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Probabilistic heat maps for behavior prediction

US11055624B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 8, 2017
Grant dateJul 6, 2021
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Expiry dateMar 5, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G1/015
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The generation and/or use of probabilistic heat maps for use in predicting the behavior of entities in an environment is described. In an example, a computing device(s) can receive sensor data from sensors of a vehicle in an environment. The computing device(s) can determine, based at least in partly on the sensor data, a location of an entity in the environment, and a first characteristic associated with the entity or the environment (type, velocity, orientation, etc.). The computing device(s) can access, from a database, a heat map generated from previously collected sensor data associated with the environment. The computing device(s) can perform a look-up using the heat map based at least partly on the location of the entity and the first characteristic, and can determine a predicted behavior of the entity at a predetermined future time based on a pattern of behavior associated with a cell in the heat map.

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