Driver Behavior Parking Prediction System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems lack real-time, automated, and personalized parking availability information, requiring drivers to manually gather data from multiple sources and failing to account for individual preferences, leading to inefficiencies in finding available parking spots without additional infrastructure investment.

Innovation Solution

A driver behavior-based parking availability system that learns a driver's habits and preferences over time, using in-vehicle and mobile data to analyze behavior and provide real-time predictions and advisories, aggregating data from various sources to offer personalized recommendations without additional sensors.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional parking information systems aggregate data from multiple sources, then availability information becomes accessible to drivers, but the data is updated infrequently and lacks real-time accuracy

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveparking availability information accuracyVSAvoidtime to find parking
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements feedback loops where drivers report actual parking availability observations, which are then used to update and refine the centralized database in real-time. This continuous feedback mechanism ensures information remains current without requiring expensive infrastructure investments, directly improving reliability while reducing time loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

Drivers actively participate in maintaining the system by reporting their own parking experiences and observations. This self-service approach allows the system to gather real-time data from the ground level, improving information accuracy without requiring additional sensors or infrastructure, thus resolving the contradiction between reliability and time efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If parking data is collected from multiple sources, then more comprehensive coverage is achieved, but the data becomes difficult to compile, organize, and sort

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveparking data coverageVSAvoiddata compilation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system employs a universal data framework that can ingest and process information from diverse sources including sensors, driver reports, and third-party services. This multi-functional architecture standardizes different data formats and sources into a unified structure, achieving comprehensive coverage while managing complexity through consistent processing rules and algorithms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically adjusts data processing parameters based on the source and type of incoming data. By changing processing thresholds, filtering criteria, and aggregation methods according to data characteristics, the system efficiently handles diverse inputs without requiring complex manual compilation, thus achieving versatility while controlling complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Productivity

If real-time parking information is provided, then drivers can find parking faster, but infrastructure costs increase due to additional sensors and systems

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveparking search efficiencyVSAvoidinfrastructure investment
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The system leverages drivers' own observations and reports as the primary data source, eliminating the need for expensive sensor installations. Drivers essentially serve as distributed sensors, providing real-time information about parking availability in their vicinity. This approach achieves high productivity in parking search while minimizing infrastructure investment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of deploying physical sensors throughout the environment, the system creates virtual copies of sensor data through driver reports and mobile device inputs. This digital replication approach provides real-time information without the physical infrastructure costs, maintaining productivity while reducing quantity of material investment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

4Ease of operation

If personalized parking recommendations are provided, then driver satisfaction improves, but the system requires learning and processing individual driver behaviors

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalized service qualityVSAvoidbehavior analysis complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis of driver behavior patterns during normal operation, building personalized profiles over time. By pre-processing and storing behavioral preferences, the system can quickly generate personalized recommendations without complex real-time analysis, improving ease of operation while managing complexity through advance preparation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Drivers implicitly provide behavioral data through their natural interactions with the system and driving patterns. The system learns from these self-generated data points, allowing personalized service to emerge from organic driver behavior rather than requiring complex explicit programming. This approach improves personalization quality while keeping the learning system relatively simple.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentEP2869282B1Driver behavior based parking availability prediction system and method
Publication Date: 2019.01.30 VOLKSWAGEN AG
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AI summary

An in-vehicle parking system and method for displaying and analyzing parking information.