IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,720,191
Granted Patent B2
US 12,720,191 · App. 17/786,097 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Controlling sensor activation and deactivation for energy efficient localization

View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,720,191
App. No.
17/786,097
Filed
Jun 16, 2022
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Examiner
DANG, HUNG Q
Art Unit
2484
USPC
348/159
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2022
From: KARAGIANNIS, IOANNIS; ARAÚJO, JOSÉ; TAHER KOUHESTANI, AMIRHOSSEIN; GONZALEZ MORIN, DIEGO; ANDERSSON, LARS; MUDDUKRISHNA, ANANYA
To: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Reel/Frame 060225/0380 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230033951A1 · Feb 2, 2023
References Cited (28)
US 20110124349A1 · Midtun · 2011 [cited by examiner]
US 20130229508A1 · Li · 2013 [cited by examiner]
US 20140011517A1 · Lin et al. · 2014 [cited by applicant]
US 20140240469A1 · Lee · 2014 [cited by examiner]
US 20140351559A1 · Lautner et al. · 2014 [cited by applicant]
US 20170336439A1 · Li · 2017 [cited by examiner]
US 20180115711A1 · Kato et al. · 2018 [cited by applicant]
US 20180348843A1 · de Cesare · 2018 [cited by examiner]
US 20190355169A1 · Sapienza · 2019 [cited by examiner]
US 20200409361A1 · Herman · 2020 [cited by examiner]
CN 107205661A · 2017 [cited by applicant]
CN 109556615A · 2019 [cited by applicant]
WO 2019221580A1 · 2019 [cited by applicant]
WO 2019221582A1 · 2019 [cited by applicant]
International Search Report and Written Opinion mailed Aug. 27, 2020 for International Patent Application No. PCT/EP2019/085723, 11 pages. [cited by applicant]
R. Omar Chavez-Garcia, “Multiple Sensor Fusion for Detection, Classification and Tracking of Moving Objects in Driving Environments”, Robotics [cs.RO], Universite de Genoble, 2014, 3 pages. [cited by applicant]
Stefan Leutenegger et al., “BRISK: Binary Robust Invariant Scalable Keypoints”, Autonomous Systems Labs, ETH Zurich, Nov. 6-13, 2011, 8 pages. [cited by applicant]
Liefeng Bo et al., “Depth Kernel Descriptors for Object Recognition”, 2011 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2011), Sep. 25-30, 2011, 6 pages. [cited by applicant]
Alexandre Alahi et al., “FREAK: Fast Retina Keypoint”, 2012 IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Jun. 16-21, 2012, 8 pages. [cited by applicant]
Guangcong Zhang et al., “Good Features to Track for Visual SLAM”, 2015 IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Jun. 7-12, 2015, 10 pages. [cited by applicant]
Martin Buczko et al., “How to Distinguish Inliers from Outliers in Visual Odometry for High-Speed Automotive Applications”, 2016 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), Jun. 19-22, 2016, 7 pages. [cited by applicant]
Thomas Schneider et al., “Maplab: An Open Framework for Research in Visual-Inertial Mapping and Localization”, IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, vol. 3, No. 3, Jul. 2018, 8 pages. [cited by applicant]
Hassan Fourati and Krzysztof Iniewski (Eds.), “Multisensor Data Fusion: From Algorithms and Architectural Design to Applications”, 1st Edition, 2016, CRC Press, https://doi.org/10.1201/b18851, 8 pages. [cited by applicant]
J.A. Castellanos et al., “Multisensor Fusion for Simultaneous Localization and Map Building”, IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, vol. 17, No. 6, Dec. 2001, 7 pages. [cited by applicant]
David Scaramuzza et al., “Visual Odometry—Part 1: The First 30 Years and Fundamentals”, IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine, Dec. 2011, 13 pages. . [cited by applicant]
Office Action mailed May 28, 2025 for Chinese Patent Application No. 201980103077.2, 13 pages. [cited by applicant]
Office Action mailed Dec. 24, 2024 for Chinese Patent Application No. 201980103077.2, 12 pages. [cited by applicant]
Qui, Meikang et al.; “Efficent Algorithm of Energy Minimization for Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Network”; Proc. 2006 IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Embedded And Ubiquitous Computing (EUC'2006); Lecture Note in … [cited by applicant]