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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2016
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Edge 3 Technologies, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Pedram Vaghefinazari, Long Beach, CA (US);
Stuart Masakazu Yamamoto, Hacienda Heights, CA (US);
Tarek A. El Dokor, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Jordan Cluster, Tempe, AZ (US);
James E. Holmes, Mesa, AZ (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
EDGE 3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
A user, such as the driver of a vehicle, to retrieve information related to a point of interest (POI) near the vehicle by pointing at the POI or performing some other gesture to identify the POI. Gesture recognition is performed on the gesture to generate a target region that includes the POI that the user identified. After generating the target region, information about the POI can be retrieved by querying a server-based POI service with the target region or by searching in a micromap that is stored locally. The retrieved POI information can then be provided to the user via a display and/or speaker in the vehicle. This process beneficially allows a user to rapidly identify and retrieve information about a POI near the vehicle without having to navigate a user interface by manipulating a touchscreen or physical buttons.