DIRECTION ASSISTANCE BASED ON PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

• US 20150208202A1
• Filed: 01/22/2014
• Published: 07/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo PC International Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Singapore Pte Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Beaumont, Suzanne Marion, Plaskonos, Paul, Waltermann, Rod D.
• Granted Patent: US 9,820,103 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/32 by location or mobility data, e.g. speed data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A device accesses not only an electronic map to provide directions on the device, but also accesses personal experience information of a user to augment the directions.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor;

an output device in communication with the processor; and

a memory accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to;

access an electronic map;

access a data structure of past experience of a user;

receive a user-input destination;

based at least in part on the map, output directions to the destination on the output device; and

based at least in part on the data structure of past experience of the user, augment the directions with at least one output tailored to the user.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the output tailored to the user includes a message with a proper noun and a past day.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the output tailored to the user includes a message with a proper noun of a person and an identification of a location associated with the person.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the output tailored to the user includes a message with a proper noun of a location and directions altered to include a route past the location.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the output tailored to the user includes a message with a proper noun of a person and a message that the directions take the user in proximity to a location associated with the person.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the data structure of past experience of a user includes a personal calendar.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the data structure of past experience of the user includes past driving history of the user.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the data structure of past experience of the user includes at least one route previously output on the apparatus, the route previously output on the apparatus being a route on which the apparatus was taken.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the data structure of past experience of the user includes personal shopping preferences of the user.

10. A method, comprising:

identifying based on location data a first landmark, the first landmark associated with a location at which a device has been previously;

determining a second landmark to which the device will be proximate if taken on a route determined by the device, the second landmark being determined based at least partially on first information, the first information associated with the first landmark; and

presenting on a display of the device second information, the second information pertaining to the second landmark.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises storing the location data in memory of the device.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the method further comprises storing the location data in a cloud storage area associated with the device.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the location data includes coordinates for the location, and wherein the identifying the first landmark at least partially based on the coordinates includes accessing a database of historical sites to determine a historical site at least proximate to the coordinates.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the determining further comprises determining that first information includes an indication of a landmark type of the first landmark, and the second landmark is determined at least partially based on being the same landmark type as the first landmark.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the determined landmark type is a historical site.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the determined landmark type is a naturally occurring geographic feature.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the determined landmark type is a tourist attraction.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the determined landmark type is a landmark of personal significance to a user of the device, the determined landmark type of personal significance to the user being typed as a landmark of personal significance based at least in part on user input to the device pertaining to the landmark.

19. The method of claim 10, wherein the presenting the second information pertaining to the second landmark includes presenting a representation of a map on the display, the representation of the map including a representation of the second landmark and a representation of a route to take which passes the second landmark.

20. An apparatus, comprising:

a first processor;

a network adapter;

storage bearing instructions for execution by a second processor for;

receiving an indication of a destination;

accessing map information;

accessing a data structure of at least one previous action of a user;

outputting a route to the destination on a device based on the map information, the device associated with the second processor; and

based at least in part on data in the data structure, including with the route an indication of a place along the route, the place along the route associated with the at least one previous action of the user;

wherein the first processor transfers the instructions over a network via the network adapter to the device.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the previous action is an Internet search executed in part based on manipulation of the device, the Internet search pertaining to a place associated with the place.