Patent ID: 9423265
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: G01C,G08G,H04M,Y10S

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, receive a request for navigation instructions for navigating to a destination; determine a path to the destination; evaluate, whether a location that is within a predetermined distance from the path is a known location to a requester that makes the request, using one or more probability values indicating user knowledge of the location, wherein the one or more probability values includes a novelty index value or a familiarity value of the location; and cause, at least in part, sending navigation information to the requester at a current location, wherein the navigation information includes instructions for navigating from the known location to the destination, and the known location is different from the current location.