US 12,462,485 B2
Systems and methods for enhanced base map generation
Jeremy Carnahan, Normal, IL (US); Michael Stine McGraw, Bloomington, IL (US); and John Andrew Schirano, Bloomington, IL (US)
Assigned to State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 11, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/601,219.
Application 18/601,219 is a continuation of application No. 18/058,642, filed on Nov. 23, 2022, granted, now 11,954,797.
Application 18/058,642 is a continuation of application No. 17/083,850, filed on Oct. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,512,955, issued on Nov. 29, 2022.
Application 17/083,850 is a continuation of application No. 16/244,925, filed on Jan. 10, 2019, granted, now 10,823,562, issued on Nov. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0249473 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06T 17/05 (2011.01); G01C 11/06 (2006.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); G06T 7/55 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 10/44 (2022.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 20/13 (2022.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01)
CPC G06T 17/05 (2013.01) [G01C 11/06 (2013.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); G06T 7/55 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06V 10/454 (2022.01); G06V 10/764 (2022.01); G06V 20/13 (2022.01); G06V 20/17 (2022.01); G06V 20/56 (2022.01); G06V 20/588 (2022.01); G06T 2207/10028 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30256 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A feature mapping (“FM”) computer system for generating an enhanced base map, the FM computer system comprising at least one processor and at least one memory in communication with the at least one processor, the at least one processor configured to:
receive a localized image including a photo depicting a driving environment and location data associated with the photo;
generate, using a photogrammetry module, a point cloud based upon the photo and the location data, wherein the point cloud comprises a set of data points representing the driving environment in a three dimensional (“3D”) space;
determine a priority for each of the set of data points based upon a relevance of each point in accurately depicting a feature included in the photo; and
generate, based upon the determined priority, the enhanced base map that includes the depicted feature.