Uber Technologies, Inc.
Locating a client device using ground truth image rendering

Abstract:

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for determining a location of a device, for example, by receiving, from a client device, a rendering of an image captured by the client device. The systems and methods compare the received rendering to entries in a database of renderings, each respective entry including a respective rendering and a respective associated location, and determine, from the comparing whether the received rendering matches a respective rendering included in a respective entry in the database of renderings. The systems and methods, in response to determining that the received rendering matches the respective rendering included in the respective entry, determine the location associated with the matching rendering, and transmit the location to the client device.