Systems and Methods for Identifying Unauthorized Vehicle Use
AssigneeDISH Network L.L.C.
InventorKate Megan Carney Landow
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Abstract
Various arrangements for monitoring the unauthorized use of a vehicle are presented. An in-space parking sensor may be used to detect whether a vehicle is present. Data may be obtained indicating that a particular vehicle parking in the parking space that has the in-space parking sensor. A vehicle departure from the parking space may be detected. A determination may be made that departure of the particular vehicle has occurred during the time period. A notification may be output based on determining that the vehicle departure has occurred.
Claims20
A system for monitoring use of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- an in-space parking sensor device, comprising:
- a housing configured to be placed in a parking space;
- a radio transceiver housed by the housing,
- a vehicle sensor, housed by the housing, for detecting a presence of the vehicle within the parking space;
- and
- one or more processors that are in communication with the radio transceiver and the vehicle sensor, wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
- analyze sensor data received from the vehicle sensor;
- and
- transmit, to a server system via the radio transceiver, parking data indicative of a vehicle departure of the vehicle from the parking space based on
- the analyzed sensor data;
- and
- the server system configured to:
- receive an indication of a time period during which a particular vehicle is expected to be parked;
- store the indication of the time period mapped to the particular vehicle;
- receive data indicative that the particular vehicle has parked in the parking space in which the in-space parking sensor device is present;
- receive, from the in-space parking sensor device, the parking data indicative of the vehicle departure from the parking space;
- determine, based on the parking data and the data indicative that the particular vehicle has parked in the parking space, that the particular vehicle departed the parking space during the time period;
- and
- output a notification based on the particular vehicle having departed the parking space during the time period.
A method for monitoring use of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a server system, an indication of a time period during which a particular vehicle is expected to be within a parking space;
- storing, by the server system, the indication of the time period mapped to the particular vehicle;
- receiving, by the server system, data indicating that the particular vehicle has parked in the parking space;
- determining, based on data obtained from a parking sensor, that a vehicle departure from the parking space has occurred;
- determining, by the server system, based on the data obtained from the parking sensor and the data indicative that the particular vehicle has parked in the parking space, that the particular vehicle departed the parking space during the time period;
- and
- outputting, by the server system, a notification based on the particular vehicle having departed the parking space during the time period.
A non-transitory processor-readable medium comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause one or more processors to:
- receive an indication of a time period during which a particular vehicle is expected to be within a parking space;
- store the indication of the time period mapped to the particular vehicle;
- receive data indicating that the particular vehicle has parked in the parking space in which an in-space parking sensor device is present;
- receive, from the in-space parking sensor device, parking data indicative of a vehicle departure from the parking space;
- determine, based on the parking data and the data indicating that the particular vehicle has parked in the parking space, that the particular vehicle departed the parking space during the time period;
- and
- output a notification based on the particular vehicle having departed the parking space during the time period.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.