ES2964034A1 - Parking reservation procedure (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Parking reservation procedure, for at least one group of users with portable electronic devices (1) and vehicles (4), and at least one geographical area (2) with a series of parking spaces (3) suitable for vehicles (4). It includes the stages of: defining a group of users, when a first user wants to leave a space (3) with his vehicle (4), issuing a notice to the rest of the users of the groups or the system. On the part of a second user, accept the position (3) offered, and go to it; For the first user to wait for the arrival of the second user before leaving the plaza (3). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Parking reservation procedure

TECHNIQUE SECTOR

This application refers to a parking reservation procedure that allows spaces to be shared so that a group of users can use them successively, maximizing their use and convenience.

STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE

In some places, such as urbanizations, central areas... parking spaces are limited and it is difficult to find one available. It is known, for example from ES2640294, the existence of systems that are requested a place and search, within the places they manage, which one is free. That is, they need to know the spaces and have sensors that indicate whether it is occupied or free. Furthermore, they only know that the place is free when it has already been released. Therefore, until the next vehicle arrives, the space remains empty.

The applicant is not aware of any solution to these problems similar to the invention.

BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to a parking reservation procedure according to the claims, the embodiments of which improve and solve the problems of the technique.

The parking warning procedure is intended for at least one group of users with portable electronic devices and vehicles. It is also designed for at least one geographical area with a series of parking spaces suitable for vehicles. This procedure includes the stages of:

- Define a user group. This group of users normally corresponds to the neighbors, acquaintances and relatives of one or more users and who can park in one or more common geographic areas with them. It can also correspond to all the users registered in the application or server that manages the procedure.

- When the first user wishes to leave a space with his or her vehicle, issue a notice to the rest of the users in the group using the respective electronic devices.

- On the part of a second user, accept the offered place, and go to it. - On the part of the first user, wait for the arrival of the second user before leaving the plaza.

The notice can be received by the rest of the users at the same time or with a hierarchy or ranking that makes it easier for the most valued or paying users to choose first. For example, it is marked on a map visible to users, with the preferred zoom level.

In this procedure it is possible to make a user belong to several user groups in different geographical areas. For example, office and home

Generally, the notice includes the geolocation of the plaza, to make it easier for the second user to go there, and can be calculated, for example, according to the position of the first user's electronic device. It can also be done by direction or by the position corresponding to the last seat occupied by the vehicle.

To facilitate user recognition, it is desirable that the notice include vehicle data and that the acceptance be sent to the first user with vehicle data of the second user.

Other variants are seen in the rest of the memory.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

For a better understanding of the invention, the following figure is included.

Figure 1: Diagram of an embodiment example.

MODES OF EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

Next, a way of carrying out the invention is briefly described, as an illustrative and non-limiting example of it.

Figure 1 shows the diagram of an example of embodiment. The system starts with a group of users with portable electronic devices (1), such as smartphones. System users may be included in several groups generally classified by geographic area (2). Thus, for example, a user can be in a group of people from his home, his work, his family's home... Likewise, within each geographical area (2) subgroups of friends or family can be made. who want to be notified to each other of the release of a parking space (3). The group can be common to all (all users share equally) or designed for each user (two users in the same group can send notices to different users). Likewise, each group can correspond to all users of the application, server. and that they use the parking procedure.

Thus, a user who owns a vehicle (4) can inform the other users in his group that he is going to free up a space (3) in a geographical area (2) in the next few minutes. The notice will carry with it a geolocation of the space (3), either detecting the position of the electronic device (1) or saving in memory the position in which the vehicle was left (4) the last time. For example, because it corresponds to the space (3) that was shared that time or because the user indicates that this space (3) is being used on a map of the electronic device (1). The notice will generally be transmitted through a server (5) on the Internet and will be read or issued through an application (app), preferably marking the places (3) about to be released on a map of the geographical area (2). This same map can mark the gas stations and the price at which they offer a fuel (diesel, 95. gasoline) selected by the user of the electronic device (1).

Any user in the group receives the notice on their electronic device (1) and can notify of their acceptance or, less preferably, directly go to the space (3) to occupy it when the first user releases it. This first user must wait in the vehicle (4) for the second user to arrive. For this purpose, data from the second user's vehicle will be sent to you. The system will guide the user who has accepted the square (3) to it, preferably using a mapping application, such as “Google Maps”.

Each user will register their vehicle (4) (make, model, color, license plate.) so that other users can easily locate it. Two users can share vehicles (4), in the case of families. Each user may also have several vehicles (4) registered. Generally two will be enough, but in the case of fleets of vehicles it may be necessary to have more.

Within the system, users can be classified in various ways, either by paying a maintenance amount (annual, temporary, or “bonus” valid for a number of times) or by the number of uses. For example, the system can also control how many times a user notifies the release of a space (3) versus the number of times he receives and uses a notification. This way a “selfish” person can be expelled from the system or penalized. You can also penalize if it takes too long or too little time to release the space (3) after the notification, the accuracy of the indications... You can also reward users who indicate free spaces (3) apart from those that are in the system, that is, apart from those that already have a user's vehicle (4) parked.

Likewise, a ranking of users can be created, by participation or by degree of proximity to the user who notifies them of the available place. For example, a user can favor the notification to their spouse, to their closest friends. In this case, the notice of a free place (3) is sent to some first users and after a while it is sent to others. Likewise, it can be sent to everyone from the beginning, without details, with only the highest ranking user who accepts it receiving the details.

The system may include financial rewards for those who give notice and costs for those who accept a notice and take a place (3). It is also possible to place a legible identification sticker or label (6) on the vehicle (4) to control that the user parked in the space (3), when he is a user of the system, acts in accordance with the rules: he does not use a space ( 3) reserved for another user. Thus, an injured party can quickly identify if the vehicle (4) belongs to a user and request a penalty. In turn, if a user detects that another does not have the readable label (6), they can be penalized. The readable label (6) will generally be a QR code or something similar that allows reading from the electronic device (1) without errors.

This procedure can be limited to free parking spaces, either for the general public or for residents, for loading and unloading areas, spaces in an urbanization or any other similar limitation.

The application will accept the submission of suggestions, complaints by users (identified by the license plate or by the legible label (6), notify of available places (3) by marking them on the map (individual or grouped in areas of high availability on time). The user that is looking for a space (3) may notify of this fact if it does not locate any available space (3), to receive a response from a first user, accepting or not a loading and unloading area.

The system can be connected to a public service, such as a tow truck or the municipal police, so that users can report improperly parked or abandoned cars.

Claims (1)

1- Parking reservation procedure, for at least one group of users with portable electronic devices (1) and vehicles (4), and at least one geographical area (2) with a series of parking spaces (3) suitable for the users. vehicles (4) characterized in that it includes the stages of: define a group of users, when a first user wants to leave a space (3) with his vehicle (4), issue a notice to the rest of the users in the group; by a second user, accept the place (3) offered, and go to it; For the first user to wait for the arrival of the second user before leaving the plaza (3). 2- Parking reservation procedure, according to claim 1, characterized in that the notice is received by the rest of the users with a hierarchy. 3- Parking reservation procedure, according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one user belongs to several different user groups and/or geographical areas (2). 4- Parking reservation procedure, according to claim 1, characterized in that the notice includes the geolocation of the space (3) according to the position of the electronic device of the first user. 5- Parking reservation procedure, according to claim 1, characterized in that the notice includes data from the vehicle (4) and the acceptance is sent to the first user with data from the vehicle (4) of the second user. 6- Parking reservation procedure, according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises placing a legible identification label (6) on the vehicles (4).