Method and system for interactive mapping to provide goal-oriented instructions

• US 20110082639A1
• Filed: 05/26/2010
• Published: 04/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Location Based Services, LLC (Leigh M. Rothschild)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Rinaldo, John D. JR., Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,965,954 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/201
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096811 where the route is computed offboard
• 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

Provided is a computer system and methods for directing mobile peer devices. A method includes receiving an itinerary identifying one or more goals for the peer devices; receiving a priority associated with the itinerary, the priority identifying at least one goal of the one or more goals, the priority listing the at least one goal in order of importance; determining a routing in accordance with the itinerary and the priority; and broadcasting the routing. A computer system includes a routing module coupled to a memory configurable to determine a routing based on priorities and itinerary goals; a receiver coupled to a processor configurable to receive the priorities and the itinerary goals from at least two peer devices over a wireless connection; and a transmitter coupled to the processor configurable to broadcast the routing to the peer devices, the routing configurable to direct the peer devices.

Claims

1. A method for directing at least two peer devices, the method comprising:

receiving an itinerary identifying one or more goals for the at least two peer devices;

receiving a priority associated with the itinerary, the priority identifying at least one goal of the one or more goals, the priority listing the at least one goal in order of importance;

determining a routing in accordance with the itinerary and the priority; and

broadcasting the routing to direct the at least two peer devices.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the receiving an itinerary identifying one or more goals for the at least two peer devices includes:

receiving an itinerary identifying the one or more goals wherein the goals include at least one goal identifying one or more of a location at which the at least two peer devices could meet and/or a time at which the at least two peer devices could meet independent of a predetermined meeting place.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the determining a routing in accordance with the itinerary and the priority includes:

performing peer negotiation between the at least two peer devices to determine the itinerary.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the determining a routing in accordance with the itinerary and the priority includes:

identifying one or more projected times for a location described in the itinerary.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the determining a routing in accordance with the itinerary and the priority includes:

identifying one or more alternate itineraries.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein determining a routing in accordance with the itinerary and the priority includes:

receiving the itinerary by a decision-making device, the decision-making device configured as one or more of a server and/or one of the at least two peer devices.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the determining a routing in accordance with the itinerary and the priority includes:

receiving location data of the at least two peer devices; and

determining one or more alternate itineraries.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the determining a routing in accordance with the itinerary and the priority includes:

determining guiding data if one or more of the at least two peer devices is in a location outside of the routing; and

transmitting the guiding data to the at least two peer devices.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the receiving a priority associated with the itinerary, the priority identifying at least one goal of the one or more goals, the priority listing the at least one goal in order of importance includes:

receiving the priority over a wireless connection, the priority identifying the itinerary and identifying one or more of the at least two peer devices; and

loading the priority and the itinerary for processing.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

wirelessly providing the routing to the at least two peer devices.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the broadcasting the routing to direct the at least two peer devices includes:

broadcasting to the at least two peer devices, the at least two peer devices being one or more of computing devices, electronic mapping devices and/or electronic personal assistants.

12. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

updating the routing based on real-time location data received from the at least two peer devices; and

broadcasting an updated routing to at least two peer devices.

13. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

monitoring the at least two peer devices for a deviation from the routing, the deviation by any one of the at least two peer devices; and

reacting to the deviation by broadcasting a notification of the deviation to at least the peer device detected as deviating from the routing.

14. A method for a mobile peer device to receive routing in real time to provide a route for the mobile peer device to follow an itinerary, the method comprising:

connecting with a decision-making device;

transmitting real-time location data of the mobile peer device to the decision-making device;

downloading the route from the decision-making device, the route determined from the real-time location data of the mobile peer device and from real-time location data of at least one or more other mobile peer devices; and

displaying instructions for enabling the mobile peer device to meet a predetermined goal in accordance with the itinerary.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the connecting with a decision-making device includes:

connecting with a designated mobile peer device of the one or more mobile peer devices, the designated mobile peer device acting as a server to the one or more mobile peer devices.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the connecting with a decision-making device includes:

connecting with a mesh network, the mesh network including each of the one or more mobile peer devices.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein the displaying instructions for enabling the mobile peer device to meet a predetermined goal in accordance with the itinerary includes:

enabling a user of the mobile peer device to alter the itinerary on the fly.

18. The method of claim 14 further comprising:

identifying one or more itinerary alteration alternatives in a transmission to the decision-making device; and

receiving from the decision-making device one or more processed itinerary alterations, the one or more processed itinerary alterations providing one or more alternatives to the itinerary.

19. A computer system comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor;

a routing module coupled to the memory the routing module configurable to determine a routing based on one or more priorities and one or more itinerary goals;

a receiver coupled to the processor, the receiver configurable to receive the one or more priorities and the one or more itinerary goals from at least two peer devices over a wireless connection; and

a transmitter coupled to the processor, the transmitter configurable to broadcast the routing to the at least two peer devices, the routing configurable to direct the at least two peer devices.

20. The computer system of claim 19 wherein the transmitter is configurable to broadcast the routing to the at least two peer devices via one or more of a wireless local area network (WLAN), a cellular system, a global positioning system (GPS), a radio frequency system, an infrared system, an IEEE 802.11 system, and/or a wireless Bluetooth system.

21. The computer system of claim 20 wherein the at least two peer devices include one or more of electronic mapping devices, electronic personal assistants, cellular phones, pagers and/or computers.

22. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium configurable to perform one or more acts for directing a plurality of peer devices, the one or more acts comprising:

receiving an itinerary identifying one or more goals for the plurality of peer devices;

receiving a priority associated with the itinerary, the priority identifying at least two of the one or more goals in order of importance;

determining a routing in accordance with the itinerary and the priority; and

broadcasting the routing to direct the at least two peer devices

23. The computer program product of claim 22 wherein the determining a routing in accordance with the itinerary and the priority includes:

providing one or more projected times for an event described in the itinerary.

24. The computer program product of claim 22 wherein the determining a routing in accordance with the itinerary and the priority includes:

providing one or more alternate itineraries.