Method and Apparatus for a Navigation Conveyance Mode Invocation Input

• US 20150007077A1
• Filed: 06/27/2013
• Published: 01/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Uotinen, Veli-Pekka Tapio
• Granted Patent: US 9,377,318 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/771
• 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 21/3605 Destination input or retrieval
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3664 Details of the user input interface, e.g. buttons, knobs or sliders, including those provided on a touch screen; remote controllers; input using gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A method comprising receiving an indication of a navigation conveyance mode invocation input, determining a navigation conveyance mode identified by the navigation conveyance mode invocation input, and entering the navigation conveyance mode is disclosed.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

receiving an indication of a navigation conveyance mode invocation input;

determining a navigation conveyance mode identified by the navigation conveyance mode invocation input; and

entering the navigation conveyance mode.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein entrance to the navigation conveyance mode comprises launching a navigation program that effectuates the navigation conveyance mode.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory further includes computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to determine that the navigation conveyance mode invocation input indicates selection of information indicative of a location.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the navigation conveyance mode relates to the location as at least one of a start location or a destination location.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory further includes computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to operate in a different navigation conveyance mode, wherein the indication of the navigation conveyance mode invocation input is received during operation of the different navigation conveyance mode.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the navigation conveyance mode relates to at least one of an automobile navigation conveyance mode, a pedestrian navigation conveyance mode, or a bicycle navigation conveyance mode.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the navigation conveyance mode relates to a pedestrian navigation conveyance mode, and the navigation conveyance mode invocation input relates to a finger walking gesture.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the navigation conveyance mode relates to an automobile navigation conveyance mode, and the navigation conveyance mode invocation input relates to a finger steering gesture.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a display.

10. A method comprising:

receiving an indication of a navigation conveyance mode invocation input;

determining a navigation conveyance mode identified by the navigation conveyance mode invocation input; and

entering the navigation conveyance mode.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein entrance to the navigation conveyance mode comprises launching a navigation program that effectuates the navigation conveyance mode.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining that the navigation conveyance mode invocation input indicates selection of information indicative of a location.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the navigation conveyance mode relates to the location as at least one of a start location or a destination location.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising operating in a different navigation conveyance mode, wherein the indication of the navigation conveyance mode invocation input is received during operation of the different navigation conveyance mode.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the navigation conveyance mode relates to at least one of an automobile navigation conveyance mode, a pedestrian navigation conveyance mode, or a bicycle navigation conveyance mode.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the navigation conveyance mode relates to a pedestrian navigation conveyance mode, and the navigation conveyance mode invocation input relates to a finger walking gesture.

17. At least one computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:

receiving an indication of a navigation conveyance mode invocation input;

determining a navigation conveyance mode identified by the navigation conveyance mode invocation input; and

entering the navigation conveyance mode.

18. The medium of claim 17, wherein entrance to the navigation conveyance mode comprises launching a navigation program that effectuates the navigation conveyance mode.

19. The medium of claim 17, wherein the medium is further encoded with instructions that, when executed by the processor, performs determining that the navigation conveyance mode invocation input indicates selection of information indicative of a location.

20. The medium of claim 19, wherein the navigation conveyance mode relates to the location as at least one of a start location or a destination location.