Navigating with a camera device

1. A method comprising:

determining a destination for a user;

determining a starting location for the user using data obtained via a mobile device of the user;

enabling, by at least one processor, the user to establish a route from the starting location to the destination using the mobile device, the enabling of the user to establish the route comprising:

tracking movement of the mobile device as the mobile device moves from the starting location to the destination;

receiving image data from the mobile device, the image data being obtained by the mobile device between the starting location and the destination;

determining an image location corresponding to where the received image data was obtained by the mobile device; and

storing the received image data and the determined image location in a database; and

storing route information that details the established route in the database for subsequent display to other users.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing a value total for each user; and

adding value to the user's value total in response to the user establishing the route from the starting location to the destination.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the starting location of the user comprises:

receiving image data from the mobile device;

comparing the received image data with stored image data corresponding to a stored location; and

determining that the stored location is the starting location based on a measure of similarity between the received image data and the stored image data.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the movement of the mobile device is tracked using at least one of a WiFi positioning system, an accelerometer on the mobile device, and an altimeter on the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

causing the route information to be displayed on another user's mobile device;

tracking movement of the other user's mobile device as the other user's mobile device moves from the starting location to the destination;

determining that the other user's mobile device is proximate the image location; and

causing the image data corresponding to the image location to be displayed on the other user's mobile device in response to the determination that the other user's mobile device is proximate the image location.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

causing the route information to be displayed on another user's mobile device;

tracking movement of the other user's mobile device as the other user's mobile device moves from the starting location to the destination; and

causing the image data corresponding to the image location to be displayed along with a notification prior to the other user's mobile device arriving at the image location as the other user's mobile device moves from the starting location to the destination, the notification being configured to notify the other user that the image data represents a view that will be viewable to the other user along the route from the starting location to the destination.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the destination is inside a building, and the starting location is inside the building.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone having a built-in camera device.

9. A system comprising:

a memory;

at least one processor coupled to the memory;

a navigation module, executable by the at least one processor, configured to:

determine a destination for a user;

determine a starting location for the user using data obtained via a mobile device of the user;

enable the user to establish a route from the starting location to the destination using the mobile device, the enabling of the user to establish the route comprising:

tracking movement of the mobile device as the mobile device moves from the starting location to the destination;

receiving image data from the mobile device, the image data being obtained by the mobile device between the starting location and the destination;

determining an image location corresponding to where the received image data was obtained by the mobile device; and

storing the received image data and the determined image location in a database; and

store route information that details the established route in the database for subsequent display to other users.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the navigation module is further configured to:

store a value total for each user; and

add value to the user's value total in response to the user establishing the route from the starting location to the destination.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein determining the starting location of the user comprises:

receiving image data from the mobile device;

comparing the received image data with stored image data corresponding to a stored location; and

determining that the stored location is the starting location based on a measure of similarity between the received image data and the stored image data.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the movement of the mobile device is tracked using at least one of a WiFi positioning system, an accelerometer on the mobile device, and an altimeter on the mobile device.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the navigation module is further configured to:

cause the route information to be displayed on another user's mobile device;

track movement of the other user's mobile device as the other user's mobile device moves from the starting location to the destination;

determine that the other user's mobile device is proximate the image location; and

cause the image data corresponding to the image location to be displayed on the other user's mobile device in response to the determination that the other user's mobile device is proximate the image location.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the navigation module is further configured to:

cause the route information to be displayed on another user's mobile device;

track movement of the other user's mobile device as the other user's mobile device moves from the starting location to the destination; and

cause the image data corresponding to the image location to be displayed along with a notification prior to the other user's mobile device arriving at the image location as the other user's mobile device moves from the starting location to the destination, the notification being configured to notify the other user that the image data represents a view that will be viewable to the other user along the route from the starting location to the destination.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the destination is inside a building, and the starting location is inside the building.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone having a built-in camera device.

17. A non-transitory machine-readable medium embodying a set of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

determining a destination for a user;

determining a starting location for the user using data obtained via a mobile device of the user;

enabling, by at least one processor, the user to establish a route from the starting location to the destination using the mobile device, the enabling of the user to establish the route comprising:

tracking movement of the mobile device as the mobile device moves from the starting location to the destination;

receiving image data from the mobile device, the image data being obtained by the mobile device between the starting location and the destination;

determining an image location corresponding to where the received image data was obtained by the mobile device; and

storing the received image data and the determined image location in a database; and

storing route information that details the established route in the database for subsequent display to other users.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise:

storing a value total for each user; and

adding value to the user's value total in response to the user establishing the route from the starting location to the destination.