COMMUNICATING BASED ON NAVIGATION DESTINATION
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- outputting, by a first computing device and for display at a display device, navigational directions from a first geographical location associated with the first computing device to a second geographical location, wherein a second computing device is located at the second geographical location;
determining, by the first computing device, contact information associated with the second computing device;
responsive to receiving a user input, initiating a communication from the first computing device to the second computing device, the communication indicating a location status of the first computing device; and
continuously outputting, by the first computing device and for display at the display device, the navigational directions while the first computing device transmits the communication to the second computing device.
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Abstract
In general, this disclosure describes techniques for providing a user of a source computing device with the ability to communicate with a destination communication device, while using a navigation application that provides directions to a geographical location associated with the destination communication device. Specifically, the source computing device may provide within the navigation application a mechanism, such as a selectable item, that upon selection allows the user to communicate with the destination communication device without exiting the navigation application that is providing directions to the geographical locations associated with the destination communication device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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outputting, by a first computing device and for display at a display device, navigational directions from a first geographical location associated with the first computing device to a second geographical location, wherein a second computing device is located at the second geographical location; determining, by the first computing device, contact information associated with the second computing device;
responsive to receiving a user input, initiating a communication from the first computing device to the second computing device, the communication indicating a location status of the first computing device; andcontinuously outputting, by the first computing device and for display at the display device, the navigational directions while the first computing device transmits the communication to the second computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computing device comprising:
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one or more processors; at least one module operable by the one or more processors to; output, for display at a display device, navigational directions from a first geographical location associated with the computing device to a second geographical location, wherein a second computing device is located at the second geographical location; and determine contact information associated with the second computing device; and a network interface configured to; in response to receiving a user input, initiate a communication from the computing device to the second computing device, the communication indicating a location status of the computing device, wherein the at least one module is further operable by the one or more processors to continuously output, for display at the display device, the navigational directions while the computing device transmits the communication to the second computing device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable storage device encoded with instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
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outputting, for display at a display device, navigational directions from a first geographical location associated with a first computing device to a second geographical location, wherein a second computing device is located at the second geographical location; determining contact information associated with the second computing device; responsive to receiving a user input, initiating communication from the first computing device to the second computing device, the communication indicating a location status of the first computing device; and continuously outputting, for display at the display device, the navigational directions while the first computing device transmits the communication to the at least one communication device.
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