Vehicle Parking Frequency Analysis for Route-Based Lot Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing map data generating systems do not consider the convenience of users when guiding them to parking lots, as they do not account for the positional relationship between the user's current location and the facility, leading to inefficiencies in selecting the easiest-to-use parking lot from multiple options.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that determines a vehicle's parked status, calculates parking frequency for each combination of approach route, approach direction, and parking lot, and stores this data with map information, allowing identification of the most convenient parking lot based on user approach routes and directions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If map data includes multiple parking lots corresponding to a facility, then users have more parking options, but it becomes difficult to identify the easiest-to-use parking lot without considering approach routes and directions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the parking lot selection problem by creating separate frequency counters for each combination of approach route and approach direction leading to each parking lot. This segmentation allows the system to track usage patterns specifically tailored to different approach scenarios, enabling more precise and context-appropriate parking lot recommendations.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds new dimensions to the parking lot selection criteria by incorporating approach route and approach direction as additional factors. Instead of simply counting total parking frequencies per parking lot, the system creates a multi-dimensional frequency counter that considers the combination of approach route and approach direction, providing a more nuanced basis for selection.
2Device complexity
If the system tracks parking frequency for each parking lot individually, then data storage is simpler, but it cannot identify the most convenient parking lot based on user approach patterns
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-establishing the framework for tracking approach routes and directions before parking events occur. The system is configured to capture and store approach route and direction information alongside parking frequency data, ensuring that this contextual information is preserved and can be used for intelligent parking lot selection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary data structure that bridges the gap between simple parking lot identifiers and complex usage patterns. By creating frequency counter data that associates parking lots with specific approach routes and directions, the system mediates between simplified storage needs and the requirement for detailed contextual analysis.
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AI summary
An information processing system includes execution circuitry and a storage that stores map data. The map data includes facility location information indicating a location of a specific facility, and parking lot location information. The execution circuitry is configured to determine that a vehicle has been parked in any one of the parking lots, when the vehicle is determined to have been parked in the parking lot, determine an approach route taken the vehicle to reach the parking lot and an approach direction toward the parking lot on the approach route, calculate a parking frequency of the vehicle that is parked in the parking lot for each combination of the approach route, the approach direction, and the parking lot, and store, in the storage, data related to the parking frequency in association with the map data for each combination of the approach route, the approach direction, and the parking lot.