Proximity-Based Parking Session Termination via Device Location
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Solution Overview
Problem
Drivers frequently forget to terminate parking sessions via computer applications, leading to increased parking charges and inefficient use of computational resources, as conventional systems lack the ability to automatically detect session termination.
Innovation Solution
An automated parking payment system that uses a mobile device's location to monitor proximity to a vehicle and automatically terminate parking sessions when the device is no longer within the vehicle, thereby reducing unnecessary charges and computational resource usage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If drivers manually terminate parking sessions via computer application, then parking charges are paid correctly, but drivers frequently forget to terminate sessions leading to overcharging and increased computational resources are consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects when a driver has left the vehicle and terminates the parking session without requiring manual user action. The computer application monitors vehicle presence and autonomously completes the termination process, making the system self-sufficient for the termination function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical action (driver physically ending the session in the application) with an automated electronic detection system that uses sensors and software to detect driver absence and automatically terminate the session.
2Productivity
If parking sessions are left running after driver departure, then computational resources are wasted on monitoring unnecessary sessions, but automatically detecting and terminating sessions requires additional detection mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The vehicle presence detection system serves multiple functions: it detects when the driver has left the vehicle, triggers the termination process, and provides the basis for automatic session ending. This multi-functional approach avoids adding separate dedicated detection hardware.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously monitors vehicle presence and uses this feedback to determine when termination should occur. The real-time detection of driver absence provides the feedback signal that automatically initiates the session termination sequence.
3Speed
If manual termination process is used, then system complexity is low, but response time for session termination is delayed and refund requests increase computational burden
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary detection of driver absence and automatically initiates termination before the driver would need to manually request it. This preliminary automated action eliminates the delay between driver departure and session termination.
Solution Approach 2:
The system autonomously handles the entire termination process including detection, decision-making, and execution without requiring driver intervention or subsequent refund requests, thereby eliminating delays and reducing computational burden from dispute resolution.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented system and method for proximity-based computer application control is provided. A parking session of a vehicle is monitored via a first application and tracked by a second application. An initial communication connection status between the vehicle and a device associated with a user of the vehicle is obtained. At a later time, a further communication connection status is obtained. The further communication connection status is compared with the initial communication connection status. A determination is made that the parking session has terminated when a status of the further communication connection status differs from the initial communication connection status and is connected. A session termination instruction is transmitted from the first application to the second application to terminate the parking session.