Method and apparatus for providing battery management in route navigation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016169692-A1
Application number	US-201414567621-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 11, 2014
Priority date	Dec 11, 2014
Publication date	Jun 16, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An approach is provided for battery management in route navigation. A battery management module determines a request to calculate at least one navigation route. The battery module then determines battery charging information associated with presenting guidance information via at least one application of at least one device during the at least one navigation route. Further, the battery management module causes, at least in part, a presentation of the battery charging information on at least one user interface of the at least one device. In one embodiment, the charging information can be updated based on selecting one or more segments of the at least one navigation route to hibernate. In yet another embodiment, alternative content that is less battery intensive can be presented during the hibernated segments in place of active navigation information.

First claim

1 . A method comprising:
determining a request to calculate at least one navigation route; determining battery charging information associated with presenting guidance information via at least one application of at least one device during the at least one navigation route; and causing, at least in part, a presentation of the battery charging information on at least one user interface of the at least one device.

2 . A method of claim 1 , wherein the battery charging information includes, at least part, an estimated number of charging cycles for one or more batteries of the at least one device.

3 . A method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining one or more selected segments of the at least one navigation route; causing, at least in part, a designation of the one or more selected segments for an activation of at least one reduced power consumption mode of operation for the at least one application, the at least one device, or a combination thereof while traveling the one or more selected segments; and causing, at least in part, a recalculation of the battery charging information based, at least in part, on the designation of the one or more selected segments.

4 . A method of claim 3 , further comprising:
causing, at least in part, a presentation of one or more available segments of the at least one navigation route; and receiving at least one input for selecting the one or more selected segments from the one or more available segments.

5 . A method of claim 3 , further comprising:
causing, at least in part, a recommendation of the one or more selected segments based, at least in part, on preference information, historical information, contextual information, or a combination thereof.

6 . A method of claim 3 , further comprising:
causing, at least in part, an association of one or more triggering events with the one or more available segments, the one or more selected segments, or a combination thereof, wherein the one or more triggering events cause, at least in part, the activation or a deactivation of the at least one reduced power consumption mode of operation, one or more actions, or a combination thereof while traveling the one or more available segments, the one or more selected segments, or a combination thereof.

7 . A method of claim 6 , further comprising:
causing, at least in part, a presentation of the one or more triggering events, the one or more selected segments, the one or more available segments, or a combination thereof in the at least one user interface, in at least one other user interface associated with the at least one navigation route, or a combination thereof, wherein the one or more selected segments are differentiated from the one or more available segments in the at least one user interface, the at least one other user interface, or a combination thereof.

8 . A method of claim 3 , wherein the at least one reduced power consumption mode includes, at least in part, a disabling of one or more sensors, a use of one or more alternate sensors, a disabling of one or more rendering options, a reduction in computational resources, or combination thereof.

9 . A method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining one or more modes of transport associated with the at least one navigation route, wherein the battery charging information is further based, at least in part, on the one or more modes of transport.

10 . A method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining one or more alternate navigation routes based, at least in part, on the battery charging information.

11 . An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program 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 to perform at least the following,
determine a request to calculate at least one navigation route;
determine battery charging information associated with presenting guidance information via at least one application of at least one device during the at least one navigation route; and
cause, at least in part, a presentation of the battery charging information on at least one user interface of the at least one device.

12 . An apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the battery charging information includes, at least part, an estimated number of charging cycles for one or more batteries of the at least one device.

13 . An apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
determine one or more selected segments of the at least one navigation route; cause, at least in part, a designation of the one or more selected segments for an activation of at least one reduced power consumption mode of operation for the at least one application, the at least one device, or a combination thereof while traveling the one or more selected segments; and cause, at least in part, a recalculation of the battery charging information based, at least in part, on the designation of the one or more selected segments.

14 . An apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
cause, at least in part, a presentation of one or more available segments of the at least one navigation route; and receive at least one input for selecting the one or more selected segments from the one or more available segments.

15 . An apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
cause, at least in part, a recommendation of the one or more selected segments based, at least in part, on preference information, historical information, contextual information, or a combination thereof.

16 . An apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
cause, at least in part, an association of one or more triggering events with the one or more available segments, the one or more selected segments, or a combination thereof, wherein the one or more triggering events cause, at least in part, the activation or a deactivation of the at least one reduced power consumption mode of operation, one or more actions, or a combination thereof while traveling the one or more available segments, the one or more selected segments, or a combination thereof.

17 . An apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to:
determine one or more modes of transport associated with the at least one navigation route, wherein the battery charging information is further based, at least in part, on the one or more modes of transport.

18 . A 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 to perform:
receiving a request to calculate at least one navigation route; determining battery charging information associated with presenting guidance information via at least one application of at least one device during the at least one navigation route; and causing, at least in part, a presentation of the battery charging information on at least one user interface of the at least one device.

19 . A computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the battery charging information includes, at least part, an estimated number of charging cycles for one or more batteries of the at least one device.

20 . A computer-readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to perform:
determining one or more selected segments of the at least one navigation route; causing, at least in part, a designati

Assignees

• Here Global Bv

Inventors

• Gupta Amit Kumar

Classifications

• G01C21/3697

  Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level (G01C21/3679 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F1/329

  by task scheduling · CPC title

• G01C21/3415 Primary

  Dynamic re-routing, e.g. recalculating the route when the user deviates from calculated route or after detecting real-time traffic data or accidents · CPC title

• B60W2556/50

  of positioning data, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System] data · CPC title

• B60W2050/146

  Display means · CPC title