Method for operating a car park parking system of a car park, and car park parking system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12077151-B2
Application number	US-202117800978-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2021
Priority date	Feb 20, 2020
Publication date	Sep 3, 2024
Grant date	Sep 3, 2024

Abstract

A method for operating a car park parking system of a car park involves determining a current state of occupancy of the car park and assigning a quick-access parking space to a motor vehicle to be parked depending on the determined state of occupancy. The motor vehicle to be parked is brought driverlessly to the assigned quick-access parking space. An information message is communicated to a user of the motor vehicle to be parked depending on a decision criterion. The information message proposes a pick-up time, and, following acceptance of the proposed pick-up time by the user, the motor vehicle to be parked is brought driverlessly from the quick-access parking space to a long-stay parking space.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for operating a car park parking system of a car park for multiple motor vehicles, the method comprising:
determining, by the car park parking system, a current state of occupancy of the car park;
assigning a quick-access parking space from multiple parking spaces of the car park to a motor vehicle to be parked depending on the determined current state of occupancy;
moving, driverlessy, the motor vehicle to be parked to the assigned quick-access parking space;
communicating, from the car park parking system to a user of the motor vehicle to be parked, an information message depending on a decision criterion,
wherein the information message proposes to the user a pick-up time determined by the car park parking system, and, following acceptance of the proposed pick-up time by the user, the motor vehicle to be parked is brought driverlessly from the quick-access parking space to a long-stay parking space.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, when bringing the motor vehicle to be parked to the long-stay parking space, the motor vehicle to be parked is parked for a minimum parking time above a predefined parking time threshold value.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein, an area of the long-term parking space is a same size as an area of the quick-access parking space, and wherein a larger number of motor vehicles or a larger motor vehicle is parked in the area of the long-term parking space.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pick-up time is only proposed to the user from a specific number of parked motor vehicles in the car park above a number threshold value.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pick-up time is proposed based on statistical data relating to available parking spaces depending on time.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the statistical data are determined and evaluated based on past states of occupancy in the car park.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein at the pick-up time, the motor vehicle to be parked is brought to the quick-access parking space.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein a minimum parking time is additionally predefined to the user and it is determined, depending on the predefined minimum parking time, whether the motor vehicle to be parked is brought to the quick-access parking space or the long-stay parking space.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein a long-stay parking space within the car park or a long-stay parking space externally of the car park is used as a long-stay parking space.

10. A car park parking system of a car park for multiple motor vehicles, comprising:
at least one electronic computing device, wherein the car park parking system is configured to
determine a current state of occupancy of the car park;
assign a quick-access parking space from multiple parking spaces of the car park to a motor vehicle to be parked depending on the determined current state of occupancy;
move, driverlessy, the motor vehicle to be parked to the assigned quick-access parking space;
communicate, to a user of the motor vehicle to be parked, an information message depending on a decision criterion,
wherein the information message proposes to the user a pick-up time determined by the car park parking system, and, following acceptance of the proposed pick-up time by the user, the motor vehicle to be parked is brought driverlessly from the quick-access parking space to a long-stay parking space.

Assignees

• Mercedes Benz Group Ag

Inventors

• Hug Tobias

Classifications

• G08G1/14

  indicating individual free spaces in parking areas · CPC title

• B60W60/0025

  specially adapted for specific operations · CPC title

• B62D15/0285

  Parking performed automatically · CPC title

• B60W30/06 Primary

  Automatic manoeuvring for parking · CPC title

• E04H6/422 Primary

  Automatically operated car-parks · CPC title