Patents by Inventor Chris Poppe

Chris Poppe 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: 9797740
    Abstract: A method of determining trajectories (1810-1813) through at least one junction of a transportation network for display on a visual representation of a digital map, the digital map comprising data that is a digital representation of the transportation network. The method comprises obtaining positional information relating to the movement of a plurality of mobile devices with respect to time on the transportation network through an area (1801) comprising the at least one junction, the border of the area being divided into a plurality of segments. The positional information is used to create an entry histogram (1802) by determining a count of positional information that enters the area at each segment of the border and an exit histogram (1804) by determining a count of positional information that exits the area at each segment of the border; the histograms subsequently being used to define one or more entry (1806) and exits (1808) gates into and out of the area (1801).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: TomTom Global Content B.V.
    Inventors: Koen Verheyen, Chris Poppe, Joachim De Witte
  • Publication number: 20150285656
    Abstract: A method of determining trajectories (1810-1813) through at least one junction of a transportation network for display on a visual representation of a digital map, the digital map comprising data that is a digital representation of the transportation network. The method comprises obtaining positional information relating to the movement of a plurality of mobile devices with respect to time on the transportation network through an area (1801) comprising the at least one junction, the border of the area being divided into a plurality of segments. The positional information is used to create an entry histogram (1802) by determining a count of positional information that enters the area at each segment of the border and an exit histogram (1804) by determining a count of positional information that exits the area at each segment of the border; the histograms subsequently being used to define one or more entry (1806) and exits (1808) gates into and out of the area (1801).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Koen Verheyen, Chris Poppe, Joachim De Witte