METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOMMENDING CONTENT BASED ON A TRAVEL ROUTE

• US 20150088423A1
• Filed: 12/02/2014
• Published: 03/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Navteq B.V.
• Inventors: TUUKKANEN, Marko Tapio
• Granted Patent: US 9,423,263 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/538
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

An approach for rendering one or more graphical elements associated with one or more content items recommended for consumption during travel based on travel times associated with one or more travel routes is described. A content item recommendation platform determines travel times associated with travel routes. The content item recommendation platform determines content recommendations, content items, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on a comparison of the travel times and duration times associated with the content recommendations, the one or more content items, or a combination thereof. The content item recommendation platform further causes, at least in part, a rendering of a user interface depicting one or more icons, one or more markers, one or more graphical elements, or a combination thereof associated with the content recommendations, the content items, or a combination thereof along the travel routes based, at least in part, on the comparison.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining one or more travel times associated with one or more travel routes;

determining one or more content recommendations, one or more content items, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on a comparison of the one or more travel times and one or more duration times associated with the one or more content recommendations, the one or more content items, or a combination thereof; and

causing, at least in part, a rendering of a user interface depicting one or more icons, one or more markers, one or more graphical elements, or a combination thereof associated with the one or more content recommendations, the one or more content items, or a combination thereof along the one or more travel routes based, at least in part, on the comparison.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more duration times include, at least in part, at least one start time, at least one stop time, one or more time periods for consuming the one or more content items, or a combination thereof.

3. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, an updating of the rendering of the one or more icons, the one or more markers, the one or more graphical elements, or a combination thereof along the one or more travel routes in the user interface based, at least in part, on a monitoring of the one or more travel times during travel along the one or more travel routes.

4. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, the updating of the rendering in substantially real-time, periodically, according to a schedule, on demand, or a combination thereof.

5. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a rendering of the one or more travel times, the one or more duration times, or a combination thereof in the user interface concurrently with the one or more travel routes.

6. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a rendering of the one or more content items and the one or more travel routes concurrently in the user interface.

7. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the one or more content items from a private, a public, a permission based data source that houses the various content items via a communication network, or a combination thereof.

8. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining one or more activities recommendations based, at least in part, on the one or more travel times, the one or more travel routes, or a combination thereof; and

causing, at least in part, a rendering of the one or more icons, the one or more markers, the one or more graphical elements, or a combination thereof in the user interface along the one or more travel routes based, at least in part, on the one or more activities recommendations.

9. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a rendering of one or more updates of the one or more travel routes, the one or more travel times, the one or more duration times, the one or more content recommendations, the one or more content items, the one or more activities recommendations, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, the at least one start time, the at least one stop time, or a combination thereof of the one or more content items.

10. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining metadata associated with the one or more content items related to one or more points of interest along the one or more travel routes; and

causing, at least in part, a rendering of a portion of the one or more content items in the user interface along the one or more travel routes based, at least in part, on the metadata associated with the one or more content items, the one or more travel routes, the one or more points of interest associated with the one or more travel routes, or a combination thereof.

11. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

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

determine one or more travel times associated with one or more travel routes;

determine one or more content recommendations, one or more content items, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on a comparison of the one or more travel times and one or more duration times associated with the one or more content recommendations, the one or more content items, or a combination thereof; and

cause, at least in part, a rendering of a user interface depicting one or more icons, one or more markers, one or more graphical elements, or a combination thereof associated with the one or more content recommendations, the one or more content items, or a combination thereof along the one or more travel routes based, at least in part, on the comparison.

12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, an updating of the rendering of the one or more icons, the one or more markers, the one or more graphical elements, or a combination thereof along the one or more travel routes in the user interface based, at least in part, on a monitoring of the one or more travel times during travel along the one or more travel routes.

13. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, a rendering of the one or more travel times, the one or more duration times, or a combination thereof in the user interface concurrently with the one or more travel routes.

14. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, a rendering of the one or more content items and the one or more travel routes concurrently in the user interface.

15. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine one or more activities recommendations based, at least in part, on the one or more travel times, the one or more travel routes, or a combination thereof; and

cause, at least in part, a rendering of the one or more icons, the one or more markers, the one or more graphical elements, or a combination thereof in the user interface along the one or more travel routes based, at least in part, on the one or more activities recommendations.

16. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, a rendering of one or more updates of the one or more travel routes, the one or more travel times, the one or more duration times, the one or more content recommendations, the one or more content items, the one or more activities recommendations, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, the at least one start time, the at least one stop time, or a combination thereof of the one or more content items.

17. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine metadata associated with the one or more content items related to one or more points of interest along the one or more travel routes; and

cause, at least in part, a rendering of a portion of the one or more content items in the user interface along the one or more travel routes based, at least in part, on the metadata associated with the one or more content items, the one or more travel routes, the one or more points of interest associated with the one or more travel routes, or a combination thereof.

18. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:

determining one or more travel times associated with one or more travel routes;

determining one or more content recommendations, one or more content items, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on a comparison of the one or more travel times and one or more duration times associated with the one or more content recommendations, the one or more content items, or a combination thereof; and

causing, at least in part, a rendering of a user interface depicting one or more icons, one or more markers, one or more graphical elements, or a combination thereof associated with the one or more content recommendations, the one or more content items, or a combination thereof along the one or more travel routes based, at least in part, on the comparison.

19. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is further caused to perform:

causing, at least in part, an updating of the rendering of the one or more icons, the one or more markers, the one or more graphical elements, or a combination thereof along the one or more travel routes in the user interface based, at least in part, on a monitoring of the one or more travel times during travel along the one or more travel routes.

20. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is further caused to perform:

causing, at least in part, a rendering of the one or more travel times, the one or more duration times, or a combination thereof in the user interface concurrently with the one or more travel routes.