Patents by Inventor Thijs Boumans

Thijs Boumans 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).

  • Method and an apparatus for calculating a distance in an area
    Publication number: 20180025099
    Abstract: A method for calculating a distance includes receiving a map of an area converted as a first polygon; determining a plurality of vertices of the first polygon; determining a pair of the plurality of vertices that does not have an obstruction of the area intersecting a connecting line of the pair; generating a navigation mesh with the pair as a connecting line of the navigation mesh; and determining a distance between two points in the area using the navigation mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: Xinaps B.V.
    Inventors: Geert van Gorp, Thijs Boumans, Frank Schuyer