METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING THE GEO-LOCATION OF A PERSONAL DEVICE
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The method comprises performing said calculation by using data provided by an image recognition process which identifies at least one geo-referenced image of an object located in the surroundings of said personal device. The system is arranged for implementing the method of the present invention.
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20. A method for calculating the geo-location of a personal device that comprises:
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performing said calculation by using data provided by an image recognition process which identifies at least one geo-referenced image of an object located in the surroundings of said personal device;
taking said image of an object located in the surroundings of said personal device with said personal device and matching said image with a dataset of indexed geo-referenced images;wherein said calculation further comprises using the results of said image recognition fused with information provided by a GPS antenna available in said personal device; and using the information of an accelerometer or a digital compass available in said personal device in order to perform said calculation, characterized in that the coordinates of said geo-location of said personal device are calculated according to the following formula; - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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- 23. A system for calculating the geo-location of a personal device, the system performing said calculation by using data provided by a visual recognition module which identifies at least one geo-referenced image of an object located in the surroundings of said personal device.
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