System and method for mapping an indoor environment
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for mapping of an indoor location, the method comprising:
- displaying a floor plan image corresponding to the indoor location;
receiving a first input to indicate a first location on the floor plan image;
gathering initial location information at the first location;
generating an indoor map, using a processor, using the initial location information wherein the indoor map includes an association of the initial location information with the first location; and
providing a visual indication on the floor plan image of a path, wherein the visual indication indicates an area of the indoor map where additional location information identifies a particular location.
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Abstract
A system and method for mapping an indoor environment. A client device may receive an indication of a starting point on a floor plan. The client device may prompt the user to travel in a particular direction and indicate when the user can no longer travel in that direction. As the user travels from the starting point in the designated direction, the client device may gather information about the indoor environment. For example, the client device may gather wireless signal strength data, cellular tower strength data, or video image data while the user travels in the designated direction. The client device may associate the gathered information with the path the user traveled from the starting point to the ending point. The client device may indicate the area for which valid location information is available based on the path the user traveled and the information the user collected.
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30 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for mapping of an indoor location, the method comprising:
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displaying a floor plan image corresponding to the indoor location; receiving a first input to indicate a first location on the floor plan image; gathering initial location information at the first location; generating an indoor map, using a processor, using the initial location information wherein the indoor map includes an association of the initial location information with the first location; and providing a visual indication on the floor plan image of a path, wherein the visual indication indicates an area of the indoor map where additional location information identifies a particular location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing instructions, that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising:
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displaying a floor plan image corresponding to an indoor location; receiving a first input to indicate a first location on the floor plan image; gathering initial location information at the first location; generating an indoor map, using a processor, using the initial location information wherein the indoor map includes an association of the initial location information with the first location; and providing a visual indication on the floor plan image of a path, wherein the visual indication indicates an area of the indoor map where additional location information identifies a particular location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A processing system for mapping an indoor environment, the processing system comprising:
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a memory, coupled to at least one processor, for storing location information and an indoor map of an indoor environment, wherein the indoor map comprises an association of the location information with at least a location within the indoor map; and the at least one processor being configured to; provide a floor plan image corresponding to the indoor environment; receive a first input to indicate a first location on the floor plan image; gather the location information at the first location; generate the indoor map by associating the location information with the first location in the indoor map; and provide a visual indication on the floor plan image of a path, wherein the visual indication indicates an area of the indoor map where additional location information identifies a particular location. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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