Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Smart vehicle parking apparatus and related methods
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Application No.: US16487952Application Date: 2017-02-22
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Publication No.: US11587193B2Publication Date: 2023-02-21
- Inventor: Yimin Liu , Erin Marie Clausing , Jiaqi Ma , Liang Zhang , Ping Hui Li
- Applicant: Ford Motor Company
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Motor Company
- Current Assignee: Ford Motor Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC
- Agent Brandon Hicks
- International Application: PCT/US2017/018850 WO 20170222
- International Announcement: WO2018/156112 WO 20180830
- Main IPC: G06Q50/30
- IPC: G06Q50/30 ; H04W4/029 ; G01C21/36 ; G06Q10/02 ; B60R25/24

Abstract:
Smart vehicle parking apparatus and related methods are disclosed herein. An example system includes a processor to reserve a personal vehicle for a time interval. The personal vehicle is to park at a location during the time interval. The processor is also to match a vehicle use option to the personal vehicle based on the time interval and the location. The vehicle use option is associated with a person to use the personal vehicle during the time interval.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190385265A1 SMART VEHICLE PARKING APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS Public/Granted day:2019-12-19
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