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US 11,692,842 B2Granted
Augmented reality maps
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorJaron Waldman
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Abstract
A handheld communication device can capture and display a real-time video stream. The handheld communication device detects a geographic position and camera direction of the handheld communication device. A route is identified from the geographic position of the handheld communication device to a point of interest. The captured video stream is visually augmented with an indicator indicating a direction to travel to the point of interest. The indicator is overlaid on the captured real-time video stream.
Claims19
A method implemented on a handheld communication device having a processor, an image capture device, and a display, the method comprising:
- identifying a route from a first geographic position of the handheld communication device to a point of interest;
- capturing a first image at the first geographic position of the handheld communication device using the image capture device;
- presenting, on the display, the captured first image and the route from the first geographic position of the handheld communication device to the point of interest;
- determining a first indicator for a first direction to travel along the route to the point of interest based on map data describing streets, buildings, and other points of interest within a field of view of the captured first image;
- and
- visually augmenting the captured first image with the first indicator of the first direction to travel along the route to the point of interest,
- wherein the first indicator of the first direction to travel that is determined based on the map data describing points of interest within the field of view of the captured first image is overlaid on the captured first image, and
- wherein objects within the field of view of the captured first image are determined using an accelerometer, and wherein the objects include the points of interest.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- identify a route from a first geographic position of a handheld communication device to a point of interest;
- capture, by an image capture device of the handheld communication device, a first image at the first geographic position of the handheld communication device using the image capture device;
- present, on a display of the handheld communication device, the captured first image and the route from the first geographic position of the handheld communication device to the point of interest;
- determine a first indicator for a first direction to travel along the route to the point of interest based on map data describing points of interest within a field of view of the captured first image;
- and
- visually augment the captured first image with the first indicator of the first direction to travel along the route to the point of interest,
- wherein the first indicator of the first direction to travel that is determined based on the map data describing points of interest within the field of view of the captured first image is overlaid on the captured first image, and
- wherein objects within the field of view of the captured first image are determined using an accelerometer, and wherein the objects include the points of interest.
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A system comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- one or more processors configured to perform a method comprising:
- identifying a route from a first geographic position of a handheld communication device to a point of interest;
- capturing, by an image capture device of the handheld communication device, a first image at the first geographic position of the handheld communication device using the image capture device;
- presenting, on a display of the handheld communication device, the captured first image and the route from the first geographic position of the handheld communication device to the point of interest;
- determining a first indicator for a first direction to travel along the route to the point of interest based on map data describing points of interest within a field of view of the captured first image;
- and
- visually augmenting the captured first image with the first indicator of the first direction to travel along the route to the point of interest,
- wherein the first indicator of the first direction to travel that is determined based on the map data describing points of interest within the field of view of the captured first image is overlaid on the captured first image, and
- wherein objects within the field of view of the captured first image are determined using an accelerometer, and wherein the objects include the points of interest.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.