Route transfer between devices

• US 8,060,297 B2
• Filed: 12/14/2007
• Issued: 11/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Tashev, Ivan J., Black, Neil W., Panabaker, Ruston, Krumm, John C., Couckuyt, Jeffrey D., Seltzer, Michael Lewis
• Primary Examiner(s): Hellner; Mark
• Assistant Examiner(s): Diacou; Ari M
• Application Number:
  US11/957,182
• Publication Number:
  US 20090157583A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,432 Days
• Field of Search: 3409951-99528, 340/944, 701200-302, 455/3.04, 4554561-457
• US Class Current: 701/200
• 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 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3688 Systems comprising multiple parts or multiple output devices (not client-server), e.g. detachable faceplates, key fobs or multiple output screens
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0212 Chance discounts or incentives
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising

Abstract

A user can intend to travel between different locations and employ different traveling manners to reach an intended travel destination. At different points, different devices can be employed for disclosing a route. For instance, as a user walks, a route can be integrated into a personal electronic device, such as a cellular telephone. An evaluation can take place that due to specific route details, for example detailed text, a particular device would be superior for presentment over another.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

gathering information related to a direction set;

choosing a device, based on the gathered information, from a group of at least one device for disclosing a direction set;

making the direction set available to the chosen device for disclosure; and

transferring at least a portion of the direction set to a second device, the second device being inferred based on at least one of history, device placement, or device status.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising establishing a time when the device should be chosen, the device is chosen at the established time.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising integrating an advertisement upon the direction set, the direction set integrated with the advertisement is made available to the chosen device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising testing at least one device from the group of at least one device, a result of the testing is used in choosing the device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising discovering at least one device capable of disclosing the direction set, the group of at least one device for disclosing a direction set includes at least one discovered direction set.

6. The method of claim 1, the direction set is retained upon remote storage.