Methods and apparatus for navigational routing
AssigneeHERE Global B.V.
InventorsJerome Beaurepaire, Richa Menke
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Abstract
Systems and techniques for updated routing are described. A device computes a route from an origin to a destination and provides updated navigation information as a user travels along the route. In response to a change in orientation of the device, a display element is presented indicating the orientation of the device, allowing the user to enter an indication to compute an updated routing based on the orientation of the device. In one or more embodiments of the invention, a user may be presented with routing information such as time and distance information based on potential routing computed a detected orientation of an orientation detection device.
Claims36
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- memory storing computer program code;
- wherein the computer program code is configured to, with the memory and the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform actions comprising at least:
- identifying an origin and a destination for navigation;
- receiving an input from a user directing computation of a route to the destination;
- determining orientation information based on signals from an orientation detection device whose orientation is directed by the user, wherein the signals from the orientation detection device indicate orientation of the orientation detection device;
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- upon determining the orientation information, computing the route to the destination, wherein computing the route to the destination comprises setting a waypoint including an intersection indicated by the direction of orientation of the orientation detection device and computing a new route passing through the waypoint to the destination.
A method comprising:
- identifying an origin and a destination for navigation;
- receiving an input from a user directing computation of a route to the destination;
- determining orientation information based on signals from an orientation detection device whose orientation is directed by the user, wherein the signals from the orientation detection device indicate orientation of the orientation detection device;
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- upon determining the orientation information, computing the route to the destination, wherein computing the route to the destination comprises setting a waypoint including an intersection indicated by the direction of orientation of the orientation detection device and computing a new route passing through the waypoint to the destination.
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program of instructions, execution of which by a processor configures an apparatus to perform actions comprising at least:
- identifying an origin and a destination for navigation;
- receiving an input from a user directing computation of a route to the destination;
- determining orientation information based on signals from an orientation detection device whose orientation is directed by the user, wherein the signals from the orientation detection device indicate orientation of the orientation detection device;
- and
- upon determining the orientation information, computing the route to the destination, wherein computing the route to the destination comprises setting a waypoint including an intersection indicated by the direction of orientation of the orientation detection device and computing a new route passing through the waypoint to the destination.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- memory storing computer program code;
- wherein the computer program code is configured to, with the memory and the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform actions comprising at least:
- identifying a geographic location that is not located on a street;
- in response to detecting signals from an orientation detection device, wherein the signals indicate changes in orientation information indicating turning by a user holding the orientation detection device, identifying as the changes in orientation occur, one or more streets nearest the identified geographic location and in a direction indicated by the orientation information wherein computing the route to a destination comprises setting a waypoint including an intersection indicated by the direction of orientation of the orientation detection device, and computing a new route passing through the way to the destination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.