Patents by Inventor Ram MARAPPAN

Ram MARAPPAN 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: 11535258
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for determining a rain event warning are described herein. In the context of a method, an indication of the rain event warning for one or more locations may be received. The method may obtain, for a respective rain event warning, sensor data corresponding to a weather condition within a region that includes the location with which the respective rain event warning is associated. The method may evaluate the sensor data to determine whether the sensor data is indicative of the weather condition (e.g., rain). The method may determine a rain event warning confidence based at least in part on evaluation of the sensor data. The method may cause the rain event warning to be published in an instance in which the rain event warning confidence satisfies a confidence threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: HERE GLOBAL B.V.
    Inventors: Leon Stenneth, Amarnath Nayak, Alex Averbuch, Ram Marappan
  • Publication number: 20220135043
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for determining a rain event warning are described herein. In the context of a method, an indication of the rain event warning for one or more locations may be received. The method may obtain, for a respective rain event warning, sensor data corresponding to a weather condition within a region that includes the location with which the respective rain event warning is associated. The method may evaluate the sensor data to determine whether the sensor data is indicative of the weather condition (e.g., rain). The method may determine a rain event warning confidence based at least in part on evaluation of the sensor data. The method may cause the rain event warning to be published in an instance in which the rain event warning confidence satisfies a confidence threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Leon Stenneth, Amarnath Nayak, Alex Averbuch, Ram Marappan
  • Patent number: 11293762
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a computer program product for generating updated map data are provided. The method comprises obtaining first sensor data associated with a plurality of first road signs within a geographic region, obtaining second sensor data associated with the geographic region, and determining a sign matching efficiency for the geographic region, based on the first sensor data and the second sensor data. The method further comprises generating the updated map data, based on the determined sign matching efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Leon Stenneth, Ram Marappan, Danny Savla, Deekshant Saxena, Pranil Pandit
  • Patent number: 11255692
    Abstract: Various aspects of a system, a method, and a computer program product for generation of roadwork extension data of a roadwork zone are disclosed herein. In accordance with an embodiment, the system includes a memory and a processor. The processor may be configured to obtain speed funnel data of one or more speed funnels. The processor may be configured to determine a plurality of candidate roadwork links, based on the speed funnel data. The processor may be configured to obtain vehicular trajectory data corresponding to the plurality of candidate roadwork links. The processor may be further configured to determine at least one qualified roadwork link from the plurality of candidate roadwork links, based on the vehicular trajectory data and speed threshold data of the plurality of candidate roadwork links. The processor may be further configured to generate the roadwork extension data based on the at least one qualified roadwork link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Zhenhua Zhang, Leon Stenneth, Ram Marappan
  • Patent number: 11227486
    Abstract: An approach is provided for estimating a vulnerable road user count in real time or near real time. The approach, for example, involves collecting one or more vulnerable road user observations from at least one vehicle traveling a road link. The approach also involves querying a geographic database for historical vulnerable road user data for the road link. The approach further involves determining a first variance for the one or more vulnerable road user observations and a second variance for the historical vulnerable road user data. The approach further involves calculating the vulnerable road user count by fusing the one or more vulnerable road user observations with the historical vulnerable road user data based on the first variance and the second variance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Leon Stenneth, Ram Marappan
  • Patent number: 11227420
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured to perform a method for generating warning polygons for weather events in a geographic region. The method includes receiving measurement data from one or more sensors, identifying at least one location from the measurement data, identifying a map tile within a predetermined distance to the at least one location, generating a map tile cluster based on analysis of the at least one map tile, accessing an end-use constraint of the end-use device, the end-use constraint indicative of a constraint in processing on the end-use device, and calculating the warning polygon based on the map tile cluster and based on the end-use constraint such that the polygon intersects the geographic region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Advait Mohan Raut, Leon Stenneth, Ram Marappan
  • Publication number: 20210088339
    Abstract: A system, method and computer program product are provided for generating ramp link data of a road in a region. In an example embodiment, the method may include obtaining map data of the region, wherein the map data comprises link data of a plurality of links in the region. The method may further include determining at least one link pair corresponding to the road from the map data of the region based on one or more of a link start criterion, a heading criterion, or an uplink criterion. The method may further include determining one or more attributes of each link of the obtained at least one link pair and generating the ramp link data of the road based on the one or more attributes of each link of the at least one link pair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Zhenhua ZHANG, Leon STENNETH, Ram MARAPPAN
  • Publication number: 20200400440
    Abstract: A system, a method, and a computer program product for generating updated map data are provided. The method comprises obtaining first sensor data associated with a plurality of first road signs within a geographic region, obtaining second sensor data associated with the geographic region, and determining a sign matching efficiency for the geographic region, based on the first sensor data and the second sensor data. The method further comprises generating the updated map data, based on the determined sign matching efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Leon STENNETH, Ram MARAPPAN, Danny SAVLA, Deekshant SAXENA, Pranil PANDIT
  • Publication number: 20200300658
    Abstract: Various aspects of a system, a method, and a computer program product for generation of roadwork extension data of a roadwork zone are disclosed herein. In accordance with an embodiment, the system includes a memory and a processor. The processor may be configured to obtain speed funnel data of one or more speed funnels. The processor may be configured to determine a plurality of candidate roadwork links, based on the speed funnel data. The processor may be configured to obtain vehicular trajectory data corresponding to the plurality of candidate roadwork links. The processor may be further configured to determine at least one qualified roadwork link from the plurality of candidate roadwork links, based on the vehicular trajectory data and speed threshold data of the plurality of candidate roadwork links. The processor may be further configured to generate the roadwork extension data based on the at least one qualified roadwork link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Inventors: Zhenhua ZHANG, Leon STENNETH, Ram MARAPPAN
  • Patent number: 10755118
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product is provided, for example, for identifying a type of road sign. The method may include receiving a plurality of observations for the road sign. The method may also include clustering the plurality of observations based on at least a location and a heading of the road sign. Further, the method may include filtering the plurality of observations in the cluster based on a speed value and a lateral offset of each of the plurality of observations. Also, the method may include identifying the type of the road sign based on the filtering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Zhenhua Zhang, Leon Stenneth, Ram Marappan
  • Publication number: 20200250864
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured to perform a method for generating warning polygons for weather events in a geographic region. The method includes receiving measurement data from one or more sensors, identifying at least one location from the measurement data, identifying a map tile within a predetermined distance to the at least one location, generating a map tile cluster based on analysis of the at least one map tile, accessing an end-use constraint of the end-use device, the end-use constraint indicative of a constraint in processing on the end-use device, and calculating the warning polygon based on the map tile cluster and based on the end-use constraint such that the polygon intersects the geographic region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Advait Mohan Raut, Leon Stenneth, Ram Marappan
  • Patent number: 10657683
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured to perform a method for generating warning polygons for weather events in a geographic region. The method includes receiving measurement data from one or more sensors, identifying at least one location from the measurement data, identifying a map tile within a predetermined distance to the at least one location, generating a map tile cluster based on analysis of the at least one map tile, accessing an end-use constraint of the end-use device, the end-use constraint indicative of a constraint in processing on the end-use device, and calculating the warning polygon based on the map tile cluster and based on the end-use constraint such that the polygon intersects the geographic region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Advait Mohan Raut, Leon Stenneth, Ram Marappan
  • Publication number: 20200042806
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product is provided, for example, for identifying a type of road sign. The method may include receiving a plurality of observations for the road sign. The method may also include clustering the plurality of observations based on at least a location and a heading of the road sign. Further, the method may include filtering the plurality of observations in the cluster based on a speed value and a lateral offset of each of the plurality of observations. Also, the method may include identifying the type of the road sign based on the filtering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Zhenhua Zhang, Leon Stenneth, Ram Marappan
  • Publication number: 20200035000
    Abstract: An apparatus is configured to perform a method for generating warning polygons for weather events in a geographic region. The method includes receiving measurement data from one or more sensors, identifying at least one location from the measurement data, identifying a map tile within a predetermined distance to the at least one location, generating a map tile cluster based on analysis of the at least one map tile, accessing an end-use constraint of the end-use device, the end-use constraint indicative of a constraint in processing on the end-use device, and calculating the warning polygon based on the map tile cluster and based on the end-use constraint such that the polygon intersects the geographic region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Advait Mohan Raut, Leon Stenneth, Ram Marappan
  • Publication number: 20200020226
    Abstract: An approach is provided for estimating a vulnerable road user count in real time or near real time. The approach, for example, involves collecting one or more vulnerable road user observations from at least one vehicle traveling a road link. The approach also involves querying a geographic database for historical vulnerable road user data for the road link. The approach further involves determining a first variance for the one or more vulnerable road user observations and a second variance for the historical vulnerable road user data. The approach further involves calculating the vulnerable road user count by fusing the one or more vulnerable road user observations with the historical vulnerable road user data based on the first variance and the second variance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2018
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Leon STENNETH, Ram MARAPPAN