Abstract: A method for executing an electronic money transfer in order to pay a parking fee, including the steps: taking a photograph of a driver of a motor vehicle for which a parking fee must be paid, detecting a face of the driver in the photograph taken, comparing the detected face to a reference face, and initiating an electronic money transfer to pay the parking fee if the detected face agrees with the reference face. A corresponding apparatus, a corresponding parking facility, and a computer program, are also described.

Abstract: A method for locating a vehicle situated within a parking area using a plurality of WLAN base stations each including an antenna array, the vehicle including a communication interface for communication with the WLAN base stations via a wireless WLAN communication network. The method includes receiving, via the respective antenna array, a radio signal sent by the communication interface of the vehicle via the wireless communication network; ascertaining a respective angle of incidence of the respective received radio signal relative to a respective normal of the antenna array; ascertaining a signal intensity of the respective received radio signal; and carrying out a triangulation using the ascertained angles of incidence and the ascertained signal intensities in order to locate the vehicle within the parking area. A corresponding system, a parking area, and a computer program are also described.

Abstract: A method for locating a body in the form of an object situated within a parking lot, the body including a communication interface for communicating via a wireless communication network, including the following steps: reception by the communication interface, via the wireless communication network, of position data of one or more vehicles traveling within the parking lot, the position data indicating a respective instantaneous position of the traveling vehicle or vehicles within the parking lot; location of the body within the parking lot based on the received position data. A corresponding device is also described. A method and a device for operating a vehicle traveling within a parking lot are also described. A body in the form of an object, a vehicle, and a computer program are also described.

Abstract: A method, of a system of a parking facility, for warning at least one road user located within the parking facility includes: monitoring the parking facility using a monitoring system of the parking facility, ascertaining, based on the monitoring, whether the road user is to be warned of a hazard present within the parking facility, and warning the road user if the ascertainment has indicated that the road user is to be warned of a hazard.

Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle, including receiving a model of a real object and a position of the object via a communication network, ascertaining one or more object parameters based on the model received, and at least semi-autonomous guidance of the vehicle based on the one or more object parameters and the position. A corresponding apparatus, a method and an apparatus for providing driving-environment information, as well as a vehicle and a computer program, as also described.

Abstract: A method for operating a mobile terminal having a terminal identifier, whereby in reaction to an emergency call sent out by the mobile terminal via a communication network to a subscriber of the communication network, an instantaneous position of the mobile terminal and/or a personal identification assigned to the terminal identifier is/are transmitted automatically to the subscriber via the communication network. A corresponding mobile terminal, a method for operating an emergency call system, an emergency call system, as well as a computer program, are also described.

Abstract: A method for monitoring a parked motor vehicle, including the following steps: monitoring an interior of the motor vehicle and/or a surrounding field of the motor vehicle with the aid of a monitoring infrastructure that is assigned to an infrastructure external relative to the parked motor vehicle; transmitting monitoring data, based on the monitoring, via a wireless communication network to a mobile terminal; and in response to reception of a control command transmitted from the mobile terminal via the wireless communication network for controlling one or more components of the motor vehicle and/or for controlling one or more components of the external infrastructure, controlling the one or more corresponding components as a function of the control command. A corresponding apparatus, an infrastructure as well as a computer program are also described.

Abstract: A method for operating a parked motor vehicle, including the following steps: monitoring a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle and/or surroundings of the motor vehicle with the aid of one or multiple motor vehicle-internal sensor(s); transmitting monitoring data which are based on the monitoring via a wireless communication network to a mobile terminal; in response to a receipt of a control command, transmitted from the mobile terminal via the wireless communication network, for controlling one or multiple component(s) of the motor vehicle, controlling the one or the multiple component(s) of the motor vehicle as a function of the control command, the one or the multiple motor vehicle component(s) being selected from the following group of motor vehicle components: a motor vehicle lighting system, a motor vehicle horn, a motor vehicle-internal sensor. A corresponding device, a motor vehicle, and a computer program, are also described.

Abstract: A method for monitoring a parked motor vehicle, including the following steps: monitoring an interior of the motor vehicle and/or a surrounding field of the motor vehicle with the aid of a monitoring infrastructure that is assigned to an infrastructure external relative to the parked motor vehicle; monitoring the interior of the motor vehicle and/or the surrounding field of the motor vehicle with the aid of one or more sensors onboard the motor vehicle; transmitting monitoring data based on both monitorings via a wireless communication network to a mobile terminal; in response to reception of a control command transmitted from the mobile terminal via the wireless communication network for controlling one or more components of the motor vehicle and/or for controlling one or more components of the external infrastructure, controlling the one or more corresponding components as a function of the control command.

Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle parked at a first position, using a mobile terminal, including monitoring a surrounding field of the parked motor vehicle and/or a route from a present position of the mobile terminal to the parked motor vehicle, transmission of monitoring data, based on the monitoring, via a wireless communication network to a mobile terminal, after the transmission of the monitoring data, reception of a move command, sent from the mobile terminal via the wireless communication network, for moving the motor vehicle away from the first position, transferring the motor vehicle from the first position to a second position in response to the reception of the move command transmitted from the mobile terminal via the wireless communication network. A corresponding apparatus and a computer program are also described.

Abstract: A method for determining a pickup position from multiple pickup positions for a vehicle incorporated by a parking facility, at which the vehicle is to be picked up after an automatic parking operation, including ascertaining a traffic situation inside and/or outside the parking facility, and determining the pickup position from the multiple pickup positions, based on the ascertained traffic situation, so that the automatic parking operation may end at the designated pickup position. A corresponding device, a corresponding parking facility, and a corresponding computer program are also described.

Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle, comprising receiving one or more dimensions of a parking position via a communication network, and autonomously maneuvering the vehicle into the parking position based on the one or more dimensions. An apparatus for operating a vehicle, and a method and an apparatus for assisting a vehicle upon maneuvering into a parking position are also described. A vehicle, a parking system for vehicles, and a computer program are also described.

Abstract: A method for monitoring a vehicle in a parking facility, the vehicle being transferred by its driver to a parking facility operator in a transfer zone, and subsequently being parked a parking space and, after unparking, being transferred to the driver again in a pick-up zone, the vehicle being at least visually monitored during the entire stay in the parking facility with the aid of a monitoring infrastructure assigned to the parking facility, the data being recorded, and the data being provided to the driver. A computer program and a system, which are configured to carry out the method, are also described.

Abstract: A method for detecting objects on a parking area for vehicles with the aid of image processing of images from at least two imaging sensors, detection ranges of the imaging sensors overlapping at least partially. The images of an imaging sensor whose image quality is limited by environmental conditions are weighted less strongly for the detection of objects on the parking area during image processing than images of an imaging sensor whose image quality is not limited by environmental conditions. A processing unit, a program, and an overall system for carrying out the method are also described.

Abstract: A method for transferring a vehicle from a start position to a target position, the two positions being enclosed by a multistory parking facility and the two positions being located in different stories of the parking facility, the vehicle utilizing an elevator system of the parking facility during the transfer in order to reach the story of the target position from the story of the start position, the transfer including a remote control of the vehicle and/or at least semi-autonomous travel of the vehicle. A parking system for vehicles, a vehicle, and a computer program are also described.

Abstract: A method for testing for errors of a sensor system included in a motor vehicle for acquiring a state of occupancy of a parking space for motor vehicles. The method includes provision of a reference data set, ascertained independently of the sensor system to be tested, for a parking space, the reference data set including a reference state of occupancy of the parking space, acquisition of a state of occupancy of the parking space by the sensor system, and comparison of the acquired state of occupancy of the parking space with the reference state of occupancy in order to test the sensor system for errors.

Abstract: A method for checking for errors of a sensor system, within a vehicle, for detecting an occupancy state of a parking space. The method includes providing a reference data set for a parking space ascertained independently of the sensor system to be checked, the reference data set including a reference occupancy state of the parking space which is assigned a first detection point in time; receiving an occupancy state of the parking space detected with the aid of the sensor system via a communication network which is assigned a second detection point in time; a time difference between the first and second detection points in time is compared to a threshold value, and when the ascertained time difference is less than or less than/equal to the threshold value, the detected occupancy state of the parking space is compared to the reference occupancy state to check the sensor system for errors.

Abstract: A method for ascertaining a parking position for a vehicle, including the following: ascertaining a vehicle geometry and a maneuverability parameter of the vehicle, and selecting a parking position for the vehicle from a plurality of parking positions of a parking lot as a function of the vehicle geometry and the maneuverability parameter. Also described is a corresponding device, a parking system, and a computer program.

Abstract: A method for operating a vehicle in order to draw up a digital map of a parking lot, the vehicle driving within the parking lot ascertaining data pertaining to its driving route within the parking lot and transmitting the ascertained data via a communications network to a map server, so that the map server is able to draw up a digital map of the parking lot on the basis of the data. A corresponding device is also described. A method for drawing up a digital map of a parking lot, a map server, and a computer program are also described.

Abstract: A method for controlling a motor vehicle includes guiding the motor vehicle on a road independently of a driver; receiving a driving instruction transmitted wirelessly from a device in a vicinity of the motor vehicle; outputting an indication of the driving instruction to a driver of the motor vehicle; determining that, for longer than a predetermined time, the driver has not taken over the guidance of the motor vehicle; and executing the driving instruction independently of the driver.