Method and apparatus for providing notifications
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- initiating, by a device, a transmission of a spatial event request via a wireless network to a remote service platform for a location-based notification associated with a spatial event, wherein the spatial event request specifies boundary coordinates that define a bounded area for determining the location-based notification without specifying current or projected coordinates of the device to the remote service platform;
in response to the spatial event request, receiving, from the remote service platform to the device, at least one spatial polygon located within the bounded area, wherein the at least one spatial polygon defines a geographic area associated with the spatial event and includes a triggering zone of the location-based notification; and
triggering, by the device, a presentation of the location-based notification, a presentation of one or more vehicular driving instructions, a presentation of the bounded area, or a combination thereof on a user interface of the device when a location of the device is monitored by the device to be within the triggering zone.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for providing map independent location-based notifications. The location-based notification platform causes an initiation of at least one spatial event request for one or more location-based notifications. The at least one spatial event request specifies at least one bounded area in which at least one device is located or to arrive. The location-based notification platform in response to the at least one spatial event request, receives at least one spatial polygon. The at least one spatial polygon represents at least one geographic area that is determined based on the at least one bounded area, and the at least one spatial polygon is associated with the one or more location-based notifications or one or more triggers for the one or more location-based notifications. The location-based notification platform then causes an overlay of the at least one spatial polygon on at least one travel network traveled by the at least one device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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initiating, by a device, a transmission of a spatial event request via a wireless network to a remote service platform for a location-based notification associated with a spatial event, wherein the spatial event request specifies boundary coordinates that define a bounded area for determining the location-based notification without specifying current or projected coordinates of the device to the remote service platform; in response to the spatial event request, receiving, from the remote service platform to the device, at least one spatial polygon located within the bounded area, wherein the at least one spatial polygon defines a geographic area associated with the spatial event and includes a triggering zone of the location-based notification; and triggering, by the device, a presentation of the location-based notification, a presentation of one or more vehicular driving instructions, a presentation of the bounded area, or a combination thereof on a user interface of the device when a location of the device is monitored by the device to be within the triggering zone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus embedded in a device to perform at least the following; initiate a transmission of a spatial event request via a wireless network to a remote service platform for a location-based notification associated with a spatial event, wherein the spatial event request specifies boundary coordinates that define a bounded area for determining the location-based notification without specifying current or projected coordinates of the device to the remote service platform; in response to the spatial event request, receive, from the remote service platform, at least one spatial polygon located within the bounded area, wherein the at least one spatial polygon defines a geographic area associated with the spatial event and includes a triggering zone of the location-based notification; and trigger, by the device, a presentation of the location-based notification, a presentation of one or more vehicular driving instructions, a presentation of the bounded area, or a combination thereof on a user interface of the device when a location of the device is monitored by the device to be within the triggering zone. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus embedded in a device to perform:
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initiating, by a device, a transmission of a spatial event request via a wireless network to a remote service platform for a location-based notification associated with a spatial event, wherein the spatial event request specifies boundary coordinates that define a bounded area for determining the location-based notification without specifying current or projected coordinates of the device to the remote service platform; in response to the spatial event request, receiving, from the remote service platform to the device, at least one spatial polygon located within the bounded area, wherein the at least one spatial polygon defines a geographic area associated with the spatial event and includes a triggering zone of the location-based notification; and triggering, by the device, a presentation of the location-based notification, a presentation of one or more vehicular driving instructions, a presentation of the bounded area, or a combination thereof on a user interface of the device when a location of the device is monitored by the device to be within the triggering zone. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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