Patents by Inventor Bert Igodt

Bert Igodt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of determining and validating navigational priority settings utilizing probe data
    Patent number: 9002633
    Abstract: A method for determining vehicle priority settings (30) at an intersection (26) is provided comprising accumulating probe data (24) from a plurality of individual navigation units (20). An intersection within a digital map (14) is selected, and a plurality of probe traces (32) are selected. The probe traces (32) are processed in a method characterized by selecting a pair of probe traces (32) that enter the intersection (26) at the same time on different trajectories (34). It is determined which of the probe traces (32) proceeds through the intersection first and an intersection priority matrix (36) is updated accordingly. This intersection priority matrix (36) is utilized to formulate at least one derived intersection priority setting (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: TomTom Belgium N.V.
    Inventor: Bert Igodt
  • METHOD OF DETERMINING AND VALIDATING NAVIGATIONAL PRIORITY SETTINGS UTILIZING PROBE DATA
    Publication number: 20130211700
    Abstract: A method for determining vehicle priority settings (30) at an intersection (26) is provided comprising accumulating probe data (24) from a plurality of individual navigation units (20). An intersection within a digital map (14) is selected, and a plurality of probe traces (32) are selected. The probe traces (32) are processed in a method characterized by selecting a pair of probe traces (32) that enter the intersection (26) at the same time on different trajectories (34). It is determined which of the probe traces (32) proceeds through the intersection first and an intersection priority matrix (36) is updated accordingly. This intersection priority matrix (36) is utilized to formulate at least one derived intersection priority setting (38).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventor: Bert Igodt