Patents by Inventor Vincent Michael Howard

Vincent Michael Howard 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).

  • Alignment of standard-definition and high-defintion maps
    Patent number: 11768076
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosed invention relate to alignment of standard definition (SD) maps and high definition (HD maps) which may come from different sources. Responsive to input of a destination, a route to that destination may be defined, and SD map waypoints generated from that defined route. A graph may be generated from the HD map. The waypoints may be matched with nodes and edges in the graph. One or more edges may constitute a segment in the HD map. A plurality of segments are identified to match the route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: USHR INC.
    Inventors: David Keith Johnson, Christopher Ian MacDonald, Shu Yang, Vincent Michael Howard
  • ALIGNMENT OF STANDARD-DEFINITION AND HIGH-DEFINITION MAPS
    Publication number: 20210223049
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosed invention relate to alignment of standard definition (SD) maps and high definition (HD maps) which may come from different sources. Responsive to input of a destination, a route to that destination may be defined, and SD map waypoints generated from that defined route. A graph may be generated from the HD map. The waypoints may be matched with nodes and edges in the graph. One or more edges may constitute a segment in the HD map. A plurality of segments are identified to match the route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: David Keith Johnson, Christopher Ian MacDonald, Shu Yang, Vincent Michael Howard
  • Alignment of standard-definition and High-Definition maps
    Patent number: 10969232
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosed invention relate to alignment of standard definition (SD) maps and high definition (HD maps) which may come from different sources. Responsive to input of a destination, a route to that destination may be defined, and SD map waypoints generated from that defined route. A graph may be generated from the HD map. The waypoints may be matched with nodes and edges in the graph. One or more edges may constitute a segment in the HD map. A plurality of segments are identified to match the route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: USHR INC.
    Inventors: David Keith Johnson, Christopher Ian MacDonald, Shu Yang, Vincent Michael Howard