METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AGGREGATED NOTIFICATIONS FOR TRAVEL SEGMENTS

• US 20160223343A1
• Filed: 01/30/2015
• Published: 08/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (HERE Holding Corporation)
• Original Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (HERE Holding Corporation)
• Inventors: AVERBUCH, Alex, GIURGIU, Gavril, STENNETH, Leon
• Granted Patent: US 9,506,763 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/143 Alarm means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 2050/146 Display means
• CPC Class Codes: B60W 50/14 Means for informing the driver, warning the driver or prompting a driver intervention
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0112 from the vehicle, e.g. floating car data [FCD]
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0129 for creating historical data or processing based on historical data
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0141 for traffic information dissemination
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station

Abstract

An approach is provided for determining a plurality of notifications associated with one or more curved sections of at least one travel segment. The approach involves causing, at least in part, an aggregation of the plurality of notifications into at least one aggregated notification based, at least in part, on a road distance threshold between the one or more curved sections. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, a presentation of the at least one aggregated notification in place of separately presenting the plurality of notifications.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining a plurality of notifications associated with one or more curved sections of at least one travel segment;

causing, at least in part, an aggregation of the plurality of notifications into at least one aggregated notification based, at least in part, on a road distance threshold between the one or more curved sections; and

causing, at least in part, a presentation of the at least one aggregated notification in place of separately presenting the plurality of notifications.

2. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the road distance threshold based, at least in part, on a fixed distance.

3. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a specification of a travel time threshold in place of the road distance threshold,

wherein the aggregation of the plurality of notifications, the presentation of the at least one aggregated notification, or a combination there is based, at least in part, on the travel time threshold.

4. A method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining an average travel time based, at least in part, on average probe speed information for traveling one or more distances between the one or more curved sections,

wherein the aggregation of the plurality of notifications, the presentation of the at least one aggregated notification, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on a comparison of the average travel time against the travel time threshold.

5. A method of claim 3, wherein the plurality of notifications, the at least one aggregated notification, or a combination thereof is associated with at least one vehicle traveling the at least one travel segment, the method further comprising:

determining a personalized travel time for the at least one vehicle based, at least in part, on travel speed information associated with the at least one vehicle for traveling one or more distances between the one or more curved sections,

wherein the aggregation of the plurality of notifications, the presentation of the at least one aggregated notification, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on a comparison of the personalized travel time against the travel time threshold.

6. A method of claim 5, wherein the travel speed information includes, at least in part, current travel speed information, historical travel speed information, predicted travel speed information, or a combination thereof.

7. A method of claim 5, further comprising:

determining profile information, contextual information, or a combination thereof associated with the at least one vehicle, at least one driver of the at least one vehicle, or a combination thereof; and

determining the travel speed information based, at least in part, on the profile information, the contextual information, or a combination thereof.

8. A method of claim 7, wherein the profile information includes, at least in part, age information, gender information, demographic information, or a combination thereof.

9. A method of claim 5, wherein the travel speed information includes, at least in part, a current travel speed of the at least one vehicle, the method further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a comparison of the current travel speed to at least one safe speed specified for the at least one travel segment, the one or more curved segments, or a combination thereof to determine whether to cause, at least in part, an initiation of the aggregation of the plurality of notifications, the presentation of the at least one aggregated notification, or a combination thereof.

10. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more curved sections include, at least in part, a plurality of dangerous curves, and wherein the plurality of notifications relate to the plurality of dangerous curves.

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 a plurality of notifications associated with one or more curved sections of at least one travel segment;

cause, at least in part, an aggregation of the plurality of notifications into at least one aggregated notification based, at least in part, on a road distance threshold between the one or more curved sections; and

cause, at least in part, a presentation of the at least one aggregated notification in place of separately presenting the plurality of notifications.

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

determine the road distance threshold based, at least in part, on a fixed distance.

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

cause, at least in part, a specification of a travel time threshold in place of the road distance threshold,

wherein the aggregation of the plurality of notifications, the presentation of the at least one aggregated notification, or a combination there is based, at least in part, on the travel time threshold.

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

determine an average travel time based, at least in part, on average probe speed information for traveling one or more distances between the one or more curved sections,

wherein the aggregation of the plurality of notifications, the presentation of the at least one aggregated notification, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on a comparison of the average travel time against the travel time threshold.

15. An apparatus of claim 13, wherein the plurality of notifications, the at least one aggregated notification, or a combination thereof is associated with at least one vehicle traveling the at least one travel segment, the method further comprising:

determine a personalized travel time for the at least one vehicle based, at least in part, on travel speed information associated with the at least one vehicle for traveling one or more distances between the one or more curved sections,

wherein the aggregation of the plurality of notifications, the presentation of the at least one aggregated notification, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on a comparison of the personalized travel time against the travel time threshold.

16. An apparatus of claim 15, further comprising:

determine profile information, contextual information, or a combination thereof associated with the at least one vehicle, at least one driver of the at least one vehicle, or a combination thereof; and

determine the travel speed information based, at least in part, on the profile information, the contextual information, or a combination thereof.

17. An apparatus of claim 15, wherein the travel speed information includes, at least in part, a current travel speed of the at least one vehicle, the method further comprising:

cause, at least in part, a comparison of the current travel speed to at least one safe speed specified for the at least one travel segment, the one or more curved segments, or a combination thereof to determine whether to cause, at least in part, an initiation of the aggregation of the plurality of notifications, the presentation of the at least one aggregated notification, 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 perform:

determining a plurality of notifications associated with one or more curved sections of at least one travel segment;

causing, at least in part, an aggregation of the plurality of notifications into at least one aggregated notification based, at least in part, on a road distance threshold between the one or more curved sections; and

causing, at least in part, a presentation of the at least one aggregated notification in place of separately presenting the plurality of notifications.

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

determining an average travel time based, at least in part, on average probe speed information for traveling one or more distances between the one or more curved sections,

wherein the aggregation of the plurality of notifications, the presentation of the at least one aggregated notification, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on a comparison of the average travel time against the travel time threshold.

20. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the plurality of notifications, the at least one aggregated notification, or a combination thereof is associated with at least one vehicle traveling the at least one travel segment, the method further comprising:

determining a personalized travel time for the at least one vehicle based, at least in part, on travel speed information associated with the at least one vehicle for traveling one or more distances between the one or more curved sections,

wherein the aggregation of the plurality of notifications, the presentation of the at least one aggregated notification, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on a comparison of the personalized travel time against the travel time threshold.

21-48. -48. (canceled)