Smart parking lot management method and system, electronic equipment and storage medium
By acquiring vehicle information and using dynamically adjusted lighting to guide vehicles to designated locations, the problem of ineffective parking space location indication in existing technologies is solved, improving the efficiency of parking lot management and user experience.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2026-01-27
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-03
AI Technical Summary
Existing parking management methods are ineffective in indicating the location of parking spaces to users, especially in large parking lots where lighting is not clear enough to indicate the location of parking spaces, increasing the difficulty for users to find parking spaces.
By acquiring vehicle information, the system plans the parking location and route of vehicles in the parking lot, monitors the vehicle's direction and speed in real time, and uses lighting fixtures to guide vehicles to designated parking spaces or exits. The brightness and color of the lighting fixtures are dynamically adjusted based on the vehicle information.
It effectively guides vehicles, reduces the difficulty for users to find parking spaces in the parking lot, and improves the efficiency of parking lot management and user experience.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This invention relates to the field of parking management technology, and in particular to a smart parking management method, system, electronic device and storage medium. Background Technology
[0002] With the rapid urbanization of society, parking lots have become an important part of cities. The rational planning and management of parking lots has become extremely important. At present, there are many parking lot management methods and technologies on the market. However, these methods and technologies are focused on solving a certain pain point or difficulty of parking lots, or the implementation method requires manual operation, which increases the difficulty for drivers to enter the parking lot.
[0003] For example, existing parking lot lighting control systems divide the parking lot into several zones, each with a number of lights. When a vehicle enters, the lights in that zone are turned on, allowing users to locate parking spaces. While this solution provides some parking space indication, for large parking lots, using lights to indicate parking spaces is ineffective in clearly indicating their location, making it difficult for users to find parking spots.
[0004] Therefore, existing parking management methods have the technical problem of failing to effectively indicate the location of parking spaces to users. Summary of the Invention
[0005] The present invention provides a smart parking management method, system, electronic device and storage medium, which solves the technical problem that existing parking management methods cannot effectively indicate the location of parking spaces to users.
[0006] Some implementation schemes for solving the above-mentioned technical problems include: Firstly, a smart parking management method includes the following steps: Determine vehicle information, including license plate number and vehicle dimensions; Based on the vehicle information, determine whether there is historical parking information. If the current vehicle information has historical parking information, allocate parking space information according to the historical parking information. If the current vehicle information does not have historical parking information, allocate parking space information according to the vehicle information. The vehicle route information is determined based on the parking space information. The vehicle route information is the route that the vehicle needs to take from its current location to the parking space indicated by the parking space information, or the vehicle route information is the route that the vehicle needs to take from its current parking space to the target location specified by the user. Push vehicle route information to the vehicle and monitor the vehicle's speed and direction in real time. When the vehicle deviates from the route information, re-determine the route information. The required lighting is determined based on the vehicle's speed and direction of travel, until the vehicle enters the parking space indicated in the parking information, or until the vehicle reaches the target location specified by the user.
[0007] Preferably, the step of determining the lighting fixtures to be turned on based on the vehicle's speed and direction of travel includes: Determine the vehicle dimensions based on the vehicle information; The required lighting fixtures are determined based on the dimensions of the vehicle, wherein the required lighting fixtures are those extending at least twice the size of the vehicle, centered on the vehicle, in front of and behind it.
[0008] Preferably, the lighting fixtures to be turned on are those located at least twice the size of the vehicle in front of and behind the vehicle, with the vehicle's current route information determining the appropriate lighting mode for the current vehicle.
[0009] Preferably, in the step of assigning an independent lighting mode to the current vehicle based on the current vehicle route information, an independent lighting color is assigned to the current vehicle based on the current vehicle route information, or an independent lighting frequency is assigned to the current vehicle based on the current vehicle route information.
[0010] Preferably, when the current vehicle information has no historical parking information, the parking space information allocated according to the vehicle information is either a parking space near the exit or a parking space near the elevator.
[0011] Secondly, a smart parking management system includes a vehicle information determination unit for determining vehicle information, wherein the vehicle information includes license plate number and vehicle size. The query unit is used to determine whether the current vehicle information has historical parking information based on the vehicle information; The data processing unit is used to allocate parking space information according to the query results of the query unit. When the current vehicle information has historical parking information, parking space information is allocated according to the historical parking information. When the current vehicle information does not have historical parking information, parking space information is allocated according to the vehicle information. Furthermore, the data processing unit determines vehicle route information based on the parking space information. The vehicle route information is the route that the vehicle needs to take from its current location to the parking space indicated by the parking space information, or the vehicle route information is the route that the vehicle needs to take from its current parking space to the target location specified by the user. The communication unit is used to push vehicle route information to the vehicle and monitor the vehicle's speed and direction of travel in real time. When the vehicle deviates from the vehicle route information, the axle route information is re-determined. The data processing unit determines which lighting fixtures need to be turned on based on the vehicle's speed and direction of travel, until the vehicle enters the parking space indicated in the parking space information, or until the vehicle reaches the target location specified by the user.
[0012] Preferably, the lighting fixture is a fixture with at least three light emission colors.
[0013] Preferably, the lighting fixture is a fixture with at least three flashing frequencies.
[0014] Thirdly, an electronic device includes a memory and a processor, the memory being used to store one or more computer instructions, wherein the one or more computer instructions are executed by the processor to implement the intelligent parking management method as described in the first aspect.
[0015] Fourthly, a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program that, when executed by a computer, enables the intelligent parking management method as described in the first aspect.
[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following advantages: This invention discloses a smart parking lot management method. By acquiring vehicle information, the method can plan the parking positions and routes of vehicles entering the parking lot based on their parking habits, and push the vehicle routes to the corresponding vehicle's infotainment system. The method tracks the vehicle's direction and speed in real time, and based on these parameters, turns on the parking lot's lighting to guide the vehicle to the appropriate parking space. When a vehicle exits, the method pushes the exit route information to the infotainment system, and based on the vehicle's direction and speed, turns on the parking lot's lighting to guide the vehicle to the exit location. Compared to existing technologies, the technical solution disclosed in this invention can effectively guide vehicles, allowing them to conveniently enter or leave the parking lot according to the planned route information.
[0017] In addition, as the vehicle moves within the parking lot, the lights can be turned on or off according to the vehicle's speed and direction of travel. The lights do not need to be on continuously. While providing illumination, they can also further indicate the vehicle's route information, making it less likely for the user to deviate from the vehicle's route. Attached Figure Description
[0018] For illustrative purposes, several embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the following figures. These figures are incorporated herein by reference and form part of the detailed description. In some instances, well-known structures and components are shown in block diagram form to avoid obscuring the concept of the subject matter of the invention.
[0019] Figure 1 This is a flowchart of a smart parking management method.
[0020] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram showing the illumination range of the vehicle's lights during driving.
[0021] Figure 3 This is a diagram showing the illumination range of the lighting fixtures when multiple vehicles approach an intersection. Detailed Implementation
[0022] The specific embodiments shown below are intended to describe various configurations of the subject matter of the invention and are not intended to represent the only configuration in which the subject matter of the invention can be practiced. The specific embodiments include particular details intended to provide a thorough understanding of the subject matter of the invention. However, it will be clear and apparent to those skilled in the art that the subject matter of the invention is not limited to the specific details shown herein and can be practiced without these specific details.
[0023] Understandably, in this document, relational terms such as “first” and “second” are intended to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and are not intended to expressly or imply any actual relationship or order between these entities or operations.
[0024] The terms “comprising,” “including,” or any other variations thereof are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase “comprising one…” does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.
[0025] Reference Figures 1 to 3 As shown, in the first aspect, a smart parking lot management method includes the following steps: S100, Determine vehicle information, which includes license plate number and vehicle dimensions; Visual information acquisition systems can be used to collect vehicle information. For example, cameras can be used to capture license plate numbers and vehicle dimensions. Cameras are typically installed at the entrance of a parking lot; two cameras can be installed at the entrance to improve the accuracy of vehicle information collection.
[0026] S200, determine whether there is historical parking information based on the vehicle information; if the current vehicle information has historical parking information, allocate parking space information based on the historical parking information; if the current vehicle information does not have historical parking information, allocate parking space information based on the vehicle information. S300, determine vehicle route information based on the parking space information. The vehicle route information is the route information that the vehicle needs to take from the current location to the parking space indicated by the parking space information, or the vehicle route information is the route information that the vehicle needs to take from the current parking space to the target location specified by the user. For example, data processing components such as servers can be used to store all route information within the parking lot, as well as the historical parking information of vehicles. After a vehicle parks in the parking lot, the server stores the parking information corresponding to that license plate number, forming historical parking information. The next time the same license plate number enters the parking lot, it can recommend the same or nearby parking spaces based on the vehicle's historical parking information, allowing the user to park near that space multiple times and increasing the user's familiarity with the surrounding environment.
[0027] Determining vehicle route information based on the current location and target location is a mature data processing method, which will not be elaborated upon here. Specifically, the current location can be the parking lot entrance, and the target location can be a regular parking space. Alternatively, the current location can be the parking space where the vehicle is currently parked, and the target location can be the parking lot exit.
[0028] When determining vehicle route information based on parking space information, if the current vehicle has no historical parking information, or if the current vehicle has historical parking information but the previously used parking space has been occupied, then it is necessary to determine the available parking spaces and combine them to form vehicle route information, and guide the vehicle to the available parking space.
[0029] The S400 pushes vehicle route information to the vehicle and monitors the vehicle's speed and direction in real time. When the vehicle deviates from the route information, the route information is redefined. S500 determines the lighting fixtures to be turned on based on the vehicle's speed and direction of travel, until the vehicle enters the parking space indicated in the parking space information, or until the vehicle reaches the target location specified by the user.
[0030] Reference Figure 2 As shown, in practical applications, it is sufficient to turn on the lights within a certain distance in front of and behind the vehicle to meet both illumination and warning functions. It is not necessary to turn on all the lights; therefore, the decision to turn the lights on or off needs to be based on the vehicle's direction of travel and speed.
[0031] Typically, more lights are turned on in front of the vehicle to provide effective cues and illumination for the user.
[0032] In some embodiments, determining the lighting fixtures to be turned on based on the vehicle's speed and direction of travel includes: Determine the vehicle dimensions based on the vehicle information; The required lighting fixtures are determined based on the dimensions of the vehicle, wherein the required lighting fixtures are those extending at least twice the size of the vehicle, centered on the vehicle, in front of and behind it.
[0033] The wider the coverage area of the lighting fixtures, the better the lighting effect, but the worse the warning performance. Therefore, the coverage area of the lighting fixtures should be determined according to the dimensions of the vehicle, which can be the length or width of the vehicle, but generally should not be the height.
[0034] In some embodiments, the lighting fixtures that need to be turned on are lighting fixtures within a range of at least twice the size of the vehicle, centered on the vehicle, and an independent lighting mode is assigned to the current vehicle based on the current vehicle route information.
[0035] Reference Figure 3 As shown, specifically, in the step of assigning an independent lighting mode to the current vehicle based on the current vehicle route information, an independent lighting color is assigned to the current vehicle based on the current vehicle route information, or an independent lighting frequency is assigned to the current vehicle based on the current vehicle route information.
[0036] Because the headlights need to illuminate a distance in front of the current vehicle—meaning the illumination range of the headlights is larger than the vehicle's size—when three vehicles enter a parking lot together at an intersection, all the headlights at the intersection are lit, rendering the headlights ineffective in indicating the route. Therefore, by using different colors or different frequencies to illuminate and extinguish the headlights, each vehicle can be individually guided along its route, making it easier for users to discern the correct path.
[0037] In some embodiments, when the current vehicle information has no historical parking information, the parking space information allocated according to the vehicle information is either a parking space near the exit or a parking space near the elevator.
[0038] Secondly, a smart parking management system includes a vehicle information determination unit for determining vehicle information, wherein the vehicle information includes license plate number and vehicle size. The query unit is used to determine whether the current vehicle information has historical parking information based on the vehicle information; The data processing unit is used to allocate parking space information according to the query results of the query unit. When the current vehicle information has historical parking information, parking space information is allocated according to the historical parking information. When the current vehicle information does not have historical parking information, parking space information is allocated according to the vehicle information. Furthermore, the data processing unit determines vehicle route information based on the parking space information. The vehicle route information is the route that the vehicle needs to take from its current location to the parking space indicated by the parking space information, or the vehicle route information is the route that the vehicle needs to take from its current parking space to the target location specified by the user. The communication unit is used to push vehicle route information to the vehicle and monitor the vehicle's speed and direction of travel in real time. When the vehicle deviates from the vehicle route information, the axle route information is re-determined. The data processing unit determines which lighting fixtures need to be turned on based on the vehicle's speed and direction of travel, until the vehicle enters the parking space indicated in the parking space information, or until the vehicle reaches the target location specified by the user.
[0039] In some embodiments, the lighting fixture is a fixture with at least three light emission colors.
[0040] In some embodiments, the lighting fixture is a fixture with at least three flashing frequencies.
[0041] Thirdly, an electronic device includes a memory and a processor, the memory being used to store one or more computer instructions, wherein the one or more computer instructions are executed by the processor to implement the intelligent parking management method described above.
[0042] Those skilled in the art will understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the specific working process of the electronic device described above can be referred to the corresponding process in the foregoing method embodiments, and will not be repeated here.
[0043] For example, a computer program can be divided into one or more modules / units, one or more of which are stored in memory and executed by a processor to complete the present invention. One or more modules / units can be a series of computer program instruction segments capable of performing a specific function, which describe the execution process of the computer program in a computer device.
[0044] Computer devices can be computing devices such as client computers, desktop computers, laptops, handheld computers, and cloud servers. Computer devices may include, but are not limited to, processors and memory. Those skilled in the art will understand that this embodiment is merely an example of a computer device and does not constitute a limitation on the computer device. It may include more or fewer components, or combinations of certain components, or different components. For example, a computer device may also include input / output devices, network access devices, buses, etc.
[0045] The processor can be a Central Processing Unit (CPU), or other general-purpose processors, digital signal processors (DSPs), application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, discrete hardware components, etc. A general-purpose processor can be a microprocessor or any conventional processor.
[0046] Memory can be an internal storage unit of a computer device, such as a hard drive or RAM. Memory can also be an external storage device of a computer device, such as a plug-in hard drive, Smart Media Card (SMC), Secure Digital (SD) card, or Flash Card. Furthermore, memory can include both internal and external storage units. Memory is used to store computer programs and other programs and data required by the computer device. Memory can also be used to temporarily store data that has been output or will be output.
[0047] Fourthly, a computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program that, when executed by a computer, enables the intelligent parking management method described above.
[0048] Computer-readable storage media may be, for example, systems, apparatuses or devices that are, but are not limited to, electrical, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor, or any combination thereof.
[0049] More specific examples of computer-readable storage media may include, but are not limited to: electrical connections having one or more wires, portable computer disks, hard disks, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), optical fiber, portable compact disk read-only memory (CD-ROM), optical storage devices, magnetic storage devices, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.
[0050] In some embodiments, a computer-readable storage medium can be any tangible medium that contains or stores a program that can be used by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. In some embodiments of this disclosure, a computer-readable signal medium can include a data signal propagated in baseband or as part of a carrier wave, carrying computer-readable program code. Such propagated data signals can take various forms, including but not limited to electromagnetic signals, optical signals, or any suitable combination thereof. A computer-readable signal medium can also be any computer-readable medium other than a computer-readable storage medium, which can send, propagate, or transmit a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. The program code contained on the computer-readable medium can be transmitted using any suitable medium, including but not limited to: wires, optical fibers, RF (radio frequency), etc., or any suitable combination thereof.
[0051] In some embodiments, the client and server may communicate using any currently known or future-developed network protocol such as HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and may interconnect with digital data communication (e.g., communication networks) of any form or medium. Examples of communication networks include local area networks (“LANs”), wide area networks (“WANs”), the Internet (e.g., the Internet of Things), and peer-to-peer networks (e.g., ad hoc peer-to-peer networks), as well as any currently known or future-developed networks.
[0052] The aforementioned computer-readable medium may be included in the aforementioned electronic device; or it may exist independently and not assembled into the electronic device. The aforementioned computer-readable medium carries one or more programs that, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to: acquire road network information; process the road network information using a distributed data processing framework; and predict road network trends based on the road network information using a machine learning algorithm; receive and process real-time vehicle information for each vehicle, the real-time vehicle information including current location, destination, estimated arrival time, priority, and vehicle characteristics, and establish a communication and cooperation model between the vehicles; based on the road network information and the real-time vehicle information, generate candidate path sets for each vehicle using a target optimization algorithm; determine multi-vehicle travel path combinations from the candidate path sets based on the predicted road network trends and the communication and cooperation model between the vehicles; and monitor in real-time whether potential temporal or spatial conflicts occur between the vehicles on their travel paths, and if a potential conflict is detected, execute a conflict resolution mechanism.
[0053] Computer program code for performing operations of some embodiments of this disclosure can be written in one or more programming languages or a combination thereof, including object-oriented programming languages such as Java, Smalltalk, and C++, and conventional procedural programming languages such as the "C" language or similar programming languages. The program code can be executed entirely on the user's computer, partially on the user's computer, as a standalone software package, partially on the user's computer and partially on a remote computer, or entirely on a remote computer or server. In cases involving remote computers, the remote computer can be connected to the user's computer via any type of network—including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN)—or can be connected to an external computer (e.g., via the Internet using an Internet service provider).
[0054] The technical solution of the present invention and its corresponding details have been described above. It is understood that the above description is only some implementation schemes of the technical solution of the present invention, and some details may be omitted in the specific implementation.
[0055] Furthermore, in some embodiments of the above invention, multiple embodiments may be combined; however, due to space limitations, all such combinations will not be listed here. Those skilled in the art can freely combine and implement the above embodiments according to their needs to obtain a better application experience.
[0056] When implementing the subject matter of this invention, those skilled in the art can obtain other detailed configurations or drawings based on the subject matter and drawings. Obviously, these details are still within the scope of the subject matter of this invention without departing from it.
Claims
1. A smart parking lot management method, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: Determine vehicle information, including license plate number and vehicle dimensions; Based on the vehicle information, determine whether there is historical parking information. If the current vehicle information has historical parking information, allocate parking space information according to the historical parking information. If the current vehicle information does not have historical parking information, allocate parking space information according to the vehicle information. The vehicle route information is determined based on the parking space information. The vehicle route information is the route that the vehicle needs to take from its current location to the parking space indicated by the parking space information, or the vehicle route information is the route that the vehicle needs to take from its current parking space to the target location specified by the user. Push vehicle route information to the vehicle and monitor the vehicle's speed and direction in real time. When the vehicle deviates from the route information, re-determine the route information. The required lighting is determined based on the vehicle's speed and direction of travel, until the vehicle enters the parking space indicated in the parking information, or until the vehicle reaches the target location specified by the user.
2. The intelligent parking management method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The method of determining which lighting fixtures need to be turned on based on the vehicle's speed and direction of travel includes: Determine the vehicle dimensions based on the vehicle information; The required lighting fixtures are determined based on the dimensions of the vehicle, wherein the required lighting fixtures are those extending at least twice the size of the vehicle, centered on the vehicle, in front of and behind it.
3. The intelligent parking lot management method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The lighting fixtures that need to be turned on are those located at least twice the size of the vehicle in front of and behind it, centered on the vehicle, and an independent lighting mode is assigned to the current vehicle based on the current vehicle route information.
4. The intelligent parking lot management method according to claim 3, characterized in that: In the step of assigning an independent lighting mode to the current vehicle based on the current vehicle route information, an independent lighting color is assigned to the current vehicle based on the current vehicle route information, or an independent lighting frequency is assigned to the current vehicle based on the current vehicle route information.
5. The intelligent parking lot management method according to claim 1, characterized in that: When the current vehicle information has no historical parking information, parking space information is allocated based on the vehicle information, and the parking space information is either a parking space near the exit or a parking space near the elevator.
6. A smart parking management system, characterized in that: It includes a vehicle information determination unit for determining vehicle information, which includes license plate number and vehicle size; The query unit is used to determine whether the current vehicle information has historical parking information based on the vehicle information; The data processing unit is used to allocate parking space information according to the query results of the query unit. When the current vehicle information has historical parking information, parking space information is allocated according to the historical parking information. When the current vehicle information does not have historical parking information, parking space information is allocated according to the vehicle information. Furthermore, the data processing unit determines vehicle route information based on the parking space information. The vehicle route information is the route that the vehicle needs to take from its current location to the parking space indicated by the parking space information, or the vehicle route information is the route that the vehicle needs to take from its current parking space to the target location specified by the user. The communication unit is used to push vehicle route information to the vehicle and monitor the vehicle's speed and direction of travel in real time. When the vehicle deviates from the vehicle route information, the axle route information is re-determined. The data processing unit determines which lighting fixtures need to be turned on based on the vehicle's speed and direction of travel, until the vehicle enters the parking space indicated in the parking space information, or until the vehicle reaches the target location specified by the user.
7. The intelligent parking management system according to claim 6, characterized in that: The lighting fixture is a fixture with at least three light-emitting colors.
8. The intelligent parking management system according to claim 6, characterized in that: The lighting fixture is a fixture with at least three flashing frequencies.
9. An electronic device, characterized in that, The system includes a memory and a processor, the memory being used to store one or more computer instructions, wherein the one or more computer instructions are executed by the processor to implement the intelligent parking management method as described in any one of claims 1 to 5.
10. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, characterized in that, The computer program enables the computer to implement the intelligent parking management method as described in any one of claims 1 to 5 when executed.