Method And System For Map Generation For Location And Navigation With User Sharing/Social Networking

A method for communication, the method comprising:

• in connection with a premises-based crowd-sourced database that receives images and location data from a plurality of users of wireless communication devices, and for each of said plurality of users:
• receiving a determined position of a wireless communication device, wherein the determined position is determined based at least in part on:
• capture of one or more images of the surroundings of said wireless communication device;
• and
• extraction from the captured one or more images, data associated with objects in the surroundings of said wireless communication device;
• and
• updating said premises-based crowd-sourced database based on said determined position of said wireless device and said extracted data.

A system for communication, the system comprising:

• one or more circuits for use in connection with a premises-based crowd-sourced database that receives images and location data from a plurality of users of wireless communication devices, said one or more circuits being operable to, for each of said plurality of users:
• receive a determined position of a wireless communication device, wherein the position is determined based at least in part on:
• capture of one or more images of the surroundings of said wireless communication device;
• and
• extraction from the captured one or more images, data associated with objects in the surroundings of said wireless communication device;
• and
• update said premises-based crowd-sourced database based on said determined position of said wireless device and said extracted data.

A system for communication, the system comprising:

• one or more circuits for use in connection with a premises-based crowd-sourced database that receives images and location data from a plurality of users of wireless communication devices, said one or more circuits being operable to, for each of said plurality of users:
• receive a determined position of a wireless communication device based on a distance traveled from a last determined or known position, wherein the determined position is determined based at least in part on:
• capture of one or more images of the surroundings of said wireless communication device;
• and
• extraction from the captured one or more images, data associated with objects in the surroundings of said wireless communication device;
• and
• update said premises-based crowd-sourced database based on said determined position of said wireless device and said extracted data.