METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATIONS

• US 20160157067A1
• Filed: 12/01/2014
• Published: 06/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Capota, Catalin, Modica, Leo, Stenneth, Leon Oliver
• Granted Patent: US 10,064,023 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

An approach is provided for providing map independent location-based notifications. The location-based notification platform causes an initiation of at least one spatial event request for one or more location-based notifications. The at least one spatial event request specifies at least one bounded area in which at least one device is located or to arrive. The location-based notification platform in response to the at least one spatial event request, receives at least one spatial polygon. The at least one spatial polygon represents at least one geographic area that is determined based on the at least one bounded area, and the at least one spatial polygon is associated with the one or more location-based notifications or one or more triggers for the one or more location-based notifications. The location-based notification platform then causes an overlay of the at least one spatial polygon on at least one travel network traveled by the at least one device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

causing, at least in part, an initiation of at least one spatial event request for one or more location-based notifications, wherein the at least one spatial event request specifies at least one bounded area in which at least one device is located;

in response to the at least one spatial event request, receiving at least one spatial polygon, wherein the at least one spatial polygon represents at least one geographic area that is determined based on the at least one bounded area, and wherein the at least one spatial polygon further is associated with the one or more location-based notifications or one or more triggers for the one or more location-based notifications.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more location-based notifications include one or more vehicular instructions, and wherein the at least one device is associated with an autonomous vehicle, a highly-assisted-driving vehicle, or a combination thereof.

3. A method of claim 1, wherein the at least one spatial polygon includes at least one event zone associated with the one or more location-based notifications and at least one triggering zone associated with the one or more triggers for the one or more location-based notifications.

4. A method of claim 3, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a monitoring of location information associated with the at least one device; and

causing, at least in part, a triggering of the one or more location-based notifications if the location information indicates that the at least one device is within the at least one triggering zone, the at least one event zone, or a combination thereof.

5. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a proximity of the at least one device to a boundary region of the at least one bounded area; and

causing, at least in part, an initiation of at least one other spatial event request to receive at least one other spatial polygon based, at least in part, on the determined proximity.

6. A method of claim 1, wherein the at least one spatial polygon is a zone polygon, wherein a boundary of the zone polygon represents at least one triggering zone, and wherein at least one event zone lies within the boundary.

7. A method of claim 1, wherein the at least one spatial polygon is a corridor polygon, wherein the corridor polygon is overlaid continuously on the travel network and is directional, and wherein the one or more location-based notifications associated with the corridor polygon is applicable for a continuity of a corridor described by the corridor polygon.

8. A method of claim 1, wherein the at least one spatial polygon is a precedent polygon, and wherein the precedent polygon includes at least one triggering zone that precedes at least one event zone associated with the one or more location-based notifications.

9. A method of claim 1, wherein the at least one spatial polygon is a continuous polygon, and wherein the continuous polygon includes at least one triggering zone for triggering the one or more location-based notifications, at least one event zone through which the one or more location-based notifications are active, and at least one ending zone for ending the one or more location-based notifications.

10. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining contextual information associated with the at least one device, the at least one travel network, or a combination thereof,

wherein a triggering of the one or more location based-notifications is further based, at least in part, on the contextual information.

11. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, an overlay of the at least one spatial polygon on at least one travel network traveled by the at least one device.

12. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer 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;

cause, at least in part, an initiation of at least one spatial event request for one or more location-based notifications, wherein the at least one spatial event request specifies at least one bounded area in which at least one device is located;

in response to the at least one spatial event request, receive at least one spatial polygon, wherein the at least one spatial polygon represents at least one geographic area that is determined based on the at least one bounded area, and wherein the at least one spatial polygon further is associated with the one or more location-based notifications or one or more triggers for the one or more location-based notifications.

13. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the one or more location-based notifications include one or more vehicular instructions, and wherein the at least one device is associated with an autonomous vehicle, a highly-assisted-driving vehicle, or a combination thereof.

14. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one spatial polygon includes at least one event zone associated with the one or more location-based notifications and at least one triggering zone associated with the one or more triggers for the one or more location-based notifications.

15. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one spatial polygon is a zone polygon, wherein a boundary of the zone polygon represents at least one triggering zone, and wherein at least one event zone lies within the boundary.

16. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one spatial polygon is a corridor polygon, wherein the corridor polygon is overlaid continuously on the travel network and is directional, and wherein the one or more location-based notifications associated with the corridor polygon is applicable for a continuity of a corridor described by the corridor polygon.

17. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one spatial polygon is a precedent polygon, and wherein the precedent polygon includes at least one triggering zone that precedes at least one event zone associated with the one or more location-based notifications.

18. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one spatial polygon is a continuous polygon, and wherein the continuous polygon includes at least one triggering zone for triggering the one or more location-based notifications, at least one event zone through which the one or more location-based notifications are active, and at least one ending zone for ending the one or more location-based notifications.

19. A 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 perform:

causing, at least in part, an initiation of at least one spatial event request for one or more location-based notifications, wherein the at least one spatial event request specifies at least one bounded area in which at least one device is located;

in response to the at least one spatial event request, receiving at least one spatial polygon, wherein the at least one spatial polygon represents at least one geographic area that is determined based on the at least one bounded area, and wherein the at least one spatial polygon further is associated with the one or more location-based notifications or one or more triggers for the one or more location-based notifications.

20. A computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the at least one spatial polygon includes at least one event zone associated with the one or more location-based notifications and at least one triggering zone associated with the one or more triggers for the one or more location-based notifications.

21-48. -48. (canceled)