Computer System and Method for Search of a Parking Spot
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1. A method in a computer system for recommending a parking search route, comprising:
- receiving parking instructions for a vehicle;
receiving parking information for a parking region, the parking information for creating a parking search route for said vehicle;
processing said parking instructions and said parking information to create a parking search route, wherein said parking search route comprises a plurality of segments, wherein each of the plurality of segments comprises a parking indicator, wherein the parking indicator indicates whether parking should be sought along the segment; and
reporting said parking search route;
wherein said vehicle is instructed to follow said parking search route and to park at a first available parking spot along said plurality of segments which comprise parking indicators indicating that parking should be sought along the segment.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention comprise a computer system and a method for recommending a driving route that reduces parking search time and parking costs. The system is configured to receive information about a current location of a car, a desired destination, and parking preferences, to process this information together with available traffic and parking information in order to calculate a recommended route a car should follow during a parking search, and to communicate the recommended route to the car driver. The driver is instructed to park at the first available spot along selected portions of the recommended route.
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1. A method in a computer system for recommending a parking search route, comprising:
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receiving parking instructions for a vehicle; receiving parking information for a parking region, the parking information for creating a parking search route for said vehicle; processing said parking instructions and said parking information to create a parking search route, wherein said parking search route comprises a plurality of segments, wherein each of the plurality of segments comprises a parking indicator, wherein the parking indicator indicates whether parking should be sought along the segment; and reporting said parking search route;
wherein said vehicle is instructed to follow said parking search route and to park at a first available parking spot along said plurality of segments which comprise parking indicators indicating that parking should be sought along the segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A storage medium storing a parking search route, the parking search route comprising:
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a plurality of consecutive road segments, including a starting location for a vehicle; wherein each segment contains an indication of whether the segment is designated for parking; and wherein said parking search route instructs said vehicle to follow said parking search route and park at a first available parking spot along said segments of said parking search route which are designated for parking.
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18. A computer system for recommending a parking search route, comprising:
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a data storage configured to receive parking instructions for a vehicle, and parking information for a parking region, said parking information being used for creating a parking search route for said vehicle; a recommendation engine operatively connected to the data storage, configured to retrieve and process said parking instructions and said parking information to create a parking search route, wherein said parking search route comprises a plurality of segments, wherein each of the plurality of segments comprises a parking indicator, wherein the parking indicator indicates whether parking should be sought along the segment; and a route reporting engine, operatively connected to the recommendation engine, configured to receive said parking search route from said recommendation engine and report said parking search route;
wherein said vehicle is instructed to follow said parking search route and to park at a first available parking spot along said plurality of segments which comprise parking indicators indicating that parking should be sought along the segment. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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