G01C 21/3863
Structures of map data
Official title: {Structures of map data}
G01C21/3863 (Structures of map data) appears on 1,603 US grants and 2,091 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Granted patents
Recent patents
- Automatic selection of map detail levels6 Oct 2026US 12,754,038 B2Uber Technologies, Inc.
- Systems and methods for emergency response mapping and visualization in three dimensions using orthographic projection information6 Oct 2026US 12,755,487 B2Fnv IP B.V.
- System and method for compressed high-definition (HD) map generation29 Sep 2026US 12,747,963 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Vertical order determination for overlapping roadways22 Sep 2026US 12,742,654 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Map data adjustments for anomaly correction22 Sep 2026US 12,742,655 B2Apple Inc.
- Method for constructing a map while performing work8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305899 A1Bobsweep USA
- Method for generating a map representation for a vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298658 A1
- Method for creating a digital road map1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298664 A1
- Autonomous driving control server and method of controlling autonomous driving therein17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274293 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Generating a Customized Digital Map Via a Generative Machine-Learned Model17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276401 A1Google Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Digital mapping system549US 7,158,878 B2Google Inc. · 2007
- Digital mapping system470US 7,379,811 B2Google Inc. · 2008
- Interactive automated mapping system383US 5,214,757 AGeoResearch, Inc. · 1993
- Adaptive mapping to navigate autonomous vehicles responsive to physical environment changes367US 9,612,123 B1Zoox, Inc. · 2017
- Object-based geographic information system (GIS)351US 6,247,019 B1PRC Public Sector, Inc. · 2001