Human-like global positioning system (GPS) directions
View Patent ↗In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a request for a route from a first geolocation to a second geolocation; calculating the route from the first geolocation to the second geolocation; identifying one or more logged paths of a user that coincide with at least a portion of the route; updating one or more navigation instructions for the route based on the identified logged paths of the user; and providing the updated navigation instructions.
1. A method comprising:
by one or more processors of a computing device, receiving a request for a route from a first geolocation to a second geolocation;
by one or more processors of the computing device, calculating the route from the first geolocation to the second geolocation;
by one or more processors of the computing device, accessing a social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges connecting the nodes, and each node corresponding to an object associated with a social network, wherein a geolocation associated with a user corresponds to a particular node of the social graph;
by one or more processors of the computing device, identifying one or more logged paths of the user that coincide with at least a portion of the route, wherein one or more of the logged paths comprise the geolocation associated with the user;
by one or more processors of the computing device, updating one or more navigation instructions for the route based on the identified logged paths of the user; and
by one or more processors of the computing device, displaying the updated navigation instructions on a display of a client device of the user.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the logged paths based on location data of the user.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising polling a mobile computing device of the user to obtain the previous location data.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the location data comprises global positioning system (GPS), cellular triangulation, or wireless hotspot data received from a mobile computing device of the user.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising replacing navigation instructions corresponding to the portion of the route with instructions related to the identified logged paths.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a remainder of the route comprises turn-by-turn directions.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the particular node comprises a node associated with a check-in by the user.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the particular node comprises a node associated with information of the user.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein identifying one or more logged paths is based at least in part on an identifier of the user.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising accessing a data store for the logged paths.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying a highest ranked logged path based on a frequency that each of the logged paths is traveled by the user.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the request for the route comprises by the computing device, receiving the request from a route guidance application.
13. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:
receive a request for a route from a first geolocation to a second geolocation;
calculate the route from the first geolocation to the second geolocation;
access a social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges connecting the nodes, and each node corresponding to an object associated with a social network, wherein a geolocation associated with a user corresponds to a particular node of the social graph;
identify one or more logged paths of the user that coincide with at least a portion of the route, wherein one or more of the logged paths comprise the geolocation associated with the user;
update one or more navigation instructions for the route based on the identified logged paths of the user; and
displaying the updated navigation instructions on a display of a client device of the user.
14. The media of claim 13 , wherein the software is further operable to determine the logged paths based on location data of the user.
15. The media of claim 13 , wherein the software is further operable to replace navigation instructions corresponding to the portion of the route with instructions of the identified logged paths.
16. The media of claim 14 , wherein the software is further operable to poll a mobile computing device of the user to obtain the previous location data.
17. The media of claim 14 , wherein the location data comprises global positioning system (GPS), cellular triangulation, or wireless hotspot data received from a mobile computing device of the user.
18. The media of claim 13 , wherein a remainder of the route comprises turn-by-turn directions.
19. The media of claim 13 , wherein the particular node comprises a node associated with a check-in by the user.
20. The media of claim 13 , wherein the particular node comprises a node associated with information of the user.
21. The media of claim 13 , wherein identifying one or more logged paths is based at least in part on an identifier of the user.
22. The media of claim 13 , wherein the software is further operable to access a data store for the logged paths.
23. The media of claim 13 , wherein the software is further operable to identify a highest ranked logged path based on a frequency that each of the logged paths is traveled by the user.
24. The media of claim 13 , wherein the instructions are further operable to receive the request from a route guidance application.
25. A system comprising:
one or more processors;
and a memory coupled to the processors comprising instructions executable by the processors, the processors operable when executing the instructions to: receive a request for a route from a first geolocation to a second geolocation;
calculate the route from the first geolocation to the second geolocation;
access a social graph comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges connecting the nodes, and each node corresponding to an object associated with a social network, wherein a geolocation associated with a user corresponds to a particular node of the social graph;
identify one or more logged paths of the user that coincide with at least a portion of the route, wherein one or more of the logged paths comprise the geolocation associated with the user;
update one or more navigation instructions for the route based on the identified logged paths of the user; and
displaying the updated navigation instructions on a display of a client device of the user.
26. The system of claim 25 , wherein the instructions are further operable to determine the logged paths based on location data of the user.
27. The system of claim 25 , wherein the instructions are further operable to replace navigation instructions corresponding to the portion of the route with instructions of the identified logged paths.
28. The system of claim 26 , wherein the instructions are further operable to poll a mobile computing device of the user to obtain the previous location data.
29. The system of claim 26 , wherein the location data comprises global positioning system (GPS), cellular triangulation, or wireless hotspot data received from a mobile computing device of the user.
30. The system of claim 25 , wherein a remainder of the route comprises turn-by-turn directions.
31. The system of claim 25 , wherein the particular node comprises a node associated with a check-in by the user.
32. The system of claim 25 , wherein the particular node comprises a node associated with information of the user.
33. The system of claim 25 , wherein identifying one or more logged paths is based at least in part on an identifier of the user.
34. The system of claim 25 , wherein the instructions are further operable to access a data store for the logged paths.
35. The system of claim 25 , wherein the instructions are further operable to identify a highest ranked logged path based on a frequency that each of the logged paths is traveled by the user.
36. The system of claim 25 , wherein the instructions are further operable to receive the request from a route guidance application.