Identification and performance of an action related to a poorly parked vehicle

US11176824B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. · US

Inventors

• Brian Refsdal · Menlo Park, US
• Nick G. Suizo · San Jose, US
• Kent W. Ryhorchuk · Portola Valley, US
• Tibor Gyimesi · Berkeley, US
• Andrew W. Herson · Albany, US
• Istvan S. Horvath · Torslanda, SE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 18, 2018
• Grant date: Nov 16, 2021
• Expiry date: Feb 19, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W4/70
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A device can receive parking metadata that includes location data indicating that a portion of a vehicle is located outside of a designated parking area (DPA). The device can process the parking metadata to identify values that are to be used when determining actions to perform. The device can obtain supplemental events data associated with events occurring near the DPA. The device can determine the actions to perform based on the parking metadata and the supplemental events data. The device can provide, as one of the actions and to one or more other devices or to the vehicle, a message indicating that the portion of the vehicle is located outside of the DPA. This can cause the one or more other devices or the vehicle to: move the vehicle from the DPA, reposition the vehicle within the DPA, or penalize an owner of the vehicle.