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The instant application having Application No. 18/925,170 of TOKUHIRO et al. for “VEHICLE-SEARCHING GUIDANCE METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM” filed on October 24, 2024 has been examined.
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Claims 1-20 are non-provisionally rejected on the ground of non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting as being unpatentable over narrow claims 1-19 of U.S. Patent No. 12,154,431 B2. Although the claims at issue are not identical, they are not patentably distinct from each other because the pending claims are much broader version of the patented claims as the pending independent claims fail to recite
the features/limitations requiring acquiring an absolute position and an azimuth in a travel direction of the vehicle; determining, based on the absolute position and the azimuth in the travel direction, whether or not the vehicle is located and oriented with a prescribed azimuth in a prescribed position, which are registered in association with the travel route. The double patenting rejection of the pending claims is shown in the table below by matching the limitations of the pending claims with the corresponding limitations of the patented claims.
Claims 1-20 are rejected on the ground of non-statutory double patenting as being unpatentable over claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. 12,172,634 B2 in view of TONG (U.S. Publication No. 2021/0166275 A1) hereinafter “Tong”.
Instant App. No. 18/925,170:
U.S. Patent No. 12,154,431 B2:
Claim 1: A vehicle-searching guidance method, performed by a terminal device, the method comprising:
Claim 1: A vehicle-searching guidance method, performed by a terminal device, the method comprising:
displaying a vehicle-searching guidance interface in response to a first trigger operation on a first control, the vehicle-searching guidance interface being used for providing guidance information for vehicle searching;
displaying a vehicle-searching guidance interface in response to a first trigger operation on a first control, the vehicle-searching guidance interface being used for providing guidance information for vehicle searching;
transmitting a multimedia content obtaining request to an electronic device in response to a second trigger operation on a second control on the vehicle-searching guidance interface;
transmitting a multimedia content obtaining request to an electronic device in response to a second trigger operation on a second control on the vehicle-searching guidance interface;
receiving a key route video or a key route image set returned by the electronic device according to the multimedia content obtaining request, the key route video or the key route image set being generated from key frames containing key guidance information, and the key route video or the key route image set describing environmental information of a parking space in which a vehicle is parked; and presenting the key route video in a video playback region of the vehicle-searching guidance interface or presenting the key route image set in a graphic text information display region of the vehicle-searching guidance interface, for a user to search for the vehicle.
receiving multimedia guidance content returned by the electronic device according to the multimedia content obtaining request, the multimedia guidance content including environmental information of a parking space in which a vehicle is parked and environmental information of a parking route that the vehicle has traveled to arrive at the parking space; and presenting the multimedia guidance content for a user to search for the vehicle.
Patented claim 1 does not expressly disclose the key route video or the key route image set being generated from key frames containing key guidance information, and the key route video or the key route image set describing environmental information of a parking space in which a vehicle is parked; and presenting the key route video in a video playback region of the vehicle-searching guidance interface or presenting the key route image set in a graphic text information display region of the vehicle-searching guidance interface, for a user to search for the vehicle.
Tong, in the same endeavor, discloses determination is made whether the images include route information. In some embodiments, any identified words or phrases detected in the images are processed to identify keywords or phrases that are associated with different types of route information, similar to what is described above in conjunction with block 306 in FIG. 3 with respect to the audio route information. Similarly, various different graphics, icons, mapping information, etc., from the images may be processed to determine if the image includes visual route information. In the case of text, the symbols extracted from the images can be mapped against a database of known characters or abstract representations of the characters. In addition, adaptive-recognition techniques, which rely on features or characters identified with a high degree of confidence to recognize adjacent, unidentified features or characters, may be employed (shown in Figures 2A, 2B and described in Paragraphs 0076, 0081-0083 and Claims 9 and 13).
In view of the above, having patented claim 1’s method of vehicle-searching guidance method, performed by a terminal device and having the well know method of received image to identify route information on the display screen of the mobile computing device, it would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention was made to modify Patented claim 1’s to provide the key route video or the key route image set being generated from key frames containing key guidance information, and the key route video or the key route image set describing environmental information of a parking space in which a vehicle is parked; and presenting the key route video in a video playback region of the vehicle-searching guidance interface or presenting the key route image set in a graphic text information display region of the vehicle-searching guidance interface, for a user to search for the vehicle, for the obvious advantages providing convenience to end user disclosed by Tong (Paragraph 0003-0005).
Claim 2: The method according to claim 1, further comprising: displaying a payment page in response to a trigger operation on a third control, the payment page being used to pay a parking fee.
Claim 2: The method according to claim 1, further comprising: displaying a payment page in response to a trigger operation on a third control, the payment page being used to pay a parking fee.
Claim 3: The method according to claim 1, wherein the key route video further includes environmental information of a parking route, and a progress bar corresponding to the key route video displays a progress prompt identifier; and the method further comprises: jumping to a key frame corresponding to the progress prompt identifier in response to a trigger operation on the progress prompt identifier, and playing the key route video starting from the key frame corresponding to the progress prompt identifier, wherein the key guidance information is extracted from the environmental information of the parking route and the environmental information of the parking space.
Claim 3: The method according to claim 1, wherein a progress bar corresponding to the multimedia guidance content displays a progress prompt identifier; and the presenting the multimedia guidance content comprises: jumping to a key frame corresponding to the progress prompt identifier in response to a trigger operation on the progress prompt identifier, and playing the multimedia guidance content starting from the key frame corresponding to the progress prompt identifier, wherein the key frame contains key guidance information, the key guidance information being extracted from the environmental information of the parking route and the environmental information of the parking space.
Claim 4: The method according to claim 1, wherein the key guidance information comprises at least one of number information of the parking space, information about a landmark passed by the parking route, information about a floor on which the parking space is located, a payment code, appearance information of another vehicle adjacent to the vehicle, environmental information directly in front of the parking space, or a surround view image of the parking space.
Claim 4: The method according to claim 3, wherein the key guidance information comprises at least one of number information of the parking space, information about a landmark passed by the parking route, information about a floor on which the parking space is located, a payment code, appearance information of another vehicle adjacent to the vehicle, environmental information directly in front of the parking space, or a surround view image of the parking space.
Claim 5: The method according to claim 3, wherein an enhancement effect on the key guidance information is displayed when the key route video is played from the key frame corresponding to the progress prompt identifier, the enhancement effect comprising at least one of an arrow, an annotation box, a star effect, or a blinking effect.
Claim 5: The method according to claim 4, wherein an enhancement effect on the key guidance information is displayed when the multimedia guidance content is played from the key frame corresponding to the progress prompt identifier, the enhancement effect comprising at least one of an arrow, an annotation box, a star effect, or a blinking effect.
Claim 6: A vehicle-searching guidance method, performed by an electronic device, the method comprising: receiving a multimedia content obtaining request transmitted by a terminal device; in response to the multimedia content obtaining request, obtaining videos or images about environmental information of a parking space in which a vehicle is parked, the videos or the images being obtained based on an acquisition apparatus coupled to a vehicle; extracting, from the videos or images, key frames containing key guidance information, and constructing a key route video or a key route image set by using the key frames, and transmitting the key route video or the key route image to the terminal device, for guiding a user to search for the vehicle.
Claim 6: A vehicle-searching guidance method, performed by an electronic device, the method comprising: receiving a multimedia content obtaining request transmitted by a terminal device; obtaining multimedia guidance content in response to the multimedia content obtaining request, the multimedia guidance content including environmental information of a parking space in which a vehicle is parked and environmental information of a parking route that the vehicle has traveled to arrive at the parking space, and the multimedia guidance content being obtained based on an acquisition apparatus coupled to the vehicle; and transmitting the multimedia guidance content to the terminal device, the multimedia guidance content being used for guiding a user to search for the vehicle.
Claim 7: The method according to claim 6, wherein the videos or the images further includes environmental information of a parking route, and the method further comprises: performing analysis on a real time traveling environment of the vehicle, to obtain an analysis result; and acquiring, when the analysis result indicates that the vehicle is traveling into a parking lot, environmental information of a parking route of the vehicle from a beginning to an end of the traveling in the parking lot and the environmental information of the parking space by using the acquisition apparatus, to obtain the videos or the images.
Claim 7: The method according to claim 6, wherein the method further comprises: performing analysis on a real time traveling environment of the vehicle, to obtain an analysis result; and acquiring, when the analysis result indicates that the vehicle is traveling into a parking lot, environmental information of the parking route of the vehicle from a beginning to an end of the traveling in the parking lot and the environmental information of the parking space by using the acquisition apparatus, to obtain the multimedia guidance content.
Claim 8: The method according to claim 7, wherein the performing analysis on a real time traveling environment of the vehicle, to obtain an analysis result comprises: acquiring the images or the videos of the real time traveling environment of the vehicle by using the acquisition apparatus; classifying the images or the videos of the real time traveling environment by using a classification model, to obtain the analysis result.
Claim 8: The method according to claim 7, wherein the performing analysis on a real time traveling environment of the vehicle, to obtain an analysis result comprises: acquiring images or videos of the real time traveling environment of the vehicle by using the acquisition apparatus; classifying the images or the videos of the real time traveling environment by using a classification model, to obtain the analysis result.
Claim 9: The method according to claim 7, wherein the performing analysis on a real time traveling environment of the vehicle, to obtain an analysis result comprises: obtaining a real time geographic location of the vehicle by using a positioning apparatus, and determining a positional relationship between the real time geographic location and a geo-fence of the parking lot as the analysis result.
Claim 9: The method according to claim 7, wherein the performing analysis on a real time traveling environment of the vehicle, to obtain an analysis result comprises: obtaining a real time geographic location of the vehicle by using a positioning apparatus, and determining a positional relationship between the real time geographic location and a geo-fence of the parking lot as the analysis result.
Claim 10: The method according to claim 7, wherein: the key guidance information is extracted based on the environmental information of the parking route and the environmental information of the parking space.
Claim 10: : The method according to claim 7, further comprising: … the key guidance information being extracted based on the environmental information of the parking route and the environmental information of the parking space; ...
Claim 11: The method according to claim 6, wherein the extracting key frames from the videos or the images comprises one of: extracting the key frames from the videos or the images by using a distance threshold that the vehicle travels as an extraction interval; selecting a target frame extraction interval corresponding to the real time traveling environment from a plurality of frame extraction intervals according to the real time traveling environment of the vehicle, and extracting the key frames from the videos or the images according to the target frame extraction interval; or extracting a video frame that recognizes the key guidance information from the videos or the images, to obtain the key frames.
Claim 11: The method according to claim 10, wherein the extracting key frames from the multimedia guidance content comprises: performing one of the following processing on the multimedia guidance content: extracting the key frames from the multimedia guidance content by using a distance threshold that the vehicle travels as an extraction interval; selecting a target frame extraction interval corresponding to the real time traveling environment from a plurality of frame extraction intervals according to the real time traveling environment of the vehicle, and extracting the key frames from the multimedia guidance content according to the target frame extraction interval; or extracting a video frame that recognizes the key guidance information from the multimedia guidance content, to obtain the key frames.
Claim 12: The method according to claim 6, wherein the key route video or the key route image set comprises a payment information video or a payment information image set, the payment information video or the payment information image set recording a payment code, and the payment information video or the payment information image set having a corresponding progress bar, the progress bar displaying a progress prompt identifier, the progress prompt identifier corresponding to the key frame.
Claim 12: The method according to claim 11, wherein the key route video or the key route image set comprises a payment information video or a payment information image set, the payment information video or the payment information image set recording a payment code, and the payment information video or the payment information image set having a corresponding progress bar, the progress bar displaying a progress prompt identifier, the progress prompt identifier corresponding to the key frame.
Claim 13: The method according to claim 7, further comprising obtaining a historical quantity of parking times of the vehicle in the parking lot; using a front-facing camera and a surround view camera as the acquisition apparatus when the historical quantity of parking times is less than a parking quantity-of-times threshold, to acquire the environmental information of the parking route and the environmental information of the parking space; and using the front-facing camera as the acquisition apparatus when the historical quantity of parking times is greater than or equal to the parking quantity-of-times threshold, to acquire the environmental information of the parking route and the environmental information of the parking space.
Claim 13: The method according to claim 7, further comprising obtaining a historical quantity of parking times of the vehicle in the parking lot; using a front-facing camera and a surround view camera as the acquisition apparatus when the historical quantity of parking times is less than a parking quantity-of-times threshold, to acquire the environmental information of the parking route and the environmental information of the parking space; and using the front-facing camera as the acquisition apparatus when the historical quantity of parking times is greater than or equal to the parking quantity-of-times threshold, to acquire the environmental information of the parking route and the environmental information of the parking space.
Claim 14: The method according to claim 10, wherein the key frame comprises a plurality of consecutive video frames in the videos or images obtained by using the acquisition apparatus coupled to the vehicle.
Claim 14: The method according to claim 10, wherein the key frame comprises a plurality of consecutive video frames in the multimedia guidance content.
Claim 15: The method according to claim 10, wherein the method further comprises: selecting a candidate video frame from remaining content of the videos or the images, the remaining content being content in the videos or the images other than the key frame, and the candidate video frame comprising at least a video frame comprising text information, a video frame during reversing, and a video frame comprising a two-dimensional code; and the constructing a key route video or a key route image set by using the key frame comprises: constructing the key route video or the key route image set by using the key frame and the candidate video frame.
Claim 15: The method according to claim 10, wherein the method further comprises: selecting a candidate video frame from remaining content of the multimedia guidance content, the remaining content being content in the multimedia guidance content other than the key frame, and the candidate video frame comprising at least a video frame comprising text information, a video frame during reversing, and a video frame comprising a two-dimensional code; and the constructing a key route video or a key route image set by using the key frame comprises: constructing the key route video or the key route image set by using the key frame and the candidate video frame.
Claim 16: The method according to claim 10, wherein the method further comprises: performing fuzzy removal on the key frame to obtain an optimized key frame; and the constructing a key route video or a key route image set by using the key frame comprises: constructing the key route video or the key route image set by using the optimized key frame.
Claim 16: The method according to claim 10, wherein the method further comprises: performing fuzzy removal on the key frame to obtain an optimized key frame; and the constructing a key route video or a key route image set by using the key frame comprises: constructing the key route video or the key route image set by using the optimized key frame.
Claim 17: The method according to claim 12, wherein the constructing a key route video or a key route image set by using the key frame comprises: selecting a scanned video frame comprising a scan code from the key frame, the scan code comprising a two-dimensional code and a barcode; determining a purpose of the scan code in the scanned video frame, to obtain purpose information of the scan code; constructing, when the purpose information of the scan code is payment, the key route video or the key route image set by using the key frame comprising the scanned video frame; and removing the scanned video frame from the key frame when the purpose information of the scan code is not payment, and constructing the key route video or the key route image set by using a key frame in which the scanned video frame is removed.
Claim 17: The method according to claim 12, wherein the constructing a key route video or a key route image set by using the key frame comprises: selecting a scanned video frame comprising a scan code from the key frame, the scan code comprising a two-dimensional code and a barcode; determining a purpose of the scan code in the scanned video frame, to obtain purpose information of the scan code; constructing, when the purpose information of the scan code is payment, the key route video or the key route image set by using the key frame comprising the scanned video frame; and removing the scanned video frame from the key frame when the purpose information of the scan code is not payment, and constructing the key route video or the key route image set by using a key frame in which the scanned video frame is removed.
Claim 18: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing executable instructions configured to implement, when executed by a processor of a terminal device, causing the processor to implement:
Claim 18: A vehicle-searching guidance apparatus, comprising: a memory, configured to store executable instructions; and a processor, configured, when executing the executable instructions stored in the second memory, to implement:
displaying a vehicle-searching guidance interface in response to a first trigger operation on a first control, the vehicle-searching guidance interface being used for providing guidance information for vehicle searching;
receiving a multimedia content obtaining request transmitted by a terminal device; obtaining multimedia guidance content in response to the multimedia content obtaining request,
transmitting a multimedia content obtaining request to an electronic device in response to a second trigger operation on a second control on the vehicle-searching guidance interface; receiving a key route video or a key route image set returned by the electronic device according to the multimedia content obtaining request, the key route video or the key route image set being generated from key frames containing key guidance information, and the key route video or the key route image set describing environmental information of a parking space in which a vehicle is parked; and presenting the key route video in a video playback region of the vehicle-searching guidance interface or presenting the key route image set in a graphic text information display region of the vehicle-searching guidance interface, for a user to search for the vehicle.
the multimedia guidance content including environmental information of a parking space in which a vehicle is parked and environmental information of a parking route that the vehicle has traveled to arrive at the parking space, and the multimedia guidance content being obtained based on an acquisition apparatus coupled to the vehicle; and transmitting the multimedia guidance content to the terminal device, the multimedia guidance content being used for guiding a user to search for the vehicle.
Patented claim 18 does not expressly disclose receiving a key route video or a key route image set returned by the electronic device according to the multimedia content obtaining request, the key route video or the key route image set being generated from key frames containing key guidance information, and the key route video or the key route image set describing environmental information of a parking space in which a vehicle is parked; and presenting the key route video in a video playback region of the vehicle-searching guidance interface or presenting the key route image set in a graphic text information display region of the vehicle-searching guidance interface, for a user to search for the vehicle.
Tong, in the same endeavor, discloses determination is made whether the images include route information. In some embodiments, any identified words or phrases detected in the images are processed to identify keywords or phrases that are associated with different types of route information, similar to what is described above in conjunction with block 306 in FIG. 3 with respect to the audio route information. Similarly, various different graphics, icons, mapping information, etc., from the images may be processed to determine if the image includes visual route information. In the case of text, the symbols extracted from the images can be mapped against a database of known characters or abstract representations of the characters. In addition, adaptive-recognition techniques, which rely on features or characters identified with a high degree of confidence to recognize adjacent, unidentified features or characters, may be employed (shown in Figures 2A, 2B and described in Paragraphs 0076, 0081-0083 and Claims 9 and 13).
In view of the above, having patented claim 18’s apparatus of vehicle-searching guidance, performed by a terminal device and having the well know method of received image to identify route information on the display screen of the mobile computing device, it would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention was made to modify Patented claim 18’s to provide receiving a key route video or a key route image set returned by the electronic device according to the multimedia content obtaining request, the key route video or the key route image set being generated from key frames containing key guidance information, and the key route video or the key route image set describing environmental information of a parking space in which a vehicle is parked; and presenting the key route video in a video playback region of the vehicle-searching guidance interface or presenting the key route image set in a graphic text information display region of the vehicle-searching guidance interface, for a user to search for the vehicle, for the obvious advantages providing convenience to end user disclosed by Tong (Paragraph 0003-0005).
Claim 19: The storage medium according to claim 18, wherein: the key guidance information comprises at least one of number information of the parking space, information about a landmark passed by the parking route, information about a floor on which the parking space is located, a payment code, appearance information of another vehicle adjacent to the vehicle, environmental information directly in front of the parking space, or a surround view image of the parking space.
Claim 19: The apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the processor is further configured to implement: performing analysis on a real time traveling environment of the vehicle, to obtain an analysis result; and acquiring, when the analysis result indicates that the vehicle is traveling into a parking lot, environmental information of a parking route of the vehicle from a beginning to an end of the traveling in the parking lot and the environmental information of the parking space by using the acquisition apparatus, to obtain the multimedia guidance content.
Claim 20: The storage medium according to claim 18, wherein the key route video further includes environmental information of a parking route, and a progress bar corresponding to the key route video displays a progress prompt identifier; and the executable instructions further causes the processor to implement: jumping to a key frame corresponding to the progress prompt identifier in response to a trigger operation on the progress prompt identifier, and playing the key route video starting from the key frame corresponding to the progress prompt identifier, wherein the key guidance information is extracted from the environmental information of the parking route and the environmental information of the parking space.
Further, having patented claim 20’s in view of Tong’s disclosure determination is made whether the images include route information. In some embodiments, any identified words or phrases detected in the images are processed to identify keywords or phrases that are associated with different types of route information, similar to what is described above in conjunction with block 306 in FIG. 3 with respect to the audio route information. Similarly, various different graphics, icons, mapping information, etc., from the images may be processed to determine if the image includes visual route information. In the case of text, the symbols extracted from the images can be mapped against a database of known characters or abstract representations of the characters. In addition, adaptive-recognition techniques, which rely on features or characters identified with a high degree of confidence to recognize adjacent, unidentified features or characters, may be employed (shown in Figures 2A, 2B and described in Paragraphs 0076, 0081-0083 and Claims 9 and 13).
Tong, in the same endeavor, discloses determination is made whether the images include route information. In some embodiments, any identified words or phrases detected in the images are processed to identify keywords or phrases that are associated with different types of route information, similar to what is described above in conjunction with block 306 in FIG. 3 with respect to the audio route information. Similarly, various different graphics, icons, mapping information, etc., from the images may be processed to determine if the image includes visual route information. In the case of text, the symbols extracted from the images can be mapped against a database of known characters or abstract representations of the characters. In addition, adaptive-recognition techniques, which rely on features or characters identified with a high degree of confidence to recognize adjacent, unidentified features or characters, may be employed (shown in Figures 2A, 2B and described in Paragraphs 0076, 0081-0083 and Claims 9 and 13).
In view of the above, having patented claim 20’s apparatus of vehicle-searching guidance, performed by a terminal device and having the well know apparatus of a progress bar corresponding to the key route video displays a progress prompt identifier; and the executable instructions, it would have been obvious to one having ordinary skill in the art before the effective filing date of the claimed invention was made to modify Patented claim 20’s to provide a progress bar corresponding to the key route video displays a progress prompt identifier; and the executable instructions further causes the processor to implement: jumping to a key frame corresponding to the progress prompt identifier in response to a trigger operation on the progress prompt identifier, and playing the key route video starting from the key frame corresponding to the progress prompt identifier, wherein the key guidance information is extracted from the environmental information of the parking route and the environmental information of the parking space, for the obvious advantages providing convenience to end user disclosed by Tong (Paragraph 0003-0005).
Claim 20: The method according to claim 1, wherein the multimedia guidance content comprises a key route video or a key route image set, the key route video or the key route image set are generated based on key frames that includes key guidance information.
In view of the above, since the subject matters recited in the broad claims 1-20 of the instant application were fully disclosed in and covered by narrow claims 1-20 of U.S. Patent No. No. 12,154,431 B2 in view of TONG (U.S. Publication No. 2021/0166275 A1) hereinafter “Tong”.
This is a non-provisional non-statutory obviousness-type double patenting rejection because the conflicting claims have in fact been patented.
Conclusion
The prior art made of record and not relied upon is considered pertinent to applicant's disclosure. The following cited arts are to show the state of art.
CHANESE Publication No. CN 104809771 A of LOU et al, discloses a searching method and system. According to said method, the mobile device display to a user a vehicle searching interface, and prompting the user to input searching request sent to the vehicle camera device via the service terminal, the vehicle photography device searching request based on the at least one image information around the vehicle, and performing image processing of the image information so as to obtain the searching information, and feeding back the searching information to the mobile device to facilitate user searching. The invention can make the user see the image or feature near the vehicle on the mobile device, thus providing a searching direction of pertinence and realize effective help user searching purpose.
CHANESE Publication No. CN 111885253 A of ZHU, discloses a system for searching vehicle by mobile terminal APP, comprising a vehicle-mounted multimedia host, a 4G communication module, a panoramic controller, a driving recorder group, a mobile terminal, a vehicle positioning tracker, an alarm module and a power supply module, wherein the 4G communication module is used for the vehicle-mounted multimedia host to transmit the graphic live-action to the mobile terminal; the mobile terminal is used for controlling the power supply module and receiving the image live scene; the power supply module is used for the vehicle-mounted multimedia host; a 4G communication module, a panorama controller, driving recorder group and, the vehicle positioning tracker and the alarm module provide electric energy; the panoramic controller comprises a camera and a starting module; the starting module is used for starting the camera; the invention can overcome the shortage that the vehicle cannot confirm the position of the vehicle caused by the vehicle cannot receive the GPS signal caused by the external shielding; collecting the vehicle surrounding environment information through the 4 G network, It is convenient for the car owner to find the car.
U.S. Publication No. 2022/0114893 A1 of KIM et al, discloses a method for providing a parking lot guidance service of a server. The method includes: receiving parking lot data including information of a parking space in a parking lot from an image capturing apparatus for a vehicle provided in the vehicle; generating a parking lot model representing a real-time parking situation of the parking lot as an image based on the received parking lot data; and providing the parking guidance service to a user terminal apparatus using the generated parking lot model.
CHANESE Publication No. CN 106921693 A of LIU, discloses aa method for obtaining multimedia data and vehicle mounted multimedia device, comprising a vehicle-mounted multimedia apparatus search network hotspot in the current area, and establishing connection with the network server through network hotspot, sending multimedia data downloading request to the network server, and when receiving the response message sent by the network server, downloading the multimedia data from the network server. through the vehicle multimedia device adds the function of wireless communication, so when needing to update the car loading multimedia device is multimedia data, wireless communication function can use a vehicle mounted multimedia device, downloading the required multimedia data on the internet. it effectively avoids the vehicle mounted multimedia device on the vehicle is then connected so as to obtaining the fussy process of multimedia data with other external device so that the vehicle-mounted multimedia apparatus for acquiring multi-media data mode more flexible, improve the practicability of vehicle multimedia device. the user experience is improved.
U.S. Publication No. 2020/0365026 A1 of KIM et al, discloses a parking lot management apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is a parking lot management apparatus including a processor a memory storing program instructions executable by the processor to receive designation of an exit reservation time at which a vehicle will exit a parking lot and confirm presence or absence of the designation of the exit reservation time for a vehicle intended to be parked in the parking lot, wherein receiving designation of the exit reservation time with respect to an unreserved vehicle for which to confirm that the exit reservation time has not been designated before a user alights from the vehicle to be parked in the parking lot.
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/SISAY YACOB/ January 27, 2026 Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2686