MOBILE PHONE APPLICATION FOR ROUTING TO A PERSON FOR PICK-UP RETRIEVAL

• US 20150099544A1
• Filed: 10/04/2013
• Published: 04/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Monosol Rx LLC (Kuraray Company Limited), Midatech Ltd. (Midatech Pharma PLC), Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: FAY, RICHARD
• Application Number:
  US14/046,286
• Publication Number:
  US 20150099544A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.2
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3438 Rendez-vous, i.e. searching a destination where several users can meet, and the routes to this destination for these users; Ride sharing, i.e. searching a route such that at least two users can share a vehicle for at least part of the route
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/305 by remotely controlling device operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds

Abstract

A navigation method includes the following computer-implemented steps. A target mobile electronic device is identified. A geographical location of the target mobile electronic device is ascertained. Information is transmitted to a sender mobile electronic device. The information identifies the geographical location of the target mobile electronic device. A route along roadways from the sender mobile electronic device to the geographical location of the target mobile electronic device is determined. The determining step is dependent upon the information.

Claims

1. A navigation method, comprising the computer-implemented steps of:

identifying a target mobile electronic device;

ascertaining a geographical location of the target mobile electronic device;

transmitting information to a sender mobile electronic device, the information identifying the geographical location of the target mobile electronic device; and

determining a route along roadways from the sender mobile electronic device to the geographical location of the target mobile electronic device, the determining step being dependent upon the information.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the determining is at least partially performed within the sender mobile electronic device.

3. The method of claim 1 comprising the further step of ascertaining a geographical location of the sender mobile electronic device by use of a geographic positioning system within the sender mobile electronic device.

4. The method of claim 1 comprising the further step of verifying that the sender mobile electronic device is authorized to receive the information.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of ascertaining a geographical location of the target mobile electronic device is performed by use of a geographic positioning system within the target mobile electronic device.

6. The method of claim 1 comprising the further step of producing interactive turn-by-turn instructions corresponding to the determined route, the producing including use of cloud-based routing engine resources and cloud-based voice recognition or phone service-based voice recognition.

7. A navigation method, comprising the computer-implemented steps of:

providing first information identifying a target mobile electronic device, the providing being performed by a sender mobile electronic device;

ascertaining a geographical location of the target mobile electronic device;

verifying that the sender mobile electronic device is permitted to be informed of the geographical location of the target mobile electronic device;

transmitting second information to the sender mobile electronic device, the second information identifying the geographical location of the target mobile electronic device, the transmitting step being performed dependent upon the verifying step; and

determining a surface navigation route from the sender mobile electronic device to the geographical location of the target mobile electronic device, the determining step being dependent upon the second information.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the determining is at least partially performed within the sender mobile electronic device.

9. The method of claim 7 comprising the further step of ascertaining a geographical location of the sender mobile electronic device by use of a geographic positioning system within the sender mobile electronic device.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of ascertaining a geographical location of the target mobile electronic device is performed by use of a geographic positioning system within the target mobile electronic device.

11. The method of claim 7 comprising the further step of producing interactive turn-by-turn instructions corresponding to the determined route, the producing including use of cloud-based routing engine resources and cloud-based voice recognition or phone service-based voice recognition.

12. A navigation method, comprising the computer-implemented steps of:

identifying a target mobile electronic device;

ascertaining a geographical location of the target mobile electronic device, the ascertaining being performed by a geographic positioning system within the target mobile electronic device;

transmitting information to a sender mobile electronic device, the information identifying the geographical location of the target mobile electronic device; and

determining a navigation route from the sender mobile electronic device to the geographical location of the target mobile electronic device, the determining step being performed by use of the information.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the information comprises first information, the method comprising the further step of receiving second information identifying the target mobile electronic device.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein the determining step is performed by a navigation system within the sender mobile electronic device.

15. The method of claim 12 wherein the second information identifying the target mobile electronic device is transmitted by the sender mobile electronic device.

16. The method of claim 12 comprising the further step of ascertaining a geographical location of the sender mobile electronic device by use of a geographic positioning system within the sender mobile electronic device.

17. The method of claim 12 comprising the further step of verifying that the sender mobile electronic device is authorized to receive the first information.

18. The method of claim 12 wherein the step of ascertaining a geographical location of the target mobile electronic device is performed by use of a geographic positioning system within the target mobile electronic device.

19. The method of claim 12 comprising the further step of producing interactive turn-by-turn instructions corresponding to the determined route.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the producing includes use of cloud-based routing engine resources and cloud-based voice recognition or phone service-based voice recognition.