ROUTE TRANSFER BETWEEN DEVICES

• US 20090157583A1
• Filed: 12/14/2007
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Black, Neil W., Panabaker, Ruston, Krumm, John C., Couckuyt, Jeffrey D., Seltzer, Michael Lewis, Tashev, Ivan J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,060,297 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 706/46
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3423 Multimodal routing, i.e. combining two or more modes of transportation, where the modes can be any of, e.g. driving, walking, cycling, public transport
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3688 Systems comprising multiple parts or multiple output devices (not client-server), e.g. detachable faceplates, key fobs or multiple output screens
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0212 Chance discounts or incentives
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising

Abstract

A user can intend to travel between different locations and employ different traveling manners to reach an intended travel destination. At different points, different devices can be employed for disclosing a route. For instance, as a user walks, a route can be integrated into a personal electronic device, such as a cellular telephone. An evaluation can take place that due to specific route details, for example detailed text, a particular device would be superior for presentment over another.

Claims

1. A system, comprising

a collection component that obtains information that concerns a group of one or more devices capable of route presentment, user data, and a route;

and

a choice component that selects a device for route presentment from the group of one or more devices capable of route presentment based upon device information, user data, and the route.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising an assessment component that appraises the route to establish when the choice component should make a selection.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising an evaluation component that analyzes a route or a device form the plurality of devices, a result of the analysis is used in the device selection.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising an interaction component that collects a user request that specifies a device for route presentment, the choice component selects the user specified device.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a transaction component that performs a reward operation in relation to information obtainment or device selection.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising an estimation component that predicts a device a user will employ, the prediction is used by the choice component to select the device.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a relocation component that transfers at least a portion of the route to the selected device.

8. The system of claim 7, the selected device discloses at least a portion of the presented route.

9. The system of claim 7, further comprising an advertisement component that associates a commercial detail with a portion of the route, the route associated with the commercial detail transfers to the selected device.

10. The system of claim 9, further comprising a transaction component that augments an entity with a reward based upon a user performing a function that relates to the associated commercial detail.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising an artificial intelligence component that makes at least one inference or at least one determination in relation to information obtainment or device selection.

12. A method, comprising:

choosing a device from a group of at least one device for disclosing a direction set; and

making the direction set available to the chosen device for disclosure.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising gathering information related to the direction set, the gathered information is used in choosing a device.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising establishing a time when the device should be chosen, the device is chosen at the established time.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising integrating an advertisement upon the direction set, the direction set integrated with the advertisement is made available to the chosen device.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising testing at least one device from the group of at least one device, a result of the testing is used in choosing the device.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising discovering at least one device capable of disclosing the direction set, the group of at least one device for disclosing a direction set includes at least one discovered direction set.

18. The method of claim 12, the direction set is retained upon remote storage.

19. A system, comprising:

means for maintaining a synchronization connection between a master device and at least one subordinate device; and

means for updating a route upon at least one connected subordinate device from information upon the master device.

20. The system of claim 19, the master device gathers an intended destination, computes a direction set, and transfers the direction set to the subordinate device.