SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING IMPROVED NAVIGATION THROUGH INTERACTIVE SUGGESTION OF IMPROVED SOLUTIONS ALONG A PATH OF WAYPOINTS

• US 20180335308A1
• Filed: 05/22/2017
• Published: 11/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Zavesky, Eric, Perciful, Donald, Pratt, James, Dailey, Robert, Jia, Yupeng
• Granted Patent: US 10,677,599 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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: G01C 21/3484 Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3492 employing speed data or traffic data, e.g. real-time or historical traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3614 through interaction with a road map, e.g. selecting a POI icon on a road map
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3617 using user history, behaviour, conditions or preferences, e.g. predicted or inferred from previous use or current movement
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3629 Guidance using speech or audio output, e.g. text-to-speech text to speech systems per se G10L13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3641 Personalized guidance, e.g. limited guidance on previously travelled routes
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3652 Guidance using non-audiovisual output, e.g. tactile, haptic or electric stimuli
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3673 Labelling using text of road map data items, e.g. road names, POI names
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3676 Overview of the route on the road map
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence

Abstract

A method and system for providing improved navigation through interactive suggestion of improve solutions along a path of waypoints includes receiving in a user device a destination for a user. Data associated with the destination is transmitted to a network as well as information correlated to a location of the user. Data associated with at least one modified waypoint for an improved navigation solution is received from the network. The modified waypoints are determined in accordance with a set of parameters. Task and notification information are received from the network.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving in a user device a destination for a user;

transmitting data associated with the destination to a network;

transmitting navigational information correlating to a location of the user to the network;

receiving from the network, data associated with at least one modified waypoint for an improved navigation solution, the at least one modified waypoint being determined in accordance with a set of parameters related to the user and the location of the user;

providing the user with an option to accept the modified waypoint; and

if the user accepts the modified waypoint, receiving task and destination notifications from the network associated with the location of the user and the at least one modified waypoint.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the set of parameters comprises parameters selected from among a group comprising:

traffic conditions, proximity of an individual, social connections, user preferences, time of day, appointments in a calendar, specific tasks, and categorical parameters.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving from the network an offer to synchronize and manage planning of the at least one modified waypoint, wherein the offer to synchronize and manage is triggered by a trigger event; and

transmitting to the network, an acceptance of the offer to synchronize and manage planning of the at least one modified waypoint.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one modified waypoint is ordered according to an ordering criteria.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the ordering criteria comprises an ordering criteria selected from among a group comprising quickest, closest, most valuable, most social.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein ephemeral tasks and destination notifications are provided to one or more of a visual display, an audio device, or a haptic device.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the ephemeral tasks and destination notifications are provided in an augmented reality display.

8. A system comprising:

a processor;

a global positioning system;

a computer-readable medium in communication with the processor wherein the processor is configured to execute an application stored in the computer-readable medium for performing operations comprising;

receiving in a user device a destination for a user;

transmitting data associated with the destination to a network;

transmitting navigational information correlating to a location of the user to the network;

receiving from the network, data associated with at least one modified waypoint for an improved navigation solution, the at least one modified waypoint being determined in accordance with a set of parameters related to the user and a location of the user;

providing the user with an option to accept the modified waypoint; and

if the user accepts the modified waypoint, receiving task and destination notifications from the network associated with the location of the user and the at least one modified waypoint.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein the set of parameters comprises parameters selected from among a group comprising:

traffic conditions, proximity of an individual, social connections, user preferences, time of day, appointments in a calendar, specific tasks, and categorical parameters.

10. The system of claim 8 further comprising:

receiving from the network an offer to synchronize and manage planning of at least one waypoint, wherein the offer to synchronize and manage is triggered by a trigger event; and

transmitting to the network, an acceptance of the offer to synchronize and manage planning of the at least one waypoint.

11. The system of claim 8 wherein the at least one modified waypoint is ordered according to an ordering criteria.

12. The system of claim 11 wherein the ordering criteria comprises an ordering criteria selected from among a group comprising quickest, closest, most valuable, most social.

13. The system of claim 8 wherein ephemeral tasks and destination notifications are provided to one or more of a visual display, and audio device, or a haptic device.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the ephemeral tasks and destination notifications are provided in an augmented reality display.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions embodied in a computer readable medium and when executed by a processor of a computer performs steps comprising:

receiving in a user device a destination for a user;

transmitting data associated with the destination to a network;

transmitting navigational information correlating to a location of the user to the network;

receiving from the network, data associated with at least one modified waypoint for an improved navigation solution, the at least one modified waypoint being determined in accordance with a set of parameters related to the user and the location of the user;

providing the user with an option to accept the modified waypoint; and

if the user accepts the modified waypoint, receiving task and destination notifications from the network associated with the location of the user and the at least one modified waypoint.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein the set of parameters comprises parameters selected from among a group comprising:

traffic conditions, proximity of an individual, social connections, user preferences, time of day, appointments in a calendar, specific tasks, and categorical parameters.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 further comprising:

receiving from the network an offer to synchronize and manage planning of at least one modified waypoint, wherein the offer to synchronize and manage is triggered by a trigger event; and

transmitting to the network an acceptance of the offer to synchronize and manage planning of the at least one modified waypoint.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein the at least one modified waypoint is ordered according to an ordering criteria.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 wherein the ordering criteria comprises an ordering criteria selected from among a group comprising quickest, closest, most valuable, most social.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein ephemeral tasks and destination notifications are provided to one or more of a visual display, an audio device, or a haptic device.