Abstract
In this chapter we present an approach on how orientation sensors built into mobile devices can enable a new paradigm for mobile service discovery and use. In conjunction with 3D models of urban terrain, mobile devices can act as virtual pointers to services and information anchored at specific locations such as buildings or landmarks. We outline a system architecture that enables this new method of orientation and location sensitive service discovery to be employed. We describe our experiences with a prototype device consisting of a plain, mass market mobile phone and a custom-built shell that houses a magnetic compass and a 2-axis tilt sensor. We conclude by describing our ongoing research project that will apply the concepts and practical technologies described.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
7 References
“Accelerometer fundamentals”, memsic application note, AN-00MX-001, http://www.memsic.com/
“Creative Histories — The Josefsplatz Experience” project homepage. http://www.josefsplatz.info/
“Sega, AT&T Wireless Push Mobile Gaming.” Wireless News Factor Press release, http://www.wirelessnewsfactor.com/perl/story/19673.html
Baillie, L., Kunczier, H., Anegg, H., “Rolling, Rotating and Imagining in a Virtual Mobile World.” 7th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI 05), Salzburg, Austria, September 19–22, 2005.
Caruso, M., “Applications of Magnetic Sensors for Low Cost Compass Systems.” Honeywell SSEC, http://www.magneticsensors.com/
Eslambolchilar, P., Murray-Smith. R. “Tilt-Based Automatic Zooming and Scaling in Mobile Devices — A State-Space Implementation.” Proceedings of the Mobile HCI conference (Mobile HCI’2004), Glasgow, Scotland, September, 13–16, 2004. Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 2004, 120–131.
Frueh, C., Zakhor, A., “Constructing 3D City Models by Merging Ground-Based and Airborne Views.” IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, Vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 52–61, November/December 2003.
Hinckley, K., Pierce, J., Sinclair, M., Horvitz, E. “Sensing Techniques for Mobile Interaction”, 13th ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology, San Diego, California, USA, 2000.
Hu, J., You, S., Neumann, U., Park, K. K. “Building Modeling from LIDAR and Aerial Imagery.” ASPRS’04, Denver, Colorado, USA. May 23–28, 2004.
Kaasinen, E., “User Needs for Location-Aware Mobile Services.” Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, Volume 7, Issue 1, May 2003.
Karner, K., Bauer, J., Klaus, A., Schindler, K., “MetropoGIS: a city information system.”, IEEE Conference on Image Processing (ICIP’02), Rochester, USA, 2002
López de Ipiña, D., Mendonça, P. R. S., Hopper, A., “TRIP: A Low-Cost Vision-Based Location System for Ubiquitous Computing.” Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, Vol. 6, pp 206–219, Issue 3, May, 2002.
Nevatia, R., Price, K., “Automatic and Interactive Modeling of Buildings in Urban Environments from Aerial Images.” IEEE Conference on Image Processing (ICIP’02), Rochester, USA, 2002.
Parkinson, B. W., Spilker Jr., J. J. (ed.), “Global Positioning System: Theory and Applications”, Vol. 2, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., 370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW, Washington, DC 20024-2518, 1996
Rao, B., Minakakis, L., “Evolution of Mobile Location-based Services.” Communications of the ACM. December 2003. Vol. 46, No. 12.
Sormann, M., Reitinger, B., Bauer, J., Klaus, A., Karner, K., “Fast and Detailed 3D Reconstruction of Cultural Heritage.” International Workshop on Vision Techniques applied to the Rehabilition of City Centres, 2004.
Syrjärinne, J., “Studies of Modern Techniques for Personal Positioning”, Doctoral Thesis, Tampere University of Technology, March 2001.
Ulrich, I., Nourbakhsh, I., “Appearance-Based Place Recognition for Topological Localization.” IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, San Francisco, USA, April, 2000, pp. 1023–1029.
Wasinger, R., Stahl, C., Krüger, A., “M3I in a Pedestrian Navigation & Exploration System”. 5th International Symposium on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices (MobileHCI 2003), Udine, Italy, September 8–11, 2003.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2007 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Simon, R., Kunczier, H., Anegg, H. (2007). Towards Orientation-Aware Location Based Mobile Services. In: Gartner, G., Cartwright, W., Peterson, M.P. (eds) Location Based Services and TeleCartography. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36728-4_21
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36728-4_21
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-36727-7
Online ISBN: 978-3-540-36728-4
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science (R0)