Method and apparatus for providing integration of access management with navigation systems

• US 9,719,789 B2
• Filed: 11/23/2015
• Issued: 08/01/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (HERE Holding Corporation)
• Original Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (HERE Holding Corporation)
• Inventors: Beaurepaire, Jerome
• Primary Examiner(s): Beaulieu, Yonel
• Application Number:
  US14/949,389
• Publication Number:
  US 20170146350A1
• Time in Patent Office: 617 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/206 specially adapted for indoor navigation
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3484 Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/38 with central registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

An approach is provided for acquiring access rights for one or more restricted access areas. The approach involves determining that at least one potential route for at least one user includes at least one location with one or more access restrictions. The approach also involves initiating at least one query to determine whether the at least one user has at least one access right to the at least one location. The approach further involves generating at least one request to acquire the at least one access right for the at least one user based, at least in part, on one or more results of the at least one query prior to travel in the at least one location, a commencement of the at least one potential route, or a combination thereof.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining that at least one potential route for at least one user includes at least a portion without access restriction and at least one location with one or more access restrictions;

initiating at least one query to determine whether the at least one user has at least one access right to the at least one location; and

generating at least one request to acquire the at least one access right for the at least one user based on a result of the at least one query indicating that the at least one user does not have that at least one access right to that at least one location,

wherein the at least one request is generated prior to a commencement of the at least one potential route that includes the at least a portion without access restriction and the at least one location with one or more access restrictions.

2. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining one or more available paths in the at least one location based, at least in part, on the one or more access restrictions, the at least one access right, or a combination thereof; and

causing, at least in part, a presentation of the one or more available paths in at least one navigation user interface.

3. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining one or more parties capable of granting the at least one access right to the at least one user; and

transmitting the at least one request to the one or more parties.

4. A method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving a response from the one or more parties indicating that the at least one access right is granted to the at least one user; and

initiating a transmission of at least one private map of the at least one location to the at least one user based, at least in part, on the response.

5. A method of claim 4, wherein the transmission of the at least one private map further includes, at least in part, one or more access credentials for use by the at least one user for travel in the at least one location.

7. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more access restrictions, the at least one access right, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on one or more validity parameters, one or more contextual parameters, or a combination thereof, the method further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a presentation of the one or more validity parameters, the one or more contextual parameters, or a combination thereof.

8. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a presentation of one or more representations of the one or more access restrictions, the at least one access right, the at least one potential route, a status of the at least one request to acquire the at least one access right, or a combination thereof in at least one navigation user interface.

10. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining one or more means for initiating the at least one request to acquire the at least one access right based, at least in part, on the at least one location, the one or more access restrictions, the at least one potential route, contextual information, or a combination thereof.

6. A method comprising:

determining that at least one potential route for at least one user includes at least one location with one or more access restrictions;

initiating at least one query to determine whether the at least one user has at least one access right to the at least one location;

generating at least one request to acquire the at least one access right for the at least one user based, at least in part, on one or more results of the at least one query prior to travel in the at least one location, a commencement of the at least one potential route, or a combination thereof; and

receiving a request from the one or more parties to share the at least one potential route, at least one place associated with the at least one potential route, or a combination thereof with the at least one user,

wherein the initiating of the at least one query, the generating of the at least one request to acquire the at least one access right, a transmission of the at least one potential route or the at least one place to the at least one user, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on determining whether the one or more parties are authorized to share the at least one route, to grant the at least one access right, or a combination thereof.

9. A method comprising:

determining that at least one potential route for at least one user includes at least one location with one or more access restrictions;

initiating at least one query to determine whether the at least one user has at least one access right to the at least one location;

generating at least one request to acquire the at least one access right for the at least one user based, at least in part, on one or more results of the at least one query prior to travel in the at least one location, a commencement of the at least one potential route, or a combination thereof; and

causing a presentation of one or more alternate routes, at least one notification message, or a combination thereof if the at least one request to acquire the at least one access right is not granted.

11. An apparatus comprising:

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,

determine that at least one potential route for at least one user includes at least a portion without access restriction and at least one location with one or more access restrictions;

initiate at least one query to determine whether the at least one user has at least one access right to the at least one location; and

generate at least one request to acquire the at least one access right for the at least one user based a result of the at least one query indicating that the at least one user does not have that at least one access right to that at least one location,

wherein the at least one request is generated prior to a commencement of the at least one potential route that includes the at least a portion without access restriction and the at least one location with one or more access restrictions.

12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine one or more available paths in the at least one location based, at least in part, on the one or more access restrictions, the at least one access right, or a combination thereof; and

cause, at least in part, a presentation of the one or more available paths in at least one navigation user interface.

13. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine one or more parties capable of granting the at least one access right to the at least one user; and

transmit the at least one request to the one or more parties.

14. An apparatus of claim 13, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive a response from the one or more parties indicating that the at least one access right is granted to the at least one user; and

initiate a transmission of at least one private map of the at least one location to the at least one user based, at least in part, on the response.

15. An apparatus of claim 14, wherein the transmission of the at least one private map further includes, at least in part, one or more access credentials for use by the at least one user for travel in the at least one location.

17. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more access restrictions, the at least one access right, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on one or more validity parameters, one or more contextual parameters, or a combination thereof, the method further comprising:

cause, at least in part, a presentation of the one or more validity parameters, the one or more contextual parameters, or a combination thereof.

16. An apparatus comprising:

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,

determine that at least one potential route for at least one user includes at least one location with one or more access restrictions;

initiate at least one query to determine whether the at least one user has at least one access right to the at least one location;

generate at least one request to acquire the at least one access right for the at least one user based, at least in part, on one or more results of the at least one query prior to travel in the at least one location, a commencement of the at least one potential route, or a combination thereof; and

receive a request from the one or more parties to share the at least one potential route, at least one place associated with the at least one potential route, or a combination thereof with the at least one user,

wherein the initiating of the at least one query, the generating of the at least one request to acquire the at least one access right, a transmission of the at least one potential route or the at least one place to the at least one user, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on determining whether the one or more parties are authorized to share the at least one route, to grant the at least one access right, or a combination thereof.

18. 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:

determining that at least one potential route for at least one user includes at least a portion without access restriction and at least one location with one or more access restrictions;

initiating at least one query to determine whether the at least one user has at least one access right to the at least one location; and

generating at least one request to acquire the at least one access right for the at least one user based on a result of the at least one query indicating that the at least one user does not have that at least one access right to that at least one location,

wherein the at least one request is generated prior to a commencement of the at least one potential route that includes the at least a portion without access restriction and the at least one location with one or more access restrictions.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determining one or more available paths in the at least one location based, at least in part, on the one or more access restrictions, the at least one access right, or a combination thereof; and

causing, at least in part, a presentation of the one or more available paths in at least one navigation user interface.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determining one or more parties capable of granting the at least one access right to the at least one user; and

transmitting the at least one request to the one or more parties.