Method and apparatus for annotating point of interest information

• US 9,472,159 B2
• Filed: 01/23/2015
• Issued: 10/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Uusitalo, Jussi Severi, Arrasvuori, Juha Henrik, Roimela, Kimmo Tapio
• Primary Examiner(s): Tung, Kee M
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHEN, FRANK S
• Application Number:
  US14/603,810
• Publication Number:
  US 20150138230A1
• Time in Patent Office: 634 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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: G06Q 10/047 Optimisation of routes or paths, e.g. travelling salesman problem
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0643 Graphical representation of items or shoppers
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/00 Control arrangements or circuits for visual indicators common to cathode-ray tube indicators and other visual indicators image data processing or generation, in general G06T

Abstract

An approach is provided for annotating point of interest information to structures. One or more representations of at least one structure are determined. One or more partitions of the at least one structure is determined based, at least in part, on one or more features of the one or more representations. One or more points of interest associated with the at least one structure are determined. One or more points of interest are determined to be rendered for presentation based, at least in part, on the one or more partitions.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

causing, at least in part utilizing at least one processor, a presentation of at least one user interface depicting at least one visual representation of at least one structure;

causing, at least in part, a determination of one or more partitions of the at least one structure based, at least in part, on one or more visual features in the at least one visual representation;

causing, at least in part, a rendering of one or more highlighted areas of the one or more partitions of the at least one visual representation in the at least one user interface; and

causing, at least in part, a rendering of one or more user interface elements in association with the one or more highlighted areas, wherein the one or more user interface elements represent one or more points of interest associated with the at least one structure.

2. A method of claim 1,

wherein the one or more highlighted areas correspond to one or more floors, one or more portions of the one or more floors, or a combination thereof of the at least one structure,

wherein the one or more user interface elements are one or more call-out elements presenting description information associated with the one or more points of interest,

wherein the at least one visual representation of the at least one structure is associated with a storage of panoramic images, map information, three-dimensional detail about the at least one structure or a combination thereof.

3. A method of claim 2, wherein the one or more highlighted areas further correspond to one or more windows of the one or more floors, the one or more portions of the one or more floors, or a combination thereof.

4. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining one or more rendering locations for the one or more highlighted areas, the one or more user interface elements, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on location information associated with the one or more points of interest.

5. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more partitions represent one or more floors of the at least one structure, the method further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a rendering of the one or more highlighted areas, the one or more user interface elements, or a combination thereof with reference to the one or more floors visible in the at least one visual representation.

6. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more partitions represent one or more windows of the at least one structure, the method further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a rendering of the one or more highlighted areas, the one or more user interface elements, or a combination thereof with reference to the one or more windows visible in the at least one visual representation.

7. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a rendering of at least one vertical separation, at least one horizontal separation, or a combination thereof between the one or more highlighted areas.

8. A method of claim 7, wherein the at least one vertical separation, the at least one horizontal separation, or a combination thereof are rendered with respect to the one or more partitions, the one or more visual features, or a combination thereof visible in the at least one visual representation.

9. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more user interface elements include, at least in part, one or more call-out windows presenting description information, label information, graphical representation information, or a combination thereof related to the one or more points of interest.

10. 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,

cause, at least in part, a presentation of at least one user interface depicting at least one visual representation of at least one structure,

cause, at least in part, a determination of one or more partitions of the at least one structure based, at least in part, on one or more visual features in the at least one visual representation,

cause, at least in part, rendering of one or more highlighted areas of the one or more partitions of the at least one visual representation in the at least one user interface, and

cause, at least in part, a rendering of one or more user interface elements in association with the one or more highlighted areas, wherein the one or more user interface elements represent one or more points of interest associated with the at least one structure.

11. An apparatus of claim 10,

wherein the one or more highlighted areas correspond to one or more floors, one or more portions of the one or more floors, or a combination thereof of the at least one structure,

wherein the one or more user interface elements are one or more call-out elements presenting description information associated with the one or more points of interest,

wherein the at least one visual representation of the at least one structure is associated with a storage of panoramic images, map information, three-dimensional detail about the at least one structure or a combination thereof.

12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more highlighted areas further correspond to one or more windows of the one or more floors, the one or more portions of the one or more floors, or a combination thereof.

13. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine one or more rendering locations for the one or more highlighted areas, the one or more user interface elements, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on location information associated with the one or more points of interest.

14. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the one or more partitions represent one or more floors of the at least one structure, and wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, a rendering of the one or more highlighted areas, the one or more user interface elements, or a combination thereof with reference to the one or more floors visible in the at least one visual representation.

15. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the one or more partitions represent one or more windows of the at least one structure, and wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, a rendering of the one or more highlighted areas, the one or more user interface elements, or a combination thereof with reference to the one or more windows visible in the at least one visual representation.

16. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, a rendering of at least one vertical separation, at least one horizontal separation, or a combination thereof between the one or more highlighted areas.

17. An apparatus of claim 16, wherein the at least one vertical separation, the at least one horizontal separation, or a combination thereof are rendered with respect to the one or more partitions, the one or more visual features, or a combination thereof visible in the at least one visual representation.

18. A non-transitory 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:

causing, at least in part, a presentation of at least one user interface depicting at least one visual representation of at least one structure;

causing, at least in part, a determination of one or more partitions of the at least one structure based, at least in part, on one or more visual features in the at least one visual representation;

causing, at least in part, a rendering of one or more highlighted areas of the one or more partitions of the at least one visual representation in the at least one user interface; and

causing, at least in part, a rendering of one or more user interface elements in association with the one or more highlighted areas, wherein the one or more user interface elements represent one or more points of interest associated with the at least one structure.

19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18,

wherein the one or more highlighted areas correspond to one or more floors, one or more portions of the one or more floors, or a combination thereof of the at least one structure,

wherein the one or more user interface elements are one or more call-out elements presenting description information associated with the one or more points of interest,

wherein the at least one visual representation of the at least one structure is associated with a storage of panoramic images, map information, three-dimensional detail about the at least one structure or a combination thereof.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the one or more highlighted areas further correspond to one or more windows of the one or more floors, the one or more portions of the one or more floors, or a combination thereof.