US 11,869,246 B2
Method and apparatus for crowd control maps
Priyank Sameer, Mumbai Maharashtra (IN); and Suresh Ningthoujam, Thane Maharashtra (IN)
Assigned to HERE GLOBAL B.V., Eindhoven (NL)
Filed by HERE Global B.V., Eindhoven (NL)
Filed on Sep. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/476,124.
Prior Publication US 2023/0085346 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. G06V 20/52 (2022.01); G06T 17/05 (2011.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01)
CPC G06V 20/53 (2022.01) [G06F 16/29 (2019.01); G06T 17/05 (2013.01); H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); G06V 2201/07 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
processing imagery data to detect a cornering spot, wherein the cornering spot is an open geographic area that is enclosed, at least in part, by one or more geographic features capable of facilitating crowd control by limiting a mobility of a crowd;
storing the cornering spot as a data record of a geographic database; and
providing the cornering spot as an output of the geographic database.