Method of operating a navigation system to provide parking availability information
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1. A method of operating a navigation system, the method 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 parking availability information for said identified parking facility, said parking availability information based on past parking availability at said identified parking facility and real time 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 transmitting a parking message including a determined parking availability. The determined parking availability is based on historic parking availability information and real time parking availability data. The parking message may include an identification code of said parking facility.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of operating a navigation system, the method 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 parking availability information for said identified parking facility, said parking availability information based on past parking availability at said identified parking facility and real time parking availability data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of operating a computing platform, the method 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, said parking availability based on real time parking availability data and historic parking availability information; and providing a parking message including said determined parking availability. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. 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 based on historic parking availability data at a specified time and real time parking availability data. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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