DE102023001776A1 - System and method for issuing a parking space recommendation - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a system (100) and method for issuing a recommendation for a parking space (4) for a vehicle (6), with a status identification module (10) which identifies a vehicle status (200) of one's own vehicle (1), a location identification module (12) which identifies a current vehicle location (202) and carries out a comparison with a predefined list (206) of predetermined parking addresses (6), and a parking space evaluation module (18) is provided which has a parking garage, a garage and/or a street parking space at the specified parking addresses (6) based on centrally stored and/or currently recorded parking parameters, parking factors, vehicle parameters and/or environmental parameters and generates and outputs a current parking space value (206) for the respective parking address (6).

Description

The invention relates to a system and a method for issuing a recommendation for a parking space for a vehicle.

An owner of a large vehicle, especially a premium vehicle, usually faces a problem when they park in a public parking garage in another city for the first time that it is difficult to get into narrow spaces due to the large dimensions of the vehicle Maneuver corners of the parking garage or park in narrow streets or parking spaces. This can make getting in and out of the parked vehicle almost impossible.

• - Erfassen der Sensorinformationen der Umfeldsensorik des Fahrzeugs,
• - Erstellen einer Umfeldkarte aus den Sensorinformationen der Umfeldsensorik,
• - Bestimmung der Fahrzeugeigenbewegung, und
• - Bestimmen der Kollisionswahrscheinlichkeit des Fahrzeugs mit in der Umgebung des Fahrzeugs befindlichen Umfeldobjekten aus der in der Umfeldkarte abgebildeten Umfeldobjekten unter Berücksichtigung der Fahrzeugeigenbewegung.

Out of DE 10 2008 036 009 A1 is a method for protecting a vehicle from a collision in the parking and maneuvering area, the vehicle having surroundings sensors for detecting objects in the surroundings of the vehicle, comprising the following steps:

• - Acquiring the sensor information of the vehicle's surroundings sensors,
• - Creation of an environment map from the sensor information of the environment sensors,
• - determination of the vehicle's own movement, and
• - Determination of the collision probability of the vehicle with surrounding objects located in the surroundings of the vehicle from the surrounding objects depicted in the surroundings map, taking into account the vehicle's own movement.

The invention is based on the object of specifying a system and a method for issuing a recommendation for a parking space for a vehicle that enables easy and safe parking even in an unknown environment.

The first-mentioned object is achieved according to the invention by a system having the features of claim 1. The second-mentioned object is achieved according to the invention by a method having the features of claim 4.

Advantageous configurations of the invention are the subject matter of the dependent claims.

The system according to the invention for issuing a recommendation for a parking space for a vehicle is characterized by a status identification module, which identifies a vehicle status of your own vehicle, a location identification module, which identifies a current vehicle location and carries out a comparison with a predefined list of specified parking addresses in the area of the current vehicle location , and a parking space evaluation module, which evaluates a multi-storey car park, a garage and/or a street parking space at the specified parking addresses using centrally stored and/or currently recorded parking parameters, parking factors, vehicle parameters and/or environmental parameters and generates and outputs a current parking space value for the respective parking address .

Such a system ensures that a user of the vehicle is shown a parking space value before driving to the parking address for the relevant multi-storey car park, garage or street parking space, which tells him that parking at this parking address can be carried out safely and easily with regard to his vehicle size . In other words: The user of the vehicle is shown how "friendly" the multi-storey car park, garage or street parking lot is for his vehicle model, for example an S-Class. In particular, the user of the vehicle already receives this parking space value with the selection list of predetermined parking addresses in his current environment, so that he can select the most suitable parking address for his vehicle. The parking space value can be output in the form of stars, points or the like, for example. The more stars or points that are awarded for the respective parking address, the more suitable the parking address is for the vehicle in question.

In addition, the invention can also be used for private vehicle owners if they decide to rent or buy a parking space in a multi-storey car park or garage. It is not just about whether the parking garage or garage is suitable for your own vehicle or not, but also about the history of the parking garage or garage, for example with regard to temperature profiles and/or theft alarms that are triggered. Accident reports, such as bumps and/or scratches, which are recorded by other vehicles and reported to a control center or shared with other vehicle owners, for example via an evaluation application, can be taken into account when evaluating the parking addresses and thus the specific multi-storey car park or garage . If a vehicle owner knows these risks in advance due to, for example, a low rating by the parking space rating module, the vehicle owner can better decide where to park their vehicle or not.

The invention takes into account different parking addresses, such as parking in garages and/or multi-storey car parks, but also parking on the street. Especially when parking on the Depending on other parking factors, a measured value from an accident reporting module, which detects and evaluates the triggering of theft alarms or collisions with parked vehicles, can be assigned a higher weighting value when determining the parking space value using the parking space evaluation module.

The invention makes it possible in a simple manner, in particular by means of existing modules such as sensors, to automatically and optionally continuously evaluate multi-storey car parks, garages or street parking spaces using stored and/or currently recorded parameters such as parking parameters, parking factors, accident parameters, vehicle parameters and/or environmental parameters , in particular to evaluate that multi-storey car park, garage or street parking space in which the vehicle is currently staying or driving in or driving out and to output its current parking space value and/or to share this current parking space value and associated information with others.

The parking space value can therefore always be updated. The parking value can be shared with other road users, for example by means of a rating application, similar to the rating systems of hotel accommodation and/or restaurants, for example Booking.com or tripadvisor.com, so that this information can be shared with other vehicle owners from the same car manufacturer and/or with real government portals worldwide can be shared. Thus, the parking space evaluation module can also be used for advertising, including the rental and/or sale of a parking space in a multi-storey car park, in a garage or in a street parking lot.

Exemplary embodiments of the invention are explained in more detail below with reference to a drawing.

• 1 schematisch ein Fahrzeug mit mehreren Modulen zur Ausgabe einer Empfehlung für einen Parkplatz für das Fahrzeug, und
• 2 schematisch einen Ablaufplan für ein Verfahren zur Ausgabe einer Empfehlung für einen Parkplatz für das Fahrzeug.

show:

• 1 schematically a vehicle with multiple modules for issuing a recommendation for a parking space for the vehicle, and
• 2 schematically shows a flowchart for a method for issuing a recommendation for a parking space for the vehicle.

Corresponding parts are provided with the same reference symbols in all figures.

1 shows a vehicle 1 with several modules 2.1 to 2.n and a system 100 for outputting a recommendation for a parking space 4 at a parking address 6 for the vehicle 1 on a display module 8 in the vehicle 1.

A parking address 6 can be understood to mean a parking space 4 in a multi-storey car park or in a garage or on a street.

The system 100 includes a status identification module 10 which identifies a vehicle status 200 of the host vehicle 1 . The status identification module 10 is implemented in particular as a first module 2.1 in the vehicle 1, in particular in a control unit. The status identification module 10 (also is set up to identify parking and drive-off events, for example based on an ignition signal. Thus, with an ignition signal “OFF/LOCK” the status “vehicle is parked” and with an ignition signal “ACC/ON/START” identified as the status "vehicle not parked/ignition on/when driving off/while driving".The status identification module 10 reports, for example, as vehicle statuses "off-board" or "on-street parking event" to the external computing and storage unit 16 and/or the in-vehicle computing and storage unit 16.1.

The system 100 also includes a location identification module 12, which identifies a current vehicle location 202 and optionally a parking request and event-controlled, for example if the parking request is present, a comparison with a, in particular predefined, list 204 of specified parking addresses 6 in the area of the current vehicle location 202 . The location identification module 12 is implemented in particular as a second module 2.2 in the vehicle 1, in particular in a control unit. The location identification module 12 can be part of a GPS module 14 (also called a navigation device) of the vehicle 1 . The predefined list 204 of specified parking addresses 6 can be stored in the location identification module 12, in the GPS module 14 and/or in a central, in particular cloud-based, computing and/or storage unit 16.

The system 100 also includes a parking space evaluation module 18, which evaluates a multi-storey car park, a garage and/or a street parking space at the specified parking addresses 6 using centrally stored and/or currently recorded parking parameters, parking factors, vehicle parameters and/or environmental parameters and a current parking space value 206 (also called parking note) generated for the respective parking address 6 and optionally outputs or transmits. In other words: the respective parking address 6 is graded by the parking space evaluation module 18, for example with grades from 1 to 3, 1 to 5 or 1 to 6.

When approaching parking address 6 by vehicle 1 or when entering parking address 6 The current parking space value 206 (the current grade) can be output on the display module 8 as the destination. Alternatively or additionally, the current parking space value 206 can be transmitted to the central, in particular cloud-based, computing and/or storage unit 16 . The parking space evaluation module 18 can also be set up to output and/or store the parking addresses 6 in a ranking depending on the generated current parking space values 204 and/or to transmit them to third road users or the central computing and/or storage unit 16 .

Furthermore, system 100 can have an environment sensor 20, for example a camera, as third module 2.3, a theft detection module 22 as fourth module 2.4, an in-vehicle computing and/or storage unit 16.1, for example a control unit, as fifth module 2.5, and a sixth module 2.6 Collision sensor 24, as the seventh module 2.7, a distance sensor 26, in particular a lidar or ultrasonic sensor, and/or as the eighth module 2.8, a brightness sensor 28 and as the ninth module 2.9, a temperature and/or rain sensor 30.

The system 100 can also include a navigation module 32 as a further module 2.n, which identifies whether or not the vehicle 1 has a GPS receiver or a GPS system, in particular a so-called GPS fix system.

The brightness sensor 28 is set up, for example, to identify, for example, whether ambient light exceeds a predetermined threshold value or not and transmits corresponding information to the parking space evaluation module 18, which as an application in the vehicle's internal computing and/or memory unit 16.1 and/or in the central computer - And/or memory unit 16 can be implemented. In addition, the brightness sensor 28 can be set up to identify headlight lighting and/or exterior lighting, in particular to determine its brightness and to supply it as information to the parking space evaluation module 18 in order, for example, to derive from this whether the parking space 4 at the relevant parking address 6 is in the dark or bright .

Surroundings sensor 20, for example a camera such as a 360° camera or the like, is set up, for example, to detect a vehicle environment and/or a distance from a nearby object while vehicle 1 is driving, stationary or parked, and as information to the parking space evaluation module 18, for example to record and evaluate the available parking space size and/or an entrance to the parking space 4 with regard to the access width, a possible narrowness or the like and to take this into account in the evaluation or grading of the parking space 4 and the parking address 8.

Theft detection module 22 is set up, for example, to identify an undesired intervention in the vehicle 1, for example a broken window and/or a destroyed vehicle door, and to supply it as information to the parking space evaluation module 18 in order, for example, to provide security based on a detected frequency of thefts at the relevant Parking addresses 6 to be taken into account when evaluating or grading the parking lot 4 and the parking address 8.

The collision sensor 24 can be set up to detect collisions in the area of the respective parking address 6 and to supply the parking space evaluation module 18 as information, for example to detect a potential risk of an accident based on a detected frequency of collisions at the parking address 6 in question and for the evaluation or grading of the parking space 4 and the parking address 8 must be taken into account.

Distance sensor 26 can be provided and set up in addition to collision sensor 24 and/or environment sensor 20, for example to detect a potential risk of an accident based on a detected frequency of possible approaches of third vehicles or possible collisions with third vehicles at the relevant parking address 6 and in the evaluation or Rating of the parking lot 4 and the parking address 8 or, for example, to record the available parking space size and/or an entrance to the parking lot 4 with regard to the entrance width, the entrance height and/or a parking distance from a wall and/or a possible narrow or the like and to be taken into account when evaluating or grading the parking lot 4 and the parking address 8.

The temperature and/or rain sensor 30 includes.

In other words: The parking space evaluation module 18 evaluates or grades a respective multi-storey car park, a respective garage and/or a respective street parking space at the specified parking addresses 6 based on centrally stored and/or currently recorded parking parameters, parking factors, vehicle parameters and/or environmental parameters and generates a current one Parking space value 206 for the respective parking address 6. Both each module 2.n and the vehicle-internal parking space evaluation module 18 can provide information, such as environmental information, external temperatures, warnings, collision messages Send information, measured distances while parking or when parked to the central, cloud-based computing or storage unit.

The parking space evaluation module 18 can also be set up to consider a new function and/or a new multi-storey car park/garage event or a street parking event at the listed parking addresses 6 and to re-evaluate or re-grade them.

2 shows a schematic flowchart 300 for a method for issuing a recommendation for a parking space 4 for the vehicle 1 at a parking address 6.

• - Daten und/oder Informationen, wie ein Fahrzeug-Zündsignal, des Zustandsidentifizierungsmoduls 10,
• - Standortdaten des Fahrzeugs 1 beim Parken und Vergleichsdaten mit der vordefinierten Liste 204 vorgegebener Parkadressen 6 des Standortidentifzierungsmoduls 12,
• - GPS-Daten des GPS-Moduls 14 (zum Beispiel eines Onboard-GPS-Empfängers, der erkennt, ob das Fahrzeug 1 einen GPS-Fix hat oder nicht,
• - Helligkeitsdaten des Helligkeitssensors 28, der eine Dunkelheit (in Lux) erkennt, die den programmierten Schwellenwert überschreitet (wie bei den Scheinwerfern oder der Außenbeleuchtung)
• - Umgebungsdaten des Umgebungssensors 20, wie zum Beispiel einer Fahrzeug-Außenkamera bei geparktem Fahrzeug 1,
• - Wetterdaten des Temperatur- und/oder Regensensors 30, insbesondere eines externen Temperatur- und Regensensor,
• - Radardaten des Abstandssensor 26, zum Beispiel von Lidar- und/oder Ultraschallsensoren: zur Erkennung des Abstands zu nahen Objekten während der Fahrt oder auch, wenn das Fahrzeug bereits geparkt ist, zum Beispiel um zu prüfen, wieviel Platz zwischen zwei geparkten Fahrzeugen noch vorhanden ist und diesen zu messen. Zudem kann auch um eine Höhe zu einem Dach am Parkplatz 4 und/oder ein Abstand zu den Wänden während eines Parkmanövers ermittelt und berücksichtigt werden bei der Parkplatzbewertung oder -benotung,
• - Sicherheitsdaten des Diebstahlerkennungsmoduls 22, wie zum Beispiel Daten über einen Diebstahl oder eine Diebstahlwarnung zur Erkennung, wenn eine Fahrzeugtür unerwünscht geöffnet oder ein Fenster eingeschlagen wird oder wurde,
• - Kollisionsdaten des Kollisionssensors 24, die erkennen, ob das Fahrzeug 1 von einem anderen Auto angefahren oder in anderer Weise beschädigt wurde,
• - Daten, insbesondere gespeicherte Daten, aktualisierte Daten oder dergleichen der fahrzeuginternen Rechen- und/oder Speichereinheit 16.1 (auch kurz TCU genannt) zur Meldung und Übertragung von entsprechenden Daten und/oder Informationen, wie Off-Board- und On-Street-Parkereignissen und/oder Umgebungsbedingungen, wie Außentemperatur, Alarm- und/oder Kollisionsereignisse, gemessene Abstände beim Parken oder im geparkten Zustand oder dergleichen an die zentrale Rechen- und/oder Speichereinheit 16.

The algorithm can, for example, record the following currently recorded data and/or information (also called live data) using the corresponding modules 2.n listed above and process them using the parking space rating module 18 to give the current parking space value 206 (= grade) or update a stored parking space value 206 :

• - Data and/or information, such as a vehicle ignition signal, of the status identification module 10,
• - Location data of the vehicle 1 when parking and comparison data with the predefined list 204 of specified parking addresses 6 of the location identification module 12,
• - GPS data from the GPS module 14 (for example an onboard GPS receiver that detects whether the vehicle 1 has a GPS fix or not,
• - Brightness data from the brightness sensor 28 that detects a darkness (in lux) exceeding the programmed threshold (like the headlights or exterior lights)
• - Ambient data of the environment sensor 20, such as a vehicle exterior camera when the vehicle 1 is parked,
• - Weather data from the temperature and/or rain sensor 30, in particular an external temperature and rain sensor,
• - Radar data from the distance sensor 26, for example from lidar and/or ultrasonic sensors: to detect the distance to nearby objects while driving or when the vehicle is already parked, for example to check how much space is left between two parked vehicles is and to measure it. In addition, a height to a roof on the parking lot 4 and/or a distance to the walls during a parking maneuver can also be determined and taken into account in the parking space evaluation or rating,
• - Security data from the theft detection module 22, such as data about a theft or a theft warning to detect when a vehicle door is opened unwanted or a window is or has been smashed,
• - Collision data from the collision sensor 24, which detects whether the vehicle 1 has been hit by another car or damaged in some other way,
• - Data, in particular stored data, updated data or the like of the vehicle's internal computing and/or storage unit 16.1 (also called TCU for short) for reporting and transmission of corresponding data and/or information, such as off-board and on-street parking events and /or environmental conditions such as outside temperature, alarm and/or collision events, measured distances when parking or when parked or the like to the central processing and/or storage unit 16.

In step 301, the system 100 recognizes the park and drive-off events based on the ignition signal 208: OFF/LOCK (if parked) or ACC/ON/START (if not, i.e. when driving off) from the state identification module 10 and the parking space evaluation module 18 is activated .

In step 302, the current vehicle location 202 and its current parking event and/or the parking address 6, at which the vehicle 1 is currently parked or is located, can then be compared with real navigation data, in particular further parking addresses 6, for example in a navigation database, using the location identification module 12 are stored, are compared. If the current vehicle location 202 matches one of the stored parking addresses 6, step 303 is carried out or, if there is no match, the parking space evaluation module 18 is deactivated and/or the method from step 301 is restarted.

In the next step 303, the possible absence of the GPS signal from the GPS module 14 is checked. If a GPS signal is available from the GPS module 14, step 304 is carried out or, if no GPS signal is available, the parking space evaluation module 18 is deactivated and/or the method from step 301 is restarted.

In step 304 the ambient brightness, in particular sudden changes in the ambient brightness, is detected and analyzed by the brightness sensor 28 . A sudden change in Ambient brightness is a good indicator that the vehicle 1 is entering or exiting an indoor environment, for example a parking garage or parking garage. If the change in brightness is less than 75 lux and the vehicle 1 is therefore still in the multi-storey car park or the parking garage, the next step 305 is carried out. Otherwise, if the brightness or change in brightness is >75 lux, in particular 250-300 lux, the parking space evaluation module 18 is deactivated because it is assumed that the multi-storey car park or the parking garage is being exited, and/or the method from step 301 is restarted.

In the next step 305, for example, the environment sensor 20, for example an exterior camera of the vehicle 1, can remain activated or switched on a few minutes after the vehicle 1 has been parked and checked by an application, for example an AI (artificial intelligence)-based application whether the environment corresponds to inside parking or outside parking of the vehicle 1 concerned. For example, if the environment is darker than usual, indoor parking is inferred. If the environment is illuminated by a pedestrian traffic light, for example, and a pedestrian movement or the like can be detected, it is concluded that the vehicle 1 is parked outside. If parking, regardless of whether it is outside parking or inside parking, is identified using environment sensor 20, then the next step 306 is carried out. Otherwise, if no parking situation is identified, the parking space evaluation module 18 is deactivated and/or the method from step 301 is restarted.

In the next step 306, a final check is performed, after which data, for example the outside temperature (and optionally also rain) of the temperature and/or rain sensor 30 are recorded and compared, for example, with values in a time interval before or after, for example five minutes before the vehicle 1 was parked and 5 minutes after. The same can be repeated when driving off in the morning, comparing the temperature when the ignition is switched on with the temperature five minutes later. In general, the inside temperature in a garage or car park is about 6°C warmer than the outside temperature. In this way, a rapid change in the outside temperature can be detected within a short period of time before parking and driving off. The outside temperature when parking and driving off can also be stored and reported.

For example, the following values can be stored for vehicle 1: Parking temperature 20°C temperature exit 21.5°C

The algorithm continuously monitors the currently recorded data described above (also called live data) from the various modules 2.n to determine whether the vehicle 1 was parked in closed rooms or not, and reports this automatically to the central computing and/or or storage unit 16, for example a cloud server.

When the algorithm has detected an indoor driving condition, it starts measuring the distances to the walls and roof by the distance sensor(s), for example lidar and ultrasonic sensors. Certain threshold values or friendliness levels can be determined while driving, in particular when parking or leaving a parking space, for rating the parking space 4 and/or the parking address 6 . For example, a parking lot 4/parking address 6 is rated as poor if a distance of less than 10 cm is measured, or as medium if a distance of 10 cm to 20 cm is measured, or as good if a distance of 30 cm is determined. The duration of the fulfillment of these conditions can also be taken into account, for example when turning in a curve onto an entrance or exit or generally when driving in the garage or multi-storey car park, different distances can be recorded, for example a distance of less than 10 cm for 30 seconds are recorded and a rating of "poor" is generated or a distance of between 10 cm and 20 cm is recorded for four minutes and a rating of "medium" is generated and a distance of more than 20 cm or 30 cm is recorded for a further two minutes and a rating of "good" can be generated.

In addition, the distances to the next parked car or to the next column can also be measured if vehicle 1 has already been parked and has been identified as the "ignition off" (IGN=OFF) status signal. As a result, the size of the parking space can be classified or graded using the parking space evaluation module 18: bad: less than 1 m distance to the next car, medium: 1 to 1.5 m distance to the next car, good: more than 1.5 m distance to the next Automobile.

In addition, the model series or the chassis of the vehicle 1 can also be known and used in the parking space rating by means of the parking space rating module 18 .

• Fahrzeug 1 ist beispielsweise ein größeres Fahrzeug, wie eine S-Klasse oder ein kleineres Fahrzeug, wie eine A-Klasse. Das Parkplatzbewertungsmodul 18 gibt beispielsweise für diese beide Fahrzeugtypen für diese Parkadresse 6 folgende Noten (Parkplatzwerte 206) aus:
  • - Größeres Fahrzeug 1, beim Fahren, Note: mittel
  • - Kleineres Fahrzeug 1, beim Fahren, Note: gut
  • - Größeres Fahrzeug 1, beim Parken, Note: mittel
  • - Kleineres Fahrzeug 1, beim Parken, Note: mittel

As an example, different vehicles 1 who want to park in the garage or in the multi-storey car park at the parking address 6 could use the following parking spaces zwert 206 (= issue or report notes for this parking address 6:

• Vehicle 1 is, for example, a larger vehicle such as an S class or a smaller vehicle such as an A class. The parking space evaluation module 18 outputs the following scores (parking space values 206) for these two vehicle types for this parking address 6, for example:
  • - Larger vehicle 1, while driving, grade: medium
  • - Smaller vehicle 1, while driving, rating: good
  • - Larger vehicle 1, when parking, grade: medium
  • - Smaller vehicle 1, when parking, grade: medium

• - Größeres Fahrzeug 1, beim Fahren, Note: schlecht
• - Kleineres Fahrzeug 1, beim Fahren, Note: mittel
• - Größeres Fahrzeug 1, beim Parken, Note: schlecht
• - Kleineres Fahrzeug 1, beim Parken, Note: schlecht

In a smaller garage at a different parking address 6, the parking space evaluation module 18 outputs the following grades (parking space values 206) for these two vehicle types, for example:

• - Larger vehicle 1, while driving, grade: bad
• - Smaller vehicle 1, while driving, grade: medium
• - Larger vehicle 1, when parking, grade: bad
• - Smaller vehicle 1, when parking, grade: bad

Thus, the small garage at the other parking address 6 is rated worse for one's own vehicle 1, which is an S class, for example. If the type of vehicle being driven is or is stored in the navigation module 32 , the first parking address 6 can be prioritized on the display module 8 by means of the parking space evaluation module 18 and can be output first on the display module 8 .

In addition, when the vehicle 1 has been parked, whether parked inside or outside, on or off a road, and a theft alarm and/or vehicle collision is/are identified, such events can be reported not only to the vehicle owner, but by transmission of these events to the central computing and/or storage unit 16 also become part of the data that the system 100 collects for other users and shares with the other road users via a corresponding communication interface.

In this case, the type of alarm/event, the date, time and geolocation or location can also be communicated. All information recorded by one or more of the modules 2.n, such as vehicle type, vehicle size friendly or unfriendly during driving, distance to other vehicles 1 when parking, average indoor temperature at parking address 6, number of alarms or vehicle collisions in the recent years, about off-street parking can be processed and provided as surrounding information to other vehicles 1 searching for a garage

In the case of street parking, the information shared would be limited to the number of alerts or collisions in the last, say five or ten years, i.e. how dangerous a particular urban area/street is to park or not.

Last but not least, automobile manufacturers can exchange this information not only with their own customers, but also with public portals via a new communication interface (API). In particular, information such as environmental information as described above can also be exchanged if a person offers a parking space in a multi-storey car park at a parking address 6 for rent or for sale. The parking space evaluation module 18 evaluates the parking address 6, in particular the multi-storey car park, the garage or the street parking lot, similar to a hotel or a restaurant with the parking space values 206 in the form of grades, for example 1 to 6.

Reference List

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vehicle

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parking spot

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parking address

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display module

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condition identification module

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Location Identification Module

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GPS module

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central computing and/or storage unit

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Parking Rating Module

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environmental sensor

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Theft Detection Module

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collision sensor

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distance sensor

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brightness sensor

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navigation module

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vehicle condition

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vehicle location

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List of default parking addresses

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parking value

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ignition signal

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Claims (4)

System (100) for issuing a recommendation for a parking space (4) for a vehicle (6), characterized by a status identification module (10) which identifies a vehicle status (200) of the host vehicle (1), a location identification module (12) which identifies a current vehicle location (202) and carries out a comparison with a predefined list (206) of predefined parking addresses (6), and a parking space evaluation module (18) which uses a multi-storey car park, a garage and/or a street parking space at the predefined parking addresses (6). evaluated from centrally stored and/or currently recorded parking parameters, parking factors, vehicle parameters and/or environmental parameters and generates and outputs a current parking space value (206) for the respective parking address (6). system (100) after claim 1 , characterized by a display module (8) which outputs the parking addresses (6) in a prioritized manner depending on the generated current parking space values (206). system (100) after claim 1 or 2 , characterized by a central processing unit (16) for storing, adjusting and/or updating the parking space value (206) of the respective parking address (6), a GPS module (14) which identifies whether the vehicle (1) has a GPS fix or not, a brightness sensor (28) that identifies whether an ambient light exceeds a predetermined threshold value, an environment sensor (20) that detects a vehicle environment and/or a distance from a nearby object while the vehicle (1) is traveling or when it is stationary of the vehicle (1) and/or a theft detection module (22) which identifies an undesired intervention in the vehicle (1), the respective module (2.n) forwarding its recorded and/or determined values to the parking space evaluation module (18). consideration when evaluating the parking addresses (6). Method for issuing a recommendation for a parking space (4) for a vehicle (1), characterized by the following steps: identification of a vehicle status (200) of one's own vehicle (1) by means of a status identification module (10), identification of a current vehicle location (202) and Comparison of this with a predefined list (204) of specified parking addresses (6) in the area of the current vehicle location (202), and evaluation of a multi-storey car park, a garage and/or a street parking space at the specified parking addresses (6) based on centrally stored and/or current detected parking parameters, parking factors, vehicle parameters and/or environmental parameters and generation and output of a current parking space value (206) for the respective parking address (6) by means of a parking space evaluation module (18).

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