Patents by Inventor Erwin PERREMANS

Erwin PERREMANS 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).

  • Supplementing electronic map data from user behavior
    Patent number: 12123741
    Abstract: There is provided a method for identifying possible errors/inconsistencies within an electronic map representation of a network of navigable elements within a geographic area, the method comprising: obtaining at a server positional data relating to the movement over time of a plurality of devices travelling around the navigable network; processing the obtained positional data at the server with reference to the electronic map representing the navigable network in order to identify potential inconsistencies in the map in the form of one or more locations within the navigable network where an observed behaviour of devices travelling around the navigable network as indicated by the obtained positional data is not consistent with a behaviour that would be expected based on the electronic map. This information may then be relayed to navigation devices for supplementing the electronic map when generating navigation instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: TomTom Global Content B.V.
    Inventors: Pascal Clarysse, Nick Cremelie, Tim Bekaert, Koen Verheyen, Erwin Perremans, Hans Verheyden
  • Supplementing Electronic Map Data from User Behavior
    Publication number: 20220236077
    Abstract: There is provided a method for identifying possible errors/inconsistencies within an electronic map representation of a network of navigable elements within a geographic area, the method comprising: obtaining at a server positional data relating to the movement over time of a plurality of devices travelling around the navigable network; processing the obtained positional data at the server with reference to the electronic map representing the navigable network in order to identify potential inconsistencies in the map in the form of one or more locations within the navigable network where an observed behaviour of devices travelling around the navigable network as indicated by the obtained positional data is not consistent with a behaviour that would be expected based on the electronic map. This information may then be relayed to navigation devices for supplementing the electronic map when generating navigation instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Pascal CLARYSSE, Nick CREMELIE, Tim BEKAERT, Koen VERHEYEN, Erwin PERREMANS, Hans VERHEYDEN