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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. 17, 2024

Filed:

May. 06, 2021
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Bozeman, MT (US);

Andrew James Graham Barnes, Fareham, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G06F 18/24 (2023.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G06T 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/206 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 18/24 (2023.01); G06T 7/90 (2017.01); G06T 11/001 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01);
Abstract

An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and system for digital indoor navigation. An embodiment may include determining an area type for each distinct area depicted within the digital indoor mapping image based on an identified color used as a fill for each distinct area. In response to receiving a request for indoor navigation comprising a starting point and a destination point within the image, an embodiment may include determining a navigation path from the starting point to the destination point based on analysis of the request and the determined area types, wherein the navigation path traverses one or more distinct areas depicted within the image based on the identified color.


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