Methods of generating and transmitting positional data

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a device associated with a vehicle, cause the device to perform a method for generating and transmitting probe data samples comprising positional data, the method comprising:

• obtaining a sequence of detected event data, each of the detected event data including data received from an actuator operated by a person or an in-vehicle control system to move a component of the vehicle;
• obtaining a plurality of search pattern data, each of the plurality of search pattern data comprising a respective sequence of vehicle events indicative of a different point of interest type;
• determining that one of the plurality of search pattern data matches at least a portion of the sequence of detected event data;
• in response to determining that one of the a plurality of search pattern data matches at least the portion of the sequence of detected event data, generating a probe data sample comprising data indicative of the determined one of the plurality of search pattern data and positional data of the vehicle;
• and
• transmitting the probe data sample.

A device that generates and transmits probe data samples comprising positional data, and the device comprising:

• circuitry for at least one subsystem, the circuitry for the at least one subsystem configured to:
• obtain a sequence of detected event data, each of the detected event data including data received from an actuator operated by a person or an in-vehicle control system to move a component of a vehicle with which the device is associated;
• obtain a plurality of search pattern data, each of the plurality of search pattern data comprising a respective sequence of vehicle events indicative of a different point of interest type;
• determine that one of the plurality of search pattern data matches at least a portion of the sequence of detected event data;
• in response to the determination that one of the plurality of search pattern data matches at least the portion of the sequence of detected event data, generate a probe data sample comprising data indicative of the determined one of the plurality of search pattern data and positional data of the vehicle;
• and
• transmit the probe data sample.