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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2019
Denso International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Yumeng Zhou, Southfield, MI (US);
Denso International America, Inc., Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to controlling a parking facility. In one embodiment, a method of controlling a parking facility control system is disclosed. The method includes selecting a pricing model, from a set of models based, at least partially, on historical data that indicates past parking rates and past usage levels of the parking facility. The method includes determining, periodically, a dynamic parking rate according to the pricing model. The method includes, in response to receiving a parking request for a vehicle, determining a current parking rate for the vehicle according to at least the dynamic parking rate and attributes of the parking request that indicate at least a parking duration that the vehicle is estimated to be parked at the parking facility. The method includes transmitting a parking notification to the vehicle, the parking notification indicating a parking space and the current parking rate.