Patent ID: 9123246
Filing Date: 2015-09-01
Classification: G01C,G06Q,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining the number of people in a vehicle using an occupancy determiner device associated with the vehicle; and routing the vehicle, using a parking guidance engine, to a specific location based at least in part on the number of people determined to be in the vehicle; wherein the determining the number of people in the vehicle includes at least one of receiving an input value corresponding to a declared number of people in the vehicle, automatically determining the number of people in the vehicle based on a number of unique identifiers within the vehicle, or automatically detecting occupants within the vehicle with sensors; wherein the routing the vehicle to a specific location includes routing the vehicle to a parking location, and wherein said routing is based at least in part on attributes of the parking location; and wherein the routing the vehicle to a parking location includes accessing a parking space desirability index determined using at least in part a location of at least one event seat of a vehicle occupant as per a seat location indicated on a ticket.