Parking space navigation method, parking space management method, mobile terminal, and server

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10352719-B2
Application number	US-201615566758-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 15, 2016
Priority date	Oct 30, 2015
Publication date	Jul 16, 2019
Grant date	Jul 16, 2019

Abstract

A parking space navigation method is provided. The method includes obtaining and displaying a parking space distribution map of a parking lot by using a mobile terminal; querying current existing vacant parking spaces of the parking lot from a server; marking the current existing vacant parking spaces on the parking space distribution map; determining a target vacant parking space from the marked current existing vacant parking spaces; obtaining, from the server, a first position of a terminal node associated with the mobile terminal when the terminal node is placed on a vehicle; and drawing, on the parking space distribution map, a navigation route from the first position to the target vacant parking space.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A parking space navigation method, performed by a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
obtaining and displaying a parking space distribution map of a parking lot by using a mobile terminal;
querying current existing vacant parking spaces of the parking lot from a server;
marking the current existing vacant parking spaces on the parking space distribution map;
determining a target vacant parking space from the marked current existing vacant parking spaces;
obtaining, from the server, a first position of a terminal node associated with the mobile terminal when the terminal node is placed on a vehicle, the first position being obtained from positioning information of the terminal node; and
drawing, on the parking space distribution map, a navigation route from the first position to the target vacant parking space,
wherein the positioning information is provided by at least three anchor nodes fixed in the parking lot according to a received wireless signal broadcast by the terminal node and comprises
a received signal strength indication (RSSI) of a wireless signal that is broadcast by the terminal node, and
wherein the first position is obtained by calculation according to optimized ranging data and coordinates of the corresponding anchor nodes by using a trilateral positioning algorithm after the RSSI is optimized by using a Gaussian model to obtain an optimized RSSI and the optimized ranging data is calculated.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
scanning a graphic code of the terminal node using the mobile terminal to obtain a first identifier of the terminal node; and
uploading the first identifier of the terminal node and a second identifier of the mobile terminal to the server to establish an association between the first identifier and the second identifier.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after drawing the navigation route, the method further comprises:
obtaining a parking position recorded by the server, the parking position being recorded when the first position reaches the target vacant parking space, and/or when an ultrasonic parking space detection module corresponding to the target vacant parking space detects that the vehicle reaches the target vacant parking space;
obtaining, from the server, a second position of the terminal node when the terminal node is carried by a vehicle owner; and
drawing, on the parking space distribution map, a navigation route from the second position to the parking position.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein interaction with the server is performed by a browser that runs on the mobile terminal.

5. A parking space management method performed by a server, the method comprising:
receiving a vacant parking space query request from a mobile terminal;
in response to the request, querying current existing vacant parking spaces of a parking lot according to the vacant parking space query request, and transmitting the current existing vacant parking spaces to the mobile terminal;
receiving a vacant parking space selection command from the mobile terminal;
determining a target vacant parking space from the current existing vacant parking spaces according to the vacant parking space selection command;
obtaining a first position of a terminal node associated with the mobile terminal when the terminal node is placed on a vehicle, the first position being obtained from positioning information of the terminal node; and
sending the first position to the mobile terminal for the mobile terminal to draw, on the parking space distribution map of the parking lot, a navigation route from the first position to the target vacant parking space,
wherein the positioning information is provided by at least three anchor nodes fixed in the parking lot according to a received wireless signal broadcast by the terminal node and comprises
a received signal strength indication (RSSI) of a wireless signal that is broadcast by the terminal node, and
wherein the obtaining the first position comprises:
optimizing the RSSI by using a Gaussian model to obtain an optimized RSSI and calculating optimized ranging data; and
obtaining the first position of the terminal node by calculation according to the optimized ranging data and coordinates of the corresponding anchor nodes by using a trilateral positioning algorithm.

6. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:
receiving a first identifier of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal, and a second identifier of a terminal node, which is obtained by scanning a graphic code of the terminal node; and
establishing an association between the first identifier and the second identifier.

7. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:
recording a parking position when the first position reaches the target vacant parking space, and/or when an ultrasonic parking space detection module corresponding to the target vacant parking space detects that the vehicle reaches the target vacant parking space, and changing the target vacant parking space to a non-vacant parking space;
providing the parking position to the mobile terminal;
obtaining a second position of the terminal node when the terminal node is carried by a vehicle owner; and
sending the second position to the mobile terminal for the mobile terminal to draw, on the parking space distribution map, a navigation route from the second position to the parking position.

8. A mobile terminal comprising at least one microprocessor and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the microprocessor, cause the microprocessor to:
obtain and display a parking space distribution map of a parking lot;
query current existing vacant parking spaces of the parking lot from a server;
mark the current existing vacant parking spaces on the parking space distribution map;
determine a target vacant parking space from the current existing vacant parking spaces;
obtain, from the server, a first position of a terminal node associated with the mobile terminal when the terminal node is placed on a vehicle, the first position being obtained from positioning information of the terminal node; and
draw, on the parking space distribution map, a navigation route from the first position to the target vacant parking space,
wherein the positioning information is provided by at least three anchor nodes fixed in the parking lot according to a received wireless signal broadcast by the terminal node and comprises a received signal strength indication (RSSI) of a wireless signal that is broadcast by the terminal node, and
wherein the first position is obtained by calculation according to optimized ranging data and coordinates of the corresponding anchor nodes by using a trilateral positioning algorithm after the RSSI is optimized by using a Gaussian model to obtain an optimized RSSI and the optimized ranging data is calculated.

9. The mobile terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the microprocessor, further cause the microprocessor to:
scan a graphic code of the terminal node to obtain a first identifier of the terminal node; and
transmit the first identifier and a second identifier of the mobile terminal to the server to establish an association between the first identifier and the second identifier.

10. The mobile terminal according to claim 8 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the microprocessor, further cause the microprocessor to, after drawing the navigation route from the first position to the target vacant parking space:
obtain a parking position recorded by the server, the parking position being recorded when the first position reaches the target vacant

Assignees

• Univ Chongqing Posts & Telecom
• Tencent Tech Shenzhen Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lei Jianjun
• He Yuan
• Xiao Mingwei
• Luo Shengwen
• Wang Huaming

Classifications

• G08G1/146

  where the parking area is a limited parking space, e.g. parking garage, restricted space · CPC title

• G08G1/144 Primary

  on portable or mobile units, e.g. personal digital assistant [PDA] · CPC title

• G08G1/04

  using optical or ultrasonic detectors · CPC title

• G07F17/246

  provided with vehicle proximity-detectors (detecting hidden masses, e.g. metal detectors, G01V, e.g. G01V3/00; proximity switches per se H03K17/00; traffic control systems G08G1/00) · CPC title

• G07B15/04

  comprising devices to free a barrier, turnstile, or the like {(turnstiles with registering means G07C9/10; coin-freed aspects G07F17/00)} · CPC title