Dynamic Parking Space Allocation via Real-Time Sector Pricing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current parking management systems lack dynamic and efficient allocation of parking spaces based on real-time utilization rates and user preferences, leading to suboptimal utilization and pricing strategies.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that dynamically manages parking space utilization by receiving real-time data on available spaces, determining sector-specific preferred utilization rates, and adjusting prices based on demand, allowing users to reserve spaces through a processor-driven system that allocates spaces based on user requests and sector-specific pricing models.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If parking spaces are allocated using static pricing and manual monitoring, then system complexity is reduced, but parking space utilization efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic pricing that automatically adjusts based on real-time sector utilization rates. The system transitions from static to dynamic pricing models, where prices fluctuate according to demand conditions, thereby optimizing parking space utilization efficiency without requiring overly complex manual intervention
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs automated monitoring and allocation mechanisms that self-regulate parking space distribution. Sensors and processors automatically track occupancy rates and adjust pricing accordingly, reducing the need for complex manual monitoring while maintaining high utilization efficiency through self-service operations
2Productivity
If real-time dynamic pricing is implemented across all sectors, then parking space utilization is optimized, but loss of time for data collection and processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The parking facility is divided into multiple sectors, each with its own utilization rate monitoring and pricing strategy. This segmentation allows the system to process data and adjust pricing on a smaller, more manageable scale within each sector, reducing overall data collection and processing time while maintaining optimization efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-calculates pricing adjustments based on predicted utilization patterns and prepares pricing updates in advance. By performing preliminary actions to anticipate demand changes, the system reduces real-time data processing requirements and minimizes time loss while maintaining efficient allocation
3Adaptability or versatility
If uniform pricing is applied to all parking spaces, then ease of operation is maintained, but adaptability to different demand conditions deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements sector-specific pricing where each parking sector can have its own price based on local demand conditions. This allows the system to adapt pricing to specific sector characteristics and demand patterns while maintaining relatively simple operation through automated sector-level management rather than complex facility-wide control
Data Source
AI summary
A method for dynamically managing parking space utilization including receiving a dynamic feed of available parking spaces across a set of sectors, each parking space associated with a parking control device, each sector having a preferred utilization rate; utilizing a processor to determine that a parking utilization rate of a first sector exceeds a preferred utilization rate for the first sector; upon receiving a location based parking space reservation request from a user, the request capable of being fulfilled from a plurality of sectors, providing a list of available parking spaces meeting the request including associated prices dynamically generated, wherein parking spaces in the first sector are priced higher than parking spaces in other sectors; and upon selection of one of the provided list of available parking spaces by the user, allocating the selected parking space to the user at the provided associated price and notifying the parking control device associated with the selected parking space.