EP3685365A1 - Method, apparatus and computer program for determining occupancy states of parking spaces and for identifying a motor vehicle parked in a parking space - Google Patents
Method, apparatus and computer program for determining occupancy states of parking spaces and for identifying a motor vehicle parked in a parking spaceInfo
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- EP3685365A1 EP3685365A1 EP18746934.1A EP18746934A EP3685365A1 EP 3685365 A1 EP3685365 A1 EP 3685365A1 EP 18746934 A EP18746934 A EP 18746934A EP 3685365 A1 EP3685365 A1 EP 3685365A1
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- G08G1/00—Traffic control systems for road vehicles
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- G08G1/14—Traffic control systems for road vehicles indicating individual free spaces in parking areas
- G08G1/145—Traffic control systems for road vehicles indicating individual free spaces in parking areas where the indication depends on the parking areas
- G08G1/146—Traffic control systems for road vehicles indicating individual free spaces in parking areas where the indication depends on the parking areas where the parking area is a limited parking space, e.g. parking garage, restricted space
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- the invention relates to a method and a device for determining a respective occupancy state of a plurality of parking spaces of a parking space and for identifying a parked on one of the plurality of parking spaces
- the invention further relates to a server.
- the invention further relates to a motor vehicle.
- the invention further relates to a
- the object underlying the invention is to provide an efficient concept for efficiently determining a respective occupancy state of multiple parking spaces of a parking space and for efficiently identifying a parked on one of the plurality of parking spaces motor vehicle.
- Motor vehicle provided using a further motor vehicle, wherein the further motor vehicle comprises one or more environmental sensors, comprising the following steps:
- an apparatus for determining a respective occupancy state of a plurality of parking spaces of a parking space and for identifying a motor vehicle parked on one of the plurality of parking spaces using a further motor vehicle, wherein the further motor vehicle has one or more environmental sensors, comprising:
- a processor for determining a respective occupancy state of the plurality of parking spaces based on environment data which corresponds to an environment detected by the one or more environment sensors of the further motor vehicle during a journey of the further motor vehicle within the parking space, wherein
- the processor is configured to detect one on one of the plurality
- a motor vehicle which comprises one or more environmental sensors and the device for determining a respective occupancy state of a plurality of parking spaces of a parking space and for identifying a parked on one of the plurality of parking spaces motor vehicle.
- a server that supports the
- Apparatus for determining a respective occupancy state of a plurality Parking spaces of a parking space and for identifying a parked on one of the plurality of parking spaces motor vehicle comprises.
- a computer program which program code for carrying out the method for determining a respective
- Motor vehicle comprises when the computer program is executed on a computer, for example on the processor of the device.
- the invention is based on the finding that the above object can be achieved in that a motor vehicle, in this case the further motor vehicle, detects its environment during its travel within the parking space by means of his or her environmental sensors, wherein based on the detected environment, the occupancy states of the plurality Pitches are determined. Furthermore, in addition to determining the respective occupancy state, provision is made for detection of one parked on one of the several parking spaces
- Motor vehicle the parked motor vehicle is identified.
- two functions can be provided by the further motor vehicle: on the one hand, a determination of an occupancy state of the parking spaces of the parking space. On the other hand, an identification of a parked motor vehicle.
- an installation effort for these parking space occupancy sensors can be advantageously saved. Furthermore, this can be saved in an advantageous manner resulting costs. Identifying the parked motor vehicle, for example, has the technical advantage that an efficient check is thus made possible as to whether the parked motor vehicle is entitled to be parked on the parking space or generally within the parking space.
- An environmental sensor is, for example, one of the following environmental sensors:
- Radar sensor lidar sensor, ultrasonic sensor, video sensor, in particular video sensor of a video camera, magnetic sensor, infrared sensor.
- the plurality of environmental sensors are, for example, identical or designed differently, for example.
- the further motor vehicle Since the further motor vehicle detects its surroundings during its travel within the parking space, the further motor vehicle can also be referred to as a sensor motor vehicle.
- the identification of the parked motor vehicle is carried out based on the environment data.
- a license plate recognition of a license plate of the parked motor vehicle is performed for the identification, wherein the parked motor vehicle is identified based on the recognized license plate.
- an identifier transmitted wirelessly by means of the parked motor vehicle is received by means of the further motor vehicle, based on which the parked motor vehicle is identified.
- C2C communication a motor vehicle-to-motor vehicle communication takes place, which is also known by the term "C2C communication".
- C2C stands for "Car to Car”.
- the wirelessly transmitted identifier is therefore in particular a radio signal.
- the radio signal is a WLAN signal or a Bluetooth signal.
- the further motor vehicle thus includes, for example, a
- Communication interface which is designed to receive the wirelessly transmitted by means of the parked motor vehicle identifier.
- the identifier includes, for example, data according to the license plate of the parked motor vehicle, that is, for example, data according to the
- License plate of the parked motor vehicle In one embodiment, it is provided that the determination of the respective
- Occupancy state of the plurality of parking spaces and / or identifying the parked motor vehicle are each carried out by means of the further motor vehicle and / or in each case by means of a remote server.
- the technical advantage is achieved that the determination of the occupancy statuses or the identification can be carried out efficiently.
- the further motor vehicle carries out the determination of the respective occupancy state and / or the identification.
- the remote server carries out the determination of the respective occupation state and / or the identification.
- the remote server is over in accordance with one embodiment
- the communication network comprises, for example, a wireless communication network, for example a mobile radio network and / or a WI_AN communication network.
- the further motor vehicle transmits the environment data to the remote server, for example via the communication network, wherein the remote server determines the respective occupation states respectively identifies the parked motor vehicle based on the surrounding data.
- the further motor vehicle transmits the environment data to the remote server, for example via the communication network, wherein the remote server determines the respective occupation states respectively identifies the parked motor vehicle based on the surrounding data.
- the further motor vehicle transmits the environment data to the remote server, for example via the communication network, wherein the remote server determines the respective occupation states respectively identifies the parked motor vehicle based on the surrounding data.
- Motor vehicle for determining the respective occupancy state of the plurality of parking spaces and / or for identifying the parked motor vehicle sends the surrounding environment sensor raw data corresponding to the acquisition to the remote server, which determines based on the environment sensor raw data environment corresponding to the detected environment.
- the remote server can determine the environment data itself efficiently insofar as it receives corresponding environment sensor raw data from the further motor vehicle.
- Operating the parking space includes, for example, checking reservations. This means, for example, that it is checked whether on a reserved parking space associated with the reservation motor vehicle was turned off. For example, it is checked whether the parked motor vehicle was parked on its reserved parking space.
- the operation of the parking space includes, for example, a check of parking space regulations. This review of
- Pitch allocation regulations include, for example, checking whether an allowable parking time for the parked motor vehicle has been exceeded.
- the operation of the parking space includes, for example, performing electronic payment transactions relating to parking within the parking space. For example, an electronic payment process is performed to pay a parking fee for the parked motor vehicle.
- a plurality of further motor vehicles record their respective surroundings during their respective travel within the parking space by means of their corresponding environment sensors, so that respective environment data are provided. Based on these respective environment data, the respective occupancy states of the multiple parking spaces are then determined in each case. With respective detection of a parked on one of the plurality of parking spaces motor vehicle each parked motor vehicle is identified.
- the method is performed for a plurality of other vehicles, so that the
- results are compared according to an embodiment to verify the results.
- the device includes one or more environmental sensors.
- the parking space is comprised of a parking garage, a parking space, a parking garage and / or the public road space.
- the parking space comprises a
- Parking garage and / or a parking space and / or a parking garage and / or a public street space This means, for example, that according to a
- the parking spaces of the parking space in particular parking spaces in public street space and / or parking spaces of a parking garage and / or parking spaces of a parking lot and / or parking spaces of a parking garage include.
- the remote server is one
- FIG. 1 shows a flow diagram of a method for determining a respective occupancy state of a plurality of parking spaces of a parking space and for identifying a parked on one of the plurality of parking spaces
- FIG. 2 shows a device for determining a respective occupancy state of a plurality of parking spaces of a parking space and for identifying a motor vehicle parked on one of the plurality of parking spaces
- Fig. 4 shows a server
- Fig. 5 a parking space.
- FIG. 1 shows a flowchart of a method for determining a respective occupancy state of a plurality of parking spaces of a parking space and for identifying a parked on one of the plurality of parking spaces
- Motor vehicle using a further motor vehicle comprising one or more environmental sensors, comprising the following steps:
- the further motor vehicle has a video sensor.
- the environment data corresponding to the detection thus include, for example
- Video data is analyzed to determine whether or not motor vehicles are parked on the parking spaces. Furthermore, the video data is analyzed in particular in order to detect the number plate in the case of a detected parked motor vehicle for the purpose of identification.
- the license plate is detected by an OCR analysis.
- Fig. 2 shows a device 201 for determining a respective one
- a motor vehicle using another motor vehicle having one or more environment sensors, comprising: a processor 203 for determining a respective occupancy state of the plurality of parking spaces based on environmental data, which one by means of the one or more environmental sensors of the other motor vehicle during a journey of another motor vehicle within the parking space covered environment correspond, wherein
- the processor 203 is designed to identify the parked motor vehicle upon detection of a parked on one of the plurality of parking spaces motor vehicle.
- FIG. 3 shows a motor vehicle 301.
- the motor vehicle 301 comprises a plurality of environmental sensors 303, 305, 307.
- the environment sensor 307 is a video sensor of a video camera.
- the motor vehicle 301 comprises the device 201 according to FIG. 2.
- the motor vehicle 301 is, for example, the further motor vehicle referred to above or below, that is to say the sensor motor vehicle.
- FIG. 4 shows a server 401.
- the server 401 comprises the device 201 according to FIG. 2.
- the server 401 is, for example, the remote server referred to above and below.
- the parking space 501 comprises a plurality of parking spaces 503. In some of the parking spaces 503, a motor vehicle 505 is parked in each case. The corresponding parking spaces are occupied.
- the motor vehicles 505 each include a license plate 507, too
- Within the parking space 501 drives another motor vehicle 509, which comprises a video camera 51 1 comprising a video sensor as environment sensor.
- a direction of travel of the further motor vehicle 509 is marked with an arrow with the reference numeral 513.
- the further motor vehicle 509 will detect its corresponding surroundings using the video camera 51 1 in order to determine ambient data corresponding to the detected environment, in this case video data.
- the respective occupancy state of the parking spaces 503 is determined.
- the further motor vehicle 509 includes a processor that performs determining occupancy states based on the video data.
- a license plate analysis ie a license plate analysis, is performed.
- the video data is thus scanned for the corresponding license number of parked vehicles 505.
- License plate analysis is performed, for example, by means of the processor.
- the license plate analysis is, for example, by means of the other
- the parking space 501 is comprised, for example, of a parking garage, a parking lot or the public road space.
- the further motor vehicle 509 includes as environment sensors, for example, one or more of the following
- Environmental sensors ultrasonic sensor, lidar sensor, radar sensor, infrared sensor and magnetic sensor.
- the further motor vehicle 509 is known to be currently located within the parking space 501.
- Motor vehicle 509 continuously, so continuously, performs the inventive method.
- the further motor vehicle 509 additionally performs an identification of the parked motor vehicles 505.
- the license plate analysis according to an embodiment based on the video camera images, so on the video data performed.
- Motor vehicles 505 send their respective identifier wirelessly to the further motor vehicle 509.
- License plate analysis is performed and the wirelessly transmitted identifier is received to identify the parked motor vehicle.
- An inventive advantage is in particular that compared to conventional parking space analysis systems not only determines whether a parking space is free or occupied, but in addition a motor vehicle identification is performed, which is advantageous for example for payment processes respectively necessary.
- a further advantage according to the invention can be seen, in particular, in the fact that the parking space occupancy analysis and the identification of the parked parking spaces
- motor vehicles can be carried out simultaneously and / or, for example, by a plurality of other motor vehicles. Especially if that
- the further motor vehicle 509 carries out the analyzes itself, that is to say even determines the respective occupancy states or identifies the parked motor vehicles 505. In one embodiment, it is provided that the further motor vehicle 509 the
- Videosensorroh stylist to a remote server which is for example from a parking management system includes, via a wireless
- the remote server will then determine, based on the raw video sensor data, the environment data corresponding to the detected environment, based on which of the remote servers the respective ones
- the remote server identifies the parked motor vehicles 505 based on the determined environment data. This means, for example, that the license plate or
- License plate analysis is performed by means of the remote server based on the video sensor raw data that sends the further motor vehicle 509 to the remote server.
- both the further motor vehicle 509 and the remote server carry out the parking space occupancy analysis or the identification of the parked motor vehicles 505, wherein according to a further embodiment it is provided that
- Parking space management system a parking space occupancy of the parking space 501.
- the parking space management system checks, for example based on the determined occupancy states or on the identified
- Parking space management system checks whether on a reserved parking space and associated with the reservation motor vehicle is parked.
- the parking space management system checks based on the determined occupancy statuses or based on the identified motor vehicles 505 whether parking space allocation regulations have been adhered to, ie whether, for example, a parking time of one of the parked motor vehicles 505 has been exceeded.
- the parking management system Based on the determined occupancy states and based on the identified vehicles, the parking management system performs payment operations according to an embodiment.
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