Navigation lane guidance
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining a first position on a current road segment of a first user device based on signals from a first location positioning sensor on the first user device;
determining a second position on the current road segment of a second user device based on other signals from a second location positioning sensor on the second user device, the current road segment being part of a navigation route of the second user device;
providing first information to the first user device for displaying an indication of a selected lane of a plurality of lanes of the current road segment;
for each of the plurality of lanes, determining a score for the lane based at least in part on an estimated level of traffic for the lane along the navigation route;
responsive to determining that a difference between at least two of the scores is within a threshold, providing second information to the second user device for displaying another indication of a different selected lane of the plurality of lanes.
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Abstract
A navigation system provides lane guidance for a navigation route. The navigation route specifies actions for a user to navigate a route from an originating point to a destination along a set of road segments. The lane guidance at a position along the navigation route scores the lanes and provides the lane scoring for the user. To score the lanes, the navigation system determines a lane distance for each lane indicating how far along the navigation route a user may continue to use this lane, without shifting to another lane. The lane distance may be measured up to a look-ahead distance. The lane distance includes distance along subsequent road segments of the route, such that when a lane turns onto a lane on another road segment according to the navigation route, the distance along the other road may be included in the lane distance.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining a first position on a current road segment of a first user device based on signals from a first location positioning sensor on the first user device; determining a second position on the current road segment of a second user device based on other signals from a second location positioning sensor on the second user device, the current road segment being part of a navigation route of the second user device; providing first information to the first user device for displaying an indication of a selected lane of a plurality of lanes of the current road segment; for each of the plurality of lanes, determining a score for the lane based at least in part on an estimated level of traffic for the lane along the navigation route; responsive to determining that a difference between at least two of the scores is within a threshold, providing second information to the second user device for displaying another indication of a different selected lane of the plurality of lanes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having instructions encoded thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
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determine a first position on a current road segment of a first user device based on signals from a first location positioning sensor on the first user device; determine a second position on the current road segment of a second user device based on other signals from a second location positioning sensor on the second user device, the current road segment being part of a navigation route of the second user device; provide first information to the first user device for displaying an indication of a selected lane of a plurality of lanes of the current road segment; for each of the plurality of lanes, determine a score for the lane based at least in part on an estimated level of traffic for the lane along the navigation route; responsive to determining that a difference between at least two of the scores is within a threshold, provide second information to the second user device for displaying another indication of a different selected lane of the plurality of lanes. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a first user device including a first location positioning sensor, the first user device configured to; determine a first position on a current road segment of the first user device based on signals from the first location positioning sensor; provide first information for displaying, on the first user device, an indication of a selected lane of a plurality of lanes of the current road segment; a second user device including a second location positioning sensor, the second user device configured to; determine a second position on the current road segment of the second user device based on other signals from the second location positioning sensor, the current road segment being part of a navigation route of the second user device; for each of the plurality of lanes, determining a score for the lane based at least in part on an estimated level of traffic for the lane along the navigation route, the estimated level of traffic determined based at least in part on the first position; and responsive to determining that a difference between at least two of the scores is within a threshold, providing second information for displaying, on the second user device, another indication of a different selected lane of the plurality of lanes. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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