Parking Guidance System for Complex Facility Entrances
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of vehicles face difficulty in determining the most convenient parking location in large parking lots adjacent to complex facilities with multiple shops and entrances, leading to inefficient parking experiences.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system and method that determines the most suitable shop and entrance for a user based on their preferences, using a terminal apparatus or server to calculate scores for shop categories and recommend parking spaces close to the selected entrance, thereby guiding the user to the optimal parking position.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user manually selects a parking space in a large parking lot with multiple entrances and shops, then the user can choose any parking location, but the user experiences difficulty and time loss in determining the most convenient parking location
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically determining the user's destination shop and calculating the optimal entrance and parking space before the user arrives. The information processing apparatus pre-processes the parking guidance information based on the user's preferences and the facility layout, so that when the user enters the parking lot, the guidance is already prepared and immediately available, eliminating the time needed for manual decision-making.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing the user to input their destination shop preference, after which the system autonomously performs all subsequent operations: determining the optimal entrance, calculating the nearest parking space, and providing guidance. The user only needs to provide the destination information, while the system handles the complex analysis and guidance provision independently.
2Loss of information
If the parking lot provides guidance to all possible parking spaces, then complete information is available, but the information becomes complex and difficult to process for the user
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by providing customized information tailored to each user's specific needs and preferences. Instead of providing uniform guidance to all parking spaces, the system analyzes the user's destination shop preference and provides guidance specifically for the optimal parking space nearest to that destination. The information is localized to the user's specific context, making it relevant and easy to process.
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts only the essential and relevant information needed by the user for their specific situation. From the complete set of available parking spaces and multiple entrances, the system extracts and presents only the optimal entrance and the nearest parking space to the user's destination. This extraction of critical information eliminates unnecessary complexity while maintaining completeness for the user's specific needs.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a controller. The controller determines, based on a preference of a user of a vehicle that enters a parking lot adjacent to a complex facility having a plurality of shops and a plurality of facility entrances, a shop to be used by the user from among the plurality of shops. The controller determines an entrance to be used by the user from among the plurality of facility entrances based on a position of the shop to be used, and outputs a position of the entrance to be used to the vehicle.