Augmented Reality Parking Status Overlay for Real-Time Enforcement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current parking status systems are inefficient for parking control officers, as they require manual data entry and lack real-time visual representation of parking payment status, leading to difficulties in enforcing parking regulations and maintaining accurate records.
Innovation Solution
A parking status system that uses GPS and augmented reality to overlay real-time parking information onto a visual image of a street or garage, allowing parking control officers to view the payment status of vehicles without manual data entry, and integrates with existing payment systems for efficient enforcement and subscription-based services.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If parking control officers manually check meters and enter data, then payment status can be recorded, but enforcement time and costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of checking meters and entering data with an automated electronic system. Portable electronic devices capture images of meters and automatically extract payment status data through optical recognition, eliminating the need for manual data entry and significantly reducing enforcement time while maintaining productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates visual copies (images) of parking meters and their status indicators. By capturing and processing images of meters, the system replicates the information gathering function electronically, allowing rapid documentation of payment status without physical interaction with each meter, thus improving enforcement efficiency.
2Loss of information
If parking status information is displayed manually or through traditional meters, then payment status can be shown, but real-time visual representation is lacking
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from two-dimensional meter displays to three-dimensional spatial mapping. By geographically mapping meter locations and displaying their status on electronic devices, the system provides a comprehensive spatial overview of all parking areas, enabling officers to visually verify multiple payment statuses simultaneously and improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The portable electronic devices serve multiple functions: capturing meter images, displaying payment status, providing geographic mapping, and facilitating enforcement documentation. This multi-functional approach consolidates various information display and verification tasks into a single device, improving both information visibility and operational ease.
3Adaptability or versatility
If coin-operated meters are used, then parking payment can be collected, but motorists without coins are inconvenienced and additional infrastructure is required
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables motorists to self-verify payment status by viewing information on their own portable electronic devices or the system's display. This self-service capability eliminates the need for complex coin collection and verification infrastructure, as the electronic system automatically tracks and displays payment status, improving flexibility while reducing device complexity.
Data Source
AI summary
A parking status system overlays upon images of a street, a lot, or a garage with representations of parked vehicles the status of any parking space shown in the image. A user retrieves the merged image with the vehicles parking in select spaces through a wireless communications network from the parking management computer system. The user then verifies payment status of multiple parking spaces simultaneously as the user patrols a beat on foot or in a vehicle. The present invention operates upon existing web browsers. The present invention allows a user to select any view within 360 degrees of the user's position in different sizes and while in motion. The present invention refreshes the status of parking spaces and subscriber vehicles at a regular interval. The invention transforms parking space, payment, and subscriber data into parking space status shown in real time to a user.