IP Library Granted Patent US 10,429,197
Granted Patent B1
US 10,429,197 · App. 16/008,937 · Granted Oct 1, 2019

Terrain analysis for automatic route determination

Inventors: John Carrino (Menlo Park, CA); Joseph Kruse (Nashville, TN); Jasmine Peterson (Mountain View, CA); Leah Anderson (Richmond, CA); Paul Ryan (New York, NY); Reese Glidden (Palo Alto, CA); Andrew Elder (New York, NY); Kevin Ng (New York, NY)
Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.
G01C21/3461G01C21/20H04W4/02
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Patent No.
US 10,429,197
App. No.
16/008,937
Granted
Oct 1, 2019
Kind
B1
Abstract

Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are provided for determining routes within a location. Location information for a location may be obtained. The location information may include terrain information for the location. A set of restricted regions within the location may be determined based on the location information. A set of paths within the location may be determined based on the set of restricted regions. An interface through which information describing the set of paths within the location is accessible may be provided.

Claims (43)

1. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform:

obtaining location information for a location, the location information including terrain information for the location;

determining a set of restricted regions within the location based on the location information, the set of restricted regions comprising respective boundaries of the restricted regions;

determining one or more distances between the respective boundaries of at least two restricted regions of the set of restricted regions;

comparing the one or more distances with a distance threshold;

determining a topological skeleton of the location based on a straight skeleton analysis of the set of restricted regions within the location;

determining a set of paths within the location based on the topological skeleton of the location and the comparison of the one or more distances with the distance threshold; and

providing an interface through which information describing the set of paths within the location is accessible.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the terrain information defines elevations of a terrain within the location and the set of restricted regions within the location is determined based on changes in the elevations of the terrain within the location.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein a boundary of a restricted region within the set of restricted regions traces a line of a given slope within the terrain.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the given slope is defined by a single value or a range of values meeting a threshold.

5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the given slope is determined based on a type of an entity that is expected to traverse one or more paths of the set of paths.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the location information further includes restriction information for the location, the restriction information defining one or more restricted regions within the location.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the set of paths is determined based on a straight skeleton analysis of the set of restricted regions within the location.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the set of paths is determined based on distances between one or more boundaries of the set of restricted regions meeting a distance threshold.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the distance threshold is determined based on a type of an entity that is expected to traverse one or more paths of the set of paths.

10. A method implemented by a computing system including one or more processors and storage media storing machine-readable instructions, wherein the method is performed using the one or more processors, the method comprising:

obtaining location information for a location, the location information including terrain information for the location;

determining a set of restricted regions within the location based on the location information, the set of restricted regions comprising respective boundaries of the restricted regions;

determining one or more distances between the respective boundaries of at least two restricted regions of the set of restricted regions;

comparing the one or more distances with a distance threshold;

determining a topological skeleton of the location based on a straight skeleton analysis of the set of restricted regions within the location;

determining a set of paths within the location based on the topological skeleton of the location and the comparison of the one or more distances with the distance threshold; and

providing an interface through which information describing the set of paths within the location is accessible.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the terrain information defines elevations of a terrain within the location and the set of restricted regions within the location is determined based on changes in the elevations of the terrain within the location.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein a boundary of a restricted region within the set of restricted regions traces a line of a given slope within the terrain.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the given slope is defined by a single value or a range of values meeting a threshold.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the given slope is determined based on a type of an entity that is expected to traverse one or more paths of the set of paths.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the location information further includes restriction information for the location, the restriction information defining one or more restricted regions within the location.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the set of paths is determined based on a straight skeleton analysis of the set of restricted regions within the location.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein the set of paths is determined based on distances between one or more boundaries of the set of restricted regions meeting a distance threshold.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the distance threshold is determined based on a type of an entity that is expected to traverse one or more paths of the set of paths.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform:

obtaining location information for a location, the location information including terrain information for the location;

determining a set of restricted regions within the location based on the location information, the set of restricted regions comprising respective boundaries of the restricted regions;

determining one or more distances between the respective boundaries of at least two restricted regions of the set of restricted regions;

comparing the one or more distances with a distance threshold;

determining a topological skeleton of the location based on a straight skeleton analysis of the set of restricted regions within the location;

determining a set of paths within the location based on the topological skeleton of the location and the comparison of the one or more distances with the distance threshold; and

providing an interface through which information describing the set of paths within the location is accessible.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the terrain information defines elevations of a terrain within the location and the set of restricted regions within the location is determined based on changes in the elevations of the terrain within the location.

Assignments (9)
ASSIGNMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENTS Recorded Jul 3, 2022
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 4, 2020
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2018
From: ELDER, ANDREW; NG, KEVIN
To: PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 29, 2018
From: CARRINO, JOHN; KRUSE, JOSEPH; PETERSON, JASMINE; ANDERSON, LEAH; RYAN, PAUL; GLIDDEN, REESE
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