Providing maneuver indicators on a map

• US 9,631,942 B2
• Filed: 10/05/2016
• Issued: 04/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/09/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: van Os, Marcel, Bray, Cdric, Hu, Yaohua, Lindkvist, Elisabeth, Lindberg, Adrian, McGavran, Christine B., Chen, Billy P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Anwari, Maceeh
• Application Number:
  US15/286,347
• Publication Number:
  US 20170023375A1
• Time in Patent Office: 202 Days
• Field of Search: 701428, 701431
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3632 Guidance using simplified or iconic instructions, e.g. using arrows G01C21/365 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3664 Details of the user input interface, e.g. buttons, knobs or sliders, including those provided on a touch screen; remote controllers; input using gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3676 Overview of the route on the road map

Abstract

For a device that runs a mapping application, a method for providing maneuver indicators along a route of a map. The maneuver indicators are arrows that identify the direction and orientation of a maneuver. A maneuver arrow may be selected and displayed differently from unselected maneuver arrows. Maneuver arrows may be selected automatically based on a user'"'"'s current location. The mapping application transitions between maneuver arrows and provides an animation for the transition. Complex maneuvers may be indicated by multiple arrows, providing a more detailed guidance for a user of the mapping application.

Claims

1. A method of providing, on a device, a plurality of maneuvers for traversing a route, the method comprising:

displaying a plurality of maneuver indicators associated with the plurality of maneuvers, each maneuver indicator placed at a location of the maneuver associated with the maneuver indicator along a route displayed on a map;

displaying a plurality of maneuver user interface (UI) items, each maneuver UI item for displaying information regarding an associated maneuver of the plurality of maneuvers;

receiving, at an input interface of the device, input to transition from a first maneuver UI item associated with a first maneuver to a second maneuver UI item associated with a second maneuver; and

upon receiving the input from the input interface of the device, displaying the second maneuver UI item and selecting a maneuver indicator associated with the second maneuver.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a single maneuver UI item is displayed at a time and the first maneuver UI item is the displayed maneuver UI item, wherein receiving the input comprises detecting a swiping input across the first maneuver UI item to transition to the second maneuver UI item.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the displayed information comprises a text instruction and a graphical representation of the associated maneuver.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting a maneuver indicator comprises displaying the selected maneuver indicator with a different appearance from the other displayed maneuver indicators.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein prior to receiving the input, a first maneuver indicator associated with the first maneuver is selected, wherein selecting the second maneuver indicator associated with the second maneuver comprises animating a transition between the selection of the first maneuver indicator and the selection of the second maneuver indicator.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the maneuver indicators are arrows that begin before a maneuver and end after the maneuver along the route on the map.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the UI item is a banner item and the displayed information comprises at least one of a text instruction and a graphical representation of the associated maneuver.

8. A non-transitory machine readable medium storing a program which when executed by a set of processing units of a device provides a plurality of maneuvers for traversing a route, the program comprising sets of instructions for:

displaying a plurality of maneuver indicators associated with the plurality of maneuvers, each maneuver indicator placed at a location of the maneuver associated with the maneuver indicator along a route displayed on a map;

displaying a plurality of maneuver user interface (UI) items, each maneuver UI item for displaying information regarding an associated maneuver of the plurality of maneuvers;

receiving input to transition from a first maneuver UI item associated with a first maneuver to a second maneuver UI item associated with a second maneuver; and

upon receiving the input, displaying the second maneuver UI item and selecting a maneuver indicator associated with the second maneuver.

9. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 8, wherein a single maneuver UI item is displayed at a time and the first maneuver UI item is the displayed maneuver UI item, wherein the set of instructions for receiving the input comprises a set of instructions for detecting a swiping input across the first maneuver UI item to transition to the second maneuver UI item.

10. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 8, wherein the set of instructions for selecting a maneuver indicator comprises a set of instructions for displaying the selected maneuver indicator with a different appearance from the other displayed maneuver indicators.

11. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 8, wherein prior to receiving the input, a first maneuver indicator associated with the first maneuver is selected, wherein the set of instructions for selecting the second maneuver indicator associated with the second maneuver comprises a set of instructions for animating a transition between the selection of the first maneuver indicator and the selection of the second maneuver indicator.

12. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 8, wherein the maneuver indicators are arrows that begin before a maneuver and end after the maneuver along the route on the map.

13. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 8, wherein the UI item is a banner item and the displayed information comprises at least one of a text instruction and a graphical representation of the associated maneuver.

14. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 8, wherein the displayed information comprises a text instruction and a graphical representation of the associated maneuver.

15. A device that provides a plurality of maneuvers for traversing a route, the device comprising:

a set of processing units;

a display area; and

a non-transitory machine readable medium storing a program which when executed by the set of processing units, the program comprising sets of instructions for;

displaying a plurality of maneuver indicators associated with the plurality of maneuvers, each maneuver indicator placed at a location of the maneuver associated with the maneuver indicator along a route displayed on a map of the display area;

displaying a plurality of banners, each banner for displaying information regarding an associated maneuver of the plurality of maneuvers, wherein the displayed information comprises at least one of a text instruction and a graphical representation of the associated maneuver;

receiving input to transition from a first banner associated with a first maneuver to a second banner associated with a second maneuver; and

upon receiving the input, displaying the second banner and selecting a maneuver indicator associated with the second maneuver.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein a single banner is displayed at a time and the first banner is the displayed banner, wherein the set of instructions for receiving the input comprises a set of instructions for detecting a swiping input across the first banner to transition to the second banner.

17. The device of claim 15, wherein the set of instructions for selecting a maneuver indicator comprises a set of instructions for displaying the selected maneuver indicator with a different appearance from the other displayed maneuver indicators.

18. The device of claim 15, wherein prior to receiving the input, a first maneuver indicator associated with the first maneuver is selected, wherein the set of instructions for selecting the second maneuver indicator associated with the second maneuver comprises a set of instructions for animating a transition between the selection of the first maneuver indicator and the selection of the second maneuver indicator.

19. The device of claim 15, wherein the maneuver indicators are arrows that begin before a maneuver and end after the maneuver along the route on the map.

20. The device of claim 15, wherein the displayed information comprises a text instruction and a graphical representation of the associated maneuver.