Granted Patent B2

US 12,649,435 · App. 18/586,278 · Granted Jun 9, 2026

Inventor: Vijay Saravana Jaishanker (Santa Clara, CA)

Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

B60R25/01

Abstract

Claims (76)

1 . A computer implemented method for identifying strategic parking for a vehicle, the method comprising:

receiving, from the vehicle, parking data regarding a time, location of the vehicle, and parking duration of the vehicle;

surveying a perimeter around the vehicle to determine a parking location according to the location of the vehicle;

determining a crime probability for the parking location according to the time and the parking duration of the vehicle;

determining a battery usage of the vehicle for the parking location according to the crime probability and a security measure to be performed;

generating a security plan for the vehicle according to the crime probability and the battery usage of the vehicle for the parking location; and

sending the security plan to the vehicle and controlling the vehicle according to the security plan at the parking location.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

analyzing a plurality of crime probabilities for a plurality of parking locations according to the location of the vehicle, wherein the plurality of crime probabilities includes the crime probability and the plurality of parking locations includes the parking location;

analyzing a plurality of battery usage of the vehicle for the plurality of parking locations, wherein the plurality of battery usage includes the battery usage for the parking location;

determining an optimal parking location for the vehicle to park from the plurality of parking locations according to the analysis of the plurality of crime probabilities and the analysis of the plurality of battery usage; and

sending, to the vehicle, the optimal parking location, crime probability for the optimal parking location, and battery usage of the vehicle for the optimal parking location.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the time comprises a second, minute, hour, day, week, month, and year of a particular moment.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the parking duration comprises an overall period of time for parking the vehicle.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the crime probability for the parking location comprises:

receiving crime data of the parking location;

training a crime model using the crime data; and

calculating the crime probability for the parking location according to the crime model, the time, and the parking duration of the vehicle.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the crime data comprises information on a history of crime occurring at a particular location, with the history of crime comprising a total number of crimes, types of crimes, results of crimes, and level of security.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the crime probability comprises a plurality of likelihood of crime percentages at a plurality of time periods throughout the parking duration.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the battery usage of the vehicle comprises:

determining the security measure to be performed at a plurality of time periods throughout the parking duration according to the crime probability;

calculating a plurality of battery life to be consumed at the plurality of time periods throughout the parking duration according to the security measure to be performed; and

generating the battery usage of the vehicle by combining the plurality of battery life of the plurality of time periods throughout the parking duration.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the battery usage of the vehicle comprises:

receiving stored battery usage data from a database, with the stored battery usage data comprising information of recorded battery usage of a first vehicle for the parking location, wherein the first vehicle has similar specifications to the vehicle;

determining the security measure to be performed at a plurality of time periods throughout the parking duration according to the crime probability;

calculating a plurality of battery life to be consumed at the plurality of time periods throughout the parking duration according to the security measure to be performed and the stored battery usage data; and

generating the battery usage of the vehicle by combining the plurality of battery life of the plurality of time periods throughout the parking duration.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the security measure comprises at least one of recording with a camera, activating a security system, monitoring motion around and on the vehicle, and monitoring audio around the vehicle, with the security measure to be performed being based on the crime probability.

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving information of a selected parking location from the vehicle;

generating a second security plan for the vehicle according to a second crime probability and a second battery usage of the vehicle for the selected parking location; and

sending the second security plan to the vehicle for the vehicle to implement at the selected parking location.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the security plan comprises a sequence of security measures to be performed by the vehicle according to the crime probability and the battery usage for the parking location.

13 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the vehicle, information that a crime is being performed on the vehicle; and

sending a notification of the crime being performed to a device.

14 . A computer system for identifying strategic parking for a vehicle, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory coupled to the one or more processors to store instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving parking data regarding a time, location of the vehicle, and parking duration of the vehicle;

surveying a perimeter around the vehicle to determine a parking location according to the location of the vehicle;

determining a crime probability for the parking location according to the time and the parking duration of the vehicle;

determining a battery usage of the vehicle for the parking location according to the crime probability and a security measure to be performed;

generating a security plan for the vehicle according to the crime probability and the battery usage of the vehicle for the parking location; and

sending the security plan to the vehicle and controlling the vehicle according to the security plan at the parking location.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise:

analyzing a plurality of crime probabilities for a plurality of parking locations according to the location of the vehicle, wherein the plurality of crime probabilities includes the crime probability and the plurality of parking locations includes the parking location;

analyzing a plurality of battery usage of the vehicle for the plurality of parking locations, wherein the plurality of battery usage includes the battery usage for the parking location;

determining an optimal parking location for the vehicle to park from the plurality of parking locations according to the analysis of the plurality of crime probabilities and the analysis of the plurality of battery usage; and

sending, to the vehicle, the optimal parking location, crime probability for the optimal parking location, and battery usage of the vehicle for the optimal parking location.

16 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the determining the crime probability for the parking location comprises:

receiving crime data of the parking location;

training a crime model using the crime data; and

calculating the crime probability for the parking location according to the crime model, the time, and the parking duration of the vehicle.

17 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the determining the battery usage of the vehicle comprises:

determining the security measure to be performed at a plurality of time periods throughout the parking duration according to the crime probability;

calculating a plurality of battery life to be consumed at the plurality of time periods throughout the parking duration according to the security measure to be performed; and

generating the battery usage of the vehicle by combining the plurality of battery life of the plurality of time periods throughout the parking duration.

18 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the determining the battery usage of the vehicle comprises:

receiving stored battery usage data from a database, with the stored battery usage data comprising information of recorded battery usage of a first vehicle for the parking location, wherein the first vehicle has similar specifications to the vehicle;

determining the security measure to be performed at a plurality of time periods throughout the parking duration according to the crime probability;

calculating a plurality of battery life to be consumed at the plurality of time periods throughout the parking duration according to the security measure to be performed and the stored battery usage data; and

generating the battery usage of the vehicle by combining the plurality of battery life of the plurality of time periods throughout the parking duration.

19 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving information of a selected parking location from the vehicle;

generating a second security plan for the vehicle according to a second crime probability and a second battery usage of the vehicle for the selected parking location; and

sending the second security plan to the vehicle for the vehicle to implement at the selected parking location.

20 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving parking data regarding a time, location of a vehicle, and parking duration of the vehicle;

surveying a perimeter around the vehicle to determine a parking location according to the location of the vehicle;

determining a crime probability for the parking location according to the time and the parking duration of the vehicle;

determining a battery usage of the vehicle for the parking location according to the crime probability and a security measure to be performed;

generating a security plan for the vehicle according to the crime probability and the battery usage of the vehicle for the parking location; and

sending the security plan to the vehicle and controlling the vehicle according to the security plan at the parking location.

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