Determination of a Navigational Text Candidate

• US 20160337296A1
• Filed: 05/15/2015
• Published: 11/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: STROILA, Matei Nicolae
• Granted Patent: US 9,596,204 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3423 Multimodal routing, i.e. combining two or more modes of transportation, where the modes can be any of, e.g. driving, walking, cycling, public transport
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3438 Rendez-vous, i.e. searching a destination where several users can meet, and the routes to this destination for these users; Ride sharing, i.e. searching a route such that at least two users can share a vehicle for at least part of the route
• 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 21/3673 Labelling using text of road map data items, e.g. road names, POI names
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/295 Named entity recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters

Abstract

A method comprising receiving a text input that defines text input information, determining message text information to include the text input information, determining that at least a portion of the message text information corresponds with a navigational preamble, determining a location candidate based, at least in part, on the navigational preamble, determining at least one navigational text candidate that comprises textual information that is associated with the location candidate, causing display of information indicative of the navigational text candidate, receiving a selection input that is indicative of selection of the navigational text candidate, and causing insertion of the navigational text candidate in the message text information in response to the selection of the navigational text candidate is disclosed.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following;

receipt of a text input that defines text input information;

determination of message text information to include the text input information;

determination that at least a portion of the message text information corresponds with a navigational preamble;

determination of a location candidate based, at least in part, on the navigational preamble;

determination of at least one navigational text candidate that comprises textual information that is associated with the location candidate;

causation of display of information indicative of the navigational text candidate;

receipt of a selection input that is indicative of selection of the navigational text candidate; and

causation of insertion of the navigational text candidate in the message text information in response to the selection of the navigational text candidate.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the determination of the location candidate is based, at least in part, on a user location.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform determination of a user arrival time for the location candidate, wherein the navigational text candidate comprises textual information that is indicative of the user arrival time.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform:

determination of a recipient for the message text information;

determination of a recipient location that is a location associated with the recipient; and

determination of a recipient arrival time for the location candidate, wherein the navigational text candidate comprises textual chronological information that is indicative of the recipient arrival time.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform:

determination of a recipient for the message text information; and

determination of a recipient location that is a location associated with the recipient, wherein the determination of the location candidate is based, at least in part, on the recipient location.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the memory includes computer program code configured to, working with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform determination of a transportation mode, wherein the determination of the navigational text candidate is based, at least in part, on the transportation mode.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the determination of the navigational text candidate comprises:

determination of a navigational attribute type based, at least in part, on correlation between the navigational attribute type and the transportation mode;

identification of a navigational attribute of the navigational attribute type, the navigational attribute corresponding with the location candidate; and

determination of the navigational text candidate to comprise textual information indicative of the navigational attribute.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the determination of the transportation mode comprises determination of a user transportation mode and determination of a recipient transportation mode, and the determination of the navigational text candidate comprises:

determination of a navigational attribute type based, at least in part, on correlation between the navigational attribute type, the user transportation mode, and the recipient transportation mode;

identification of a navigational attribute of the navigational attribute type, the navigational attribute corresponding with the location candidate; and

determination of the navigational text candidate to comprise textual information indicative of the navigational attribute.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the apparatus comprises a display, and the causation of display of information indicative of the navigational text candidate comprises display of the information indicative of the navigational text candidate on the display.

10. A method comprising:

receiving a text input that defines text input information;

determining message text information to include the text input information;

determining that at least a portion of the message text information corresponds with a navigational preamble;

determining a location candidate based, at least in part, on the navigational preamble;

determining at least one navigational text candidate that comprises textual information that is associated with the location candidate;

causing display of information indicative of the navigational text candidate;

receiving a selection input that is indicative of selection of the navigational text candidate; and

causing insertion of the navigational text candidate in the message text information in response to the selection of the navigational text candidate.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining a user arrival time for the location candidate, wherein the navigational text candidate comprises textual information that is indicative of the user arrival time.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining a recipient for the message text information;

determining a recipient location that is a location associated with the recipient; and

determining a recipient arrival time for the location candidate, wherein the navigational text candidate comprises textual chronological information that is indicative of the recipient arrival time.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining a recipient for the message text information; and

determining a recipient location that is a location associated with the recipient, wherein the determination of the location candidate is based, at least in part, on the recipient location.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining a transportation mode, wherein the determination of the navigational text candidate is based, at least in part, on the transportation mode.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the determination of the navigational text candidate comprises:

determining a navigational attribute type based, at least in part, on correlation between the navigational attribute type and the transportation mode;

identifying a navigational attribute of the navigational attribute type, the navigational attribute corresponding with the location candidate; and

determining the navigational text candidate to comprise textual information indicative of the navigational attribute.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the determination of the transportation mode comprises determining a user transportation mode and determining a recipient transportation mode, and the determination of the navigational text candidate comprises:

determining a navigational attribute type based, at least in part, on correlation between the navigational attribute type, the user transportation mode, and the recipient transportation mode;

identifying a navigational attribute of the navigational attribute type, the navigational attribute corresponding with the location candidate; and

determining the navigational text candidate to comprise textual information indicative of the navigational attribute.

17. At least one computer-readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform:

receipt of a text input that defines text input information;

determination of message text information to include the text input information;

determination that at least a portion of the message text information corresponds with a navigational preamble;

determination of a location candidate based, at least in part, on the navigational preamble;

determination of at least one navigational text candidate that comprises textual information that is associated with the location candidate;

causation of display of information indicative of the navigational text candidate;

receipt of a selection input that is indicative of selection of the navigational text candidate; and

causation of insertion of the navigational text candidate in the message text information in response to the selection of the navigational text candidate.

18. The medium of claim 17, further encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform determination of a transportation mode, wherein the determination of the navigational text candidate is based, at least in part, on the transportation mode.

19. The medium of claim 18, wherein the determination of the navigational text candidate comprises:

determination of a navigational attribute type based, at least in part, on correlation between the navigational attribute type and the transportation mode;

identification of a navigational attribute of the navigational attribute type, the navigational attribute corresponding with the location candidate; and

determination of the navigational text candidate to comprise textual information indicative of the navigational attribute.

20. The medium of claim 18, wherein the determination of the transportation mode comprises determination of a user transportation mode and determination of a recipient transportation mode, and the determination of the navigational text candidate comprises:

determination of a navigational attribute type based, at least in part, on correlation between the navigational attribute type, the user transportation mode, and the recipient transportation mode;

identification of a navigational attribute of the navigational attribute type, the navigational attribute corresponding with the location candidate; and

determination of the navigational text candidate to comprise textual information indicative of the navigational attribute.