ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,487, issued on Dec. 16.
"Transit location systems and methods using LIDAR" was invented by Duane Maxwell (San Diego), Robert Hanczor (San Diego) and Shang Yi Huang (San Diego).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Transit location systems and methods using LIDAR are provided. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises receiving a 3D image captured from a vehicle on a pathway; transforming the 3D image into a first 2D image; and determining a location of the vehicle along the pathway, comprising: comparing the first 2D image to a plurality of second 2D images each captured at a respective known location along the pathway, se...