AR Street View Guidance via Location and Orientation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for providing guidance to a street view destination are either inconvenient as they require user input or poorly targeted, as they may push irrelevant information to users.

Innovation Solution

A method and device that acquire a real scenario image, determine annotated information based on the device's location and direction, and display it in an overlaid manner using augmented reality, allowing users to select and view detailed street view information efficiently and effectively.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If user search is used to provide guidance, then guidance can be provided based on user input, but it is inconvenient for use

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveconvenience of guidanceVSAvoiduser input requirement
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically acquires the user's current location through positioning modules and device orientation through sensing modules, eliminating the need for manual input. The annotation information is automatically determined and displayed based on this acquired data, making the system self-serving and convenient for users

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system pre-acquires positioning information and orientation information before the user needs guidance. By having this data ready in advance through automatic acquisition, the system can immediately provide relevant annotation information without requiring user input or waiting time

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If topic pushing is used to provide guidance, then various street view topics are actively pushed to users, but the pushed topic may be irrelevant to user needs

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveguidance efficiencyVSAvoidrelevance accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system determines annotation information based on the user's specific current location and device orientation, providing locally relevant information rather than generic pushed topics. Different locations receive different annotation information tailored to their specific context, ensuring high relevance

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses the user's current location and orientation as feedback to dynamically determine and display relevant annotation information. This feedback mechanism ensures that the information pushed to users is continuously adapted to their actual needs and location, preventing irrelevant information from being displayed

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS10677609B2Method and device for providing guidance to street view destination
Publication Date: 2020.06.09 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed is a method and device for providing guidance to a street view destination. The method includes: acquiring a real scenario image of a scenario in which a device is located; determining, according to a current location and a device facing direction of the device, annotated information needing to be displayed; displaying, in the real scenario image, the annotated information needing to be displayed; determining selected annotated information; and displaying detailed information of a street view corresponding to the selected annotated information.