SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOCATION IMAGE

• US 20110055769A1
• Filed: 07/08/2010
• Published: 03/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lim, Jong U.
• Application Number:
  US12/832,681
• Publication Number:
  US 20110055769A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/851
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3638 including 3D objects and buildings three dimensional [3D] modelling, e.g. data description of 3D objects G06T17/00; geographic models G06T17/05
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/03 Cooperating elements; Interaction or communication between different cooperating elements or between cooperating elements and receivers
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/14 specially adapted for specific applications

Abstract

A system to provide a three-dimensional (3D) location image includes a Global Positioning System device to identify location data corresponding to image data generated by a camera, a transmission unit to transmit the image data and the location data to a 3D location information server, a receiving unit to receive location display data from the 3D location information server, a generation unit to generate 3D location image data using the location display data, and a providing unit to display the 3D location image data. A method for providing a 3D location image includes generating image data, identifying location data associated with the image, transmitting the image data and the location data to a 3D location information server, receiving location display data from the 3D location information server, and generating and displaying 3D location image data using the location display data and the image data.

Claims

1. A system to provide a three-dimensional (3D) location image, comprising:

a location data device to identify location data associated with image data generated by a camera;

a transmission unit to transmit the image data and the location data to a three-dimensional (3D) location information server;

a receiving unit to receive location display data from the 3D location information server;

a generation unit to generate 3D location image data using the location display data and the image data; and

a providing unit to display the 3D location image data.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

an input unit to receive an input of a destination,

wherein the transmission unit transmits the destination to the 3D location information server.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a gravity sensor to measure angle data associated with the image data,

wherein the transmission unit transmits the angle data to the 3D location information server.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the generation unit extracts a destination and a boundary from the location display data, associates the destination with the boundary, and overlaps the boundary on the image data to generate the 3D location image data.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiving unit further receives description data associated with the image data from the 3D location information server, and the providing unit displays the description data.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a gyro sensor to identify direction data associated with the image data,

wherein the transmission unit transmits the direction data to the 3D location information server.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the location data device comprises a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver.

8. A method for providing a three-dimensional (3D) location image, comprising:

generating image data;

identifying location data associated with the image data using a location data device;

transmitting the image data and the location data to a 3D location information server;

receiving location display data from the 3D location information server;

generating 3D location image data using the location display data and the image data; and

displaying the 3D location image data.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the transmitting includes:

receiving an input of a destination; and

transmitting the destination to the 3D location information server.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising one of:

measuring angle data associated with the image data, and transmitting the angle data to the 3D location information server; and

identifying direction data associated with the image data, and transmitting the direction data to the 3D location information server.

11. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

extracting boundary data from the image data,

wherein transmitting the image data comprises transmitting the boundary data and the location data to the 3D location information server.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein generating 3D location image data comprises:

extracting a destination and a boundary from the location display data; and

associating the destination with the boundary, and overlapping the boundary on the image data to generate the 3D location image data.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein receiving location display data further comprises receiving description data associated with the image data from the 3D location information server.

14. A method for providing a three-dimensional (3D) location image, comprising:

receiving image data and location data associated with the image data from a terminal;

identifying location display data corresponding to the image data and the location data from a database; and

transmitting the location display data to the terminal.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

receiving angle data or direction data associated with the image data,

wherein identifying location display data further comprises identifying the location display data based on the angle data or the direction data.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein identifying location display data further comprises:

identifying first location display data corresponding to the location data from the database; and

identifying second location display data corresponding to a boundary of the image data from among the first location display data.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein transmitting the location display data comprises:

displaying a boundary corresponding to the image data;

generating the location display data including a destination; and

transmitting the location display data including the destination to the terminal.