Methods and systems for collaborative navigation and operation with a mobile device and a wearable device

• US 9,772,192 B2
• Filed: 07/26/2016
• Issued: 09/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Venkatraman, Sai Pradeep, Werner, Benjamin A., Gao, Weihua
• Primary Examiner(s): CAMBY, RICHARD M
• Application Number:
  US15/220,137
• Publication Number:
  US 20160334220A1
• Time in Patent Office: 427 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/206 specially adapted for indoor navigation
• 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: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

Disclosed is an apparatus and method for collaborative navigation and operation on two mobile devices. The method may include establishing a wireless connection between a first mobile device and a second mobile device, and generating navigation data by the first mobile device for collaborative navigation based on a location of the first mobile device. The method may also include selecting a first subset of the navigation data for display by the first mobile device, and selecting a second subset of the navigation data for display by the second mobile device. The method may also include transferring the second subset of navigation data to the second mobile device and coordinating the display of the first subset of navigation data on the first mobile device with display of the second subset of navigation data on the second mobile device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

establishing a wireless communications link between a first mobile device and a second mobile device;

generating navigation data by the first mobile device for a real-time navigation process performed by the first mobile device based on a position of the first mobile device;

selecting a first subset of the navigation data and a second subset of the navigation data for collaborative navigation between the first mobile device and the second mobile device, wherein the first subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the first mobile device and the second subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the second mobile device, and wherein the first subset of navigation data and the second subset of navigation data comprises different navigation data;

transferring the second subset of navigation data from the first mobile device to the second mobile device over the wireless communications link; and

coordinating the presentation of the first subset of navigation data on the first mobile device with the presentation of the second subset of navigation data on the second mobile device, wherein coordinating the presentation of navigation data comprises coordinating presentation of a map by the first mobile device with presentation of one or more of an upcoming turn direction, a time to destination, a current speed, a current direction of travel, or a combination thereof by the second mobile device generated by the real-time navigation process.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first mobile device comprises a mobile telephone and the second mobile device comprises a wearable device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the wearable device is a smartwatch.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the map is a point-to-point route for the user generated for the real-time navigation process.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein establishing the wireless communications link comprises pairing the second mobile device with the first mobile device over a personal area network connection, and inferring, by the first mobile device, that the first mobile device and the second mobile device are collocated by establishment and maintenance of the personal area network connection.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising:

determining a context associated with a real world location based on the position of the first mobile device;

determining a configuration of the second mobile device based on the inferred collocation of the second mobile device and the context associated with the real world location; and

transferring one or more configuration settings to adjust a current configuration of the second mobile device based on the determined configuration.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein generating navigation data by the first mobile device and coordinating the presentation further comprises:

continuing to perform the real-time navigation process by the first mobile device to generate real time updates to the navigation data; and

presenting an updated first subset of navigation data on the first mobile device and presenting an updated second subset of navigation data on the second mobile device in real time based on the generated updates to the navigation data.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprise:

receiving, by the first mobile device, a user request to perform the navigation process, wherein the user request comprises a user requested location based search, a user request for real-time location based directions, or a combination thereof;

in response to the user request to perform the navigation process, the first mobile device collecting positioning data; and

determining the position of the first mobile device based on the collected positioning data.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

setting one or more presentation options for the collaborative navigation, wherein the first subset of navigation data and the second subset of the navigation data are selected based on the setting of the presentation options, and wherein the settings for the one or more presentation options are received by user selection to set the one or more options of the user input, and wherein the user selection is received by the first mobile device, the second mobile device, or a combination thereof.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the first mobile device and the second subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the second mobile device based on one or more selection criteria, wherein the selection criteria comprise one or more user preferences, one or more capabilities of the second mobile device to present navigation data, one or more default presentation options, a user input, or a combination thereof.

11. A mobile device comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled with the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to

establish a wireless communications link between the mobile device and a second mobile device,

generate navigation data by the mobile device for a real-time navigation process performed by the mobile device based on a position of the mobile device,

select a first subset of the navigation data and a second subset of the navigation data for collaborative navigation between the mobile device and the second mobile device, wherein the first subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the mobile device and the second subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the second mobile device, and wherein the first subset of navigation data and the second subset of navigation data comprises different navigation data,

transfer the second subset of navigation data from the mobile device to the second mobile device over the wireless communications link, and

coordinate the presentation of the first subset of navigation data on the mobile device with the presentation of the second subset of navigation data on the second mobile device, wherein coordinating the presentation of navigation data comprises coordinating presentation of a map by the mobile device with presentation of one or more of an upcoming turn direction, a time to destination, a current speed, a current direction of travel, or a combination thereof by the second mobile device generated by the real-time navigation process.

12. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the mobile device comprises a mobile telephone and the second mobile device comprises a wearable device.

13. The mobile device of claim 12, wherein the wearable device is a smartwatch.

14. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the map is a point-to-point route for the user generated for the real-time navigation process.

15. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the one or more processors configured to generate navigation data by the mobile device and coordinate the presentation further comprises the one or more processors configured to:

continue to perform the real-time navigation process by the first mobile device to generate real time updates to the navigation data, and

present an updated first subset of navigation data on the first mobile device and presenting an updated second subset of navigation data on the second mobile device in real time based on the generated updates to the navigation data.

16. The mobile device of claim 11, further comprising the one or more processors configured to:

receive a user request to perform the navigation process, wherein the user request comprises a user requested location based search, a user request for real-time location based directions, or a combination thereof,

in response to the user request to perform the navigation process, collect positioning data, and

determine the position of the mobile device based on the collected positioning data.

17. The mobile device of claim 11, further comprising the one or more processors configured to:

set one or more presentation options for the collaborative navigation, wherein the first subset of navigation data and the second subset of the navigation data are selected based on the setting of the presentation options, and wherein the settings for the one or more presentation options are received by user selection to set the one or more options of the user input, and wherein the user selection is received by the mobile device, the second mobile device, or a combination thereof.

18. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:

establishing a wireless communications link between a first mobile device and a second mobile device;

generating navigation data by the first mobile device for a real-time navigation process performed by the first mobile device based on a position of the first mobile device;

selecting a first subset of the navigation data and a second subset of the navigation data for collaborative navigation between the first mobile device and the second mobile device, wherein the first subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the first mobile device and the second subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the second mobile device, and wherein the first subset of navigation data and the second subset of navigation data comprises different navigation data;

transferring the second subset of navigation data from the first mobile device to the second mobile device over the wireless communications link; and

coordinating the presentation of the first subset of navigation data on the first mobile device with the presentation of the second subset of navigation data on the second mobile device, wherein coordinating the presentation of navigation data comprises coordinating presentation of a map by the first mobile device with presentation of one or more of an upcoming turn direction, a time to destination, a current speed, a current direction of travel, or a combination thereof by the second mobile device generated by the real-time navigation process.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the first mobile device comprises a mobile telephone and the second mobile device comprises a wearable device.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the wearable device is a smartwatch.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein generating navigation data by the first mobile device and coordinating the presentation further comprises:

continuing to perform the real-time navigation process by the first mobile device to generate real time updates to the navigation data; and

presenting an updated first subset of navigation data on the first mobile device and presenting an updated second subset of navigation data on the second mobile device in real time based on the generated updates to the navigation data.

22. A system, comprising:

means for establishing a wireless communications link between a first mobile device and a second mobile device;

means for generating navigation data by the first mobile device for a real-time navigation process performed by the first mobile device based on a position of the first mobile device;

means for selecting a first subset of the navigation data and a second subset of the navigation data for collaborative navigation between the first mobile device and the second mobile device, wherein the first subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the first mobile device and the second subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the second mobile device, and wherein the first subset of navigation data and the second subset of navigation data comprises different navigation data;

means for transferring the second subset of navigation data from the first mobile device to the second mobile device over the wireless communications link; and

means for coordinating the presentation of the first subset of navigation data on the first mobile device with the presentation of the second subset of navigation data on the second mobile device, wherein coordinating the presentation of navigation data comprises coordinating presentation of a map by the first mobile device with presentation of one or more of an upcoming turn direction, a time to destination, a current speed, a current direction of travel, or a combination thereof by the second mobile device generated by the real-time navigation process.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the first mobile device comprises a mobile telephone and the second mobile device comprises a wearable device.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the wearable device is a smartwatch.

25. The system of claim 22, wherein the means for generating navigation data by the first mobile device and the means for coordinating the presentation further comprises:

means for continuing to perform the real-time navigation process by the first mobile device to generate real time updates to the navigation data; and

means for presenting an updated first subset of navigation data on the first mobile device and presenting an updated second subset of navigation data on the second mobile device in real time based on the generated updates to the navigation data.

26. A method comprising:

establishing a wireless communications link between a first mobile device and a second mobile device;

generating navigation data by the first mobile device for a navigation process performed by the first mobile device based on a position of the first mobile device;

selecting a first subset of the navigation data and a second subset of the navigation data for collaborative navigation between the first mobile device and the second mobile device, wherein the first subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the first mobile device and the second subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the second mobile device, and wherein the first subset of navigation data and the second subset of navigation data comprises different navigation data;

transferring the second subset of navigation data from the first mobile device to the second mobile device over the wireless communications link; and

coordinating the presentation of the first subset of navigation data on the first mobile device with the presentation of the second subset of navigation data on the second mobile device, wherein the second mobile device generates one or more of a visual, auditory, or sensory notification to the user based on the second subset of navigation during the navigation process.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the one or more of the visual, auditory, or sensory notification generated by the second mobile device causes the second mobile device to vibrate in response to an upcoming event during the navigation process.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the upcoming event is an upcoming turn in the navigation process.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein the one or more of the visual, auditory, or sensory notification generated by the second mobile device causes the second mobile device to generate a sound in response to the second subset of navigation data.

30. The method of claim 26, wherein the first mobile device comprises a mobile telephone and the second mobile device comprises a wearable device.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the wearable device is a smartwatch.

32. A mobile device comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled with the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to

establish a wireless communications link between the mobile device and a second mobile device,

generate navigation data by the mobile device for a navigation process performed by the mobile device based on a position of the mobile device,

select a first subset of the navigation data and a second subset of the navigation data for collaborative navigation between the mobile device and the second mobile device, wherein the first subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the mobile device and the second subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the second mobile device, and wherein the first subset of navigation data and the second subset of navigation data comprises different navigation data,

transfer the second subset of navigation data from the mobile device to the second mobile device over the wireless communications link, and

coordinate the presentation of the first subset of navigation data on the mobile device with the presentation of the second subset of navigation data on the second mobile device, wherein the second mobile device generates one or more of a visual, auditory, or sensory notification to the user based on the second subset of navigation during the navigation process.

33. The mobile device of claim 32, wherein the one or more of the visual, auditory, or sensory notification generated by the second mobile device causes the second mobile device to vibrate in response to an upcoming event during the navigation process.

34. The mobile device of claim 33, wherein the upcoming event is an upcoming turn in the navigation process.

35. The mobile device of claim 32, wherein the one or more of the visual, auditory, or sensory notification generated by the second mobile device causes the second mobile device to generate a sound in response to the second subset of navigation data.

36. The mobile device of claim 32, wherein the first mobile device comprises a mobile telephone and the second mobile device comprises a wearable device.

37. The mobile device of claim 36, wherein the wearable device is a smartwatch.

38. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:

establishing a wireless communications link between a first mobile device and a second mobile device;

generating navigation data by the first mobile device for a navigation process performed by the first mobile device based on a position of the first mobile device;

selecting a first subset of the navigation data and a second subset of the navigation data for collaborative navigation between the first mobile device and the second mobile device, wherein the first subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the first mobile device and the second subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the second mobile device, and wherein the first subset of navigation data and the second subset of navigation data comprises different navigation data;

transferring the second subset of navigation data from the first mobile device to the second mobile device over the wireless communications link; and

coordinating the presentation of the first subset of navigation data on the first mobile device with the presentation of the second subset of navigation data on the second mobile device, wherein the second mobile device generates one or more of a visual, auditory, or sensory notification to the user based on the second subset of navigation during the navigation process.

39. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 38, wherein the one or more of the visual, auditory, or sensory notification generated by the second mobile device causes the second mobile device to vibrate in response to an upcoming event during the navigation process.

40. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 39, wherein the upcoming event is an upcoming turn in the navigation process.

41. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 38, wherein the one or more of the visual, auditory, or sensory notification generated by the second mobile device causes the second mobile device to generate a sound in response to the second subset of navigation data.

42. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 38, wherein the first mobile device comprises a mobile telephone and the second mobile device comprises a wearable device.

43. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 42, wherein the wearable device is a smartwatch.

44. A system, comprising:

means for establishing a wireless communications link between a first mobile device and a second mobile device;

means for generating navigation data by the first mobile device for a navigation process performed by the first mobile device based on a position of the first mobile device;

means for selecting a first subset of the navigation data and a second subset of the navigation data for collaborative navigation between the first mobile device and the second mobile device, wherein the first subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the first mobile device and the second subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the second mobile device, and wherein the first subset of navigation data and the second subset of navigation data comprises different navigation data;

means for transferring the second subset of navigation data from the first mobile device to the second mobile device over the wireless communications link; and

means for coordinating the presentation of the first subset of navigation data on the first mobile device with the presentation of the second subset of navigation data on the second mobile device, wherein the second mobile device generates one or more of a visual, auditory, or sensory notification to the user based on the second subset of navigation during the navigation process.

45. The system of claim 44, wherein the one or more of the visual, auditory, or sensory notification generated by the second mobile device causes the second mobile device to vibrate in response to an upcoming event during the navigation process.

46. The system of claim 45, wherein the upcoming event is an upcoming turn in the navigation process.

47. The system of claim 44, wherein the one or more of the visual, auditory, or sensory notification generated by the second mobile device causes the second mobile device to generate a sound in response to the second subset of navigation data.

48. The system of claim 44, wherein the first mobile device comprises a mobile telephone and the second mobile device comprises a wearable device.

49. The system of claim 48, wherein the wearable device is a smartwatch.

50. A method, comprising:

establishing a wireless communications link between a first mobile device and a second mobile device;

generating navigation data by the first mobile device for a navigation process performed by the first mobile device based on a position of the first mobile device;

selecting a first subset of the navigation data and a second subset of the navigation data for collaborative navigation between the first mobile device and the second mobile device, wherein the first subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the first mobile device and the second subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the second mobile device, and wherein the first subset of navigation data and the second subset of navigation data comprises different navigation data, and wherein the first subset of the navigation data comprises a first type of navigation data generated by a first positioning technique, and wherein the second subset of navigation data comprises a second type of navigation data generated by a second positioning technique;

transferring the second subset of navigation data from the first mobile device to the second mobile device over the wireless communications link; and

coordinating the presentation of the first subset of navigation data generated by the first positioning technique on the first mobile device with the presentation of the second subset of navigation data generated by the second positioning technique on the second mobile device.

51. The method of claim 50, wherein the first type of positioning technique is a global positioning system (GPS) positioning process, and wherein the second type of positioning technique is an access point positioning process.

52. The method of claim 51, wherein the first type of navigation data presented by the first mobile device comprises a GPS based map showing a geography of a region, and wherein the second type of navigation data presented by the second mobile device comprises a location of the user on a map of an internal floor plan of a building.

53. The method of claim 50, wherein the first mobile device comprises a mobile telephone and the second mobile device comprises a wearable device.

54. The method of claim 53, wherein the wearable device is a smartwatch.

55. A mobile device, comprising:

a memory; and

one or more processors coupled with the memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to

establish a wireless communications link between the mobile device and a second mobile device,

generate navigation data by the mobile device for a navigation process performed by the mobile device based on a position of the mobile device,

select a first subset of the navigation data and a second subset of the navigation data for collaborative navigation between the mobile device and the second mobile device, wherein the first subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the mobile device and the second subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the second mobile device, and wherein the first subset of navigation data and the second subset of navigation data comprises different navigation data, and wherein the first subset of the navigation data comprises a first type of navigation data generated by a first positioning technique, and wherein the second subset of navigation data comprises a second type of navigation data generated by a second positioning technique,

transfer the second subset of navigation data from the mobile device to the second mobile device over the wireless communications link, and

coordinate the presentation of the first subset of navigation data generated by the first positioning technique on the mobile device with the presentation of the second subset of navigation data generated by the second positioning technique on the second mobile device.

56. The mobile device of claim 55, wherein the first type of positioning technique is a global positioning system (GPS) positioning process, and wherein the second type of positioning technique is an access point positioning process.

57. The mobile device of claim 56, wherein the first type of navigation data presented by the first mobile device comprises a GPS based map showing a geography of a region, and wherein the second type of navigation data presented by the second mobile device comprises a location of the user on a map of an internal floor plan of a building.

58. The mobile device of claim 55, wherein the first mobile device comprises a mobile telephone and the second mobile device comprises a wearable device.

59. The mobile device of claim 58, wherein the wearable device is a smartwatch.

60. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:

establishing a wireless communications link between a first mobile device and a second mobile device;

generating navigation data by the first mobile device for a navigation process performed by the first mobile device based on a position of the first mobile device;

selecting a first subset of the navigation data and a second subset of the navigation data for collaborative navigation between the first mobile device and the second mobile device, wherein the first subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the first mobile device and the second subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the second mobile device, and wherein the first subset of navigation data and the second subset of navigation data comprises different navigation data, and wherein the first subset of the navigation data comprises a first type of navigation data generated by a first positioning technique, and wherein the second subset of navigation data comprises a second type of navigation data generated by a second positioning technique;

transferring the second subset of navigation data from the first mobile device to the second mobile device over the wireless communications link; and

coordinating the presentation of the first subset of navigation data generated by the first positioning technique on the first mobile device with the presentation of the second subset of navigation data generated by the second positioning technique on the second mobile device.

61. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 60, wherein the first type of positioning technique is a global positioning system (GPS) positioning process, and wherein the second type of positioning technique is an access point positioning process.

62. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 61, wherein the first type of navigation data presented by the first mobile device comprises a GPS based map showing a geography of a region, and wherein the second type of navigation data presented by the second mobile device comprises a location of the user on a map of an internal floor plan of a building.

63. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 60, wherein the first mobile device comprises a mobile telephone and the second mobile device comprises a wearable device.

64. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 63, wherein the wearable device is a smartwatch.

65. A system, comprising:

means for establishing a wireless communications link between a first mobile device and a second mobile device;

means for generating navigation data by the first mobile device for a navigation process performed by the first mobile device based on a position of the first mobile device;

means for selecting a first subset of the navigation data and a second subset of the navigation data for collaborative navigation between the first mobile device and the second mobile device, wherein the first subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the first mobile device and the second subset of navigation data is selected for presentation by the second mobile device, and wherein the first subset of navigation data and the second subset of navigation data comprises different navigation data, and wherein the first subset of the navigation data comprises a first type of navigation data generated by a first positioning technique, and wherein the second subset of navigation data comprises a second type of navigation data generated by a second positioning technique;

means for transferring the second subset of navigation data from the first mobile device to the second mobile device over the wireless communications link; and

means for coordinating the presentation of the first subset of navigation data generated by the first positioning technique on the first mobile device with the presentation of the second subset of navigation data generated by the second positioning technique on the second mobile device.

66. The system of claim 65, wherein the first type of positioning technique is a global positioning system (GPS) positioning process, and wherein the second type of positioning technique is an access point positioning process.

67. The system of claim 66, wherein the first type of navigation data presented by the first mobile device comprises a GPS based map showing a geography of a region, and wherein the second type of navigation data presented by the second mobile device comprises a location of the user on a map of an internal floor plan of a building.

68. The system of claim 65, wherein the first mobile device comprises a mobile telephone and the second mobile device comprises a wearable device.

69. The system of claim 68, wherein the wearable device is a smartwatch.