System and method for automatically posting user-location information to a social network
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- while a vehicle is travelling to a point of interest along a route,receiving, at a processor of a head unit of the vehicle, location information from a navigation engine including navigation information corresponding to the route;
receiving, at the processor, user data including a location update activation indicator and one or more location update conditions, the one or more location update conditions including at least one of a correlated navigation-to-location time-dependent statistic and a correlated navigation-to-location location-dependent statistic;
determining, by the processor, that the location update activation indicator is active;
obtaining, by the processor, real-time or periodic real-time location information associated with a location of the vehicle including a current location of the vehicle on the route relative to the point of interest;
determining, by the processor, that at least one location update condition is met by determining whether the real-time or periodic real-time location information of the vehicle meets at least one of the correlated navigation-to-location time-dependent statistic and the correlated navigation-to-location location-dependent statistic; and
automatically posting, by the processor, a location update to a social network if at least one location update condition is met, the location update including the current location of the vehicle on the route relative to the point of interest.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for automatically interfacing with Internet-based social networks for safely providing friends of a mobile user with location updates. In particular, a system and method are provided for automatically posting user-location information to a social network. A system interface receives user data including a location update activation indicator and location update conditions. A navigation engine obtains information associated with the current location of the mobile user. A social network client module of the system is configured to determine that the location activation indicator is active and to determine that a location update condition is met. A communications interface automatically posts a location update to the social network if the social network client determines that at least one location update condition is met.
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34 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
while a vehicle is travelling to a point of interest along a route, receiving, at a processor of a head unit of the vehicle, location information from a navigation engine including navigation information corresponding to the route; receiving, at the processor, user data including a location update activation indicator and one or more location update conditions, the one or more location update conditions including at least one of a correlated navigation-to-location time-dependent statistic and a correlated navigation-to-location location-dependent statistic; determining, by the processor, that the location update activation indicator is active; obtaining, by the processor, real-time or periodic real-time location information associated with a location of the vehicle including a current location of the vehicle on the route relative to the point of interest; determining, by the processor, that at least one location update condition is met by determining whether the real-time or periodic real-time location information of the vehicle meets at least one of the correlated navigation-to-location time-dependent statistic and the correlated navigation-to-location location-dependent statistic; and automatically posting, by the processor, a location update to a social network if at least one location update condition is met, the location update including the current location of the vehicle on the route relative to the point of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for automatically posting user-location information to a social network, comprising:
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a system interface for receiving user data, the user data including a location update activation indicator and one or more location update conditions; a head unit of a vehicle, including; a navigation engine configured to obtain information associated with a location of the vehicle including correlated navigation-to-location data indicating a location of the vehicle relative to a point of interest along a route of vehicle travel; and a social network client coupled with the navigation engine, the social network client configured to determine that the location update activation indicator is active and to determine that at least one location update condition is met based on the correlated navigation-to-location data against the user data; and a communications interface coupled with the social network client and the navigation engine, the communications interface configured to automatically post a location update to the social network if the social network client determines that the at least one location update condition is met, the location update including a human-readable text-based message indicating a location of the vehicle relative to at least one point of interest. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A head unit of a vehicle, comprising:
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a system interface for receiving user data, the user data including a location update activation indicator and one or more location update conditions; a navigation engine configured to obtain information associated with a location of the vehicle including correlated navigation-to-location data indicating a location of the vehicle relative to a point of interest along a route of vehicle travel; and a social network client coupled with the navigation engine, the social network client configured to determine that the location update activation indicator is active and to determine that at least one location update condition is met based on the correlated navigation-to-location data against the user data; and a communications interface coupled with the social network client and the navigation engine, the communications interface configured to automatically post a location update to the social network if the social network client determines that at least one location update condition is met, the location update including a human-readable text-based message indicating one or more of a distance between the vehicle and at least one point of interest and an estimated time for the vehicle to reach at least one point of interest.
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