System and method for managing electrified parking space utilization
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1. A computer implemented method for managing by a vehicle management system, the availability of a plurality of electrified parking (EP) spaces, the method comprising:
- retrieving by a communication module of the vehicle management system, previously stored data indicative of a present demand for said plurality of (EP) spaces in a prescribed geographic region,retrieving by the communication module of the vehicle management system, previously stored data indicative of a historical usage and demand for said plurality of (EP) spaces,calculating by a processor of the vehicle management system, an aggregate predicted present demand for said plurality of (EP) spaces in accordance with a demand profile based on said data indicative of said present demand for said plurality of EP spaces and said data indicative of said historical usage and demand for said plurality of EP spaces, anddetermining by the processor of the vehicle management system, based on said calculated aggregate predicted present demand, whether to change a usage designation for at least one EP space from among said plurality of EP spaces from restricted use for only electrified vehicles to non-restricted use for electrified and non-electrified vehicles.
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The present disclosure provides systems and methods directed to managing parking space utilization and, more particularly, to maintaining a usage record and controlling access to on-street and other public charging spaces for electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and other vehicle types, such as high efficiency fuel powered vehicles, for which preferential parking may be desirable.
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1. A computer implemented method for managing by a vehicle management system, the availability of a plurality of electrified parking (EP) spaces, the method comprising:
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retrieving by a communication module of the vehicle management system, previously stored data indicative of a present demand for said plurality of (EP) spaces in a prescribed geographic region, retrieving by the communication module of the vehicle management system, previously stored data indicative of a historical usage and demand for said plurality of (EP) spaces, calculating by a processor of the vehicle management system, an aggregate predicted present demand for said plurality of (EP) spaces in accordance with a demand profile based on said data indicative of said present demand for said plurality of EP spaces and said data indicative of said historical usage and demand for said plurality of EP spaces, and determining by the processor of the vehicle management system, based on said calculated aggregate predicted present demand, whether to change a usage designation for at least one EP space from among said plurality of EP spaces from restricted use for only electrified vehicles to non-restricted use for electrified and non-electrified vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A parking space vehicle management system comprising:
- a parking facility control center configured to process information collected from a plurality of parking spaces including a first subset of parking spaces reserved for electrified vehicles (EP spaces) and a second subset of parking spaces reserved for non-electrified vehicles (non EP spaces), the parking facility control center including;
a processor operative to; retrieve previously stored data indicative of a present demand for said plurality of (EP) spaces in a prescribed geographic region, retrieve previously stored data indicative of a historical usage and demand for said plurality of (EP) spaces, calculate an aggregate predicted present demand for said plurality of (EP) spaces in accordance with a demand profile based on said data indicative of said present demand for said plurality of EP spaces and said data indicative of said historical usage and demand for said plurality of EP spaces, determine, based on said calculated aggregate predicted present demand, whether to change a usage designation for at least one EP space from among said plurality of EP spaces from restricted use for only electrified vehicles to non-restricted use for electrified and non-electrified vehicles. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
- a parking facility control center configured to process information collected from a plurality of parking spaces including a first subset of parking spaces reserved for electrified vehicles (EP spaces) and a second subset of parking spaces reserved for non-electrified vehicles (non EP spaces), the parking facility control center including;
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