METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PARKING AVAILABILITY ESTIMATION BASED ON PROBE DATA COLLECTION
First Claim
1. A method for determining parking availability, wherein the method is implemented by a processor including memory and computer program code, the method comprising:
- receiving probe data points from a vehicle, wherein each probe data point comprises a location;
determining, from the probe data points, a parking location of the vehicle on a road segment, wherein a relative location along the road segment on which the vehicle parked is determined; and
estimating availability of other parking spaces along the road segment based on the relative location.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for predicting parking availability for one or more road segments based on the map-matched probe data points. A method may include: receiving probe data points from a vehicle, where each probe data point includes a location; determining, from the probe data points, a parking location of the vehicle on a road segment, where the relative location along the road segment on which the vehicle parked can be determined; and estimating availability of other parking spaces along the road segment based on the relative location.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for determining parking availability, wherein the method is implemented by a processor including memory and computer program code, the method comprising:
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receiving probe data points from a vehicle, wherein each probe data point comprises a location; determining, from the probe data points, a parking location of the vehicle on a road segment, wherein a relative location along the road segment on which the vehicle parked is determined; and estimating availability of other parking spaces along the road segment based on the relative location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
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receive probe data points from a vehicle, wherein each probe data point comprises a location; determine, from the probe data points, a parking location of the vehicle on a road segment, wherein a relative location along the road segment that the vehicle parked is determined; and estimate availability of other parking spaces along the road segment based on the relative location. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code portions stored therein, the computer-executable program code portions comprising program code instructions configured to:
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receive probe data points from a vehicle, wherein each probe data point comprises a location; determine, from the probe data points, a parking location of the vehicle on a road segment, wherein a relative location along the road segment that the vehicle parked is determined; and estimate availability of other parking spaces along the road segment based on the relative location. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A map services provider system comprising:
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a communications interface configured to receive probe data points from a plurality of probes, where each probe data point comprises a location; and
at least one processor configured to;receive probe data points from a vehicle; determine, from the probe data points, a parking location of the vehicle on a road segment, wherein a relative location along the road segment that the vehicle parked is determined; and estimate availability of other parking spaces along the road segment based on the relative location. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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