Vehicular information systems and methods
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1. A method for obtaining parking availability statistics comprising:
- receiving, by a server computer, sensor information from each of a plurality of sensors, each sensor in the plurality fitted to a vehicle, the sensor information comprising location coordinates of each vehicle in the plurality; and
translating, by the server computer, the sensor information associated with each vehicle in the plurality to parking statistics information by determining a width of a dip in sensor information and comparing the width against a threshold width.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method and system that receives sensor information from each of a plurality of sensors. Each sensor in the plurality is associated with a vehicle. The sensor information includes location coordinates of each vehicle in the plurality. The sensor information associated with each vehicle in the plurality then is translated to parking statistics information. In one embodiment, the translation is based on an aggregate of sensor information corresponding to the plurality of vehicles. The system then communicates parking statistics information to the vehicle.
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1. A method for obtaining parking availability statistics comprising:
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receiving, by a server computer, sensor information from each of a plurality of sensors, each sensor in the plurality fitted to a vehicle, the sensor information comprising location coordinates of each vehicle in the plurality; and translating, by the server computer, the sensor information associated with each vehicle in the plurality to parking statistics information by determining a width of a dip in sensor information and comparing the width against a threshold width. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable storage medium tangibly storing computer program instructions capable of being executed by a computer processor on a computing device, the computer program instructions defining the steps of:
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receiving sensor information from each of a plurality of sensors, each sensor in the plurality fitted to a vehicle, the sensor information comprising location coordinates of each vehicle in the plurality; and translating the sensor information associated with each vehicle in the plurality to parking statistics information by determining a width of a dip in sensor information and comparing the width against a threshold width. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A server computer for obtaining parking availability statistics, the server computer comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive sensor information from each of a plurality of sensors, each sensor in the plurality associated with a vehicle, the sensor information comprising location coordinates of each vehicle in the plurality; and a processor configured to; determine the width of a dip in sensor information or both the width and depth of a dip in sensor information; identify a number of available parking spots by comparing a number of cars detected with a database containing a number of valid spots for a road; correct a location estimate of the vehicle by matching time-series sensor information to sensor information from prior trips along the road translate the sensor information associated with each vehicle in the plurality to parking statistics information based on continually comparing time-series sensor information observed by each sensor to a set of signatures known to correspond to typical vehicles and calculating the parking statistics information over a predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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