Method of operating a navigation system to provide parking availability information
US7949464B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 23, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/143
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
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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