Apparatuses and methods for managing route navigation via mobile devices
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1. A method comprising:
- calculating a route between a starting point and a destination point;
determining a complexity of the route, wherein the complexity is based at least in part on one or more of at least one predetermined complexity profile and at least one complexity factor specified by a user;
dividing the route into a plurality of segments, wherein each segment is based at least in part on a complexity of the segment, and the complexity of the segment is based on the determined complexity of the route; and
controlling at least one route navigation feature as a function of the complexity of the segment that corresponds to a current location.
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for managing route navigation via mobile devices. A route is calculated between a starting point and a destination point. The route is divided into multiple segments based on the complexity of the calculated route, and navigation features are controlled as a function of the segment that corresponds to the user'"'"'s current location. The user may opt to identify one or more segments, or one or more route portions independent of whether or not segmentation has occurred, in order to specify a portion(s) of the route where navigation support is not needed.
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46 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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calculating a route between a starting point and a destination point; determining a complexity of the route, wherein the complexity is based at least in part on one or more of at least one predetermined complexity profile and at least one complexity factor specified by a user; dividing the route into a plurality of segments, wherein each segment is based at least in part on a complexity of the segment, and the complexity of the segment is based on the determined complexity of the route; and controlling at least one route navigation feature as a function of the complexity of the segment that corresponds to a current location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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calculating a route between a starting point and a destination point; receiving a user-specified identification of one or more parts of the route to be subject to limited navigation support; applying the limited navigation support to the one or more parts identified for the limited navigation support; and applying a standard navigation support to the one or more parts not identified for the limited navigation support. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, facilitate user entry of at least a route destination; calculate a route between a route origin and the route destination, determine a complexity of the route, wherein the complexity is based at least in part on one or more of at least one predetermined complexity profile and at least one complexity factor specified by a user; divide the route into a plurality of segments, wherein each segment is based at least in part on a complexity of the segment, and the complexity of the segment is based on the determined complexity of the route; determine a user'"'"'s location along the route; and control at least one route navigation feature as a function of the complexity of the segment in which the user is currently located. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, calculate a route between a route origin and a route destination; receive a user-specified identification of one or more parts of the route to be subject to limited navigation support; and apply the limited navigation support to the one or more parts identified for the limited navigation support, and to apply a standard navigation support to the one or more parts not identified for the limited navigation support. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:
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calculating a route between a starting point and a destination point; determining a complexity of the route, wherein the complexity is based at least in part on one or more of at least one predetermined complexity profile and at least one complexity factor specified by a user; dividing the route into a plurality of segments, wherein each segment is based at least in part on a complexity of the segment, and the complexity of the segment is based on the determined complexity of the route; and controlling at least one route navigation feature as a function of the complexity of the segment that corresponds to a current location.
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46. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:
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calculating a route between a starting point and a destination point; receiving a user-specified identification of one or more parts of the route to be subject to limited navigation support; applying the limited navigation support to the one or more parts identified for the limited navigation support; and applying a standard navigation support to the one or more parts not identified for the limited navigation support.
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