Geocoding data for an automated vehicle

• US 10,488,860 B1
• Filed: 06/07/2016
• Issued: 11/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Farmx, Automodality Inc. (FarmX Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Automodality Inc. (FarmX Inc.)
• Inventors: Koch, Edward Lee, Hennage, Daniel Allan
• Primary Examiner(s): Zanelli, Michael J
• Application Number:
  US15/175,374
• Time in Patent Office: 1,267 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3841 Data obtained from two or more sources, e.g. probe vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0088 characterized by the autonomous decision making process, e.g. artificial intelligence, predefined behaviours using knowledge based models G06N5/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

Systems and methods for collecting and geocoding object data are described. More particularly, a system for collecting and geocoding object data includes an AV, a chronicle server, and a user device. The AV receives a mission specification that includes a route to be traversed by the AV. The AV traverses the route and collects object data along the way. The AV collects location data along the route. The chronicle server receives the object data and the location data from the content generating device. The object data and the location data are associated with a geocoded object (GLOB). The chronicle server generates a GLOB chronicle from a plurality of GLOBs, in which a time is associated with each of the GLOBs and a location is associated with each of the GLOBs. A user device displays the GLOB.

Claims

1. A method for collecting and geocoding data, the method comprising:

communicatively coupling an Automated Vehicle (AV) to a network, wherein the AV includes a content generating device and a positioning subsystem;

collecting an object data, by the content generating device;

collecting, by the positioning subsystem, a location data corresponding to the object data;

uploading, by the content generating device, the object data and the location data to a chronicle server;

associating the object data with the location data with a geocoded object (GLOB); and

grouping, by the chronicle server, a plurality of GLOBs to generate a GLOB chronicle, in which a time is associated with each of the plurality of GLOBs and a location is associated with each of the plurality of GLOBs.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the object data comprises at least one of an image, a video, a map, a recorded location log, an audio recording, a weather report, a news item, a sensor measurement, and telemetry information.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the chronicle server associates the object data with the location data.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the content generating device associates the object data with the location data.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising generating a GLOB data sheet (GOS) based upon an auxiliary information collected by the content generating device and associating the GOS with the GLOB.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the auxiliary information comprises at least one of the location data, a time that the GLOB data was collected, an owner of the GLOB data, a GLOB type, a GLOB description, a GLOB rating, and GLOB access permissions.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the GLOB is configured to be searchable based upon the location data.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising performing a comparative analysis, in which the comparative analysis includes a comparison of the GLOB at a first time with the GLOB at a second time.

9. The method of claim 8 further comprising presenting the comparative analysis.

10. A system for collecting and geocoding data, the system comprising:

an Automated Vehicle (AV) including a content generating device and a positioning subsystem, wherein the AV is communicatively coupled to a network;

an object data collected by the content generating device;

a location data collected by the content generating device;

a chronicle server communicatively coupled to the network, wherein the chronicle server is configured to receive the object data and the location data from the content generating device, wherein the object data and the location data are associated with a geocoded object (GLOB), and wherein the chronicle server configured to generate a GLOB chronicle from a plurality of GLOBs, in which a time is associated with each of the plurality of GLOBs and a location is associated with each of the plurality of GLOBs; and

a user device configured to display the GLOB.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein the object data comprises at least one of an image, a video, a map, a recorded location log, an audio recording, a weather report, a news item, a sensor measurement, or telemetry information.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein the chronicle server associates the object data with the location data.

13. The system of claim 10 wherein the content generating device associates the object data with the location data.

14. The system of claim 10 wherein the chronicle server generates a GLOB data sheet (GOS) based upon an auxiliary information collected by the content generating device and associating the GOS with the GLOB.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the auxiliary information comprises at least one of the location data, a time that the GLOB data was collected, an owner of the GLOB data, a GLOB type, a GLOB description, a GLOB rating, or GLOB access permissions.

16. The system of claim 10 wherein the GLOB is configured to be searchable based upon the location data.

17. The system of claim 10 wherein the chronicle server performs a comparative analysis that includes a comparison of the geocoded GLOB at a first time with the geocoded GLOB at a second time.

18. A chronicle server, the chronicle server comprising:

a processor configured to geocode object data,

a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the processor, the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving, by the processor, object data collected by a content generating device;

receiving, by the processor, location data collected by the content generating device;

associating, by the processor, the object data with the location data to generate a geocoded object (GLOB); and

grouping, by the processor, a plurality of GLOBs to generate a GLOB chronicle, in which a time is associated with each of the plurality of GLOBs.

19. The chronicle server of claim 18, further comprising performing a comparative analysis of the GLOB at a first time and the GLOB at a second time.