IP Library Granted Patent US 9,668,087
Granted Patent B2
US 9,668,087 · App. 14/181,613 · Granted May 30, 2017

Method and apparatus for determining location offset information

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,668,087
App. No.
14/181,613
Filed
Feb 14, 2014
Granted
May 30, 2017
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2612
USPC
345/633
Abstract

An approach is provided for determining location offset information. A correction manager determines to present, at a device, a location-based display including one or more representations of one or more location-based features. Next, the correction manager receives an input for specifying offset information for at least one of the one or more representations with respect to the location-based display. Then, the correction manager determines to present the one or more representations in the location-based display based, at least in part, on the offset information.

Claims (47)

1. A method for presenting a location-based display, comprising:

presenting, on a device, a location-based display associated with the location of the device;

presenting a plurality of representations of location-based features in the location-based display based on the location of the device;

receiving an input specifying offset information of at least one of the plurality of representations with respect to the location-based display;

determining accuracy information associated with the location-based display; and

responsive to the accuracy information not meeting a predetermined accuracy threshold, adapting the presentation of at least one other of the plurality of representations that are one of within a predetermined area and currently viewable in the location-based display based, at least in part, on the offset information.

2. A method of claim 1 , wherein the location-based display is further based on orientation information associated with the device.

3. A method of claim 2 ,

wherein the step of determining accuracy information determines the accuracy information associated with the location-based display based on location information, the orientation information, or a combination thereof.

4. A method of claim 1 , further comprising:

retrieving other offset information associated with one or more other devices, collected at one or more other time instances, or a combination thereof; and determining to generate aggregated offset information based, at least in part, on the offset information, the other offset information, or a combination thereof.

5. A method of claim 4 , further comprising:

categorizing the offset information, the other offset information, or a combination thereof according to at least a type of device, a type of location sensor, a source of location information, or a combination thereof,

wherein the aggregated offset information is further based, at least in part, on the categorization.

6. A method of claim 1 , wherein the location-based display is at least one of an augmented reality display, a mixed reality display, a virtual reality display, or a combination thereof.

7. A method of claim 1 , wherein the representations comprise at least one of graphic information, text information and a combination thereof.

8. A method of claim 1 , wherein the location-based features comprise at least one of location, point of interest, road, terrain type, boundary and a combination thereof.

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

at least one processor; and

at least one tangible non-transitory computer-readable memory including computer program code configured to be executed by the at least one processor, wherein the computer program code is configured to:

present a location-based display associated with the location of the apparatus;

present a plurality of representations of location-based features in the location-based display based on the location of the apparatus;

receive an input for specifying offset information of at least one of the plurality of representations with respect to the location-based display;

determine accuracy information associated with the location-based display; and

responsive to the accuracy information not meeting a predetermined accuracy threshold, adapt the presentation of at least one other of the plurality of representations that are one of within a predetermined area and currently viewable in the location-based display based, at least in part, on the offset information.

10. An apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the presentation of the plurality of representations in the location-based display is further adapted based on orientation information associated with the apparatus.

11. An apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the computer program code is further configured to determine the accuracy information associated with the location-based display based on location information, the orientation information, or a combination thereof.

12. An apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the computer program code is further configured to:

store the offset information; and

determine to apply the stored offset information to one or more other location-based display if the one or more other location-based display is associated with a location that is substantially similar to or within a predetermined proximity of location associated with the location-based display.

13. An apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the computer program code is further configured to:

retrieve other offset information associated with one or more other devices, collected at one or more other time instances, or a combination thereof; and

generate aggregated offset information based, at least in part, on the offset information, the other offset information, or a combination thereof.

14. An apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the computer program code is further configured to:

categorize the offset information, the other offset information, or a combination thereof according to at least a type of device, a type of location sensor, a source of location information, or a combination thereof,

wherein the aggregated offset information is further based, at least in part, on the categorization.

15. An apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the location-based display is at least one of an augmented reality display, a mixed reality display, a virtual reality display, or a combination thereof.

16. An apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the representations comprise at least one of graphic information, text information and a combination thereof.

17. An apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the location-based features comprise at least one of location, point of interest, road, terrain type, boundary and a combination thereof.

18. A tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer program code configured to be executed by at least one processor, wherein the computer program code is configured to:

present, on a device, a location-based display associated with the location of the device;

present a plurality of representations of location-based features in the location-based display based on the location of the device;

receive an input specifying offset information of at least one of the plurality of representations with respect to the location-based display;

determine accuracy information associated with the location-based display; and

responsive to the accuracy information not meeting a predetermined accuracy threshold, adapt the presentation of at least one other of the plurality of representations that are one of within a predetermined area and currently viewable in the location-based display based, at least in part, on the offset information.

19. A tangible non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the representations comprise at least one of graphic information, text information and a combination thereof.

20. A method of claim 18 , wherein the location-based features comprise at least one of location, point of interest, road, terrain type, boundary and a combination thereof.