Vehicle Placement System for Location-Based Event Detection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Finding a parking spot or waiting for a client request can be inefficient, as drivers often waste time searching for an optimal location, leading to increased driving time, fuel consumption, and reduced chances of timely response to events.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented method that computes and suggests an optimal location for a driver to wait, based on estimated elapsed time until a location-based event occurs, using metrics such as accessibility, dominance over parking spots, and expected demand, which can be influenced by historical patterns and real-time data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If drivers search for parking spots by driving around or waiting in fixed locations, then they can find available spots, but they waste time and fuel
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by proactively identifying and monitoring parking spots that are likely to become available, then notifying drivers before they would need to search. This eliminates the need for drivers to drive around or wait in fixed locations, directly reducing time loss and improving search efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms by continuously monitoring parking spot status and providing real-time information to drivers about available spots. This feedback loop enables drivers to make informed decisions about where to go, reducing unnecessary driving and waiting time while improving overall parking search efficiency.
2Reliability
If drivers wait in fixed locations for parking spots to become available, then they can respond to vacated spots, but they reduce their chances of timely response and increase waiting time
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-identifying parking spots that are likely to become available and notifying drivers in advance. This eliminates the need for drivers to wait in fixed locations, directly reducing waiting time while maintaining or improving the reliability of timely response through proactive notification.
Solution Approach 2:
The system acts as an intermediary between parking spot status and drivers, providing real-time information about available spots. This intermediary role eliminates the need for drivers to physically wait in fixed locations, reducing waiting time while improving the reliability of timely response through accurate, real-time notifications.
3Quantity of substance
If drivers drive around searching for parking spots, then they can find available spots, but they increase fuel consumption and driving time
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by proactively identifying and notifying drivers about available parking spots before they would need to search. This eliminates the need for drivers to drive around, directly reducing both fuel consumption and driving time associated with parking searches.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms by providing real-time information about available parking spots to drivers. This feedback enables drivers to navigate directly to available spots rather than driving around searching, reducing both fuel consumption and driving time.
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AI summary
A method, system and product for computer-aided hunting for location-based events. The computer-aided hunting may be based on providing an automatic suggestion of a proposed waiting location. A method includes computing, a proposed location for a driver of a vehicle, wherein the proposed location is an approximated location where the vehicle can wait until a location-based event occurs occurring in a geographical area. The computing includes: computing, for each potential location within the geographical area, computing a measurement indicative of an estimated elapsed time until the location based event occurring in a proximity of the potential location; and selecting the proposed location from the potential location based on the computed measurements, and providing the proposed location to the driver.