Method of operating a navigation system to provide parking availability information
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1. A navigation system for providing parking information, the system comprising:
- a server configured to receive data corresponding to a destination location;
a parking application included in the server, the parking application configured to identify a parking facility based on the destination location; and
a geographic database in communication with the server,wherein the parking application is further configured to retrieve past parking availability data corresponding to an identified parking facility from the geographic database, and wherein the server is further configured to transmit a parking message including a parking facility identification code and historic parking availability information for the identified parking facility, the historic parking availability information based on the past parking availability data.
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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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21 Claims
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1. A navigation system for providing parking information, the system comprising:
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a server configured to receive data corresponding to a destination location; a parking application included in the server, the parking application configured to identify a parking facility based on the destination location; and a geographic database in communication with the server, wherein the parking application is further configured to retrieve past parking availability data corresponding to an identified parking facility from the geographic database, and wherein the server is further configured to transmit a parking message including a parking facility identification code and historic parking availability information for the identified parking facility, the historic parking availability information based on the past parking availability data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A parking message broadcast system comprising:
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a computing device of a central facility; a historic parking database in communication with the computing device, the historic parking database containing data representing historic parking availability for a parking facility at a plurality of times; and transmission equipment in communication with the computing device, the transmission equipment configured to transmit a parking message including an identification code corresponding to the parking facility and historic parking availability data at a specified time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A navigation device comprising:
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a housing; a user interface supported by the housing; and a processor in communication with the user interface, the processor configured to enable transmission of data corresponding to a destination location to query parking information, wherein the processor is further configured to receive data corresponding to a parking message including a parking facility ID code and past parking availability data for a parking facility. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operating a navigation system, the method comprising:
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receiving end user input corresponding to a destination location; transmitting data representing the destination location; and receiving a parking message as a function of the transmitted data representing the destination location, wherein the parking message includes a parking facility identification code and historic parking availability information for an identified parking facility proximate the destination location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A navigation system for providing parking information, the navigation system comprising:
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a server configured to receive data corresponding to a destination location; a parking application associated with the server, the parking application identifies a parking facility proximate the destination location; and a geographic database in communication with the server, the geographic database containing data representing historic parking availability for the identified parking facility at a plurality of times, wherein the server is further configured to transmit a parking message including a determined parking availability, the determined parking availability includes real time parking availability data if the real time parking availability data is available for the identified parking facility, and if the real time parking availability data is not available, the determined parking availability includes historic parking availability data at a specified time.
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