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 identifying a route followed from a plurality of navigation devices, the journey information indicating one or more journeys made by each navigation device; and
determining, by the server, parking information indicating a geographical location of one or more parking areas based upon the journey information, the determining comprising identifying, based on the journey information, parking areas that were not previously identified in corresponding map data,wherein the determination of the geographical location of the one or more parking areas is based upon the journey information indicating that a predetermined number of vehicles have parked in each parking area during a predetermined time period.
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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 identifying a route followed from a plurality of navigation devices, the journey information indicating one or more journeys made by each navigation device; and determining, by the server, parking information indicating a geographical location of one or more parking areas based upon the journey information, the determining comprising identifying, based on the journey information, parking areas that were not previously identified in corresponding map data, wherein the determination of the geographical location of the one or more parking areas is based upon the journey information indicating that a predetermined number of vehicles have parked in each parking area during a predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for determining parking information, comprising:
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a data communications device, wherein the data communications device receives journey information identifying a route followed from a plurality navigation devices, the journey information indicating one or more journeys made by each of the plurality of navigation devices; a processor, wherein the processor determines, from the journey information, parking information indicating a geographical location of one or more parking areas, the determining comprising identifying, based on the journey information, parking areas that were not previously identified in corresponding map data, wherein the determination of the geographical location of the one or more parking areas is based upon the journey information indicating that a predetermined number of vehicles have parked in each parking area during a predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium which stores a set of instructions which when executed by a processor performs a method for determining parking information, the method executed by the set of instructions comprising:
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receiving journey information identifying a route followed from a plurality of navigation devices, the journey information indicating one or more journeys made by each navigation device; and determining parking information indicating a geographical location of one or more parking areas based upon the journey information, the determning comprising identifying, based on the journey information, parking areas that were not previously identified in corresponding map data, wherein the determination of the geographical location of the one or more parking areas is based upon the journey information indicating that a predetermined number of vehicles have parked in each parking area during a predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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