METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND MOBILE TERMINALS FOR POSITIONING AND SEARCHING FOR A VEHICLE
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1. A method of positioning a location of a vehicle in a predetermined place, comprising:
- collecting surrounding environmental information of the vehicle via configuring a collecting device by at least one way of laser, camera, infrared detection, acoustic detection;
wherein the surrounding environmental information comprises at least one of those information about roads, walls, columns, barrier gates, fences, graphics of signages, fire-fighting equipment and lighting equipment; and
determining the location of the vehicle in the predetermined place by comparing the surrounding environmental information with a previously acquired map of the predetermined place by a processor, and wherein the processor is coupled to the collecting device;
wherein the previously acquired map of the predetermined place comprises at least one of those information about roads, walls, columns, barrier gates, fences, graphics of signages, fire-fighting equipment and lighting equipment;
wherein, there is no available GPS signal at the predetermined place.
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Methods, apparatuses, and mobile terminals for positioning and searching for a vehicle are disclosed. The method of positioning a location of a vehicle in a predetermined place may include: collecting surrounding environmental information of the vehicle; and determining the location of the vehicle in the predetermined place by comparing the surrounding environmental information with a previously acquired map of the predetermined place. Thereby, the position of the vehicle on the map can be determined in absence of GPS positioning, enabling pinpoint positioning and navigation of the vehicle.
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1. A method of positioning a location of a vehicle in a predetermined place, comprising:
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collecting surrounding environmental information of the vehicle via configuring a collecting device by at least one way of laser, camera, infrared detection, acoustic detection;
wherein the surrounding environmental information comprises at least one of those information about roads, walls, columns, barrier gates, fences, graphics of signages, fire-fighting equipment and lighting equipment; anddetermining the location of the vehicle in the predetermined place by comparing the surrounding environmental information with a previously acquired map of the predetermined place by a processor, and wherein the processor is coupled to the collecting device;
wherein the previously acquired map of the predetermined place comprises at least one of those information about roads, walls, columns, barrier gates, fences, graphics of signages, fire-fighting equipment and lighting equipment;wherein, there is no available GPS signal at the predetermined place. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for positioning a location of a vehicle in a predetermined place, comprising:
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a collecting device configured to collect surrounding environmental information of the vehicle by at least one way of laser, camera, infrared detection, acoustic detection; wherein the surrounding environmental information comprises at least one of those information about roads, walls, columns, barrier gates, fences, graphics of signages, fire-fighting equipment and lighting equipment; and a processor coupled to the collecting device and configured to determine the location of the vehicle in the predetermined place by comparing the surrounding environmental information with a previously acquired map of the predetermined place;
wherein the previously acquired map of the predetermined place comprises at least one of those information about roads, walls, columns, barrier gates, fences, graphics of signages, fire-fighting equipment and lighting equipment;wherein, there is no available GPS signal at the predetermined place. - View Dependent Claims (14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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