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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Htc Corporation, Taoyuan County, TW;
Inventors:
Chueh-Min Cheng, Taoyuan County, TW;
Yung-Lung Chang, Taoyuan County, TW;
Assignee:
HTC Corporation, Taoyuan, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00476 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for recognizing a printed map and an electronic apparatus using the same are provided. The method comprises the following steps. First, a picture of the printed map is obtained, and a block area surrounded by a road outline in the picture is defined. Next, at least one road name related to the road outline is recognized, and a map service is queried with the at least one recognized road name to find an electronic map having a map area corresponded to the block area in the map service. Afterwards, the block area in the picture is mapped to the map area in the map service.