Method, apparatus and computer program product for collaborative presentation of travel route information

• US 9,222,779 B2
• Filed: 05/29/2013
• Issued: 12/29/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (HERE Holding Corporation)
• Original Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (HERE Holding Corporation)
• Inventors: Cerny, Karoline, Janssen, Karen, Rovati, Elena
• Primary Examiner(s): FREJD, RUSSELL WARREN
• Application Number:
  US13/904,741
• Publication Number:
  US 20140358438A1
• Time in Patent Office: 944 Days
• Field of Search: 701/400, 701408-410, 701/420, 701/426, 701/431, 701/438, 701/454, 701/459, 701/467, 701/532, 701/533, 701/537, 340/995.1, 340/995.14, 340/995.15, 340/995.17, 340/995.19, 340/995.24
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3415 Dynamic re-routing, e.g. recalculating the route when the user deviates from calculated route or after detecting real-time traffic data or accidents
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3661 Guidance output on an external device, e.g. car radio
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3667 Display of a road map G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3673 Labelling using text of road map data items, e.g. road names, POI names
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0969 having a display in the form of a map
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters

Abstract

Provided herein is a method, apparatus and computer program product for the collaborative presentation of information relating to a travel route. In particular, the method may include providing for display of primary information on a display of a first device, providing for display of ancillary of information on a display of a second device, receiving location information at the first device, and updating the ancillary information provided for display on the display of the second device in response to receiving the location information at the first device. The primary information may include route-guidance information for a route. The ancillary information may include information associated with the route. The ancillary information may include additional information relative to the primary information. The ancillary information may include point-of-interest information along the route.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing for display of primary information on a display of a first device, wherein the primary information comprises route-guidance information for a route;

providing for display of ancillary information on a display of a second device, wherein the ancillary information is associated to said route-guidance information,

receiving location information at the first device;

updating, by a processor, the ancillary information provided for display on the display of the second device in response to receiving the location information at the first device;

receiving a waypoint request at the first device from the second device; and

revising the route to include a waypoint in response to approving the waypoint request from the second device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the ancillary information comprises additional information relative to the primary information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the ancillary information includes point-of-interest information along the route.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the route is an original route, the method further comprising:

generating a revised route at the first device; and

causing the revised route to be transmitted to the second device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the revised route is generated in response to location information received at the first device not corresponding to the original route.

6. A first apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

provide primary information comprising route-guidance information for a route;

receive location information;

update the primary information in response to the location information;

provide for updated primary information to be transmitted to a second apparatus, located remotely relative to the first apparatus; and

receive a waypoint request from the second apparatus; and

revise the route to include the waypoint in response to a waypoint request from the second apparatus being approved.

7. The first apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first apparatus is further caused to receive a revised navigation route from the second apparatus;

and provide for route-guidance for the revised route.

8. The first apparatus of claim 6, wherein the route is an original route, and wherein the apparatus is further caused to generate a revised route, and provide for transmission of the revised route to the second apparatus.

9. The first apparatus of claim 8, wherein the revised route is generated in response to location information received not corresponding to the original route.

10. A second apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

provide for display of ancillary information related to route-guidance information generated on a first apparatus;

receive location information from the first apparatus;

update the ancillary information in response to receiving the location information from the first apparatus;

provide for display of the updated ancillary information;

provide for sending a waypoint request to the first apparatus; and

provide for display of ancillary information related to a revised route generated on a first apparatus, wherein the revised route is generated in response to receiving the waypoint request.

11. The second apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second apparatus is further caused to generate a revised route in response to receiving a waypoint request;

and provide for transmitting the revised route to the first apparatus.

12. The second apparatus of claim 10, wherein the route is an original route, and wherein the second apparatus is further caused to provide for display of revised ancillary information related to a revised route in response to receiving a revised route from the first apparatus.

13. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer executable program code instructions comprising:

program code instructions to provide for display of primary information on a display of a first device, wherein the primary information comprises route-guidance information for a route;

program code instructions to provide for display of ancillary information on a display of a second device, wherein the ancillary information is associated to said route-guidance information;

program code instructions to receive location information at the first device;

program code instructions to update the ancillary information provided for display on the display of the second device in response to receiving the location information at the first device;

program code instructions to receive a waypoint request at the first device from the second device; and

program code instructions to revise the route to include a waypoint in response to approving the waypoint request from the second device.

14. The computer program product of claim 13, wherein the ancillary information comprises additional information related to the primary information.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the ancillary information includes point-of-interest information along the route.

16. The computer program product of claim 13, further comprising:

program code instructions to receive, at the first device, a revised route from the second device; and

program code instructions to provide for route-guidance for the revised route on the display of the first device.