US 2018/0018870 A1 · PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD

Abstract

Apparatuses, methods and storage media associated with parking management are disclosed herein. In embodiments, a system may include a plurality of sensors disposed around an expanse of space to collect occupancy data of the expanse of space; and a parking management unit disposed in or adjourning the expanse of space to manage parking of vehicles in the expanse of space, based at least in part on the occupancy data collected by the plurality of sensors. The expanse of space may be a linear expanse of roadway space adjacent to a sidewalk, or an aerial expanse of surface space of a parking lot or a floor of a parking structure. Parking spaces within the expanse of space may be fixed or variably sized/typed. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.

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Dependent claims

A system for managing parking of vehicles, comprising:

a plurality of sensors disposed around an expanse of space to collect occupancy data of the expanse of space;
and
a parking management unit disposed at or adjoining the expanse of space, and communicatively coupled with the plurality of sensors, to manage parking of vehicles in the expanse of space, based at least in part on the occupancy data collected by the plurality of sensors.

An apparatus for managing parking of vehicles, comprising:

a parking spatial determination engine to process one or more captured images of an expanse of space, or one or more pre-processed versions of the captured images of the expanse of space to identify an unoccupied portion of the expanse of space, and determine one or more available parking spaces within the identified unoccupied portion of the expanse of space;
wherein the one or more captured images are captured by one or more cameras disposed around the expanse of space, and the one or more pre-processed versions of the captured images are the captured images pre-processed to at least removed background or noise;
and
wherein the determined one or more available parking spaces are allocated to vehicles in need of parking spaces.

1 more element

At least one computer readable media (CRM) comprising a plurality of instructions configured to cause a computer device, in response to execution of the instructions, to process one or more captured images of an expanse of space, or one or more pre-processed versions of the captured images of the expanse of space to identify an unoccupied portion of the expanse of space, and determine one or more available parking spaces within the identified unoccupied portion of the expanse of space;

wherein the one or more captured images are captured by one or more cameras disposed around the expanse of space, and the one or more pre-processed versions of the captured images are the captured images pre-processed to at least removed background or noise;
and
wherein the determined one or more available parking spaces are allocated to vehicles in need of parking spaces.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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