Motor vehicle and method for displaying a parking duration and/or a parking start of a motor vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022012775-A1
Application number	US-202117373340-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 12, 2021
Priority date	Jul 13, 2020
Publication date	Jan 13, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

The invention relates to a motor vehicle ( 1 ). In order to increase motor vehicle user convenience and eco-friendliness in connection with a parking of motor vehicles ( 1 ) subject to a charge, the motor vehicle ( 1 ) has at least one device ( 2 ) permanently integrated into at least one structure of the motor vehicle ( 1 ) for displaying a parking duration and/or a parking start of the motor vehicle.

First claim

1 . A motor vehicle ( 1 ), comprising:
at least one device ( 2 ), wherein the at least one device is permanently integrated into at least one structure of the motor vehicle ( 1 ) for displaying a parking duration and/or a parking start of the motor vehicle ( 1 ).

2 . The motor vehicle ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the device ( 2 ) is formed at least partially by at least one electrical display device ( 3 ) of the motor vehicle ( 1 ) which is arranged in an interior ( 4 ) of the motor vehicle ( 1 ).

3 . The motor vehicle ( 1 ) according to claim 2 , wherein the electrical display device ( 3 ) is a head-up display.

4 . The motor vehicle ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the device ( 2 ) is formed at least partially by at least one electrical lighting unit of the motor vehicle ( 1 ) which is arranged on an outside of the motor vehicle ( 1 ) and is configured for an alphanumeric display of the parking duration and/or the parking start.

5 . The motor vehicle ( 1 ) according to claim 4 , wherein the electrical lighting unit has organic light-emitting diodes.

6 . The motor vehicle ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein at least one electronic evaluation system ( 8 ) which is configured to receive position data relating to a current position of the motor vehicle ( 1 ) to determine, taking account of the position data, whether the parked motor vehicle ( 1 ) is parked in an area in which the display of the parking duration and/or the parking start is/are required, and to display the parking duration and/or the parking start automatically or at the instigation of a user via a man-machine interface of the motor vehicle ( 1 ) if the parked motor vehicle ( 1 ) is parked in an area in which the display of the parking duration and/or the parking start is/are required.

7 . The motor vehicle ( 1 ) according to claim 6 , wherein the electronic evaluation system ( 8 ) is configured to determine a cost-free parking time and/or a maximum permitted parking duration if the parked motor vehicle ( 1 ) is parked in an area in which the display of the parking duration and/or the parking start is/are required, and to indicate the cost-free parking time and/or the maximum permitted parking duration in a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle ( 1 ).

8 . The motor vehicle ( 1 ) according to claim 6 , wherein the electronic evaluation system ( 8 ) is configured for wireless communication with an automatic parking charge billing system, wherein the evaluation electronic system ( 8 ) is configured to initiate parking charge billing automatically or at the instigation of a user via a man-machine interface of the motor vehicle ( 1 ).

9 . A method for displaying a parking duration and/or a parking start of a motor vehicle ( 1 ), comprising:
displaying the parking duration and/or the parking start by at least one device ( 2 ) permanently integrated into at least one structure of the motor vehicle ( 1 ).

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the parking duration and/or the parking start is/are displayed by at least one electrical display device ( 3 ) of the motor vehicle ( 1 ) which is arranged in an interior ( 4 ) of the motor vehicle ( 1 ).

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Allexi Gregor
• Ceylan Mithat

Classifications

• 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

• G07C5/02

  Registering or indicating driving, working, idle, or waiting time only (apparatus forming part of taximeters G07B13/00) · CPC title

• G07B15/02

  taking into account a variable factor such as distance or time, e.g. for passenger transport, parking systems or car rental systems (G07B15/06 takes precedence; taximeters G07B13/00; parking meters per se G07F17/24) · CPC title

• G06Q30/0284 Primary

  Time or distance, e.g. usage of parking meters or taximeters · CPC title

• G06Q30/0266 Primary

  based on the position of the vehicle · CPC title