Method, apparatus and computer program product for providing standard real world to virtual world links

• US 9,678,987 B2
• Filed: 01/15/2014
• Issued: 06/13/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Schloter, Philipp
• Primary Examiner(s): TRUONG, CAM Y T
• Application Number:
  US14/106,391
• Publication Number:
  US 20140156653A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,245 Days
• Field of Search: 707758
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3476 using point of interest [POI] information, e.g. a route passing visible POIs
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3685 the POI's being parking facilities
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/5854 using shape and object relationship
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096827 where the route is computed onboard

Abstract

An apparatus for providing standard real world to virtual world links may include a processing element configured to receive indications of an image including an object, determine whether the object corresponds to a particular object having a predefined association based on a recognition of the object, and execute a function corresponding to the predefined association in response to the object corresponding to the particular object.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

determining, by using a processor, at least one point of interest based, at least in part, on position information of at least one mobile terminal;

causing, at least in part, a presentation of the at least one point of interest in an image of a field of view of the at least one mobile terminal;

determining, by using the processor, an input for selecting the at least one point of interest; and

causing, at least in part, a generation of at least one invitation to a location associated with the at least one point of interest.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a presentation of parking information associated with the at least one point of interest.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the image is captured by a camera of the at least one mobile terminal.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining additional information associated with the at least one point of interest; and

causing, at least in part, a presentation of the additional information.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a storing of one or more new or edited information associated with the at least one point of interest.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining the position information of the at least one mobile terminal based on a global positioning system (GPS), assisted GPS, communication network signal triangulation, inertial sensing system, or combination thereof.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a presenting of navigation information to the at least one point of interest.

8. 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 a mobile terminal to at least perform the following steps:

determining, by using a processor, at least one point of interest based, at least in part, on position information of the mobile terminal;

causing, at least in part, a presentation of the at least one point of interest in an image of a field of view of the mobile terminal;

determining, by using the processor, an input for selecting the at least one point of interest; and

causing, at least in part, a generation of at least one invitation to a location associated with the at least one point of interest.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the mobile terminal is caused to further perform:

causing, at least in part, a presentation of parking information associated with the at least one point of interest.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the image is captured by a camera of the mobile terminal.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the mobile terminal is caused to further perform:

determining additional information associated with the at least one point of interest; and

causing, at least in part, a presentation of the additional information.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the mobile terminal is caused to further perform:

causing, at least in part, a storing of one or more new or edited information associated with the at least one point of interest.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the mobile terminal is caused to further perform:

determining the position information of the mobile terminal based on a global positioning system (GPS), assisted GPS, communication network signal triangulation, inertial sensing system, or combination thereof.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the mobile terminal is caused to further perform:

causing, at least in part, a presenting of navigation information to the at least one point of interest.

15. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code,

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

determine at least one point of interest based, at least in part, on position information of the mobile terminal;

cause, at least in part, a presentation of the at least one point of interest in an image of a field of view of the mobile terminal;

determine an input for selecting the at least one point of interest; and

cause, at least in part, a generation of at least one invitation to a location associated with the at least one point of interest.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, a presenting of navigation information to one or more locations associated with the parking information.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the image is captured by a camera of the mobile terminal.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine additional information associated with the at least one point of interest; and

cause, at in part, a presentation of the additional information.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, a storing of one or more new or edited information associated with the at least one point of interest.

20. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine the position information of the at least one mobile terminal based on a global positioning system (GPS), assisted GPS, communication network signal triangulation, inertial sensing system, or combination thereof.