NON-ENFORCEMENT AUTONOMOUS PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS

• US 20130191189A1
• Filed: 01/19/2012
• Published: 07/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens AG
• Original Assignee: Siemens Corp. (Siemens AG)
• Inventors: Aparicio, Juan, Dejori, Mathus, Rosca, Justinian
• Application Number:
  US13/353,441
• Publication Number:
  US 20130191189A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/13
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/02 taking into account a variable factor such as distance or time, e.g. for passenger transport, parking systems or car rental systems G07B15/06 takes precedence; taximeters G07B13/00; parking meters per se G07F17/24; car rental systems per se G07B15/00

Abstract

Methods and systems based on Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) determine that a vehicle occupies a parking spot. A road-side system checks in the vehicle having an on-board DSRC system into a parking system. The system provides the on-board DSRC system with a parking rate and the on-board DSRC system provides the road-side system with payment data. A final parking fee is determined and is charged after the vehicle has left the parking spot. Parking rates are determined dynamically based on existing and/or expected conditions. A planning system provides a vehicle with a parking spot at a scheduled time. Navigation data is provided to the vehicle to reach the scheduled parking spot. Traffic and environmental policies are enforced by applying the methods and systems.

Claims

1. A system to manage a parking spot for a vehicle with an on-board DSRC system and an on-board Global Positioning System (GPS), comprising:

a housing;

a Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) transceiver enabled to receive and transmit messages in DSRC format;

a processor enabled to execute instructions to perform the steps;

receiving from the on-board DSRC system of the vehicle a vehicle identifying message;

determining that the vehicle has occupied the parking spot;

sending a message to the on-board DSRC system of the vehicle providing a parking rate for the vehicle to occupy the parking spot; and

receiving vehicle data and entering into a database to determine a parking fee.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the parking fee is determined based on a current occupation of neighboring parking spots.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the parking fee is determined based on a congestion.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the parking fee is determined based on a characteristic of the vehicle.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the parking spot was made available to the vehicle based on a meteorological condition.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle was guided to the parking spot along a preferred route that circumvents a congestion.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

the processor sending to the on-board DSRC system a message containing a check-out request.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the vehicle has left the parking spot; and

sending to the on-board DSRC system on-board the vehicle a message containing a final parking fee.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving from the on-board DSRC system a message authorizing a payment of a final parking fee.

10. A system on-board a vehicle to park the vehicle at a parking spot under control of a Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) enabled road-side system, comprising:

a Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) transceiver enabled to receive and transmit messages in DSRC format from the road-side system;

a processor enabled to execute instructions to perform the steps;

sending to the road-side system a vehicle identifying DSRC message;

receiving from the road-side system a DSRC message that confirms the vehicle occupying the parking spot;

receiving a DSRC message from the road-side system providing a parking rate; and

providing vehicle data and payment authorization data to the road-side system.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the parking fee is determined based on a characteristic of the vehicle.

12. A method for parking a vehicle at a parking spot under control of a Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) enabled road-side computer system, comprising:

the vehicle occupying the parking spot;

a DSRC system on-board the vehicle with an on-board Global Positioning System (GPS) transmitting an identifying message to the road-side computer system;

the DSRC system on-board the vehicle receiving a message from the road-side computer system including a parking rate; and

the DSRC system on-board the vehicle sending a message including data related to payment of a parking fee.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the parking fee is determined based on a current occupation of neighboring parking spots.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the parking fee is determined based on a congestion.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the parking fee is determined based on a characteristic of the vehicle.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the parking spot was scheduled to be occupied by the vehicle by a scheduling system.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the vehicle was guided to the parking spot along a preferred route to avoid a congestion.

18. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

the vehicle leaving the parking spot; and

the DSRC system on-board the vehicle receiving a message containing a final parking fee.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

collecting payment of the final parking fee.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the parking rate is determined based on expected conditions.