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Method of collecting parking availability information for a geographic database for use with a navigation system

  • US 7,538,690 B1
  • Filed: 01/27/2006
  • Issued: 05/26/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of obtaining data for a geographic database for use with a navigation system, the method comprising:

  • collecting data indicating an event in a geographic region in which a parking facility is located, wherein said event selected from the group consisting of;

    sporting event, entertainment event, convention, exhibit, parade and holiday;

    collecting data indicating parking availability at said parking facility during said event including collecting data indicating locations of respective empty parking spaces;

    analyzing said data indicating parking availability;

    based on said analyzing, modeling an influence factor corresponding to historic parking data for said parking facility, said historic parking data indicating past parking availability at said parking facility including location information of available parking spaces and said influence factor indicating an increase or decrease in said past parking availability based on said event; and

    storing said historic parking data and said influence factor in said geographic database.

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