Device for Displaying the Arrival Time of a Vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023027246-A1
Application number	US-202017785491-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 17, 2020
Priority date	Jan 22, 2020
Publication date	Jan 26, 2023
Grant date	—

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

1 .- 15 . (canceled)

16 . 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 a parking position and/or parking of the vehicle, and to output corresponding signals; a computing unit, which is communicatively connected to the detection apparatus and the readout apparatus, and which is configured to output the readout on the readout apparatus while taking into consideration the signals.

17 . The device according to claim 16 , wherein the readout is a time readout.

18 . The device according to claim 16 , wherein
the detection apparatus comprises a position determination module that determines the parking position of the vehicle in order to output the readout on the readout apparatus in view of the parking position of the vehicle.

19 . The device according to claim 18 , wherein the position determination module is a GPS module.

20 . The device according to claim 16 , wherein
the detection apparatus comprises at least one acceleration sensor configured to detect the parking of the vehicle in the parking position in order to output the readout on the readout apparatus based on the parking of the vehicle.

21 . The device according claim 16 , further comprising:
a communication apparatus, which is communicatively connected to the computing unit, and which is configured to interchange data with at least one remote apparatus.

22 . The device according to claim 21 , 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 a parking time limit and/or a parking disk obligation at the parking position of the vehicle, in order to output the readout on the readout apparatus based on the parking time limit and/or the parking disk obligation of the parking position of the vehicle.

23 . The device according to claim 22 , 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.

24 . The device according to claim 16 , wherein
the readout has a height of at least 2 cm.

25 . The device according to claim 16 , further comprising:
an input apparatus for activating and/or deactivating output of the readout.

26 . The device according to claim 16 , wherein
the readout apparatus comprises a display and/or a projector for showing the readout.

27 . A motor vehicle, comprising:
a device for displaying arrival time of the vehicle according to claim 16 , wherein the readout apparatus is arranged in a dashboard of the vehicle, 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.

28 . A method for displaying an arrival time of a vehicle, the method comprising:
detecting a parking position of the vehicle, via a detection apparatus of the vehicle comprising a position determination module and/or 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 consideration of parking and/or the parking position of the vehicle.

29 . The method according to claim 28 , 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.

30 . The method according to claim 29 , 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.

31 . The method according to claim 30 , 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.

32 . 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 a parking position of the vehicle, via a detection apparatus of the vehicle comprising a position determination module and/or 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 consideration of parking and/or the parking position of the vehicle.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Bremer Steffen

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

• G08G1/133

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

• G08B21/18

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

• G01P15/00

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

• G08C17/02

  using a radio link · CPC title