VEHICLE PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A parking assist system of a vehicle, said parking assist system comprising:
- a location sensor disposed at a vehicle equipped with said parking assist system, wherein said location sensor is operable to, at least in part, determine a geographical location of the equipped vehicle;
a control responsive to an output of said location sensor and at least one of (i) a communication from a remote server and (ii) a database;
a display disposed at the equipped vehicle and viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle when the driver is normally operating the equipped vehicle; and
wherein, responsive at least in part to historic parking location data representative of geographical locations of parking spaces where the equipped vehicle has previously been parked, said control is operable to display at said display parking information pertaining to parking spaces at or near the current geographical location of the equipped vehicle.
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Abstract
A parking assist system of a vehicle includes a sensor, a control and a display. The sensor is disposed at a vehicle and is operable to, at least in part, determine the current geographical location of the vehicle. The control is responsive to an output of the sensor and at least one of (i) a database and (ii) a communication from a remote server. Responsive at least in part to historic parking location data representative of geographical locations of parking spaces where the equipped vehicle has previously been parked, the control is operable to display at the display parking information pertaining to parking spaces at or near the current geographical location of the equipped vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A parking assist system of a vehicle, said parking assist system comprising:
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a location sensor disposed at a vehicle equipped with said parking assist system, wherein said location sensor is operable to, at least in part, determine a geographical location of the equipped vehicle; a control responsive to an output of said location sensor and at least one of (i) a communication from a remote server and (ii) a database; a display disposed at the equipped vehicle and viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle when the driver is normally operating the equipped vehicle; and wherein, responsive at least in part to historic parking location data representative of geographical locations of parking spaces where the equipped vehicle has previously been parked, said control is operable to display at said display parking information pertaining to parking spaces at or near the current geographical location of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A parking assist system of a vehicle, said parking assist system comprising:
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a camera disposed at a vehicle equipped with said parking assist system, wherein said camera has a field of view exterior of the equipped vehicle and is operable to capture image data; a global positioning system of the equipped vehicle, wherein said global positioning system is operable to, at least in part, determine a geographical location of the equipped vehicle; wherein image data captured by said camera is processed to determine the presence of parked vehicles and available parking spaces in the field of view of said camera; a control responsive to (a) processing of captured image data, (b) an output of said global positioning system of the equipped vehicle and (c) at least one of (i) a communication from a remote server and (ii) a database; a display disposed at the equipped vehicle and viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle when the driver is normally operating the equipped vehicle; and wherein, responsive at least in part to historic parking location data representative of geographical locations of parking spaces where the equipped vehicle has previously been parked, and responsive to processing of captured image data, said control is operable to display at said display parking information pertaining to parking spaces at or near the current geographical location of the equipped vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A parking assist system of a vehicle, said parking assist system comprising:
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a global positioning system of the equipped vehicle, wherein said global positioning system is operable to, at least in part, determine a geographical location of the equipped vehicle; a control responsive to (a) an output of said global positioning system of the equipped vehicle and (b) a database comprising stored historic parking location data representative of geographical locations of parking spaces where the equipped vehicle has previously been parked; a user input that is actuatable by an occupant of the equipped vehicle; a display disposed at the equipped vehicle and viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle when the driver is normally operating the equipped vehicle; and wherein, responsive at least in part to the stored historic parking location data, and responsive to actuation of said user input, said control displays at said display a map of the area surrounding the equipped vehicle with highlighting of parking space locations where the equipped vehicle has previously been parked. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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