Methods and apparatuses for use in route navigation involving a mobile station

An apparatus for use in at least one computing device, the apparatus:

• means for obtaining delay zone information gathered by at least one mobile station associated with a period of waiting time experienced by said at least one mobile station during a route navigation;
• means for determining whether said delay zone information is to be associated with a known delay zone;
• means for determining an expected delay time for said known delay zone based, at least in part, on said delay zone information, in response to a determination that said delay zone information is to be associated with a known delay zone;
• means for generating navigation information for use by at least one other mobile station, said navigation information being based, at least in part, on said expected delay time for said known delay zone;
• and
• means for providing said navigation information to said at least one other mobile station.

The apparatus as recited in claim 54, wherein at least a portion of said delay zone information is indicative at least one of:

• said period of waiting time;
• an estimated location of said at least one mobile station at a particular time within said period of waiting time;
• a sensed movement of said at least one mobile station at said particular time;
• at least one selected action performed using said at least one mobile station mobile station at said particular time;
• or
• at least one geofence region.

An apparatus for use in at least one computing device having a network interface, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one processing unit to:
• obtain delay zone information gathered by at least one mobile station associated with a period of waiting time experienced by said at least one mobile station during a route navigation;
• in response to determination that said delay zone information is to be associated with a known delay zone, determine an expected delay time for said known delay zone based, at least in part, on said delay zone information;
• generate navigation information for use by at least one other mobile station, said navigation information being based, at least in part, on said expected delay time for said known delay zone;
• and initiate transmission of said navigation information to said at least one other mobile station via said network interface.

An article comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer-implementable instructions executable by one or more processing units of a computing device having a network interface to:
• obtain delay zone information gathered by at least one mobile station associated with a period of waiting time experienced by said at least one mobile station during a route navigation;
• determine whether said delay zone information is to be associated with a known delay zone;
• determine an expected delay time for said known delay zone based, at least in part, on said delay zone information, in response to a determination that said delay zone information is to be associated with a known delay zone;
• generate navigation information for use by at least one other mobile station, said navigation information being based, at least in part, on said expected delay time for said known delay zone;
• and
• initiate transmission of said navigation information to said at least one other mobile station via said network interface.

A method comprising, with a mobile station:

• obtaining an expected delay time for at least one known delay zone, said expected delay time being associated with a specific period of time and based, at least in part, on previously gathered delay zone information associated with at least one other mobile station with regard to said at least one known delay zone;
• establishing a route between a starting point and a destination point, wherein by substantially adhering to said route said mobile station is expected to at least enter said known delay zone during said specific period of time;
• and
• determining an estimated time of arrival at said destination point based, at least in part, on said expected delay time.

An apparatus for use in a mobile station, the apparatus comprising:

• means for obtaining an expected delay time for at least one known delay zone, said expected delay time being associated with a specific period of time and based, at least in part, on previously gathered delay zone information associated with at least one other mobile station with regard to said at least one known delay zone;
• means for establishing a route between a starting point and a destination point, wherein by substantially adhering to said route said mobile station is expected to at least enter said known delay zone during said specific period of time;
• and
• means for determining an estimated time of arrival at said destination point based, at least in part, on said expected delay time.

An apparatus for use in a mobile station, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one processing unit to:
• obtain an expected delay time for at least one known delay zone, said expected delay time being associated with a specific period of time and based, at least in part, on previously gathered delay zone information associated with at least one other mobile station with regard to said at least one known delay zone;
• establish a route between a starting point and a destination point, wherein by substantially adhering to said route said mobile station is expected to at least enter said known delay zone during said specific period of time;
• and determine an estimated time of arrival at said destination point based, at least in part, on said expected delay time.

An article comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer-implementable instructions executable by one or more processing units of a mobile station to:
• obtain an expected delay time for at least one known delay zone, said expected delay time being associated with a specific period of time and based, at least in part, on previously gathered delay zone information associated with at least one other mobile station with regard to said at least one known delay zone;
• establish a route between a starting point and a destination point, wherein by substantially adhering to said route said mobile station is expected to at least enter said known delay zone during said specific period of time;
• and
• determine an estimated time of arrival at said destination point based, at least in part, on said expected delay time.