Emissions reduction in vehicle parking
First Claim
1. A system for reducing vehicle emissions in a parking structure, the system comprising:
- one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media;
a processing system;
one or more vehicle identification devices operative to identify a vehicle entering and leaving the parking structure;
a data store contained on the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media comprising;
one or more attractiveness values assigned to zones in the parking structure, each zone representing a plurality of parking spaces within the parking structure;
a first probability value (pf) denoting a probability of a driver following a recommendation;
a second probability value (pc) denoting a probability of the driver not trusting the recommendation;
program instructions for an emissions reduction service stored on the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media that direct the processing system to;
in response to receiving, from the one or more vehicle identification devices, an indication of a particular vehicle entering the parking structure;
determine a zone recommendation by selecting a particular zone, of the zones in the parking structure having the highest attractiveness value with an occupancy ratio lower than an occupancy threshold;
when a notification interface is available to a driver of the particular vehicle, render the zone recommendation on the notification interface, select a first random value and, when the first random value is lesser than or equal to pf, modify the data store to indicate that an assigned zone of the particular vehicle is the zone recommendation;
when the notification interface is not available to the driver of the particular vehicle, or when the first random value is higher than pf, select a second random value and,when the second random value is less than or equal to pc, modify the data store to indicate that the assigned zone of the particular vehicle is the zone having the highest attractiveness value, having at least one available space, andwhen the second random value is greater than pc, modify the data store to indicate that the assigned zone of the particular vehicle is a zone randomly selected from one or more zones, of the zones in the parking structure, having at least one available space; and
in response to receiving, from one of the one or more vehicle identification devices, an indication of the particular vehicle leaving the parking structure, modify the data store to indicate that the particular vehicle vacated the assigned zone;
a plurality of parking survey devices, the parking survey devices identifying, from the zones in the parking structure, an actual parking zone of the particular vehicle, and the parking survey devices comprising one or more roving vehicle identification devices, one or more vehicle zone identification devices associated with a zone of the zones in the parking structure, one or more CCTV systems, one or more mobile devices executing one or more applications, or a combination thereof;
program instructions, that, in response to receiving from the parking survey devices an indication of the actual parking zone of the particular vehicle, modify the data store to store the actual parking zone of the particular vehicle; and
program instructions to;
analyze a set of parking events from a history of parking events stored on the data store; and
in response to a divergence between the actual parking zone and the zone recommendation for the set of parking events, adjust parameter values, the parameter values comprising the first probability value (pf), the second probability value (pc), and the attractiveness value of the actual parking zone.
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Abstract
Given a parking structure where vehicle identification devices are placed so that they can identify the entry and exit of individual vehicles, techniques and systems recommend a parking zone with available spaces to a driver based on likely desirability, which may reduce vehicle emissions associated with cruising for a parking space. Techniques include determining a zone recommendation by selecting the zone having the highest attractiveness value and an occupancy ratio lower than a threshold, and modifying parking metrics in accordance with the probability that the driver will follow the recommendation. Vehicle metadata may be used as a factor in the zone recommendation. Information about actual driver parking behavior and/or an analysis of historical parking records may be used to adjust system parameters, including the probability the driver will follow the recommendation and the attractiveness values.
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10 Claims
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1. A system for reducing vehicle emissions in a parking structure, the system comprising:
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one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media; a processing system; one or more vehicle identification devices operative to identify a vehicle entering and leaving the parking structure; a data store contained on the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media comprising; one or more attractiveness values assigned to zones in the parking structure, each zone representing a plurality of parking spaces within the parking structure; a first probability value (pf) denoting a probability of a driver following a recommendation; a second probability value (pc) denoting a probability of the driver not trusting the recommendation; program instructions for an emissions reduction service stored on the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media that direct the processing system to; in response to receiving, from the one or more vehicle identification devices, an indication of a particular vehicle entering the parking structure; determine a zone recommendation by selecting a particular zone, of the zones in the parking structure having the highest attractiveness value with an occupancy ratio lower than an occupancy threshold; when a notification interface is available to a driver of the particular vehicle, render the zone recommendation on the notification interface, select a first random value and, when the first random value is lesser than or equal to pf, modify the data store to indicate that an assigned zone of the particular vehicle is the zone recommendation; when the notification interface is not available to the driver of the particular vehicle, or when the first random value is higher than pf, select a second random value and, when the second random value is less than or equal to pc, modify the data store to indicate that the assigned zone of the particular vehicle is the zone having the highest attractiveness value, having at least one available space, and when the second random value is greater than pc, modify the data store to indicate that the assigned zone of the particular vehicle is a zone randomly selected from one or more zones, of the zones in the parking structure, having at least one available space; and in response to receiving, from one of the one or more vehicle identification devices, an indication of the particular vehicle leaving the parking structure, modify the data store to indicate that the particular vehicle vacated the assigned zone; a plurality of parking survey devices, the parking survey devices identifying, from the zones in the parking structure, an actual parking zone of the particular vehicle, and the parking survey devices comprising one or more roving vehicle identification devices, one or more vehicle zone identification devices associated with a zone of the zones in the parking structure, one or more CCTV systems, one or more mobile devices executing one or more applications, or a combination thereof; program instructions, that, in response to receiving from the parking survey devices an indication of the actual parking zone of the particular vehicle, modify the data store to store the actual parking zone of the particular vehicle; and program instructions to; analyze a set of parking events from a history of parking events stored on the data store; and in response to a divergence between the actual parking zone and the zone recommendation for the set of parking events, adjust parameter values, the parameter values comprising the first probability value (pf), the second probability value (pc), and the attractiveness value of the actual parking zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for improving parking recommendations in a parking structure, the method comprising:
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in response to receiving, by one or more processors, from a vehicle identification device, an indication of a particular vehicle entering the parking structure; determining a zone recommendation by the one or more processors, from zones in the parking structure, each zone representing a plurality of parking spaces within the parking structure and each zone having an attractiveness value, by selecting a particular zone having the highest attractiveness value and an occupancy ratio lower than an occupancy threshold; when a notification interface is available to a driver of the particular vehicle, rendering the zone recommendation on the notification interface, selecting, by the one or more processors, a first random value and, when the first random value is lesser than or equal to a probability (pf) of the driver following the recommendation, modifying, by the one or more processors, a data store to indicate that an assigned zone of the particular vehicle is the zone recommendation; when the notification interface is not available to the driver of the particular vehicle, or when the first random value is higher than pf, selecting, by the one or more processors, a second random value and, when the second random value is less than or equal to a probability (pc) that the driver does not trust the zone recommendation, modifying, by the one or more processors, the data store to indicate that the assigned zone of the particular vehicle is the zone having the highest attractiveness value, having at least one available space, and when the second random value is greater than pc, modifying, by the one or more processors, the data store to indicate that the assigned zone of the particular vehicle is a zone randomly selected from one or more zones, of the zones in the parking structure, having at least one available space; and in response to receiving, by the one or more processors, from the vehicle identification device, an indication of the particular vehicle leaving the parking structure, modify the data store to indicate that the particular vehicle vacated the assigned zone; receiving, by the one or more processors, an indication of an actual parking zone, of the zones in the parking structure, of the particular vehicle from a plurality of parking survey devices; and modifying, by the one or more processors, the data store to store the actual parking zone of the particular vehicle; analyzing, by the one or more processors, a set of parking events from a history of parking events stored on the data store; and in response to a divergence between the actual parking zone and the zone recommendation for the set of parking events, adjusting, by the one or more processors, parameter values, the parameter values comprising the first probability value (pf), the second probability value (pc), and the attractiveness value of the actual parking zone. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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