Optimization of map views based on real-time data

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10209079-B2
Application number	US-35275309-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 13, 2009
Priority date	Jan 13, 2009
Publication date	Feb 19, 2019
Grant date	Feb 19, 2019

Abstract

Routing information (e.g., routing information displayed in an electronic map or provided as verbal travel directions) is generated and presented to a user in a tailored manner. A request for routing information is received from a user. Spatial data, temporal data, social data, or topical data is retrieved that is related to the user and/or to a location or change of location of the user. Based on the retrieved data and the routing information, information display data is generated, and is provided to an electronic device of the user to generate an information display. An attribute of the information display is configured/modified based on the location information and/or on the spatial data, temporal data, social data, and/or topical data. For example, a display attribute and/or an audio attribute of the information display may be modified.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
in a routing computing device:
receiving first information from a user device that includes an identification of a user, an indication of a first location of the user and an indication of a destination location;
determining a route as an original route between the first location and the destination location, the destination location being an original destination used in determining the original route;
generating first information display data representative of a first information display that indicates the first location of the user, the destination and the route, the first information display comprising the first information display data that is to be presented in accordance with a manner of presentation specified by a first information display attribute;
providing the first information display data to the user device to enable the first information display to be displayed to the user;
receiving second information from the user device that includes the identification of the user and an indication of a change of location of the user;
receiving information of the user comprising at least one of social data and topical data in response to a user information retrieval request that at least includes the identification of the user, the received information of the user comprising the at least one of the social data and topical data is associated with at least one of the user and the change of location of the user;
modifying the original route to determine a modified route to the original destination based on the change of location of the user and based on the received information of the user comprising the at least one of the social data and topical data;
determining a second information display attribute for displaying a second information display comprising the modified route to the original destination, the determining comprising modifying the first information display attribute based on the change of location of the user and the received information of the user comprising the at least one of the social data and topical data;
generating second information display data, using a computing device, that is representative of a second information display that indicates the change in location of the user, the original destination and the modified route, the second information display comprising the second information display data that is to be presented in accordance with the manner of presentation specified by a second information display attribute; and
providing, in accordance with the determination, the second information display data and the second information display attribute to the user device to enable the second information display comprising the second information display data to be displayed to the user in accordance with the second information display attribute.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a rate of the change of location of the user using temporal data; and
determining the second information display attribute by modifying the first information display attribute based on the determined rate of the change of location and the received information of the user comprising the at least one of the social data and topical data.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a change in a mode of transportation of the user at the second location relative to the first location; and
determining the second information display attribute by modifying the first information display attribute based on the determined change in the mode of transportation and the received information of the user comprising the at least one of the social data and topical data.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a second destination location based on the at least one of the change of location or the received information of the user comprising the at least one of the social data and topical data, and
determining a second route between the first location and the second destination location; and
generating the second information display data comprising:
generating the second information display data representative of the second information display such that the second information display indicates the determined second route in addition to the modified route to the original destination.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a second zoom level specified by the second information display attribute, the determining comprising modifying a first zoom level specified by the first information display attribute based on the change of location and the received information of the user comprising the at least one of the social data and topical data, the first and second information display attributes specifying first and second zoom levels for displaying a map included in both the first and second information displays.

6. The method of claim 1 , the first and second information display attributes comprising at least one of a resolution at which a map included in both the first and second information displays is displayed, a navigational control element, or a display space associated with sponsored content.

7. The method of claim 1 , the first and second information display attributes comprising at least one of a rate at which an auditory signal included in both the first and second information displays is provided to the user or a volume of the auditory signal.

8. A computer readable non-transitory storage medium for tangibly storing thereon computer readable instructions that when executed cause a processing unit to:
receive first information from a user device that includes an identification of a user, an indication of a first location of the user and an indication of a destination location;
determine a route as an original route between the first location and the destination location, the destination location being an original location destination used in determining the original route;
generate first information display data representative of a first information display that indicates a first location of a user, the destination and the route, the first information display comprising the first information display data that is to be presented in accordance with a manner of presentation specified by a first information display attribute;
provide the first information display data to the user device to enable the first information display to be displayed to the user;
receive second information from the user device that includes the identification of the user and an indication of a change of location of the user;
receive information of the user comprising at least one of social data and topical data in response to a user information retrieval request that at least includes the identification of the user, the received information of the user comprising the at least one of the social data and topical data is associated with at least one of the user and the change of location of the user;
modifying the original route to determine a modified route to the original destination based on the change of location of the user and based on the received information of the user comprising the at one of the social data and topical data;
determining a second information display attribute for displaying a second information display comprising the modified route to the original destination, the determining comprising modifying the first information display attribute based on the change of location of the user and the received information of the user comprising the at least one of the social data and topical data;
generate second information display data representative of a second information display that indicates the change in location of the user, the original desti

Assignees

• Higgins Christopher
• Davis Marc E
• Martinez Ronald
• Osullivan Joseph
• Paretti Christopher
• Athsani Athellina
• Kalaboukis Chris
• Excalibur Ip Llc

Inventors

• Higgins Christopher
• Davis Marc E
• Martinez Ronald
• O'Sullivan Joseph
• Paretti Christopher
• Athsani Athellina
• Kalaboukis Chris

Classifications

• G01C21/3641

  Personalized guidance, e.g. limited guidance on previously travelled routes · CPC title

• G01C21/3484

  Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles · CPC title

• G01C21/20 Primary

  Instruments for performing navigational calculations (G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence) · CPC title