A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for selecting a path to a destination. In the context of a method, first vectors are defined that are representative of a plurality of respective candidate paths from an origin to the destination. Each first vector is at least partially defined by directional information associated with one or more segments of the respective candidate path. The method also includes defining a second vector representative of a textual description of a specified path from the origin to the destination. The second vector is at least partially defined by directional information associated with one or more segments of the specified path. The method further includes identifying a particular vector, from among the first vectors, based on a similarity of the particular vector to the second vector and selecting a particular candidate path that is represented by the particular vector that is identified.

A method for controlling an XR device outputting a navigation screen. The method may comprise receiving first GPS information, acquiring second GPS information corresponding to a current position of a vehicle, determining whether the first GPS information matches the second GPS information, and displaying a navigation screen based on a map DB stored in the server if the first GPS information is matched with the second GPS information. If the first GPS information is not matched with the second GPS information, the method may further comprise taking a driving image through a camera, comparing the driving image with an image of the map DB stored in the server, searching for a video frame including the most similar point from the image of the map DB, and changing the navigation screen based on the video frame searched from the map DB.

A driver assistance system for an ego vehicle, and a method for a driver assistance system is provided. The system is configured to refine a coarse geolocation method based on the detection of the static features located in the vicinity of the ego vehicle. The system performs at least one measurement of the visual appearance of each of at least one static feature located in the vicinity of the ego vehicle. Using the at least one measurement, a position of the ego vehicle relative to the static feature is calculated. The real world position of the static feature is identified. The position of the ego vehicle relative to the static feature is calculated, which is, in turn, used to calculate a static feature measurement of the vehicle location. The coarse geolocation measurement and the static feature measurement are combined to form a fine geolocation position. By combining the measurements, a more accurate location of the ego vehicle can be determined.

A system and method for providing location-based personalized information by using user location history information, whereby battery consumption of a computing device is reduced. The computing device includes: a location finder configured to obtain user location information of a user of the computing device; a display configured to display information indicating a route of the user of the computing device; and a controller configured to track a location of the user by controlling the location finder as the controller senses a change in the location of the user based on the obtained user location information, obtain information corresponding to an initial route of the user based on the tracked location of the user, detect a predicted route of the user from user location history information based on the information corresponding to the initial route of the user, and display on the display unit the predicted route.

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.

A method includes: triggering presentation of at least a portion of a map on a device that is in a map mode, wherein a first point of interest (POI) object is placed on the map, the first POI object representing a first POI located at a first physical location; detecting, while the map is presented, an input triggering a transition of the device from the map mode to an augmented reality (AR) mode; triggering presentation of an AR view on the device in the AR mode, the AR view including an image captured by a camera of the device, the image having a field of view; determining whether the first physical location of the first POI is within the field of view; and if so, triggering placement of the first POI object at a first edge of the AR view.

A wireless navigation system with automatic guidance to the final destination/routes capable of operating in Internet-dead zones includes a system of servers containing data of final destinations/routes, Google and/or Apple Maps API, a voice synthesizer server, a GPS/AGPS system of satellites, servers and processing stations, a set of sensors, a microprocessor, a standard mobile operating system, a supra operating system controlling the above systems and a display and sound system for displaying the final output of the system.

A method, apparatus and storage medium for determining a navigation reference point, a navigation method, apparatus and storage medium. The method includes: determining a navigation route according to origin position information and destination position information sent by a navigation terminal (S110); determining a search area corresponding to the origin position information according to the origin position information (S120); acquiring, in the search area, a target building as a reference point indicating a forward direction for a user of the navigation terminal after navigation starts, according to a defined building selecting rule (S130); and pushing the navigation route and the target building to the navigation terminal (S140). According to the technical solution, the existing route navigation techniques is optimized, thereby satisfying growing navigation demands of people for facilitation and individuation.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and device for displaying navigation information. The method includes the followings. A current position and a position of an intersection for changing direction are acquired. Road features between the current position and the position of the intersection for changing direction are analyzed to determine a ground object of the intersection for changing direction. The ground object of the intersection for changing direction is displayed. Embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a locating device.

The present disclosure describes a method and an apparatus for determining a corrected position of a vehicle based on a stable landmark. The method includes determining a last known position vector of the vehicle; capturing an image within a vicinity of a vehicle using an imaging device; identifying a stable landmark within the captured image based on a previously constructed reference map of the vicinity of the vehicle; determining a correction for a position of the vehicle based on the determined last known position vector of the vehicle and the identified stable landmark; and determining an updated position of the vehicle based on the determined correction.