System and method for identifying parking spaces for a community of users
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1. A method comprising:
- in response to a search query, searching, by a computing device, a repository to identify a list of results matching the search query, wherein each result is associated with an address;
determining, by the computing device, parking availability in an area in the vicinity of each of said addresses; and
presenting to a user the list of results, wherein said presenting provides for each result at least an indication of the current parking availability associated with the result.
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Abstract
A mobile communications device includes a locator unit to receive and process information regarding a current location for the mobile communications device, a parking status determination unit to determine a parking status for the device based on at least changes in the current location, and a communication unit to forward the parking status to a parking community processor. A method includes determining a parking status of a vehicle associated with a person as a function of movement of a personal mobile communications device.
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1. A method comprising:
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in response to a search query, searching, by a computing device, a repository to identify a list of results matching the search query, wherein each result is associated with an address; determining, by the computing device, parking availability in an area in the vicinity of each of said addresses; and presenting to a user the list of results, wherein said presenting provides for each result at least an indication of the current parking availability associated with the result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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receiving parking status messages from members of a parking community, wherein said messages are generated automatically by mobile devices of the members of the parking community without user input and without having a priori knowledge of locations of usable parking spaces; analyzing the parking status messages to derive an available parking database relating to a variety of locations; and providing parking availability information to a user, wherein the parking availability information relates to a location selected from the variety of locations. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving parking status messages from members of a parking community, said messages indicating at least a current location and a parking status, wherein said messages are generated automatically by mobile devices of the members of the parking community and without user input; mapping, by the computing device, said parking statuses per said locations to derive a persistent representation of usable parking spaces; and whereby the computing device generating a persistent representation of usable parking spaces in a variety of locations without having prior knowledge of the existence of said usable parking spaces at the variety of locations. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising a processor, wherein said processor is configured to perform the steps of:
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receiving parking status messages from members of a parking community, wherein said messages are generated automatically by mobile devices of the members of the parking community without user input and without having a priori knowledge of locations of usable parking spaces; analyzing the parking status messages to derive an available parking database relating to a variety of locations; and providing parking availability information to a user, wherein the parking availability information relates to a location selected from the variety of locations. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising a processor, wherein said processor is configured to perform the steps of:
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receiving parking status messages from members of a parking community, said messages indicating at least a current location and a parking status, wherein said messages are generated automatically by mobile devices of the members of the parking community and without user input; mapping, by the computing device, said parking statuses per said locations to derive a persistent representation of usable parking spaces; and whereby the computing device generating a persistent representation of usable parking spaces in a variety of locations without having prior knowledge of the existence of said usable parking spaces at the variety of locations. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus comprising a processor, wherein said processor is configured to perform the steps of:
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in response to a search query, searching a repository to identify a list of results matching the search query, wherein each result is associated with an address; determining parking availability in an area in the vicinity of each of said addresses; and presenting to a user the list of results, wherein said presenting provides for each result at least an indication of the current parking availability associated with the result. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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