Patent ID: 8941752
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for determining a location, said method comprising: capturing an initial image of a scene at an image capturing device; uploading features of said initial image to a cloud server for comparing said features of said initial image to a database of features of images having associated locations to determine a location of said image capturing device; and provided said cloud server is unable to determine said location of said image capturing device based on said features of said initial image, receiving a notification from said cloud server wherein said notification comprises information to narrow a set of possible locations, wherein said notification comprises instructions for capturing a second image and indicating a second direction to capture said second image, wherein said instructions for capturing said second image comprises indicating an area to capture said second image, wherein said second image assists in determining said location, wherein said second direction dictates where said image capturing device should be moved to capture said second image to determine said location of said image capturing device, wherein said second direction is determined at least in part by a remote location determining service associated with said cloud server, wherein said area to capture said second image is determined based at least in part on said remote location determining service.