ROUTE PLANNING USING PARKING RESERVATIONS

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for planning or updating a delivery route based at least in part on a parking reservation and/or projected parking availability. One embodiment provides a method for planning a delivery route comprising storing stop locations in association with parking information, wherein the parking information associated with a stop location indicates if a parking reservation should be requested for the stop location; identifying a stop location based at least in part on a delivery location associated with an item to be delivered to the delivery location; determining whether the parking information associated with the identified stop location indicates that a parking reservation should be requested for the identified stop location; and responsive to determining that a parking reservation should be requested for the identified stop location, generating a parking reservation request for use during the delivery of the item.

主权项

1. A method for planning a delivery route comprising:
identifying one or more delivery locations, wherein at least one item is to be delivered to each of the one or more delivery locations during execution of the delivery route; generating a request for at least one parking reservation, the parking reservation associated with at least one delivery location; receiving a confirmation of at least one parking reservation, wherein the confirmation comprises parking reservation information; and planning at least one delivery route based at least in part on at least a portion of the parking reservation information.