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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2017
Here Global B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Jerome Beaurepaire, Berlin, DE;
Sven Krome, Berlin, DE;
HERE Global B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for providing an indication of parking space favorability proximate a vehicle and a routing algorithm to reach the most desirable parking spaces of a parking facility. A method may include: providing route guidance for a vehicle within a parking facility; determining a favorability of a parking space proximate the vehicle in response to receiving an indication of vehicle location within the parking facility; and providing an indication of the favorability of a parking space proximate the vehicle where the indication of favorability includes an indication of a distance from the vehicle to a pedestrian access point of the parking facility and an indication of a distance from the pedestrian access point to the final destination. The routing algorithm may compute a route through the most suitable clusters of available parking spaces based on favorable criteria such as distance, availability, and desirability.