Patent ID: 11972362
Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor of a computing system to:
receiving a search query directed to a navigation application executing on a computing device, the search query including data specifying a place of business as an entity;
in response to receiving the search query directed to the navigation application executing on the computing device:
determine, based on the search query, an inferred intention of a user of the computing device, the inferred intention being selected from a plurality of defined intentions; and
determine, based on one or more stored attributes associated with the entity, whether the inferred intention is advisable with respect to the entity;

detect sensor data indicating sensed travel towards the entity; and
in response to determining that the inferred intention is not advisable with respect to the entity, and in response to detecting the sensed travel towards the entity:
determine a given alternative entity that is different from the entity, wherein determining the given alternative entity is based on the given alternative entity being an additional place of business that is of a same type as the entity, and wherein the given alternative entity is one of a plurality of alternative entities capable of satisfying the inferred intention;
determine, based on one or more additional stored attributes associated with the given alternative entity, whether the inferred intention is advisable with respect to the given alternative entity; and
in response to determining that the inferred intention is advisable with respect to the given alternative entity:
simultaneously output, for display at the computing device, and as part of a single notification while the user is travelling towards the entity:
first notification data that indicates the inferred intention is not advisable with respect to the entity, and
second notification data that indicates the inferred intention is advisable with respect to the given alternative entity, and that includes a selectable link that, upon selection, allows the user to obtain information about the given alternative entity.