US 11,892,308 B2
Uncertainty-based map visualizations for directing vehicles
Joseph Jang, Sterling Heights, MI (US); Evan Stoddart, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI (US); Vladimir Novikov, Tel Aviv (IL); Henry Warren Grasman, Flushing, MI (US); Sean Douglas Vermillion, Austin, TX (US); Rahul Patel, Austin, TX (US); and Andrea Rochelle Wharry, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/387,068.
Prior Publication US 2023/0032699 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. G01C 21/34 (2006.01)
CPC G01C 21/3461 (2013.01) 20 Claims
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1. A system for determining and presenting visual representations, comprising:
at least one processor including a receiving module configured to receive a set of coordinates representing one or more geographic locations of one or more features of interest;
the at least one processor including an analysis module configured to define a region corresponding to the set of coordinates, the region having an extent based on a level of uncertainty associated with the one or more features of interest, wherein the analysis module is configured to acquire a probability distribution describing a probability of the one or more features of interest occurring at a given location, the probability distribution defined relative to a coordinate; and
the at least one processor including a visualization module configured to generate a visual representation of the defined region and present the visual representation on a map, wherein the visual representation includes one or more visual features representing the probability distribution as a function of distance from the coordinate.