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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2016
Filed:
May. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Francis J. McClernon, Durham, NC (US);
Romit Roy Choudhury, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/20 (2006.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); G01S 5/02 (2010.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G01S 5/0284 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01); G01C 21/3461 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for computing a geographic position of an object or event based on a geographic position of a computing device and a user gesture are disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a method includes determining a geographic position of a computing device. The method also includes receiving a user gesture on the computing device to indicate a direction towards a location from the computing device. Further, the method includes defining a geographic position of the location based on the geographic position of the computing device and the user gesture.