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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Htc Corporation, Taoyuan County, TW;
Inventors:
Yung-Lung Chang, Taoyuan County, TW;
Ruey-Jer Chang, Taoyuan County, TW;
Assignee:
HTC Corporation, Taoyuan, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 19/20 (2011.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G09G 5/377 (2006.01); G06T 17/05 (2011.01); G06F 3/147 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 19/20 (2013.01); G06K 9/00637 (2013.01); G06K 9/00651 (2013.01); G06K 9/00671 (2013.01); G06T 17/05 (2013.01); G09G 5/377 (2013.01); G06F 3/147 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30181 (2013.01); G06T 2219/2004 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention discloses a method, an electronic apparatus, and a computer readable medium for retrieving a map. The method includes the following steps. Firstly, a picture of a printed map is obtained. A block area surrounded by a road outline in the picture is defined. A map service is queried to find an electronic map having a map area corresponding to the block area according to contents of the printed map. A plurality of 3-D models of a plurality of buildings located in the map area is retrieved. The 3-D models are mapped on the picture.