Parking Notification Systems And Methods For Identifying Locations Of Vehicles
First Claim
1. A parking notification system for identifying a location of a vehicle, the parking notification system comprising:
- a controller comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer readable memory;
a camera communicatively coupled to the controller, wherein the camera automatically captures image data and transmits the image data to the controller;
a machine-readable instruction set stored in the non-transitory computer readable memory that causes the parking notification system to perform at least the following when executed by the processor;
determine when the vehicle enters a parking area;
activate the camera in response to determining that the vehicle has entered the parking area;
receive the image data from the camera once activated;
determine when the vehicle is parked;
determine parking information from the image data; and
transmit the parking information automatically to an output of the controller in response to determining that the vehicle is parked.
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Abstract
A parking notification system for identifying a location of a vehicle includes a controller, a processor, a non-transitory computer readable memory, a camera, and a machine-readable instruction set. The controller includes the processor and the non-transitory computer readable memory. The camera is communicatively coupled to the controller, where the camera automatically captures image data and transmits the image data to the controller. The machine-readable instruction set is stored in the non-transitory computer readable memory and causes the processor to determine when the vehicle enters a parking area, activate the camera in response to determining that the vehicle has entered the parking area, receive the image data from the camera once activated, determine when the vehicle is parked, determine parking information from the image data, and transmit the parking information automatically to an output of the controller in response to determining that the vehicle is parked.
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20 Claims
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1. A parking notification system for identifying a location of a vehicle, the parking notification system comprising:
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a controller comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer readable memory; a camera communicatively coupled to the controller, wherein the camera automatically captures image data and transmits the image data to the controller; a machine-readable instruction set stored in the non-transitory computer readable memory that causes the parking notification system to perform at least the following when executed by the processor; determine when the vehicle enters a parking area; activate the camera in response to determining that the vehicle has entered the parking area; receive the image data from the camera once activated; determine when the vehicle is parked; determine parking information from the image data; and transmit the parking information automatically to an output of the controller in response to determining that the vehicle is parked. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for locating a parked vehicle, comprising:
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determining a vehicle entered a parking area; activating a camera in response to determining that the vehicle has entered the parking area; receiving image data from the camera once activated; determining parking information from the image data; determining when the vehicle is parked; and transmitting the parking information automatically in response to determining that the vehicle is parked. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A parking notification system for identifying a location of a vehicle, the parking notification system comprising:
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a controller comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer readable memory; a camera communicatively coupled to the controller, wherein the camera is configured to capture image data and transmit the image data to the controller; a global positioning system communicatively coupled to the controller, wherein the global positioning system provides location information to the controller; a wireless communication module configured to wirelessly transmit information, wherein the wireless communication module is communicatively coupled to the processor; an occupant sensor communicatively coupled to the controller, wherein the occupant sensor provides an occupant sensor signal indicative of a presence or an absence of a driver to the processor; and a machine-readable instruction set stored in the non-transitory computer readable memory that causes the parking notification system to perform at least the following when executed by the processor; determine when the vehicle enters a parking area based at least in part on the location information; activate the camera in response to determining that the vehicle has entered the parking area; receive the image data from the camera once activated; determine when the vehicle is parked based on at least one of the image data captured by the camera and the location information provided by the global positioning system; determine parking information from the image data; determine the presence of the driver in the vehicle based on the occupant sensor signal; and transmit the parking information with the wireless communication module in response to the occupant sensor signal.
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