Automatic identification of vehicle location

摘要

A mobile computing device can be used to locate a vehicle parking location. In particular, the mobile device can automatically identify when a vehicle in which the mobile device is located has entered into a parked state. The mobile device can determine that the vehicle is in a parked state by analyzing one or more parameters that indicate a parked state or a transit state. The location of the mobile device at a time corresponding to when the vehicle is identified as being parked can be associated with an identifier for the current parking location.

主权项

1. A method of identifying a location of a vehicle, the method comprising:
establishing, with a mobile device, a communication connection with at least one system of the vehicle; detecting, with the mobile device, a disconnection of the communication connection; responsive to detecting the disconnection, calculating a confidence score based at least in part on sensor data measured from one or more sensors of the mobile device; responsive to determining that the confidence score exceeds a threshold, determining that the vehicle is in a parked state; responsive to determining that the vehicle is in a parked state, determining a location of the mobile device; and associating the determined location with the location of the vehicle.