LOCATING MOBILE DEVICES
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1. A method for improving a localization service, comprising:
- displaying a map comprising a location estimate on a mobile device;
displaying an interface specifying a correction to the location estimate;
determining a revised location based on the correction; and
displaying a map comprising the revised location.
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Abstract
The claimed subject matter provides a method for displaying a map comprising a location estimate on a mobile device. The method includes displaying an interface specifying a correction to the location estimate. The method also includes determining a revised location based on the correction. Additionally, the method includes displaying the map comprising the correction.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for improving a localization service, comprising:
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displaying a map comprising a location estimate on a mobile device; displaying an interface specifying a correction to the location estimate; determining a revised location based on the correction; and displaying a map comprising the revised location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for improving a localization service, comprising:
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a processing unit; and a system memory, wherein the system memory comprises code configured to direct the processing unit to; provide a list of landmarks to describe a correction to a location estimate from the localization service; determine a revised location based on the correction, wherein the correction describes a current location of a mobile device in relation to a selected one of the list of landmarks; map the revised location to the location estimate; and automatically determine the revised location in response to a request to the localization service associated with the original location estimate. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. One or more computer-readable storage media, comprising code configured to direct a processing unit to:
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present an interface to specify a transitory landmark to include on a map display from a mobile device disposed proximate to the transitory landmark; determine a current time that the transitory landmark is available; and present the map display comprising the transitory landmark based on an input to the interface, a current time that a second mobile device is proximate to the transitory landmark, and a current position of the second mobile device, the interface specifying a relative location of the mobile device in relation to the transitory landmark, the relative location comprising a selected one of a list of landmarks displayed in the interface, and the list of landmarks being provided by a map service. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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