Vehicle parking system
AssigneeOmnitracs, LLC
InventorsWesley M. Mays, Richard Glasmann
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Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure are generally related to one or more systems, methods, and devices for forecasting the likelihood of locating available parking spaces at various remote locations, and navigating a vehicle to the available parking space. In some examples, aspects of the present disclosure may utilize a variety of data sources (e.g., historical data, surveyed data, and real-time parking availability data) in order to predict the likelihood of locating the available parking space within the confines of an available hours of service (HOS) requirement of a driver of the vehicle.
Claims20
A method for navigating a vehicle to one or more parking location candidates, comprising:
- identifying a route for the vehicle to a destination;
- determining a remaining hours of service (HOS) for a driver associated with the vehicle;
- calculating a distance that vehicle can travel on the route before expiration of the remaining HOS;
- identifying the one or more parking location candidates for the vehicle at a target resting destination based on the calculated distance;
- and
- navigating the vehicle to the one or more parking location candidates at the target resting destination.
An apparatus for navigating a vehicle to one or more parking location candidates, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory, wherein the memory includes instructions executable by the processor to:
- identify a route for the vehicle to a destination;
- determine a remaining hours of service (HOS) for a driver associated with the vehicle;
- calculate a distance that vehicle can travel on the route before expiration of the remaining HOS;
- identify the one or more parking location candidates for the vehicle at a target resting destination based on the calculated distance;
- and
- navigate the vehicle to the one or more parking location candidates at the target resting destination.
A computer-readable medium for navigating a vehicle to one or more parking location candidates, comprising instructions executable to:
- identify a route for the vehicle to a destination;
- determine a remaining hours of service (HOS) for a driver associated with the vehicle;
- calculate a distance that vehicle can travel on the route before expiration of the remaining HOS;
- identify the one or more parking location candidates for the vehicle at a target resting destination based on the calculated distance;
- and
- navigate the vehicle to the one or more parking location candidates at the target resting destination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.