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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2014
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Yonghua Li, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Milos Milacic, New Boston, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01); B62D 15/02 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 15/027 (2013.01); B62D 15/0285 (2013.01); G01C 21/3407 (2013.01); G01C 21/3453 (2013.01); G01C 21/3679 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vehicle system includes a communication interface configured to receive parking information from an infrastructure device. The parking information identifies at least one open parking space and at least one characteristic associated with the parking space. The vehicle system further includes a processing device configured to select the at least one parking space based at least in part on the characteristic.