Patents by Inventor Bryan J. Newstrom

Bryan J. Newstrom 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).

  • Populating geospatial database for onboard intelligent vehicle applications
    Patent number: 7552008
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and a method for populating a geospatial road database. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a geospatial database management system is mounted on a host vehicle and manages geospatial data relating to a travel path for the host vehicle. The embodiment further comprises a geospatial database to store data elements indicative of objects and their location. The embodiment further comprises a database manager component to maintain the geospatial database and receive database queries from a driver assist subsystem. The embodiment further comprises a database developer component is configured to develop the data elements in the geospatial database and receive database inputs from a lane level digitizer subsystem configured to receive inputs from a plurality of sensors mounted on the host vehicle. Finally, the embodiment comprises the plurality of sensors may include a Digital Global Positioning System, a digital camera, and a scanning range sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventors: Bryan J. Newstrom, Max Donath, Craig R. Shankwitz
  • Populating geospatial database for onboard intelligent vehicle applications
    Publication number: 20030023614
    Abstract: The present invention is an apparatus and a method for populating a geospatial road database. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a geospatial database management system is mounted on a host vehicle and manages geospatial data relating to a travel path for the host vehicle. The embodiment further comprises a geospatial database to store data elements indicative of objects and their location. The embodiment further comprises a database manager component to maintain the geospatial database and receive database queries from a driver assist subsystem. The embodiment further comprises a database developer component is configured to develop the data elements in the geospatial database and receive database inputs from a lane level digitizer subsystem configured to receive inputs from a plurality of sensors mounted on the host vehicle. Finally, the embodiment comprises the plurality of sensors may include a Digital Global Positioning System, a digital camera, and a scanning range sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventors: Bryan J. Newstrom, Max Donath, Craig R. Shankwitz