Patent ID: 11967234
Assignee: AUDI AG
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 4:
5. A park management system for filling up a parking structure with vehicles, wherein the parking structure includes at least one parking level, wherein a first plurality of vehicles can be parked on the at least one parking level, the park management system comprising:
a barrier to the at least one parking level, wherein the barrier to the at least one parking level, in operation, opens and closes; and
a control device which, in operation,
closes the barrier to the at least one parking level;
obtains a specified maximum value of a combined weight of the first plurality of vehicles,
when entrance to the parking structure is requested for a new vehicle located outside of the parking structure, determines a combined weight of the new vehicle and other vehicles for which entrance has already been granted to the at least one parking level;
if the combined weight is less than or equal to a specified maximum value, grants entrance to the at least one parking level for the new vehicle by opening the barrier to the at least one parking level; and
if the combined weight is larger than the specified maximum value, refuses entrance to the at least one parking level for the new vehicle by not opening the barrier to the at least one parking level.