Navigation application with several navigation modes

• US 9,823,077 B2
• Filed: 07/16/2015
• Issued: 11/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: McGavran, Christine B., Moore, Bradford A., Moore, Christopher D., Habeck, Harold O., van Os, Marcel, Yue, Wesley, Grundstrom, Eric L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Anwari, Maceeh
• Application Number:
  US14/801,716
• Publication Number:
  US 20150323340A1
• Time in Patent Office: 859 Days
• Field of Search: 701425
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• 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 21/3626 Details of the output of route guidance instructions traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3652 Guidance using non-audiovisual output, e.g. tactile, haptic or electric stimuli
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3661 Guidance output on an external device, e.g. car radio
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3667 Display of a road map G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635

Abstract

A method for providing navigation instructions on a device is described. As the device traverses a navigated route according to a first mode of transportation, the method displays a first turn-by-turn navigation presentation defined for the first mode. Based on data gathered by the device, the method determines that the device is navigating the route according to a second mode of transportation. The method automatically displays a second, different turn-by-turn navigation presentation defined for the second mode.

Claims

1. A non-transitory machine readable medium storing a navigation application which when executed by at least one processing unit of a device displays a navigation presentation for a route that includes a plurality of maneuvering instructions each associated with a location on a map, the navigation application comprising sets of instructions that, when executed by the at least one processing unit of the device, cause the device to perform a process comprising:

tracking a current location of the device as the device traverses the route;

identifying a particular maneuvering instruction that corresponds to the current location;

in response to determining that the current location is within a threshold distance from a particular location, determining whether the navigation application operates in a first mode or a second mode;

providing at least one of an audio notification and a visual notification in response to determining that the navigation application operates in the first mode;

providing a first non-audiovisual notification in response to determining that the particular maneuvering instruction is for a first type of maneuver and the navigation application operates in the second mode; and

providing a second, different non-audiovisual notification in response to determining that the particular maneuvering instruction is for a second type of maneuver and the navigation application operates in the second mode.

2. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 1, wherein the first non-audiovisual notification is a first vibration of the device and the second non-audiovisual notification is a second, different vibration of the device.

3. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 1, wherein the first non-audiovisual notification is a first combination of short and long vibrations of the device and the second non-audiovisual notification is a second, different combination of short and long vibrations of the device.

4. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a display screen for displaying the map, wherein the second mode is a power save mode in which the screen is turned off.

5. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 1, wherein the second mode is a background mode in which the navigation application executes in a background of the device.

6. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 1, wherein the first type of maneuver comprises a left turn and the second type of maneuver comprises a right turn.

7. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 1,

wherein the device comprises a display screen for displaying the map,

wherein the first and second non-audiovisual notifications are supplemented by different audio notifications,

wherein said audio notifications are provided when the screen is turned off only if the device is connected to an audio output device.

8. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 1, wherein the first and second non-audiovisual notifications are supplemented by different audio notifications,

wherein said audio notifications are provided when the navigation application is executes in a background of the device only if the device is connected to an audio output device.

9. The non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 1, wherein the first and second non-audiovisual notifications are supplemented by different audio notifications,

wherein the navigation application further comprises a user interface (UI) including a set of UI items for allowing a user to select a particular audio output device through which to provide said audio notifications.