Method for generating digital interior map

• US 9,142,051 B2
• Filed: 11/02/2011
• Issued: 09/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: Kwak, Sung-Hoon
• Primary Examiner(s): Gebresilassie, Kibrom K
• Application Number:
  US13/287,401
• Publication Number:
  US 20120166147A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,420 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/42 Determining position
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/20 Drawing from basic elements, e.g. lines or circles
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/005 including pedestrian guidance indicator
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0969 having a display in the form of a map

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a method of generating a digital interior map. The method includes applying a coordinate system for a drawing of an interior of a structure using an electronic device, extracting center coordinate information of each sectional space of the interior of the structure and entrance coordinate information of entrances between floors and from an outside, generating, in the drawing, a circulation path in the interior of the structure, extracting interest points at preset intervals along the circulation path in the interior of the structure, and setting coordinate information and attribute information of each of the interest points.

Claims

1. A method of generating a digital interior map, comprising:

applying, in a computer system comprising a processor and a memory, a coordinate system for a drawing of an interior of a structure;

extracting center coordinate information of each sectional space of the interior of the structure and extracting entrance coordinate information of an entrance providing a point of entry or exit to an interior of the structure from outside or an entrance providing a point of passage between floors of the structure;

generating, in the drawing, a circulation path in the interior of the structure;

extracting interest points at preset intervals along the circulation path in the interior of the structure; and

setting coordinate information and attribute information of each of the interest points, and wherein

the generating the circulation path in the interior of the structure comprises generating a circulation walking path, spaced apart from the boundaries of each sectional space by a preset interval, within one or more sectional spaces or areas including a corridor and a passage through which a walker may pass,

generating a circulation entrance path for a walker'"'"'s passage between floors or for a walker'"'"'s passage from outside the structure; and

connecting the circulation walking path and the circulation entrance path,

wherein the circulation path in the interior of the structure comprises a plurality of closed loops and a single-line circulation path connected to the closed loops.

2. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the drawing of the interior of the structure is a plan view of each of the floors of the structure.

3. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the extracting coordinate information comprises:

setting one point of the drawing as a reference point; and

forming an orthogonal coordinate system based on the reference point.

4. The method as set forth in claim 3, wherein the center coordinate information, the entrance coordinate information, and the coordinate information of the interest points each comprise coordinate information, floor information, and azimuth information based on the orthogonal coordinate system.

5. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the extracting coordinate information comprises:

extracting coordinate information of a center point of a rectangle, including each of the sectional spaces, as the center coordinate information of the sectional space; and

extracting coordinate information of a center point of the entrance as the entrance coordinate information of the entrance.

6. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the attribute information of the interest point is information about a sectional space or an entrance adjacent to the interest point.

7. The method as set forth in claim 6, wherein the attribute information of the interest point comprises one or more of a plurality of pieces of information about a name, type of business, contact information, representative, homepage link and details of a service of the sectional space adjacent to the interest point.

8. The method as set forth in claim 6, wherein the attribute information of the interest point comprises information about another floor and information about one or more external structures that are connected to the entrance adjacent to the interest point.

9. The method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising updating the drawing or the attribute information periodically or whenever input is performed by a server.

10. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the circulation entrance path is generated for a walker'"'"'s passage between floors of the structure.

11. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the circulation entrance path is generated for a walker'"'"'s passage from outside the structure.

12. The method as set forth in claim 1, wherein the circulation entrance path is generated for a walker'"'"'s passage between floors and for a walker'"'"'s passage from outside the structure.