Methods and systems are provided herein for tracking vehicles' locations within a parking area. A vehicle identifier may be assigned to a vehicle entering the parking area. A plurality of light sensors may be employed in the parking area to guide the vehicle to an unoccupied parking spot and/or to determine where the vehicle is ultimately parked. In some embodiments, the plurality of light sensors may each be configured to receive and retransmit locally, e.g., to neighboring light sensors, the vehicle identifier on detection of physical presence of the vehicle. In this manner, the vehicle identifier “travels” with the vehicle among the plurality of light sensors to the vehicle's final parking spot. A driver later reclaiming a vehicle may provide a vehicle identifier to a parking kiosk, which may provide output indicative of the vehicle's location in the parking area.


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    Title :

    METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING A VEHICLE'S POSITION USING A PLURALITY OF LIGHT SENSORS


    Additional title:

    VERFAHREN UND SYSTEME ZUR VERFOLGUNG EINER FAHRZEUGPOSITION MIT EINER VIELZAHL VON OPTISCHEN SENSOREN
    PROCÉDÉS ET SYSTÈMES POUR SUIVRE LA POSITION D'UN VÉHICULE À L'AIDE D'UNE PLURALITÉ DE CAPTEURS DE LUMIÈRE



    Publication date :

    2021-03-17


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS / H05B ELECTRIC HEATING , Elektrische Heizung



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