Map Annotation Messaging

• US 20110320114A1
• Filed: 06/28/2010
• Published: 12/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Buxton, William A.S., Goldthwaite, Flora P.
• Application Number:
  US12/825,233
• Publication Number:
  US 20110320114A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3608 using speech input, e.g. using speech recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 13/00 Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems

Abstract

A map annotation message including map annotation data that represents a route is received by a receiving device. The map annotation data is analyzed to determine a route represented by the map annotation message, and the determined route is presented by the receiving device.

Claims

1. A method implemented on a receiving device, the method comprising:

receiving a message that includes map annotation data, the message being received from a source external to the receiving device;

determining a route indicated by the map annotation data; and

presenting the route through an output associated with the receiving device.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the map annotation data includes map data, the method further comprising correlating the map data with a system map associated with the receiving device.

3. A method as recited in claim 2, wherein the map data comprises a scanned image of a map.

4. A method as recited in claim 2, wherein the map data comprises a representation of a building floor plan.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the map annotation data comprises one or more of:

map data;

pointer data;

ink data;

route data;

audio data;

or

image data.

6. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the map annotation data comprises audio data, the method further comprising:

performing speech recognition on the audio data;

segmenting the audio data based on segments of the route;

playing segments of the audio data while presenting the route, such that at any given time, a segment of the audio data that is being played corresponds with a segment of the route that is currently being presented.

7. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the map annotation data includes pointer data or ink data, the method further comprising:

registering the pointer data or ink data with a system map associated with the receiving device; and

determining the route based on the pointer data or ink data.

8. A method as recited in claim 7, wherein:

the map annotation data further includes audio data; and

the pointer data or the ink data is registered relative to the system map based, at least in part, on location data extracted from the audio data.

9. A system for receiving and presenting map annotation messages, the system comprising:

a communication interface for receiving a map annotation message;

a processor;

a memory;

map annotation message decomposition instructions stored in the memory and executed on the processor to extract data from the map annotation message;

geographic navigation instructions stored in the memory and executed on the processor to present instructions for navigating a route represented by the map annotation message.

10. A system as recited in claim 9, wherein the map annotation message decomposition instructions comprise voice recognition instructions for extracting words from audio data associated with the map annotation message.

11. A system as recited in claim 9, wherein the map annotation message decomposition instructions comprise temporal message analysis instructions for analyzing temporal relationships between each of a plurality of data types in the map annotation message.

12. A system as recited in claim 9, wherein the map annotation message decomposition instructions comprise optical character recognition instructions for extracting text from a map image.

13. A system as recited in claim 9, wherein the geographic navigation instructions comprise audio generation instructions for generating audio that is associated with the route represented by the map annotation message.

14. A system as recited in claim 9, wherein the map annotation message decomposition instructions comprise:

data correlation instructions for correlating pointer data or ink data from the map annotation message with map data;

voice recognition instructions for extracting words from audio data associated with the map annotation message.

15. One or more computer readable media encoded with instructions that, when executed on a processor, direct the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving a map annotation message, the map annotation message including any combination of;

map data;

route data;

audio data;

pointer data;

ink data;

image data;

or

supplemental data;

determining a route represented by the map annotation message; and

presenting the route represented by the map annotation message.

16. One or more computer readable media as recited in claim 15, wherein:

determining the route represented by the map annotation message includes;

performing voice recognition on the audio data to extract navigation keywords;

determining temporal relationships between the audio data, the pointer data, and the ink data;

correlating the map data, the route data, the pointer data, the ink data, and the navigation keywords extracted from the audio data with a system map;

segmenting the audio data based on segments of the route represented by the map annotation message; and

associating the image data with one or more segments of the route represented by the map annotation message; and

presenting the route represented by the map annotation message includes;

presenting a visual representation of navigation directions for a particular segment of the route represented by the map annotation message;

presenting a portion of the audio data of the map annotation message that corresponds with the particular segment of the route represented by the map annotation message; and

presenting image data of the map annotation message that corresponds with the particular segment of the route represented by the map annotation message.

17. One or more computer readable media as recited in claim 15, wherein presenting the route represented by the map annotation message comprises:

determining a context within which a navigation device is being used;

based on the context, presenting a portion of data included in the map annotation message and not presenting another portion of the data included in the map annotation message.

18. One or more computer readable media as recited in claim 15, wherein the map annotation message includes route data that was recorded in real-time as an author of the map annotation message navigated the route.

19. One or more computer readable media as recited in claim 15, wherein presenting the route represented by the map annotation message comprises:

generating additional audio data separate from the map annotation message; and

presenting the additional audio data in addition to presenting the audio data included in the map annotation message.

20. One or more computer readable media as recited in claim 15, wherein presenting the route represented by the map annotation message comprises:

generating additional audio data separate from the map annotation message; and

presenting the additional audio data instead of presenting the audio data included in the map annotation message.