Crowd sourced vision and sensor-surveyed mapping
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1. A method, comprising:
- utilizing sensing resources in an apparatus to sense at least visual information corresponding to the location of the apparatus;
utilizing the sensing resources in the apparatus to sense electronic signals and/or fields at the location of the apparatus;
identifying attributes of the location by defining one or more visual elements within the visual information corresponding to the attributes;
extracting the defined one or more visual elements from the sensed visual information; and
creating a representation of the location in a mapping database by recording the extracted one or more visual elements, rather than the sensed visual information, in association with the location in the mapping database,wherein recording the extracted one or more visual elements in association with the location in the mapping database comprises determining if any of the extracted one or more visual elements already exist in the mapping database by at least using the electronic signals and/or fields sensed at the location to find the extracted one or more visual elements in the mapping database.
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Abstract
A system for enhancing the provision of location information based on previously stored visual data. Apparatuses may utilize sensors to sense at least visual information at a location. The sensed visual information may include attributes that may be defined as one or more visual elements in the recorded visual information. The one or more visual elements may then be stored in a mapping database in association with the location.
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14 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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utilizing sensing resources in an apparatus to sense at least visual information corresponding to the location of the apparatus; utilizing the sensing resources in the apparatus to sense electronic signals and/or fields at the location of the apparatus; identifying attributes of the location by defining one or more visual elements within the visual information corresponding to the attributes; extracting the defined one or more visual elements from the sensed visual information; and creating a representation of the location in a mapping database by recording the extracted one or more visual elements, rather than the sensed visual information, in association with the location in the mapping database, wherein recording the extracted one or more visual elements in association with the location in the mapping database comprises determining if any of the extracted one or more visual elements already exist in the mapping database by at least using the electronic signals and/or fields sensed at the location to find the extracted one or more visual elements in the mapping database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including executable instructions, the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; utilize sensing resources in an apparatus to sense at least visual information corresponding to the location of the apparatus; utilize the sensing resources in the apparatus to sense electronic signals and/or fields at the location of the apparatus; identify attributes of the location by defining one or more visual elements within the visual information corresponding to the attributes; extract the defined one or more visual elements from the sensed visual information; and create a representation of the location in a mapping database by recording the extracted one or more visual elements, rather than the sensed visual information, in association with the location in the mapping database, wherein recording the extracted one or more visual elements in association with the location in the mapping database comprises the at least one memory and the executable instructions being configured to, in cooperation with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to determine if any of the extracted one or more visual elements already exist in the mapping database by at least using the electronic signals and/or fields sensed at the location to find the extracted one or more visual elements in the mapping database. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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an apparatus; and a mapping database; the apparatus utilizing sensing resources in the apparatus to sense at least visual information corresponding to the location of the apparatus and identifying attributes of the location by defining one or more visual elements within the visual information corresponding to the attributes; the apparatus further utilizing the sensing resources in the apparatus to sense electronic signals and/or fields at the location of the apparatus; the apparatus further extracting the defined one or more visual elements from the sensed visual information; and the apparatus further creating a representation of the location in the mapping database by recording the extracted one or more visual elements, rather than the sensed visual information, in association with the location in the mapping database, wherein recording the extracted one or more visual elements in association with the location in the mapping database comprises the apparatus determining if any of the extracted one or more visual elements already exist in the mapping database by at least using the electronic signals and/or fields sensed at the location to find the extracted one or more visual elements in the mapping database.
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