METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT PARKING SPACE THROUGH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN VEHICLES
First Claim
1. A method of providing information about a parking space through communication between vehicles including a communication adapter to broadcast and unicast communication, the method comprising:
- broadcasting, by the communication adapter, a parking space information request message within a predetermined range, using the communication adapter, when a request signal is input;
receiving, by the communication adapter, information about an available parking space received by unicast communication in response to the broadcasted request message; and
outputting, by the controller, the information about an available parking space to a driver.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a system and method for providing information about a parking space through communication between vehicles the method including broadcasting, by a controller, a parking space information request message within a predetermined range, using the communication adapter, when a request signal is input by a driver; receiving, by the controller, information about an available parking space received by unicast communication in response to the broadcasted request message; and outputting, by the controller, the information about an available parking space to the driver.
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1. A method of providing information about a parking space through communication between vehicles including a communication adapter to broadcast and unicast communication, the method comprising:
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broadcasting, by the communication adapter, a parking space information request message within a predetermined range, using the communication adapter, when a request signal is input; receiving, by the communication adapter, information about an available parking space received by unicast communication in response to the broadcasted request message; and outputting, by the controller, the information about an available parking space to a driver. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of providing information about a parking space to a vehicle using a communication adapter to broadcast and unicast communication between vehicles, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a controller, a parking space request message through the broadcast communication; determining, by the controller, when information about the available parking space is stored in a memory, in response to receiving the broadcasted parking space information request message; transmitting, by the communication adapter, the information about the available parking space through unicast communication corresponding to the broadcasted parking space information request message, when the information about the available parking space is stored in the memory; and rebroadcasting, by the communication adapter, the received parking space information request message, when information about the available parking space is not stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A method of providing information about a parking space through communication between vehicles including a communication adapter to broadcast and unicast communication, the method comprising
broadcasting, by a communication adapter, a parking space information request message using the communication adapter of a vehicle to be parked, when a driver inputs a request signal for the information about the parking space; -
determining, by the controller, when information about an available parking space is stored in a memory in a plurality of parked vehicles, when the communication adapters of the plurality of parked vehicles receive a parking space information request message broadcasted by the vehicle to be parked; unicasting, by the communication adapter, the information about the available parking space to the communication adapter of the vehicle to be parked, through the communication adapter of the parked vehicle including a memory configured to store the information about the available parking; rebroadcasting, by the controller, the received parking space information request message within a predetermined range, by the parked vehicle including a memory that does not store the information about an available parking space; and updating, by the controller, the memory of the parked vehicle, wherein the memory is configured to store the information about the available parking space, when the vehicle to be parked is parked in the available parking space based on the information about the available parking. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for providing information about a parking space mounted on vehicles, the system comprising:
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a communication adapter configured to broadcast and unicast a parking space information request message within a predetermined range when a request signal is input; a controller configured to; control a GPS to provides information about a location of an available parking space; control a navigation device to display and guide a driver to the location of the available parking space; receive, from a parking brake switch, a signal corresponding to an operation of a parking brake; receive, from a vehicle speed sensor, the speed of a vehicle; and receive, from a shift lever position detector, the position of a shift lever. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing program instructions executed by a processor or controller, the computer readable medium comprising:
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program instructions that control a communication adapter to broadcast and unicast a parking space information request message within a predetermined range when a request signal is input; program instructions that control a GPS to provides information about a location of an available parking space; program instructions that control a navigation device to display and guide a driver to the location of the available parking space; program instructions that receive, from a parking brake switch, a signal corresponding to an operation of a parking brake; program instructions that receive, from a vehicle speed sensor, the speed of a vehicle; and program instructions that receive, from a shift lever position detector, the position of a shift lever. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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