PERSONALIZED PARKING ASSISTANT
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1. An in-vehicle personalized parking system, comprising:
- a processor in data communication with;
a graphical display device, a driver identifying device, a driver input device, a transceiver operative to communicate with at least one source of parking space information, a global positioning system (GPS) module, and a non-transitory data storage device on which is stored computer code which, when executed on the processor, implements;
a parking information database that stores information of at least one of an available parking space, and a parking space the vehicle has been parked in;
a weighting factor database that stores weighting factor information;
a driver preference database that stores driver preference information;
a parking preference analysis engine,a parking recommendation engine; and
instructions which, when executed on the processor, cause the system to;
identify the driver,obtain from the driver a destination where a parking space is needed;
request current information of available parking spaces proximate the destination from the at least one source of parking space information, and receive the requested information;
recommend by the parking recommendation engine at least one parking space based on the destination, the available parking spaces, and the driver preference information, andpresent the recommended parking space(s) on the display; and
means for gathering information of the parking spaces in which respective identified drivers park, means for analyzing the drivers'"'"' selection of parking spaces parked in, and means for adapting the parking space recommendation based on the analyzing.
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Abstract
An in-vehicle parking system and method for displaying and analyzing parking information.
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18 Claims
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1. An in-vehicle personalized parking system, comprising:
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a processor in data communication with; a graphical display device, a driver identifying device, a driver input device, a transceiver operative to communicate with at least one source of parking space information, a global positioning system (GPS) module, and a non-transitory data storage device on which is stored computer code which, when executed on the processor, implements; a parking information database that stores information of at least one of an available parking space, and a parking space the vehicle has been parked in; a weighting factor database that stores weighting factor information; a driver preference database that stores driver preference information; a parking preference analysis engine, a parking recommendation engine; and instructions which, when executed on the processor, cause the system to; identify the driver, obtain from the driver a destination where a parking space is needed; request current information of available parking spaces proximate the destination from the at least one source of parking space information, and receive the requested information; recommend by the parking recommendation engine at least one parking space based on the destination, the available parking spaces, and the driver preference information, and present the recommended parking space(s) on the display; and means for gathering information of the parking spaces in which respective identified drivers park, means for analyzing the drivers'"'"' selection of parking spaces parked in, and means for adapting the parking space recommendation based on the analyzing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An in-vehicle personalized parking system, comprising:
a tangible processing unit in data communication with; a graphical display device, a transceiver operative to communicate with at least one source of parking space information, a global positioning system (GPS) module, a driver identifying device, a driver input device, an environment detecting module, and a non-transitory data storage device on which is stored computer code which, when executed on the processor, implements; a parking information database that stores information of at least one of a parking facility and a parking space the vehicle has been parked in; a weighting factor database that stores weighting factor information; a driver information database that stores drivers'"'"' identities and respective preference information; a driver parking preference analysis engine that analyses respective drivers'"'"' parking preferences based on information of respective parking events; a parking recommendation engine; and instructions which, when executed on the processor, cause the vehicle to; identify a driver driving the vehicle; obtain information of a plurality of parking spaces parked in; analyze the obtained parking space information; and determine and store parking preferences of the driver based on the analysis. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of recommending a parking space, comprising:
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obtaining an identity of a driver driving a vehicle via a driver identifying device, and storing the identity in a driver information database on a tangible storage device in data communication with a tangible processing unit (processor); detecting a parking event in which the vehicle being driven by the driver has been parked, and obtaining and storing information of the parking event; analyzing the stored parking event information to determine parking preferences of the driver; storing the parking preferences in association with the driver'"'"'s identity; and wherein the obtaining, detecting, analyzing, and storing are repeated for a plurality of driving occurrences. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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