Patents by Inventor Victor J. REHORST

Victor J. REHORST 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: 11879743
    Abstract: A device for identifying a shift in a point of interest (POI). The device may receive location information of the POI, determine a geographical coordinate of the POI based on the location information and using map data, determine a routable attribute of the POI based on the geographical coordinate and using updated map data, identify a shift in the POI between the map data and the updated map data based on an inconsistency between the routable attribute and the map data, determine an aggregate score based on the routable attribute and the inconsistency between the routable attribute and the map data when the shift in the POI is identified, and cause an action to be performed based on the aggregate score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Lear, Victor J. Rehorst, Sonya Ticku, Simon Ang, Elizabeth A. Burgess
  • Patent number: 11402222
    Abstract: A device receives, from another device, a request for navigational instructions for a vehicle. That request includes data that identifies stops for the vehicle. The device receives route restriction data that identifies route restrictions that include a set of waypoints. The device selects, by analyzing the route restriction data, particular waypoints to include in the stops. The device determines an initial route through the stops that include the particular waypoints. The device obtains fuel selection data to use to identify fuel stops. The device identifies a subset of the fuel stops that are near the initial route. The device selects a fuel stop, to include in the stops, based on at least one of: fuel data, fuel cost data, weather data, or traffic data. The device determines a final route that includes the stops, and provides, to the other device, the final route to permit the vehicle to be navigated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Lear, Suet Fun M. Tsang, Changxiu Li, Elizabeth A. Burgess, Victor J. Rehorst
  • Publication number: 20210285775
    Abstract: A device provides, to a navigation device, original route information that includes information indicating directions from an origination to a destination, and waypoints. The device receives, from the navigation device, a request for a new route from a current location to the destination, and receives the original route information when the request is associated with an original route stored in the data structure. The device identifies a point along the original route, closest to the current location, and calculates a route from the point along the original route to the current location. The device combines the route and the original route at the point along the original route to create a new route from the current location to the destination, and provides, to the navigation device, new route information for the new route, where the new route information includes information indicating waypoints between the current location and the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Victor J. REHORST, Peter J. LEAR, Weiyu LIANG
  • Patent number: 11035681
    Abstract: A device provides, to a navigation device, original route information that includes information indicating directions from an origination to a destination, and waypoints. The device receives, from the navigation device, a request for a new route from a current location to the destination, and receives the original route information when the request is associated with an original route stored in the data structure. The device identifies a point along the original route, closest to the current location, and calculates a route from the point along the original route to the current location. The device combines the route and the original route at the point along the original route to create a new route from the current location to the destination, and provides, to the navigation device, new route information for the new route, where the new route information includes information indicating waypoints between the current location and the destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Victor J. Rehorst, Peter J. Lear, Weiyu Liang
  • Patent number: 11015945
    Abstract: A device can determine route information associated with a route of a vehicle, identify a point of interest (POI) based on the route information, and identify a portion of the route that has a shortest distance to the POI. The device can determine one or more paths from the POI, and determine whether the portion of the route is included in an initial portion of a path of the one or more paths. The device can determine whether the POI is located to a right of the portion of the route, and perform one or more actions to cause the route information and information regarding the POI to be provided to a user device associated with the vehicle based on whether the portion of the route is included in the initial portion of the path, and whether the POI is located to the right of the portion of the route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Lear, Victor J. Rehorst, Weiyu Liang, Elizabeth A. Burgess
  • Patent number: 10845207
    Abstract: A user device can receive boundary information that identifies a restricted region; identify one or more map boundaries of the restricted region based on the boundary information; identify traversing roads of the restricted region based on geographic information survey (GIS) information; flag the traversing roads for exclusion from route determination; receive a navigation request identifying at least one of an origin or a destination; determine a route that does not include a flagged traversing road; and provide navigation information identifying the route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth A. Burgess, Peter J. Lear, Victor J. Rehorst
  • Publication number: 20200363225
    Abstract: A device for identifying a shift in a point of interest (POI) is provided. The device may receive location information of the POI, determine a geographical coordinate of the POI based on the location information and using map data, determine a routable attribute of the POI based on the geographical coordinate and using updated map data, identify a shift in the POI between the map data and the updated map data based on an inconsistency between the routable attribute and the map data, determine an aggregate score based on the routable attribute and the inconsistency between the routable attribute and the map data when the shift in the POI is identified, and cause an action to be performed based on the aggregate score.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Peter J. LEAR, Victor J. REHORST, Sonya TICKU, Simon ANG, Elizabeth A. BURGESS
  • Patent number: 10824689
    Abstract: A server device can receive, from a first device related to a first subscriber of a navigation service, data relating to a point of interest (POI), and an indication to share the data. The data can include on-site information associated with the POI. The on-site information can include one or more instructions regarding arrival at or departure from the POI. The device can store the data to permit the data to be accessible to other subscribers of the navigation service. The device can receive a location search request from a second device related to a second subscriber of the navigation service. The second subscriber can be different than the first subscriber. The device can determine that the location search request corresponds to the POI. The device can perform one or more actions to cause the data relating to the POI to be provided to the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Lear, Victor J. Rehorst, Weiyu Liang
  • Publication number: 20200271463
    Abstract: A device receives, from another device, a request for navigational instructions for a vehicle. That request includes data that identifies stops for the vehicle. The device receives route restriction data that identifies route restrictions that include a set of waypoints. The device selects, by analyzing the route restriction data, particular waypoints to include in the stops. The device determines an initial route through the stops that include the particular waypoints. The device obtains fuel selection data to use to identify fuel stops. The device identifies a subset of the fuel stops that are near the initial route. The device selects a fuel stop, to include in the stops, based on at least one of: fuel data, fuel cost data, weather data, or traffic data. The device determines a final route that includes the stops, and provides, to the other device, the final route to permit the vehicle to be navigated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Peter J. LEAR, Suet Fun M. TSANG, Changxiu LI, Elizabeth A. BURGESS, Victor J. REHORST
  • Publication number: 20200025579
    Abstract: A device provides, to a navigation device, original route information that includes information indicating directions from an origination to a destination, and waypoints. The device receives, from the navigation device, a request for a new route from a current location to the destination, and receives the original route information when the request is associated with an original route stored in the data structure. The device identifies a point along the original route, closest to the current location, and calculates a route from the point along the original route to the current location. The device combines the route and the original route at the point along the original route to create a new route from the current location to the destination, and provides, to the navigation device, new route information for the new route, where the new route information includes information indicating waypoints between the current location and the destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Victor J. Rehorst, Peter J. Lear, Weiyu Liang
  • Publication number: 20190265058
    Abstract: A device can determine route information associated with a route of a vehicle, identify a point of interest (POI) based on the route information, and identify a portion of the route that has a shortest distance to the POI. The device can determine one or more paths from the POI, and determine whether the portion of the route is included in an initial portion of a path of the one or more paths. The device can determine whether the POI is located to a right of the portion of the route, and perform one or more actions to cause the route information and information regarding the POI to be provided to a user device associated with the vehicle based on whether the portion of the route is included in the initial portion of the path, and whether the POI is located to the right of the portion of the route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Peter J. LEAR, Victor J. REHORST, Weiyu LIANG, Elizabeth A. BURGESS
  • Publication number: 20190220526
    Abstract: A server device can receive, from a first device related to a first subscriber of a navigation service, data relating to a point of interest (POI), and an indication to share the data. The data can include on-site information associated with the POI. The on-site information can include one or more instructions regarding arrival at or departure from the POI. The device can store the data to permit the data to be accessible to other subscribers of the navigation service. The device can receive a location search request from a second device related to a second subscriber of the navigation service. The second subscriber can be different than the first subscriber. The device can determine that the location search request corresponds to the POI. The device can perform one or more actions to cause the data relating to the POI to be provided to the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Peter J. Lear, Victor J. Rehorst, Weiyu Liang
  • Publication number: 20190219410
    Abstract: A user device can receive boundary information that identifies a restricted region; identify one or more map boundaries of the restricted region based on the boundary information; identify traversing roads of the restricted region based on geographic information survey (GIS) information; flag the traversing roads for exclusion from route determination; receive a navigation request identifying at least one of an origin or a destination; determine a route that does not include a flagged traversing road; and provide navigation information identifying the route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Elizabeth A. BURGESS, Peter J. LEAR, Victor J. REHORST