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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Keith Weston, Canton, MI (US);
Brendan Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);
Anthony Maraldo, Southgate, MI (US);
Abstract
A facility management system including a transceiver and a processor is disclosed. The transceiver may be configured to receive a real-time vehicle location and facility inputs from a facility sensor unit. The processor may be configured to determine that a vehicle may be within a predefined distance from a facility door based on the real-time vehicle location. The processor may further determine a parking spot in a facility closest to the real-time vehicle location, responsive to determining that the vehicle may be within the predefined distance from the facility door. The processor may further determine an availability status associated with the parking spot based on the facility inputs, and control a facility door operation based on the availability status.