Parking Space Recommendation Using Temporary Space Priority
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Solution Overview
Problem
The challenge of inefficient parking space utilization in parking lots due to vehicles parking in suboptimal spaces, leading to reduced availability and increased difficulty in finding suitable parking for subsequent vehicles.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus that recommend and prioritize available parking spaces, including temporary and marked spaces, using identifiers to differentiate and grade their suitability, and facilitate vehicle movement to higher-priority spaces, reducing mutual impact and improving utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If vehicles park in nearest available spaces without guidance, then parking time for individual vehicles is reduced, but overall parking lot utilization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by continuously monitoring parking space status and dynamically updating recommendations. The server receives real-time data about occupied and available spaces, then provides guided recommendations to drivers on optimal parking locations, creating a closed-loop system that improves overall utilization while maintaining efficient individual parking operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary system (server and recommendation apparatus) that mediates between drivers and parking spaces. Instead of direct unguided parking, the intermediary processes information about space availability and provides optimized recommendations, resolving the conflict between individual convenience and collective efficiency.
2Productivity
If no parking space information is provided to drivers, then system complexity is reduced, but parking efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the parking information management into distinct components: servers that collect and process data, communication modules that transmit information, and display apparatuses that present recommendations to drivers. This segmentation allows the complex function of parking management to be distributed across multiple simple, specialized components.
Solution Approach 2:
The server performs multiple functions including collecting parking space data, processing availability information, generating recommendations, and communicating with multiple vehicles simultaneously. This multi-functionality reduces overall system complexity by consolidating diverse operations into a single universal platform.
3Quantity of substance
If temporary parking spaces are created by dividing unmarked areas, then quantity of available parking spaces increases, but reliability of parking space recognition deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses an intermediary information system to bridge the gap between physical parking spaces and driver recognition. Instead of relying solely on physical markings, the server provides digital information about temporary parking space locations and status, mediating the recognition process and maintaining reliability even in unmarked areas.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/physical system of painted parking space markings with an information-based system. Instead of drivers visually identifying painted spaces, the system uses digital communication to convey space availability and location, substituting physical recognition mechanisms with information processing and display.
Data Source
AI summary
A parking space recommendation method includes receiving a map of a parking lot and information about an available parking space and an unavailable parking space in the parking lot from a server, where the parking lot is a parking lot into which a first vehicle currently travels, the available parking space includes a temporary parking space, which is obtained by dividing an area in the parking lot other than a marked parking space; and displaying the map of the parking lot, and presenting the unavailable parking space, the available parking space, and a parking priority of the available parking space on the map. The temporary parking space in the parking lot is obtained through division and is displayed on a vehicle side.