Vehicle Storage Platform Using Surplus Parking Spaces
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Solution Overview
Problem
Organizations with vehicle inventories face inefficiencies in storing vehicles due to the need for dedicated facilities, which can be costly and wasteful, especially in urban areas where suitable land is scarce and expensive, and conventional methods do not effectively utilize existing parking infrastructure.
Innovation Solution
A vehicle storage platform that leverages surplus and underutilized parking spaces at various locations to store vehicles, using machine learning and AI to optimize storage locations and reduce the need for dedicated facilities, allowing organizations to rent or purchase these spaces for vehicle storage and facilitating transactions and vehicle delivery to user-requested locations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If organizations use dedicated facilities for vehicle storage, then vehicle inventory can be stored securely, but land cost and facility maintenance cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by enabling parking spaces to serve multiple functions: during off-peak hours they are available to the general public, while during peak hours or specific time slots they are allocated for vehicle inventory storage. This multi-functional use of the same physical space allows organizations to store vehicles without dedicating exclusive land, thereby reducing land cost while maintaining storage security.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics through dynamic allocation of parking spaces based on time, demand, and priority levels. Parking spaces are not permanently assigned but are dynamically reserved for vehicle inventory based on predicted demand patterns, allowing the system to adapt to changing conditions and optimize land utilization without compromising storage reliability.
2Area of stationary object
If organizations rent or purchase surplus parking spaces for vehicle storage, then the need for dedicated facilities is reduced, but the complexity of managing distributed parking locations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a platform as an intermediary that manages the complexity of distributed parking space allocation. This platform acts as a mediator between parking space owners and organizations needing vehicle storage, handling reservations, allocations, and coordination across multiple locations. By centralizing management functions in a software platform rather than requiring complex human coordination, the system reduces operational complexity while enabling widespread parking space utilization.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by using digital representations and metadata to manage physical parking spaces. Each parking space is characterized by parameters such as location, capacity, availability time slots, and priority level. The system manages complexity by manipulating these digital parameters through automated algorithms rather than physical coordination, thereby simplifying the management of distributed parking infrastructure.
3Productivity
If vehicle storage locations are optimized based on customer pickup locations, then delivery efficiency is improved, but the need for real-time data processing and prediction increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by predicting future vehicle pickup locations and pre-reserving optimal parking spaces accordingly. Instead of reacting to pickup requests in real-time, the system anticipates demand patterns and allocates parking spaces in advance based on historical data and predicted customer behavior. This preliminary allocation improves delivery efficiency by ensuring vehicles are already positioned optimally before pickup requests are made, while the automation level is managed through pre-computed prediction models.
Data Source
AI summary
A server device may receive a first request to utilize surplus parking spaces available at one or more locations from a first device associated with an organization having an inventory of vehicles to be stored in the surplus parking spaces. The server device may process, between the organization and one or more parking providers associated with the one or more locations, a transaction allocating the surplus parking spaces to the organization. The server device may receive, from a second device, a second request to use a vehicle in the inventory from a starting location. The server device may determine, from among the surplus parking spaces allocated to the organization, a storage location for the vehicle that differs from the starting location and transmit, to the second device, a notification indicating that the vehicle is ready for use based on the vehicle having been moved to the starting location.