Method and apparatus for operating parking space for autonomous smart car
US10916069B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 8, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q2240/00
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A parking space operating apparatus for an autonomous smart car controls a plurality of autonomous smart cars that are autonomously and remotely controlled and a plurality of parking space servers of parking spaces providing various services including car washing, maintenance, and charging to the autonomous smart cars in a smart parking space where the autonomous smart cars are parked, wherein the apparatus communicates with a financial institution server to automatically execute payment of a parking fee of the autonomous smart car when using a parking space service or leaving a parking space, when the autonomous smart car requests parking, the autonomous smart car is remotely controlled to be guided to one of a plurality of parking spaces that is selected based on a current location and a schedule of the autonomous smart car, and a condition of the autonomous smart car is identified to provide the service.
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