Method and apparatus for providing notifications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10064023-B2
Application number	US-201414556579-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 1, 2014
Priority date	Dec 1, 2014
Publication date	Aug 28, 2018
Grant date	Aug 28, 2018

Abstract

An approach is provided for providing map independent location-based notifications. The location-based notification platform causes an initiation of at least one spatial event request for one or more location-based notifications. The at least one spatial event request specifies at least one bounded area in which at least one device is located or to arrive. The location-based notification platform in response to the at least one spatial event request, receives at least one spatial polygon. The at least one spatial polygon represents at least one geographic area that is determined based on the at least one bounded area, and the at least one spatial polygon is associated with the one or more location-based notifications or one or more triggers for the one or more location-based notifications. The location-based notification platform then causes an overlay of the at least one spatial polygon on at least one travel network traveled by the at least one device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
initiating, by a device, a transmission of a spatial event request via a wireless network to a remote service platform for a location-based notification associated with a spatial event, wherein the spatial event request specifies boundary coordinates that define a bounded area for determining the location-based notification without specifying current or projected coordinates of the device to the remote service platform;
in response to the spatial event request, receiving, from the remote service platform to the device, at least one spatial polygon located within the bounded area, wherein the at least one spatial polygon defines a geographic area associated with the spatial event and includes a triggering zone of the location-based notification; and
triggering, by the device, a presentation of the location-based notification, a presentation of one or more vehicular driving instructions, a presentation of the bounded area, or a combination thereof on a user interface of the device when a location of the device is monitored by the device to be within the triggering zone.

2. A method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more vehicular instructions are executed for one or more autonomous vehicular driving operations, wherein the device travels with an autonomous vehicle, a highly-assisted-driving vehicle, or a combination thereof, and wherein the coordinates of the device remain unknown to the remote service platform.

3. A method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one spatial polygon further includes an event zone corresponding to an area of the spatial event that is in proximity to or within the triggering zone, and wherein the location-based notification is presented together with the bounded area on the user interface without displaying areas surrounding the at least one bounded area.

4. A method of claim 3 , wherein the location-based notification is presented within the at least one spatial polygon in the bounded area.

5. A method of claim 1 , further comprising:
independently determining, by the device, a proximity of the device to a boundary region of the bounded area without using map data of the areas surrounding the bounded area; and
initiating, by the device, a transmission of another spatial event request to the remote service platform to receive at least one other spatial polygon based, at least in part, on the determined proximity.

6. A method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one spatial polygon is a zone polygon, wherein a boundary of the zone polygon represents the triggering zone, and wherein an event zone lies within the boundary.

7. A method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one spatial polygon is a corridor polygon, wherein the corridor polygon is overlaid continuously on a path network travelled by the device and is directional, and wherein the location-based notification associated with the corridor polygon is applicable for a continuity of a corridor described by the corridor polygon.

8. A method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one spatial polygon is a precedent polygon, and wherein the triggering zone of the precedent polygon precedes at an event zone associated with the spatial event.

9. A method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one spatial polygon is a continuous polygon, and wherein the continuous polygon includes the triggering zone for triggering the location-based notification, at least one event zone through which the location-based notification is active, and at least one ending zone for ending the location-based notification.

10. A method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the device, contextual information associated with the device, a path network travelled by the device, or a combination thereof,
wherein the triggering of the location based-notification is further based, at least in part, on the contextual information.

11. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer code for one or more programs,
the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus embedded in a device to perform at least the following:
initiate a transmission of a spatial event request via a wireless network to a remote service platform for a location-based notification associated with a spatial event, wherein the spatial event request specifies boundary coordinates that define a bounded area for determining the location-based notification without specifying current or projected coordinates of the device to the remote service platform;
in response to the spatial event request, receive, from the remote service platform, at least one spatial polygon located within the bounded area, wherein the at least one spatial polygon defines a geographic area associated with the spatial event and includes a triggering zone of the location-based notification; and
trigger, by the device, a presentation of the location-based notification, a presentation of one or more vehicular driving instructions, a presentation of the bounded area, or a combination thereof on a user interface of the device when a location of the device is monitored by the device to be within the triggering zone.

12. An apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the one or more vehicular instructions are executed for one or more autonomous vehicular driving operations, wherein the device travels with an autonomous vehicle, a highly-assisted-driving vehicle, or a combination thereof, and wherein the coordinates of the device remain unknown to the remote service platform.

13. An apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one spatial polygon further includes an event zone corresponding to an area of the spatial event that is in proximity to or within the triggering zone, and wherein the location-based notification is presented together with the bounded area on the user interface without displaying areas surrounding the at least one bounded area.

14. An apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one spatial polygon is a zone polygon, wherein a boundary of the zone polygon represents the triggering zone, and wherein an event zone lies within the boundary.

15. An apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one spatial polygon is a corridor polygon, wherein the corridor polygon is overlaid continuously on a path network travelled by the device and is directional, and wherein the location-based notification associated with the corridor polygon is applicable for a continuity of a corridor described by the corridor polygon.

16. An apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one spatial polygon is a precedent polygon, and wherein the triggering zone of the precedent polygon precedes at an event zone associated with the spatial event.

17. An apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the at least one spatial polygon is a continuous polygon, and wherein the continuous polygon includes the triggering zone for triggering the location-based notification, at least one event zone through which the location-based notification is active, and at least one ending zone for ending the location-based notification.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus embedded in a device to perform:
initiating, by a device, a transmission of a spatial event request via a wireless network to a remote service platform for a location-based notification associated with a spatial event, wherein the spatial event request specifies boundary coordinates that d

Assignees

• Here Global Bv

Inventors

• Capota Catalin
• Modica Leo
• Stenneth Leon Oliver

Classifications

• H04W4/12 Primary

  Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements · CPC title

• H04W4/021

  Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences · CPC title

• H04W4/025

  using location based information parameters · CPC title