Method and apparatus for a transit timeline

• US 9,146,111 B2
• Filed: 05/03/2013
• Issued: 09/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Barnes, Craig
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, John Q
• Assistant Examiner(s): Sood, Anshul
• Application Number:
  US13/887,202
• Publication Number:
  US 20140330517A1
• Time in Patent Office: 879 Days
• Field of Search: 701/400, 701/431, 701/436, 701/541
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3626 Details of the output of route guidance instructions traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

A method comprising determining a transit timeline indicative of a commute from a start location to a destination location, and causing display of a representation of the transit timeline such that, at least part of, the transit timeline is configured to surround a center point such that time along the transit timeline is represented by an angle from the center point is disclosed.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

determining a transit timeline indicative of a commute from a start location to a destination location; and

causing display of a representation of the transit timeline such that, at least part of, the transit timeline is configured to surround a center point such that time along the transit timeline is represented by an angle from the center point.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the representation of the transit timeline is configured to surround a center point such that one minute along the transit timeline is represented by a six degree angle from the center point.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the transit timeline spans a transit duration that exceeds a three hundred sixty degree representational duration;

the representation of the transit timeline relates to a part of the transit timeline that corresponds with a duration that is less than or equal to a duration that corresponds with a three hundred sixty degree representational duration; and

the representation of the transit timeline comprises a preceding time indicator that indicates a duration between a part of the transit timeline and a start of the representation of the transit timeline.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the transit timeline spans a transit duration that exceeds a three hundred sixty degree representational duration;

the representation of the transit timeline relates to a part of the transit timeline that corresponds with a duration that is less than or equal to a duration that corresponds with a three hundred sixty degree representational duration; and

the representation of the transit timeline comprises a subsequent time indicator that indicates a duration between a part of the transit timeline and a terminus of the representation of the transit timeline.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the time along the transit timeline is represented by a segment on the timeline associated to a correspondent angle from the center point.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

the representation of the transit timeline comprises a current time indicator;

the current time indicator is configured to remain at a designated position with respect to passage of time; and

the representation of the transit timeline is configured to rotate counter-clockwise relative to the current time indicator with respect to the passage of time.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transit timeline comprises at least one departure indicator.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein

the transit timeline spans a transit duration that exceeds a three hundred sixty degree representational duration;

and

the representation of the transit timeline is configured to be spiral surrounding the center point.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a display and the causing of display of a representation of the transit timeline comprises displaying the representation of the transit timeline on the display.

10. A method comprising:

determining a transit timeline indicative of a commute from a start location to a destination location; and

causing display of a representation of the transit timeline such that, at least part of, the transit timeline is configured to surround a center point such that time along the transit timeline is represented by an angle from the center point.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the representation of the transit timeline is configured to surround a center point such that one minute along the transit timeline is represented by a six degree angle from the center point.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein:

the transit timeline spans a transit duration that exceeds a three hundred sixty degree representational duration;

the representation of the transit timeline relates to a part of the transit timeline that corresponds with a duration that is less than or equal to a duration that corresponds with a three hundred sixty degree representational duration; and

the representation of the transit timeline comprises a preceding time indicator that indicates a duration between a part of the transit timeline and a start of the representation of the transit timeline.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein:

the transit timeline spans a transit duration that exceeds a three hundred sixty degree representational duration;

the representation of the transit timeline relates to a part of the transit timeline that corresponds with a duration that is less than or equal to a duration that corresponds with a three hundred sixty degree representational duration; and

the representation of the transit timeline comprises a subsequent time indicator that indicates a duration between a part of the transit timeline and a terminus of the representation of the transit timeline.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the time along the transit timeline is represented by a segment on the timeline associated to a correspondent angle from the center point.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein:

the representation of the transit timeline comprises a current time indicator;

the current time indicator is configured to remain at a designated position with respect to passage of time; and

the representation of the transit timeline is configured to rotate counter-clockwise relative to the current time indicator with respect to the passage of time.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the transit timeline comprises at least one departure indicator.

17. At least one computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computer, perform:

determining a transit timeline indicative of a commute from a start location to a destination location; and

causing display of a representation of the transit timeline such that, at least part of, the transit timeline is configured to surround a center point such that time along the transit timeline is represented by an angle from the center point.

18. The medium of claim 17, wherein the representation of the transit timeline is configured to surround a center point such that one minute along the transit timeline is represented by a six degree angle from the center point.

19. The medium of claim 17, wherein:

the transit timeline spans a transit duration that exceeds a 360 degree representational duration;

the representation of the transit timeline relates to a part of the transit timeline that corresponds with a duration that is less than or equal to a duration that corresponds with a three hundred sixty degree representational duration; and

the representation of the transit timeline comprises a preceding time indicator that indicates a duration between a part of the transit timeline and a start of the representation of the transit timeline.

20. The medium of claim 17, wherein:

the transit timeline spans a transit duration that exceeds a three hundred sixty degree representational duration;

the representation of the transit timeline relates to a part of the transit timeline that corresponds with a duration that is less than or equal to a duration that corresponds with a three hundred sixty degree representational duration; and

the representation of the transit timeline comprises a subsequent time indicator that indicates a duration between a part of the transit timeline and a terminus of the representation of the transit timeline.