Dynamically created and updated indoor positioning map
First Claim
1. A system for creating and dynamically updating indoor positioning maps comprising:
- an augmented reality (AR) device comprising;
a display for displaying AR content to a user, the AR content overlapping the AR device'"'"'s perspective view of an environment; and
one or more depth sensors for gathering mapping data of physical objects in the environment;
a computing device communicatively coupled to the AR device, the computing device comprising a processor that is configured by software to;
dynamically create a three-dimensional (3D) indoor positioning map of the environment in a building based on the mapping data gathered by the AR device;
create guidance AR content in response to the mapping data of the physical objects in the environment in the 3D indoor positioning map being older than a refresh period, wherein the guidance AR content is created corresponding to the AR device'"'"'s perspective view of the environment for guidance;
transmit the 3D indoor positioning map with the guidance AR content to the display for the guidance to gather updated mapping data; and
dynamically update the 3D indoor positioning map of the environment in the building based on the updated mapping data gathered by the AR device when at least the mapping data of the physical objects in the environment in the 3D indoor positioning map is older than the refresh period.
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Abstract
A system for creating and/or dynamically updating indoor positioning maps includes an augmented reality (AR) device and a computing device communicatively coupled to the AR device. The AR device has a display for displaying AR content to a user that overlaps the AR device'"'"'s perspective view of an environment. The AR device also has one or more depth sensors for gathering mapping data of physical objects in the environment. The computing device has a processor that is configured by software to create a three-dimensional (3D) indoor positioning map of the environment in a building based on the mapping data gathered by the AR device, and/or dynamically update the 3D indoor positioning map of the environment in the building based on the mapping data gathered by the AR device.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for creating and dynamically updating indoor positioning maps comprising:
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an augmented reality (AR) device comprising; a display for displaying AR content to a user, the AR content overlapping the AR device'"'"'s perspective view of an environment; and one or more depth sensors for gathering mapping data of physical objects in the environment; a computing device communicatively coupled to the AR device, the computing device comprising a processor that is configured by software to; dynamically create a three-dimensional (3D) indoor positioning map of the environment in a building based on the mapping data gathered by the AR device; create guidance AR content in response to the mapping data of the physical objects in the environment in the 3D indoor positioning map being older than a refresh period, wherein the guidance AR content is created corresponding to the AR device'"'"'s perspective view of the environment for guidance; transmit the 3D indoor positioning map with the guidance AR content to the display for the guidance to gather updated mapping data; and dynamically update the 3D indoor positioning map of the environment in the building based on the updated mapping data gathered by the AR device when at least the mapping data of the physical objects in the environment in the 3D indoor positioning map is older than the refresh period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for creating and updating indoor positioning maps, the method comprising:
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gathering mapping data of physical objects in an environment from at least one depth sensor of an AR device; dynamically creating a three-dimensional (3D) indoor positioning map based on the gathered mapping data from the AR device; creating guidance AR content in response to the mapping data of the physical objects in the environment in the 3D indoor positioning map being older than a refresh period, wherein the guidance AR content is created corresponding to the AR device'"'"'s perspective view of the environment for guidance; transmitting the 3D indoor positioning map with the guidance AR content to a display in the AR device for the guidance to gather updated mapping data; and dynamically updating the 3D indoor positioning map based on the updated mapping data gathered at least when the mapping data of the physical objects in the environment in the 3D indoor positioning map is older than the refresh period. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. An augmented reality (AR) device, comprising:
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a display for displaying guidance AR content to a user, the guidance AR content overlapping the AR device'"'"'s perspective view of an environment; and one or more depth sensors for gathering mapping data of physical objects in the environment; and a processor communicatively coupled to the one or more depth sensors, the processor configured by software to; dynamically create a three-dimensional (3D) indoor positioning map of the environment in a building based on the mapping data gathered by the one or more depth sensors; and create guidance AR content in response to the mapping data of the physical objects in the environment in the 3D indoor positioning map being older than a refresh period, wherein the guidance AR content is created corresponding to the AR device'"'"'s perspective view of the environment for guidance; transmit the 3D indoor positioning map with the guidance AR content to the display for the guidance to gather updated mapping data; and dynamically update the 3D indoor positioning map of the environment in the building based on the updated mapping data gathered by the AR device when at least the mapping data of physical objects in the environment in the 3D indoor positioning map is older than the refresh period. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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