SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATION

• US 20140172296A1
• Filed: 02/19/2014
• Published: 06/19/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aleksandr Shtukater
• Original Assignee: Aleksandr Shtukater
• Inventors: Shtukater, Aleksandr
• Granted Patent: US 9,175,975 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/522
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3647 Guidance involving output of stored or live camera images or video streams
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/13 Receivers
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/20 Editing of 3D images, e.g. changing shapes or colours, aligning objects or positioning parts
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2215/16 Using real world measurements to influence rendering
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2219/2012 Colour editing, changing, or manipulating; Use of colour codes

Abstract

The present invention relates to a navigation device. The navigation device is arranged to dynamically generate multidimensional video signals based on location and directional information of the navigation device by processing at pre-generated 3D data set (3D Model or 3D point cloud). The navigation device is further arranged to superimpose navigation directions and/or environment information about surrounding objects onto the generated multidimensional view.

Claims

1. A navigation system comprising:

a location determination module for determining a location of a user of the navigation system;

an orientation module for determining directional orientation of said user;

a view generation module for outputting a multidimensional video signal (view) generated based on source 3D data set and location and directional orientation information of the said user;

a display module to display the said generated multi-dimensional view overlaid with environment information in the vicinity of the said user or navigation instructions.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a video generation module for outputting a multidimensional colored video signal generated based on photo realistic 3D data set with color information, corresponding to current location and directional orientation of the said user.

4. The system of claim 1, where environment information related to the environment in the vicinity of said user or navigation instructions fused into said 3D data set prior to video signal generation or superimposed over the view generated for current location and directional orientation of the said user.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

the said view generation module outputting a multidimensional colored view generated based on source 3D data set with color information and wherein, 3D data set is geo enhanced by associating location information with separate sections of 3D data set or by associating every pixel (point) in the 3D data set with the coordinate or depth information, wherein coordinate information is relative or absolute.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a communication unit for sending a request to a remote server, the request including said location and orientation information, and for receiving from the said server, said source 3D data set or generated video signal.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a navigation module for computing said navigation instructions;

an environment sensing module for detecting said environment information; and

a processing module for superimposing navigations instructions or environment information onto the generated multidimensional video signal to create said overlaid video signal and sending the overlaid video signal to the display unit.

2. (canceled)

8. A method for navigation comprising:

obtaining location information from location determination module;

obtaining directional orientation information from an orientation module;

generating a multidimensional video signal (view) based on the source 3D data set and the location and directional orientation information of the said user;

a display module to display the said generated multi-dimensional view overlaid with the environment information in the vicinity of said user or navigation instructions.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

a video generation module for outputting a multidimensional photo realistic video signal generated based on 3D data set with color information, corresponding to current location and directional orientation of said user.

11. The method of claim 8, where environment information related to the environment in the vicinity of the said user or navigation instructions fused into said 3D data set prior to video signal generation or superimposed over the view generated for current location and directional orientation of the said user.

12. The method of claim 8, where environment information related to the environment in the vicinity of the said user or navigation instructions superimposed over video signal generated from said 3D data set.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

the said view generation module outputting a multidimensional photo realistic view generated based on source 3D data set with color information and wherein, 3D data set is geo enhanced by associating location information with separate sections of 3D data set or by associating every pixel (point) in the 3D data set with the coordinate or depth information, wherein coordinate information is relative or absolute.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

a step to enrich generated video with information related to objects in the vicinity of the navigation device to produce augmented reality view.

9. (canceled)

15. A navigation system comprising:

an environment sensing module to determine environment information in the vicinity of said user, an orientation module for determining directional orientation of said user;

a view generation module for outputting a multidimensional video signal (view) generated based on source 3D data set and location and directional orientation of said user;

a display module to display the said generated multi-dimensional view overlaid with navigation instructions or environment information in the vicinity of said user.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

a processing module, capable of simultaneously localizing and mapping by correlating output of environment sensing module against pre-generated 3D data set or prerecorded video feed.

17. A method for navigation comprising:

obtaining environment information from environment sensing module to determine environment information in the vicinity of said user,

obtaining directional orientation information from an orientation module;

generating a multidimensional view based on source 3D data set and the location and directional orientation of said user;

a display module to display the said generated multi-dimensional view overlaid with navigation instructions or environment information in the vicinity of said user.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising:

simultaneously localizing and mapping by correlating output of environment sensing module against pre-generated 3D data set or plurality of pre-recorded video feeds;

19. The method of claim 17 further comprising:

Determining the delta of objects between current environment information and pre-generated 3D data set;

as well as displaying the delta objects as missing or present on the display.