Methods and system for detecting available parking places
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1. A method for detecting available parking places, said method comprising the steps of:
- emitting a signal in direction of a parking place;
responding to the signal, if said parking place is available;
detecting, whether there is a response signal indicating an available parking space or not.
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Abstract
By installing an emitter unit emitting signals in direction of a parking place and a responder unit corresponding to this parking place responding to the emitter signal by a response signal in case no car is parked on the respective parking place, and detecting the response signal or the lack of it, one can get information on the location of available parking places.
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1. A method for detecting available parking places, said method comprising the steps of:
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emitting a signal in direction of a parking place;
responding to the signal, if said parking place is available;
detecting, whether there is a response signal indicating an available parking space or not. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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2. A method for detecting available parking places, said method comprising the steps of:
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installing an emitter unit emitting a signal;
installing a responder unit corresponding to a parking place responding to the signal from the emitter unit in case the parking place is available;
installing a detector unit for detecting, whether the responder unit is responding to the signal emitted by the emitter unit. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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3. A method for detecting available parking places, said method comprising the steps of:
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paving an area corresponding to a parking place with one or more responder units;
installing an emitter unit emitting a signal that can be responded to by the responding unit;
detecting response or lack of response of said response unit, a lack of response from a certain responder unit indicating that this response unit is hidden by something located on the corresponding parking place. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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7. A system for detecting available parking places comprising
an emitter unit emitting a signal in direction of a parking place; -
a responder unit corresponding to said parking place, responding to the emitter signal, if the parking place is available;
a detector unit detecting, whether the responder unit is responding to the emitter signal;
a processor unit processing the detected responder signals into information on available parking places. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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