| 摘要 |
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. |
| 主权项 |
1. A method of determining parking information, comprising:
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 timing information thereof; and determining, by the server based upon the journey information, parking information indicating a geographical location of one or more parking areas being areas which the server determines, from said journey information, are more likely to be areas in which vehicles park; wherein said parking information also includes, for said one or more parking areas a Parking Availability Profile (PAP), also determined by said server from said journey information, said PAP comprising an indication of a number of vehicles leaving each parking area per unit time during the plurality of time periods. |
