Patent ID: 8886457
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A method for determining a mode of travel for a user of a location aware device, the method comprising: receiving, by a computer system, data from a location aware device indicating locations of the location aware device at different times; calculating, by the computer system, a travel speed of the location aware device based on the received data; comparing, by the computer system, the calculated travel speed to a plurality of thresholds; determining, by the computer system, a plurality of potential modes of travel of a user of the location aware device based on the calculated travel speed being included in at least two thresholds from the plurality of thresholds; and responsive to determining the plurality of potential modes of travel, selecting, by the computer system from the plurality of potential modes of travel, a mode of travel of the user based on information received from the location aware device indicating whether the location aware device is connected to an external power source.