Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110130956 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRESENTING CONTEXTUALLY APPROPRIATE NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONS - An approach is provided for providing guidance information to a user. A request is received, from a device, for guidance information to a destination, wherein the guidance information includes, at least in part, instructions for following a route to the destination. A plurality of candidate reference points associated with the route are determined. One or more of the plurality of candidate reference points are selected to include in the instructions based on saliency of the one or more candidate reference points with respect to one or more comprehension parameters associated with a user. The instructions are generated based on the one or more selected reference points. The comprehension parameters relate to the ability of the user to recognize the selected one or more reference points. | 06-02-2011 |
20110181867 | Infrared Spectroscopy - An apparatus includes an optical source providing an optical beam; a splitter configured to split the optical beam into a sample beam and a reference beam; a sample path containing a sample material to be analyzed, the sample beam being directed through the sample path so as to interact with the sample material; a reference path containing a reference material, the reference beam being directed through the reference path so as to interact with the reference material; a disperser configured to receive the sample beam after it exits the sample path and to receive the reference beam after it exits the reference path, the disperser outputting a dispersed sample beam and a dispersed reference beam; and a photodetector disposed to receive the dispersed sample beam and the dispersed reference beam and outputting electrical signals comprised of data indicative of a spectra of the sample beam after it exits the sample path and a spectra of the reference beam after it exits the reference path. In one embodiment the apparatus further includes a data processor connected with a memory storing a software program configured to process the data to detect a presence of at least one type of molecular species that includes the sample material; and a transmitter configured to transmit the processed data to a receiver. In another embodiment the apparatus includes a transmitter configured to transmit the data to a remote receiver for processing. | 07-28-2011 |
20120112908 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Notifications - An approach is provided for managing and rendering notifications (i.e., notifications from one or more sources). A notification manager receives one or more requests for rendering one or more notifications at a device. In response to the one or more requests, the notification manager determines one or more notification policies at a device. Further, the notification manager determines one or more schedules for rendering the one or more notifications and causes, at least in part, rendering of the one or more notifications. | 05-10-2012 |
20120136997 | Method and Apparatus for Sharing and Managing Resource Availability Data - An example approach is provided for sharing and managing resource availability information. One or more resource availability information is received. Further, one or more requests to access the one or more resource availability messages are received from at least one consuming device. Access to the one or more resource availability messages is reserved based, at least in part, on the one or more requests. | 05-31-2012 |
20120265874 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING AND MANAGING RESOURCE AVAILABILITY - An example approach is provided for sharing and managing resource availability information. One or more resource availability information is received. Further, one or more requests to access the one or more resource availability messages are received from at least one consuming device. Access to the one or more resource availability messages is reserved based, at least in part, on the one or more requests. | 10-18-2012 |
20130028489 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING POTENTIAL MOVEMENT DISORDER USING SENSOR DATA - An approach is provided for determining potential movement disorder using sensor data. The health and wellness engine processes and/or facilitates a processing of one or more sequences of images to identify one or more reference objects, the one or more sequences of images captured via a device physically attached to a user. The health and wellness engine determines movement information of the one or more reference objects within the one or more sequences of images, wherein the movement information is at least substantially attributable to one or more physical movements of the user. The health and wellness engine processes and/or facilitates a processing of the movement information to cause, at least in part, a determination of one or more potential movement disorders associated with the user. | 01-31-2013 |
20130046738 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING CONFLICTING POINT OF INTEREST INFORMATION - A method to provide an improved method for providing first POI information and second POI information which conflicts with the first POI information, and providing an accuracy confidence level of each of the first POI information and the second POI information. Embodiments may further solicit feedback (e.g. a selection) from a user regarding the user's determination of which of the first POI information and the second POI information is accurate. The method may also include updating the accuracy confidence level of each of the first information and the second information in response to receiving the selection. | 02-21-2013 |
20130054573 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DISPLAYING ITEMS ON MULTIPLE FLOORS IN MULTI-LEVEL MAPS - Methods, apparatuses and computer program products are provided for displaying search results and other points of interest located on multiple floors or levels in a multi-level map. A method may include receiving an input indicating a search criteria. Further, the method may include determining at least one search result position related to the search criteria, and determining a relationship between the at least one search result position and a multi-level map. In addition, the method may further comprise causing, based at least in part on the relationship, a level of the map and the at least one search result position to be displayed as a search result position indicator, wherein the displayed search result position indicator may be presented in a different manners based at least in part on what level the search result position is located. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided. | 02-28-2013 |
20140122462 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DISPLAYING ITEMS ON MULTIPLE FLOORS IN MULTI-LEVEL MAPS - Methods, apparatuses and computer program products are provided for displaying search results and other points of interest located on multiple floors or levels in a multi-level map. A method may include receiving an input indicating a search criteria. Further, the method may include determining at least one search result position related to the search criteria, and determining a relationship between the at least one search result position and a multi-level map. In addition, the method may further comprise causing, based at least in part on the relationship, a level of the map and the at least one search result position to be displayed as a search result position indicator, wherein the displayed search result position indicator may be presented in a different manners based at least in part on what level the search result position is located. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided. | 05-01-2014 |