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Maplets for maintaining and updating a self-healing high definition map

US11280622B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 13, 2019
Grant dateMar 22, 2022
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V20/584
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus is onboard a vehicle and in communication with sensors onboard the vehicle. The apparatus receives a maplet request identifying a request region; and, responsive to determining that the vehicle is within the request region, processes sensor data captured by sensors to generate a multi-sensor data stream corresponding to a road network segment. The apparatus identifies an observation corresponding to a traffic signal within the multi-sensor data stream; and generates a maplet based on the observation and the maplet request. Generating the maplet comprises using a predetermined data model and a predetermined data format corresponding to a traffic signal observation class to encode road data corresponding to the observation corresponding to the traffic signal. The apparatus provides the maplet such that a network apparatus receives the maplet. The network apparatus is configured to validate/update map data of a digital map representing the road network based on the maplet.

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