Helmet-based navigation notifications

• US 9,146,124 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2012
• Issued: 09/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Parada, Rita, Liner, Lina Ester, Sutton, Charlie Matthew, Larson, Brody Jay, Shilstone, Michelle Christine, Lee, Laura Gigi, Foster, Nick John, Eklund, Markus
• Primary Examiner(s): MCNALLY, KERRI L
• Application Number:
  US13/718,270
• Publication Number:
  US 20140167986A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,015 Days
• Field of Search: 340/905
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A42B 3/0433 Detecting, signalling or lighting devices
• 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: G01C 21/365 Guidance using head up displays or projectors, e.g. virtual vehicles or arrows projected on the windscreen or on the road itself
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0967 Systems involving transmission of highway information, e.g. weather, speed limits transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0968 Systems involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are herein provided for causing navigation notifications tailored for a helmet to be presented in the helmet. A determination may be made, such as by a processor, that a helmet is being worn by a user while a navigation event is occurring. A set of navigation notifications associated with the navigation event may be determined, where the set of navigation notifications is tailored for presentation in the helmet, and the set of navigation notifications may be presented in the helmet. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a processor, navigation directions associated with a navigation event;

determining that a helmet is being worn by a user while the navigation event is occurring;

determining, based on a number of notification display regions in the helmet available for display of a single navigation notification, a set of navigation notifications from the navigation directions associated with the navigation event, wherein the set of navigation notifications is tailored for display in the helmet; and

providing the set of navigation notifications for display in the helmet over at least a portion of an environment in the user'"'"'s current field of view through the helmet.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the set of navigation notifications is a first set of navigation notifications, wherein determining the first set of navigation notifications comprises determining the first set of navigation notifications to be different than a second set of navigation notifications associated with the navigation event, wherein the second set of navigation notifications is not tailored for presentation in the helmet.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein determining the first set of navigation notifications comprises determining the first set of navigation notifications to include fewer navigation notifications than the second set of navigation notifications associated with the navigation event.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining the set of navigation notifications comprises determining the set of navigation notifications to not include presentation of a map.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining the set of navigation notifications comprises determining the set of navigation notifications to include at least one motorcycle specific notification, wherein the at least one motorcycle specific notification comprises at least one of:

a grade of an upcoming curve;

a grade of an upcoming hill;

or weather conditions.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein determining the set of navigation notifications comprises determining the set of navigation notifications based on a user-configured set of navigation notifications.

7. The method according to claim 1 further comprising determining an allocation of the set of navigation notifications among the notification display regions in the helmet, and wherein providing the set of navigation notifications further comprises providing the allocation of the set of navigation notifications among the notification display regions in the helmet.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein determining the allocation of the set of navigation notifications among the notification display regions in the helmet is based on a user-configured allocation setting.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the helmet is connected to a navigation device.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the processor is embodied by a mobile terminal and the helmet comprises a peripheral display configured to present the set of navigation notifications.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein providing the set of navigation notifications for display in the helmet comprising causing the set of navigation notifications tailored for presentation by the helmet to be presented upon the peripheral display of the helmet, and wherein the method further comprises causing navigational data in addition to the set of navigational notifications to be presented upon a display of the mobile terminal.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein providing the set of navigation notifications for display in the helmet comprises providing the set of navigation instructions for display such that at least one object visible in the user'"'"'s current field of view is un-obscured by display of the set of navigation notifications.

13. An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:

determine navigation directions associated with a navigation event;

determine that a helmet is being worn by a user while the navigation event is occurring;

determine, based on a number of notification display regions in the helmet available for display of a single navigation notification, a set of navigation notifications from the navigation directions associated with the navigation event, wherein the set of navigation notifications is tailored for display in the helmet; and

provide the set of navigation notifications for display in the helmet over at least a portion of an environment in the user'"'"'s current field of view through the helmet.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the set of navigation notifications is a first set of navigation notifications, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to determine the first set of navigation notifications by determining the first set of navigation notifications to be different than a second set of navigation notifications associated with the navigation event, wherein the second set of navigation notifications is not tailored for presentation in the helmet.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to determine the first set of navigation notifications by determining the set of navigation notifications to include fewer navigation notifications than the second set of navigation notifications associated with the navigation event.

16. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to determine the set of navigation notifications by determining the set of navigation notifications to not include presentation of a map.

17. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to determine the set of navigation notifications by determining the set of navigation notifications to include at least one motorcycle specific notification, wherein the at least one motorcycle specific notification comprises at least one of:

a grade of an upcoming curve;

a grade of an upcoming hill;

or weather conditions.

18. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to determine the set of navigation notifications by determining the set of navigation notifications based on a user-configured set of navigation notifications.

19. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to determine an allocation of the set of navigation notifications among the notification display regions in the helmet, and wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to provide the set of navigation notifications by providing the allocation of the set of navigation notifications among the notification display regions in the helmet.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to determine the allocation of navigation notifications among the notification display regions in the helmet based on a user-configured allocation setting.

21. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the helmet is connected to a navigation device.

22. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the apparatus is embodied by a mobile terminal and the helmet comprises a peripheral display configured to present the set of navigation notifications.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to provide the set of navigation notifications for display in the helmet by causing the set of navigation notifications tailored for presentation by the helmet to be presented upon the peripheral display of the helmet, and wherein the memory and the computer program code are further configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to cause navigational data in addition to the set of navigational notifications to be presented upon a display of the mobile terminal.

24. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to provide the set of navigation notifications for display in the helmet by providing the set of navigation instructions for display such that at least one object visible in the user'"'"'s current field of view is un-obscured by display of the set of navigation notifications.

25. Computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having program code portions stored thereon, the program code portions being configured when said program product is run on a computer or network device, to:

determine navigation directions associated with a navigation event;

determine that a helmet is being worn by a user while the navigation event is occurring;

determine, based on a number of notification display regions in the helmet available for display of a single navigation notification, a set of navigation notifications from the navigation directions associated with the navigation event, wherein the set of navigation notifications is tailored for display in the helmet; and

provide the set of navigation notifications for display in the helmet over at least a portion of an environment in the user'"'"'s current field of view through the helmet.