Position service to determine relative position to map features
US10939236B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/029
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, devices, media and methods are presented for retrieving a current location of client device, accessing geographic data based on the current location of the client device, analyzing the geographic data to identify a plurality of geographic features, for each geographic feature of the plurality of geographic features, identifying a direction from the current location of the client device to the respective geographic feature and a confidence level indicating a probability that the current location of the client device is at the direction, returning the direction and the confidence level to the client device, and based on the direction and confidence level, causing presentation of graphical data on a user interface within the client device.
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