Jie Lin

US Patent:

20140122190, May 1, 2014

Filed:

Oct 31, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/068307

Inventors:

Ouri Wolfson - Chicago IL, US
Leon Stenneth - Chicago IL, US
Bo Xu - Lisle IL, US
Daniel Ayala - Chicago IL, US
Bhaskar DasGupta - Arlington Heights IL, US
Jie Lin - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

G08G 1/14
G07B 15/00

US Classification:

705 13, 3409322

Abstract:

Detecting whether a resource is available and facilitating the selection of a resource from a set of resources, some of which may be available or unavailable at any given time can be a challenge. One such resource is a suitable place to park a vehicle including automobile, motorcycle, and bicycle. Finding parking can be a significant challenge in population dense environments. Certain embodiments of the present invention are configured to assist users with quickly and efficiently finding a parking slot near his or her location or destination. The system may be configured to generate parking slot suggestions based on one or more of a wide range of individual or group preference criteria. Advantageously, facilitating quick and efficient parking reduces traffic congestion and pollution.