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Title:
INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2006/001129
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An information processing device and method for position identification at small granularity with high accuracy, a program, and an information processing system are disclosed. A portable terminal has a GPS module and a camera. In a position identification model construction phase, a position identification model is constructed from an image sequence obtained by the camera, associated with position information collected by the GPS module and the like, and stored. In a position identification phase, the current position in a global area is identified by the GPS module, and the current position in a local area is identified on the basis of the position identification model selected from the identification result and the image sequence obtained at the time. This invention can be applied to portable terminals such as notebook personal computers, PDAs and portable telephones.

Inventors:
MURATA MAKOTO (JP)
KOJIMA TAMAKI (JP)
ZHAO WENWU (JP)
AOYAMA RYU (JP)
CLARKSON BRIAN (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2005/008689
Publication Date:
January 05, 2006
Filing Date:
May 12, 2005
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Assignee:
SONY CORP (JP)
MURATA MAKOTO (JP)
KOJIMA TAMAKI (JP)
ZHAO WENWU (JP)
AOYAMA RYU (JP)
CLARKSON BRIAN (JP)
International Classes:
G01C21/20; G01S5/14; G01S19/48; G06V30/224; (IPC1-7): G01C15/00; G01C21/00; G01S5/02
Domestic Patent References:
WO2005124594A12005-12-29
Foreign References:
JP2003111128A2003-04-11
JP2004077273A2004-03-11
JP2004117094A2004-04-15
JP2001305210A2001-10-31
JPH09190413A1997-07-22
DE10248534A12004-04-22
JP2003111128A2003-04-11
EP1134549A22001-09-19
US20020045988A12002-04-18
Other References:
See also references of EP 1762822A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Inamoto, Yoshio (11-18 Nishi-Shinjuku 7-chom, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo 23, JP)
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