Patent ID: 8175803

Claim:
A parking information graphic interface method for a navigation system, comprising the following steps of: specifying a location by a user; examining the location specified by the user for retrieving data associated with the specified location from a data storage medium; receiving request for parking information by the user; displaying a screen of parking information graphic interface upon request by the user; and examining whether there is a time-related parking restriction on the specified location and retrieving the time-related parking information if any; wherein the parking information graphic interface illustrates a map image, a time table of a day, a time range indicator on the time table, and a text message regarding the time-related parking restriction, thereby graphically displaying the parking information on the specified location, and; wherein said parking information graphic interface further illustrates road side selection keys thereon to prompt the user to select a desired road side to display the parking information on the specified location regarding the selected road side.