Parking availability monitor for a non-demarcated parking zone

US10699575B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. · US

Inventors

• Udit Batra · Fremont, US
• Ilker Ozsaracoglu · San Jose, US
• Kasiana J P McLenaghan · New York, US
• David L. Tucker · Pickerington, US
• Mohammad Naimur Rahman · San Jose, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 10, 2019
• Grant date: Jun 30, 2020
• Expiry date: Dec 10, 2039

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G1/149
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

An example method described herein includes receiving an image stream of a non-demarcated parking zone; identifying dimensions of the non-demarcated parking zone; determining an overall area of the non-demarcated parking zone based on the dimensions of the non-demarcated parking zone; calculating a capacity of the non-demarcated parking zone based on the dimensions of the overall area and predetermined vehicle dimensions; determining a number of vehicles parked in the non-demarcated parking zone based on the image stream and an object detection model, wherein the object detection model is configured to detect vehicles in the image stream that are parked in the non-demarcated parking zone; determining a parking availability of the non-demarcated parking zone based on the number of vehicles parked in the non-demarcated parking zone and the capacity; and performing an action associated with the parking availability.