Navigation apparatus, server apparatus and method of collecting parking location information

摘要

A navigation apparatus comprises a processing resource operably coupled to a receiver for location-related data and arranged to perform, when in use, location determination. The processing resource supports a parking location determination module the parking location determination module is arranged to determine when the location determined is substantially unchanged and to determine that the location determined constitutes a candidate parking location in response to the location determined remaining substantially unchanged relative to a predetermined period of time.

主权项

1. A server for enriching a database of parking location information, the server comprising:
a memory storage comprising a database comprising one or more known parking locations; anda processing resource coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to:
receive log data associated with movement for a plurality of navigation devices, the log data comprising a record of changes of locations of the navigation devices with time; support a parking location determination module, the parking location determination module being arranged to determine from the log data candidate parking locations where a navigation device was substantially unchanged with respect to time for at least a predetermined period of time; support a pattern matching engine to determine clusters of candidate parking locations from the log data, a cluster being a collection of candidate parking locations that are within a predetermined distance of each other; and update the database with the candidate parking locations identified by the pattern matching engine.