METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING LOCALLY RELEVANT ROUTING INFORMATION

• US 20170069209A1
• Filed: 09/09/2015
• Published: 03/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: KUHN, Andre, BEAUREPAIRE, Jerome
• Granted Patent: US 9,761,137 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3415 Dynamic re-routing, e.g. recalculating the route when the user deviates from calculated route or after detecting real-time traffic data or accidents
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0125 Traffic data processing
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0141 for traffic information dissemination
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/091 Traffic information broadcasting broadcasting communication H04H
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096805 where the transmitted instructions are used to compute a route
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096811 where the route is computed offboard
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096844 where the complete route is dynamically recomputed based on new data

Abstract

An approach is provided for providing navigation information based on traffic information for a geographic coverage area. The approach involves determining traffic information for at least one geographic coverage area associated with at least one wireless communication access point. The approach also involves aggregating the traffic information in the at least one wireless communication access point. The approach further involves determining navigation information based, at least in part, on the traffic information, wherein the navigation information, the traffic information, or a combination thereof is transmitted from the at least one wireless communication access point to one or more devices within the at least one geographic area.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining traffic information for at least one geographic coverage area associated with at least one wireless communication access point;

aggregating the traffic information in the at least one wireless communication access point; and

determining navigation information based, at least in part, on the traffic information,

wherein the navigation information, the traffic information, or a combination thereof is transmitted from the at least one wireless communication access point to one or more devices within the at least one geographic area.

2. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining detour information, one or more alternative routes, or a combination thereof for the one or more devices based, at least in part, on the traffic information,

wherein the navigation information includes, at least in part, the detour information, the one or more alternative routes, or a combination thereof.

3. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the at least one wireless communication access point, one or more other wireless communication access points, or a combination thereof associated with at least one route of the one or more devices,

wherein the at least one wireless communication access point, the one or more other wireless communication access points, or a combination thereof provide the navigation information, the traffic information, or a combination thereof for the at least geographic coverage area, one or more other geographic coverage areas associated with the one or more other wireless communication access points, or combination thereof as the one or more devices travel the at least one route.

4. A method of claim 3, further comprising:

determining at least one destination of the one or more devices; and

determining the at least one route based, at least in part, on the at least one destination and at least one current position of the one or more devices.

5. A method of claim 4, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a transmission of the at least one destination, the at least one current position, the at least one route among the at least one wireless communication access point, the one or more other wireless communication access points, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the at least one route, the traffic information, the navigation information, contextual information about the one or more devices, other contextual information associated with one or more vehicles associated with the one or more devices, or a combination thereof.

6. A method of claim 1, wherein the navigation information provided by the at least one wireless communication access point, the one or more other wireless communication access point, or a combination thereof comprise at least one set of navigation guidance instructions for the at least one route.

7. A method of claim 6, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a handover of a function for transmitting the navigation guidance instructions to the one or more devices among the at least one wireless communication access point, the one or more other wireless communication access point, or a combination thereof as the one or more devices travels the at least one route.

8. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, an aggregation of the traffic information via one or more sensors, one or more connected wireless devices, one or more connected vehicles, or a combination thereof.

9. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving at least one request for the traffic information, the navigation information, or a combination thereof from the one or more devices; and

determining the at least one wireless communication access point based, at least in part, on at least one current position, at least one destination, or a combination thereof associated with the one or more devices,

wherein the at least one destination is specified by the one or more devices, estimated from contextual information, or a combination thereof.

10. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining one or more sub-routes of the one or more devices within the at least one geographic coverage area,

wherein the traffic information, the navigation information, or a combination thereof is further based, at least in part, on the one or more sub-routes.

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 traffic information for at least one geographic coverage area associated with at least one wireless communication access point;

an aggregation of the traffic information in the at least one wireless communication access point; and

determine navigation information based, at least in part, on the traffic information,

wherein the navigation information, the traffic information, or a combination thereof is transmitted from the at least one wireless communication access point to one or more devices within the at least one geographic area.

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

determine detour information, one or more alternative routes, or a combination thereof for the one or more devices based, at least in part, on the traffic information,

wherein the navigation information includes, at least in part, the detour information, the one or more alternative routes, or a combination thereof.

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

determine the at least one wireless communication access point, one or more other wireless communication access points, or a combination thereof associated with at least one route of the one or more devices,

wherein the at least one wireless communication access point, the one or more other wireless communication access points, or a combination thereof provide the navigation information, the traffic information, or a combination thereof for the at least geographic coverage area, one or more other geographic coverage areas associated with the one or more other wireless communication access points, or combination thereof as the one or more devices travel the at least one route.

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

determine at least one destination of the one or more devices; and

determine the at least one route based, at least in part, on the at least one destination and at least one current position of the one or more devices.

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

cause, at least in part, a transmission of the at least one destination, the at least one current position, the at least one route among the at least one wireless communication access point, the one or more other wireless communication access points, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the at least one route, the traffic information, the navigation information, contextual information about the one or more devices, other contextual information associated with one or more vehicles associated with the one or more devices, or a combination thereof.

16. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the navigation information provided by the at least one wireless communication access point, the one or more other wireless communication access points, or a combination thereof comprise at least one set of navigation guidance instructions for the at least one route.

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

cause, at least in part, a handover of a function for transmitting the navigation guidance instructions to the one or more devices among the at least one wireless communication access point, the one or more other wireless communication access points, or a combination thereof as the one or more devices travels the at least one route.

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 traffic information for at least one geographic coverage area associated with at least one wireless communication access point;

aggregating of the traffic information in the at least one wireless communication access point; and

determining navigation information based, at least in part, on the traffic information,

wherein the navigation information, the traffic information, or a combination thereof is transmitted from the at least one wireless communication access point to one or more devices within the at least one geographic area.

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

determining detour information, one or more alternative routes, or a combination thereof for the one or more devices based, at least in part, on the traffic information,

wherein the navigation information includes, at least in part, the detour information, the one or more alternative routes, or a combination thereof.

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

determining the at least one wireless communication access point, one or more other wireless communication access points, or a combination thereof associated with at least one route of the one or more devices,

wherein the at least one wireless communication access point, the one or more other wireless communication access points, or a combination thereof provide the navigation information, the traffic information, or a combination thereof for the at least geographic coverage area, one or more other geographic coverage areas associated with the one or more other wireless communication access points, or combination thereof as the one or more devices travel the at least one route.

21-48. -48. (canceled)