Nature event signaling
First Claim
1. A mobile electronic device, comprising:
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon; and
a processor coupled to the non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the processor executes the instructions to;
calculate a distance between a reference location and a current location of the mobile electronic device;
calculate a travel time for the distance based on a speed;
determine a nature event time; and
cause a return alert indication to be signaled based on a comparison of the calculated travel time and the nature event time,wherein the processor executes the instructions to calculate the distance between the reference location and the current location as a return distance between the current location and a starting location of a route traveled from the starting location to the current location, wherein the speed is an average speed en route from the starting location to the current location adjusted for changes in terrain for a return route relative to an outbound route.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for nature event signaling are provided. Example mobile electronic devices of the present disclosure can include a non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon, and a processor coupled to the non-transitory computer-readable medium. The processor executes the instructions to calculate a distance between a reference location and a current location, and calculate a travel time for the distance based on a speed. The processor also executes the instructions to determine a nature event time and cause a return alert indication to be signaled, via the mobile electronic device, based on a comparison of a calculated travel time and the nature event time.
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18 Claims
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1. A mobile electronic device, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon; and a processor coupled to the non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the processor executes the instructions to; calculate a distance between a reference location and a current location of the mobile electronic device; calculate a travel time for the distance based on a speed; determine a nature event time; and cause a return alert indication to be signaled based on a comparison of the calculated travel time and the nature event time, wherein the processor executes the instructions to calculate the distance between the reference location and the current location as a return distance between the current location and a starting location of a route traveled from the starting location to the current location, wherein the speed is an average speed en route from the starting location to the current location adjusted for changes in terrain for a return route relative to an outbound route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A mobile electronic device, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored thereon; and a processor coupled to the non-transitory computer-readable medium, wherein the processor executes the instructions to; calculate a distance between a reference location and a current location of the mobile electronic device; calculate a travel time for the distance based on a speed; determine a nature event time; and cause a return alert indication to be signaled based on a comparison of the calculated travel time and the nature event time, wherein the processor executes the instructions to cause the return alert indication to be signaled that includes display of a minimum speed necessary for traversing the distance to reach the reference location before the nature event time.
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9. A mobile electronic device, comprising:
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a memory operable to store executable instructions, map data, and at least one geo-referenced nature event time; location-determining functionality coupled to the memory and operable to receive signals to determine a reference location and a current location of the mobile electronic device based on the signals; a display device to display navigation information generated using the map data, wherein the navigation information includes a distance to the reference location; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor executes the instructions to; calculate a travel time for the distance to the reference location based on a speed; determine a nature event time at the reference location; calculate a departure time associated with the reference location as a difference between the nature event time and the travel time to the reference location; and cause the display device to signal the graphic return alert indication based on a comparison of a current time and the calculated departure time, wherein the processor executes the instructions to cause the return alert indication to be signaled that includes display of a minimum speed necessary for traversing the distance to reach the reference location before the nature event time. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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calculating, by a mobile electronic device, a distance between a reference location and a current location; calculating a travel time for the distance based on a speed; determining a nature event time; and causing a return alert indication to be signaled, via the mobile electronic device, based on a comparison of the calculated travel time and the nature event time, wherein signaling the return alert indication includes displaying a range indication in multiple directions from the current location indicating a plurality of locations that are calculated to be reachable traveling by the nature event time based on a respective speed corresponding with travel on a respective route to each of the plurality of locations. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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calculating, by a mobile electronic device, a distance between a reference location and a current location; calculating a travel time for the distance based on a speed; determining a nature event time; and causing a return alert indication to be signaled, via the mobile electronic device, based on a comparison of the calculated travel time and the nature event time, wherein calculating the distance between the reference location and the current location includes calculating a return distance between the current location and a starting location of a route traveled from the starting location to the current location, and wherein the speed is an average speed en route from the starting location to the current location adjusted for changes in terrain for a return route relative to an outbound route.
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