Determination of whether a driver parks their vehicle in an enclosed structure
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1. An apparatus for identifying the parking status of a vehicle, comprising:
- a GPS unit configured to generate, via communication with GPS satellites, GPS navigation data for a vehicle;
at least one vehicle condition sensor on the vehicle configured to generate non-GPS navigation data for the vehicle; and
at least one processor, the at least one processor configured to execute instructions stored in a memory to;
record navigation data for the vehicle, the navigation data including at least the GPS navigation data and the non-GPS navigation data;
identify, based on the navigation data, a parking event for the vehicle;
determine if the parking event is an open parking event where the vehicle is not covered or a covered parking event where the vehicle is in an enclosed structure by;
associating at least some of the navigation data with the parking event;
identifying whether the navigation data associated with the parking event is GPS navigation data;
identifying the parking event as the covered parking event when the navigation data associated with the parking event is not GPS navigation data; and
identifying the parking event as the open parking event when the navigation data associated with the parking event is GPS navigation data; and
track a duration of each covered parking event and a duration of each open parking event throughout a lease or ownership period of time; and
transmit the duration of covered parking events and duration of open parking events in the lease or ownership period of time to a third party as a basis for reassessing a value of the vehicle based in part on the total duration of the covered parking events and open parking events during the lease or ownership period of time.
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Abstract
In a method for identifying the parking status of a vehicle, navigation data for a vehicle is recorded that includes at least some GPS navigation data originating from communication with GPS satellites. The vehicle is identified as being parked in an enclosed structure for a parking event if the navigation data does not include GPS navigation data associated with the parking event.
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1. An apparatus for identifying the parking status of a vehicle, comprising:
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a GPS unit configured to generate, via communication with GPS satellites, GPS navigation data for a vehicle; at least one vehicle condition sensor on the vehicle configured to generate non-GPS navigation data for the vehicle; and at least one processor, the at least one processor configured to execute instructions stored in a memory to; record navigation data for the vehicle, the navigation data including at least the GPS navigation data and the non-GPS navigation data; identify, based on the navigation data, a parking event for the vehicle; determine if the parking event is an open parking event where the vehicle is not covered or a covered parking event where the vehicle is in an enclosed structure by; associating at least some of the navigation data with the parking event; identifying whether the navigation data associated with the parking event is GPS navigation data; identifying the parking event as the covered parking event when the navigation data associated with the parking event is not GPS navigation data; and identifying the parking event as the open parking event when the navigation data associated with the parking event is GPS navigation data; and track a duration of each covered parking event and a duration of each open parking event throughout a lease or ownership period of time; and transmit the duration of covered parking events and duration of open parking events in the lease or ownership period of time to a third party as a basis for reassessing a value of the vehicle based in part on the total duration of the covered parking events and open parking events during the lease or ownership period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10)
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7. A method for identifying the parking status of a vehicle, comprising:
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generating, with a GPS unit in communication with GPS satellites, GPS navigation data for a vehicle; generating, with vehicle motion sensors, supplemental navigation data for the vehicle; recording navigation data for the vehicle, the data including the GPS navigation data and the supplemental navigation data; identifying, based at least in part on the vehicle condition data, a parking event for the vehicle corresponding to a covered parking event where the vehicle is in an enclosed structure or an open parking event where the vehicle is not covered, wherein identifying the parking event comprises; associating at least some of the navigation data with the parking event; identifying whether the navigation data associated with the parking event is GPS navigation data; and identifying the parking event as the covered parking event when the navigation data associated with the parking event is not GPS navigation data; and identifying the parking event as the opened parking event when the navigation data associated with the parking event is GPS navigation data; tracking a duration of each covered parking event and a duration of each open parking event throughout a lease or ownership period of time; and transmitting the duration of covered parking events and open parking events to a third party, the third party assessing a behavior of a driver of the vehicle during the lease or ownership period of time based in part on the total duration of covered parking events and open parking events during the lease or ownership period of time. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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