User Interface for Displaying Predicted Destinations

• US 20140365125A1
• Filed: 11/15/2013
• Published: 12/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Vulcano, Emanuele, Moore, Bradford A., Fino, Jorge
• Granted Patent: US 10,655,979 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/533
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/265 constructional aspects of navigation devices, e.g. housings, mountings, displays G01C21/3688 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3611 using character input or menus, e.g. menus of POIs character input methods in general G06F3/0233
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3617 using user history, behaviour, conditions or preferences, e.g. predicted or inferred from previous use or current movement
• 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 21/3679 Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities G01C21/3611 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

Some embodiments provide a method for an application that operates on a mobile device. The method predicts several likely destinations for a vehicle to which the mobile device is connected based on data from a several different sources. The method generates, for a display screen of the vehicle, a display that includes the several likely destinations. In some embodiments, the method receives a first type of input through a control of the vehicle to select one of the likely destinations, and enters a turn-by-turn navigation mode to the selected destination in response to the received input. In some embodiments, the display is for a first destination of the several likely destinations. The method receives a second type of input through a control of the vehicle to step through the set of likely destinations, and generates a display for a second destination in response to the input.

Claims

1. For an application that operates on a mobile device, a method comprising:

predicting a plurality of likely destinations for a vehicle to which the mobile device is connected based on data from a plurality of different sources; and

generating, for a display screen of the vehicle, a display comprising the plurality of likely destinations.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a particular type of input through a control of the vehicle to select one of the likely destinations; and

entering a turn-by-turn navigation mode to the selected destination in response to the received input.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the display screen is a touchscreen, wherein the particular type of input comprises tap input on the display screen of the vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the display comprises generating a filmstrip view of the plurality of destinations, wherein the plurality of destinations are for viewing one at a time on the vehicle display screen.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the generated display comprises, for each destination, (i) a route on a map from a current location of the mobile device to the destination and (ii) data regarding the destination.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the data regarding a particular destination comprises at least one of a name for the particular destination, a source of the particular destination, an estimated travel time to the particular destination, and frequency information indicating how often the mobile device travels to the particular destination.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the display comprises generating a set of stackable cards for the plurality of destinations.

8. For a mobile device, a method comprising:

predicting a set of likely destinations for a vehicle to which the mobile device is connected based on data from a plurality of different sources;

generating, for a display screen of the vehicle, a display for a first destination of the set of likely destinations;

receiving a particular type of input through a control of the vehicle to step through the set of likely destinations; and

in response to the input, generating, for the display screen of the vehicle, a display for a second destination of the set of likely destinations.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first destination is calculated as more likely a destination than the second destination according to a set of heuristics.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the set of likely destinations comprises at least one of a destination frequently traveled to by the mobile device at a current time of day, an event stored by a scheduling application of the mobile device, and an address received in an electronic message.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the display screen of the vehicle is a touchscreen and the particular type of input comprises a gestural swipe input.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the particular type of input comprises a rotation of a built-in control of the vehicle.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the set of likely destinations has a first order, wherein the method further comprises:

updating the predicted set of likely destinations for the vehicle;

after updating the predicted set of likely destinations, receiving the particular type of input through the vehicle control while the first destination is displayed; and

in response to the input, displaying a third destination on the display screen of the vehicle.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the set of instructions for predicting the set of likely destinations comprises a set of instructions for calculating probabilities for each of the destinations, wherein the first destination is a destination with the highest calculated probability.

15. A machine readable medium storing a program for execution by at least one processing unit of a mobile device, the program comprising sets of instructions for:

determining, for each of a set of different locations identified from a database on the mobile device, a likelihood value that the location is a next destination for a user of the device;

identifying a plurality of the different locations for which the likelihood value is above a threshold value; and

generating a display of the identified plurality of locations as selectable destinations.

16. The machine readable medium of claim 15, wherein the display is for output to a display screen of a vehicle'"'"'s interactive communication system to which the mobile device connects.

17. The machine readable medium of claim 15, wherein the program comprises a set of instructions for displaying a portion of the generated display comprising information regarding a first location with a highest likelihood value, the information comprising (i) a map view with a route to the first location and (ii) a set of metadata regarding the first location, wherein the generated display further comprises a set of indicators to indicate a number of locations with likelihood values above the threshold value.

18. (canceled)

19. A machine readable medium storing a program for execution by at least one processing unit of a mobile device, the program comprising:

a prediction engine for using a database of stored locations to identify a plurality of likely destinations for a vehicle to which the mobile device connects; and

a user interface generator for generating, for a display screen of the vehicle, a user interface display that comprises the plurality of identified likely destinations as selectable destinations.

20. The machine readable medium of claim 19, wherein the program further comprises an input processor for receiving input from controls of the vehicle to which the mobile device connects.

21. The machine readable medium of claim 20, wherein the user interface display is for displaying the identified likely destinations one at a time, wherein the input is for removing a first identified likely destination from the vehicle display screen and causing a second identified likely destination to be displayed on the vehicle display screen.

22. The machine readable medium of claim 19, wherein the program further comprises a second user interface generator for generating and outputting a second user interface display for the mobile device.

23. A machine readable medium storing an application for execution by at least one processing unit of a mobile device, the application comprising sets of instructions for:

identifying a particular location in response to a search request received from a user through a graphical user interface of the mobile device prior to connection of the mobile device to an interactive vehicle communication system;

detecting a subsequent connection of the mobile device to an interactive vehicle communication system and a selection of the application for display on a vehicle display screen;

receiving a selection through a control of the vehicle to view a set of recent destinations; and

generating for the vehicle display screen a display that comprises the particular location as one of the set of recent destinations.

24. The machine readable medium of claim 23, wherein the set of recent destinations are ordered in the display based on a likelihood for each of the recent destinations being a next destination for the vehicle.

25. The machine readable medium of claim 23, wherein the set of recent destinations are displayed on the vehicle display screen, wherein the application further comprises sets of instructions for:

receiving a second selection through a control of the vehicle to select one of the recent destinations; and

upon receiving the second selection, generating for the vehicle display screen a map view centered on the selected destination.

26. The machine readable medium of claim 25, wherein the application further comprises a set of instructions for, upon receiving the second selection, displaying on the mobile device a second map view centered on the selected destination.