Parking device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12488711-B1
Application number	US-202519279796-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Jul 24, 2025
Priority date	Jul 24, 2025
Publication date	Dec 2, 2025
Grant date	Dec 2, 2025

Abstract

A T-shaped parking device module having a two-tiered rectangular base, a first support having a cuboid perpendicular to the base, and a second support having a cuboid perpendicular to the first support forming a T-shape. The first support has width X, with both supports having thickness of 0.1×X to 0.25×X. The front side of the second support contains a camera and sound device at center position, LiDAR sensors at first and second ends, a lamp on the first end, and battery and wireless communication node on the second end. A liquid crystal display in a right trapezoidal prism casing is positioned on top of the first end. The device enables simultaneous monitoring of multiple parking spaces through coordinated sensor arrays and wireless communication for comprehensive parking management.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A T-shaped parking device, comprising:
a two-tiered rectangular base, a first support comprising a cuboid that is perpendicular to the base, and a second support comprising a cuboid that is perpendicular to the first support such that the first and second support form a T-shape, wherein the first support has a width=X, and the first and second support have a thickness of 0.1×X to 0.25×X, wherein the T-shape has a front side and a back side, wherein a front side of the second support contains:
a camera and a sound device at a center position;
a LiDAR sensor at a first end and a second end;
a lamp and/or LED on the first end; and
a battery and wireless communication node on the second end,
wherein a liquid crystal display (LCD) disposed in a casing having a right trapezoidal prism shape having a thickness that is the same as the thickness of the second support is present on top of the first end of the second support, wherein a straight edge of the right trapezoidal prism is aligned with an upper edge of the first end of the second support such that the casing edge and the upper edge of the second support are flush, and an angled edge of the right trapezoidal prism shape is pointed towards the second end of the second support along the upper edge of the second support.

2 . The T-shaped parking device of claim 1 , wherein the camera is configured to capture an image of a license plate of a vehicle,
wherein the processor includes circuitry configured with instructions to identify and record a license plate number.

3 . The T-shaped parking device of claim 2 , wherein the parking device includes circuitry configured with instructions to wirelessly send the license plate number to a user device.

4 . The parking device of claim 1 , wherein the LiDAR sensor is configured to detect a distance between a vehicle and the parking device
wherein the processor includes circuitry configured with instructions to identify an angle and a distance from the vehicle to the parking device at which the vehicle is parked and determine if the angle and/or the distance is within a set parameter.

5 . The parking device of claim 4 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured with instructions to activate the lamp/LED if the angle and/or the distance is outside the set parameter.

6 . The parking device of claim 4 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured with instructions to activate the sound device if the angle and/or the distance is outside the set parameter.

7 . The parking device of claim 4 , wherein the processor includes circuitry configured with instructions to send an alert if the angle and/or the distance is outside the set parameter.

8 . The parking device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication node comprises:
a radio component; and a wi-fi component.

9 . The parking device of claim 8 , wherein the radio component is configured to send information between two or more microprocessors within the same parking device.

10 . The parking device of claim 1 , wherein the wireless communication node connects to a user interface on a mobile device,
wherein the processor includes circuitry configured with instructions to send parking information to an application on a mobile device.

11 . The parking device of claim 10 , wherein the application on a mobile device displays vacancy and/or occupancy of a parking spot.

12 . The parking device of claim 10 , wherein the application on a mobile device displays parking violations.

13 . A method of reserving a parking spot, comprising:
accessing the application on a mobile device, selecting a parking spot and clicking reserve, sending the reservation to the parking device of claim 10 .

14 . The parking device of claim 10 , wherein the user interface displays whether a parking spot is occupied or vacant.

15 . The parking device of claim 1 , wherein the back side of the T-shape contains, a camera at its center and a LiDAR sensor at each end.

16 . The parking device of claim 15 , wherein the parking device can monitor up to two cars simultaneously.

17 . The parking device of claim 1 , wherein the second support contains an antenna.

18 . The parking device of claim 1 , wherein the second support contains a microprocessor.

Assignees

• Univ Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd

Inventors

• Hussain Ahmed Abul
• Jan Naif M
• El-Nakla Samir
• Al-Salem Mustafa
• Al-Dossary Hamad
• Al-Silham Hussain

Classifications

• G08G1/0175

  by photographing vehicles, e.g. when violating traffic rules · CPC title

• G08G1/142

  external to the vehicles · CPC title

• G08G1/146

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

• G09F27/005

  Signs associated with a sensor · CPC title

• G01S17/08

  for measuring distance only (indirect measurement G01S17/46; active triangulation systems G01S17/48) · CPC title