Image navigation device

• US 20090063039A1
• Filed: 09/04/2007
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tekom Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Tekom Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Tsai, Tien-Chin
• Application Number:
  US11/896,618
• Publication Number:
  US 20090063039A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/209
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3623 using a camera or code reader, e.g. for optical or magnetic codes

Abstract

A navigation device obtains real-time coordinates of an image for positioning. Data of the image are then transferred by a terminal to be analyzed. A route is thus obtained for navigation between position of the image and position of the terminal. The navigation device is able to navigate without a pre-installed map; but by using a route data from the Internet.

Claims

1. An image navigation device, comprising:

an image shooting device, said image shooting device acquiring and positioning coordinates of an image data, said image shooting device comprising

a lens unit;

a processing unit being connected with said lens unit;

a positioning unit being connected with said processing unit; and

a storage unit being connected with said processing unit;

a terminal, said terminal receiving and transferring said image data, said terminal comprising

a receiving unit;

a connection unit; and

a display unit; and

a data providing unit, said data providing unit connecting to said terminal to provide route data between position of said image data and position of said terminal.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said positioning unit is a global positioning system (GPS).

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein said positioning unit obtains coordinates of longitude, latitude and height for said image data.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein said storage unit stores data of said image data, comprising a date, a time, and coordinates of longitude, latitude and height.

5. The device according to claim 1, wherein said terminal is selected from a group consisting of a computer, a PDA and a mobile phone.

6. The device according to claim 1, wherein said data providing unit obtains position of said terminal through an IP address unit, a manual input unit and a package unit.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein said data providing unit comprises

a communication unit connecting to said terminal;

a server unit authenticating said terminal; and

a navigation database providing said image data by connecting to said server unit through said connection unit.

8. An image navigation device, comprising:

an image shooting device, said image shooting device shooting a requested image, said image shooting device acquiring and positioning coordinates of said requested image, said image shooting device comprising

a lens unit;

a processing unit being connected with said lens unit;

a positioning unit being connected with said processing unit; and

a storage unit being connected with said processing unit; and

a terminal, said terminal receiving and transferring image data and providing route data between position of said image data and position of said terminal, said terminal comprising

a receiving unit;

a connection unit;

a display unit; and

a data providing unit.