Parking Position Adjustment via Vehicle Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulty in finding suitable parking positions for their vehicles due to challenges in determining the dimensions of nearby parked vehicles and the gaps between them, which hinders efficient parking adjustments.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that initiate communication sessions between parking vehicles and proximate parked vehicles to determine space measurements, facilitating adjustments in parking positions based on exchanged information about vehicle dimensions and gaps.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If users manually check gaps between parked vehicles to find suitable parking positions, then they can determine parking suitability, but it is tedious and time-consuming requiring users to exit their vehicles
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual mechanical measurement (users physically exiting vehicles to measure gaps) with an automated sensor-based system. Sensors mounted on vehicles automatically detect and measure gaps between parked vehicles, eliminating the need for manual intervention and significantly reducing the time required to find suitable parking positions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables vehicles to autonomously determine their own parking suitability by using onboard sensors to detect gaps and communicate with a central platform. The vehicle independently assesses whether a parking space is suitable without requiring user action, making the parking search process automated and efficient.
2Measurement precision
If users exit vehicles to check gaps between parked vehicles, then they can assess parking suitability, but the operation becomes complex and inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the complex manual operation of exiting vehicles and physically measuring gaps with an automated sensor system. The sensors mounted on vehicles automatically detect gap dimensions and transmit this information to the adjustment platform, which processes the data to determine parking suitability, greatly simplifying the user experience.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustment platform serves as an intermediary between the sensors on vehicles and the users. It receives raw sensor data about gap dimensions, processes this information to determine parking suitability, and presents the results to users in an easily interpretable format, simplifying the overall operation.
3Productivity
If communication sessions are initiated between parking vehicles and proximate parked vehicles, then space measurements can be determined automatically, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The adjustment platform performs multiple functions: it receives sensor data from vehicles, processes gap dimension information, determines parking suitability, and provides recommendations to users. This multi-functional approach consolidates complexity into a single centralized system rather than requiring complex communication capabilities in each individual vehicle.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustment platform acts as an intermediary that manages the communication between vehicles and users. It handles the complex tasks of data collection, processing, and analysis, while vehicles simply need to transmit sensor data and receive recommendations, thereby reducing the communication complexity burden on individual vehicle systems.
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AI summary
An approach is provided for causing, at least in part, an initiation of at least one communication session between at least one parking vehicle and one or more proximate parked vehicles. The approach also involves determining at least one measure of space associated with the one or more proximate parked vehicles based, at least in part, on the at least one communication session. The approach further involves processing and/or facilitating the processing of the at least one measure of space to determine, at least in part, at least one adjustment of a parking position of the at least one parking vehicle relative to the one or more proximate parked vehicles.