Data Sent In Increments Patents (Class 701/452)
  • Patent number: 11243086
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and a device for acquiring a map, a device, and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: acquiring a reference map of an acquisition area; dividing the acquisition area into a plurality of sub-areas based on the reference map; generating a plurality of acquisition tasks corresponding to the plurality of sub-areas, wherein each of the plurality of acquisition tasks is configured to acquire a map of each of the plurality of sub-areas; and assigning each of the plurality of acquisition tasks to an acquisition entity, to enable the acquisition entity to acquire the map of each of the plurality of sub-areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Apollo Intelligent Driving Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li Yu, Shiyu Song, Fangfang Dong
  • Patent number: 11222527
    Abstract: An approach is provided for vehicle map data update. The approach involves, for example, processing sensor data captured by a sensor of a vehicle to detect a machine-readable visual representation. The machine-readable visual representation encodes map data corresponding to a map tile of a geographic database. The approach also involves decoding the map data from the machine-readable visual representation. The approach further involves updating a local copy of the map tile stored in the vehicle based on the map data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Jeremy Michael Young, Leon Stenneth
  • Patent number: 10991077
    Abstract: Aspects described herein provide a computer-implemented method and system for generating topographic map data at different scales. More specifically, the topographic map data is reduced from large scale to small scale, wherein the scale of the vector features is reduced according to their geometry, feature type and attributes. In order to quickly and easily output digital maps at different scales so that a user may quickly zoom in and out of a map, different zoom levels are produced for different scales, each zoom level containing a variable amount of detail according to its scale, with larger scale zoom levels generally containing more detail than small scale zoom levels. Each zoom level is made up of one or more vector tiles representative of a geographic area, wherein the vector tiles may contain one or more vector features that are representative of objects within that geographic area, and other information related to that geographical area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Ordnance Survey Limited
    Inventors: Oliver Snowden, Guy Heathcote
  • Patent number: 10856104
    Abstract: An information providing system includes an onboard device and a server configured to transmit and receive information to and from the onboard device. The onboard device includes: one or more first processors configured to acquire a current position and an output mode and to transmit the acquired current position and the acquired output mode to the server; and an output interface configured to output power source station recommendation information received. The server includes: one or more memories configured to store power source station information including position information of a power source station and a power source price detected from a captured image of the power source station; and one or more second processors configured to prioritize power source stations located within a predetermined range from the current position based on the output mode and to provide power source station information of the prioritized power source stations to the onboard device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shin Sakurada, Jun Okamoto, Josuke Yamane, Risako Yamamoto, Kazuki Sugie, Masatoshi Komiyama
  • Patent number: 10244361
    Abstract: Systems and methods of managing map data on electronic devices are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of downloading pushpin data for a map is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from an electronic network, an indication of a current map segment, the current map segment comprising map data for a current location of a device, the current map segment corresponding to a portion of a map displayed on the device, receiving pushpin criteria for the device, identifying pushpin data based on the current map segment and the pushpin criteria, the pushpin data indicating a pushpin location; and transmitting, on the electronic network, the pushpin data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Tierravision, Inc.
    Inventors: Clive W.R. Cooper, Alfred M. Wallner
  • Patent number: 9285229
    Abstract: To update a database of a navigation device which stores at least a base version of a digital map, versions of the digital map which are available locally in the database or remotely from the navigation device are identified. To execute the navigation task, a version of the digital map is selected for execution of the navigation task. Data from a sub-set of storage blocks in which the selected version is stored is required to execute the navigation task. Depending on whether all storage blocks of the sub-set are already stored locally in the database, data stored in storage blocks of the sub-set which are not yet stored locally in the database are downloaded via a wireless interface. The downloaded data are stored in the database without modifying the base version of the digital map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: HARMAN BECKER AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Peter Kunath, Marcel Voigt, Stefan Baptist, Carsten-Christian Spindler, Marcus Heitmann
  • Publication number: 20140358427
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to an enhanced navigation system for generating turn-by-turn directions. More specifically, according to an aspect of the invention, the navigation system receives and interprets feedback in order to assist the user in following the turn-by-turn directions. For example, a navigation device may identify the next action to be taken, determine whether the driver is taking appropriate steps to perform the action, and provide feedback to the driver when necessary to remind the driver to take the next action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2010
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventor: Oded Fuhrman
  • Patent number: 8798921
    Abstract: A system for presenting information regarding an object provided within a plurality of information sources to a user or a presentation means depending on a location of the user or the presentation means includes a means for determining the location, a means for selecting the information to be presented depending on the determined location and on one or several pre-settable selection criteria defining an information source from the plurality of information sources, and a means for outputting the information to be presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Angewandten Forschung E. V.
    Inventors: Alexander Zink, Olaf Korte, Detlev Von Braumuller, Heinz Gerhauser, Roland Plankenbühler
  • Patent number: 8788198
    Abstract: Systems and methods store information data in an information data frame, including retrieval keys, and store pertinent data specifying the information data in a pertinent data frame for each individual category specified by the retrieval keys. The systems and methods receive an updating file containing updating information data for updating information data subject to update. The systems and methods extract the information data subject to update from the information data frame and update the extracted information data with the updating information data contained in the received updating file. The systems and methods extract the pertinent data in a category specified by a retrieval key contained in the information data subject to update from the pertinent data frame and update the extracted pertinent data with the updating information data contained in the updating file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukihiko Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 8775074
    Abstract: A method and system for refreshing location code data is disclosed. The system includes a location code change system that receives map change data and location code change data. The location code change system processes the map change data, finds affected location codes, and updates the location code's information by manipulating the location code data or performing a geocoding operation. The updated location code data is stored in a location code system. The location code change system receives the location code change data from the location code system and provides information regarding the location code changes to a map change system, which facilitates map updates based on the location code changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Navteq B.V.
    Inventors: Vojislav Samsalovic, Paul M. Bouzide
  • Patent number: 8731823
    Abstract: The illustrative embodiments include update determination programmed logic circuitry operable to determine that a map data tile stored in a vehicle database is in need of updating. The illustrative embodiments further include update qualification programmed logic circuitry operable to qualify the permissibility of an update. Also included in the illustrative embodiments is update provision programmed logic circuitry operable to, contingent on the qualifying, provide an updated version of the map data tile. The update determination, update qualification and update provision programmed logic circuitry are operable to repeat the determining, qualifying and providing for at least all tiles included in a route within a predetermined proximity of a vehicle's current location along the route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Schunder, David M. DiMeo, Mark Scalf
  • Patent number: 8688380
    Abstract: A method and apparatus in a vehicular telemetry system and a remote data analysis system for detecting an event and switching a data acquisition mode. Checking a state of a data acquisition mode. If the state is in a filtered data state and if an indicator value is at or above a threshold value, then switch the data acquisition mode to an unfiltered data state and acquire unfiltered data. If the data acquisition mode is in an unfiltered data state and if the indicator value is below the threshold value, switch the data acquisition mode to a filtered data state and acquire filtered data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: GEOTAB Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Charles Cawse, Darren Marc Lohmann Beams, Antonios Partheniou, Stelian Dumitrascu
  • Patent number: 8683606
    Abstract: At the first data access by a navigation unit to a recording medium that records updating right information necessary for updating map data in a rewritable data area in which map data are recorded, the updating right information is read from the data area and is deleted from the data area, and a map updating due date created based on the read updating right information is written in a memory of the navigation unit together with the medium identification information read from a non-rewritable management area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Masuda, Kensuke Takeuchi, Norihisa Fujikawa, Koichi Iwatsuki, Yoshihiro Tanabe
  • Patent number: 8645061
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are described for implementing map matching techniques relating to measured location data. Probabilistic models, including temporal Bayesian network models and Hidden Markov Models, may be used for combining multiple classes of evidence relating to potential locations of points traversed on routes over time. Multiple route segments and overall routes may be maintained under relative uncertainty as candidates. The candidate route segments and overall routes may then be reduced into a smaller number of candidates or a single most likely route as a trip progresses. As the trip progresses, route segments in proximity to each location point are identified and candidate matches are determined. A probability of an entity traversing a candidate match at a given time and a probability of an entity traversing between a first candidate match at a first time and a second candidate match at a second time are determined based on a plurality of factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Paul E. Newson, John C. Krumm, Eric J. Horvitz
  • Patent number: 8626395
    Abstract: A method is provided for processing data in an influencing device, whereby the influencing device is connectable to a vehicle control unit and to a data processing unit. If the influencing device receives a first trigger or a second trigger, the first trigger is checked for a valid assignment to a function implemented in the hardware or software. If there is a valid assignment, the assigned function is started. A first address and/or a second address and/or the value are checked for a valid assignment to a first sub-function or a second sub-function. Depending on the called sub-function, the value is checked and/or manipulated and depending on the result of the check, the checked value and/or the manipulated value are sent by the influencing device to the vehicle control unit and/or to the data processing unit and/or stored in the memory of the influencing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: dSPACE GmbH
    Inventor: Marc Dressler
  • Patent number: 8521424
    Abstract: The illustrative embodiments include update determination programmed logic circuitry operable to determine that a map data tile stored in a vehicle database is in need of updating. The illustrative embodiments further include update qualification programmed logic circuitry operable to qualify the permissibility of an update. Also included in the illustrative embodiments is update provision programmed logic circuitry operable to, contingent on the qualifying, provide an updated version of the map data tile. The update determination, update qualification and update provision programmed logic circuitry are operable to repeat the determining, qualifying and providing for at least all tiles included in a route within a predetermined proximity of a vehicle's current location along the route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Schunder, David M. DiMeo, Mark Scalf
  • Patent number: 8478522
    Abstract: A map-updating-data creating apparatus performs, for each old map file, creating a map-updating file for rewriting the map file to a new map file, determining the serial number of each of the updated map files, creating a serial number management file in which marks are respectively written at positions corresponding to the serial numbers, and generating, as map-updating data, the map-updating file and the serial number management file. A navigation apparatus performs map-updating processing and determines, by referring to the serial number management file, whether a map file has already been updated. The navigation apparatus uses the map-updating file to execute navigation control if the map file has already been updated, and updates the map file and subsequently executes the navigation control if the map file has not been updated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignees: Alpine Electronics, Inc., Mobilemedia Brain Association, Inc.
    Inventors: Masaaki Ohira, Minoru Sekine
  • Patent number: 8478337
    Abstract: A navigation device (a vehicle-mounted navigation device 1) is connected, via a mobile communication network 3, to a server 5 by way of a telephone 2 connected thereto via cable 1a or radio 1b, and includes a communication control unit 12 for communicating with the server 5 by using the telephone 2 to measure parameter information about a command support status of the telephone 2 or a communication connection environment, and a main control unit 10 for transmitting the parameter information measured by the communication control unit 12 to an external storage medium 21 or the server 5, and for controlling subsequent communications according to the parameter information transmitted to the external storage medium 21 or the server 5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Toshio Kawagishi
  • Patent number: 8457886
    Abstract: A device and a method for operating a navigation system having a data receiving device and a memory, map data of a map being stored in the memory, and when updated map data are received, these are entered, the map data being hierarchically organized and information being assigned to the map data regarding the update version of the map data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Reinhard Meschenmoser
  • Patent number: 8396652
    Abstract: A map data providing method for providing map data to be used in a navigation system includes: dividing an area over which the map data are available into a plurality of blocks by using each of a plurality of division patterns set so that blocks resulting from divisions with the plurality of division patterns are not identical to one another; generating map data in correspondence to each of the blocks resulting from the divisions achieved with the plurality of division patterns; and providing the map data corresponding to the individual blocks resulting from the divisions achieved with the plurality of division patterns to a user so as to allow the user to freely select map data corresponding to any block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Xanavi Informatics Corporation
    Inventor: Takashi Nomura
  • Publication number: 20130030698
    Abstract: A map difference data delivery apparatus generates map difference data, upon receiving a map update instruction for updating map elements in a map database. To generate the map difference data, the apparatus divides the map elements into multiple groups based on a user preference, such as travel frequency, road attributes, road shape, or road type. The generated map difference data thus includes the map elements exclusively accommodating and matching with the user preference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 31, 2013
    Applicant: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobutoshi Yamagishi, Hiroyuki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 8326531
    Abstract: A map update data supply apparatus includes: isolation detection means for detecting the presence and the absence of an isolated state in which some of the roads are isolated from other roads in a road network of target map data due to updating of one or more update target segments of the target map data based on update map data; extraction means for extracting, as update required segments, segments of the update map data, other than the update target segments, that have a road that connects to the isolated some of the roads when it is detected that there is the isolated state; and update data file generating means for generating update data files for the update target segments and the update required segments based on the update map data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignees: Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kimiyoshi Sawai, Hironobu Sugimoto, Tomoki Kodan
  • Patent number: 8311735
    Abstract: An update map data acquiring means 6 for acquiring update map data is disposed in a navigation system. Even when a navigation function is being used by a control means 5 which controls the functions of the whole navigation system using yet-to-be-updated map data stored in a map data storing means 2, the control means updates the map data by writing the update map data from the update map data acquiring means 6 in a free space on the map data storing means 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Hidekazu Arita, Masahito Hata, Shigeru Tateishi
  • Patent number: 8180569
    Abstract: The present invention discloses highly accurate driving control of a vehicle using map data. A car information system for controlling a driving control unit group is located in a vehicle. The car information system includes a map database for storing map data, a support area management table in which each kind of attribute data of the map data is associated with information for identifying a field-researched area, and a control unit for estimating an area through which the vehicle travels. The control unit uses a support area management table to judge whether attribute data included in the estimated area is associated with the support area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignees: Hitachi Ltd., Clarion Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yukihiro Kawamata, Yukio Miyazaki, Masaaki Tanizaki