Emissions Reduction in Vehicle Parking
First Claim
1. A system for reducing vehicle emissions in a parking structure, the system comprising:
- one or more computer readable storage media;
a processing system;
one or more vehicle identification devices operative to identify a vehicle entering and leaving the parking structure;
a data store contained on the one or more computer readable storage media comprising;
one or more attractiveness values assigned to one or more zones in the parking structure;
a first probability value (pf) denoting a probability of a driver following a recommendation;
a second probability value (pc) denoting a probability of the driver not trusting the recommendation; and
program instructions for an emissions reduction service stored on the one or more computer readable storage media that direct the processing system to;
in response to receiving, from the one or more vehicle identification devices, an indication of a particular vehicle entering the parking structure;
determine a zone recommendation by selecting a particular zone having the highest attractiveness value with an occupancy ratio lower than an occupancy threshold;
when a notification interface is available to a driver of the particular vehicle, render the zone recommendation on the notification interface, select a first random value and, when the first random value is lesser than or equal to pf, modify the data store to indicate that an assigned zone of the particular vehicle is the zone recommendation;
when the notification interface is not available to the driver of the particular vehicle, or when the first random value is higher than pf, select a second random value and,when the second random value is less than or equal to pc, modify the data store to indicate that the assigned zone of the particular vehicle is the zone having the highest attractiveness value, having at least one available space, andwhen the second random value is greater than pc, modify the data store to indicate that the assigned zone of the particular vehicle is the zone randomly selected from one or more zones having at least one available space; and
in response to receiving, from one of the one or more vehicle identification devices, an indication of the particular vehicle leaving the parking structure, modify the data store to indicate that the particular vehicle vacated the assigned zone.
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Abstract
Given a parking structure where vehicle identification devices are placed so that they can identify the entry and exit of individual vehicles, techniques and systems recommend a parking zone with available spaces to a driver based on likely desirability, which may reduce vehicle emissions associated with cruising for a parking space. Techniques include determining a zone recommendation by selecting the zone having the highest attractiveness value and an occupancy ratio lower than a threshold, and modifying parking metrics in accordance with the probability that the driver will follow the recommendation. Vehicle metadata may be used as a factor in the zone recommendation. Information about actual driver parking behavior and/or an analysis of historical parking records may be used to adjust system parameters, including the probability the driver will follow the recommendation and the attractiveness values.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for reducing vehicle emissions in a parking structure, the system comprising:
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one or more computer readable storage media; a processing system; one or more vehicle identification devices operative to identify a vehicle entering and leaving the parking structure; a data store contained on the one or more computer readable storage media comprising; one or more attractiveness values assigned to one or more zones in the parking structure; a first probability value (pf) denoting a probability of a driver following a recommendation; a second probability value (pc) denoting a probability of the driver not trusting the recommendation; and program instructions for an emissions reduction service stored on the one or more computer readable storage media that direct the processing system to; in response to receiving, from the one or more vehicle identification devices, an indication of a particular vehicle entering the parking structure; determine a zone recommendation by selecting a particular zone having the highest attractiveness value with an occupancy ratio lower than an occupancy threshold; when a notification interface is available to a driver of the particular vehicle, render the zone recommendation on the notification interface, select a first random value and, when the first random value is lesser than or equal to pf, modify the data store to indicate that an assigned zone of the particular vehicle is the zone recommendation; when the notification interface is not available to the driver of the particular vehicle, or when the first random value is higher than pf, select a second random value and, when the second random value is less than or equal to pc, modify the data store to indicate that the assigned zone of the particular vehicle is the zone having the highest attractiveness value, having at least one available space, and when the second random value is greater than pc, modify the data store to indicate that the assigned zone of the particular vehicle is the zone randomly selected from one or more zones having at least one available space; and in response to receiving, from one of the one or more vehicle identification devices, an indication of the particular vehicle leaving the parking structure, modify the data store to indicate that the particular vehicle vacated the assigned zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for improving parking recommendations in a parking structure, the method comprising:
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in response to receiving, from a vehicle identification device, an indication of a particular vehicle entering the parking structure; determining a zone recommendation, from one or more zones in the parking structure, each zone having an attractiveness value, by selecting a particular zone having the highest attractiveness value and an occupancy ratio lower than an occupancy threshold; when a notification interface is available to a driver of the particular vehicle, rendering the zone recommendation on the notification interface, selecting a first random value and, when the first random value is lesser than or equal to a probability (pf) of the driver following the recommendation, modifying a data store to indicate that an assigned zone of the particular vehicle is the zone recommendation; when the notification interface is not available to the driver of the particular vehicle, or when the first random value is higher than pf, selecting a second random value and, when the second random value is less than or equal to a probability (pc) that the driver does not trust the zone recommendation, modifying the data store to indicate that the assigned zone of the particular vehicle is the zone having the highest attractiveness value, having at least one available space, and when the second random value is greater than pc, modifying the data store to indicate that the assigned zone of the particular vehicle is the zone randomly selected from one or more zones having at least one available space; and in response to receiving, from the vehicle identification device, an indication of the particular vehicle leaving the parking structure, modify the data store to indicate that the particular vehicle vacated the assigned zone. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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