Patents by Inventor Benjamin Peter Stewart

Benjamin Peter Stewart 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).

  • Patent number: 9495596
    Abstract: Embodiments include a computer-implemented method for identifying locations of infrastructure assets. The method including identifying a location of a first infrastructure asset and a location of a second infrastructure asset, identifying a region of interest extending at least partially between the locations of the first and second infrastructure assets, obtaining an aerial image of the region of interest, determining that the aerial image of the region of interest comprises a third infrastructure asset, determining a location of the third infrastructure asset based at least in part on the aerial image, and storing the location of the secondary infrastructure asset in an infrastructure asset datastore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventor: Benjamin Peter Stewart
  • Publication number: 20150302253
    Abstract: Embodiments include a computer-implemented method for identifying locations of infrastructure assets. The method including identifying a location of a first infrastructure asset and a location of a second infrastructure asset, identifying a region of interest extending at least partially between the locations of the first and second infrastructure assets, obtaining an aerial image of the region of interest, determining that the aerial image of the region of interest comprises a third infrastructure asset, determining a location of the third infrastructure asset based at least in part on the aerial image, and storing the location of the secondary infrastructure asset in an infrastructure asset datastore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventor: Benjamin Peter Stewart
  • Patent number: 9098747
    Abstract: Embodiments include a computer-implemented method for identifying locations of infrastructure assets. The method including identifying a location of a first infrastructure asset and a location of a second infrastructure asset, identifying a region of interest extending at least partially between the locations of the first and second infrastructure assets, obtaining an aerial image of the region of interest, determining that the aerial image of the region of interest comprises a third infrastructure asset, determining a location of the third infrastructure asset based at least in part on the aerial image, and storing the location of the secondary infrastructure asset in an infrastructure asset datastore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventor: Benjamin Peter Stewart
  • Publication number: 20150006499
    Abstract: Provided are systems, methods, and computer-readable media for locating a real-world object using a computer-implemented search engine. A real-world object may be coupled to a transmitter that periodically transmits signals having an identifier. A user device having a location may include a received that detects such signals and stores the detected identifier and signal strengths. Upon determining changes in the signal strengths of received signals from a real-world object transmitter, the user device may send the identifier, the location, and the signal strengths to a location server. Upon receiving a query for the location of the real-world object, a search engine may send a request to the location server for the location of the real-world object. The location server may obtain the identifier corresponding to the real-world object and determine the location of the real-world object based on the stored signal strengths and locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventor: Benjamin Peter Stewart