METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR COLLABORATIVE PRESENTATION OF TRAVEL ROUTE INFORMATION

• US 20160076897A1
• Filed: 11/18/2015
• Published: 03/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Cerny, Karoline, Janssen, Karen, Rovati, Elena
• Granted Patent: US 9,435,656 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3415 Dynamic re-routing, e.g. recalculating the route when the user deviates from calculated route or after detecting real-time traffic data or accidents
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3661 Guidance output on an external device, e.g. car radio
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3667 Display of a road map G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3673 Labelling using text of road map data items, e.g. road names, POI names
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0969 having a display in the form of a map
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters

Abstract

Provided herein is a method, apparatus and computer program product for the collaborative presentation of information relating to a travel route. In particular, the method may include providing for display of primary information on a display of a first device, providing for display of ancillary of information on a display of a second device, receiving location information at the first device, and updating the ancillary information provided for display on the display of the second device in response to receiving the location information at the first device. The primary information may include route-guidance information for a route. The ancillary information may include information associated with the route. The ancillary information may include additional information relative to the primary information. The ancillary information may include point-of-interest information along the route.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing for display of primary information on a display of a first device, wherein the primary information comprises route-guidance information for a route;

receiving a waypoint request at the first device, wherein the waypoint request is received from a second device;

revising the route to include a waypoint corresponding to the waypoint request in response to the waypoint request being approved.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing for an option to accept the waypoint corresponding to the waypoint request and providing for an option to decline the waypoint corresponding to the waypoint request in response to receiving the waypoint request.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the waypoint request being approved corresponds to receiving selection of the option to accept the waypoint.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein providing for an option to accept the waypoint corresponding to the waypoint request further comprises providing for an indication of a location of the waypoint.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein providing for an option to accept and an option to decline the waypoint comprises providing for display of a notification superimposed over the primary information.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the revised route to the second device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first device comprises an in-dash device of a vehicle wherein the display is operatively connected to a processing unit within the vehicle.

8. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to:

provide for display of primary information on a display of a first device, wherein the primary information comprises route-guidance information for a route;

receive a waypoint request at the first device, wherein the waypoint request is received from a second device;

revise the route to include a waypoint corresponding to the waypoint request in response to the waypoint request being approved.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

provide for an option to accept the waypoint corresponding to the waypoint request and provide for an option to decline the waypoint corresponding to the waypoint request in response to receiving the waypoint request.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, further comprising causing the apparatus to approve the waypoint request in response to receipt of selection of the option to accept the waypoint corresponding to the waypoint request.

11. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein causing the apparatus to provide for an option to accept the waypoint corresponding to the waypoint request further comprises causing the apparatus to provide for an indication of a location of the waypoint.

12. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein causing the apparatus to provide for an option to accept and an option to decline the waypoint comprises causing the apparatus to provide for display of a notification superimposed over the primary information.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising causing the apparatus to provide the revised route to the second device.

14. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first device comprises an in-dash device of a vehicle wherein the display is operatively connected to a processing unit within the vehicle.

15. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer executable program code instructions comprising:

program code instructions for providing for display of primary information on a display of a first device, wherein the primary information comprises route-guidance information for a route;

program code instructions for receiving a waypoint request at the first device, wherein the waypoint request is received from a second device;

program code instructions for revising the route to include a waypoint corresponding to the waypoint request in response to the waypoint request being approved.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising:

program code instructions for providing for an option to accept the waypoint corresponding to the waypoint request and program code instructions for providing for an option to decline the waypoint corresponding to the waypoint request in response to receiving the waypoint request.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the waypoint request being approved corresponds to receiving selection of the option to accept the waypoint.

18. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the program code instructions for providing for an option to accept the waypoint corresponding to the waypoint request further comprises program code instructions for providing for an indication of a location of the waypoint.

19. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the program code instructions for providing for an option to accept and an option to decline the waypoint comprises program code instructions for providing for display of a notification superimposed over the primary information.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, further comprising program code instructions for providing the revised route to the second device.