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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 28, 2018
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Michael Bender, Rye Brook, NY (US);

Gregory J. Boss, Saginaw, MI (US);

Martin G. Keen, Cary, NC (US);

Natalie Brooks Powell, Bolingbrook, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06F 16/438 (2019.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/62 (2006.01); G06F 16/909 (2019.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G06F 16/487 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3647 (2013.01); G01C 21/3484 (2013.01); G01C 21/3626 (2013.01); G01C 21/3641 (2013.01); G06F 16/438 (2019.01); G06F 16/487 (2019.01); G06F 16/909 (2019.01); G06K 9/00624 (2013.01); G06K 9/00637 (2013.01); G06K 9/00677 (2013.01); G06K 9/6202 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects of the present invention disclose a method for improved directional information. The method includes one or more processors identifying one or more images of a location corresponding to a destination of a set of navigational instructions. The method further includes determining respective ratings for the identified one or more images based on crowd sourced ratings of the identified one or more images from individuals that have previously travelled to the destination. The method further includes determining an entrance location for the destination based on the crowd sourced ratings of the identified one or more images. The method further includes determining at least one image, of the one or more images, that depicts the determined entrance location. The method further includes generating directional information to the entrance location by overlaying directional information on the determined at least one image that provides an indication of the determined entrance location.


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