Patent ID: 9368032
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: G08G

Claim Text:
1. A method for finding a vehicle parked within a parking facility, wherein the method comprises: a) carrying a portable electronic device through the parking facility along a path from the vehicle parked within the parking facility to an entrance of the parking facility to trace the path, wherein a microprocessor executing a local navigation program within the portable electronic device causes data, representing a current location of the portable electronic device, to be stored periodically within the portable electronic device; b) leaving the parking facility at the entrance of the parking facility; c) returning to the parking facility at the entrance of the parking facility, d) carrying the portable electronic device through the parking facility along the path from the entrance of the parking facility to the vehicle parked within the parking facility, wherein the microprocessor executing the local navigation program causes a map, generated from the data stored within the portable electronic device as the path was traced, along with a symbol representing the current location of the portable electronic device, to be displayed on a display within the portable electronic device.