Autonomous parking monitor

US10311731B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Knightscope, Inc. · US

Inventors

• William Santana Li · Mountain View, US
• Phillip Wong · San Francisco, US
• Stacy Dean Stephens · Grand Prairie, US
• Mercedes Soria-Li · Mountain View, US
• Dominic A. Villa · San Jose, US
• Aaron J. Lehnhardt · Mission Viejo, US
• Nicholas L. Xydes · San Jose, US
• Ina Liu · Alameda, US
• Hen-You Tan · San Mateo, US
• Arne Stoschek · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 30, 2017
• Grant date: Jun 4, 2019
• Expiry date: Aug 30, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06V20/625
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Systems, methods, and devices for autonomous monitoring of parking areas are provided. In one aspect, a method for collecting information associated with a parking space includes providing a self-propelled autonomous data machine comprising one or more sensors. The autonomous data machine can be navigated to a location near a parking space for a vehicle. Parking information pertaining to the parking space can be obtained via the one or more sensors of the autonomous data machine. The obtained parking information can include at least occupancy data for the parking space. The parking information can be transmitted to a remote computing system configured to display the parking information to a user.