The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a vehicle locating system (1) for locating at least a first parked vehicle (2) situated where it potentially is difficult to find. The vehicle locating system determines (1002) an estimated geographical vehicle position (9) of the at least first parked vehicle. The vehicle locating system furthermore determines (1005) - based on digital map data (81) - that the estimated vehicle position is comprised in, or is in in the vicinity of, a multilevel parking area (3). Moreover, the vehicle locating system transmits (1006) a level request message (16) to a user device (6) associated with the at least first parked vehicle. The disclosure also relates to a vehicle locating system in accordance with the foregoing, and a computer program product comprising a computer program containing computer program code means arranged to cause a computer or a processor to execute the steps of the vehicle locating system discussed above, stored on a computer-readable medium or a carrier wave.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATING A PARKED VEHICLE
VERFAHREN UND SYSTEM ZUM ORTEN EINES GEPARKTEN FAHRZEUGS
PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME DE LOCALISATION D'UN VÉHICULE EN STATIONNEMENT
2021-04-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS / G06Q Datenverarbeitungssysteme oder -verfahren, besonders angepasst an verwaltungstechnische, geschäftliche, finanzielle oder betriebswirtschaftliche Zwecke, sowie an geschäftsbezogene Überwachungs- oder Voraussagezwecke , DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS OR METHODS, SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL, SUPERVISORY OR FORECASTING PURPOSES |
Method for locating a parked vehicle and portable localization device for locating a parked vehicle
European Patent Office | 2015
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