Map generation using map features from user captured images
US9467660B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/29
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various embodiments enable a user to capture an image of a map, such as a map of a municipal or amusement park, mall, golf course, or the like, using a camera of a computing device to geocode features of the map that may not be available for display through a native mapping application. For example, a park map may show walking trails, vista points, restrooms, playgrounds, or other locations of interest, which may not be represented by the mapping application. Accordingly, once these previously unrepresented features are associated with a particular location, they can be represented within a map of a native mapping application of the user's computing device, thereby, enabling the user to see their location within the map relative to these features and navigate through the park using the same.
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