Night detection of front-parked vehicles

1. A night-detection device fixedly located near and above at least a parking space for monitoring if said parking space is occupied by a front-parked vehicle, comprising:

a moving-vehicle sensor for sensing a moving vehicle within a pre-determined range of said parking space;

a parked-vehicle sensor for determining if said parking space is occupied, comprising a processor for extracting at least a reflection of a portion of a back bumper of said front-parked vehicle when said moving-vehicle sensor detects said moving vehicle and a light beam of said moving vehicle illuminates said front-parked vehicle.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said moving-vehicle sensor is an audio sensor, an optical sensor, or an electromagnetic sensor.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said moving-vehicle sensor is located at a same location as said parked-vehicle sensor.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said moving-vehicle sensor is located at a different location from said parked-vehicle sensor.

5. The device according to claim 4 , wherein said moving-vehicle sensor communicates with said parked-vehicle sensor using a wireless means.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein said parked-vehicle sensor comprises an optical detector for capturing at least an image of said parking space, and a processor for extracting said portion of said back bumper from said image.

7. The device according to claim 6 , wherein said optical detector comprises at least a camera.

8. The device according to claim 7 , wherein said camera operates more frequently at night than during the day.