Displaying Navigation Information Within a Secondary User Interface of a Mobile Device

Abstract

Computer-implemented methods and systems of displaying navigation information on a mobile device include determining navigation directions to a destination location and providing related navigation information for display on a primary user interface while the mobile device is operated in an active operating mode. Upon detecting a transition of the mobile device from the active operating mode to a passive operating mode, a subset of location information is configured for display on a secondary user interface. The passive location information can include one or more of a semantic place label associated with the mobile device's current location and a directions indicator in which a user of the mobile device should travel along the navigation directions in order to reach the destination location from the mobile device's current location and/or device orientation. The navigation information can be updated continuously, periodically and/or upon reaching turn points within the navigation directions.

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         21 . A computer-implemented method of displaying navigation information, comprising:
 determining, by one or more processors, navigation directions to a destination location;   providing for display, by the one or more processors, a primary user interface for a first mobile device including navigation information associated with the determined navigation directions;   detecting, by the one or more processors, a transition of the first mobile device from an active operating mode to a passive operating mode;   providing, by the one or more processors, a secondary user interface for display upon detection of the transition of the first mobile device from an active operating mode to a passive operating mode, the secondary user interface including a directions indicator that dynamically displays a direction in which a user of the first mobile device should travel along the navigation directions in order to reach the destination location and a semantic place label that corresponds with the current location of the first mobile device.   
     
     
         22 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 21 , wherein the secondary user interface comprises a lock screen provided for display on the first mobile device that requires a user to enter a password or credential in order to transition from the passive operating mode to the active operating mode. 
     
     
         23 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 21 , wherein the secondary user interface comprises a passive notifications screen for the first mobile device. 
     
     
         24 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 21 , wherein the directions indicator comprises one or more of a graphical arrow, a line with an end element, a pointer and a tapered polygon. 
     
     
         25 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 21 , further comprising periodically updating the directions indicator provided for display on the secondary user interface. 
     
     
         26 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 21 , wherein the secondary user interface is provided for display on a second mobile device. 
     
     
         27 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 26 , wherein at least one of the first mobile device and the second mobile device comprises a wearable computing device. 
     
     
         28 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 26 , wherein the directions indicator included in the secondary user interface dynamically displays a direction within a 360-degree range of orientations in which a user of the second mobile device should travel along the navigation directions relative to the current location and device orientation of the second mobile device in order to reach the destination location. 
     
     
         29 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 21 , wherein the secondary user interface further includes a next upcoming directional step within the navigation directions to the destination location. 
     
     
         30 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 21 , further comprising receiving, by the one or more processors, a request for navigation directions to the destination location via a mapping application on the first mobile device. 
     
     
         31 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 21 , further comprising providing an indication on the secondary user interface that the first mobile device has reached the destination location upon determining that the current location of the first mobile device matches the destination location. 
     
     
         32 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 21 , wherein the semantic place label comprises an identifier for the common name of a location entity associated with the current location of a user of the first mobile device, wherein the identifier is distinguishable from a coordinate-based or location-based identifier. 
     
     
         33 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 21 , wherein the first mobile device transitions from the active operating mode to the passive operating mode after no user interaction has been detected at the first mobile device for a predetermined amount of time, and wherein the passive operating mode uses less operating power of the first mobile device than the active operating mode. 
     
     
         34 . A mobile computing device, comprising:
 one or more processors; and   one or more memory devices, the one or more memory devices storing computer-readable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:   accessing navigation directions to a destination location;   providing for display a primary user interface for the mobile computing device including navigation information associated with the accessed navigation directions;   detecting a transition of the mobile computing device from an active operating mode to a passive operating mode;   providing a secondary user interface for display upon detection of the transition of the mobile computing device from an active operating mode to a passive operating mode, the secondary user interface comprising navigation information associated with the accessed navigation directions, the navigation information including a directions indicator that dynamically displays a direction in which a user of the mobile computing device should travel along the navigation directions in order to reach the destination location and a semantic place label that corresponds with the current location of the mobile computing device.   
     
     
         35 . The computing system of  claim 34 , wherein the secondary user interface is provided for display on a mobile computing device that is distinct from the mobile computing device on which the primary user interface is provided for display. 
     
     
         36 . The computing system of  claim 34 , wherein the navigation information displayed on the secondary user interface comprises a next upcoming directional step within the navigation directions to the destination location. 
     
     
         37 . The computing system of  claim 34 , wherein the semantic place label comprises an identifier for the common name of a location entity associated with the current location of a user of the mobile computing device, wherein the identifier is distinguishable from a coordinate-based or location-based identifier. 
     
     
         38 . One or more tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-readable instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:
 accessing navigation directions to a destination location;   providing for display a primary user interface for a first mobile device including navigation information associated with the accessed navigation directions;   detecting a transition of the first mobile device from an active operating mode to a passive operating mode;   providing a secondary user interface for display upon detection of the transition of the first mobile device from an active operating mode to a passive operating mode, the secondary user interface comprising navigation information associated with the accessed navigation directions, the navigation information including a directions indicator that dynamically displays a direction in which a user of the first mobile device should travel along the navigation directions in order to reach the destination location and a semantic place label that corresponds with the current location of the first mobile device.   
     
     
         39 . The one or more tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media of  claim 38 , wherein the secondary user interface is provided for display on a second mobile device, and wherein at least one of the first mobile device and the second mobile device comprises a wearable computing device. 
     
     
         40 . The one or more tangible, non-transitory computer-readable media of claim  39 , wherein the directions indicator included in the secondary user interface dynamically displays a direction within a 360-degree range of orientations in which a user of the second mobile device should travel along the navigation directions relative to the current location and device orientation of the second mobile device in order to reach the destination location.