Patent ID: 11928837
Assignee: APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computer-executable instructions that, when processed by one or more processors, performs a method of determining a geographic location from a comparison of an image of an environment with data indicative of a region of earth stored on a mobile device, the method comprising:
obtaining the data indicative of the region of the earth,
wherein the data indicative of the region of the earth comprises at least elevation data;
storing the data indicative of the region of the earth on the mobile device;
receiving the image of the environment at the geographic location by a camera;
storing the image on the mobile device;
analyzing the image to determine horizon data indicative of a horizon in the image;
analyzing the image to determine ridgeline data indicative of a ridgeline between the camera and the horizon;
comparing the horizon data and the ridgeline data from the image with the data indicative of the region of the earth;
determining at least one likely geographic location candidate that matches the environment in the image based on the comparison; and
causing display of the at least one likely geographic location candidate.