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US 8,712,689 B2Granted
Method for computer-based determination of a position in a map, navigation device and mobile radio telephone
AssigneeIntel Mobile Communications GmbH
InventorsIan Courtney, Josef Ploetz, Dan Dinescu
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Abstract
A digitized image of a map is stored in a data memory. At least one point of the image of the map is selected as reference point. Space coordinates of the location which corresponds to the reference point are determined and allocated to the reference point. A supplementary calibration information item which enables the image of the map to be calibrated in space coordinates is determined. A mobile radio telephone has a navigation device which is set up for carrying out the method.
Claims22
A method for the computer-aided determination of a position of a mobile device on a photographic image of a map, comprising:
- obtaining a digitized photographic image of the map, wherein the map is a non-geo-referenced map;
- storing the digitized photographic image of the map in a data memory;
- calibrating, by a processor, the digitized photographic image of the map in space coordinates by selecting at least one point of the digitized image of the map and a supplementary calibration information based on information provided by the photographic image of the map which enables the digitized image of the map to be calibrated in space coordinates;
- determining the position of the mobile device in space coordinates;
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- determining the position of the mobile device on the digitized photographic image of the map by mapping the position of the mobile device in space coordinates to a position on the digitized photographic image of the map based on the calibration of the digitized photographic image of the map in space coordinates.
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A navigation device for determining a position of a mobile device on a photographic image of a map comprising:
- an obtaining unit configured to obtain a digitized photographic image of the map, wherein the map is a non-geo-referenced map;
- a data memory configured to store the digitized photographic image of the map;
- a calibrating unit configured to calibrate the digitized photographic image of the map in space coordinates by selecting at least one point of the digitized image of the map and a supplementary calibration information based on information provided by the photographic image of the map which enables the digitized image of the map to be calibrated in space coordinates;
- a first position determining device configured to determine a position of the mobile device in space coordinates;
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- a second position determining device configured to determine the position of the mobile device on the digitized photographic image of the map by mapping the position of the mobile device in space coordinates to a position on the digitized photographic image of the map based on the calibration of the digitized photographic image of the map in space coordinates.
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A navigation device for determining a position of a mobile device on a photographic image of a map comprising:
- an obtaining means for obtaining a digitized photographic image of the map, wherein the map is a non-geo-referenced map;
- a data memory configured to store the digitized photographic image of the map;
- a calibrating means for calibrating the digitized photographic image of the map in space coordinates by selecting at least one point of the digitized image of the map and a supplementary calibration information based on information provided by the photographic image of the map which enables the digitized image of the map to be calibrated in space coordinates;
- a first position determining means for determining a position of the mobile device in space coordinates;
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- a second position determining means for determining a position of the mobile device on the digitized photographic image of the map by mapping the position of the mobile device in space coordinates to a position on the digitized photographic image of the map based on the calibration of the digitized photographic image of the map in space coordinates.
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A method for the computer-aided determination of a position on a photographic image of a map, comprising:
- obtaining a digitized photographic image of the map, wherein the map is a non-geo-referenced map;
- storing the digitized photographic image of the map in a data memory;
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- calibrating, by a processor, the digitized photographic image of the map in space coordinates,
- wherein calibrating the digitized photographic image of the map in space coordinates comprises:
- selecting at least one point of the digitized photographic image of the map;
- determining space coordinates of at least one location which corresponds to the at least one selected point of the digitized photographic image of the map, and allocating the space coordinates to the at least one selected point of the digitized photographic image of the map;
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- determining a supplementary calibration information item based on information provided by the photographic image of the map which enables the digitized photographic image of the map to be calibrated in space coordinates.
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A navigation device for determining a position of a mobile device on a photographic image of a map comprising:
- an obtaining unit configured to obtain a digitized photographic image of the map, wherein the map is a non-geo-referenced map;
- a data memory configured to store the digitized photographic image of the map;
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- a calibrating unit configured to calibrate the digitized photographic image of the map in space coordinates;
- wherein the calibrating unit comprises:
- a control device which is coupled to the data memory and which is configured to select at least one point of the digitized photographic image of the map and allocate space coordinates to the at least one selected point of the digitized photographic image of the map;
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- a space coordinate determining unit which is coupled to the control device and is configured to determine space coordinates of at least one location which corresponds to the at least one selected point of the digitized photographic image of the map;
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- a supplementary calibration information determining unit which is coupled to the control device and is configured to determine a supplementary calibration information item based on information provided by the photographic image of the map which enables the digitized photographic image of the map to be calibrated in space coordinates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.