PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD

摘要

Techniques are provided for implementing a system that can assist a user with parking a vehicle in a desired location using a portable device such as a smartphone or a personal navigation device. Implementations capture an image of the vehicle's surroundings when it is in the position the user wishes to parking (for example, when it is pulled far enough into a garage to allow the garage door to close). Subsequently, when the user wishes to park in that location again, one or more comparison images are captured in real time and compared to the reference image. When the current comparison image agrees with the reference image, the vehicle is in the correct position.

主权项

1. A system for assisting a user in parking a vehicle, comprising:
a camera; a location determining component; a display; a processor; and one or more computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, assist the user in parking the vehicle by:
capturing, using the camera, a registration image when the vehicle is in a first parking location;capturing, using the location determining component, a geographic location of the system when the vehicle is in the first parking location;subsequently determining, using the location determining component, that the vehicle is within a predetermined distance of the geographic location;in response to determining that the vehicle is within the predetermined distance of the geographic location, causing the system to enter a parking assist mode comprising:
capturing, using the camera, a comparison image;determining a proximity of the vehicle to the first parking location by comparing the comparison image to the registration image; anddisplaying, on the display, a visual representation of the proximity.