Parking lot mapping system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10650680-B2
Application number	US-201816119120-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 31, 2018
Priority date	Jun 11, 2015
Publication date	May 12, 2020
Grant date	May 12, 2020

Abstract

A parking lot mapping system includes a server. The server is remote from a plurality of vehicles, and includes a receiver, an electronic controller and a storage device. The receiver is configured to receive data transmitted from the vehicles, the data including a route traveled and a stopping position of each of the vehicles. The electronic controller is configured to determine that each vehicle has entered a parking lot, and form a map of the parking lot including parking lot routes and parking spots based on accumulation of the data including the stopping position of each vehicle and the route traveled by each of the vehicles after determination that each vehicle vehicles has entered the parking lot. The storage device is configured to store the map of the parking lot.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A parking lot mapping system, comprising:
a server remote from a plurality of vehicles, the server comprising
a receiver configured to receive data transmitted from the plurality of vehicles, the data including a route traveled and a stopping position of each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles,
an electronic controller configured to determine that each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles has entered a parking lot, and form a map of the parking lot including parking lot routes and parking spots, each of the parking lot routes and each of the parking spots being formed based on accumulation of the data from at least two of the plurality of vehicles, including the stopping position of each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles and the route traveled by each of the plurality of vehicles after determination that each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles has entered the parking lot, and
a storage device configured to store the map of the parking lot.

2. The parking lot mapping system of claim 1 , wherein
the electronic controller is configured to determine that each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles has entered a parking lot based on a parking event.

3. The parking lot mapping system of claim 2 , wherein
the parking event is at least one of gear shifting, vehicle stopping for a predetermined time, vehicle starting, vehicle stopping, and a location of the vehicle while parked.

4. The parking lot mapping system according to claim 2 , wherein
the receiver is configured to receive data transmitted before the parking event.

5. The parking lot mapping system of claim 4 , wherein
the electronic controller is configured to determine a parking lot entrance based on the data transmitted before the parking event.

6. The parking lot mapping system according to claim 5 , wherein
the electronic controller is configured to determine a parking lot exit based on the data transmitted after the parking event.

7. The parking lot mapping system according to claim 6 , wherein
the electronic controller is configured to determine the parking lot routes between the parking lot entrance and the parking lot exit based on the route traveled by each of the plurality of vehicles.

8. The parking lot mapping system according to claim 1 , wherein
the electronic controller is configured to determine a direction of the parking lot routes based on the route traveled by each of the plurality of vehicles.

9. The parking lot mapping system according to claim 1 , wherein
the electronic controller is configured to determine the location of parking spots based on the stopping position of each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles.

10. A parking lot mapping method, comprising:
receiving, via a receiver remote from a plurality of vehicles, data transmitted from the plurality of vehicles, the data including a route traveled and a stopping position of each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles,
determining with an electronic controller that each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles has entered a parking lot, and forming a map of the parking lot including parking lot routes and parking spots, each of the parking lot routes and each of the parking spots based on accumulation of the data from at least two of the plurality of vehicles, including the stopping position of each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles and the route traveled by each of the plurality of vehicles after determination that each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles has entered the parking lot, and
a storage device configured to store the map of the parking lot.

11. The parking lot mapping method of claim 10 , further comprising
determining with the electronic controller that each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles has entered a parking lot based on a parking lot event.

12. The parking lot mapping method of claim 11 , wherein
the parking event is at least one of gear shifting, vehicle stopping for a predetermined time, vehicle starting, vehicle stopping, and a location of the vehicle while parked.

13. The parking lot mapping method according to claim 11 , wherein
the receiving data transmitted from the plurality of vehicles includes receiving data transmitted before the parking event.

14. The parking lot mapping method of claim 13 , wherein
the receiving data transmitted from the plurality of vehicles includes receiving data transmitted before the parking event.

15. The parking lot mapping method according to claim 14 , further comprising
determining with the electronic controller a parking lot exit based on the data transmitted after the parking event.

16. The parking lot mapping method according to claim 15 , further comprising
determining with the electronic controller the parking lot routes between the parking lot entrance and the parking lot exit based on the route traveled by each of the plurality of vehicles.

17. The parking lot mapping method according to claim 10 , further comprising
determining with the electronic controller a direction of the parking lot routes based on the route traveled by each of the plurality of vehicles.

18. The parking lot mapping method according to claim 10 , further comprising
determining with the electronic controller the location of parking spots based on the stopping position of each vehicle of the plurality of vehicles.

Assignees

• Nissan North America Inc

Inventors

• Penna Mauro Della
• Kojo Naoki
• Saito Daisuke

Classifications

• G08G1/0962

  having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages · CPC title

• G08G1/148

  Management of a network of parking areas · CPC title

• G08G1/0967

  Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits (transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968) · CPC title

• G01C21/3685 Primary

  the POI's being parking facilities · CPC title

• B60W40/10

  related to vehicle motion · CPC title