Method and system for locating an available vehicle parking space

A system for locating an available vehicle parking space comprising:

• a sensor positioned in a first vehicle to collect data associated with a position of a steering wheel in a parked condition or a vacating condition of the first vehicle;
• a processor connected to the sensor that uses the position of the steering wheel to determine when the first vehicle is in the parked condition or the vacating condition;
• a memory associated with the processor;
• a transmitter associated with the memory, the transmitter transmitting data from the memory to a limited area within a specified radius from a location of the available vehicle parking space;
• a receiver located in a second vehicle;
• and
• a display associated with the receiver, the display having an indication of direction to the first vehicle.

A method of locating an available vehicle parking space comprising the steps of:

• storing in memory a first vehicle parked information indicative of a parked condition;
• detecting in the first vehicle a change in condition from the parked condition to a vacating condition using a processor;
• communicating the change in condition from the first vehicle and a location of the available vehicle parking space to a neighboring searching vehicle using a communication link, when the processor detects the change in condition from the parked condition;
• and,
• detecting the change in the searching vehicle and the location of the available vehicle parking space using the communication link;
• wherein (a) the communication link pushes the location of the available vehicle parking space which is received by the searching vehicle when positioned within a specified radius from the location of the available vehicle parking space, and (b) the change in condition comprises a series of changes having at least two changes including a steering change and another change selected from the group of engine cranking, speed, and direction.