Vision augmented navigation
First Claim
1. A navigation system, comprising:
- at least one processing device configured to;
determine, based on an output of one or more position sensors associated with the navigation system, a current location of at least one component associated with the navigation system;
determine a destination location different from the current location;
acquire, from one or more image acquisition devices, while a user of the navigation system is located in an environment and navigating from the current location to the destination location, a plurality of images representative of the environment;
analyze, while the user is navigating from the current location to the destination location, the plurality of images to derive a physical characteristic of at least one object appearing within a field of view of at least one of the image acquisition devices;
determine, based on an appearance of the physical characteristic of the at least one object derived from the plurality of images while the user is navigating, one or more instructions for navigating from the current location to the destination location, wherein the one or more instructions include a description of the physical characteristic of the at least one object derived from the plurality of images; and
deliver to the user the one or more instructions.
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Abstract
A navigation system may include at least one processing device configured to determine, based on an output of one or more position sensors associated with the navigation system, a current location of at least one component associated with the navigation system and determine a destination location different from the current location. The navigation system may also acquire, from one or more image acquisition devices, a plurality of images representative of an environment of a user of the navigation system and derive, from the plurality of images, visual information associated with at least one object in the environment. The system may also determine one or more instructions for navigating from the current location to the destination location, wherein the one or more instructions include at least one reference to the visual information derived from the plurality of images. The system may also deliver to the user the one or more instructions.
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42 Claims
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1. A navigation system, comprising:
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at least one processing device configured to; determine, based on an output of one or more position sensors associated with the navigation system, a current location of at least one component associated with the navigation system; determine a destination location different from the current location; acquire, from one or more image acquisition devices, while a user of the navigation system is located in an environment and navigating from the current location to the destination location, a plurality of images representative of the environment; analyze, while the user is navigating from the current location to the destination location, the plurality of images to derive a physical characteristic of at least one object appearing within a field of view of at least one of the image acquisition devices; determine, based on an appearance of the physical characteristic of the at least one object derived from the plurality of images while the user is navigating, one or more instructions for navigating from the current location to the destination location, wherein the one or more instructions include a description of the physical characteristic of the at least one object derived from the plurality of images; and deliver to the user the one or more instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 28, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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18. A vehicle, comprising:
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a GPS sensor configured to provide an output representative of a position of the vehicle; one or more image acquisition devices configured to acquire a plurality of images of an environment outside of the vehicle; at least one processing device configured to; determine, based on an output of one or more position sensors associated with the vehicle, a current location of at least one component associated with the vehicle; determine a destination location different from the current location; acquire, from one or more image acquisition devices, while a user of the vehicle is located in an environment and navigating from the current location to the destination location, a plurality of images representative of the environment; analyze, while the user is navigating from the current location to the destination location, the plurality of images to derive a physical characteristic of at least one object appearing within a field of view of at least one of the image acquisition devices; determine, based on an appearance of the physical characteristic of the at least one object derived from the plurality of images while the user is navigating, one or more instructions for navigating from the current location to the destination location, wherein the one or more instructions include a description of the physical characteristic of the at least one object derived from the plurality of images; and deliver to the user the one or more instructions. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for generating and delivering navigational information, the method comprising:
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using one or more processing devices to determine a current location based on an output of one or more position sensors; determining a destination location different from the current location; acquiring, from one or more image acquisition devices, while an individual is located in an environment and navigating from the current location to the destination location, a plurality of images representative of the environment; using the one or more processing devices to analyze, while the user is navigating from the current location to the destination location, the plurality of images to derive a physical characteristic of at least one object appearing within a field of view of at least one of the image acquisition devices; determining, based on an appearance of the physical characteristic of the at least one object derived from the plurality of images while the user is navigating, one or more instructions for navigating from the current location to the destination location, wherein the one or more instructions include physical characteristic of the at least one object derived from the plurality of images; and delivering to the individual the one or more instructions.
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29. A navigation system comprising:
at least one processing device configured to; acquire, from one or more image acquisition devices, while a vehicle is located in an environment and navigating from a current location to a destination location, a plurality of images representative of the environment; analyze, while the vehicle is navigating from the current location to the destination location, the plurality of images to derive a physical characteristic associated with at least one object appearing in a field of view of at least one of the image acquisition devices; and determine one or more instructions for navigating the vehicle from the current location to the destination location, wherein the one or more instructions include at least one reference to a description of the physical characteristic of the at least one object derived from the plurality of images. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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