Apple Inc.

Blackberry Corporation

Dash Navigation, Inc.

Patrick James Coleman

Brian J Andrich

Ronald Keryuan Huang

Richard B Warren

Daniel R Delling

Lili Cao

Hyo Jeong Shin

Hengbin Luo

Ethan T Bold

Dennis Schieferdecker

Michael Wegner

Rami Khawandi

Gennady Dagman

Robert William Mayor

Vinay R Majjigi

Daniel Ulbricht

Isaac Thomas Miller

Adam S Howell

Oleg Naroditsky

Syed Mohsin Hasan

Sean P Cier

Hyojoon Bae

Christian Lipski

Saurabh Godha

Ting-Yuan Wu

Ishan Bhutani

Lukasz J Pasek

Eugene P Sturm

Benjamin R Dreyer

Razvan Bangu

Paul F Ahrens

Roy E West

Oliver Ruepp

George Magharious

Isil Uzum Vella

Matthew B Ball

Mathew B Ball

In some implementations, a computing device can present augmented reality (AR) labels in an AR video stream. For example, the computing device can obtain route information for a route requested by a user and can determine locations along the route for placing candidate AR labels. The computing device can determine the precise location of the computing device using camera depth information obtained in response to the user scanning the local real-world environment with a camera of the computing device. The computing device can select an AR label and/or label placement location for presentation in an AR video stream based on various criteria, including the distance between the candidate AR labels and the precise location of the computing device, priorities assigned to each candidate AR label, and/or whether a clear line of sight exists between the precise location of the computing device and the candidate AR label location.

Presenting labels in augmented reality

Location mapping and navigation user interfaces may be generated and presented via mobile computing devices. A mobile device may detect its location and orientation using internal systems, and may capture image data using a device camera. The mobile device also may retrieve map information from a map server corresponding to the current location of the device. Using the image data captured at the device, the current location data, and the corresponding local map information, the mobile device may determine or update a current orientation reading for the device. Location errors and updated location data also may be determined for the device, and a map user interface may be generated and displayed on the mobile device using the updated device orientation and/or location data.

Mobile device navigation system

In some implementations, a computing device can proactively determine a destination and request traffic information for routes from a starting location to the destination. In some implementations, a computing device can identify some routes between a starting location and a destination as non-recommended routes and recommend other routes. In some implementations, a computing device can rank routes between a starting location and a destination based on automatically-determined user interest. In some implementations, a computing device can determine a user is familiar with a route and adjust the information presented to the user about the route accordingly.

Providing light navigation guidance

Presenting suggested routes based on local route ranking

Presenting non-recommended routes

When a user enters, initializes, or otherwise starts using a navigation function, such as a navigation function on a mobile phone or a stand-alone device, a current location is automatically estimated, prior to or in the absence of a GPS fix, for use as an origin in route determination. The estimation of current location is performed using a database of GPS fixes that are mapped to cell tower identifiers. For example, the database can include one or more fixes associated with each cell tower that the mobile device has used. Thus, when navigation on the device is begun, one or more cell towers to which the device can communicate are identified. If any has a GPS fix in the database, then a location derived from such GPS fix(es) can be used as an origin for navigation functions. Such navigation functions can include estimating a time of arrival at a destination, producing a route to the destination, and checking for traffic updates.

Automatic origin determination for faster route request initiation and resulting system response time

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