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Method and apparatus for displaying point of interest

  • US 9,710,946 B2
  • Filed: 12/31/2014
  • Issued: 07/18/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for displaying a point of interest, comprising:

  • acquiring a location of a target object;

    performing recognition processing on a street view image acquired at the location, to recognize text information arranged at a selected height from a road surface in the street view image;

    selecting a candidate point of interest from a point-of-interest (POI) database upon determining that the candidate point of interest matches the text information;

    marking the candidate point of interest in the POI database as a visible point of interest at the location;

    acquiring calculated geographical location information about the visible point of interest according to geographical location information about a collection site of the street view image and an azimuth angle from the collection site to the visible point of interest;

    verifying the visible point of interest according to the calculated geographical location information and standard geographical location information about the visible point of interest;

    replacing the standard geographical location information about the visible point of interest by the calculated geographical location information about the visible point of interest upon failure of said verifying;

    determining the visible point of interest at the location as a target point of interest; and

    displaying the target point of interest on an electronic map.

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