Mapping application search function

• US 10,718,627 B2
• Filed: 12/15/2017
• Issued: 07/21/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Vulcano, Emanuele, Moore, Bradford A., Fino, Jorge, Herz, Scott, Garcia, Justin
• Primary Examiner(s): Hilgendorf, Dale W
• Application Number:
  US15/843,611
• Publication Number:
  US 20180238704A1
• Time in Patent Office: 949 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/265 constructional aspects of navigation devices, e.g. housings, mountings, displays G01C21/3688 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3611 using character input or menus, e.g. menus of POIs character input methods in general G06F3/0233
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3617 using user history, behaviour, conditions or preferences, e.g. predicted or inferred from previous use or current movement
• 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 21/3679 Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities G01C21/3611 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

Some embodiments provide a method for a mobile device connected to a vehicle'"'"'s interactive communication system that includes a display screen. The method identifies at least one search term from audio data received through the vehicle'"'"'s interactive communication system. At the mobile device, the method performs a search to identify at least one location related to the identified search term. The method generates a map, that displays the identified location, for output on the display screen of the interactive communication system of the vehicle.

Claims

1. A method for presenting navigation information on an interactive communication system of a vehicle by a mobile device, the method comprising:

while the mobile device is disconnected from the interactive communication system;

receiving, by the mobile device, a first user input specifying search parameters for finding a destination location;

obtaining, by the mobile device, search results including at least one destination location;

receiving, by the mobile device, a second user input selecting a particular destination location from the search results;

in response to receiving the second user input, presenting, on a first display of the mobile device, a first graphical user interface that includes a first map region and a first graphical object identifying the particular destination location within the first map region;

detecting, by the mobile device, that a connection between the mobile device and the interactive communication system has been established; and

responsive to the detection, generating, by the mobile device and based on the second user input, a second graphical user interface for the interactive communication system, the second graphical user interface including a second map region corresponding to the particular destination location and a second graphical object identifying the particular destination location within the second map region;

causing, by the mobile device, the second graphical user interface to be presented on a second display of the interactive communication system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second graphical user interface is generated by the mobile device specifically for the vehicle.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second graphical user interface is generated based on user input capabilities of the interactive communication system.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the second graphical user interface is generated based on user input capabilities of the second display of the interactive communication system.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein second graphical user interface generated for display by the interactive communication system includes different user input controls than the first graphical user interface presented for display by the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to detecting that the connection between the mobile device and the interactive communication system has been established, automatically causing, by the mobile device, the second graphical user interface to be presented on the second display of the interactive communication system.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the mobile device from the interactive communication system, one or more characteristics of the interactive communication system; and

generating, by the mobile device, the second graphical user interface for the interactive communication system based on the characteristics received from the interactive communication system.

8. A non-transitory computer readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions for presenting navigation information on an interactive communication system of a vehicle by a mobile device that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising:

while the mobile device is disconnected from the interactive communication system;

receiving, by the mobile device, a first user input specifying search parameters for finding a destination location;

obtaining, by the mobile device, search results including at least one destination location;

receiving, by the mobile device, a second user input selecting a particular destination location from the search results;

in response to receiving the second user input, presenting, on a first display of the mobile device, a first graphical user interface that includes a first map region and a first graphical object identifying the particular destination location within the first map region;

detecting, by the mobile device, that a connection between the mobile device and the interactive communication system has been established; and

responsive to the detection, generating, by the mobile device and based on the second user input, a second graphical user interface for the interactive communication system, the second graphical user interface including a second map region corresponding to the particular destination location and a second graphical object identifying the particular destination location within the second map region;

causing, by the mobile device, the second graphical user interface to be presented on a second display of the interactive communication system.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the second graphical user interface is generated by the mobile device specifically for the vehicle.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the second graphical user interface is generated based on user input capabilities of the interactive communication system.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the second graphical user interface is generated based on user input capabilities of the second display of the interactive communication system.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein second graphical user interface generated for display by the interactive communication system includes different user input controls than the first graphical user interface presented for display by the mobile device.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions cause the processors to perform operations comprising:

in response to detecting that the connection between the mobile device and the interactive communication system has been established, automatically causing, by the mobile device, the second graphical user interface to be presented on the second display of the interactive communication system.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the instructions cause the processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by the mobile device from the interactive communication system, one or more characteristics of the interactive communication system; and

generating, by the mobile device, the second graphical user interface for the interactive communication system based on the characteristics received from the interactive communication system.

15. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions for presenting navigation information on an interactive communication system of a vehicle by a mobile device that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising;

while the mobile device is disconnected from the interactive communication system;

receiving, by the mobile device, a first user input specifying search parameters for finding a destination location;

obtaining, by the mobile device, search results including at least one destination location;

receiving, by the mobile device, a second user input selecting a particular destination location from the search results;

in response to receiving the second user input, presenting, on a first display of the mobile device, a first graphical user interface that includes a first map region and a first graphical object identifying the particular destination location within the first map region;

detecting, by the mobile device, that a connection between the mobile device and the interactive communication system has been established; and

responsive to the detection, generating, by the mobile device and based on the second user input, a second graphical user interface for the interactive communication system, the second graphical user interface including a second map region corresponding to the particular destination location and a second graphical object identifying the particular destination location within the second map region;

causing, by the mobile device, the second graphical user interface to be presented on a second display of the interactive communication system.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the second graphical user interface is generated by the mobile device specifically for the vehicle.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein the second graphical user interface is generated based on user input capabilities of the interactive communication system.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the second graphical user interface is generated based on user input capabilities of the second display of the interactive communication system.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein second graphical user interface generated for display by the interactive communication system includes different user input controls than the first graphical user interface presented for display by the mobile device.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the processors to perform operations comprising:

in response to detecting that the connection between the mobile device and the interactive communication system has been established, automatically causing, by the mobile device, the second graphical user interface to be presented on the second display of the interactive communication system.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving, by the mobile device from the interactive communication system, one or more characteristics of the interactive communication system; and

generating, by the mobile device, the second graphical user interface for the interactive communication system based on the characteristics received from the interactive communication system.