Pedestrian walking routes using a smart traffic control system
First Claim
1. A method for providing directions, the method comprising:
- receiving information regarding a destination accessible via one or more pedestrian pathways;
identifying a starting location associated of a user device traversing the one or more pedestrian pathways toward the destination;
identifying a preferred one of the one or more pedestrian pathways toward the destination from the starting location, the preferred pathway identified based on a criterion and a first calculated time delay for crossing a first pedestrian street that intersects the preferred pathway;
providing a portion of an initial set of directions for proceeding along the preferred pathway toward the destination, wherein the portion of the initial set of directions is provided to the user device; and
identifying that a speed of movement of the user device is consistent with the criterion and the first calculated time delay for crossing the first pedestrian street, wherein a second portion of the initial set of directions is sent to the user device based on the identified speed being consistent with the criterion and the first calculated time delay.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to methods and apparatus for providing directions to user devices that belong to pedestrians or to individuals traveling on pedestrian pathways. Pedestrians or other users of user devices wishing to travel along pedestrian pathways toward a destination may be provided instructions according to a criterion, a basic assumption, or a rule. While commonly such criteria may relate to providing individuals with directions to walk from a current location to a specified destination in a minimal time, methods and apparatus consistent with the present disclosure may also allow for a user to specify other rules or criteria that are consistent with one or more objectives or parameters specified by that user. To accomplish this, information may be received from user devices and instructions may be sent to those user devices as users of those user devices progress toward respective destinations.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing directions, the method comprising:
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receiving information regarding a destination accessible via one or more pedestrian pathways; identifying a starting location associated of a user device traversing the one or more pedestrian pathways toward the destination; identifying a preferred one of the one or more pedestrian pathways toward the destination from the starting location, the preferred pathway identified based on a criterion and a first calculated time delay for crossing a first pedestrian street that intersects the preferred pathway; providing a portion of an initial set of directions for proceeding along the preferred pathway toward the destination, wherein the portion of the initial set of directions is provided to the user device; and identifying that a speed of movement of the user device is consistent with the criterion and the first calculated time delay for crossing the first pedestrian street, wherein a second portion of the initial set of directions is sent to the user device based on the identified speed being consistent with the criterion and the first calculated time delay. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having embodied therein a program executable by a processor to perform a method for providing directions, the method comprising:
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receiving information regarding a destination accessible via one or more pedestrian pathways; identifying a starting location associated of a user device traversing the one or more pedestrian pathways toward the destination; identifying a preferred one of the one or more pedestrian pathways toward the destination from the starting location, the preferred pathway identified based on a criterion and a first calculated time delay for crossing a first pedestrian street that intersects the preferred pathway; providing a portion of an initial set of directions for proceeding along the preferred pathway toward the destination, wherein the portion of the initial set of directions is provided to the user device; and identifying that a speed of movement of the user device is consistent with the criterion and the first calculated time delay for crossing the first pedestrian street, wherein a second portion of the initial set of directions is sent to the user device based on the identified speed being consistent with the criterion and the first calculated time delay. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for providing directions, the apparatus comprising:
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a communication interface that receives information regarding a destination accessible via one or more pedestrian pathways; and a processor that executes instructions store din memory, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor; identifies a starting location associated of a user device traversing the one or more pedestrian pathways toward the destination; identifies a preferred one of the one or more pedestrian pathways toward the destination from the starting location, the preferred pathway identified based on a criterion and a first calculated time delay for crossing a first pedestrian street that intersects the preferred pathway; provides a portion of an initial set of directions for proceeding along the preferred pathway toward the destination, wherein the portion of the initial set of directions is provided to the user device; and identifies that a speed of movement of the user device is consistent with the criterion and the first calculated time delay for crossing the first pedestrian street, wherein a second portion of the initial set of directions is sent to the user device based on the identified speed being consistent with the criterion and the first calculated time delay. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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