle, the departure status indicating that the vehicle has left the parking space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.