Wearable sensor data to improve map and navigation data

• US 9,618,359 B2
• Filed: 09/25/2014
• Issued: 04/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tahoe Research Limited (f/k/a Learndale Limited) (Vector Capital Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Weast, John C., Durham, Lenitra M., Raffa, Giuseppe
• Primary Examiner(s): Amin, Bhavesh V
• Application Number:
  US14/497,021
• Publication Number:
  US 20160091337A1
• Time in Patent Office: 929 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3453 Special cost functions, i.e. other than distance or default speed limit of road segments
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3461 Preferred or disfavoured areas, e.g. dangerous zones, toll or emission zones, intersections, manoeuvre types, segments such as motorways, toll roads, ferries
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence

Abstract

Various systems and methods for improving map and navigation data are described herein. An electronic navigation system for improving map and navigation data comprises a database access module to access a database of physiological information to obtain a biometric value, the biometric value associated with a location and a time; a processing module to determine whether the biometric value violates a threshold; and a display module to display a notification on a map when the threshold is violated, the map including an area around the location associated with the biometric value, and the notification displayed proximate to the location associated with the biometric value.

Claims

1. An electronic navigation system for improving map and navigation data, the system comprising:

a database access module to access a database of physiological information to obtain a biometric value, the biometric value associated with a location and a time;

a contextual analysis module to access contextual information associated with the biometric value, the contextual information captured at approximately the location associated with the biometric value;

a processing module to determine whether the biometric value violates a threshold; and

a display module to display a notification on a map when the threshold is violated, the map including an area around the location associated with the biometric value, and the notification displayed proximate to the location associated with the biometric value, wherein the display module is to display a contextual notification on the map, the contextual notification based on the contextual information and positioned proximate to the location associated with the biometric value.

2. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, wherein the threshold comprises a threshold heart rate, and wherein the biometric value comprises heart rates of a plurality of people, and wherein to determine whether the biometric value violates the threshold, the processing module is to:

average the heart rates of the plurality of people to obtain an average heart rate for the location and time associated with the biometric value; and

compare the average heart rate with the threshold heart rate.

3. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, wherein to determine whether the biometric value violates the threshold, the processing module is to:

identify a biometric value associated with the current time; and

determine whether the biometric value associated with the current time violates the threshold.

4. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, wherein the threshold is user configurable.

5. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, wherein the contextual information comprises vehicle telematics data.

6. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, wherein the contextual information comprises weather conditions.

7. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, wherein the contextual information comprises a number of photos taken.

8. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, wherein the contextual information comprises an air quality rating.

9. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, wherein the contextual information comprises a noise level.

10. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, wherein to display the notification on the map, the display module is to display an icon on the map proximate to the location associated with the biometric value.

11. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, wherein to display the notification on the map, the display module is to display a textual overlay on the map proximate to the location associated with the biometric value.

12. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, wherein to display the notification on the map, the display module is to display a portion of the map with a contrasting color proximate to the location associated with the biometric value.

13. The electronic navigation system of claim 12, wherein the portion of the map includes a portion of a road displayed on the map.

14. The electronic navigation system of claim 12, wherein the portion of the map includes a portion of a hiking trail displayed on the map.

15. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, further comprising a navigation module to obtain a route, wherein the display module is to display the route on the map.

16. The electronic navigation system of claim 15, wherein the navigation module is to obtain a different route based on whether the biometric value violates the threshold, and wherein the display module is to display the different route on the map.

17. The electronic navigation system of claim 1, wherein the database of physiological information comprises data obtained from a wearable sensor.

18. A method for improving map and navigation data, the method comprising:

accessing, by an electronic navigation system, a database of physiological information to obtain a biometric value, the biometric value associated with a location and a time;

accessing contextual information associated with the biometric value, the contextual information captured at approximately the location associated with the biometric value;

determining whether the biometric value violates a threshold;

displaying, by the electronic navigation system, a notification on a map when the threshold is violated, the map including an area around the location associated with the biometric value, and the notification displayed proximate to the location associated with the biometric value; and

displaying a contextual notification on the map, the contextual notification based on the contextual information and positioned proximate to the location associated with the biometric value.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the threshold comprises a threshold heart rate, and wherein the biometric value comprises heart rates of a plurality of people, and wherein determining whether the biometric value violates the threshold comprises:

averaging the heart rates of the plurality of people to obtain an average heart rate for the location and time associated with the biometric value; and

comparing the average heart rate with the threshold heart rate.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein determining whether the biometric value violates the threshold comprises:

identifying a biometric value associated with the current time; and

determining whether the biometric value associated with the current time violates the threshold.

21. At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions for improving map and navigation data, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to:

access a database of physiological information to obtain a biometric value, the biometric value associated with a location and a time;

access contextual information associated with the biometric value, the contextual information captured at approximately the location associated with the biometric value;

determine whether the biometric value violates a threshold; and

display a notification on a map, the map including an area around the location associated with the biometric value, and the notification displayed proximate to the location associated with the biometric value; and

display a contextual notification on the map, the contextual notification based on the contextual information and positioned proximate to the location associated with the biometric value.

22. The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the threshold comprises a threshold heart rate, and wherein the biometric value comprises heart rates of a plurality of people, and wherein the instructions to determine whether the biometric value violates the threshold comprise instructions to:

average the heart rates of the plurality of people to obtain an average heart rate for the location and time associated with the biometric value; and

compare the average heart rate with the threshold heart rate.

23. The at least one machine-readable medium of claim 21, wherein the instructions to determine whether the biometric value violates the threshold comprise instructions to:

identify a biometric value associated with the current time; and

determine whether the biometric value associated with the current time violates the threshold.