Device for displaying the arrival time of a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12056959-B2
Application number	US-202017785491-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2020
Priority date	Jan 22, 2020
Publication date	Aug 6, 2024
Grant date	Aug 6, 2024

Abstract

A device and method for displaying the arrival time of a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, are provided. The device includes: at least one display device which is designed to show a display, in particular a time display; a detection device which is designed to detect a parked position of the vehicle and/or that the vehicle has stopped, and output corresponding signals; and a computing unit which is communicatively connected to the detection device and the display device and which is designed to output the display on the display device while taking into consideration the signals.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A device for displaying arrival time of a vehicle, comprising:
at least one readout apparatus, which is configured to display a readout;
a detection apparatus, which is configured to detect that the vehicle is parked in a parking zone with a parking time limit and/or parking disc obligation, and to output a corresponding signal indicating that the vehicle is parked in the parking zone with the parking time limit and/or parking disc obligation; and

a computing unit communicatively connected to the detection apparatus and the readout apparatus, wherein the computing unit is configured to control the readout apparatus to display the readout in response to the signal received from the detection apparatus, wherein the readout indicates an approximate time at which the vehicle is parked in the parking zone with the parking time limit and/or parking disc obligation.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the detection apparatus comprises a position determination module that determines a position of the vehicle, and wherein the readout is displayed based on the position of the vehicle.

3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the position determination module is a GPS module.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the detection apparatus comprises at least one acceleration sensor configured to detect that the vehicle is parked.

5. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising: a communication apparatus communicatively connected to the computing unit, wherein the communication apparatus is configured to interchange data with at least one remote apparatus.

6. The device according to claim 5 , wherein the communication apparatus and/or the computing unit is further configured to receive parking information data from the remote apparatus, the parking information data including information regarding the parking time limit and/or the parking disk obligation at the position of the vehicle, such that the readout is displayed based on the parking time limit and/or the parking disk obligation of the position of the vehicle.

7. The device according to claim 6 , wherein the communication apparatus and/or the computing unit is further configured to wirelessly convey a warning to a user terminal about the parking time limit being reached.

8. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the readout has a height of at least 2 cm.

9. The device according to claim 1 , further comprising: an input apparatus for activating and/or deactivating output of the readout.

10. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the readout apparatus comprises a display and/or a projector for showing the readout.

11. A motor vehicle, comprising:
a device for displaying arrival time of the vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein the readout apparatus is arranged in a dashboard of the vehicle, and the readout apparatus is oriented in the dashboard such that the readout is visible outside the vehicle, on and/or through a windshield of the vehicle.

12. A method for displaying an arrival time of a vehicle, the method comprising:
detecting that the vehicle is parked in a parking zone with a parking time limit and/or parking disc obligation, via a detection apparatus of the vehicle comprising at least an acceleration sensor;
outputting a readout on a readout apparatus, which is arranged in a dashboard of the vehicle, the readout being visible outside the vehicle on and/or through a windshield of the vehicle, in response to detecting that the vehicle is parked in the parking zone with the parking time limit and/or parking disc obligation, wherein the readout indicates an approximate time at which the vehicle is parked in the parking zone with the parking time limit and/or parking disc obligation.

13. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising:
receiving parking information data from a remote apparatus by way of a communication apparatus of the vehicle, the parking information data including information regarding a parking time limit and/or a parking disk obligation at the position of the vehicle; and
adapting the readout on the readout apparatus in consideration of the parking time limit and/or the parking disk obligation of the position.

14. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising: wirelessly conveying a warning about the parking time limit being reached to a user terminal by way of the communication apparatus of the vehicle.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the wireless conveyance of the warning to a user terminal takes place at least 15 minutes before the parking time limit is reached, and/or the wireless conveyance of the warning to a user terminal takes place on reception of a request signal, the request signal being sent to the communication apparatus of the vehicle by way of the user terminal.

16. A computer product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein program code which, when executed by a computing unit, carries out:
detecting that the vehicle is parked in a parking zone with a parking time limit and/or parking disc obligation, via a detection apparatus of the vehicle comprising at least an acceleration sensor;
outputting a readout on a readout apparatus, which is arranged in a dashboard of the vehicle, the readout being visible outside the vehicle on and/or through a windshield of the vehicle, in response to detecting that the vehicle is parked in the parking zone with the parking time limit and/or parking disc obligation, wherein the readout indicates an approximate time at which the vehicle is parked in the parking zone with the parking time limit and/or parking disc obligation.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Bremer Steffen

Classifications

• G08G1/133

  within the vehicle {; Indicators inside the vehicles or at stops} · CPC title

• G08C17/02

  using a radio link · CPC title

• G01P15/00

  Measuring acceleration; Measuring deceleration; Measuring shock, i.e. sudden change of acceleration · CPC title

• G08B21/18

  Status alarms (G08B21/02 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G07C1/30 Primary

  Parking meters (registering or indicating waiting time of vehicles by means driven by the vehicle G07C5/02; coin-freed parking meters G07F17/24) · CPC title