Parking Resource Management System for Dynamic Spot Allocation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current navigation systems do not effectively provide route guidance to parking spots, especially in scenarios where on-site parking is unavailable or undesirable, such as at large events, and lack efficient management of parking resources.
Innovation Solution
A system that offers navigation to parking spots based on proximity, cost, and availability, integrating real-time data and user preferences, and manages parking resources by aggregating information from various sources to optimize parking spot allocation and reservation management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If navigation systems provide directions directly to the destination, then the navigation path is simple, but parking spots are unavailable or undesirable at the destination
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by proactively identifying suitable parking spots before the user reaches the destination, calculating optimal routes to these parking spots in advance, and providing turn-by-turn directions to the parking spot rather than the destination. This preliminary planning ensures parking availability is secured before the user arrives, resolving the contradiction between simple navigation and reliable parking availability.
2Reliability
If the system provides multiple parking spot options, then parking availability is improved, but the complexity of the navigation system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the navigation task into distinct modules: destination input, parking spot identification, route calculation, and turn-by-turn directions. It also segments parking spot options into categories based on criteria such as distance, cost, and availability. This segmentation allows the system to handle multiple parking options systematically without overwhelming complexity, presenting simplified recommendations to the user while maintaining robust underlying functionality.
3Productivity
If the system aggregates parking information from multiple sources, then parking resource management is optimized, but the complexity of information processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a universal parking information aggregation mechanism that can intake data from multiple diverse sources (parking lots, garages, street parking, real-time updates) and process them through a unified framework. The same processing pipeline handles different parking spot types and information formats, converting them all into standardized representations that can be compared and ranked. This multi-functionality approach optimizes parking resource management across diverse scenarios while managing information processing complexity through standardization.
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AI summary
Among other things, one or more techniques and/or systems for parking based route navigation and/or parking resource management are disclosed to facilitate navigation to parking spots associated with a destination and/or management of respective parking spots. Navigation may be provided to a parking spot based upon parking criteria (e.g., such as distance to a destination and/or costs associated with the parking spot). Additionally, navigation (e.g., instructions, alternate transport, such as public transit) from the parking spot to the destination may be provided. Parking spots may be reserved by a parking management system based upon reservations received through a parking based route navigation system. Travelers may be re-routed based upon parking factors (e.g., traffic around a parking location, parking density, etc.). Accordingly, travelers may be routed to a destination in a more efficient manner and/or a management system may price and/or allocate parking spots in a desired manner.