Apparatus and method for determining parking information
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1. A method of determining parking information, comprising:
- receiving, at a server, journey information from a plurality of navigation devices, the journey information indicating one or more journeys made by each navigation device and timing information thereof; and
determining, by the server based upon the journey information, parking information indicating a geographical location of one or more parking areas being areas which the server determines, from said journey information, are more likely to be areas in which vehicles park;
wherein said parking information also includes, for said one or more parking areas a Parking Availability Profile (PAP), also determined by said server from said journey information, said PAP comprising an indication of a number of vehicles leaving each parking area per unit time during the plurality of time periods.
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Abstract
A navigation device and a method of determining parking information are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving, at a server, journey information from a plurality of navigation devices, the journey information indicating one or more journeys made by each navigation device and determining, by the server from the journey information, parking information indicating a geographical location of one or more parking areas.
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1. A method of determining parking information, comprising:
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receiving, at a server, journey information from a plurality of navigation devices, the journey information indicating one or more journeys made by each navigation device and timing information thereof; and determining, by the server based upon the journey information, parking information indicating a geographical location of one or more parking areas being areas which the server determines, from said journey information, are more likely to be areas in which vehicles park; wherein said parking information also includes, for said one or more parking areas a Parking Availability Profile (PAP), also determined by said server from said journey information, said PAP comprising an indication of a number of vehicles leaving each parking area per unit time during the plurality of time periods. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8)
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6. A server computer for determining parking information, comprising:
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a data communications device to receive journey information from navigation devices, the journey information indicating one or more journeys made by each navigation device and timing information thereof; and a parking availability profile (PAP) module to be executed on the server, wherein the PAP module is arranged to determine from the journey information, when executed, parking information indicating a geographical location of one or more parking areas and an indication of a number of vehicles leaving each parking area per unit time during the plurality of time periods. - View Dependent Claims (7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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