Presenting information for a current location or time

• US 9,587,947 B2
• Filed: 08/18/2015
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Stamm, Tom Carl, Hawkins, Dale Kris, Guggemos, James A., Udeshi, Tushar, Bellver, Pablo, Praun, Emil, Yang, Guang, Kirmse, Andrew, Gultekin, Gokay Baris, Connor, Bill, Mierle, Keir Banks
• Primary Examiner(s): Sweeney, Brian P
• Application Number:
  US14/829,051
• Publication Number:
  US 20150354963A1
• Time in Patent Office: 567 Days
• Field of Search: 701/516
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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: G01S 19/13 Receivers
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A computing system is described that obtains, based at least in part on information included in at least one previous communication associated with a user of a computing device, an indication of a future location and a future time and event information associated with the future location and the future time. The computing system obtains a duration of time for the user to travel from a current location of the computing device to the future location, and, based at least in part on the duration of time, obtains a departure time at which the user is predicted to need to depart from the current location in order to arrive at the future location by an arrival time based on the event. The computing system outputs, for transmission to the computing device, an indication associated with the event and including information indicative of the departure time.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a computing device, based at least in part on information included in at least one previous communication from a plurality of previous communications that are associated with a user of the computing device, information associated with an event, the event being associated with a future location and a future time;

determining, by the computing device, based on a type of the event, an arrival time at which the user of the computing device is predicted to need to arrive at the future location in order to attend the event, wherein the arrival time is prior to the future time;

applying, by the computing device, a time tag associated with the arrival time to a portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication; and

responsive to determining that a current time associated with the computing device is within a threshold amount of time of the arrival time associated with the time tag, outputting, by the computing device, a graphical or audible indication based on the portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

responsive to determining that the current time associated with the computing device is within the threshold amount of time of the time tag, determining, by the computing device, a departure time at which the user of the computing device is predicted to need to depart from a current location of the computing device in order to arrive at the future location by the arrival time; and

prior to the departure time, outputting, by the computing device, the graphical or audible indication.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the graphical or audible indication is a first graphical or audible indication that is output prior to the departure time, the method further comprising:

responsive to determining that the current time associated with the computing device corresponds to the departure time, outputting, by the computing device, a second graphical or audible indication based on the portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication, wherein the second graphical or audible indication includes information indicating that the user should begin traveling to the future location in order to arrive at the future location by the future time.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the graphical or audible indication is a first graphical or audible indication that is output prior to the departure time, the method further comprising:

responsive to determining that the current time associated with the computing device is after the departure time, outputting, by the computing device, a second graphical or audible indication based on the portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication, wherein the second graphical or audible indication includes information indicating that a predicted arrival time at the future location occurs after the arrival time or after the future time.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the time tag is a first time tag, the method further comprising:

determining, by the computing device, a departure time at which the user of the computing device is predicted to need to depart from a current location of the computing device in order to arrive at the future location by the arrival time, wherein the graphical or audible indication is output prior to the departure time;

applying, by the computing device, a second time tag associated with the departure time to the portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication; and

responsive to determining that the current time associated with the computing device is within the threshold amount of time of the departure time associated with the second time tag, outputting, by the computing device, the graphical or audible indication based on the portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

determining that the current time associated with the computing device is within the threshold amount of time of the second time tag by at least periodically comparing the current time to one or more respective time tags associated with the plurality of communications associated with the user.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

applying, by the computing device, a location tag associated with the future location to the portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication; and

responsive to determining that a current location associated with the computing device is within a threshold distance of the future location associated with the location tag, outputting, by the computing device, the graphical or audible indication based on the portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication.

8. A computing device comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one module operable by the at least one processor to;

determine, based at least in part on information included in at least one previous communication from a plurality of previous communications that are associated with a user of the computing device, information associated with an event, the event being associated with a future location and a future time;

determine, based on a type of the event, an arrival time at which the user of the computing device is predicted to need to arrive at the future location in order to attend the event, wherein the arrival time is prior to the future time;

apply a time tag associated with the arrival time to a portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication; and

responsive to determining that a current time associated with the computing device is within a threshold amount of time of the arrival time associated with the time tag, output, a graphical or audible indication based on the portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication.

9. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the at least one module is further operable by the at least one processor to:

responsive to determining that the current time associated with the computing device is within the threshold amount of time of the time tag, determining, by the computing device, a departure time at which the user of the computing device is predicted to need to depart from a current location of the computing device in order to arrive at the future location by the arrival time; and

prior to the departure time, outputting, by the computing device, the graphical or audible indication.

10. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the graphical or audible indication is a first graphical or audible indication that is output prior to the departure time and the at least one module is further operable by the at least one processor to:

responsive to determining that the current time associated with the computing device corresponds to the departure time, output, a second graphical or audible indication based on the portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication, wherein the second graphical or audible indication includes information indicating that the user should begin traveling to the future location in order to arrive at the future location in time to attend the event.

11. The computing device of claim 9, wherein the graphical or audible indication is a first graphical or audible indication that is output prior to the departure time and the at least one module is further operable by the at least one processor to:

responsive to determining that the current time associated with the computing device is after the departure time, output, a second graphical or audible indication based on the portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication, wherein the second graphical or audible indication includes information indicating that a predicted arrival time at the future location occurs after the arrival time or after the future time.

12. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the time tag is a first time tag and the at least one module is further operable by the at least one processor to:

determine a departure time at which the user of the computing device is predicted to need to depart from a current location of the computing device in order to arrive at the future location by the arrival time, wherein the graphical or audible indication is output prior to the departure time;

apply a second time tag associated with the departure time to the portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication; and

responsive to determining that the current time associated with the computing device is within the threshold amount of time of the departure time associated with the second time tag, output, the graphical or audible indication based on the portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication.

13. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the at least one module is further operable by the at least one processor to

determine that the current time associated with the computing device is within the threshold amount of time of the second time tag by at least periodically comparing the current time to one or more respective time tags associated with the plurality of communications associated with the user.

14. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the at least one module is further operable by the at least one processor to:

apply a location tag associated with the future location to the portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication; and

responsive to determining that a current location associated with the computing device is within a threshold distance of the future location associated with the location tag, output, the graphical or audible indication based on the portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor of a computing device to:

determine, based at least in part on information included in at least one previous communication from a plurality of previous communications that are associated with a user of the computing device, information associated with an event, the event being associated with a future location and a future time;

determine, based on a type of the event, an arrival time at which the user of the computing device is predicted to need to arrive at the future location in order to attend the event, wherein the arrival time is prior to the future time;

apply a time tag associated with the arrival time to a portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication; and

responsive to determining that a current time associated with the computing device is within a threshold amount of time of the arrival time associated with the time tag, output, a graphical or audible indication based on the portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the at least one processor of the computing device to:

responsive to determining that the current time associated with the computing device is within the threshold amount of time of the time tag, determine a departure time at which the user of the computing device is predicted to need to depart from a current location of the computing device in order to arrive at the future location by the arrival time; and

prior to the departure time, output, graphical or audible indication.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the graphical or audible indication is a first graphical or audible indication that is output prior to the departure time and the instructions, when executed, further cause the at least one processor of the computing device to:

responsive to determining that the current time associated with the computing device corresponds to the departure time, output, a second graphical or audible indication based on the portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication, wherein the second graphical or audible indication includes information indicating that the user should begin traveling to the future location in order to arrive at the future location in time to attend the event.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the graphical or audible indication is a first graphical or audible indication that is output prior to the departure time and the instructions, when executed, further cause the at least one processor of the computing device to:

responsive to determining that the current time associated with the computing device is after the departure time, output, a second graphical or audible indication based on the portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication, wherein the second graphical or audible indication includes information indicating that a predicted arrival time at the future location occurs after the arrival time or after the future time.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the time tag is a first time tag and the instructions, when executed, further cause the at least one processor of the computing device to:

determine a departure time at which the user of the computing device is predicted to need to depart from a current location of the computing device in order to arrive at the future location by the arrival time, wherein the graphical or audible indication is output prior to the departure time;

apply a second time tag associated with the departure time to the portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication; and

responsive to determining that the current time associated with the computing device is within the threshold amount of time of the departure time associated with the second time tag, output, the graphical or audible indication based on the portion of the information included in the at least one previous communication.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein the arrival time is prior to the future time by a sufficient duration of time that allows the user enough to take one or more actions while at the location in preparation for the event.