To dynamically restyle map features related to a navigation route on a digital map, a server device and/or a client device selectively applies different visual styles to certain map features to emphasize and de-emphasize navigation routes or other logically linked sets of map features. For example, the server device instructs the client device to visually emphasize the road segments included in the navigation route, de-emphasize road segments not in the navigation route, and leave the remaining features at the default (standard) level of detail. The client device then re-renders the map features accordingly.

A vehicular driver monitoring system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly disposed in a vehicle and including a mirror reflective element. A camera is disposed at the interior rearview mirror assembly and views a driver sitting at a driver seat of the equipped vehicle. The camera is operable to capture image data. A control includes a vision system-on-a-chip image processor that processes image data captured by the camera. The control, via processing at the vision system-on-a-chip image processor of image data captured by the camera, determines driver movement. The vehicular driver monitoring system generates an output responsive at least in part to the determined driver movement.

Provided are a marker-combined simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) navigation method, device and system. The method includes: providing an initialization area for a located object, where at least one of the initialization area for a located object, a travelling path of a located object, and a docking device of the located object is provided with an marker including at least one of pose information, identification information and non-identification graphic information; controlling the located object to perform at least one of following operations: starting from the initialization area for a located object, and based on the marker, determining an initial pose of the located object; when the marker is passed on the travelling path, updating a current pose of the located object based on the marker; and when docking with the docking device, adjusting a relative pose between the located object and the docking device based on the marker.

A computer-implemented method for providing landmark-assisted navigation guidance by selectively utilizing database information includes receiving navigation requests from one or more mobile computing devices, each of the requests being associated with a respective starting point, destination, and travel mode. For each navigation request, a corresponding route to be depicted in a corresponding digital map is determined. For each navigation request associated with a first travel mode, corresponding points of interest (POIs) are determined from among a plurality of POIs stored in a database. The corresponding POIs are determined based at least on whether the corresponding POIs are associated with any landmark category. For each navigation request associated with a second travel mode, corresponding POIs are determined irrespective of whether the corresponding POIs are associated with any landmark categories.

Region guidance systems and programs obtain a spot with which guidance information is associated. When there are a plurality of the spots in a region whose boundary is defined, the systems an programs provide guidance on the guidance information associated with one of the spots selected based on a position of an entry spot to the region.

Systems and methods for a more usable Augmented Reality (AR) display of navigation indications is described. A live camera image of a scene may be captured from a device. Navigation instructions may be generated from a navigation system and a navigation indication may be generated for display. A computer vision-based positioning algorithm may be performed on the camera image to determine the relative position between the viewpoint of the device and one or more landmarks in the live camera image. The location or shape of the visual display of the navigation indication may be determined based on the computer vision-based positioning algorithm.

Systems, devices and methods are provided for decentralized charging of LMVs. At the conclusion of an active riding session, an available decentralized charging vehicle is displayed to a scooter with low battery charge, and access is provided to a charging interface of the decentralized charging vehicle so that the LMV may be coupled to the charging interface.

A vehicle selects various sound sources and outputs driving sound based on information received from the navigation system. A database stores sound sources classified as first and second emotions. A controller outputs a landmark name based on a route guidance text and outputs a ratio of the first and second emotions corresponding to the landmark name. The controller selects a first sound source from the sound sources classified as the first emotion based on the first emotion ratio, selects a second sound source from the sound sources classified as the second emotion based on the second emotion ratio and determines first and second playback periods based on the ratios of the first and second emotions. The controller outputs a first sound generated based on the first sound source during the first playback period and a second sound generated based on the second sound source during the second playback period.

Generally, an information processing device according to one embodiment includes storage, a receiver, a detector, an extractor, and a position specifier. The storage stores therein, imaging positional information indicating, identification information on a landmark set, and registration landmark information, in association with one another. The receiver receives a captured image for position specification from an onboard device. The extractor extracts imaging landmark information serving as information on a detected landmark from the captured image for position specification. The position specifier specifies the position indicated by the imaging positional information associated with the identification information on the landmark set including the registration landmark information similar to the imaging landmark information as the position of a vehicle at time when the captured image for position specification is taken.

Disclosed are a display device linked to a vehicle and an operating method thereof. More specifically, the display device may communicate with a system to display AR digital signage on a building in a driving image of the vehicle on a floor-by-floor basis. Also, by mapping and displaying AR digital signage that has been displayed on the building on a floor-by-floor basis on an AR carpet displayed on a road in the driving image while the vehicle is about to or is expected to enter the building, it is possible to significantly enhance visibility and ensure safe driving.