SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING PARKING SPACES FOR A COMMUNITY OF USERS

The present invention relates to a method comprising: obtaining acceleration of a mobile device; based on the acceleration and without user input, the mobile device determining a driving status of the mobile device indicative of whether the mobile device is in a driving state or in a non-driving state; after said determining the driving status, determining a second driving status of the mobile device; and wherein based on a difference between the driving status and the second driving status, the mobile device determining that a parking spot was taken or vacated, whereby the mobile device automatically identifies entering to or exiting from a parking spot without user input and prior knowledge of existence of the parking spot.