Abstract: An AR system includes a user interface, one or more sensors arranged to generate sensor data representing part of an environment in which a user of the AR system is located, and a memory. The memory is arranged to store object association data associating the user with one or more objects in the environment, and object location data indicating a respective location of each of the one or more objects. The AR system is arranged to determine a position of the user; determine an updated location of one of the one or more objects in dependence on the generated sensor data and the determined position of the user, update the stored object location data to indicate the determined updated location of said one of the one or more objects, and output information depending on the updated location of said one of the one or more objects via the user interface.

Abstract: Soil and groundwater contamination migration are forecasted according to instructions stored in a memory and executable by a processor to facilitate prompt and accurate remediation efforts. In embodiments, an environmental machine learning model is employed, and analysis and determination of contaminant plume distances, sources and destinations are made. A database stores raw environmental site data, from which relevant data can be extracted for a site of interest, and the environmental machine learning model can be trained on the extracted relevant data to predict the spatial and cross-section probability distribution of a contaminant plume at the site of interest.

Abstract: A dispatch device includes an information acquisition unit that acquires, for each of a plurality of vehicles, location information indicating a location of the vehicle and loaded object information indicating a status of an object of transportation loaded on the vehicle and a vehicle dispatching unit that dispatches an unfilled vehicle that can carry an object of transportation so that a predetermined number or higher number of unfilled vehicles, are present around an operating vehicle that is carrying an object of transportation.

Abstract: This application discloses an object control system (OCS) to control navigation of a moving vehicle when exiting from its own road or freeway to a new road or freeway. The new road or freeway is an underpass or overpass and have no physical junction with the moving vehicle's own road or freeway. The moving vehicles obtains its navigation information data from the IoT network it is registered with and a plurality of stationary objects near and in vicinity of an exit. The stationary objects during the time slots assigned to them by OCS transmit variety of information data that assist moving vehicle navigating to the right lane and exit. These stationary objects also provide an operation information data that is used in the new road or freeway in case the vehicle exits to a road or freeway that belongs to a new cell with different operation information data.

Abstract: A vehicle-vehicle communication system performs wireless communication between multiple vehicles each having an in-vehicle communication apparatus that transmits and receives information using a wireless signal. The vehicle-vehicle communication system includes a roadside communication apparatus including a roadside reception unit receiving information transmitted by the in-vehicle communication apparatus using a wireless signal and a roadside transmission unit transmitting the information received by the roadside reception unit using a wireless signal, and relays communication between multiple vehicles.

Abstract: This application discloses a novel technique to calculate time of day (TOD) by a user equipment (UE) or an Internet of Things (IoT) device using location coordinates of the radio unit (RU) of an IoT network or another IoT. Once the UE (IoT device) receives location coordinates of the RU or another IoT device, using its own location coordinates can calculate the distance between the RU or another IoT device and the UE (IoT device). If the RU or another IoT device sends a time stamp which indicates TOD at its antenna port in its system information, or broadcast packet, then UE (IoT device) uses this time stamp and its distance from the RU or another IoT device to calculate its TOD.

Abstract: This application discloses the structure of an object control system (OCS) for navigation of moving objects. The structure consists of cells that have circular, square, or hexagonal shape. The cells are identical with the same square meter (feet) area or in certain areas accommodate smaller cells within them. All cells have an operation frame with the same duration and a time of day for the start of first frame. All objects within a cell function as an IoT device and use a time slot within the operation frame to broadcast a time stamp, the operation frame structure and object's location coordinates.

Abstract: Systems and methods of processing items. Items in a distribution network or process may be scanned at every handling point in the distribution network, and each scan is recorded in a central repository. The scan information can be used to generate real-time access to data, analytical tools, predictive tools, and tracking reports.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for receiving geographic coordinates for a location, determining a road segment associated with the location based on the geographic coordinates for the location, and determining a plurality of places associated with the road segment associated with the location. The systems and methods further provide for extracting visual data for each of the plurality of places, generating a plurality of feature values based on the visual data for each of the plurality of places, and analyzing the plurality of feature values to generate a visibility score for each of the plurality of places.

Abstract: A vehicle is described, and includes an on-board controller, an extra-vehicle communication system, a GPS sensor, a spatial monitoring system, and a navigation system that employs an on-vehicle navigation map. Operation includes capturing a 3D sensor representation of a field of view and an associated GPS location, executing a feature extraction routine, executing a semantic segmentation of the extracted features, executing a simultaneous location and mapping (SLAM) of the extracted features, executing a context extraction from the simultaneous location and mapping of the extracted features, and updating the on-vehicle navigation map based thereon. A parsimonious map representation is generated based upon the updated on-vehicle navigation map, and is communicated to a second, off-board controller. The second controller executes a sparse map stitching to update a base navigation map based upon the parsimonious map representation. The on-vehicle navigation map is updated based upon the off-board navigation map.

Abstract: The disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods to minimize false alerts in a geofence system. In an example embodiment, a controller may receive location information of a vehicle traveling on a road that is substantially aligned with a segment of a geofence. The controller may identify a margin of error present in the location information and redefine the segment of the geofence based on the margin of error. The controller may then detect geofence violations with respect to the redefined segment of the geofence. In another example embodiment, a controller may receive location information of a vehicle. The controller may evaluate the location information and determine that the vehicle is crisscrossing a segment of a geofence while traveling on a road. The controller minimizes nuisance geofence exit alerts by redefining the geofence so as to include a geofence buffer zone that encompasses the crisscrossing travel path of the vehicle.

Abstract: The rise of the connected objects known as the “Internet of Things” (IoT) will rival past technological marvels. This application discloses a frame structure for navigation and protection system (NPS) of a moving object and a stationary object in a smart environment. The frame is used by the NPS's IoT devices to transmit and receive information without introducing interference to other NPS's IoT devices in the smart environment. The frame structure comprises of guard time and time slots that are used by IoT device.

Abstract: The search system includes a vehicle and a server. The server includes: a first determination unit that determines a search route for searching for a user who rides on transportation based on a timetable of the transportation and map information; a second determination unit that determines a time for the vehicle to start moving from a current position of the vehicle to a boarding point of the transportation based on the current position, a current time, a location of the boarding point, and a departure time of the transportation; a third determination unit that determines a travel route to move from the current position to the boarding point based on the map information; and a transmitter unit that transmits the search route and the travel route to the vehicle.

Abstract: An augmented reality positioning method and apparatus for location-based service LBS, comprising: a first terminal obtains image information captured by a camera, and receives AR information transmitted by a server; the AR information is generated according to location information of a second terminal; the first terminal displays the image information drawn with the AR information. The apparatus avoids the following drawbacks in the prior art: location inaccuracy; when the terminals are close to each other, positioning cannot be performed on the interfaces of the terminals; if the environment is complicated, it is difficult for the user to quickly perform accurate and direct judgment, and even impossible to obtain more accurate mutual suggestive location information.

Abstract: One or more location updates from one or more user devices can be associated with one or more grid elements dividing a geographic area. Each location update corresponding to a set of user device data can be stored in a hashtable according to grid element. The hashtable can be resized based on the number of grid elements containing one or more sets of user device data. A set of grid elements can be determined to overlap a geofence, and zero or more sets of user device data can be retrieved from the hashtable corresponding to zero or more user devices located within the geofence.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for determining delivery or pick-up windows. In one embodiment a method is provided comprising determining whether sufficient historical information/data to determine an estimated pick-up/delivery time is received for each weekday when deliveries are made and in response to determining that the sufficient historical information/data is available for a first weekday, determining an estimated pick-up/delivery time for the first serviceable point and for the first weekday based on the sufficient historical information/data for the first serviceable point and for the first weekday. Similarly, in response to determining that the sufficient historical information/data is not available for a second weekday, determining an estimated pick-up/delivery time for the first serviceable point and for the second weekday based on the first historical information/data.

Abstract: Interactive geographic information systems (GIS) and techniques are disclosed that provide users with a greater degree of flexibility, utility, and information. A markup language is provided that facilitates communication between servers and clients of the interactive GIS, which enables a number of GIS features, such as network links (time-based and/or view-dependent dynamic data layers), ground overlays, screen overlays, placemarks, 3D models, and stylized GIS elements, such as geometry, icons, description balloons, polygons, and labels in the viewer by which the user sees the target area. Also, “virtual tours” of user-defined paths in the context of distributed geospatial visualization is enabled. Streaming and interactive visualization of filled polygon data are also enabled thereby allowing buildings and other such features to be provided in 3D. Also, techniques for enabling ambiguous search requests in a GIS are provided.

Abstract: Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for selective location-based identity communication. The systems and methods identify a current location of a mobile computing device and detect a selection of a user interface element associated with the current location. The systems and methods cause presentation of a set of display elements corresponding to the current location and detect selection of a display element of the set of display elements. The systems and methods modify a display characteristic for the current location of the mobile computing device within a set of mobile computing devices based on the selection of the display element.

Abstract: A system can receive a request for a transport service from a first device. The request can include a user identifier associated with a first user of the first device, contact information associated with a second user, and a pickup location information. The system can make a determination whether a user account associated with the second user is stored in a user database using the contact information in the request. Based on the determination, the system can select a messaging protocol to transmit data to a second device associated with the contact information. The system can transmit a message corresponding to the transport service to the second device using the selected messaging protocol.

Abstract: Methods and systems for making elevator service requests in a building having an elevator system, the method including, determining a departure floor, populating, by a computing device comprising a processor, a destination floor list with at least one destination floor and displaying the destination floor list on a user device, the destination floor list limited to a subset of all possible destination floors, and receiving at least one user input indicating a selection of a destination floor by a user and indicating a new elevator service request based on the determination of a departure floor and the selection of a destination floor. The method also includes generating an elevator service request packet based on the new elevator service request and transmitting the elevator service request packet to an elevator controller to make an elevator service request.

Abstract: A management server communicable with a plurality of terminal devices, including a first terminal device, includes: a receiver to receive, from the first terminal device, shared information to be shared between the plurality of terminal devices, the shared information including first location information indicating a current location of the first terminal device, direction information indicating a direction that the first terminal device faces, and distance information indicating a distance from the first terminal device to a target destination; circuitry to generate target destination information including second location information indicating a location of the target destination based on the shared information received from the first terminal device; and a transmitter to transmit the target destination information to the plurality of terminal devices for display at the plurality of terminal devices.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for use in a mobile device telemetry system is disclosed. The method and apparatus relate to a telematics furtherance visualization system. The system can sense mobile device remote observation misalignment risk and reconcile mobile device remote observation alignment by communicating a subsequent log of mobile device vector data for rendering a sequence of next positions in the furtherance of a mobile device. The system can also provide an adaptive rendering based upon a phase shift, a log of mobile device vector data, or predictive rendering until receipt of the next subsequent log of mobile device vector data.

Abstract: A routing and scheduling computer system that is adapted to define a plurality of geofenced areas and to monitor vehicle activity within each of those areas (e.g., via telematics sensors mounted on vehicles traveling within the areas). The system may be adapted to use information regarding the monitored vehicle activity to estimate: (1) a first amount of time associated with the delivery of a plurality of parcels to one or more respective locations within a first one of the geofenced areas; and (2) a second amount of time associated with the delivery of a plurality of parcels to one or more respective locations within a second one of the geofenced areas. The system may then route a particular vehicle to make one or more pickups or deliveries within the first or second geographic areas based at least in part on the first and second estimates of time.

Abstract: Some implementations include identifying a location for a device perceived landmark. The location is identified by monitoring received signal strength of a signal of a wireless access point, detecting the location at which the trend in the received signal strength changes direction, and qualifying the location based on measurements taken form one or more inertial measurement unit sensors.

Abstract: One or more location updates from one or more user devices can be associated with one or more grid elements dividing a geographic area. Each location update corresponding to a set of user device data can be stored in a hashtable according to grid element. The hashtable can be resized based on the number of grid elements containing one or more sets of user device data. A set of grid elements can be determined to overlap a geofence, and zero or more sets of user device data can be retrieved from the hashtable corresponding to zero or more user devices located within the geofence.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for determining travel information. One of the methods includes obtaining flight information for each of a plurality of users, the flight having a flight identifier and associated with a particular scheduled departure time and departure location; based on the scheduled departure time, obtaining location information for user devices associated with each user of the plurality of users; determining that the respective user devices associated with a first group of users of the plurality of users, has a location associated with the departure location; determining that the respective mobile devices associated with users of the first group are no longer in communication a mobile network; and using the respective times at which the user devices are determined to no longer be in communication with the mobile network along with the scheduled departure time to determine a departure time.

Abstract: An access control system utilizes authorized users' mobile electronic devices for transmitting biometric identifiers in combination with using an access card, for authenticating the user's access privileges for unlocking a secure door. The system may further verify proximity of the user's device to the access control reader, which verifies correspondence of the access card with the transmitted biometric characteristics. The system may further require entry of a PIN into the user's device, for its transmission to the access control system for access confirmation. A scanner scans the area around its geographic location for signals emitted by mobile electronic devices, and identifies a position, a type, and an address of each device, using characteristics of the signals. Audio analytics detect/identify a position of sudden sound fluctuations indicating a gunshot/fight incident, and correlates the incident location to a device location. Video analytics correlate imaged people with detected electronic devices.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for providing an electronic search and guidance application that uses non-address destination designations. In one embodiment, a user enters a particular building identifier via a mobile device. A particular geographic location corresponding to the particular building identifier is determined. A user interface is generated that includes a map having an indicium showing the particular geographic location that corresponds to the particular building identifier.

Abstract: A method is provided for augmenting video feed obtained by a camera of a aerial vehicle to a user interface. The method can include obtaining a sequence of video images with or without corresponding sensor metadata from the aerial vehicle; obtaining supplemental data based on the sequence of video images and the sensor metadata; correcting an error in the sensor metadata using a reconstruction error minimization technique; creating a geographically-referenced scene model based on a virtual sensor coordinate system that is registered to the sequence of video images; overlaying the supplemental information onto the geographically-referenced scene model by rendering geo-registered data from a 3D perspective that matches a corrected camera model; creating a video stream of a virtual representation from the scene from the perspective of the camera based on the overlaying; and providing the video stream to a UI to be render onto a display.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computing devices for building, operating and using map systems with signature-based map caches are disclosed. Based on the desired map properties included in a formatted map request, a map signature can be generated. The map signature can be used to access a signature based map cache to determine whether a map with identical map properties has been previously generated and stored in cache or otherwise available for retrieval. If the map signature exists in the map cache, the corresponding map can be delivered to a map client. If the map signature does not exist in the map cache, then a map can be generated or rendered based on the map properties in the map request. Once the map is generated, it can be saved to the map cache along with associated map signature for future retrieval.

Abstract: A method, a system, an apparatus, and a computer-readable medium for browsing spot information, adapted to an electronic device, are provided. In the present method, a plurality of spot information are retrieved, in which each of the spot information at least comprises a picture and a location of a spot. Next, an electronic map is displayed and a spot marker is marked at the spot location of each spot information on the electronic map. Meanwhile, a spot browsing bar is displayed on a side of the electronic map and the spot pictures of the spot information are sequentially displayed in the spot browsing bar. When a select operation of a certain spot marker on the electronic map is received, the spot browsing bar is scrolled to show the spot picture corresponding to the selected spot marker.

Abstract: A navigation system is configured to generate a sequence of driving instructions for directing a driver of a vehicle from a current location to a final destination. The navigation system is configured to capture sensor data that reflects the field of view of the driver and to identify objects in that field of view. The navigation system then customizes the driving instructions to reference specific objects, thereby generating context-specific driving instructions. The navigation system is also configured to identify particular objects upon which the driver is focused, and to generate context-specific driving instructions relative to such objects of focus. The navigation system may also provide correction information to the driver upon determining that the driver has incorrectly focused on a different object than an object referenced in a context-specific driving instruction.

Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for managing access to data based on information associated with a physical location of a user. These mechanisms and methods for managing access to systems, products, or data based on information associated with a physical location of a user can enable improved data management efficiency, enhanced data management accuracy, decreased data management costs, decreased licensing costs, increased security, additional marketing opportunities, etc.

Abstract: A method for producing an itinerary may include receiving a request for an itinerary from a remote device. The request includes points of interest to be included in the itinerary and a time or time range. The method includes communicating with remote systems to obtain information related to the points of interest. An itinerary is produced that includes the points of interest and is organized based on the information and the time. A suggested transit route is provided having directions to the points of interest. The itinerary may be provided to the remote device. A subsequent itinerary may be produced based on the information. Data from a plurality of itineraries is aggregated and includes a date of a visit, a time of the visit, or an estimated number of people for the visit. A portion of the data may be provided to a point of interest.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for determining travel information. One of the methods includes obtaining flight information for each of a plurality of users, the flight having a flight identifier and associated with a particular scheduled departure time and departure location; based on the scheduled departure time, obtaining location information for user devices associated with each user of the plurality of users; determining that the respective user devices associated with a first group of users of the plurality of users, has a location associated with the departure location; determining that the respective mobile devices associated with users of the first group are no longer in communication a mobile network; and using the respective times at which the user devices are determined to no longer be in communication with the mobile network along with the scheduled departure time to determine a departure time.

Abstract: An imitation sound generation system is provided that accurately informs a user of a road environment corresponding to a current location, by an imitation sound. A navigation apparatus, which serves as an imitation sound generation system, includes a map data storage apparatus that stores road network data including data regarding links each representing each road in a road network, a vehicle information acquiring unit that acquires a current location, and a travelling road determining unit that specifies a link to which the current location belongs. The map data storage apparatus stores a plurality of pieces of imitation sound data each being associated with each link. A controller determines a piece of imitation sound data that is associated with the link to which the current location belongs, on the basis of the plurality of pieces of imitation sound data.

Abstract: A method of guidance by radio focusing includes a “visitor” entity heading towards a radio source of number k=1 (or k=klast) by observing intensity of the radio source of number k=1 (or k=klast) as measured by an “Evisitor” communicating device carried by the visitor, until the visitor reaches the source of number k=1 (or k=klast). The visitor heads in succession for k=1, 2, . . . , klast-1 (or in reverse) from a radio source of number k towards a radio source of number (k+1) (or (k?1)) by observing intensity of the source (k+1) (or (k?1)), until the visitor reaches the source (k+1) (or (k?1)). Each radio source is a virtual radio source as produced by a respective signal k or by superposing a plurality of respective signals k. Each signal is transmitted by a respective communicating device ER.

Abstract: A system and method for providing directional information to a user using existing infrastructure elements (150) is disclosed. The method comprising determining a route of infrastructure elements (150) between a current location and a remote location, wherein the current location is associated a first element in the route and the last element in the route being closest to the remote location, wherein each of the elements in the route are identified by at least one of: a physical identification and a data identification, and providing a visual indication, progressively, to each of the infrastructure elements in the route at a predetermined time and for a determined period, wherein the progressive display of the visual indication provides for direction control information.

Abstract: An electronic device offers acquired location information to a point-of-interest (POI) management server when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The POI management server offers POI identification information to the electronic device when the location information is matched to one of registered POIs. When the POI identification information is received from the POI management server, the electronic device performs a certain action.

Abstract: In a method for operating a vehicle, a location assigned to a driving route of the vehicle is transmitted from the vehicle to an external server, and the server checks whether a zone is assigned to the transmitted location for which navigation data exist for at least partially automated vehicle driving within the zone. The navigation data are transmitted from the server to the vehicle when such a zone is assigned to the transmitted location.

Abstract: A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, an antenna structure of a base station including an antenna element for communicating with a communication device via radio frequency signals and a circuit coupled to the antenna element. The circuit detects a location of the communication device. The circuit determines from the location of the communication device a first set of coordinates corresponding to an alternate location where an improved quality of communications can be provided to the communication device, and transmits the first set of coordinates to the communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A transit system including a system data processor in communication with a driver data processor of a driver electronic device and a rider data processor of a rider electronic device. The system data processor receives vehicle information of a vehicle from the driver. data processor. The vehicle information includes a vehicle route and a geolocation of the vehicle. The system data processor receives a geolocation of a rider electronic device from the rider data processor, and sends the vehicle information and advertisement information over a communication network to the rider data processor. The advertisement information is based on the vehicle information and the geolocation of the rider electronic device.

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for hybrid off-board vehicle navigation are disclosed. In the system, a multi-stop route package is created and sent from a route server to a navigation device. The route package can include a collection of vehicle attributes and corresponding road restrictions for guiding the vehicle towards its destination. The server can optionally push the route package to the vehicle in an email message or other stored communication. When an off-route condition is detected, the navigation device can send a route request to the server that includes the vehicle attributes and the corresponding road restrictions. The server can respond with a partial route correction that is determined based on the vehicle attributes and road restrictions.

Abstract: A method for communicating based on an ad hoc-type motor vehicle communication system, in which transportation users communicate with one another and/or transportation users and the transportation infrastructure communicate, includes determining the valid directions of travel independently based on messages transmitted by transportation users and determining travel in the wrong direction based on these messages. Corresponding further messages may be transmitted in response to the hazardous situation. A transportation infrastructure device and to a transportation user device may implement the method.

Abstract: A method and a terminal for acquiring road condition information are provided, wherein, the method includes: forming an Ad Hoc network with other terminals; acquiring own position information through positioning; exchanging position information with other terminals in a network through the Ad Hoc network; and acquiring the road condition information according to the exchanged position information. The present method realizes a technical effect of acquiring the road condition information without an operator.

Abstract: When a navigation device receives an input of speech from a user, it transmits data of inputted speech to a server and receives a speech recognition result. If a guide route includes a communication impossible area, the navigation device obtains terminal-use speech recognition data necessary for the navigation device to perform speech recognition from the server before reaching the communication impossible area. Thus, even if the speech is inputted by the user while traveling the communication impossible area, the navigation device can perform the speech recognition by itself by using the terminal-use speech recognition data.

Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to a seismic survey using an augmented reality device. In one implementation, a method may include determining current location data of an augmented reality (AR) device in a physical environment. The method may also include receiving placement instructions for a first seismic survey equipment in the physical environment based on the current location data. The method may further include displaying the placement instructions in combination with a view of the physical environment on the AR device.

Abstract: A navigation system for enabling a user to navigate via his computerized device without having to insert the address of the destination is disclosed herein. Such a system may be used by tourists, for example, who have difficulties to insert the details of the destination. Such a navigation system address enables the tourists to specify the destination address by activating a gadget (such as a button, for example) on the web site.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a position information sharing method and a positioning device and system. The position information sharing method includes sending a position query request to a first positioning device or a positioning server. The position query request carries a first positioning device identifier. Position information of the first positioning device is received. The position information is sent by the first positioning device or the positioning server according to the position query request. The position information of the first positioning device can be displayed.

Abstract: With the addition of directional information in the environment, a variety of service(s) can be provided on top of user identification or interaction with specific object(s) of interest by pointing at the objects. Sometimes either the device user and/or the publishers of content cannot complete a content exchange due to connectivity to data or services becoming lost. A device provisioned for pointing or direction based services losing connectivity to a first network while engaging pointing based services. In response, one or more other sources for the pointing based services are identified on a second network or device to which the device can connect and the device automatically connects to the second network or device to receive the pointing based services, or data for use with the pointing based services (e.g., GPS information, point of interest data, direction data, etc.), from the one or more other sources.