Location of a Motor Vehicle in a Car Park

• US 20090315738A1
• Filed: 12/28/2007
• Published: 12/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Multiguide GmbH
• Original Assignee: Multiguide GmbH
• Inventors: Heidenreich, Alla, Falk, Rainer
• Application Number:
  US12/522,359
• Publication Number:
  US 20090315738A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/932.200
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0175 by photographing vehicles, e.g. when violating traffic rules
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/14 indicating individual free spaces in parking areas

Abstract

A method for location of a motor vehicle in a parking lot is provided. The method permits recording and display of a parking space of a motor vehicle in a parking lot. A video image analysis is carried out so that the number plate of the motor vehicle can be allocated to the relevant parking space of the motor vehicle.

Claims

1-6. -6. (canceled)

7. A method for location of a motor vehicle in a parking lot, comprising:

identifying the motor vehicle by automatic number plate recognition when the motor vehicle drives into the parking lot;

determining a parking space of the identified motor vehicle by video image-based object tracking;

assigning the number plate and the parking space of the motor vehicle to an identification information;

storing the identification information including the number plate and the parking space;

entering at least a part of the identification information; and

displaying a position of the parking space of the motor vehicle.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:

characterizing a parking ticket by parking ticket information;

assigning the parking ticket information to the identification information; and

storing the identification information including the number plate, the parking space and the parking ticket information.

9. The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:

establishing a route between the position of the parking space and a predeterminable position of a user; and

displaying a route description of the established route.

10. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the position of the parking space is displayed by illuminating the parking space by a lighting.

11. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the position of the parking space is displayed on a display in a descriptive and illustrative form.

12. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the position of the parking space is displayed on a display in a descriptive form.

13. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the position of the parking space is displayed on a display in an illustrative form.

14. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the entering of at least a part of the identification information comprises entering the number plate.

15. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the entering of at least a part of the identification information comprises entering the parking ticket.