Method and apparatus for presenting and managing information in an automated parking structure
OwnerGerhard Haaginventor
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Abstract
A method and system for monitoring and controlling an automated parking system using a graphical user interface is described. The described method includes the step of displaying a graphical representation of a floor of an automated parking garage. The method also includes the step of displaying a number of objects in relation to the floor. The method further includes the step of displaying a plurality of control objects. A system for implementing the steps of the method is also described.
Claims28
A method for monitoring and controlling an automated parking system using a graphical user interface, comprising:
- displaying a graphical representation of a floor of an automated parking garage;
- displaying a plurality of objects in relation to the floor, thereby representing the state of the floor, the plurality of objects representing an entry/exit station (EES);
- a module for transporting a vehicle along an x-axis, a module for transporting a vehicle along a y-axis, a module for transporting a vehicle along a z-axis, and a plurality of storage racks;
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- displaying a plurality of control objects, each control object associated with controlling an aspect of the automated parking system.
An apparatus for monitoring and controlling an automated parking system using a graphical user interface, comprising:
- means for displaying a graphical representation of a floor of an automated parking garage;
- means for displaying a plurality of objects in relation to the floor, thereby representing the state of the floor, the plurality of objects representing an entry/exit station (EES), a module for transporting a vehicle along an x-axis, a module for transporting a vehicle along a y-axis, a module for transporting a vehicle along a z-axis, and a plurality of storage racks;
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- means for displaying a plurality of control objects, each control object associated with controlling an aspect of the automated parking system.
An apparatus for monitoring and controlling an automated parking system using a graphical user interface, comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory connected to said processor storing a program to control the operation of said processor;
- the processor operative with the program in the memory to:
- display a graphical representation of a floor of an automated parking garage;
- display a plurality of objects in relation to the floor, thereby representing the state of the floor, the plurality of objects representing an entry/exit station (EES), a module for transporting a vehicle along an x-axis, a module for transporting a vehicle along a y-axis, a module for transporting a vehicle along a z-axis, and a plurality of storage racks;
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- display a plurality of control objects, each control object associated with controlling an aspect of the automated parking system.
A computer-readable storage medium encoded with processing instructions for implementing a method for monitoring and controlling an automated parking system using a graphical user interface, the processing instructions for directing a computer to perform the steps of:
- displaying a graphical representation of a floor of an automated parking garage;
- displaying a plurality of objects in relation to the floor, thereby representing the state of the floor, the plurality of objects representing an entry/exit station, a module for transporting a vehicle along an x-axis, a module for transporting a vehicle along a y-axis, a module for transporting a vehicle along a z-axis, and a plurality of storage racks;
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- displaying a plurality of control objects, each control object associated with controlling an aspect of the automated parking system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.