Method of operating a navigation system to provide parking availability information
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1. A method of operating a navigation system comprising:
- obtaining a destination location;
identifying a parking facility proximate said destination location; and
transmitting a parking message, said parking message comprising an identification code of said identified parking facility and historic parking availability information for said identified parking facility, said historic parking availability information based on past parking availability at said identified parking facility.
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Abstract
A method of operating a navigation system includes obtaining a destination location and identifying a parking facility proximate said destination location. The method further includes providing historic parking availability information for the identified parking facility. The historic parking availability information is based on past parking availability at the identified parking facility. The method may also calculate a route from an origin to the parking facility and provide guidance for following the route. Additionally, the method obtains a reservation for parking at the parking facility.
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1. A method of operating a navigation system comprising:
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obtaining a destination location; identifying a parking facility proximate said destination location; and transmitting a parking message, said parking message comprising an identification code of said identified parking facility and historic parking availability information for said identified parking facility, said historic parking availability information based on past parking availability at said identified parking facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a computing platform comprising:
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obtaining a request for parking information, said request including a destination; determining a parking availability corresponding to a specified time for at least one parking facility proximate said destination, if real time parking availability data is available for said parking facility, said parking availability comprises said real time parking availability data, if said real time parking availability data is not available, said parking availability comprises historic parking availability information; and transmitting a parking message including said determined parking availability. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of providing parking information comprising:
providing a database containing data representing historic parking availability for a parking facility at a plurality of times; and providing parking information for said parking facility for a specified time, said parking information comprising a historic parking availability at said specified time, wherein said step of providing said parking information comprises transmitting a parking message, said parking message comprising an identification code of said parking facility and said historic parking availability. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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