Patents by Inventor Bradley Thomas Dufresne

Bradley Thomas Dufresne 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, System, and Computer Program Product for Iterative Warping of Maps for Autonomous Vehicles and Simulators
    Publication number: 20230296402
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products for generating an updated map for use with an autonomous vehicle driving operation or a simulation thereof may include obtaining first map data associated with a first map of a geographic location including a roadway, and the first map data may include at least one first lane segment. Second map data associated with a second map of the geographic location may be obtained, and the second map data may include at least one second lane segment. A plurality of non-overlapping areas may be determined based on the first lane segment(s) and the second lane segment(s). A first non-overlapping and/or a first warp point within the first non-overlapping area may be selected. The first lane segment(s) may be warped around the first warp point to increase a total overlapping area based on the based on the second lane segment(s) and the first lane segment(s) after warping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventor: Bradley Thomas Dufresne
  • Method, system, and computer program product for iterative warping of maps for autonomous vehicles and simulators
    Patent number: 11698270
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products for generating an updated map for use with an autonomous vehicle driving operation or a simulation thereof may include obtaining first map data associated with a first map of a geographic location including a roadway, and the first map data may include at least one first lane segment. Second map data associated with a second map of the geographic location may be obtained, and the second map data may include at least one second lane segment. A plurality of non-overlapping areas may be determined based on the first lane segment(s) and the second lane segment(s). A first non-overlapping and/or a first warp point within the first non-overlapping area may be selected. The first lane segment(s) may be warped around the first warp point to increase a total overlapping area based on the based on the second lane segment(s) and the first lane segment(s) after warping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Argo AI, LLC
    Inventor: Bradley Thomas Dufresne
  • Method, System, and Computer Program Product for Iterative Warping of Maps for Autonomous Vehicles and Simulators
    Publication number: 20220316910
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products for generating an updated map for use with an autonomous vehicle driving operation or a simulation thereof may include obtaining first map data associated with a first map of a geographic location including a roadway, and the first map data may include at least one first lane segment. Second map data associated with a second map of the geographic location may be obtained, and the second map data may include at least one second lane segment. A plurality of non-overlapping areas may be determined based on the first lane segment(s) and the second lane segment(s). A first non-overlapping and/or a first warp point within the first non-overlapping area may be selected. The first lane segment(s) may be warped around the first warp point to increase a total overlapping area based on the based on the second lane segment(s) and the first lane segment(s) after warping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: Bradley Thomas Dufresne