VISUAL INPUTS FOR NAVIGATION
First Claim
1. A method for navigation, comprising the steps of:
- capturing an image using a mobile device;
transferring data relating to said image to a remote facility;
processing said image to identify a location associated with said image; and
communicating information from said remote facility to said mobile device describing navigation to said location.
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Abstract
An interface is provided to a mobile navigation system in which an optical image of a point-of-interest acquired by cellular telephone devices is an input to the system. Textual and optionally other location information is extracted from the image, and used by the navigation system to identify coordinates and vectors relating to the point-of-interest. The results are stored and may be subsequently recalled to provide mapping and routing information to the cellular telephone device, whose position relative to the point-of-interest may have changed. Optical images may be uploaded from telephone device to the navigation system automatically or interactively, and can be processed remotely, generally without further user interaction.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for navigation, comprising the steps of:
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capturing an image using a mobile device;
transferring data relating to said image to a remote facility;
processing said image to identify a location associated with said image; and
communicating information from said remote facility to said mobile device describing navigation to said location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product for supporting mobile navigation, including a tangible computer-readable medium in which computer program instructions are stored, which instructions, when read by a computer, cause the computer to command a mobile device having a photographic capability to:
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capture an image;
transmit said image to a remote dynamic navigation facility;
instruct said facility to identify a location in said image; and
instruct said facility to transmit to said mobile device information describing navigation to said location. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile information device for supporting mobile navigation, comprising:
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a transmitter;
a camera;
a memory having stored therein program instructions; and
a processor operative for executing said instructions, wherein said instructions cause said processor to command said camera to capture an image, said instructions further causing said processor to command said transmitter to transmit said image to a remote dynamic navigation facility, instruct said facility to identify a location in said image, and instruct said facility to transmit to said mobile information device information describing navigation to said location. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for navigation, comprising the steps of:
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capturing an image using a mobile device;
transferring said image to a remote facility;
processing said image to identify textual information associated with said image;
processing said textual information in a navigation system to identify a location associated with said image; and
communicating information from said navigation system to said mobile device describing navigation to said location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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