Method and apparatus to search for local parking
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1. A method for searching for parking for a vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a positioning device including a digital map having a network of road segments;
determining, with the positioning device, that the vehicle is near a first location using one of global positioning systems (GPS), long-range navigation (LORAN) systems, or triangulation;
generating, with the positioning device, a first route comprising a first set of road segments from the network of road segments, wherein the first set of road segments represents portions of roads comprising the first route that the vehicle can traverse; and
the first route having no specific destination location, the first route created by selecting road segments closer to the first location for the vehicle to traverse first and selecting subsequent road segments for the vehicle to traverse that become progressively further from the first location and avoiding use of any particular one of the first set of road segments more than once in the first route, the first route being generated in response to the positioning system determining that the vehicle is near the first location;
generating, with the positioning device, signals to direct the vehicle along the first route using positioning information from the positioning device; and
determining, with the positioning device, that the vehicle is parked at a second location.
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Abstract
A method for searching for parking for a vehicle using a positioning device and a map having a plurality of segments; determining that the vehicle is near a first location; generating a first route comprising segments from the plurality of segments, prioritizing segments closer to the first location and avoiding use of segments more than once in the first route; generating signals to direct the vehicle along the first route using positioning information from the positioning device; and determining that the vehicle is parked.
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1. A method for searching for parking for a vehicle, the method comprising:
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providing a positioning device including a digital map having a network of road segments; determining, with the positioning device, that the vehicle is near a first location using one of global positioning systems (GPS), long-range navigation (LORAN) systems, or triangulation; generating, with the positioning device, a first route comprising a first set of road segments from the network of road segments, wherein the first set of road segments represents portions of roads comprising the first route that the vehicle can traverse; and
the first route having no specific destination location, the first route created by selecting road segments closer to the first location for the vehicle to traverse first and selecting subsequent road segments for the vehicle to traverse that become progressively further from the first location and avoiding use of any particular one of the first set of road segments more than once in the first route, the first route being generated in response to the positioning system determining that the vehicle is near the first location;generating, with the positioning device, signals to direct the vehicle along the first route using positioning information from the positioning device; and determining, with the positioning device, that the vehicle is parked at a second location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A positioning device using a digital map having a network of road segments, the positioning device comprising:
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a positioning module determining that the positioning device is near a first location using one of global positioning systems (GPS), long-range navigation (LORAN) systems, or triangulation; a processor generating a first route comprising a first set of road segments from the network of road segments, wherein the first set of road segments represents portions of roads comprising the first route that the vehicle can traverse; and
the first route having no specific destination location, the first route created by selecting road segments closer to the first location for the vehicle to traverse first and selecting subsequent road segments for the vehicle to traverse that become progressively further from the first location and avoiding use of any particular one of the first set of road segments more than once in the first route, the first route being generated in response to the positioning module determining that the positioning device is near the first location;a signal generation device generating signals to direct the user along the first route using positioning information from the positioning device; and the positioning module determining that a vehicle is parked at a second location. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A non-transitory machine-readable medium that provides instructions for a processor of a positioning device including a digital map having a network of road segments, which when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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determining that the vehicle is near a first location using one of global positioning systems (GPS), long-range navigation (LORAN) systems, or triangulation; generating a first route comprising a first set of road segments from the network of road segments, wherein the first set of road segments represents portions of roads comprising the first route that the vehicle can traverse; and
the first route having no specific destination location, the first route created by selecting road segments closer to the first location for the vehicle to traverse first and selecting subsequent road segments for the vehicle to traverse that become progressively further from the first location and avoiding use of any particular one of the first set of road segments more than once in the first route, the first route being generated in response to determining that the vehicle is near the first location;generating signals to direct the vehicle along the first route using positioning information from the positioning device; and determining that the vehicle is parked at a second location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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