Vacant parking spot notification
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1. A notification system for a vehicle comprising:
- an in-vehicle controller programmed to, in response to both (i) receiving a user initiated signal that originates from a wireless handheld transmitter and is indicative of the user'"'"'s intent to cause a parked vehicle to vacate a parking spot and (ii) confirming that a difference between geographic coordinates of the vehicle captured after the receiving and current geographic coordinates is greater than a threshold, broadcast the captured coordinates.
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Abstract
A vacant parking spot notification system for a vehicle includes a controller that, in response to receiving a user initiated signal indicative of the user'"'"'s intent to cause a parked vehicle to vacate a parking spot and confirmation that operating parameters reflective of vehicle departure are present, broadcasts geographic coordinates of the vehicle.
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1. A notification system for a vehicle comprising:
an in-vehicle controller programmed to, in response to both (i) receiving a user initiated signal that originates from a wireless handheld transmitter and is indicative of the user'"'"'s intent to cause a parked vehicle to vacate a parking spot and (ii) confirming that a difference between geographic coordinates of the vehicle captured after the receiving and current geographic coordinates is greater than a threshold, broadcast the captured coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A vacant parking spot notification system for a vehicle comprising:
an in-vehicle controller programmed to, in response to receiving a user initiated signal that originates from a wireless handheld transmitter and is indicative of the user'"'"'s intent to cause a parked vehicle to vacate a parking spot, capture geographic coordinates of the parked vehicle, confirm that a change between the captured coordinates and current geographic coordinates of the vehicle exceeds a predetermined value, and broadcast the captured coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for vacant parking spot notification in a vehicle comprising:
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receiving a user initiated signal that originates from a wireless handheld transmitter and is indicative of the user'"'"'s intent to cause a parked vehicle to vacate a parking spot, capturing geographic coordinates of the vehicle, confirming that operating parameters reflective of vehicle departure are present by detecting that a change between the captured coordinates and current geographic coordinates is greater than a predetermined value, and broadcasting, by an in-vehicle controller, the captured geographic coordinates. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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