Start-of-route map navigation with suppression of off-route feedback
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method performed on a computing device implementing a map navigation tool, the method comprising:
- identifying a current location of the computing device;
determining that the current location of the computing device is within a start-of-route buffer area associated with a start location of a route defined by the map navigation tool;
determining a movement direction of the computing device; and
while the current location of the computing device is within the start-of-route buffer area, selectively suppressing off-route feedback based at least in part on the movement direction and the current location, the off-route feedback indicating that the current location of the computing device is off of the route.
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Abstract
A map navigation tool provides a start-of-route buffer area in which off-route feedback (e.g., audio or visual warnings or alerts) can be suppressed in some circumstances. For example, a mobile computing device implements a map navigation tool that can output off-route feedback when the user strays from a route, but also can suppress off-route feedback when the user is within a start-of-route buffer area. Off-route feedback can continue to be suppressed until some other event, such as the user leaving the start-of-route buffer area, occurs. Off-route feedback can be suppressed even if the user is not within a start-of-route buffer area, such as when the map navigation tool generates a route when the user is at an initial location that is far away from any part of the route and then joins the route later (e.g., at the start location or downstream from the start location).
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27 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method performed on a computing device implementing a map navigation tool, the method comprising:
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identifying a current location of the computing device; determining that the current location of the computing device is within a start-of-route buffer area associated with a start location of a route defined by the map navigation tool; determining a movement direction of the computing device; and while the current location of the computing device is within the start-of-route buffer area, selectively suppressing off-route feedback based at least in part on the movement direction and the current location, the off-route feedback indicating that the current location of the computing device is off of the route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. At least one non-volatile computer memory storing computer-executable instructions for navigating, the navigating comprising:
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identifying a first location of a mobile computing device configured to implement a map navigation tool; by the map navigation tool, generating a route between a start location and a destination; and upon determining that the first location is a location off of the route and outside of a start-of-route buffer area associated with the start location of the the route, suppressing off-route feedback, the off-route feedback indicating that the first location of the mobile computing device is off of the route. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile computing device that includes a processor and a non-volatile memory, the non-volatile memory storing computer-executable instructions for navigating, the navigating comprising:
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identifying a first location of the mobile computing device that implements a map navigation tool; upon determining that the first location is an off-route location relative to a route defined by the map navigation tool and is outside a buffer area associated with a start location of the route, suppressing off-route feedback during movement of the mobile computing device to a second location, the second location of the mobile computing device being an on-route location; changing idle timer reset functionality of the mobile computing device for the second location of the mobile computing device relative to the first location of the mobile computing device; changing dynamic zoom functionality of the map navigation tool for the second location of the mobile computing device relative to the first location of the mobile computing device; changing orientation of a view of a map in the map navigation tool for the second location of the mobile computing device relative to the first location of the mobile computing device; and changing tap input functionality of the map navigation tool for the second location of the mobile computing device relative to the first location of the mobile computing device.
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22. At least one non-volatile computer memory storing computer-executable instructions for navigating, the navigating comprising:
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identifying a current location of the computing device; determining that the current location of the computing device is within a start-of-route buffer area associated with a start location of a route defined by a map navigation tool implemented on the computing device; determining a movement direction of the computing device; and while the current location of the computing device is within the start-of-route buffer area, selectively suppressing off-route feedback based at least in part on the movement direction and the current location, the off-route feedback indicating that the current location of the computing device is off of the route. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer-implemented method performed by a mobile computing device implementing a map navigation tool, the method comprising:
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identifying a first location of the mobile computing device; by the map navigation tool, determining a route between a start location and a destination; and upon determining that the first location is an off-route location outside a start-of-route buffer area associated with the start location of the route, automatically suppressing off-route feedback, the off-route feedback indicating that the first location of the mobile computing device is not along the route. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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