Guidance for collaborative map building and updating
AssigneeAdeia Guides Inc.
InventorsPetter Wannerberg, Christopher Phillips
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Abstract
A collaborative map building method is described in which if it is determined, for example, by a SLAM network edge, that a portion of a map corresponding to a target area of a first region is incomplete, a request to a device is transmitted to move toward the target area. The map is updated based on the scan performed by the device in the target area. Also described is a virtual image guide embodiment in which upon determining that a map of a target area of the first region is incomplete, a virtual guide image is generated on a device to appear at a target location. The user of the device is guided to the target area by the virtual image.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving a first transmission from a first device, the first transmission containing first image data for a target area;
- generating, by control circuitry, using the first image data, a map of the target area;
- determining that at least a portion of the map of the target area is incomplete;
- based at least in part on the determining that at least the portion of the map of the target area is incomplete, identifying a plurality of available devices;
- selecting at least one second device of the plurality of available devices based at least in part on a rule that permits entry to the target area for the at least one second device and prohibits entry to the target area for available devices of the plurality of available devices other than the at least one second device;
- based at least in part on the selecting the at least one second device, transmitting a request to the at least one second device to move toward the target area, wherein the transmitted request causes the at least one second device to display an image or map of at least a portion of the target area with a direction to move toward the target area or causes the at least one second device to automatically move toward the target area;
- receiving a second transmission from the at least one second device, the second transmission indicating containing second image data of the target area;
- and
- updating, according to the second image data, the map of the target area.
A system comprising:
- communication circuitry configured:
- to receive a first transmission from a first device, the first transmission containing first image data for a target area;
- and
- processing circuitry configured:
- to generate, using the first image data, a map of the area;
- to determine that at least a portion of the map of the target area is incomplete;
- based at least in part on the determining that at least the portion of the map of the target area is incomplete, to identify a plurality of available devices;
- to select at least one second device of the plurality of available devices based at least in part on a rule that permits entry to the target area for the at least one second device and prohibits entry to the target area for available devices of the plurality of available devices other than the at least one second device;
- based at least in part on the selecting the at least one second device, to transmit a request to the at least one second device to move toward the target area, wherein the transmitted request causes the at least one second device to display an image or map of at least a portion of the target area with a direction to move toward the target area or causes the at least one second device to automatically move toward the target area;
- to receive a second transmission from the at least one second device, the second transmission containing second image data of the target area;
- and
- to update, according to the second image data, the map of the target area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.