EP3178079A1

EP3178079A1 - Parking space management

Info

Publication number: EP3178079A1
Application number: EP15734415.1A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Patrick Bartsch
Original assignee: Volkswagen AG
Current assignee: Volkswagen AG
Priority date: 2014-08-06
Filing date: 2015-07-10
Publication date: 2017-06-14
Anticipated expiration: 2035-07-10
Also published as: WO2016020142A1; US10032377B2; US20170229017A1; EP3178079B1; DE102014215512A1

Abstract

According to the invention, based on the interaction between a mobile end device (120) and a parked vehicle (101), it is checked whether a parked car (101) will soon exit a parking space within a period of time. A report (402) is selectively sent to a server (111) in accordance with the checking. Said report (402) indicates the imminent exit of the motor vehicle.

Description

description

Parking lot management

The invention relates to a method for indexing an impending Ausparkvorgangs a parked motor vehicle and a corresponding device. The invention further relates to a method for handling a parking space exchange between a parked motor vehicle and another motor vehicle. In particular, the invention relates to parking management techniques that take into account whether within a period of time

Ausparkvorgang the parked motor vehicle is imminent.

With increasing individual mobility, a number of motor vehicles, especially in urban areas, is steadily increasing. Often situations arise in which available parking for motor vehicles are not or only to a limited extent available. This can make a time-consuming and costly search for a parking space necessary.

There are known techniques of parking management in which an offer of parking is compared with a demand for parking. For example, it is known from document US 2003/0162536 A1 that a parked motor vehicle has an immediate

indicated imminent Ausparkvorgang. A parking-looking further vehicle can then take over the vacant parking space; There is a transfer of the parking lot instead. In this way a parking space exchange is achieved.

However, such techniques have certain disadvantages and limitations. For example, it may be necessary that a direct transfer of the parking space takes place between the parked motor vehicle and the parking space-seeking further motor vehicle. This may in particular mean that the Ausparkvorgang the previously parked motor vehicle is timed to the parking operation of the parking lot-seeking further motor vehicle. This timing is typically relatively expensive and Wartebzw. Effect latency. Overall, this reduces a number of available parking spaces.

Therefore, a need exists for improved parking management techniques.

in particular, there is a need for such techniques that overcome some or all of the above disadvantages. In one aspect, the present invention relates to a method of indexing an imminent outage of a parked motor vehicle. The method comprises checking whether a parking process of the motor vehicle is imminent within a period of time. The checking is based on an interaction between a mobile terminal and the parked motor vehicle. The method further includes selectively sending a message to a server based on the checking. The message indicates the impending departure process.

The mobile terminal may e.g. a smartphone, a tablet PC, a portable navigation device, a laptop, a smartwatch, etc. For example, the mobile terminal may be associated with a user of the parked motor vehicle; e.g. The user of the mobile terminal may be the user of the parked motor vehicle. In the context of the interaction between the mobile terminal and the parked motor vehicle may also be a

Authentication of the user of the mobile terminal opposite the parked

Motor vehicle take place. In this way, it can be ensured that an authorized user provides information in the context of the interaction between the mobile terminal and the parked motor vehicle, based on which the checking whether the parking operation is imminent is carried out.

In the context of the interaction, the method may further include, for example: sending a control message from the mobile terminal to the parked motor vehicle; and / or sending a control message from the parked motor vehicle to the mobile terminal. For example, the control message may contain various information relating to a

Operating state of the mobile terminal and / or indicate an operating state of the parked motor vehicle.

The control message can be sent wirelessly, for example. For this purpose, various transmission technologies can be used, such as a mobile telephone network and / or wireless local network (WLAN) technology. In general, it may therefore be possible in the context of the interaction between the mobile terminal and the parked motor vehicle that the mobile terminal provides information to the parked motor vehicle; It may also be possible for the parked motor vehicle to be the mobile terminal

Providing information; It is also possible for both the mobile terminal to provide information to the parked motor vehicle and for the parked motor vehicle to provide the mobile terminal with information. Accordingly, it is possible that the checking whether the Ausparkvorgang is imminent, wholly or partly in the mobile terminal or the parked Motor vehicle takes place. It would also be possible for various logic steps to be distributed as part of the checking between the mobile terminal and the parked motor vehicle.

It is possible, for example, that the time span is predetermined. It would also be possible for the time span to be averaged in the context of the interaction between the mobile terminal and the parked motor vehicle. It would also be possible for the period of time to be determined as a function of user input. The time period may be, for example, on the order of minutes or 10 minutes or several tens of minutes. For example, the

Time span: 1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes, 10 minutes or 20 minutes.

For example, For example, the message to the server may be selectively sent when it is determined that the out-of-bound operation is imminent within the period of time. In particular, it may be possible to send the message before the parking process is carried out or becomes possible. In other words, the message can prospectively index the upcoming outage process. In this way, it may be possible to inform parking lot-seeking further motor vehicles at an early stage about the future outward parking procedure. As part of the

Parking management techniques may thus be able to pilot parking-seeking additional motor vehicles to a parked motor vehicle position before the parked motor vehicle actually parks. In this way, a latency period between the freeing of the parking space and the renewed occupation of the parking space by the parking space-seeking further motor vehicle can be reduced.

In particular, it may be dispensable that a timely direct transfer between the previously parked motor vehicle and the parking lot-seeking another

Motor vehicle takes place at the parking lot. This may be the case since the presumably required time until the parking space-seeking further vehicle can reach the parking space can be tuned to the period of the prospective notification about the parking process. Then, a probability for occupying the parking space by a third motor vehicle can be comparatively low. It may therefore be unnecessary to take special measures to keep the parking space clear until the arrival of the vehicle searching for additional parking space. This can simplify the parking management technology.

In general, it is possible that in the context of checking whether in the future within the period of Ausparkvorgang the motor vehicle is imminent, various techniques be used. In particular, the checking may be performed depending on various criteria and information.

For example, the method may further include determining a distance between the motor vehicle and the mobile terminal in the context of the interaction between the mobile terminal and the parked motor vehicle. The checking may further comprise performing a threshold comparison between the determined distance and a predetermined threshold. The sending of the message may be selectively performed depending on the threshold comparison.

For example, sending the message may be performed if the threshold comparison indicates that the distance between the motor vehicle and the mobile terminal is less than the predetermined threshold. This may mean that a probability that the Ausparkvorgang within the period is imminent, is relatively large. In particular, this may indicate that a user carrying the mobile terminal is comparatively close to the motor vehicle.

As part of the determination of the distance between the motor vehicle and the mobile terminal, for example, one or more control messages can be exchanged between the motor vehicle and the mobile terminal. The one or more control messages may, for example, indicate a position of the motor vehicle and / or the mobile terminal. Then it may be possible to determine the distance between the motor vehicle and the mobile terminal comparatively accurately. For example, the distance may be determined as an air-line between the position of the motor vehicle and a position of the mobile terminal. It would alternatively or additionally also be possible for the distance to be determined as an effective distance between the position of the motor vehicle and the position of the mobile terminal. For example, the effective distance may take into account certain obstacles between the position of the mobile terminal and the position of the motor vehicle, such as road guidance, etc. It would also be possible for the effective distance to take into account a route previously used by the user of the mobile terminal between the position of the motor vehicle and the position of the mobile terminal. By means of such techniques, it is possible to predict particularly accurately or reliably whether the parking process is imminent within the time span. It is also possible that the method further comprises determining a movement profile of the mobile terminal. The checking may still be based on the movement profile of the mobile terminal.

For example, the motion profile may correspond to a time history of the position of the mobile terminal. For example, at certain intervals, the position of the mobile terminal can be checked. It can then be checked whether the position of the mobile terminal per time interval is relatively static or comparatively dynamic. If the position of the mobile terminal is e.g. For example, compared to the historical movement profile or with respect to a predetermined reference value, comparatively dynamically, this can indicate an increased probability that the parking process of the vehicle

Motor vehicle within the time span in the future. Namely, this may indicate that the user carrying the mobile terminal has left a certain location and is now moving. As part of the determination of the movement profile, a direction of movement of the mobile terminal can also be taken into account. For example, a middle direction of movement can be taken into account. The averaging can take into account a continuous temporal mean. For example, a relatively dynamic motion profile associated with a direction of movement oriented toward the position of the motor vehicle may indicate a particular increased likelihood that the vehicle's outage operation will be imminent within the time period. By means of such techniques, it is thus possible to check relatively accurately or reliably whether the parking process of a motor vehicle is imminent within the time span.

The method may further include, for example, transmitting a position of the

Motor vehicle and / or a position of the mobile terminal between the motor vehicle and the mobile terminal in the context of interaction between the mobile terminal and the parked motor vehicle. Determining the motion profile of the mobile terminal may be relative to the position of the parked motor vehicle. In particular, it can be checked, for example, whether a time average of the position of the mobile terminal (focus of the movement profile) approaches or removes the position of the motor vehicle. In this way, checking whether in the future the parking operation of the motor vehicle is imminent within the period of time can take place particularly precisely or particularly reliably.

For example, the method may further include transmitting a control message between the mobile terminal and the motor vehicle in the context of the interaction between the mobile terminal mobile terminal and the parked motor vehicle. The control message may indicate an operating condition of a motor vehicle component. For example, the

Control message indicate one or more operating states of the following group: a state of charge of a drive battery of the motor vehicle; starting an air conditioning unit of the motor vehicle; and opening a locking mechanism. In particular, the control message can thus indicate those operating states of motor vehicle components which can be changed by a remote control, for example by means of the mobile terminal. A change in a corresponding operating state can in particular indicate an increased probability that the parking process of the motor vehicle will be imminent within the time span. For example, a full or almost full

State of charge of the drive battery of the motor vehicle indicate that a renewed

Commissioning and thus the Ausparkvorgang the motor vehicle is imminent soon. Starting the air conditioning device of the motor vehicle, for example, the auxiliary heating or the auxiliary ventilation, may indicate that the user wishes to move the motor vehicle soon, that is, that the parking operation of the motor vehicle is imminent within the period of time. The same applies to the opening of the locking mechanism of the motor vehicle. By means of the

Taking into account the operating conditions of the motor vehicle component can further

Information as part of the review of whether the Ausparkvorgang is imminent, are taken into account. In particular, such a more accurate check can take place.

In general, further or different information may be considered as part of the review of whether the parking process is imminent.

For example, it would be possible for the method to further include: determining, based on a trip log of a navigation system of the motor vehicle

Likelihood that within the period of time the Ausparkvorgang of the motor vehicle is imminent. The checking may further include, for example: performing a

Threshold comparison between the determined probability and a predetermined threshold, the sending of the message in dependence on the

Threshold comparison is performed selectively. For example, the navigation logbook may index certain historical preferences of the user. In particular, the logbook can indicate certain times at which the parking process of the motor vehicle takes place with a comparatively high probability. Corresponding times would be for example: leaving a home of the user on the way to work; Leaving a user's workplace on the way home; Etc. The method may further include, for example, determining a remaining parking life of the motor vehicle by communicating with a parking lot billing server. The selective sending of the message may continue depending on the checking of the

Remaining parking time done. For example, the parking lot billing server may provide information about an end time of parking for paid parking. If this end time lies within the period of time, then the parking process of the motor vehicle within this period of time with a comparatively high

Probability take place. If, for example, the user extends the remaining parking duration by communication with the parking space billing server by means of the mobile terminal, it can be concluded that the probability of the out-of-time parking operation occurring within the time interval is comparatively low if the remaining parking time is not approaching soon.

Furthermore, it is possible that the method further comprises: checking a

Appointment calendar of the user of the mobile terminal. The selective sending of the message may continue to occur depending on the review of the appointment calendar.

In the foregoing, various scenarios were illustrated, in which

Information relating to the motor vehicle and / or the mobile terminal can be used to check whether the parking operation of the motor vehicle in the future within the period is imminent. To do this, the parked motor vehicle and the mobile terminal interact. Thus, the prospective indexing of the upcoming Ausparkvorgangs can take place very accurately.

It may be possible for the message to continue to indicate the time span. Thus, in the context of parking management techniques, it may be possible to drive parking-seeking additional motor vehicles in a particularly targeted and selective manner as a function of the indicated time span to the position of the parked motor vehicle. The indexed period of time can be correlated with the distance between the respective parking lot-seeking another

Motor vehicle and the parked motor vehicle. It is also possible that the method further comprises determining the time period based on a distance between the parked motor vehicle and a further vehicle seeking a parking space. In this way, within the framework of the parking management techniques, it can be purposefully checked whether the parked motor vehicle is suitable for exchanging a parking space with the further vehicle seeking the parking space. According to a further aspect, the invention relates to a device which is set up to indicate an imminent parking operation of a parked motor vehicle. The device comprises a computing unit. The arithmetic unit is set up to check, based on an interaction between a mobile terminal and the parked motor vehicle, whether a parking operation of the motor vehicle is imminent within a period of time. The apparatus further comprises an interface arranged to selectively send a message to a server depending on the checking. The message indicates the impending departure process.

For example, in accordance with the aspect currently discussed, the device may be configured to perform the method of indexing an imminent down-time operation in accordance with another aspect of the present invention.

For such a device according to the currently discussed effect, effects can be achieved which are comparable to the effects that can be achieved for the method of indexing an imminent parking operation according to another aspect of the present invention.

In the foregoing, techniques were primarily discussed which concern the prospective indexing of the imminent outage procedure. Such techniques may be advantageously used to efficiently handle a parking space exchange in the context of parking management techniques.

According to a further aspect, the invention relates to a method for handling a parking space exchange between a parked motor vehicle and another motor vehicle. The method includes receiving an offer message from a server. The offer message indicates an imminent parking operation of the parked

Motor vehicle and a position of the parked motor vehicle. The method further comprises, in response to receiving the offer message: selectively sending an acceptance message to the server. The acceptance message acknowledges the upcoming parking space exchange between the parked motor vehicle and the other motor vehicle.

In other words, therefore, the acknowledgment of the upcoming parking space exchange can be carried out before the parking lot exchange is actually carried out by parking the parked motor vehicle and parking the previously parking-seeking further motor vehicle. In this way, latency times can be reduced when changing parking spaces. In particular, it may be dispensable that a direct transfer of the parking space between the previously parked motor vehicle and the previously parking-seeking another

Motor vehicle takes place. Overall, such a number of available parking spaces can be increased because parking times can be reduced.

It is possible, for example, that the offer message continues to indicate a period of time within which the departure process is imminent. Accordingly, it would be possible, for example, that the sending of the acceptance message is carried out selectively as a function of the time span. For example, the amount of time indicated by the offer message may be compared to a further amount of time required to reach the parked vehicle position from the position of the additional car-seeking vehicle. It is thus possible to check how long there is a latency period between the parking of the parked motor vehicle and the parking of the further motor vehicle seeking parking. If, for example, this latency is greater than a predefined threshold value, the sending of the acceptance message to the server can be omitted. This may be the case, because a probability that the previously occupied by the parked car parking space at the time of arrival of the parking lot-seeking further motor vehicle at the position of the parking lot is still free, is relatively low.

According to a further aspect, the invention relates to a device which is set up to handle a parking space exchange between a parked motor vehicle and another motor vehicle. The device comprises an interface which is adapted to a

Receive offer message from a server. The offer message indicates an imminent parking operation of the parked motor vehicle and a position of the parked motor vehicle. The interface is further configured to selectively send an acceptance message to the server in response to receiving the offer message. The acceptance message acknowledges the upcoming parking space exchange between the parked motor vehicle and the other motor vehicle.

For example, in accordance with the aspect currently discussed, the device may be configured to perform the method of handling a parking lot exchange according to another aspect of the present invention.

For such a device according to the presently discussed aspect, effects comparable to those for the method of unwinding the device can be obtained Parking exchanges can be achieved according to another aspect of the present invention.

Various aspects and features discussed above may be combined. In particular, it is possible to consider various aspects related to the indexing of the upcoming outage with various aspects in the

Connection with the unwinding of the parking lot exchange.

The various aspects, features, and advantages of the present invention that

are explained above and below, are better understood in the

Connection with the attached figures.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a parked motor vehicle and another motor vehicle seeking parking, the parked motor vehicle and the other vehicle seeking parking being in communication with a server, the parked motor vehicle continuing to be in communication with a mobile vehicle

Terminal is.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the parked motor vehicle or the additional vehicle seeking a parking space with greater detail than in FIG. 1.

3 is a schematic view of the mobile terminal with a greater detail than FIG. 1.

4 is a signal flow diagram of a technique for indexing an upcoming one

Ausparkvorgangs according to various embodiments.

5 is a signal flow diagram of a technique for indexing an upcoming one

Ausparkvorgangs according to various embodiments, and a technique for

Carrying out a parking exchange according to various embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a signal flow diagram of various techniques for indexing a

imminent parking operation according to various embodiments of the present invention. Fig. 7 illustrates a motion profile of a mobile terminal with respect to a position of a parked motor vehicle.

FIG. 8 is a flow chart of a method for indexing an upcoming one

Ausparkvorgangs according to various embodiments.

9 is a flowchart of a method for handling a parking lot exchange according to various embodiments of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to preferred embodiments with reference to the drawings. In the figures, like

Reference signs the same or similar elements. The figures are schematic

Representations of various embodiments of the invention. Elements shown in the figures are not necessarily drawn to scale. Rather, the various elements shown in the figures are reproduced in such a way that their function and general purpose will be understood by those skilled in the art. Shown in the figures

Connections and couplings between functional units and elements can also be implemented as an indirect connection or coupling. A connection or coupling may be implemented by wire or wireless. Functional units can be implemented as hardware, software or a combination of hardware and software.

Below, various aspects related to parking management techniques are illustrated. In particular, the techniques illustrated below make it possible to prospectively index a parking operation. It may be possible to do this

Parking lot exchange between a parked motor vehicle and a parking-seeking further motor vehicle prospectively to acknowledge. The exchange of parking space does not have to be carried out by direct transfer between the stabling motor vehicle and the parking motor vehicle, as a latency period between parking and arrival of the parking vehicle can be reduced. Furthermore, a particularly targeted piloting of the parking space-seeking further motor vehicle can take place to the position of the parked motor vehicle. If a plurality of parking-seeking further motor vehicles are present in an environment of the parked motor vehicle, then a particularly suitable parking space-seeking further motor vehicle can be selected and moved to the position of the parked vehicle, for example as a function of a time interval within which the parking parked motor vehicle is imminent Motor vehicle to be piloted. In this way, latency times can be reduced when changing parking spaces. This increases the average availability of parking spaces. According to the techniques described herein, the checking as to whether an outage of the motor vehicle is imminent within the period of time may be based on an interaction between a mobile terminal of a user of the parked motor vehicle and the parked motor vehicle itself. In particular, information can be obtained by this interaction, which enables a particularly accurate and reliable checking as to whether the parking process of the motor vehicle is imminent. Errors in checking whether the Ausparkvorgang within the period in the future is imminent, can be reduced in this way; This in turn latencies in the context of parking management can be reduced, which increases the average availability of parking.

Furthermore, by means of the techniques described herein, it may be possible to automatically or partially automatically index the upcoming parking operation. In particular, it may be dispensable that the impending Ausparkvorgang in response to a

User input of a user of the parked motor vehicle is indexed. In this way, imminent parking processes of various motor vehicles on average can be detected and indexed more reliably and more frequently, which in turn can increase the availability of parking spaces.

In Fig. 1, the parked motor vehicle 101 and the parking lot-seeking another

Motor vehicle 102 shown schematically. The parked motor vehicle 101 and the parking-seeking other motor vehicle 102 are in communication with a server 1 1 1. The server 1 11 performs parking management techniques. In particular, the server can be 1 1 1 furnished to a parking space change between the parked

To coordinate motor vehicle 101 and the parking-seeking further motor vehicle 102. For this purpose, the server 1 1 1 the forthcoming availability of the parking lot on which the motor vehicle 101 is parked, align with the parking request of the other

Motor vehicle 102. In Fig. 1, a parking lot accounting server 1 12 is shown. The parking lot billing server 1 12 manages paid parking.

To match the range of available parking spaces as well as possible to the demand for parking spaces, the server 1 1 1 different techniques can be used. For example, it would be possible for supply and demand for parking to be quantified by a virtual currency. If, for example, a user approaches his destination, he can, for example, start a query for free parking spaces on his mobile terminal. The server 1 1 1 can provide the user with an overview of possible parking spaces that are free from the system and accessible. For example, such free parking spaces may be deemed to have been received for a sufficiently short time ago from server 1 1 1 indicating an imminent parking operation by a parked motor vehicle 101. It is possible to filter the accessibility to appropriate parking by a virtual currency. For example, a parking space search may be related to availability in the destination area. For example, it would be possible to have less cost on a public holiday or Sunday afternoon in a city center than at a prime business hour.

In this regard, it would be possible for the server 11 1 to keep an account for each user with said virtual currency. If a user parks out or an appropriate Ausparkvorgang in the future within the period is imminent, this can be indexed to the server 1 1 1 by means of a message. In this case, the sending of the message from the corresponding parked motor vehicle 101 or the mobile terminal 120 can take place. Sending the message can be automatic, semi-automatic or user-initiated. The corresponding user is then credited with a certain amount of the virtual currency to the account maintained at server 1 1 1. The manual initiation of the sending of the message, which indicates the imminent out-of-order procedure, can be carried out, for example, via a corresponding input in an application which is executed on the mobile terminal, such as a click on a button or the like. The automatic or semi-automatic transmission of the message indicating the imminent departure process may be triggered, for example, by activating an infotainment system of the parked motor vehicle or other criteria and operating conditions of automotive components. Further criteria would be e.g. Information obtained in the context of an interaction between the mobile terminal 120 and the parked motor vehicle 101. In particular, such criteria can indicate a comparatively high probability that the parking operation is ready within the time span. In particular, it is also possible for the sending of the message, which indicates the imminent departure process, to be triggered by an approach of the mobile terminal and thus of the user to the parked motor vehicle.

It would be possible, for example, that when reporting an impending Ausparkvorgangs remuneration by crediting an amount of the virtual currency on the account at the server 1 1 1 carried out by the respective user. For example, the compensation in

Depending on the available places in an environment of the parked motor vehicle. For example, the fewer parking spaces available in the area, the higher the amount of compensation. Optionally, it would be possible for a user to send a corresponding message to the server 1 1 1 after a parking of the motor vehicle in a parking space, which indicates the parking procedure performed. The server 1 1 1 can then mark the corresponding parking space as not available. For this purpose, it may be possible for the user to receive remuneration by crediting an amount in the virtual currency on the account maintained at server 11.

By means of such techniques it may thus be possible to have a marketplace for

Parking information arises. The provision of corresponding information regarding the availability of parking spaces by the users may be assisted by the self-interest of filling a personal account in the virtual currency. As an effect can be achieved that a more accurate and reliable implementation of the

Parking management techniques is enabled. Latency times for parking exchange operations can be reduced. Available free parking can be better indexed.

In Fig. 2, the parked motor vehicle 101 and the parking-seeking further motor vehicle 102 is shown schematically in greater detail. The motor vehicles 101, 102 have an arithmetic unit 101 - 2 arranged to perform various parking management related techniques. For example, a memory 101-3 may be configured to store various control instructions that may be executed by the processor 101-2. For example, the processor 101-2 may be configured to check whether a parking operation of the motor vehicle 101, 102 is imminent within a period of time. Furthermore, the motor vehicles 101, 102 have an interface 101-1, which is set up to establish a communication link with the mobile terminal 120. The motor vehicles 101, 102 also have navigation system 101-4, which, for example, leads a logbook.

In Fig. 3 is a schematic view of the mobile terminal 120 is shown. The mobile

Terminal 120 has an interface 120-1 that is configured to communicate with one

Motor vehicle 101, 102 of the user of the mobile terminal 120 to communicate. The corresponding communication connection can be established, for example, wirelessly via WLAN technology or a mobile telephone network. The mobile terminal 120 further includes a processor 120-2. The processor 120-2 is configured to

perform various computing steps in the context of parking lot management techniques. For example, the processor 120-2 may be configured to execute various control commands stored in a memory 120-3. The control commands For example, various techniques may be involved in verifying whether the parked motor vehicle 101 may be parked within the time frame in the future.

As illustrated above, both the parked motor vehicle 101 and the mobile terminal 120 have the ability to perform various computational steps in the context of verifying whether the parking motor 101 motoring process is imminent within the time frame. Accordingly, the associated logic may be implemented in whole or in part by one of the parked motor vehicle or mobile terminal 120.

FIG. 4 shows a signal flow diagram of a method for indicating an imminent parking-out process. In step S401, the motor vehicle 101 first sends a control message 401 to the mobile terminal 120. In the control message 401, various information may be included. For example, it would be possible for the

Control message 401 includes information about the position of the parked motor vehicle 101. It would alternatively or additionally be possible for the control message 401 to indicate an operating state of a motor vehicle component of the motor vehicle 101. For example, the control message 401 could indicate a state of charge of a traction battery of the motor vehicle 101. The control message 401 could alternatively or additionally also indicate that an air conditioner, such as a parking heater or a ventilation, of the motor vehicle 101 has been activated. Alternatively or additionally, the control message 401 could also indicate that a locking mechanism of the motor vehicle 101 has been opened. Based on such and further information, it is then possible for the processor 120-2 of the mobile terminal 120 to be set up to check whether the parking process of the motor vehicle 101 is imminent within the period of time. If this is the case, the interface 120-1 of the mobile terminal 120 sends in step S402 the message 402, which indicates the imminent parking operation.

FIG. 5 illustrates a signal flow diagram of a method for indexing an imminent outage operation according to another implementation. In step S501, the control message 401 is sent from the mobile terminal 120 to the parked motor vehicle 101. The control message 401 may in turn include various information. For example, the control message 401 may include a location of the mobile terminal, for example in an absolute coordinate system or relative to a position of the parked motor vehicle 101. Alternatively or additionally, it would also be possible for the Control message 401 includes a movement profile of the mobile terminal 120. The

For example, motion profile may correspond to a time history of the location of the mobile terminal 120. For example, the control message 401 could alternatively or additionally further include information that a user of the mobile terminal 120 recently has a remaining park duration of the parked motor vehicle 101 through communication with the user

Parking billing server 1 12 has extended. Based on such and others

Information is then possible that the processor 101-2 of the parked motor vehicle 101 is set up to check whether within the time period of the parking operation of the motor vehicle 101 is imminent in the future. If this is the case, the message 402 is sent to the server 1 1 1 in step S502. The message 402 in turn indicates the imminent departure process.

Based on the message 402, it is then possible for the server 1 1 1 to be set up to provide a parking space-seeking further as part of the parking management techniques

Motor vehicle 102 find that can perform the parking lot exchange with the parked motor vehicle 101. For this purpose, the server 1 1 1 sends in step S503 the offer message 403 to the parking lot-seeking further motor vehicle 102. The offer message 403 indicates the imminent parking operation of the parked motor vehicle 101. Further, the offer message 403 indicates the position of the parked motor vehicle 101. Thereupon, the parking lot-seeking further motor vehicle 102 returns by sending an acceptance message 404 to the server 1 1 1 in step S504. The acceptance message 404 acknowledges the impending parking lot exchange between the parked motor vehicle 101 and the

Parking-seeking further motor vehicle 102. For example, it would be possible for server 1 1 1 to be set up in response to receiving the acceptance message 404 to determine the availability of the corresponding one within the parking management techniques

To reassess parking lot. The server 1 1 1 could also cause a credit or debit in a virtual currency to the user of the parked motor vehicle 101 and / or the user of the parking lot-seeking further motor vehicle 102.

FIG. 6 shows a signal flow diagram of a further implementation of a method for indicating an imminent outage procedure. In steps S601 and S602, the parked motor vehicle 101 and the mobile terminal 120 exchange a first one

Control message 401-1 and a second control message 401-2. In this way, it may be possible to exchange bi-directional information between the parked motor vehicle 101 and the mobile terminal 120, based on which the checking whether the parking process of the motor vehicle 101 is imminent is bi-directional. That way, checking if the Ausparkvorgang is imminent, take place particularly accurately and reliably. Then, the parked motor vehicle 101 inquires at the parking lot billing server 112 by sending another control message 401-3 (step S603) as to whether a remaining parking period for the parked motor vehicle 101 is available. The parking lot charging server 1 12 responds with another control message 404-4 (step S604). The further control message 401-4 indicates the available remaining parking duration. In the scenario of Fig. 6, the available one falls short

Rest Park duration the predetermined period of time for which it is checked whether a parking operation of the parked motor vehicle 101 is imminent. Therefore, the parked motor vehicle 101 sends in step S605 the message 402 indicating the imminent parking operation. This could be e.g. in addition, the logbook of the navigation system 101-4 be taken into account in order to further validate the result of the checking. In general, therefore, a variety of information when checking whether the Ausparkvorgang is imminent, be taken into account.

FIG. 7 shows a scenario in which, based on a distance 703 between a position 701 of the parked motor vehicle 101 and a position 702 of the mobile terminal 120, it is checked whether the parking process of the motor vehicle 101 is imminent within the period of time. However, since the distance 703 is greater than a predetermined threshold value 720, the check indicates that the parking operation of the motor vehicle 101 is not imminent within the time period.

Subsequently, the position 702 of the mobile terminal 120 changes as a function of time. This is represented by a movement profile 710 of the mobile terminal 120. As can be seen from FIG. 7, the motion profile 710 is characterized by a time course of the positions 702 specified to time-discrete points.

From Fig. 7 it is further apparent that the distance 703 briefly the predetermined

Threshold 720 falls below. However, since the center of gravity of the movement profile 710 does not fall below the threshold value 720, the checking again shows that the parking process of the motor vehicle 101 is not imminent within the predetermined period of time. The center of gravity of the motion profile 710 may be determined, for example, by a running time average of the position 702 of the mobile terminal 120.

FIG. 7 illustrates, by means of a vertically filled arrow, the position 702 of the mobile terminal 120 at which the checking reveals that the parking process of the motor vehicle 101 is imminent within the predetermined period of time. This is the case since both the Movement profile 710 indicates a movement of the mobile terminal 120 toward the position 701 of the parked motor vehicle 101, as well as the distance 703 the predetermined

Threshold 720 falls below. The center of gravity of the motion profile 710 also falls below the threshold value 720.

FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of a method for indicating an imminent outage procedure according to various embodiments. The method may e.g. be fully or partially implemented in the mobile terminal 120 and / or in the parked motor vehicle 101-1 and / or the server 1 1 1. The process starts in step S1. In step S2, it is checked whether the Ausparkvorgang in the future within the period is imminent. In step S2, a wide variety of information can be taken into account. For example, in step S2, the distance 703 between the motor vehicle 101 and the mobile terminal 120 may be considered. In step S2, alternatively or additionally, a direction of movement of the mobile terminal 120 can be taken into account. In step S3, alternatively or additionally, a remaining parking duration of the parked motor vehicle 101 can be taken into account. It would alternatively or additionally also be possible to take into account a logbook of the navigation system 101-4 of the parked motor vehicle 101 in step S2. For example, in step S2, a datebook of a user stored in the memory 120-3 of the mobile terminal 120 could also be taken into account.

If the check in step S2 reveals that the parking process of the parked motor vehicle is imminent within the predetermined period of time, the message 402 is sent to the server 11 1 in step S3. The message indicates the imminent parking off procedure. Optionally, the message 402 may further index the predetermined time period and / or the position 701 of the parked motor vehicle 101. The process ends in step S4.

Referring now to Figure 9, there is shown a flowchart of a method for handling a parking lot exchange that may be implemented in the additional vehicle 102 looking for parking space. The procedure begins in step T1. Initially, the additional parking lot seeking motor vehicle 102 receives the offer message 403. The offer message 403 indicates the imminent parking operation of the parked motor vehicle 101 and further indicates the position 701 of the parked motor vehicle 101. In step T3, it is checked whether a criterion for the Acceptance of the parking exchange is met. For example, in step T3, a

Distance between a position of the car park-seeking further motor vehicle 102 and the position 701 of the parked motor vehicle 101 at the predetermined period of time be related. If in step T3 the criterion for accepting the parking space exchange is fulfilled, then In step T4, the acceptance message 404 is sent to the server 1 1 1. The acceptance message 404 acknowledges the imminent change of parking space between the parking space-seeking further motor vehicle 102 and the parked motor vehicle 101. The method ends in step T5.

Of course, the features of the previously described embodiments and aspects of the invention may be combined. In particular, the features may be used not only in the described combinations but also in other combinations or per se, without departing from the scope of the invention.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

101 parked motor vehicle

101-1, 120-1 interface

101-2,120-2 arithmetic unit

101-3,120-3 memory

101-4 navigation system

102 parking-seeking further motor vehicle

1 1 1 server

1 12 parking billing server

120 Mobile terminal

401, 401-1 - 401-4 control message

402 message

403 offer message

404 acceptance message

701, 702 position

703 distance

710 movement profile

720 threshold

S401-404 process steps

S501-504 process steps

S601-605 process steps

S1-S4 process steps

T1-T5 process steps

Claims

claims

A method of indexing an imminent parking operation of a parked motor vehicle (101), the method comprising:

based on an interaction between a mobile terminal (120) and the parked motor vehicle (101), checking whether in future a parking operation of the motor vehicle (101) is imminent within a period of time,

- In response to checking, selectively sending a message (402) to a server (1 1 1), which indicates the impending Ausparkvorgang.

2. The method according to claim 1,

the method further comprising:

Determining a distance (703) between the motor vehicle (101) and the mobile terminal (120) in the context of the interaction between the mobile terminal (120) and the parked motor vehicle (101),

the checking comprises:

Performing a threshold comparison between the determined distance (703) and a predetermined threshold (720),

wherein sending the message (402) in dependence on the

Threshold comparison is performed selectively.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,

the method further comprising:

Determining a movement profile (710) of the mobile terminal (120),

wherein the checking is still based on the motion profile (710) of the mobile terminal (120).

4. The method according to claim 3,

the method further comprising:

- Transmitting a position (701) of the motor vehicle (101) and / or a position (702) of the mobile terminal between the motor vehicle (101) and the mobile terminal (120) in the context of interaction between the mobile terminal (120) and the parked Motor vehicle (101), wherein determining the motion profile (710) of the mobile terminal (120) is relative to the position of the parked motor vehicle (101).

5. The method according to any one of the preceding claims,

the method further comprising:

- transmitting a control message (401) between the mobile terminal (120) and the motor vehicle (101) in the context of the interaction between the mobile terminal (120) and the parked motor vehicle (101), wherein the control message (401) indicates an operating state of a motor vehicle component ,

6. The method according to any one of the preceding claims,

the method further comprising:

- determining the time period based on a distance between the parked motor vehicle (101) and a parking lot-seeking further motor vehicle (102).

7. A device (101, 120) arranged to indicate an imminent parking operation of a parked motor vehicle (101), the device (101, 120) comprising:

an arithmetic unit (101-2, 120-2), which is set up to check, based on an interaction between a mobile terminal (120) and the parked motor vehicle (101), whether in the future within a period of time a parking operation of the motor vehicle (101 ),

an interface (101-1, 120-1) arranged to be dependent on the

Selectively checking to send a message (402) to a server (1 1 1), wherein the message (402) indicates the upcoming outage procedure.

8. Device (101, 120) according to claim 7,

wherein the device (101, 120) is arranged to perform a method according to any one of claims 1-6.

9. A method for handling a parking space exchange between a parked

Motor vehicle and another motor vehicle,

the method comprising:

Receiving a message from a server, wherein the message is a

imminent parking of the parked motor vehicle and a position of the parked motor vehicle indicated, Sending a further message to the server, the further message indicating the imminent change of parking space between the parked motor vehicle and the further motor vehicle.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the message further indicates a time period within which the Ausparkvorgang in the future is imminent.