Method and apparatus for determining location offset information

• US 8,723,888 B2
• Filed: 10/29/2010
• Issued: 05/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Conversant Wireless Licensing S.à.r.l. (f/k/a Core Wireless Licensing S.a.r.l.) (MOSAID Technologies Inc. (f/k/a Conversant Intellectual Property Management))
• Inventors: Cudalbu, Ciprian, Joller, Mari, Mulholland, James Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): McDowell, Jr., Maurice L
• Application Number:
  US12/916,090
• Publication Number:
  US 20120105474A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,292 Days
• Field of Search: 345/633, 701/438, 701/445
• US Class Current: 345/633
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/005 with correlation of navigation data from several sources, e.g. map or contour matching G01C21/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/30 Map- or contour-matching
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3635 Guidance using 3D or perspective road maps
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3647 Guidance involving output of stored or live camera images or video streams
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3664 Details of the user input interface, e.g. buttons, knobs or sliders, including those provided on a touch screen; remote controllers; input using gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3673 Labelling using text of road map data items, e.g. road names, POI names
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3679 Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities G01C21/3611 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 17/05 Geographic models
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

An approach is provided for determining location offset information. A correction manager determines to present, at a device, a location-based display including one or more representations of one or more location-based features. Next, the correction manager receives an input for specifying offset information for at least one of the one or more representations with respect to the location-based display. Then, the correction manager determines to present the one or more representations in the location-based display based, at least in part, on the offset information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining to present, at a device, a location-based display including one or more representations of one or more location-based features;

receiving an input for specifying offset information for at least one of the one or more representations with respect to the location-based display; and

transmitting the offset information to one or more other devices, the one or more other devices comprising at least one of another user device and a server,

wherein the offset information is used to present the one or more representations on the respective location-based display.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the location-based display is based on location information, orientation information, or a combination thereof associated with the device, the method further comprising:

determining accuracy information associated with the location information, the orientation information, or a combination thereof,

wherein the determining to present the one or more representations is further based, at least in part, on the accuracy information.

3. A method of claim 2, further comprising:

determining whether the accuracy information meets a predetermined accuracy threshold; and

determining to reduce application of the offset information to present the one or more representations based, at least in part, on the determination with respect to the accuracy threshold.

4. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining to store the offset information; and

determining to apply the stored offset information to one or more other location-based displays presented based, at least in part, on location information that is substantially similar to or within a predetermined proximity of location information associated with the location-based display.

5. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining to transmit the offset information to one or more other devices within proximity of the device,

wherein the offset information is used for determining to present other location-based displays at the respective other devices.

6. A method of claim 1, wherein the input, the offset information, or a combination thereof further specifies an approximate location of a device or a user of the device for a navigation service, a mapping service, a location-based service, or a combination thereof.

7. A method of claim 1, wherein the input is provided as a movement of the at least one of the one or more representations within the location-based display, a captured image, an indication of an approximate location, or a combination thereof.

8. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining to retrieve other offset information associated with one or more other devices, collected at one or more other time instances, or a combination thereof; and

determining to generate aggregated offset information based, at least in part, on the offset information, the other offset information, or a combination thereof.

9. A method of claim 8, further comprising:

determining to categorize the offset information, a second offset information, or a combination thereof according to at least a type of device, a type of location sensor, a source of location information, or a combination thereof,

wherein aggregated offset information is further based, at least in part, on the categorization.

10. A method of claim 1, wherein the location-based display is at least one of an augmented reality display, a mixed reality display, a virtual reality display, a mapping display, a navigation display, or a combination thereof.

11. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

determine to present, at a device, a location-based display including one or more representations of one or more location-based features;

receive an input for specifying offset information for at least one of the one or more representations with respect to the location-based display; and

transmit the offset information to one or more other devices, the one or more other devices comprising at least one of another user device and a server,

wherein the offset information is used to present the one or more representations on the respective location-based display.

12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the location-based display is based on location information, orientation information, or a combination thereof associated with the device, and wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine accuracy information associated with the location information, the orientation information, or a combination thereof,

wherein the determining to present the one or more representations is further based, at least in part, on the accuracy information.

13. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine whether the accuracy information meets a predetermined accuracy threshold; and

determine to reduce application of the offset information to present the one or more representations based, at least in part, on the determination with respect to the accuracy threshold.

14. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine to store the offset information; and

determine to apply the stored offset information to one or more other location-based displays presented based, at least in part, on location information that is substantially similar to or within a predetermined proximity of location information associated with the location-based display.

15. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine to transmit the offset information to one or more other devices within proximity of the device,

wherein the offset information is used for determining to present other location-based displays at the respective other devices.

16. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the input, the offset information, or a combination thereof further specifies an approximate location of a device or a user of the device for a navigation service, a mapping service, a location-based service, or a combination thereof.

17. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the input is provided as a movement of the at least one of the one or more representations within the location-based display, a captured image, an indication of an approximate location, or a combination thereof.

18. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine to retrieve other offset information associated with one or more other devices, collected at one or more other time instances, or a combination thereof; and

determine to generate aggregated offset information based, at least in part, on the offset information, the other offset information, or a combination thereof.

19. A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:

determining to present, at a device, a location-based display including one or more representations of one or more location-based features;

receiving an input for specifying offset information for at least one of the one or more representations with respect to the location-based display; and

transmitting the offset information to one or more other devices, the one or more other devices comprising at least one of another user device and a server,

wherein the offset information is used to present the one or more representations on the respective location-based display.

20. A computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the location-based display is based on location information, orientation information, or a combination thereof associated with the device, and wherein the apparatus is caused to further perform:

determining accuracy information associated with the location information, the orientation information, or a combination thereof,

wherein the determining to present the one or more representations is further based, at least in part, on the accuracy information.