Parking Assist Occupancy Prediction Using Vehicle GPS Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current parking systems fail to guide users to immediately available parking spots, waste time and resources, and lack integrated platforms for efficient parking lot management and enforcement.
Innovation Solution
A cloud-based intelligent parking assist system that collects and processes GPS data to predict parking lot occupancy, guide users to available spots, and manage parking lot rules through user interfaces and vehicle sensors, integrating with administrative and patrol interfaces for real-time management and enforcement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If manual input of location data by users is required, then device complexity is reduced, but loss of time increases as drivers waste valuable time searching for available parking spots
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically tracks vehicle location using GPS data without requiring manual input from users. The parking assist service autonomously processes GPS coordinates, determines parking spot availability, and provides recommendations, eliminating the need for drivers to manually enter location data while reducing time spent searching for parking.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical location input with automated electronic GPS tracking. Instead of drivers manually entering their location, the system uses GPS modules in vehicles to automatically capture and transmit location data to the parking management system, thereby reducing time loss without significantly increasing device complexity.
2Measurement precision
If motion-activated sensors and cameras from different angles are used, then measurement precision improves for detecting parking occupancy, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses GPS data as an intermediary to determine parking occupancy status. Instead of directly using complex motion sensors and cameras to detect parked vehicles, the system processes GPS location data to infer occupancy states, thereby achieving sufficient measurement precision with reduced device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a digital representation of parking lot occupancy status through processed GPS data. Rather than physically deploying multiple sensors and cameras to detect each parking spot status, the system copies occupancy information from vehicle GPS trajectories and parking lot management data, achieving the necessary measurement precision with simpler infrastructure.
3Loss of information
If parking lot administrators contact each individual vehicle owner manually, then loss of information is reduced, but loss of time increases for administrators managing parking lots
Solution Approach 1:
The system establishes automated feedback loops where parking lot management data is continuously transmitted to drivers' devices. When parking spots become available or parking lot conditions change, the system automatically sends notifications to drivers without requiring administrators to manually contact each vehicle owner, thereby reducing information loss while significantly decreasing the time administrators spend on manual communication.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical communication between administrators and drivers with automated electronic data transmission. Instead of administrators physically contacting each vehicle owner, the system uses digital communication channels to automatically transmit parking availability information and lot management updates, thereby reducing time consumption while maintaining complete information flow.
4Reliability
If patrol officers manually track each parked vehicle during patrol, then reliability improves for enforcement, but loss of time increases for patrol officers
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automated feedback mechanisms where GPS location data and parking occupancy information are continuously monitored and transmitted to patrol officers' devices. When vehicles exceed parking time limits or violate parking regulations, the system automatically generates and sends violation notifications to patrol officers, thereby maintaining high enforcement reliability while significantly reducing the time officers spend manually tracking parked vehicles during patrols.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Reduces time spent finding parking spots and enhances parking lot management efficiency by providing real-time availability and enforcement capabilities.
Implementation Method 1
a GPS module, wherein the GPS module gathers a geolocation of the vehicle sensor unit
Implementation Method 2
a Bluetooth module, wherein the Bluetooth module facilitates an exchange of data between the vehicle sensor unit and the parking user interface
Implementation Method 3
a station central processing unit adapted to receive location data from the GPS receiver unit, compute differential corrections to the location data, and stream corrected location data to the cloud-based software system
Data Source
AI summary
An intelligent parking assist system and method adapted to identify, track, predict, alert, manage, and enforce parking spots through the application of a user interface, by which parking lot occupancy, management, and/or enforcement information is displayed and managed upon the collection of parking lot occupancy data via a vehicle sensor unit allocated to each parking user into a cloud-based software system, wherein the cloud-based software system and processes the collection of parking lot occupancy data to identify the status of parking spots and predict occupancy rates of parking lots in geofenced areas.