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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2018
Toyota Motor North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Michael C. Edwards, Plano, TX (US);
Randall M. Harris, Plano, TX (US);
Nutonya L. Parker, Plano, TX (US);
Ashok Ramadass, Plano, TX (US);
Kotaro Hashimoto, Frisco, TX (US);
James H. Kikuma, Plano, TX (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for collaborative parking assistance using a parking facilitation circuit are provided. A method may include: using information from a plurality of sensors to locate one or more available parking spaces in a determined area; characterize the located available parking spaces to generate parking space parameters for each of the available parking spaces; generating a parking space map comprising an indication of available parking spaces, locations of the available parking spaces and parking space parameters for the available parking spaces; filtering the parking space map to include as available parking spaces only those one or more available parking spaces that, based on the parking space parameters, are compatible with a vehicle intended to park in the determined area; and providing the filtered parking space map to a user interface of the vehicle.