NON-ENFORCEMENT AUTONOMOUS PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A system to manage a parking spot for a vehicle with an on-board DSRC system and an on-board Global Positioning System (GPS), comprising:
- a housing;
a Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) transceiver enabled to receive and transmit messages in DSRC format;
a processor enabled to execute instructions to perform the steps;
receiving from the on-board DSRC system of the vehicle a vehicle identifying message;
determining that the vehicle has occupied the parking spot;
sending a message to the on-board DSRC system of the vehicle providing a parking rate for the vehicle to occupy the parking spot; and
receiving vehicle data and entering into a database to determine a parking fee.
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Abstract
Methods and systems based on Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) determine that a vehicle occupies a parking spot. A road-side system checks in the vehicle having an on-board DSRC system into a parking system. The system provides the on-board DSRC system with a parking rate and the on-board DSRC system provides the road-side system with payment data. A final parking fee is determined and is charged after the vehicle has left the parking spot. Parking rates are determined dynamically based on existing and/or expected conditions. A planning system provides a vehicle with a parking spot at a scheduled time. Navigation data is provided to the vehicle to reach the scheduled parking spot. Traffic and environmental policies are enforced by applying the methods and systems.
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20 Claims
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1. A system to manage a parking spot for a vehicle with an on-board DSRC system and an on-board Global Positioning System (GPS), comprising:
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a housing; a Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) transceiver enabled to receive and transmit messages in DSRC format; a processor enabled to execute instructions to perform the steps; receiving from the on-board DSRC system of the vehicle a vehicle identifying message; determining that the vehicle has occupied the parking spot; sending a message to the on-board DSRC system of the vehicle providing a parking rate for the vehicle to occupy the parking spot; and receiving vehicle data and entering into a database to determine a parking fee. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system on-board a vehicle to park the vehicle at a parking spot under control of a Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) enabled road-side system, comprising:
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a Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) transceiver enabled to receive and transmit messages in DSRC format from the road-side system; a processor enabled to execute instructions to perform the steps; sending to the road-side system a vehicle identifying DSRC message; receiving from the road-side system a DSRC message that confirms the vehicle occupying the parking spot; receiving a DSRC message from the road-side system providing a parking rate; and providing vehicle data and payment authorization data to the road-side system. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method for parking a vehicle at a parking spot under control of a Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) enabled road-side computer system, comprising:
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the vehicle occupying the parking spot; a DSRC system on-board the vehicle with an on-board Global Positioning System (GPS) transmitting an identifying message to the road-side computer system; the DSRC system on-board the vehicle receiving a message from the road-side computer system including a parking rate; and the DSRC system on-board the vehicle sending a message including data related to payment of a parking fee. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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