Patents by Inventor Christine MCGAVRAN

Christine MCGAVRAN 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).

  • Publication number: 20240056784
    Abstract: Provided are methods, systems, devices, and tangible non-transitory computer readable media for providing data including vehicle map service data. The disclosed technology can perform operations including accessing vehicle map service data including information associated with a geographic area and sensor observations of a vehicle. The vehicle map service data is based on a vehicle map service protocol specifying layers associated with portions of the vehicle map service data to which each client system is subscribed. Further, the layers to which the client systems are subscribed can be determined and access to the plurality of layers to which each of the vehicle client systems is subscribed can be provided to each of the client systems. Access to the layers can include authorization to send or receive one or more portions of the vehicle map service data associated with a corresponding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Christine McGavran, Richard William Bukowski, Asaf Rosenfeld
  • Patent number: 11885625
    Abstract: Provided are methods, systems, devices, and tangible non-transitory computer readable media for providing data including vehicle map service data. The disclosed technology can perform operations including receiving vehicle map service data from client systems. The vehicle map service data can include information associated with a geographic area or sensor observations of a vehicle. Two or more portions of the vehicle map service data to which a client system is subscribed can be determined. Fused data based on the two or more portions of the vehicle map service data to which the client system is subscribed can be generated. Furthermore, the client system can be provided with access to the fused data. Access to the fused data can include authorization to send or receive portions of the vehicle map service data associated with the fused data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: GOOGE LLC
    Inventors: Christine McGavran, Richard William Bukowski, Asaf Rosenfeld
  • Patent number: 11838836
    Abstract: Vehicle map service data, which includes information associated with a geographic area and sensor observations of a vehicle, can be used to perform various operations. The vehicle map service data is based on a vehicle map service protocol specifying layers associated with portions of the vehicle map service data to which each client system is subscribed. Further, the layers to which the client systems are subscribed can be determined and access to the plurality of layers to which each of the vehicle client systems is subscribed can be provided to each of the client systems. Access to the layers can include authorization to send or receive one or more portions of the vehicle map service data associated with a corresponding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Christine McGavran, Richard William Bukowski, Asaf Rosenfeld
  • Publication number: 20230132820
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for providing a stable topological representation of pathway networks as well as features associated with these networks. The disclosure is exemplified using road networks which have applications in mapping, navigation, and autonomous vehicles. Extensions may be learned through practice of the disclosure. Utilizing implementations disclosed herein may provide advantages for data conflation between different mapping systems and map data while improving overall stability by developing a common reference standard that is tied to semantic features rather than abstract geographic representations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Christine McGavran, Richard William Bukowski, Bryan Klingner, Joakim Kristian Olle Arfvidsson, Andrew Lookingbill
  • Publication number: 20230004874
    Abstract: Provided are methods, systems, devices, and tangible non-transitory computer readable media for providing data including vehicle map service data. The disclosed technology can perform operations including receiving vehicle map service data from a plurality of service systems that include a plurality of client systems associated with a vehicle. The vehicle map service data can include information associated with a geographic area. A local map of the geographic area within a predetermined distance of the vehicle can be generated based on the vehicle map service data. Portions of the local map to which each client system is subscribed can be determined for each client system of the plurality of client systems. Additionally, the portions of the local map to which each client system is subscribed can be sent to a respective client system of the plurality of client systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Asaf Rosenfeld, Richard William Bukowski, Christine McGavran, Haris Ramic, Michael Graham Woodward, Casey Whitelaw
  • Patent number: 11544299
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for providing a stable topological representation of pathway networks as well as features associated with these networks. The disclosure is exemplified using road networks which have applications in mapping, navigation, and autonomous vehicles. Extensions may be learned through practice of the disclosure. Utilizing implementations disclosed herein may provide advantages for data conflation between different mapping systems and map data while improving overall stability by developing a common reference standard that is tied to semantic features rather than abstract geographic representations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Christine McGavran, Richard William Bukowski, Bryan Klingner, Joakim Kristian Olle Arfvidsson, Andrew Lookingbill
  • Patent number: 11461705
    Abstract: Provided are methods, systems, devices, and tangible non-transitory computer readable media for providing data including vehicle map service data. The disclosed technology can perform operations including receiving vehicle map service data from client systems. The vehicle map service data can include information associated with a geographic area or sensor observations of a vehicle. Two or more portions of the vehicle map service data to which a client system is subscribed can be determined. Fused data based on the two or more portions of the vehicle map service data to which the client system is subscribed can be generated. Furthermore, the client system can be provided with access to the fused data. Access to the fused data can include authorization to send or receive portions of the vehicle map service data associated with the fused data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Christine McGavran, Richard William Bukowski, Asaf Rosenfeld
  • Patent number: 11436539
    Abstract: Provided are methods, systems, devices, and tangible non-transitory computer readable media for providing data including vehicle map service data. The disclosed technology can perform operations including receiving vehicle map service data from a plurality of service systems that include a plurality of client systems associated with a vehicle. The vehicle map service data can include information associated with a geographic area. A local map of the geographic area within a predetermined distance of the vehicle can be generated based on the vehicle map service data. Portions of the local map to which each client system is subscribed can be determined for each client system of the plurality of client systems. Additionally, the portions of the local map to which each client system is subscribed can be sent to a respective client system of the plurality of client systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Christine McGavran, Richard William Bukowski, Asaf Rosenfeld, Haris Ramic, Michael Graham Woodward, Casey Whitelaw
  • Publication number: 20220050860
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for providing a stable topological representation of pathway networks as well as features associated with these networks. The disclosure is exemplified using road networks which have applications in mapping, navigation, and autonomous vehicles. Extensions may be learned through practice of the disclosure. Utilizing implementations disclosed herein may provide advantages for data conflation between different mapping systems and map data while improving overall stability by developing a common reference standard that is tied to semantic features rather than abstract geographic representations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Christine McGavran, Richard William Bukowski, Bryan Klingner, Joakim Kristian Olle Arfvidsson, Andrew Lookingbill
  • Publication number: 20210027117
    Abstract: Provided are methods, systems, devices, and tangible non-transitory computer readable media for providing data including vehicle map service data. The disclosed technology can perform operations including receiving vehicle map service data from client systems. The vehicle map service data can include information associated with a geographic area or sensor observations of a vehicle. Two or more portions of the vehicle map service data to which a client system is subscribed can be determined. Fused data based on the two or more portions of the vehicle map service data to which the client system is subscribed can be generated. Furthermore, the client system can be provided with access to the fused data. Access to the fused data can include authorization to send or receive portions of the vehicle map service data associated with the fused data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Christine McGAVRAN, Richard William BUKOWSKI, Asaf ROSENFELD
  • Publication number: 20200166363
    Abstract: Provided are methods, systems, devices, and tangible non-transitory computer readable media for providing data including vehicle map service data. The disclosed technology can perform operations including accessing vehicle map service data including information associated with a geographic area and sensor observations of a vehicle. The vehicle map service data is based on a vehicle map service protocol specifying layers associated with portions of the vehicle map service data to which each client system is subscribed. Further, the layers to which the client systems are subscribed can be determined and access to the plurality of layers to which each of the vehicle client systems is subscribed can be provided to each of the client systems. Access to the layers can include authorization to send or receive one or more portions of the vehicle map service data associated with a corresponding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Christine McGavran, Richard William Bukowski, Asaf Rosenfeld
  • Publication number: 20200158519
    Abstract: Provided are methods, systems, devices, and tangible non-transitory computer readable media for providing data including vehicle map service data. The disclosed technology can perform operations including receiving vehicle map service data from a plurality of service systems that include a plurality of client systems associated with a vehicle. The vehicle map service data can include information associated with a geographic area. A local map of the geographic area within a predetermined distance of the vehicle can be generated based on the vehicle map service data. Portions of the local map to which each client system is subscribed can be determined for each client system of the plurality of client systems. Additionally, the portions of the local map to which each client system is subscribed can be sent to a respective client system of the plurality of client systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Christine McGavran, Richard William Bukowski, Asaf Rosenfeld, Haris Ramic, Michael Graham Woodward, Casey Whitelaw
  • Publication number: 20200151611
    Abstract: Provided are methods, systems, devices, and tangible non-transitory computer readable media for providing data associated with a machine-learned model library. The disclosed technology can perform operations including providing a machine-learned GP model library that includes a plurality of machine-learned models trained to generate semantic observations based on sensor data associated with a vehicle. Each machine-learned model of the plurality of machine-learned models can be associated with one or more configurations supported by each machine-learned model. A request for a machine-learned model from the machine-learned model library can be received a remote computing device. Furthermore, based on the request, the machine-learned model can be provided to the remote computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Christine McGavran, Richard William Bukowski, Abraham Jack Yacobian, Nima Asgharbeygi, Matthew Simmons
  • Patent number: 10024682
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for managing navigation alerts. The disclosure generally describes an exemplary technique whereby a first device, such as a smartphone, coordinates the timing or sequence of alerts for a navigation instruction on the first device and on a second device, such as a smartwatch. In some examples, the second device presents an alert to a user indicating an event condition has been met before the first device presents a different alert to the user indicating that the same event condition has been met. The alert presented on the second device and the different alert presented on the first device are spaced apart in time by at least a predetermined delay time period, where the predetermined delay time period is based on the event condition. The alert at the second device allows the user to anticipate the alert at the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Christine McGavran, Joshua Weinberg, Marcel Van Os, Hugo Verweij, Jeffrey Meininger, Eric L. Grundstrom, Usama M. Hajj
  • Publication number: 20170160098
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for managing navigation alerts. The disclosure generally describes an exemplary technique whereby a first device, such as a smartphone, coordinates the timing or sequence of alerts for a navigation instruction on the first device and on a second device, such as a smartwatch. In some examples, the second device presents an alert to a user indicating an event condition has been met before the first device presents a different alert to the user indicating that the same event condition has been met. The alert presented on the second device and the different alert presented on the first device are spaced apart in time by at least a predetermined delay time period, where the predetermined delay time period is based on the event condition. The alert at the second device allows the user to anticipate the alert at the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Christine MCGAVRAN, Joshua WEINBERG, Marcel VAN OS, Hugo VERWEIJ, Jeffrey MEININGER, Eric L. GRUNDSTROM, Usama M. HAJJ
  • Patent number: 9574896
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for managing navigation alerts. The disclosure generally describes an exemplary technique whereby a first device, such as a smartphone, coordinates the timing or sequence of alerts for a navigation instruction on the first device and on a second device, such as a smartwatch. In some examples, the second device presents an alert to a user indicating an event condition has been met before the first device presents a different alert to the user indicating that the same event condition has been met. The alert at the second device allows the user to anticipate the alert at the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Christine McGavran, Joshua Weinberg, Marcel Van Os, Hugo Verweij, Jefferey Meininger, Eric L. Grundstrom, Usama M. Hajj
  • Publication number: 20160238402
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to techniques for managing navigation alerts. The disclosure generally describes an exemplary technique whereby a first device, such as a smartphone, coordinates the timing or sequence of alerts for a navigation instruction on the first device and on a second device, such as a smartwatch. In some examples, the second device presents an alert to a user indicating an event condition has been met before the first device presents a different alert to the user indicating that the same event condition has been met. The alert at the second device allows the user to anticipate the alert at the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Christine MCGAVRAN, Joshua WEINBERG, Marcel VAN OS, Hugo VERWEIJ, Jefferey MEININGER, Eric L. GRUNDSTROM, Usama M. HAJJ