IP Library Granted Patent US 11,132,649
Granted Patent B2
US 11,132,649 · App. 16/746,453 · Granted Sep 28, 2021

Smart parking lot system

Inventors: Ada L. Ma (Kenmore, WA); Sudhi R. Sinha (Milwaukee, WI); Erik S. Paulson (Madison, WI); Elyse R. Hobson (Milwaukee, WI); Youngchoon Park (Brookfield, WI); Justin J. Ploegert (Cudahy, WI); Sarah Just (Milwaukee, WI); Daniel Kass (Milwaukee, WI)
Assignee: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,132,649
App. No.
16/746,453
Granted
Sep 28, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to detect a vehicle that enters into a parking lot, identify an individual associated with the vehicle, retrieve context information corresponding to the individual, dynamically determine a first parking space based on the context information and available parking spaces, and provide the individual with directions to the first parking space.

Claims (37)

1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

detect a vehicle that enters into a parking lot;

identify an individual associated with the vehicle responsive to detecting the vehicle;

retrieve context information corresponding to the individual responsive to identifying the individual;

identify a host of the individual based on the context information; and

provide the host with an indication that the individual has arrived in the parking lot responsive to identifying the host.

2. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 1 , wherein the context information includes a schedule having events associated with the individual.

3. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 2 , wherein the host includes an attendee of an event on the schedule of events.

4. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 1 , wherein the host includes security personnel.

5. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 1 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to provide the host with an indication that the individual has arrived in the parking lot in response to determining that the vehicle is parked in an assigned parking space.

6. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 5 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to determine that the vehicle is parked in the assigned parking space based on sensors located at the assigned parking space detecting a presence of the vehicle.

7. The one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media of claim 1 , wherein the indication includes a location of the individual.

8. A method for smart parking lot comprising:

detecting a vehicle that enters into a parking lot;

identifying an individual associated with the vehicle responsive to detecting the vehicle;

retrieving context information corresponding to the individual responsive to identifying the individual;

identifying a host of the individual based on the context information; and

providing the host with an indication that the individual has arrived in the parking lot responsive to identifying the host.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the context information includes a schedule having events associated with the individual.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the host includes an attendee of an event on the schedule of events.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the host includes security personnel.

12. The method of claim 8 , comprising providing the host with an indication that the individual has arrived in the parking lot in response to determining that the vehicle is parked in an assigned parking space.

13. The method of claim 12 , comprising determining that the vehicle is parked in the assigned parking space based on sensors located at the assigned parking space detecting a presence of the vehicle.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the indication includes a location of the individual.

15. A smart parking lot system comprising:

one or more processors; and

one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

detect a vehicle that enters into a parking lot;

identify an individual associated with the vehicle responsive to detecting the vehicle;

retrieve context information corresponding to the individual responsive to identifying the individual;

identify a host of the individual based on the context information; and

provide the host with an indication that the individual has arrived in the parking lot responsive to identifying the host.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the context information includes a schedule having events associated with the individual.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the host includes an attendee of an event on the schedule of events.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the host includes security personnel.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to provide the host with an indication that the individual has arrived in the parking lot in response to determining that the vehicle is parked in an assigned parking space.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to determine that the vehicle is parked in the assigned parking space based on sensors located at the assigned parking space detecting a presence of the vehicle.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 9, 2024
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
To: TYCO FIRE & SECURITY GMBH
Reel/Frame 067056/0552 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Feb 4, 2022
From: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Reel/Frame 058959/0764 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 2, 2020
From: MA, ADA L.; PAULSON, ERIK S.; HOBSON, ELYSE R.; PARK, YOUNGCHOON; PLOEGERT, JUSTIN J.; JUST, SARAH; KASS, DANIEL
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 052809/0699 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 20, 2020
From: SINHA, SUDHI R.
To: JOHNSON CONTROLS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY
Reel/Frame 052201/0400 →
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