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Samsung patents phone feature that builds live maps from camera views

Samsung describes a system where a device uses its camera to analyze the surrounding area and create a top-down map. It combines this visual data with sensor information to show your exact position and orientation on that map.

Why it mattersThis could improve how phones navigate indoor spaces or assist with augmented reality experiences by creating real-time, accurate maps without needing pre-loaded data.

In the filing’s own words

An electronic apparatus including: at least one processor including processing circuitry; a display; a camera; a sensor; and memory storing instructions and a map, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic apparatus to: obtain, using the camera, an image related to a space in which the electronic apparatus is present, obtain a semantic feature based on the image, obtain a spatial feature representing a region of the space from a top-down viewpoint based on the semantic feature, update the map based on the spatial feature, obtain pose information of the electronic apparatus based on sensing data obtained by the sensor, and control the display to display a graphic user interface (GUI) corresponding to the pose information on the map.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An electronic apparatus comprising: at least one processor including processing circuitry; a display; a camera; a sensor; and memory storing instructions and a map, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic apparatus to: obtain, using the camera, an image related to a space in which the electronic apparatus is present, obtain a semantic feature based on the image, obtain a spatial feature representing a region of the space from a top-down viewpoint based on the semantic feature, update the map based on the spatial feature, obtain pose information of the electronic apparatus based on sensing data obtained by the sensor, and control the display to display a graphic user interface (GUI) corresponding to the pose information on the map.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF
Publication number
US20260287390A1
Application number
19652178
Filed
Apr 20, 2026
Published
Sep 24, 2026
Inventors
5
Claims
20

Classified under

G01C 21/383 Physics & computingG06V 10/273 Physics & computingG06V 20/10 Physics & computing
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