USING LIGHTING AND OTHER STREETSIDE DEVICES TO INDICATE PARKING SPACE AVAILABILITY AND NAVIGATION INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A method for directing a vehicle to a parking space within an environment, comprising:
- selecting, from a plurality of parking spaces within the environment, a parking space based on a pre-determined algorithm;
further selecting, from a plurality of lighting devices within the environment, one or more lighting devices based at least on a location of the parking space; and
sending a signal to the one or more lighting devices to generate a lighting pattern visible to a driver of the vehicle, wherein the lighting pattern directs the driver to navigate the vehicle toward the parking space.
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Abstract
A method for directing a vehicle to a parking space within an environment is disclosed. The method includes selecting a parking space from a collection of parking spaces within the environment, further selecting one or more lighting devices within the environment based at least on a location of the selected parking space, and sending a signal to the one or more lighting devices to generate a lighting pattern visible to a driver of the vehicle, where the lighting pattern directs the driver to navigate the vehicle toward the parking space. In addition, the vehicle may be navigated using radio navigation algorithms based on beacon signals broadcasted from streetside devices, such as lighting devices or parking meters.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for directing a vehicle to a parking space within an environment, comprising:
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selecting, from a plurality of parking spaces within the environment, a parking space based on a pre-determined algorithm; further selecting, from a plurality of lighting devices within the environment, one or more lighting devices based at least on a location of the parking space; and sending a signal to the one or more lighting devices to generate a lighting pattern visible to a driver of the vehicle, wherein the lighting pattern directs the driver to navigate the vehicle toward the parking space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for directing a vehicle to a destination within an environment, comprising:
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broadcasting, from at least one streetside device of a plurality of streetside devices within the environment, a beacon signal identifying a location of the at least one streetside device, wherein the plurality of streetside devices comprises a lighting device and a parking meter; determining, by a positioning device onboard the vehicle and using a triangulation algorithm, a current location of the vehicle based at least on the beacon signal; and generating a direction to the destination based at least on the current location of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for directing a vehicle to a parking space within an environment, comprising:
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a parking space selector executing on a computer system configured to select, from a plurality of parking spaces within the environment, a parking space based on a pre-determined algorithm; and a lighting server communicatively coupled to the parking space selector and configured to; select, from a plurality of lighting devices within the environment, one or more lighting devices based at least on a location of the parking space; and send a signal to the one or more lighting devices to generate an lighting pattern visible to a driver of the vehicle, wherein the lighting pattern directs the driver to navigate the vehicle toward the parking space. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for directing a vehicle to a destination within an environment, comprising:
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a plurality of streetside devices within the environment, wherein at least one streetside device of the plurality of streetside devices is configured to broadcast a wireless beacon signal identifying a location of the at least one streetside device, wherein the plurality of streetside devices comprises a lighting device and a parking meter; and a positioning device onboard the vehicle and configured to; receive the wireless beacon signal within a broadcast range of the wireless beacon signal; determine, using a multilateration algorithm, a current location of the vehicle based at least on the beacon signal; and generate a direction to the destination based at least on the current location of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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