The present disclosure provides a system and method for supplying power to consumers in an electrical power line network. The system provides automated integration and networking logic for electrical assets. Further, the system provides consumer indexing in an electrical power-line network and facilitates an integrated drive and drone sensor data collection system for surveying and mapping service providers and consumers. The system generates virtual ground control points (GCP's) to form models of an electrical power-line network or grid extending from power generation sites to the end consumer sites.
H02J 13/00 - Circuits pour pourvoir à l'indication à distance des conditions d'un réseau, p.ex. un enregistrement instantané des conditions d'ouverture ou de fermeture de chaque sectionneur du réseau; Circuits pour pourvoir à la commande à distance des moyens de commutation dans un réseau de distribution d'énergie, p.ex. mise en ou hors circuit de consommateurs de courant par l'utilisation de signaux d'impulsion codés transmis par le réseau
H02J 3/00 - Circuits pour réseaux principaux ou de distribution, à courant alternatif
A method is inter alia disclosed, performed at least by a mobile device (110, 400) or a part thereof, the method comprising: providing an indication of a trajectory of the mobile device (110, 400) to a remote server (121, 500); obtaining (136), from a remote server (121, 500), an electronic horizon comprising electronic horizon data for one or more ADAS functions of the mobile device (110, 400), wherein the electronic horizon has been constructed from map data by the server (121, 500) specifically for enabling the mobile device (110, 400) to provide or for supporting the mobile device (110, 400) in providing the one or more ADAS functions, wherein the electronic horizon covers one or more potential paths (204, 205, 303a, 303b) predicted to be taken by the mobile device (110, 400) based on the indication of the trajectory; and supporting or performing at least one of the one or more ADAS functions at least partially based on the electronic horizon.
A computer-implemented method can provide time-valid location-based information. The method comprises: for an environment, defining a plurality of cells, each cell comprising: a respective location with a range based on a geographical extent of the respective cell within the environment; a respective predetermined validity-time-interval; respective semantic-location-data relevant to the respective location; respective executable code instructions configured to operate on the respective semantic-location-data to enable determination of respective time-valid location-based information upon execution of the respective code instructions by a first edge computing apparatus proximal to the respective location. The respective time-valid location-based information is valid within the respective predetermined validity-time-interval.
Inter-alia, a method is disclosed comprising: generating a proximity geofence at least partially based on at least one stored radio map, wherein the proximity geofence is indicative of an area, wherein a limited memory capacity device is enabled to determine whether or not it is located within the area, wherein a geofence borders the area, wherein the proximity geofence is limited to comprising identifying information of one or more radio nodes which one or more respective coverage areas, in which radio signals sent by a respective radio node of the one or more radio nodes are observable, at least partially overlap with the coverage of the area of the proximity geofence, and wherein the at least one stored radio map is indicative of information identifying one or more radio nodes located in a geographical area that comprises the area of the proximity geofence; and providing the proximity geofence. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are described herein for determining public transportation use. Methods may include receiving probe data points associated with movement of a plurality of people; associating the movement of the plurality of people with a public transit route having a plurality of public transit stop locations; determining, from the probe data points associated with movement of the plurality of people, transit stop locations at which people board a public transit vehicle associated with the public transit route; determining, from the probe data points associated with movement of the plurality of people, transit stop locations at which people exit the public transit vehicle; calculating, from the probe data points associated with the movement of the plurality of people, a number of people boarding the public transit vehicle at each respective transit stop location and a number of people exiting at each respective transit stop location.
Inter-alia, a method is disclosed comprising: determining initial positioning information indicative of a respective location of one or more radio nodes; determining distances information indicative of at least one estimated distance between at least two locations of the radio nodes in case the initial positioning information comprises or represents at least two respective locations of the radio nodes; determining cluster information based on the at least one estimated distance; and determining cluster location information indicative of a respective location of one or more clusters. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.
H04W 64/00 - Localisation d'utilisateurs ou de terminaux pour la gestion du réseau, p.ex. gestion de la mobilité
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
Inter-alia, a method is disclosed comprising: obtaining a plurality of pieces of movement information, wherein a respective movement information of the plurality of pieces of movement information is at least indicative of an origin location and a destination location in a venue; obtaining indoor map data of the venue in case the indoor map data is not available, wherein the indoor map data is indicative of at least one or more connections one or more users can utilize for transferring between floors of the venue, wherein the indoor map data comprises or is associated with one or more pre- determined route information indicative of a pre-determined route within the venue; and determining one or more pieces of control information for one or more elevators of the venue based at least partially on the plurality of pieces of movement information and the indoor map data, wherein a respective control information of the one or more pieces of control information enables a controlling of a respective elevator of the one or more elevators, and wherein the one or more pieces of control information together enable to influence an overall elevator usage of the one or more elevators of the venue. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.
B66B 1/24 - Systèmes de commande à régulation, c. à d. avec action rétroactive, permettant d'agir sur la vitesse de déplacement, l'accélération ou la décélération
B66B 1/46 - Adaptation des interrupteurs ou manettes de commutation
B66B 3/00 - Utilisation de dispositifs pour indiquer ou signaler les conditions du fonctionnement des ascenseurs
G01C 21/20 - Instruments pour effectuer des calculs de navigation
It is inter-alia disclosed a method performed by an apparatus, said method comprising receiving a representation of a geofence for each geofence of one or more geofences from a server via a network, wherein the representation of a geofence comprises a set of sub-geofences, and wherein the sub-geofences of a set of sub-geofences represent splitted components of the geofence associated with the set of sub-geofences.
H04W 4/021 - Services concernant des domaines particuliers, p.ex. services de points d’intérêt, services sur place ou géorepères
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
The invention relates to a method, performed by at least one apparatus. The method comprises obtaining sample measurements at least in part comprising altitude information and observed in an area at least in part represented by an altitude map, the altitude map comprising sub-sections representing respective sub-areas of the area; The method further comprises determining altitude estimates from the altitude information. The method further comprises updating one or more altitude estimate distributions associated with respective sub-sections of the altitude map based on the determined altitude estimates. The method further comprises determining, for one or more sub- sections of the altitude map, whether a respective sub-section of the altitude map represents a single level sub-area or multilevel sub-area, based on respective altitude estimate distributions associated with respective sub-sections of the altitude map.
G01C 5/06 - Mesure des hauteurs; Mesure des distances transversales par rapport à la ligne de visée; Nivellement entre des points séparés; Niveaux à lunette en utilisant des moyens barométriques
G01C 21/32 - Structuration ou formatage de données cartographiques
G01C 21/00 - Navigation; Instruments de navigation non prévus dans les groupes
G01C 21/20 - Instruments pour effectuer des calculs de navigation
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COLLECTING OR TRIGGERING COLLECTING POSITIONING DATA FOR UPDATING AND/OR GENERATING A POSITIONING MAP
It is inter-alia disclosed a method, wherein said method comprises: obtaining or holding available (401} positioning data collection condition information representing one or more positioning data collection conditions for collecting positioning data for updating and/or generating a positioning map; obtaining or holding available (402) historical sensor information representing one or more behavioral and/or environmental patterns that were detected by one or more sensors (204, 206, 207} of a mobile device (102-1); determining or holding available (403) mapping information representing, for each of said behavioral and/or environmental patterns, whether or not at least one of said one or more positioning data collection conditions was met after said respective behavioral and/or environmental pattern had been detected by said sensors (204, 206, 207) of said mobile device (102-1); obtaining (404) current sensor information representing a behavioral and/or environmental pattern that is currently detected by said one or more sensors (204, 206, 207) of said mobile device (102-1 ); determining (405), at least partially based on said current sensor information and said mapping information, whether positioning data should be collected by said mobile device (102-1) for updating and/or generating the positioning map; if it is determined that positioning data should be collected by said mobile device for updating and/or generating the positioning map, collecting or triggering collecting (406-407) positioning data by said mobile device (102-1) for updating and/or generating the positioning map. Furthermore, a corresponding apparatus and system are disclosed.
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
A method is disclosed, performed by at least a first apparatus, for managing at least a second apparatus, the second apparatus being a sensor and/or actuator device or a part thereof, the method comprising: obtaining identifier information of the second apparatus and obtaining positioning information associated with the identifier information and indicative of a position of the second apparatus; determining updated positioning information of the second apparatus at least based on an obtained radio measurement taken by the second apparatus; and at least based on the updated positioning information of the second apparatus, determining whether the second apparatus has been relocated and/or updating the positioning information associated with the identifier information of the second apparatus.
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
G01S 5/00 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance
It is inter-alia disclosed a method performed by an apparatus, said method comprising, for each positioning technique of one or more positioning techniques: determining a representation of a geofence at least partially based on a plurality of parameters, wherein at least one parameter of the plurality of parameters is indicative of an area-of interest and at least one parameter of the plurality of parameters is associated with the respective positioning technique of the one or more positioning techniques.
A new drive includes a plurality of instances of location data that are received. The location data was captured by a probe apparatus onboard a vehicle as the vehicle traversed a lane network. The plurality of instances of location data are map matched using a lane level map matcher. The matched nodes (e.g., nodes of the LNG model representing the lane network to which an instance of location data was map matched) are identified and updated based on the new drive. Unmatched instances of location data (e.g., instances of location data that cannot be satisfactorily matched to a node of the LNG model) may be used to generate new nodes of the LNG model. A portion of the LNG model may be updated based on an update to a linked localization layer.
The invention inter alia relates to a method, performed by a first apparatus, for positioning or assisting in positioning said first apparatus, said method comprising: obtaining multiple original identifiers identifying respective first radio networks or nodes thereof; generating, for each of at least two of said original identifiers, from a respective original identifier a shortened identifier being representative of said respective original identifier and having a smaller size than said respective original identifier; and providing said shortened identifiers over a second radio network for positioning or assisting in positioning said first apparatus
It is inter-alia disclosed a method performed by an apparatus, said method comprising: determining a representative of a size of a geofence based on one or more parameters, wherein at least one parameter of the one or more parameters is indicative of a location update interval associated with a mobile device.
Embodiments include apparatus and methods for automatic generation of object polylines that represent roadside objects at a region of a roadway and automatic localization based on the object polylines. Object polylines are generated based on occupied voxels closest to the roadway of one or more voxel occupancy grids associated with the region of the roadway. The object polylines are stored in a database and associated with the region of the roadway. Sensor data from a user located at the region of the roadway is received. The accessed object polylines and the received sensor data are compared. Based on the comparison, localization of the user located at the region of the roadway is performed.
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
G01S 17/89 - Systèmes lidar, spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques pour la cartographie ou l'imagerie
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TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNAL ADJUSTMENT NOTIFICATION IMPROVEMENT
A method is provided for traffic light signal phase and timing control (SPaT) status and notification message delivery. The method includes collecting traffic flow, incident, and emergency vehicle information on a predetermined portion of a road geometry network. The method dynamically adjusts the SPaT information for a traffic light signal in the predetermined portion of the road geometry network based on the information collected, and delivers a normal or abnormal SPaT status change with the adjusted SPaT information.
G08G 1/01 - Détection du mouvement du trafic pour le comptage ou la commande
G01C 21/34 - Recherche d'itinéraire; Guidage en matière d'itinéraire
G08G 1/087 - Intervention prioritaire sur la commande du trafic, p.ex. au moyen d'un signal transmis par un véhicule de secours
G08G 1/0968 - Systèmes impliquant la transmission d'indications de navigation au véhicule
G08G 1/0967 - Systèmes impliquant la transmission d'informations pour les grands axes de circulation, p.ex. conditions météorologiques, limites de vitesse
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CLIENT-BASED STORING OF TUNING PARAMETERS FOR POSITIONING SERVICES
Inter-alia, a method is disclosed comprising: determining at least one fingerprint information indicative of at least one identifier of a cellular and/or a non-cellular radio network, wherein based on the identifier at least one cell of the cellular radio network and/or at least one node of the non-cellular radio network is identifiable; sending the at least one fingerprint information, wherein the at least one fingerprint information comprises or is accompanied by a first set of tuning parameters in case such a set of tuning parameters is stored in a memory; receiving a second set of tuning parameters in response to the sending of the at least one fingerprint information, wherein the first and/or the second set of tuning parameters respectively comprise a correction value for compensating a bias for the at least one fingerprint information; and storing the received second set of tuning parameters, wherein the first set of tuning parameters is updated with the second set of tuning parameters enabling to iteratively converge the set of tuning parameters to the actual bias. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
G01S 5/00 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance
Inter-alia, a method is disclosed comprising: receiving at least one radio-based count information indicative of a number of radio devices residing at a venue or a part thereof; determining an occupancy information indicative of an occupancy of a number of persons residing at the venue or a part thereof, wherein the occupancy information is determined based at least partially on the radio-based count information and a correction information indicative of a relation between a true number of persons residing at the venue or a part thereof and the number of radio devices observable at the venue or a part thereof, wherein the correction information represents a ratio of a number of radio devices that have turned their radio communication interfaces on per persons residing at the venue or a part thereof; and storing the occupancy information. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.
A distributed processing system for providing location based services is provided along with a system, method and computer program product for customizing services, such as location based services to be provided onboard a vehicle. The distributed processing system includes a plurality of computing devices including at least one edge device and at least one cloud computing device. Each computing device includes a core component and one or more services.The services may be configured as a pipeline or as microservices. The core component of each computing device is configured to communicate with the one or more services of the respective computing device as well as with the core component of at least one of the other computing devices in order to share data, such as data having a conflict-free replicated data type, and synchronize the core components.
An approach is provided for generating synthetic image data for machine learning. The approach, for instance,involvesdetermining, by a processor, a set of parameters for indicating an action by one or more objects. The action is a dynamic movement of the one or more objects through a geographic space over a period of time. The approach also involves processing the set of parameters to generate synthetic image data. The synthetic image data includes a computer- generated image sequence of the one or more objects performing the action in the geographic space over the period of time. The approach further involves automatically labeling the synthetic image data with at least one label representing the action, the set of parameters, or a combination thereof. The approach further involves providing the labeled synthetic image data for training or evaluating a machine learning model to detect the action.
G06K 9/62 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la reconnaissance utilisant des moyens électroniques
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
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RECONFIGURATION OF AN INDOOR RADIO POSITIONING SUPPORT SYSTEM BASED ON RADIO POSITIONING SUPPORT MODE INFORMATION
It is inter-alia disclosed a method for reconfiguring one or more radio positioning support devices (200-1, 200-2, 200-3) of an indoor radio positioning support system (300), the method comprising:- receiving or determining (401) radio positioning support mode information that are indicative for an radio positioning support mode associated with one or more mobile devices (301, 302) within a coverage area of said indoor radio positioning support system (300); determining (402) whether said one or more radio positioning support devices (200-1, 200-2, 200-3) are to be reconfigured at least partially based on said received or determined radio positioning support mode information; and - if it is determined that said one or more radio positioning support devices (200-1, 200-2, 200-3) are to be reconfigured, reconfiguring or causing reconfiguring (403) said one or more radio positioning support devices (200-1, 200-2, 200-3).
G01S 1/04 - Radiophares ou systèmes de balisage émettant des signaux ayant une ou des caractéristiques pouvant être détectées par des récepteurs non directionnels et définissant des directions, situations ou lignes de position déterminées par rapport aux émetteu; Récepteurs travaillant avec ces systèmes utilisant les ondes radioélectriques - Détails
G01S 1/68 - Marqueur, balise d'extrémité, indicatif d'appel ou toutes balises analogues transmettant des signaux ne portant pas d'information directionnelle
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
A mobile device collects data, which enables a generation of a radio map for a site. The collection comprises detecting at least one indication of a floor, at which a user is located, in a user input; and performing measurements on radio signals to obtain for each of a plurality of locations of the site a set of characteristics of radio signals. The mobile device receives, during the collection of data, data from a barometer, verifies a most recent indication of a floor in a user input based on changes in the data from the barometer, and outputs a warning to the user in the case of a discrepancy. The mobile device associates each set of characteristics with a floor indicated by a user. The mobile device provides the sets of characteristics and their association with a floor for a generation a radio map supporting a positioning at the site.
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
G01C 5/06 - Mesure des hauteurs; Mesure des distances transversales par rapport à la ligne de visée; Nivellement entre des points séparés; Niveaux à lunette en utilisant des moyens barométriques
H04W 64/00 - Localisation d'utilisateurs ou de terminaux pour la gestion du réseau, p.ex. gestion de la mobilité
A system correlates tracked changes in altitude, which are based on data provided by a barometer or a pressure altimeter of a mobile device while a user of the mobile device moves around in a multi-story building, with changes of floors indicated via a user interface of the mobile device. Heights of floors of the building are determined based on the correlation. The determined heights of floors may then be stored for future use.
G01C 5/06 - Mesure des hauteurs; Mesure des distances transversales par rapport à la ligne de visée; Nivellement entre des points séparés; Niveaux à lunette en utilisant des moyens barométriques
G01C 21/20 - Instruments pour effectuer des calculs de navigation
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RECONFIGURATION OF AN INDOOR RADIO POSITIONING SUPPORT SYSTEM BASED ON RADIO ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION
It is inter-alia disclosed a method for reconfiguring one or more radio positioning support devices (200-1, 200-2, 200-3) of an indoor radio positioning support system (300), said method comprising: receiving or determining (401) radio environment information that are indicative of an radio environment associated with said one or more radio positioning support devices (200-1, 200-2, 200-3) of said indoor radio positioning support system (300); determining (402) whether said one or more radio positioning support devices (200-1, 200-2, 200-3) are to be reconfigured at least partially based on said received or determined radio environment information; and - if it is determined that said one or more radio positioning support devices (200-1, 200-2, 200-3) are to be reconfigured, adapting or causing adapting (403) a radio transmission interval of said one or more radio positioning support devices (200-1, 200-2, 200-3).
G01S 1/04 - Radiophares ou systèmes de balisage émettant des signaux ayant une ou des caractéristiques pouvant être détectées par des récepteurs non directionnels et définissant des directions, situations ou lignes de position déterminées par rapport aux émetteu; Récepteurs travaillant avec ces systèmes utilisant les ondes radioélectriques - Détails
G01S 1/68 - Marqueur, balise d'extrémité, indicatif d'appel ou toutes balises analogues transmettant des signaux ne portant pas d'information directionnelle
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
26.
ASSISTED POSITIONING FOR INDOOR POSITIONING SERVICES
Inter-alia, a method is disclosed comprising: receiving one or more beacon signals sent by one or more beacon devices (140-1 - 140-5); determining one or more identifier information of the one or more beacon devices, wherein the one or more identifier information of the one or more beacon devices are represented by the one or more beacon signals; and broadcasting or triggering broadcasting broadcast information for enabling determining of a position of the at least one first apparatus based at least partially on the determined one or more identifier information of the one or more beacon devices, wherein the broadcast information at least partially comprises or represents the determined one or more identifier information of the one or more beacon devices. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
H04W 64/00 - Localisation d'utilisateurs ou de terminaux pour la gestion du réseau, p.ex. gestion de la mobilité
Inter alia, a method is disclosed comprising: transmitting one or more identification information, wherein each of the one or more identification information at least partially comprises an identification enabling the at least one first apparatus to be identified; and transmitting one or more beacon measurements together with an identification representation of the one or more identification information for enabling determining of a position of the at least one first apparatus based at least partially on the one or more beacon measurements. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
H04W 12/00 - Dispositions de sécurité; Authentification; Protection de la confidentialité ou de l'anonymat
H04L 29/06 - Commande de la communication; Traitement de la communication caractérisés par un protocole
G06F 21/00 - Dispositions de sécurité pour protéger les calculateurs, leurs composants, les programmes ou les données contre une activité non autorisée
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POSITIONING OF LOW-CAPABILITY DEVICES IN INDOOR POSITIONING SYSTEMS
Inter-alia, a method is disclosed, comprising: receiving one or more pieces of measurement information, wherein each piece of measurement information of the one or more pieces of measurement information at least partially comprises one or more beacon identifiers, and further comprises a device identifier indicative of an information enabling a device that obtained the one or more beacon identifiers to be identified; determining or triggering determining a position of the device that obtained the one or more beacon identifiers at least partially based on the received one or more pieces of measurement information; obtaining the position of the device that obtained the one or more beacon identifiers in case the position is triggered to be determined; and storing the determined or obtained position of the device that obtained the one or more beacon identifiers comprised by the respective piece of measurement information in a memory, wherein the stored position of the device is associated with the device identifier. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.
G01S 5/00 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance
G01S 5/14 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques déterminant des distances absolues à partir de plusieurs points espacés d'emplacement connu
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
A method is disclosed comprising: obtaining first identifier information indicative of information allowing a logical radio node of a venue to be identified, wherein the first identifier information is associated with a set of one or more transmission parameters from a plurality of sets of one or more transmission parameters; obtaining second identifier information indicative of information allowing a logical radio node of a venue to be identified, wherein the second identifier information is associated with a second set of one or more transmission parameters from the plurality of sets of one or more transmission parameters; and determining whether the set of one or more transmission parameters associated with the first identifier information is at least partially different from the set of one or more transmission parameters associated with the second identifier information. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
30.
AUTOMATIC LOCALIZATION GEOMETRY GENERATOR FOR STRIPE-SHAPED OBJECTS
Apparatus and methods are described for generating geometries for stripe- shaped objects. An image is identified that includes a roadway having one or more stripe-shaped objects. The stripe-shaped objects may include lane lines for road edges or lanes of the roadway. The stripe-shaped objects may include a barrier. At least one targeted region within the image is determined. The at least one targeted region is shaped to intersect the one or more stripe-shaped objects and includes a plurality of pixels. An image analysis is performed on the image to determine when the at least one target region includes a pixel in common with the one or more stripe-shaped objects. A geometry is constructed using the pixel in common. The geometry may be used to update a map or subsequently perform localization.
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
G06K 9/62 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la reconnaissance utilisant des moyens électroniques
31.
AUTOMATIC OCCLUSION DETECTION IN ROAD NETWORK DATA
The present embodiments provide for automatically detecting the location and severity of occluded regions within input data. A grid representation of a scene is generated from a data set, characterizing spaces of the grid representation as free, occupied, and hidden/occluded. The grid is bounded, and a connected component analysis is performed on the hidden space to identify the occluded regions.
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
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APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR FACILITATING NAVIGATION OF A VEHICLE BASED UPON A QUALITY INDEX OF THE MAP DATA
An apparatus, method and computer program product are provided to facilitate the navigation of a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, utilizing map data in which the quality associated with the map data is provided in a more computationally efficient manner. In the context of a method a plurality of different types of sensor data are received including map data, camera data and detector data. The method determines a quality index associated with the map data and weights the reliance upon the map data relative to other types of sensor data based upon the quality index associated with the map data. The method further includes determining navigation information for the vehicle based at least partly upon the weighting of the map data relative to other types of sensor data.
System and methods are provided for parallel geospatial clustering. A link tile association is determined between one or more links and a tile of a plurality of tiles. Map matched geospatial data is acquired for the tile based on the link tile association. A family of links is generated from the one or more links. A cluster of the map matched geospatial data is identified that is at least partially associated with the family of links. The cluster is determined to be centered on a link of the family of links that originates in the tile. The cluster is assigned to the tile. The cluster is reported for aggregation with other clusters from other parallelized processes.
A method is provided for generating a route from an origin to a destination factoring in the time dimension. Methods may include: receiving an indication of an origin and a destination; determining potential routes from the origin to the destination, where each route includes a sequence of nodes with road segments in between; determining, for each sequence of nodes, an anticipated time at which point each node in the sequence would be reached by a vehicle traveling along the respective route; determining, for each sequence of nodes, the availability of each node in the sequence at the anticipated time each node in the sequence would be reached; and establishing a recommended route between the origin and the destination according to the availability of each of the sequence of nodes in the sequence at the time each node in the sequence would be reached.
A method is disclosed comprising: determining a discrete value based on one or more transmission parameters, wherein each of the one or more transmission parameters is indicative of a respective attribute with respect to a communication of a radio node transmitting identifier information in a venue, wherein the discrete value is indicative of a value from a finite number of values, and wherein the identifier information is indicative of information allowing the radio node to be identified. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.
H04W 4/80 - Services utilisant la communication de courte portée, p.ex. la communication en champ proche, l'identification par radiofréquence ou la communication à faible consommation d’énergie
A method is disclosed comprising: generating a radio map for a radio node (140), wherein the radio node is configured with a set of one or more transmission parameters from a plurality of sets of one or more transmission parameters; and associating the radio map with identifier information, wherein at least a part of the identifier information depends on the set of one or more transmission parameters from the plurality of sets of one or more transmission parameters. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
G01S 1/04 - Radiophares ou systèmes de balisage émettant des signaux ayant une ou des caractéristiques pouvant être détectées par des récepteurs non directionnels et définissant des directions, situations ou lignes de position déterminées par rapport aux émetteu; Récepteurs travaillant avec ces systèmes utilisant les ondes radioélectriques - Détails
H04W 64/00 - Localisation d'utilisateurs ou de terminaux pour la gestion du réseau, p.ex. gestion de la mobilité
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METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING AN INDICATION OF FAVORABILITY OF PARKING LOCATIONS
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for providing an indication of parking space favorability proximate a vehicle and a routing algorithm to reach the most desirable parking spaces of a parking facility. A method may include: providing route guidance for a vehicle within a parking facility; determining a favorability of a parking space proximate the vehicle in response to receiving an indication of vehicle location within the parking facility; and providing an indication of the favorability of a parking space proximate the vehicle where the indication of favorability includes an indication of a distance from the vehicle to a pedestrian access point of the parking facility and an indication of a distance from the pedestrian access point to the final destination. The routing algorithm may compute a route through the most suitable clusters of available parking spaces based on favorable criteria such as distance, availability, and desirability.
It is inter-alia disclosed a method performed by an apparatus (100), said method comprising: - receiving (401) one or more observation reports, wherein each of said observation reports is associated with a respective radio positioning support device (200, 200- 1, 200-2) of a plurality of radio positioning support devices (200, 200-1, 200-2) of a radio positioning support system (300), and wherein each of said observation reports contains an indication for a number of radio positioning support devices (200, 200-1, 200-2) of said plurality of radio positioning support devices and/or for each radio positioning support device (200, 200-1, 200-2) of said plurality of radio positioning support devices (200, 200-1, 200-2) from which a radio positioning support signal is observable at a position of said respective radio positioning support device (200, 200-1, 200-2) with which said respective observation report is associated; - determining (402), based on said observation reports, whether a predetermined radio positioning support criterion is met by said radio positioning support system (300); and - if it is determined that said predetermined radio positioning support criterion is not met by said radio positioning support system, at least partially reconfiguring and/or causing at least partially reconfiguring (403) said radio positioning support system (300).
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
G01S 1/02 - Radiophares ou systèmes de balisage émettant des signaux ayant une ou des caractéristiques pouvant être détectées par des récepteurs non directionnels et définissant des directions, situations ou lignes de position déterminées par rapport aux émetteu; Récepteurs travaillant avec ces systèmes utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
G01S 1/04 - Radiophares ou systèmes de balisage émettant des signaux ayant une ou des caractéristiques pouvant être détectées par des récepteurs non directionnels et définissant des directions, situations ou lignes de position déterminées par rapport aux émetteu; Récepteurs travaillant avec ces systèmes utilisant les ondes radioélectriques - Détails
G01S 1/08 - Systèmes pour déterminer une direction ou une ligne de position
A method is disclosed comprising: obtaining a piece of respective position information (301), wherein the piece of respective position information is indicative of a position of a respective radio node in a venue, wherein the piece of respective position information is stored in a memory prior to the obtaining; determining the position of the respective radio node (302) in the venue based at least partially on one or more respective radio measurements of one or more further respective radio nodes surrounding the respective radio node and on one or more further respective radio measurements gathered by the respective radio node, wherein one or more respective signals are sent by the one or more respective radio nodes surrounding the respective radio node, and wherein one or more pieces of respective identifier information associated with the one or more respective radio nodes surrounding the respective radio node are comprised by the one or more respective signals sent by the one or more respective radio nodes surrounding the respective radio node; and determining a piece of respective displacement information based on the obtained piece of respective position information and the determined position of the respective radio node (303), wherein the piece of respective displacement information is indicative of a displacement of the respective radio node in case the determined position of the respective radio node differs from the position of the respective radio node represented by the obtained piece of position information. Further disclosed is a corresponding apparatus, computer program and system.
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
A method is disclosed comprising: obtaining a plurality of fingerprints, wherein each respective fingerprint of the plurality of fingerprints is determined by a respective radio node of a venue, wherein one or more respective signals are sent by one or more respective radio nodes surrounding the respective radio node, wherein each respective fingerprint of the plurality of fingerprints comprises a respective piece of position information, wherein the respective piece of position information is indicative of the respective location in the venue of the respective radio node that determined the respective fingerprint, and wherein each respective fingerprint of the plurality of fingerprints further comprises at least one respective piece of identifier information which is associated with the respective one or more radio nodes surrounding the respective radio node, wherein each of the one or more radio nodes surrounding the respective radio node is uniquely identifiable based at least partially on the at least one respective piece of identifier information; generating a radio map based at least on the obtained plurality of fingerprints; determining a further radio measurement for a current location of the electronic device; and determining the position of the electronic device based at least on the determined further radio measurement and the generated radio map. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.
A method is disclosed comprising: obtaining one or more first fingerprints, which stem from one or more radio nodes comprised by an infrastructure of a venue, and wherein the one or more radio nodes are surrounding the first apparatus so that the first apparatus is located within each respective coverage area of the one or more radio nodes; generating a radio map based at least partially on the one or more first fingerprints; and outputting the generated radio map. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
42.
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TEST PLATFORM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR EVALUATING VISUAL OUTPUT GENERATED BY EXECUTION OF COMPUTER SOFTWARE
A software development test platform, method and computer program product are provided to evaluate, on a perceived information level, visual output generated by execution of computer software. In the context of a method, data is provided that is representative of the visual output generated in response to execution of computer software. The method also includes comparing the data representative of the visual output to a reference image utilizing perceptual hashing. The comparison of the data representative of the visual output to the reference image includes comparing a hash value of the data representative of the visual output and a hash value of the reference image to define a perceptual difference between the visual output and the reference image. The method further includes determining the visual output to be acceptable in an instance in which the perceptual difference satisfies a predefined threshold.
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are therefore provided for disambiguating non-deterministic spoken dialog commands as they relate to points-of-interest and information regarding points-of-interest within or near the field of view of a user. An apparatus may include a processor and a memory including program code instructions. The program code instructions are configured to, when executed, cause the apparatus to at least: receive an indication of a user location; receive an indication of a field of view of the user at the location; receive a natural language utterance; generate, from the natural language utterance, a query, where the query includes at least one request determined from the natural language utterance, the location, and the field of view of the user; determine a point-of-interest associated with the query by conducting a search of a database using the generated query; and provide information associated with the point-of-interest via a user interface.
It is inter-alia disclosed a method for relative positioning performed by a first mobile device, wherein said first mobile device is part of a plurality of mobile devices, said method comprising: - determining a first probe signal parameter that is indicative for a distance between said first mobile device and a second mobile device of said plurality of devices; - obtaining one or more further probe signal parameters, wherein each of said one or more further probe signal parameters is indicative for a distance between two mobile devices of said plurality of mobile devices; - selecting probe signal parameters of said first probe signal parameter and said further probe signal parameters for determining one or more relative positions between two or more mobile devices of said plurality of mobile devices; - determining one or more relative positions between two or more mobile devices of said plurality of mobile devices at least based on said selected probe signal parameters of said first probe signal parameter and said one or more further probe signal parameters.
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to selectively utilize one or more networks in order to reliably communicate the information regarding one or more traffic signals and one or more intersections controlled by respective traffic signals. In the context of a method, the method includes communicating with a first network in order to receive information with a mobile platform regarding one or more traffic signals and information regarding one or more intersections. At least one traffic signal is associated with a respective intersection. The method also includes identifying a first switching condition and communicating with a second network, different than the first network, in order to receive the information regarding the one or more traffic signals and the information regarding the one or more intersections following identification of the first switching condition.
H04W 4/40 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les véhicules, p.ex. communication véhicule-piétons
H04L 29/08 - Procédure de commande de la transmission, p.ex. procédure de commande du niveau de la liaison
A mobile device, which comprises a satellite navigation system receiver with embedded confidential seed key for generating Galileo MACs for any desired time instant, generates a MAC for a given time instant and transmits the MAC or a derived code as a verification code. A receiving entity authenticates the satellite navigation system receiver by comparing the obtained verification code with an available verification code known to be valid for the given time instant. The satellite navigation system receiver is considered to be an authentic satellite navigation system receiver of a mobile device only, in case the at least one obtained verification code matches the available verification code. Selected further actions are enabled only, if the satellite navigation system receiver is considered an authentic satellite navigation system receiver.
A system with at least one device obtains assistance data for Galileo for a current time from at least one terrestrial apparatus. The system predicts assistance data for Galileo for a plurality of subsequent time instants based on the obtained assistance data for Galileo and associates for each subsequent time instant a separate message authentication code with the predicted assistance data. The system causes transmission of information comprising at least the predicted assistance data for Galileo and the associated message authentication codes to a satellite signal receiver.
G01S 19/05 - Systèmes de positionnement par satellite à radiophares émettant des messages horodatés, p.ex. GPS [Système de positionnement global], GLONASS [Système global de navigation par satellite] ou GALILEO Éléments coopérants; Interaction ou communication entre les différents éléments coopérants ou entre les éléments coopérants et les récepteurs fournissant des données d'assistance
G01S 19/25 - Acquisition ou poursuite des signaux émis par le système faisant intervenir des données d'assistance reçues en provenance d'un élément coopérant, p.ex. un GPS assisté
G01S 19/27 - Acquisition ou poursuite des signaux émis par le système création, prévision ou correction des éphémérides ou des almanachs au sein du récepteur
48.
ENHANCED USE OF SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM RELATED DATA
A system obtains navigation data for Galileo from at least one terrestrial apparatus. The obtained navigation data corresponds to navigation data transmitted by a Galileo satellite. The system assembles assistance data comprising navigation data for Galileo and further data in an interrelated manner such that MACs included for the navigation data for Galileo is usable for verifying authenticity of the further data as well. The system transmits the information to a device, which verifies the authenticity of the included navigation data for Galileo based on the MACs. Only in case the navigation data for Galileo in the assistance data is determined to be authentic, it considers the further data to be authentic.
H04L 29/06 - Commande de la communication; Traitement de la communication caractérisés par un protocole
G01S 19/01 - Systèmes de positionnement par satellite à radiophares émettant des messages horodatés, p.ex. GPS [Système de positionnement global], GLONASS [Système global de navigation par satellite] ou GALILEO
A method is provided for gathering probe data and using the gathered data to establish traffic speeds for various paths through an intersection. Methods may include receiving probe data from a plurality of probes approaching an intersection along a common road segment; receiving probe data from the plurality of probes exiting the intersection along two or more different road segments; determining traffic speed for each path through the intersection from the common road segment based on the received probe data from the plurality of probes approaching the intersection along the common road segment and the received probe data from the plurality of probes exiting the intersection along two or more different road segments; and generating an indication of the traffic speed for each path through the intersection to be provided for display on a graphical representation of the intersection.
An approach is provided for point-based map matchers using machine learning. The approach involves retrieving points collected within proximity to a map feature represented by a link of a geographic database. The probe points are collected from sensors of devices traveling near the map feature. The approach also involves determining a probe feature set for each probe point comprising probe attribute values, and determining a link feature set for the link comprising link attribute values. The apparatus further involves classifying, using a machine learning classifier, each probe point to determine a matching probability based on the probe feature set and the link feature to indicate a probability that each probe point is classified as map- matched to the link. The machine learning classifier is trained using ground truth data comprising reference probe points with known map-matches to respective reference links, and comprising known probe attribute values and known link attribute values.
G06F 15/18 - dans lesquels un programme est modifié en fonction de l'expérience acquise par le calculateur lui-même au cours d'un cycle complet; Machines capables de s'instruire (systèmes de commande adaptatifs G05B 13/00;intelligence artificielle G06N)
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRIVACY-SENSITIVE ROUTING OF AN AERIAL DRONE
An approach is provided for routing an aerial drone while preserving privacy. The approach involves processing model data depicting at least one structure to determine one or more privacy-sensitive features of the at least one structure. The approach also involves calculating line-of-sight data between a route of an aerial drone and the one or more privacy- sensitive features. The approach further involves configuring a routing of the aerial drone based on the line-of sight data when the aerial drone is traveling near the at least one structure.
Embodiments include apparatus and methods for training and/or using a convolutional neural network. An image pyramid is calculated from an original image including at least one object of interest. The image pyramid includes a first image under analysis and a second image under analysis. Image patches are calculated at a first predetermined size relative to the first image under analysis and a second plurality of image patches having a second predetermined size relative to the second image under analysis. The convolutional neural network is trained using the image patches and subsequent images are analyzed by the convolutional neural network using similar image patches.
G06K 9/46 - Extraction d'éléments ou de caractéristiques de l'image
G06K 9/00 - Méthodes ou dispositions pour la lecture ou la reconnaissance de caractères imprimés ou écrits ou pour la reconnaissance de formes, p.ex. d'empreintes digitales
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METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT OF SIGNAL PHASE AND TIMING OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS
A method is provided for controlling traffic lights of a road geometry network using a cloud-based traffic control system. Methods may include: receiving map data including road network geometry and traffic light locations relative to intersections of the road network geometry; receiving signal phase and timing of traffic lights at the traffic light locations; receiving probe and sensor data from a plurality of probes traversing the road network geometry; analyzing the received probe and sensor data from the plurality of probes relative to the road network geometry and the traffic light locations; determining revised signal phase and timing for at least one traffic light within the road network geometry based on the analyzed probe and sensor data relative to the road network geometry and the traffic light locations; and providing revised signal phase and timing to the at least one traffic light within the road network geometry.
An apparatus obtains results of measurements of a mobile device on radio signals transmitted by a radio transmitter at a site. The results comprise at least an identifier of the radio transmitter and an indication of a received signal strength of the radio signals, wherein a plurality of radio transmitters are distributed at the site. The apparatus compares the received signal strength with a threshold. If the received signal strength exceeds the threshold, the apparatus causes a notification of a user of the mobile device, obtains an indication of a location based on a user input identifying a location on a map of the site, the map presented on a display of the mobile device, and causes storage of the identifier of the radio transmitter and the indication of the location as approximate location of the radio transmitter.
H04W 4/029 - Services de gestion ou de suivi basés sur la localisation
H04W 4/33 - Services spécialement adaptés à des environnements, à des situations ou à des fins spécifiques pour les environnements intérieurs, p.ex. les bâtiments
55.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING ROAD MAP GEOMETRY BASED ON PROBE DATA
A method is provided for generating and revising map geometry based on probe data. A method may include: map-matching a probe data point location to a roadway; identifying an established vertex corresponding to the location along the roadway; determining an average position corresponding to the established vertex; determining a variance of the established vertex; determining a number of data points having contributed to the average position and the variance of the established vertex; calculating a revised average position and a revised variance using the probe data point location, the average position, the variance, and the number of data points; and causing storage of the revised average position and revised variance for the established vertex in the memory and increasing the number of data points having contributed to the average position and the variance of the established vertex to facilitate update of a map representation including the established vertex with the revised average position.
The invention inter alia relates to method, performed by at least one apparatus, said method comprising: obtaining information indicative of a use of an interfloor connector (650) by a user of a mobile device; determining one or multiple potentially used interfloor connectors (650); and determining a horizontal position estimate of said mobile device at least based on one or multiple horizontal positions of said one or multiple determined potentially used interfloor connectors (650) and at least one or multiple previous and/or current horizontal position estimates (630) of said mobile device. The invention also relates to an apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause an apparatus at least to perform said method.
G01C 21/20 - Instruments pour effectuer des calculs de navigation
G01C 5/06 - Mesure des hauteurs; Mesure des distances transversales par rapport à la ligne de visée; Nivellement entre des points séparés; Niveaux à lunette en utilisant des moyens barométriques
G01S 19/14 - Récepteurs spécialement adaptés pour des applications spécifiques
G01S 19/50 - Détermination de position la solution de position étant astreinte à se situer sur une courbe ou une surface donnée, p.ex. pour les locomotives sur les voies ferrées
A system obtains from each of a plurality of mobile devices a batch of data for a site. A batch includes data enabling a determination of a reference position, sensor data of motion sensors and sets of results of measurements performed by the mobile device on radio signals at different locations, each set including at least one indication of a received signal strength of radio signals and an associated identifier of at least one radio transmitter transmitting the radio signals. In at least two iterations, the system processes each batch to determine for each mobile device a (refined) sequence of fingerprints associating a respective position, which is based on the at least one reference position, the sensor data (and estimated characteristics of radio transmitters), with each set of results of measurements; and estimates characteristics of the radio transmitters based on the (refined) sequences of fingerprints.
A method is disclosed comprising: determining at least one relative altitude information based, at least in part, on at least one pressure information, wherein the at least one relative altitude information is indicative of a relative value of an altitude, determining at least one absolute altitude information associated with a data element of a database comprising map data, wherein the at least one absolute altitude information is indicative of an absolute value of an altitude, determining an estimation information based, at least in part, on the determined relative altitude information and, at least in part, on the determined absolute altitude information, wherein the estimation information represents an absolute value of an altitude. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.
G01C 5/06 - Mesure des hauteurs; Mesure des distances transversales par rapport à la ligne de visée; Nivellement entre des points séparés; Niveaux à lunette en utilisant des moyens barométriques
G01C 21/20 - Instruments pour effectuer des calculs de navigation
A method is disclosed comprising: obtaining a plurality of pieces of estimation information, the obtaining comprising receiving or determining the plurality of pieces of estimation information, wherein each of the plurality of pieces of estimation information represents one or more respective absolute values of an altitude, wherein each of the one or more absolute values of an altitude is associated with a respective position information, each of the plurality of pieces of estimation information determined based, at least in part, on a respective relative altitude information and, at least in part, on a respective absolute altitude information associated with a data element of a database comprising map data representing an altitude map; and aggregating the plurality of pieces of estimation information in a spatial grid, wherein the spatial grid is divided into a plurality of grid points. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system.
G01C 5/06 - Mesure des hauteurs; Mesure des distances transversales par rapport à la ligne de visée; Nivellement entre des points séparés; Niveaux à lunette en utilisant des moyens barométriques
G01C 21/20 - Instruments pour effectuer des calculs de navigation
Systems and methods are provided for executing a filter on map data. The filter receives a first notification that a version of first map data from a first map data source is available. The filter determines that the version of first map data is compatible using one or more version rules stored in the filter. The filter processes the version of first map data, when the version of first map data is compatible. The filter generates a second notification that a processed version of first map data is available.
Each of a plurality of transmitters (120), which are distributed at fixed locations of a site, regularly transmits radio signals. A mesh node (111) performs measurements on radio signals transmitted by at least one transmitter (120) and transmits messages including results of the measurements. The mesh node belongs to a plurality of mesh nodes, each configured to monitor at least one environmental parameter at the site. A gateway node (130) receives messages transmitted by the mesh node directly and/or via at least one other mesh node of the plurality of mesh nodes, wherein each of the plurality of mesh nodes is configured to receive messages from other mesh nodes of the plurality of mesh nodes and to forward received messages. The gateway node transmits received messages to a server that is configured to monitor mesh nodes at the site based on results of measurements.
G01S 5/00 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
An apparatus receives values of parameters defining an orbit of a satellite of a satellite navigation system for a validity period. The apparatus furthermore determines whether a received value of at least one parameter of a predetermined set of the parameters is saturated. The apparatus then takes into account whether a received value of at least one parameter of the predetermined set of parameters is determined to be saturated in a process of extending the validity period of the received values of parameters.
G01S 19/27 - Acquisition ou poursuite des signaux émis par le système création, prévision ou correction des éphémérides ou des almanachs au sein du récepteur
G01S 19/25 - Acquisition ou poursuite des signaux émis par le système faisant intervenir des données d'assistance reçues en provenance d'un élément coopérant, p.ex. un GPS assisté
63.
AN APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF A VEHICLE
An apparatus comprising a processor and memory including computer program code, the memory and computer program code configured to, with the processor, enable the apparatus at least to: determine a current location of a vehicle on a road network comprising a plurality of different paths of travel using respective recursive Bayesian filters for each of the different paths of travel, wherein each recursive Bayesian filter is configured to compare data received from a sensor on the vehicle with predetermined map data for the respective path of travel to calculate a likelihood of the vehicle being currently located on the respective path of travel and a probability distribution of possible locations along this path of travel.
The disclosure relates to a method, performed by at least one apparatus. The method may include obtaining new opportunity signal data pertaining to an opportunity signal source and indicating opportunity signal values for particular locations at a site; obtaining previous opportunity signal data pertaining to said opportunity signal source and indicating opportunity signal values for particular locations at said site; comparing at least a part of said opportunity signal values of said new opportunity signal data pertaining to said opportunity signal source of said site and said opportunity signal values of said previous opportunity signal data pertaining to said opportunity signal source of said site for corresponding locations at said site; and classifying said opportunity signal source based at least in part on said comparing.
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
65.
METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ESTIMATION OF ROAD TRAFFIC CONDITION USING TRAFFIC SIGNAL DATA
A method for improved traffic congestion estimation is provided using signal phase and timing data from traffic signals at intersections and probe data from vehicles traversing said intersections. An example method may include: identifying each of a plurality of paths through an intersection; identifying signal phase and timing data for each traffic light associated with each path through the intersection; receiving probe data for vehicles approaching or traversing the intersection; estimating a number of vehicles failing to traverse the intersection along a path through the intersection; estimating a congestion status of the path through the intersection based on the number of vehicles failing to traverse the intersection; and causing the congestion status to be provided to permit updating of a map to reflect the congestion status.
The invention inter alia relates to a navigation data source, said navigation data source (100) comprising: an object data set (101), said object data set (101) comprising object data (103), wherein said object data (103) indicating a spatial vacancy and/or occupancy of sub-regions (501) of a spatial region (500) by one or more structural objects in said spatial region (500), and wherein said object data (103) references said sub-regions (501) based on a linear order of said sub-regions (501) in said spatial region (500). The object data (103) may comprise interval information (104) about an at least partially occupied interval (520), in particular a lower interval border and/or an upper interval border, wherein said at least partially occupied interval (520) indicates a group of, according to said linear order, one or more successional sub-regions (501), at least a part of which are spatially occupied, and wherein said object data (103) comprises an occupancy sequence (105) indicating a spatial vacancy and/or occupancy of said successional sub-regions (501) of said at least partially occupied interval (520).
A system and method are provided for determining malfunctioning traffic signals and lights. A traffic signal pattern is identified. Probe reports are received from a device. A path is generated including the road intersection for the device using location data in the two or more probe reports. The path is compared to a traffic signal. An abnormal crossing is determined from the comparison. A malfunction of the traffic signal is determined based on the abnormal crossing.
Systems and methods are provided for determining when a traffic signal associated with one or more paths through a road intersection is malfunctioning. Congestion prior to and subsequent to the road intersection is identified from a plurality of probe reports. A malfunctioning traffic signal is determined based on whether or not congestion is identified prior to and subsequent to the road intersection.
A method is disclosed comprising: determining, using a processor, whether a radio model of at least one radio node associated with a data set is incomplete based on a comparison between the coverage area of the radio model of the at least one radio node and a cumulative coverage area generated out of radio models of the at least one radio node associated with a plurality of data sets, wherein a data collection comprises the plurality of data sets and the data collection is indicative to at least one indoor radio map. Further disclosed are a corresponding apparatus, a corresponding system and a corresponding software program.
G01C 21/20 - Instruments pour effectuer des calculs de navigation
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
70.
REPORTING LOCATIONS BEING ASSOCIATED WITH A PROBLEM
It is disclosed a method including obtaining, via a user interface, information being associated with a location of a map, the location of the map being considered to be associated with a problem.
A method is provided for identifying and indexing lanes of an intersection. Methods may include: determining a directionality for one or more lanes for each of two or more roadways proximate an intersection, where directionality is one of toward the intersection or away from the intersection; determining a bearing for each lane of the two or more roadways proximate the intersection, where the bearing includes a compass heading informed by the directionality; determining a lane position for each lane of the two or more roadways proximate the intersection; generating an order of the lanes using a hierarchy, where the hierarchy considers directionality first, bearing second, and lane position third; causing the generated order of the lanes to be stored in a memory, where the order of the lanes is associated with the intersection; and managing signal phase and timing of the intersection using the generated order of the lanes.
Methods and apparatuses are provided for optimizing a wireless network. A description of a traffic incident is received. An impact area is generated from the description. A geographic polygon is generated based on the impact area. The network usage of the geographic polygon is determined. A message including the network usage for the geographic polygon may be transmitted to a mobile network operator.
First and second image data is captured comprising a first and second image, respectively. A fixed light source is identified in each of the first and second images. A first ground plane is determined in the first image data. A first (second) intersection is determined, wherein the first (second) intersection is a point in the first image where a virtual lamp post corresponding to the fixed light source in the first (second) image intersects with the first (second) ground plane. The first image data and the second image data are transformed to provide a first and second inverse perspective map (IPM) comprising a first transformed intersection and a second transformed intersection, respectively. Movement parameters are detemiined based on the location of the first transformed intersection in the first ΓΡΜ and the location of the second transformed intersection in the second IPM.
A method, apparatus and computer program product utilize virtual probe points, such as in combination with traditional probe points, for various routing and navigation purposes. In the context of a method, virtual probe data is received from a plurality of sources. The virtual probe data includes a plurality of virtual probe points at different respective locations. For a virtual probe point, the virtual probe data includes a hashed identifier of a vehicle and a location of the vehicle. The hashed identifiers of the virtual probe data that is received have been subjected to the same hash function by each of the plurality of sources. The method also includes updating a probe data repository with the virtual probe data including the plurality of virtual probe points and the hashed identifiers associated therewith.
Embodiments include apparatus and methods for implementing lane charging for a roadway. A road segment in a geographic region is identified from a geographic database. The road segment may be identified based on the geographic position of a vehicle. A lane charging management device receives real time data related to the vehicle, the environment, or the electricity associated with the charging station. A lane charging command for a charging device associated with the road segment is generated in response to the real time data.
B60L 5/38 - Collecteurs de courant pour lignes d'alimentation en énergie sur les véhicules propulsés électriquement pour collecter le courant sur un rail conducteur
B60L 11/18 - utilisant de l'énergie fournie par des piles primaires, des piles secondaires ou des piles à combustibles
B60M 3/04 - Dispositions pour la mise sous tension et la coupure des sections individuelles de la voie
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MAP HAVING COMPUTER EXECUTABLE INSTRUCTIONS EMBEDDED THEREIN
Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer program products are provided. An example method comprises accessing a record for a particular traversable map element. The record comprises an executable instruction. The example method further comprises receiving sensor data from one or more sensors. The sensor data corresponds to the particular traversable map element. The method further comprises executing, by a processor, the executable instruction. Executing the executable instruction causes analysis of at least a portion of the sensor data.
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for adaptive zoom control for zooming in on a venue beyond the maximum zoom level available in a digital map. An apparatus may be provided including at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory including computer program code instructions. The computer program code instructions may be configured to, when executed, cause the apparatus to at least: provide for presentation of a map of a region including a venue; receive an input corresponding to a zoom-in action to view an enlarged portion of the region, where the enlarged portion of the region includes the venue; and in response to receiving the input corresponding to a zoom-in action to view the enlarged portion of the region, transition from the presentation of the map of the region to a presentation of a venue object corresponding to the venue.
Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer program products are provided. An example method comprises receiving a change trigger; and providing two or more map versions to a plurality of vehicle apparatuses. The map versions may comprise a stable map version and a changed map version. The example method further comprises receiving two or more responses from at least two of the plurality of vehicle apparatuses. A response comprises an indicator of a preferred map version selected by a vehicle apparatus of the plurality of vehicle apparatuses from the two or more map versions. The example method further comprises analyzing the responses to determine a most preferred map version; and when it is determined that the most preferred map version is a changed map version, updating one or more map databases based at least in part on the changed map version.
A method is disclosed, comprising obtaining position related information associated with a radio node from a first database, the first database being associated with a global radio map, and checking validity of said radio node in a second database based on the position related information, the second database being associated with an indoor radio map.
G01S 5/02 - Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de direction ou de ligne de position; Localisation par coordination de plusieurs déterminations de distance utilisant les ondes radioélectriques
Methods, apparatus, computer program products, and systems for presenting a trip cost determination and/or a representation thereof to a user. An example method comprises receiving a pricing request comprising a user location and determining one or more cost model parameters, the one or more cost model parameters comprising at least one of current real-world conditions, predicted real-world conditions, user behavior characteristics, vehicle characteristics, and roadway information. The example method further comprises providing cost model information comprising at least one of (a) one or more cost model parameters, (b) a route, and (c) the user location and receiving a trip cost determination. The trip cost determination is determined based at least in part on the cost model information. The example method further comprises providing the trip cost determination and causing presentation of a representation of the trip cost determination through a user interface of a user apparatus.
A navigation data source, said navigation data source (100) comprising: - a cost data set (CT101, CT102, CT103, CT104) associated with a navigation data set [101, 102, 103, 104), said navigation data set (101, 102, 103, 104) representing a map (M101, M102, M103, M104) of a geographic region (R101, R102, R103, R104) and defining a plurality of gateways (G1, G2, G3, G4, G100, G200, G300, G400), each of said gateways of said plurality of gateways (G1, G2, G3, G4, G100, G200, G300, G400) being associated with a position at said geographic region (R101, R102, R103, R104) and being associable with a gateway (G1, G2, G3, G4, G100, G200, G300, G400) of a further navigation data set (101, 102, 103, 104) representing a map (M101, M102, M103, M104) of a further geographic region (R101, R102, R103, R104), - wherein said cost data set (CTl101, CT102, CT103, CT104) comprises cost data (CD101, CD102, CD103, CD104), said cost data (CD101, CD102, CD103, CD104) defining for at least a part of possible gateway pairs of said plurality of gateways (G1, G2, G3, G4, G100, G200, G300, G400) at least a cost value (CV) each, said cost value (CV) indicating a cost for a route (150,152, 160, 161, 161a, 161b, 162, 163) between gateways (G1, G2, G3, G4, G100, G200, G300, G400) of a respective gateway pair.
A method is disclosed comprising: obtaining, at a terminal, a final route that comprises one or more indications, wherein each indication of the indications respectively indicates, whether or not a link or considered-to-be-suited link corresponding to a link that is contained in a current version of a map region and is identified by a respective link identifier comprised in an intermediate route determined at least based on respective current versions of one or more map regions and used as a basis for determining the final route, is considered to be contained in a non-current version of the map region available to the terminal; and conducting a route guiding process at the terminal at least based on the final route and at least respective non- current versions of one or more map regions available to the terminal that respectively contain, according to the one or more indications, a link or considered-to-be-suited link corresponding to a link that is contained in a respective current version of the respective map region and is identified by a respective link identifier comprised in the intermediate route, wherein the considered-to-be-suited link is a link that is considered to be suited to be used for the route guiding process at the terminal. Further disclosed are a corresponding apparatus, a corresponding system and a corresponding computer program.
A method is disclosed comprising: obtaining route request information characterizing a route to be provided to a terminal; determining, at least partially based on the route request information, an intermediate route comprising a plurality of link identifiers respectively identifying links in respective current versions of one or more map regions; determining a final route by replacing, in the intermediate route, one or more link identifiers by respective indications, wherein each indication of the indications respectively indicates whether or not a link or considered-to-be- suited link corresponding to a link, which is identified by the link identifier replaced by the indication and which is contained in a current version of a map region, is considered to be contained in a non-current-version of the map region available to the terminal, wherein the considered-to-be-suited-link is a link that is considered to be suited to be used for a route guiding process at the terminal; and outputting the final route. Further disclosed are a corresponding apparatus, a corresponding system and a corresponding computer program.
A method is presented, which comprises: - obtaining or holding available map data representing, at least in part, a travel network, - determining, for at least one selected link of said travel network represented by said map data, a plurality of potential travel paths, wherein each potential travel path of said plurality of potential travel paths for said at least one selected link is at least partially defined by an incoming link of said travel network and an outgoing link of said travel network that are linked by said selected link and a direction of travel from said incoming link to said outgoing link on said selected link, - for each potential travel path of said plurality of potential travel paths, determining a respective speed profile at least partially based on a plurality of respective probe data points of one or more respective probe data sets of a plurality of probe data sets, said one or more respective probe data sets associated with said respective potential travel path of said plurality of potential travel paths for which said respective speed profile is determined. Further presented are inter-alia corresponding apparatuses, a corresponding system and a corresponding computer program code.
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to disambiguate probe points, collected from location data of mobile devices traveling along road segments of a road network, within an ambiguous probe regions, such as e.g. ramps or bifurcations, to permit more reliable association with a road segment. In regards to a method, probe trajectory identifiers (IDs) of probe points along at least a portion of the first and second branches of roads that lead away from an ambiguous probe region are separately identified and form first and second sets of probe trajectory IDs, respectively (42). For the ambiguous probe region, the probe trajectory IDs of probe points along a third branch of a road that leads toward the ambiguous probe region are identified and form a third set of probe trajectory IDs (44)). The method also includes classifying probe trajectory IDs from the third set as being associated with the first branch or the second branch in an instance in which the probe trajectory IDs are additionally included in the first set or the second set, respectively (46, 48).
Methods, apparatus, computer program products, and systems related to partial map updates are provided. An example embodiment provides a method comprising receiving updated map data comprises a plurality of links. One or more changed or new are identified links. The method further comprises determining a tiling of the updated map data and determining, based on the tiling of the updated map data, that a tile boundary between a first tile and a second tile intersects at least one of the one or more changed or new links. The method further comprises compiling a map update based on the updated map data, previous map data comprising at least one of the changed or new links intersected by the tile boundary, and the tiling, and providing the map update for at least the first tile.
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to match probe points to road segments utilizing a trajectory identifier, thereby increasing the accuracy with which probe points, such as probe points in ambiguous locations, are matched to road segments. For a probe point having a respective trajectory identifier (ID) and associated with an ambiguous link tuple, the method identifies each probe point having the respective trajectory ID that is unambiguously matched to first or second branches. The method separately determines a number of probe points having the respective trajectory ID that are unambiguously matched to the first and second branches. The method matches the probe point having the respective trajectory ID and associated with the ambiguous link tuple to either the first branch or the second branch based upon the number of probe points having the respective trajectory ID that are unambiguously matched to the first and second branches.
Methods, apparatus, computer program products, and systems related to partial map updates are provided. An example embodiment provides a method comprising receiving a map update for at least a first tile comprising map update data. The map update comprises updated map data for the first tile and previous map data for the first tile corresponding to one or more changed or new links intersected by a tile boundary between the first tile and a second tile. A map region of interest is determined, wherein the map region of interest comprises at least a portion of the first tile. The previous map data for the one or more changed or new links intersected by the tile boundary is used or displayed when a map update for the second tile has not been received and is not used or displayed when a map update for the second tile has been received.
In one embodiment, a method for intersection MAP message creation for vehicle communication is provided. The method includes receiving, over a network, map datafor an intersection. A processor calculates a reference point location for the intersection from the map data and calculates offset values relative to the reference point location for a plurality of lanes of the intersection from the map data.
G09B 29/10 - Spots pour la lecture des cartes ou indicateurs de position par coordonnées; Aides pour la lecture des cartes
G08G 1/0967 - Systèmes impliquant la transmission d'informations pour les grands axes de circulation, p.ex. conditions météorologiques, limites de vitesse
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DEFINITION OF ONE OR MORE GATEWAYS FOR LINKING NAVIGATION DATA SETS REPRESENTING MAPS OF AT LEAST PARTIALLY OVERLAPPING GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS
A navigation data source is presented, which comprises: a first navigation data set (111) of a first type, wherein said first navigation data set (111) represents a map (M111) of a first geographic region (R111), wherein said first navigation data set (111) further defines a first gateway (G1), wherein said first gateway (G1) is associated with a position within said first geographic region (R111) and spaced from a border of said first geographic region (R1), and wherein said first gateway (G1) is associable with a gateway (G1) defined by a second navigation data set of a second type (121).
In one embodiment, a method for road geometry matching with componentized junction models is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of predefined road component models, receiving map data representing a physical road junction, selecting a subset of the plurality of road component models to characterize the physical road junction represented by the received map data, and defining a road junction configuration for the physical road junction with the selected road component models.
Methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided. An example method comprises identifying an object in a source graph; defining a closure graph around the object in the source graph; building a closure set around the object based on the closure graph; identifying the anchor nodes of the closure set on the target graph; and deflating the closure set on the target graph to identify a target object in the target graph that corresponds to the object in the source graph. The object is identified by a directed way and an offset there along. An anchor node is a junction that is tagged with a junction identifier configured to uniquely identify the junction in both the source graph and a target graph.
A method or apparatus for performing map updates includes two stages for reducing a size of the update package. A first navigation database having a first set of navigation data records and a first index section and a second navigation database having a second set of navigation data records and a second index section are identified. In a first stage, a first subset of the first set of navigation data records and a corresponding second subset of the second set of navigation data records are identified using a first difference operation. The first subset and second subset correspond to records that have changed between the first and second sets of navigation data records. In a second stage, a second difference operation is performed on the first subset and the second subset. The update package is generated based on a result of the difference operation.
An apparatus comprising a processor and memory including computer program code, the memory and computer program code configured to, with the processor, enable the apparatus at least to: generate an indication of one or more communication network receiver upload zones for a road data gatherer along a planned route to be travelled by the road data gatherer, the indication determined according to a predetermined upload criterion, which takes account of the bandwidth capacities of communication network receivers along the planned route for the road data gatherer, to specify communication network receivers to be used by the road data gatherer for uploading of road data; and provide the indication to guide uploading of the road data gathered by the road data gatherer.
In one embodiment, a method is provided for componentized junction models. A plurality of road junction configurations are defined with a different set of road segment models corresponding to each of the plurality of road junction configurations. One of the plurality of road junction configurations are selected for a route through a physical road junction. A model of the physical road junction is generated by assembling the set of road segment models corresponding to the selected road junction configuration. The three-dimensional model of the physical road junction is rendered.
A method is provided for traffic lane and traffic signal control identification and traffic flow management. Methods may identify traffic lights controlling lane movements, cataloging the information through analysis of traffic light signal phase and timing, and analyzing traffic movement through an intersection during specific periods of time. In particular, example methods may include identifying each of a plurality of paths through an intersection; identifying states of one or more traffic lights controlling traffic through the intersection; determining vehicle throughput data for the intersection through a predetermined number of cycles of the one or more traffic lights; and matching the vehicle throughput data to each of the plurality of paths of the intersection. The method may optionally include identifying times of movement and times of non-movement of vehicles across the intersection for each of the plurality of paths.
A method is provided for generating and revising map geometry based on a received imageand probe data. A method may include: receiving probe data from a first period of time, where the probe data from a first period of time is from a plurality of probes within a predefined geographic region; generating a first image of the predefined geographic region based on the probe data from the first period of time; receiving probe data from a second period of time different from the first period of time, where the probe data from the second period of time is from a plurality of probes within the predefined geographic region; generating a second image based on the probe data from the second period of time; comparing the first image to the second image; and generating a revised route geometry based on changes detected between the first image and the second image.
An approach is provided for acquiring access rights for one or more restricted access areas. The approach involves determining that at least one potential route for at least one user includes at least one location with one or more access restrictions. The approach also involves initiating at least one query to determine whether the at least one user has at least one access right to the at least one location. The approach further involves generating at least one request to acquire the at least one access right for the at least one user based, at least in part, on one or more results of the at least one query prior to travel in the at least one location, a commencement of the at least one potential route, or a combination thereof.
Route information data records are received from a navigation system indicating road elements and maneuvers between a starting point and a destination point. An estimated time of arrival is established using the route information data records. A personalized correction value based on the road elements, maneuvers, and a driver profile is determined. A personalized time of arrival is calculated based on the estimated time of arrival value and the personalized correction value.
G01C 21/34 - Recherche d'itinéraire; Guidage en matière d'itinéraire
G06Q 10/04 - Prévision ou optimisation spécialement adaptées à des fins administratives ou de gestion, p. ex. programmation linéaire ou "problème d’optimisation des stocks"
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TILE VERSIONING TO IMPROVE USABILITY OF STREAMED NAVIGATION DATA
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for updating navigational map data. A routing request is received from a user or device. From the routing request, a first map tile and a second map tile are identified. A new version of the first map tile is identified, and a compatibility matrix for at least the first map tile is accessed. An analysis of the compatibility matrix is performed to determine whether objects of the new version of the first map tile are compatible with the second map tile.
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