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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2023
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Atsushi Baba, Kariya, JP;
Yasuhiko Mukai, Kariya, JP;
Kyoichi Sugahara, Kariya, JP;
Satoshi Horihata, Kariya, JP;
DENSO CORPORATION, Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A parking lot identification system includes a control apparatus mounted to each of a plurality of vehicles and a central apparatus that communicates with the control apparatus of each of the plurality of vehicles. In the control apparatus of each of the plurality of vehicles, a parking determination unit is configured to determine whether a parking action of the vehicle is recognized, a parking-related data acquisition unit is configured to, in response to the parking action of the vehicle being recognized, acquire parking-related data including data of a location and an orientation of the vehicle during the parking action, and a parking-related data transmission unit is configured to transmit the parking-related data to the central apparatus. The central apparatus is configured to identify a parking lot area based on the parking-related data transmitted from the plurality of vehicles.