MOBILE IMAGING DEVICE AS NAVIGATOR
First Claim
1. A method for determining content, comprising:
- determining an initial geographic position of a mobile device;
determining an initial direction in which an imaging component of the mobile device is pointed;
determining a change of direction in which the imaging component of the mobile device is pointed in a new direction, wherein the change of direction is determined at least in part by using the imaging component of the mobile device;
determining content that is associated with the new direction and with a content position that is within a predefined range of the initial geographic position; and
providing the determined content to an output component that outputs the content with a content location indicator, indicating a distance from the initial geographic position to the content position, and indicating a content location relative to the new direction.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to obtaining information based on directional orientation of a mobile imaging device, such as a camera phone. Visual information is gathered by the camera and used to determine a directional orientation of the camera, to search for content based on the direction, to manipulate 3D virtual images of a surrounding area, and to otherwise use the directional information. Direction and motion can be determined by analyzing a sequence of images. Distance from a current location, inputted search parameters, and other criteria can be used to expand or filter content that is tagged with such criteria. Search results with distance indicators can be overlaid on a map or a camera feed. Various content can be displayed for a current direction, or desired content, such as a business location, can be displayed only when the camera is oriented toward the desired content.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for determining content, comprising:
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determining an initial geographic position of a mobile device; determining an initial direction in which an imaging component of the mobile device is pointed; determining a change of direction in which the imaging component of the mobile device is pointed in a new direction, wherein the change of direction is determined at least in part by using the imaging component of the mobile device; determining content that is associated with the new direction and with a content position that is within a predefined range of the initial geographic position; and providing the determined content to an output component that outputs the content with a content location indicator, indicating a distance from the initial geographic position to the content position, and indicating a content location relative to the new direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for determining content, comprising:
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a processor; an imaging component in communication with the processor; an output component in communication with the processor; a user input interface in communication with the processor; and a memory in communication with the processor and storing data and instructions that cause the processor to a plurality of operations, including; determining an initial geographic position of the imaging component; determining an initial direction in which an imaging component is pointed; determining a change of direction in which the imaging component is pointed in a new direction, wherein the change of direction is determined at least in part by using the imaging component; determining content that is associated with the new direction and with a content position that is within a predefined range of the initial geographic position; and providing the determined content to the output component that outputs the content with a content location indicator, indicating a distance from the initial geographic position to the content position, and indicating a content location relative to the new direction. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for determining a direction of interest, comprising:
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determining an initial geographic position of a mobile device; determining content that is associated with a content position that is within a predefined range of the initial geographic position; determining an initial direction in which the mobile device is pointing; displaying a first portion of an area within the predefined range of the initial geographic location, wherein the first portion of the area is associated with the initial direction; determining a change of direction in which an imaging component of the mobile device is pointed in a new direction; displaying the determined content if the new direction points to a second portion of the area in which the content position is located. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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