Blockchain Parking Node Automates Vehicle Relocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current parking systems for transports face challenges in efficiently directing vehicles to available parking spots and automating the relocation of vehicles based on changing event schedules and occupant needs, making it difficult to determine the exact location of available spots and the most convenient ones.
Innovation Solution
A method and system utilizing a blockchain-based network that includes parking processing nodes and destination processing nodes to detect vehicle parking, access occupant devices to determine pickup locations and times, and send commands to move vehicles to optimal locations, as well as query and assign available parking spots through a decentralized database and smart contracts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If automated relocation of vehicles is implemented based on event updates, then parking spot utilization is optimized, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A blockchain-based smart contract system acts as an intermediary between event management systems and vehicle relocation processes. The smart contracts automatically execute relocation logic when event conclusions are updated, eliminating the need for complex centralized control systems while optimizing parking utilization through decentralized automated decision-making.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service automation where the parking management system automatically detects event conclusion updates, queries occupant devices for modified pickup locations, and executes vehicle relocation commands without human intervention. This self-service mechanism optimizes parking spot utilization while keeping the control logic embedded in simple, automated routines rather than complex external systems.
2Measurement precision
If real-time querying of occupant devices is performed, then pickup location accuracy is improved, but communication overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by querying occupant devices for modified pickup locations and event conclusion updates before initiating vehicle relocation. This advance querying ensures accurate pickup location information is obtained beforehand, reducing the need for repeated communication during the relocation process and minimizing overall communication overhead.
3Productivity
If automated command sending to vehicles is implemented, then relocation efficiency is improved, but control security requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Smart contracts serve as a trusted intermediary that mediates between the parking management system and vehicle control. The automated command-sending logic is embedded within the immutable smart contract code, which automatically verifies and executes relocation commands based on event conclusion updates. This eliminates the need for complex external security control systems while maintaining high relocation efficiency through automated, tamper-proof execution.
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AI summary
An example operation may include one or more of receiving, by a destination processing node, a notification from a transport regarding a probable vacancy, determining, by the destination processing node, a probable time of availability and a location of the vacancy based on the notification, querying, by the destination processing node, a plurality of transports in a proximity of the vacancy, and assigning the location of the vacancy to a specific transport of the plurality of the transports.