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Navigation using crowdsourcing data

  • US 10,001,380 B2
  • Filed: 05/09/2016
  • Issued: 06/19/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a network interface configured to communicate with a plurality of vehicles via one or more wireless communication protocols;

    a memory configured to store crowdsourcing data; and

    a control unit to;

    receive parking information, wherein the parking information is determined based on crowdsourcing data comprising one or more locations visited by each of the plurality of vehicles, after the each of the plurality of vehicles has reached a given destination within a region andthe parking information is determined by monitoring a distance traveled by the each of the plurality of vehicles after reaching each given destination andpredicting availability of parking spaces at or near the region based at least in part on the distance traveled; and

    provide guidance to a user in a vehicle to assist the user in finding a parking space in or near the region based on the predicted availability of the parking spaces.

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