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Patent No.:

US 12704383 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 30, 2024

Systems and methods for using visual landmarks in initial navigation

Applicant:

Google Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);

Inventor:

Joshua S. Schpok, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:

Lerner David LLP

Primary Examiner:

Gertrude Arthur Jeanglaude

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06F 18/24 (2023.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3644 (2013.01); G01C 21/3635 (2013.01); G01C 21/3647 (2013.01); G01C 21/3664 (2013.01); G01C 21/3691 (2013.01); G06F 18/24 (2023.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06T 2200/24 (2013.01); G06T 2215/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

A route from a current location of a portable device to a destination is determined, where the route includes a sequence of directed sections. Navigation instructions to guide a user of the portable device along the route to the destination are generated. To this end, candidate navigation landmarks perceptible within a 360-degree range of the current location of the portable device are identified using (i) one or more metrics of observability, prominence, and uniqueness and (ii) a user preference related to a type of landmark, and an initial instruction in the navigation instructions is generated and provided via a user interface of the portable device. The initial instruction references the selected navigation landmark.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Schpok, Joshua. (2026). Systems and methods for using visual landmarks in initial navigation (U.S. Patent No. 12704383). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12704383

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