Method and apparatus for determining location offset information

• US 10,244,353 B2
• Filed: 04/24/2017
• Issued: 03/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Cudalbu, Ciprian, Joller, Mari, Mulholland, James
• Primary Examiner(s): McDowell, Jr., Maurice L.
• Application Number:
  US15/495,356
• Publication Number:
  US 20170289762A1
• Time in Patent Office: 701 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/005 with correlation of navigation data from several sources, e.g. map or contour matching G01C21/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/30 Map- or contour-matching
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3635 Guidance using 3D or perspective road maps
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3647 Guidance involving output of stored or live camera images or video streams
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3664 Details of the user input interface, e.g. buttons, knobs or sliders, including those provided on a touch screen; remote controllers; input using gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3673 Labelling using text of road map data items, e.g. road names, POI names
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3679 Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities G01C21/3611 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 17/05 Geographic models
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

An approach is provided for determining location offset information. A correction manager determines to present, at a device, a location-based display including one or more representations of one or more location-based features. Next, the correction manager receives an input for specifying offset information for at least one of the one or more representations with respect to the location-based display. Then, the correction manager determines to present the one or more representations in the location-based display based, at least in part, on the offset information.

Claims

1. A method for presenting a location-based display of a mobile device, comprising:

displaying a camera view on the display of the device from a first location of the device;

presenting a plurality of representations of location-based features in the displayed view, based on the first location, comprising;

rendering a first one of the plurality of representations, the first representation corresponding to a location-based feature visible in the displayed view, at a position in the displayed view corresponding to location information associated with the corresponding location-based feature and to a sensed orientation of the device; and

rendering an indicator for a second one of the plurality of representations, the second representation corresponding to a location-based feature not visible in the displayed view, indicating a direction toward a location of the corresponding location-based feature from the viewpoint of the displayed view;

verifying accuracy information associated with at least one of the sensed orientation of the device and location information associated with the corresponding location based features visible and not visible in the displayed view;

determining whether the accuracy information is within a predefined accuracy threshold; and

in response to determining that the accuracy information is not within a predefined accuracy threshold;

receiving an input specifying offset information of at least one of the plurality of representations with respect to the displayed view, the offset information comprising either or both of an offset in geographic location of the representation relative to its corresponding location-based feature, and an offset in orientation of the representation relative to the location-based features; and

adapting the presentation of at least the first and second representations in the displayed view based on the offset information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating a simulated 3D image of a current location of the device, the simulated 3D image including at least one of the plurality of representations; and

overlaying the simulated 3D image onto the displayed view.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a user input, at the device, indicating one or more of a location, directional heading, and tilt angle corresponding to a second viewpoint different from the camera view;

displaying a recorded image corresponding to a view from the second viewpoint; and

presenting a plurality of representations of location-based features in the displayed recorded image, based on the second viewpoint.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the offset information, associated with the first location, in memory of the device.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

after the storing step, determining whether the device is within a predetermined proximity of the first location; and

responsive to the device being within the predetermined proximity of the first location, adapting a presentation of the representations based on the stored offset information.

6. An apparatus for presenting a location-based display, comprising:

at least one processor;

and

at least one memory storing computer program code that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the apparatus to perform a plurality of operations comprising;

displaying a camera view on a display from a first viewpoint corresponding to a first location of the apparatus;

presenting a plurality of representations of location-based features in the displayed view, based on the first location, by;

rendering a first one of the plurality of representations, the first representation corresponding to a location-based feature visible in the displayed view, at a position in the displayed view corresponding to location information associated with the corresponding location-based feature and to an orientation of the apparatus sensed by at least one sensor; and

rendering an indicator for a second one of the plurality of representations, the second representation corresponding to a location-based feature not visible in the displayed view, indicating a direction toward a location of the corresponding location-based feature from the first viewpoint;

verifying accuracy information associated with at least one of the sensed orientation of the device and location information associated with the corresponding location based features visible and not visible in the displayed view;

determining whether the accuracy information is within a predefined accuracy threshold; and

in response to determining that the accuracy information is not within a predefined accuracy threshold;

receiving an input via a user interface, the input specifying offset information of at least one of the plurality of representations with respect to the displayed view, the offset information comprising either or both of an offset in geographic location of the representation relative to its corresponding location-based feature, and an offset in orientation of the representation relative to the location-based features; and

adapting the presentation of at least the first and second representations in the displayed view based on the offset information.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, further comprising:

an image capture module, coupled to the at least one processor, for providing the camera view.

8. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the plurality of operations further comprises:

generating a simulated 3D image of a current location of the apparatus, the simulated 3D image including at least one of the plurality of representations; and

overlaying the simulated 3D image onto the displayed view.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the plurality of operations further comprises:

receiving an input, via the user interface, the input indicating one or more of a location, directional heading, and tilt angle corresponding to a second viewpoint different from the first viewpoint;

displaying a recorded image corresponding to a view from the second viewpoint; and

presenting a plurality of representations of location-based features in the displayed recorded image, based on the second viewpoint.

10. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the plurality of operations further comprises:

storing the offset information, associated with the first location, in the memory.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the plurality of operations further comprises:

after the storing operation, determining whether the apparatus is within a predetermined proximity of the first location; and

responsive to the apparatus being within the predetermined proximity of the first location, adapting a presentation of the representations based on the stored offset information.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor in a mobile device, causes the apparatus to perform a plurality of operations comprising:

displaying a camera view on a display of the mobile device from a first viewpoint corresponding to a first location of the apparatus;

presenting a plurality of representations of location-based features in the displayed view, based on the first location, by;

rendering a first one of the plurality of representations, the first representation corresponding to a location-based feature visible in the displayed view, at a position in the displayed view corresponding to location information associated with the corresponding location-based feature and to a sensed orientation of the mobile device; and

rendering an indicator for a second one of the plurality of representations, the second representation corresponding to a location-based feature not visible in the displayed view, indicating a direction toward a location of the corresponding location-based feature from the first viewpoint;

verifying accuracy information associated with at least one of the sensed orientation of the device and location information associated with the corresponding location based features visible and not visible in the displayed view;

determining whether the accuracy information is within a predefined accuracy threshold; and

in response to determining that the accuracy information is not within a predefined accuracy threshold;

receiving an input at the mobile device, the input specifying offset information of at least one of the plurality of representations with respect to the displayed view, the offset information comprising either or both of an offset in geographic location of the representation relative to its corresponding location-based feature, and an offset in orientation of the representation relative to the location-based features; and

adapting the presentation of at least the first and second representations in the displayed view based on the offset information.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the plurality of operations further comprises:

generating a simulated 3D image of a current location of the mobile device, the simulated 3D image including at least one of the plurality of representations; and

overlaying the simulated 3D image onto the displayed view.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the plurality of operations further comprises:

receiving an input at the mobile device, the input indicating one or more of a location, directional heading, and tilt angle corresponding to a second viewpoint different from the first viewpoint;

displaying a recorded image corresponding to a view from the second viewpoint; and

presenting a plurality of representations of location-based features in the displayed recorded image, based on the second viewpoint.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein the plurality of operations further comprises:

storing the offset information, associated with the first location, in memory of the mobile device.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the plurality of operations further comprises:

after the storing operation, determining whether the mobile device is within a predetermined proximity of the first location; and

responsive to the mobile device being within the predetermined proximity of the first location, adapting a presentation of the representations based on the stored offset information.