Location based parking meter time reminder
View Patent ↗In embodiments of the disclosure, location information can be used to automatically set a parking meter time reminder on a user's mobile device. For example, after determining that the user has parked once a destination has been reached, the user's location can be used to determine if the vehicle has been parked at a parking meter (or other timed parking), and a reminder can be set based on a time limit associated with that parking location. The reminder can display periodic notifications on the user's mobile device until it is detected that the user has driven the vehicle away from the parking spot.
1. A method performed on an electronic device in communication with a vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving, from the vehicle, first information indicative of a state of the vehicle;
receiving second information indicative of a parking time limit at a current parking location of the vehicle;
determining that the vehicle has been parked based on the received first information;
in response to determining that the vehicle has been parked:
in accordance with a determination that the received second information indicates that the parking time limit expires at a respective time:
selecting a parking notification event for presentation on the electronic device based on the received second information; and
presenting, on the electronic device, the selected parking notification event at a time based on the respective time; and
in accordance with a determination that the received second information indicates that no parking time limit exists at the current parking location of the vehicle, forgoing selecting the parking notification event for presentation on the electronic device;
wherein the second information indicative of the parking time limit is based on a meter time limit received from the vehicle or a parking meter, and the parking time limit is determined based on the received meter time limit.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received first information includes an indication that the vehicle has been locked, and determining that the vehicle has been parked is based on the indication that the vehicle has been locked.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received first information includes an indication that the vehicle has been turned off, and determining that the vehicle has been parked is based on the indication that the vehicle has been turned off.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received first information includes an indication that the vehicle has reached its destination set in navigation software on the vehicle, and determining that the vehicle has been parked is based on the indication that the vehicle has reached its destination.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received first information includes an indication that a user of the vehicle has left the vehicle, and determining that the vehicle has been parked is based on the indication that the user of the vehicle has left the vehicle.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received first information includes an indication that no key is detected within a predefined distance from the vehicle, and determining that the vehicle has been parked is based on the indication that no key is detected within the predefined distance from the vehicle.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received first information includes an indication that the vehicle is in a parking gear, and determining that the vehicle has been parked is based on the indication that the vehicle is in the parking gear.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received first information includes an indication that the vehicle has determined that it has been parked, and determining that the vehicle has been parked is based on the vehicle's determination.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received first information includes a location of the vehicle, and determining that the vehicle has been parked is based on a distance between a location of the electronic device and the location of the vehicle.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein presenting the selected parking notification event on the electronic device includes displaying, on a display of the electronic device, a user interface object including a graphical display of an estimated time for a user to travel from a current location of the electronic device to the current parking location of the vehicle.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein presenting the selected parking notification event on the electronic device includes displaying, on a display of the electronic device, a prompt to pay for parking, the method further comprising:
after displaying the prompt on the display, receiving user input paying for parking; and
sending payment information to a parking meter based on the user input.
12. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:
determining that the parking time limit has expired; and
in response to determining that the parking time limit has expired, automatically sending payment information to a parking meter to pay for additional parking.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
presenting the selected parking notification event on the electronic device includes displaying, on a display of the electronic device, a user interface object,
the user interface object includes a graphical display of a remaining time in the parking time limit, and the method further comprises:
in accordance with the determination that the received second information indicates that no parking time limit exists at the current parking location of the vehicle, selecting a second parking notification event for presentation on the display of the electronic device that includes an elapsed time since the determination that the vehicle was parked.
14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
after selecting the parking notification event for presentation on the electronic device, and before presenting the selected parking notification event on the electronic device:
determining that the vehicle has been unlocked; and
in response to determining that the vehicle has been unlocked, forgoing presenting the selected parking notification event on the electronic device.
15. An electronic device comprising: one or more processors;
a receiver configured to receive information from a remote device; a display; and a memory;
wherein the one or more processors are configured to perform a method, the method comprising:
receiving, via the receiver, first information from a vehicle indicative of a state of the vehicle;
receiving, via the receiver, second information indicative of a parking time limit at a current parking location of the vehicle;
determining that the vehicle has been parked based on the received first information;
in response to determining that the vehicle has been parked:
in accordance with a determination that the received second information indicates that the parking time limit expires at a respective time:
selecting a parking notification event for presentation on the electronic device based on the received second information; and
presenting, on the electronic device, the selected parking notification event at a time based on the respective time; and
in accordance with a determination that the received second information indicates that no parking time limit exists at the current parking location of the vehicle, forgoing selecting the parking notification event for presentation on the electronic device;
wherein the second information indicative of the parking time limit is based on a meter time limit received from the vehicle or a parking meter, and the parking time limit is determined based on the received meter time limit.
16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the received first information includes an indication that the vehicle has been locked, and determining that the vehicle has been parked is based on the indication that the vehicle has been locked.
17. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the received first information includes an indication that the vehicle has been turned off, and determining that the vehicle has been parked is based on the indication that the vehicle has been turned off.
18. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the received first information includes an indication that the vehicle is in a parking gear, and determining that the vehicle has been parked is based on the indication that the vehicle is in the parking gear.
19. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the received first information includes a location of the vehicle, and determining that the vehicle has been parked is based on a distance between a location of the electronic device and the location of the vehicle.
20. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein presenting the selected parking notification event on the electronic device includes displaying, on the display of the electronic device, a user interface object including a graphical display of an estimated time for a user to travel from a current location of the electronic device to the current parking location of the vehicle.
21. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein:
presenting the selected parking notification event on the electronic device includes displaying, on the display of the electronic device, a user interface object,
the user interface object includes a graphical display of a remaining time in the parking time limit, and the method further comprises:
in accordance with the determination that the received second information indicates that no parking time limit exists at the current parking location of the vehicle, selecting a second parking notification event for presentation on the display of the electronic device that includes an elapsed time since the determination that the vehicle was parked.
22. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:
after selecting the parking notification event for presentation on the electronic device, and before presenting the selected parking notification event on the electronic device:
determining that the vehicle has been unlocked; and
in response to determining that the vehicle has been unlocked, forgoing presenting the selected parking notification event on the electronic device.