Patent ID: 8825353

Claim:
A parking support system for a vehicle, comprising: a non-transitory memory that stores road information including link data; and a controller that is specifically programmed to: obtain information regarding a vacant space on a road; obtain information regarding a space necessary for parking per one vehicle; calculate an available number of the one vehicle to park in a predetermined section specified by the link data based on the road information and the information regarding the space necessary for parking per the one vehicle; calculate a sum of an available number of the one vehicle to park in the predetermined section specified by the link data based on the vacant space on the road and the information regarding the space necessary for parking per the one vehicle; calculate a vacant parking space ratio in the predetermined section specified by the link data based on the calculated available number and the calculated sum; obtain traffic volume in the predetermined section; correct the calculated vacant parking space ratio based on the obtained traffic volume; and provide notification of the calculated vacant parking space ratio.