Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Providing Route Planning Based on Personal Activity Plans of Multiple Individuals

• US 20090005963A1
• Filed: 06/27/2007
• Published: 01/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Jarvinen, Oula
• Application Number:
  US11/769,239
• Publication Number:
  US 20090005963A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/201
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3438 Rendez-vous, i.e. searching a destination where several users can meet, and the routes to this destination for these users; Ride sharing, i.e. searching a route such that at least two users can share a vehicle for at least part of the route
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096816 where the complete route is transmitted to the vehicle at once
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096838 where the user preferences are taken into account or the user selects one route out of a plurality
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096883 where input information is obtained using a mobile device, e.g. a mobile phone, a PDA

Abstract

An apparatus for providing improved route planning may include a processing element. The processing element may be configured to receive calendar information from at least one driver and at least one passenger that are each registered to a service having a routing functionality, and determine a transportation plan including a travel route based on the received calendar information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving calendar information from at least one driver and at least one passenger that are each registered to a service having a routing functionality; and

determining a transportation plan including a travel route based on the received calendar information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising communicating the transportation plan to the registered users.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising communicating guidance related to the transportation plan to the registered users.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising receiving a selection from at least one of the registered users with regard to acceptance of participation in the transportation plan.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising updating the transportation plan based on the received selection.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving traffic information and determining the transportation plan based also on the received traffic information.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving requirement criteria from at least one of the registered users.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein determining the transportation plan further comprises determining the transportation plan based on the received calendar information and the received requirement criteria.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein receiving the requirement criteria further comprises receiving vehicle characteristics, passenger characteristics, or driver characteristics.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing real-time updates with respect to progress along the travel route to at least one of the registered users.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving capability criteria with respect to at least one of the registered users and wherein determining the transportation plan further comprises determining the transportation plan based on the received capability criteria.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising resolving conflicts with regard to determination of the transportation plan based on priority information.

13. A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

a first executable portion for receiving calendar information from at least one driver and at least one passenger that are each registered to a service having a routing functionality; and

a second executable portion for determining a transportation plan including a travel route based on the received calendar information.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising a third executable portion for communicating the transportation plan to the registered users.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising a fourth executable portion for communicating guidance related to the transportation plan to the registered users.

16. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising a fourth executable portion for receiving a selection from at least one of the registered users with regard to acceptance of participation in the transportation plan.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, further comprising a fifth executable portion for updating the transportation plan based on the received selection.

18. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising a third executable portion for receiving traffic information and determining the transportation plan based also on the received traffic information.

19. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising a third executable portion for receiving requirement criteria from at least one of the registered users.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the second executable portion includes instructions for determining the transportation plan based on the received calendar information and the received requirement criteria.

21. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the third executable portion includes instructions for receiving the requirement criteria further comprises receiving vehicle characteristics, passenger characteristics, or driver characteristics.

22. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising a third executable portion for providing real-time updates with respect to progress along the travel route to at least one of the registered users.

23. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising a third executable portion for receiving capability criteria with respect to at least one of the registered users and wherein the third executable portion includes instructions for determining the transportation plan based on the received capability criteria.

24. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising a third executable portion for resolving conflicts with regard to determination of the transportation plan based on priority information.

25. The computer program product of claim 24, further comprising a fourth executable portion for generating priority information from a set of defined criteria.

26. An apparatus comprising a processing element configured to:

receive calendar information from at least one driver and at least one passenger that are each registered to a service having a routing functionality; and

determine a transportation plan including a travel route based on the received calendar information.

27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the processing element is further configured to communicate the transportation plan to the registered users.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the processing element is further configured to communicate guidance related to the transportation plan to the registered users.

29. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein the processing element is further configured to receive a selection from at least one of the registered users with regard to acceptance of participation in the transportation plan.

30. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the processing element is further configured to update the transportation plan based on the received selection.

31. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the processing element is further configured to receive traffic information and determine the transportation plan based also on the received traffic information.

32. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the processing element is further configured to receive requirement criteria from at least one of the registered users.

33. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the processing element is further configured to determine the transportation plan based on the received calendar information and the received requirement criteria.

34. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the processing element is further configured to receive the requirement criteria by receiving vehicle characteristics, passenger characteristics, or driver characteristics.

35. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the processing element is further configured to provide real-time updates with respect to progress along the travel route to at least one of the registered users.

36. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the processing element is further configured to receive capability criteria with respect to at least one of the registered users and to determine the transportation plan based on the received capability criteria.

37. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the processing element is further configured to resolve conflicts with regard to determination of the transportation plan based on priority information.

38. An apparatus comprising:

means for receiving calendar information from at least one driver and at least one passenger that are each registered to a service having a routing functionality; and

means for determining a transportation plan including a travel route based on the received calendar information.

39. The apparatus of claim 38, further comprising means for communicating the transportation plan to the registered users.