Method and apparatus for determining location offset information

An apparatus for presenting a location-based display, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• at least one sensor for sensing an orientation of the apparatus;
• a display;
• a user interface;
• and
• at least one memory storing computer program code that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the apparatus to perform a plurality of operations comprising:
• displaying a camera view on the display from a first viewpoint corresponding to a first location of the apparatus;
• presenting a plurality of representations of location-based features in the displayed view, based on the first location, by:
• rendering a first one of the plurality of representations, the first representation corresponding to a location-based feature visible in the displayed view, at a position in the displayed view corresponding to location information associated with the corresponding location-based feature and to an orientation of the apparatus sensed by the at least one sensor;
• and
• rendering an indicator for a second one of the plurality of representations, the second representation corresponding to a location-based feature not visible in the displayed view, indicating a direction toward a location of the corresponding location-based feature from the first viewpoint;
• receiving an input via the user interface, the input specifying offset information of at least one of the plurality of representations with respect to the displayed view, the offset information comprising either or both of an offset in geographic location of the representation relative to its corresponding location-based feature, and an offset in orientation of the representation relative to the location-based features;
• and
• adapting the presentation of at least the first and second representations in the displayed view based on the offset information.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer program instructions that, when executed by at least one processor in a mobile device, causes the apparatus to perform a plurality of operations comprising:

• displaying a camera view on a display of the mobile device from a first viewpoint corresponding to a first location of the apparatus;
• presenting a plurality of representations of location-based features in the displayed view, based on the first location, by:
• rendering a first one of the plurality of representations, the first representation corresponding to a location-based feature visible in the displayed view, at a position in the displayed view corresponding to location information associated with the corresponding location-based feature and to a sensed orientation of the mobile device;
• and
• rendering an indicator for a second one of the plurality of representations, the second representation corresponding to a location-based feature not visible in the displayed view, indicating a direction toward a location of the corresponding location-based feature from the first viewpoint;
• receiving an input at the mobile device, the input specifying offset information of at least one of the plurality of representations with respect to the displayed view, the offset information comprising either or both of an offset in geographic location of the representation relative to its corresponding location-based feature, and an offset in orientation of the representation relative to the location-based features;
• and
• adapting the presentation of at least the first and second representations in the displayed view based on the offset information.