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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2015
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Gavan Leonard Tredoux, Penfield, NY (US);
Premkumar Rajendran, Fairport, NY (US);
Peter J. Zehler, Penfield, NY (US);
Raja Bala, Pittsford, NY (US);
Edgar A. Bernal, Webster, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
In a system for detecting location of an object inside of a building, an image capture device of a mobile electronic device captures an image of a boundary of a room in which the portable electronic device is positioned. The system extracts features of a boundary (ceiling, wall or floor) in the image to determine whether the mobile device is in a known location. When the system identifies a known location, it will take an action that provides the portable electronic device with additional functionality at the identified known location. Such functionality may include connecting to a wireless network or communicating with a stationary device at the known location.