Auto valet parking system and method
US10241519B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/146
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An auto valet parking system operates a car in a parking lot and including: a parking lot map database which manages route information to each parking space; a vacant space information database which manages full and vacant information for each parking space; a facility migration information database which accumulates facility migration information indicative of behaviors of a parking lot user; a first unit which detects the full and vacant information for each parking space, searches for a route to the parking space and automatically parks the car in the parking space based on the route information; a second unit notifies the parking lot user of information on a parking position through a mobile terminal; and a third unit which searches for the vacant space as close as possible to conditions based on the facility migration information, and reflects the vacant space on the first unit.
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