Management method and system for a parking lot
OwnerShih-Hsiung Liinventor
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Abstract
A management method and system for a parking lot utilizes multiple parking space sensors to detect the using status of each parking space. A computer is provided to connect to all parking space sensors and controls a display board that is placed at the entrance of the parking lot to show which position is available. Thus, the display board provides the guiding function to the vehicle driver that enters the parking lot. Further, the guiding function is performed by multiple modules mounted on all paths in the parking lot to identify a proper direction so that an available position is easily found.
Claims14
A management method for a parking lot having multiple parking spaces and an entrance, the method comprising:
- defining coordinate data of the parking spaces;
- sensing a status when each parking space is vacant and occupied;
- sensing movement of vehicles passing through the parking lot;
- gathering the statuses of all the parking spaces and the movement of vehicles passing through the parking lot;
- displaying the gathered statuses for parking spaces at the entrance of the parking lot;
- determining a path to an available parking space;
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- showing the determined path to the available parking space to a vehicle that entered the parking lot by direction lights arranged around the parking lot.
A management system for a parking lot having a plurality of parking spaces, at least one path to the plurality of parking spaces, and an entrance;
- the management system comprising:
- parking space sensors detecting a status of a respective one of the parking spaces between vacant and occupied;
- an information display board arranged at the entrance to the parking lot and individually displaying the status of each parking space;
- guiding modules mounted on all paths of the parking lot;
- the guiding modules including a direction light, a stop light, and a vehicle sensor;
- the vehicle sensor detecting movement of vehicles passing through the guiding modules;
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- a computer connected to the parking space sensors, the information board, and the guiding modules;
- the computer receiving the statuses of the parking spaces detected by the parking space sensors and the movement of vehicles detected by the guiding modules;
- displaying the statuses of the parking spaces on the information board;
- determining a path to an available parking space;
- and coordinating the display of the direction lights and the stop lights of the guiding modules for showing the path to the available parking space to a vehicle as the vehicle travels toward the available parking space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.