Method for determining parking spaces and free-parking space assistance system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017154530-A1
Application number	US-201515320387-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 8, 2015
Priority date	Jul 2, 2014
Publication date	Jun 1, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for determining parking spaces, traffic participants ascertaining information about free parking spaces and communicating the information to a cloud computing system, the cloud computing system storing information about the free parking spaces in retrievable fashion in a parking space map, information about the provided parking space being visually presented on a display device of the traffic participant. A computer program and a free parking space assistance system, which are suitable in particular for carrying out the method, are also provided.

First claim

1 - 14 . (canceled)

15 . A method for determining parking spaces, comprising:
ascertaining, by traffic participants, information about free parking spaces; communicating the information to a cloud computing system, the cloud computing system storing information about the free parking spaces in retrievable fashion in a parking space map, the cloud computing system ascertaining and providing a free parking space in at least one of: i) a local surrounding environment of the traffic participant, and ii) an environment of a known navigation destination; and visually presenting information about the provided parking space on a display device of the traffic participant.

16 . The method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the display device is a head-up display that is suitable for blending virtual objects into the field of view of the traffic participant.

17 . The method as recited in claim 16 , wherein the information about the provided parking space includes at least one of virtual boundary lines, and a virtual parking space symbol.

18 . The method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the traffic participants are vehicles equipped with environmental acquisition devices that, when traveling past free parking spaces, ascertain the free parking spaces, independently of whether parking space markings are present.

19 . The method as recited in claim 15 , wherein at least one of the location, size, and further meta-information, about parking spaces is ascertained.

20 . The method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the location of the free parking space is ascertained via a navigation system.

21 . The method as recited claim 15 , wherein when there is a request, free parking spaces are displayed to a traffic participant.

22 . The method as recited in claim 15 , wherein the cloud computing system ascertains and provides suitable free parking spaces at least one of: i) on the basis of vehicle dimensions of the traffic participant, ii) on the basis of desires of the traffic participant, and iii) on the basis of properties of the parking space.

23 . The method as recited in claim 15 , wherein, as a function of current conditions, the cloud computing system makes available or blocks specified surfaces as parking spaces.

24 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium on which is stored a computer program for determining parking spaces, the computer program, when executed by a programmable device, causing the programmable device to perform:
ascertaining, by traffic participants, information about free parking spaces; communicating the information to a cloud computing system, the cloud computing system storing information about the free parking spaces in retrievable fashion in a parking space map, the cloud computing system ascertaining and providing a free parking space in at least one of: i) a local surrounding environment of the traffic participant, and ii) an environment of a known navigation destination; and visually presenting information about the provided parking space on a display device of the traffic participant.

24 . A free parking space assistance system, comprising:
a cloud computing system that is set up to receive information about free parking spaces and to store the information in a parking space map, the cloud computing system further set up to provide the information about the free parking spaces on request, the cloud computing system designed to ascertain and provide free parking spaces at least one of: in a local environment of a traffic participant, and in an environment of a known navigation destination.

25 . The free parking space assistance system as recited in claim 24 , further comprising:
at least one vehicle having a display device, information about the provided parking space being visually presented on a display device of the traffic participant.

26 . The free parking space assistance system as recited in claim 24 , further comprising:
at least one vehicle having an environmental acquisition device and a communication unit, the environmental acquisition device being set up to ascertain free parking spaces in the surrounding environment of the vehicle, and the communication unit being set up to transmit ascertained information about the free parking spaces to the cloud computing system.

27 . The free parking space assistance system as recited in claim 24 , further comprising:
a mobile unit, assigned to a traffic participant, that is set up to call information about the free parking spaces from the cloud computing system and to provide it to the traffic participant.

Assignees

• Bosch Gmbh Robert

Inventors

• Irion Albrecht
• Maier Manuel

Classifications

• G08G1/144 Primary

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

• G08G1/143 Primary

  inside the vehicles · CPC title

• G08G1/147

  where the parking area is within an open public zone, e.g. city centre · CPC title

• G08G1/09623

  Systems involving the acquisition of information from passive traffic signs by means mounted on the vehicle (G08G1/0967 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G01C21/3685

  the POI's being parking facilities · CPC title