US 12,272,242 B2
Systems and methods for use in determining parking spot allocation
Danyang Tian, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Ehsan Moradi Pari, Ann Arbor, MI (US); Xue Bai, Novi, MI (US); Yaser Pourmohammadi Fallah, Oviedo, FL (US); Ghayoor Shah, Orlando, FL (US); and Shahriar Shahram, Orlando, FL (US)
Assigned to Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP); and University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Orlando, FL (US)
Filed by Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo (JP); and University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Orlando, FL (US)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/191,630.
Prior Publication US 2024/0331539 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. G08G 1/14 (2006.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.01)
CPC G08G 1/141 (2013.01) [G08G 1/146 (2013.01); H04W 4/44 (2018.02)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for use in determining parking spot allocation, the system comprising:
a host vehicle occupying in a host parking spot, the host vehicle comprising:
a transceiver configured for vehicle-to-vehicle communication; and
a control unit configured to:
determine the host vehicle is ready to depart the host parking spot;
receive, via the transceiver, a first signal from each of a plurality of client vehicles, wherein the first signal indicates the at least one client vehicle is searching for a parking spot;
determine a parking priority listing for the plurality of client vehicles based on at least one of an estimated time of arrival to the host parking spot and an order in which the first signal is received from each client vehicle;
allocate the host parking spot to a first of the plurality of client vehicle vehicles based on the parking priority ranking; and
transmit, via the transceiver, a second signal to the first client vehicle, wherein the second signal notifies the first client vehicle that the host parking spot has been allocated to the first client vehicle and provides location data associated with the host parking spot to the first client vehicle.