Vehicle Parking Location Recording System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users often face difficulty in locating their parked vehicles, especially in large facilities or after a significant time has passed since parking, leading to user frustration.
Innovation Solution
A parking location method and system that allows users to record and retrieve parking location data by determining an initiating event, querying the user for data entry, and saving the data for later retrieval, utilizing a telematic device, on-board cameras, and GPS technology.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If no parking location recording system is used, then the vehicle location information is not stored, but the user experiences difficulty locating the parked vehicle
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically captures parking location data (GPS coordinates, facility name, spot number) and images at the moment the vehicle is parked, storing this information before the user needs to retrieve the vehicle. This preliminary recording action eliminates the need for the user to manually remember or note the location, directly resolving the contradiction between information retention and ease of vehicle location.
2Loss of information
If manual data entry is required for parking location, then the system can store location data, but the user experience becomes more complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically performs data capture and storage without requiring user intervention. The GPS device automatically records location coordinates, the image capture device automatically takes photos of the parking area, and the processor automatically stores all this data associated with the vehicle. This self-service automation eliminates manual data entry time while ensuring complete parking location information is preserved.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical data entry (writing down location, taking physical photos) with automated electronic systems. The GPS device electronically captures coordinates, the image capture device automatically photographs the location, and the processor electronically stores and manages this data. This substitution eliminates the time-consuming manual processes while maintaining comprehensive information storage.
3Loss of information
If parking location data is recorded for all locations, then complete information is available, but unnecessary data is stored for familiar locations
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies different data recording behaviors to different locations based on their characteristics. For unfamiliar locations, the system automatically captures and stores complete parking information including GPS data and images. For familiar locations (such as home or work), the system can skip recording or use simplified storage. This localized differentiation ensures complete information is preserved where needed while avoiding unnecessary data storage where the user already knows the location.
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AI summary
A method and system for recording a parking location of a vehicle. The method includes determining an occurrence of an initiating event; querying a user to enter data regarding the parking location or providing vehicle determined location data; and saving the user entered or vehicle provided data, the saved data retrievable by or available for later communication to the user. The method may further permit a user to preview images of the parking location and to add these images to the saved data. The system may utilize the vehicle on-board cameras to generate the images and the telematic device to send these images to a user mobile device. The user can enter the data via a vehicle infotainment system or via a vehicle application on a mobile device.