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Method and apparatus for operating a motor vehicle parked at a first position

  • US 10,429,837 B2
  • Filed: 01/02/2018
  • Issued: 10/01/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for operating a motor vehicle parked at a first position, using a mobile terminal, comprising:

  • monitoring, using at least one sensor, at least one of a surrounding field of the parked motor vehicle and a route from a present position of the mobile terminal to the parked motor vehicle;

    transmitting monitoring data, based on the monitoring, via a wireless communication network to the mobile terminal;

    computerized ascertaining of a second position, the second position being ascertained using a computer based on the second position satisfying one or more predetermined conditions;

    after transmitting the monitoring data, receiving a move command, sent from the mobile terminal via the wireless communication network, for moving the motor vehicle away from the first position; and

    operating the motor vehicle in a driverless manner to move the motor vehicle from the first position to the ascertained second position in response to the reception of the move command sent from the mobile terminal via the wireless communication network;

    wherein the one or more predetermined conditions include at least one of the following;

    (i) that the second position is illuminated with a predetermined brightness, and/or (ii) that traffic in an area surrounding the second position exhibits a predetermined minimum density, and/or (iii) that the second position is located on a roadway, and/or (iv) that the second position is located at an exit of a parking facility.

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