User-specified route rating and alerts

• US 8,694,253 B2
• Filed: 12/28/2011
• Issued: 04/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Fino, Jorge S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cheung, Mary
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mazzara, Anne
• Application Number:
  US13/339,281
• Publication Number:
  US 20130173155A1
• Time in Patent Office: 832 Days
• Field of Search: 701/533
• US Class Current: 701/533
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/343 Calculating itineraries, i.e. routes leading from a starting point to a series of categorical destinations using a global route restraint, round trips, touristic trips travelling salesman problem G06Q10/04; optimisation of routes G06Q10/047
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3484 Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers

Abstract

In some implementations, a user can provide ratings for routes, streets and/or locations. In some implementations, the user can initiate an alert associated with a location. In some implementations, user-specified ratings and alerts can be included in a route determination. In some implementations, route rating and alert information can be transmitted to other users and/or devices.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

presenting a map display and a route on a mobile device;

monitoring a current location of the mobile device as the mobile device moves along the route;

determining that the current location of the mobile device corresponds to a location near the end of the route;

in response to the determination, displaying a prompt for input rating the route; and

receiving user input comprising rating information for the route.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the input comprises a selection of a binary rating.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the input comprises a selection of a value on a rating scale.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the input comprises a selection of one or more characteristics to associate with the route.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the input comprises textual input describing the route.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the rating information to a navigation service, where the navigation service generates routes based on user-specified rating information.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving route information describing the route, where the route information was generated by a navigation service that generates routes based on user-specified rating information.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes:

presenting a map display and a route on a mobile device;

monitoring a current location of the mobile device as the mobile device moves along the route;

determining that the current location of the mobile device corresponds to a location near the end of the route;

in response to the determination, displaying a prompt for input rating the route; and

receiving user input comprising rating information for the route.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the input comprises a selection of a binary rating.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the input comprises a selection of a value on a rating scale.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the input comprises a selection of one or more characteristics to associate with the route.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the input comprises textual input describing the route.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions cause:

transmitting the rating information to a navigation service, where the navigation service generates routes based on user-specified rating information.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions cause:

receiving route information describing the route, where the route information was generated by a navigation service that generates routes based on user-specified rating information.

15. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes;

presenting a map display and a route on the system;

monitoring a current location of the system as the system moves along the route;

determining that the current location of the system corresponds to a location the end of the route;

in response to the determination, displaying a prompt for input rating the route; and

receiving user input comprising rating information for the route.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the input comprises a selection of a binary rating.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the input comprises a selection of a value on a rating scale.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the input comprises a selection of one or more characteristics to associate with the route.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the input comprises textual input describing the route.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause:

transmitting the rating information to a navigation service, where the navigation service generates routes based on user-specified rating information.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause:

receiving route information describing the route, where the route information was generated by a navigation service that generates routes based on user-specified rating information.