Event Parking Relocation Using Occupant Pickup Updates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing parking systems for transports lack an efficient and secure method to direct vehicles to available parking spots and to automate the relocation of transports to more accessible parking based on immutable storage.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that utilize a parking processing node to detect transport parking, access occupant devices to determine pickup locations and times, and send commands to move transports to proximate locations based on modified pickup information. Additionally, a destination processing node receives notifications of probable vacancies, determines availability times and locations, queries nearby transports, and assigns vacant locations to specific transports.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If automated relocation of transports is implemented, then productivity and efficiency of parking spot utilization is improved, but device complexity and system infrastructure requirements worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a blockchain network as an intermediary layer that coordinates between parking spot owners, transport occupants, and relocation services. This decentralized mediator enables automated matching and relocation without requiring a complex centralized control system, thus improving productivity while managing device complexity through the use of an established blockchain infrastructure
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables transports to autonomously query for available parking spots, receive notifications about vacancies, and execute relocation commands based on occupant preferences stored on the blockchain. This self-service capability eliminates the need for complex centralized dispatch systems, improving productivity while keeping the control architecture relatively simple
2Ease of operation
If real-time monitoring and automated commands are implemented, then ease of operation and user convenience is improved, but use of energy and computational resources worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-stores occupant preferences, pickup locations, and timing requirements on the blockchain before relocation is needed. When a parking spot becomes vacant, the pre-stored information enables immediate automated matching and command issuance without requiring real-time computational analysis, thus improving ease of operation while minimizing energy consumption
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where transport occupants can modify their pickup preferences on the blockchain, and the system responds by updating the relocation commands. This feedback loop improves user convenience by allowing dynamic preference changes while maintaining efficient energy use through the use of blockchain's immutable and efficient update mechanism
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AI summary
An example operation may include one or more of detecting, by a parking processing node, a parking of a transport at an event location, accessing, by the parking processing node, a device of a transport occupant to determine a transport pickup location and a pickup time based on a conclusion of an event, detecting, by the parking processing node, from the device of the transport occupant at least one modification of the pickup location and the pickup time made based on an updated conclusion of the event, and sending a command to move the transport to a location proximate to the event based on the modified pickup location and the modified pickup time.