Systems and methods for using real-time imagery in navigation
US10126141B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/096783
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
To generate navigation directions for a driver of a vehicle, a route for guiding the driver to a destination is obtained, visual landmarks corresponding to prominent physical objects disposed along the route are retrieved, and real-time imagery is collected at the vehicle approximately from a vantage point of the driver during navigation along the route. Using (i) the retrieved visual landmarks and (ii) the imagery collected at the vehicle, a subset of the visual landmarks that are currently visible to the driver is selected. Navigation directions describing the route are provided the driver, the navigation directions referencing the selected subset of the visual landmarks and excluding the remaining visual landmarks.
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