Concepts for defining travel paths in parking areas
AssigneeUnited Parcel Service of America, Inc.
InventorMARK J. DAVIDSON
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Abstract
Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for defining travel paths in parking areas. In one embodiment, travel paths in parking areas can be defined by connecting street networking connection points within the parking areas. In another embodiment, such defined travel paths can be merged with actual paths traveled by vehicles in the parking areas.
Claims21
A method for defining travel paths in parking areas, the method comprising:
- for a parking area in which there is at least one travel path for the parking area that is not represented on a digital map, identifying, via one or more processors, one or more street network connection points for the parking area that connect the parking area to a street network;
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- defining, via the one or more processors, one or more travel paths in the parking area by connecting the one or more street network connection points in the parking area.
An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
- for a parking area in which there is at least one travel path for the parking area that is not represented on a digital map, identify one or more street network connection points for the parking area that connect the parking area to a street network;
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- define one or more travel paths in the parking area by connecting the one or more street network connection points in the parking area.
A computer program product for defining travel paths in parking areas, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
- an executable portion configured to, for a parking area in which there is at least one travel path for the parking area that is not represented on a digital map, identify one or more street network connection points for the parking area that connect the parking area to a street network;
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- an executable portion configured to define one or more travel paths in the parking area by connecting the one or more street network connection points in the parking area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.