Automatic handover of positioning parameters from a navigation device to a mobile device

• US 9,279,696 B2
• Filed: 10/25/2013
• Issued: 03/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Annapureddy, Koushik, Finlow-Bates, Keir
• Primary Examiner(s): EL CHANTI, HUSSEIN A
• Application Number:
  US14/063,688
• Publication Number:
  US 20150120183A1
• Time in Patent Office: 865 Days
• Field of Search: 701/400, 701/421, 701/430
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3423 Multimodal routing, i.e. combining two or more modes of transportation, where the modes can be any of, e.g. driving, walking, cycling, public transport
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/343 Calculating itineraries, i.e. routes leading from a starting point to a series of categorical destinations using a global route restraint, round trips, touristic trips travelling salesman problem G06Q10/04; optimisation of routes G06Q10/047
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3688 Systems comprising multiple parts or multiple output devices (not client-server), e.g. detachable faceplates, key fobs or multiple output screens
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/51 Relative positioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]

Abstract

Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for automatic or more dynamic handover of one or more positioning parameters from a navigation device, such as a personal navigation device (PND) co-located with a vehicle, for example, to a mobile communication device for use in or with a mobile communication device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

processing one or more digital signals to execute one or more navigation applications to direct movement of a personal navigation device (PND) comprising at least a communication interface and a processing unit coupled to a memory co-located with a vehicle to a final destination; and

prior to reaching a sub destination and placing said vehicle in park, handing over to a mobile device one or more positioning parameters encoded as physical states in said memory to enable said mobile device to navigate movement of said mobile device from said sub destination to said final destination, said handing over being triggered in response to a determination that said vehicle is about to be parked and being performed by transmitting one or more signals representative of said encoded physical quantities via a communication link established between said PND and said mobile device utilizing, at least in part, said communication interface.

2. The method of claim 1, and further comprising:

assessing a confidence-in-parking level for said vehicle; and

initiating said handing over to said mobile device said one or more positioning parameters in response of said confidence-in-parking level meeting a threshold.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said assessing said confidence-in-parking level comprises:

weighting a state of said vehicle and a final destination metric; and

combining said weighted state of said vehicle and said final destination metric to determine if said confidence-in-parking level meets said threshold.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said weighting comprises determining whether said state of said vehicle or said final destination metric satisfies at least one parameter corresponding to a predefined numerical value.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said predefined numerical value is expressed via a percent value.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein said predefined numerical value comprises a negative numerical value.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein said at least one parameter comprises at least one of the following:

a set range of said PND to said final destination;

a set range of said vehicle to one or more of a traffic light and a traffic sign;

a reverse direction of travel of said vehicle;

a low speed of travel of said vehicle;

a stationary state of said vehicle;

a non-operational state of an engine of said vehicle;

an open position of a driver'"'"'s door of said vehicle;

an open position of a passenger'"'"'s door of said vehicle;

an application of a parking brake of said vehicle;

or any combination thereof.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said set range of said PND to said final destination is set via a geofence indicative of an acceptable walking distance to said final destination.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said one or more positioning parameters comprise at least one of the following:

geographic coordinates of said final destination;

geographic coordinates of said sub destination;

an estimate of time;

ephemeris data;

satellite positioning system (SPS) almanac data;

a proposed route from said sub destination to said final destination;

navigation details;

a notification that said PND is within an acceptable walking distance to said final destination;

or any combination thereof.

10. The method of claim 1, and further comprising:

displaying indications of one or more parking spaces; and

receiving selection of one of said displayed indications as said sub destination.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said handing over is further triggered in response to a user selection received at a user interface of at least one of the following:

said PND;

said mobile device;

or any combination thereof.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said user selection comprises at least one of the following:

a voice command;

selection via a touch screen;

a detected user gesture;

or any combination thereof.

13. The method of claim 1, and further comprising maintaining geographic coordinates of said sub destination in memory of at least one of the following:

said PND;

said mobile device;

or any combination thereof.

14. The method of claim 13, and further comprising accessing said maintained geographic coordinates of said sub destination to enable said mobile device to navigate movement of said mobile device from said final destination to said sub destination.

15. The method of claim 1, and further comprising

determining whether said vehicle has exited a set range to said final destination;

and

terminating said handing over to said mobile device said one or more positioning parameters in response to said determination.

16. An apparatus comprising:

a communication interface to communicate with a mobile device; and

at least one processor programmed with instructions to;

execute one or more navigation applications to direct movement of a personal navigation device (PND) co-located with a vehicle to a final destination; and

prior to reaching a sub destination and placing said vehicle in park, hand over to said mobile device one or more positioning parameters to enable said mobile device to navigate movement of said mobile device from said sub destination to said final destination, said handing over being triggered in response to a determination that said vehicle is about to be parked.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein said at least one processor further programmed with instructions to:

assess a confidence-in-parking level for said vehicle; and

initiate said handing over to said mobile device said one or more positioning parameters in response of said confidence-in-parking level meeting a threshold.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said instructions to said assess said confidence-in-parking level further comprise instructions to:

weight a state of said vehicle and a final destination metric; and

combine said weighted state of said vehicle and said final destination metric to determine if said confidence-in-parking level meets said threshold.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein said instructions to weight further comprise instructions to determine whether said state of said vehicle or said final destination metric satisfies at least one parameter that corresponds to a predefined numerical value.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said at least one parameter comprises at least one of the following:

a set range of said PND to said final destination;

a set range of said vehicle to one or more of a traffic light and a traffic sign;

a reverse direction of travel of said vehicle;

a low speed of travel of said vehicle;

a stationary state of said vehicle;

a nonoperational state of an engine of said vehicle;

an open position of a driver'"'"'s door of said vehicle;

an open position of a passenger'"'"'s door of said vehicle;

or any combination thereof.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein said set range of said PND to said final destination is set via a geofence indicative of an acceptable walking distance to said final destination.

22. An apparatus comprising:

means for executing one or more navigation applications to direct movement of a personal navigation device (PND) co-located with a vehicle to a final destination; and

means for handing over to a mobile device, prior to reaching a sub destination and placing said vehicle in park, one or more positioning parameters to enable said mobile device to navigate movement of said mobile device from said sub destination to said final destination, said handing over being triggered in response to a determination that said vehicle is about to be parked.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, and further comprising:

means for assessing a confidence-in-parking level for said vehicle; and

means for initiating said handing over to said mobile device said one or more positioning parameters in response of said confidence-in-parking level meeting a threshold.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein said means for assessing said confidence-in-parking level comprises:

means for weighting a state of said vehicle and a final destination metric; and

means for combining said weighted state of said vehicle and said final destination metric to determine if said confidence-in-parking level meets said threshold.

25. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein said means for weighting comprises means for determining whether said state of said vehicle or said final destination metric satisfies at least one parameter corresponding to a predefined numerical value.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein said at least one parameter comprises at least one of the following:

a set range of said PND to said final destination;

a set range of said vehicle to one or more of a traffic light and a traffic sign;

a reverse direction of travel of said vehicle;

a low speed of travel of said vehicle;

a stationary state of said vehicle;

a nonoperational state of an engine of said vehicle;

an open position of a driver'"'"'s door of said vehicle;

an open position of a passenger'"'"'s door of said vehicle;

an application of a parking brake of said vehicle;

or any combination thereof.

27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein said set range of said PND to said final destination is set via a geofence indicative of an acceptable walking distance to said final destination.

28. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein said one or more positioning parameters comprise at least one of the following:

geographic coordinates of said final destination;

geographic coordinates of said sub destination;

an estimate of time;

ephemeris data;

satellite positioning system (SPS) almanac data;

a proposed route from said sub destination to said final destination;

navigation details;

a notification that said PND is within an acceptable walking distance to said final destination;

or any combination thereof.

29. The apparatus of claim 22, and further comprising means for maintaining geographic coordinates of said sub destination in memory of at least one of the following:

said PND;

said mobile device;

or any combination thereof.

30. The apparatus of claim 29, and further comprising means for accessing said maintained geographic coordinates of said sub destination to enable said mobile device to navigate movement of said mobile device from said final destination to said sub destination.

31. The apparatus of claim 22, and further comprising

means for determining whether said vehicle has exited a set range to said final destination;

and

means for terminating said handing over to said mobile device said one or more positioning parameters in response to said determination.

32. An article comprising:

a non-transitory storage medium having instructions stored thereon executable by a special purpose computing platform to;

execute one or more navigation applications to direct movement of a personal navigation device (PND) co-located with a vehicle to a final destination; and

prior to reaching a sub destination and placing said vehicle in park, hand over to a mobile device one or more positioning parameters to enable said mobile device to navigate movement of said mobile device from said sub destination to said final destination, said handing over being triggered in response to a determination that said vehicle is about to be parked.

33. The article of claim 32, wherein said storage medium further comprises instructions to:

assess a confidence-in-parking level for said vehicle; and

initiate said handing over to said mobile device said one or more positioning parameters in response of said confidence-in-parking level meeting a threshold.

34. The article of claim 33, wherein said storage medium having said instructions to said assess said confidence-in-parking level further comprises instructions to:

weight a state of said vehicle and a final destination metric; and

combine said weighted state of said vehicle and said final destination metric to determine if said confidence-in-parking level meets said threshold.