METHOD, DEVICES AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF A DATE RECORDED BY A MOTOR VEHICLE

By using environmental sensor data and transmitting it to a backend for location determination, the method addresses the cost and complexity issues of maintaining a vehicle-based map, achieving accurate and efficient location determination.

DE102017207544B4Active Publication Date: 2026-06-18VOLKSWAGEN AG
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Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
VOLKSWAGEN AG
Filing Date
2017-05-04
Publication Date
2026-06-18

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing methods for determining the location of a motor vehicle require a highly accurate and constantly updated digital map, which incurs significant costs and maintenance efforts.

Method used

A method that records data using environmental sensors, including information on visual landmarks, and generates data packets that are transmitted to a backend for location determination, eliminating the need for a vehicle-based digital map and reducing computational complexity.

Benefits of technology

Enables accurate location determination without the need for a vehicle-based map, reducing costs and computational effort while allowing flexible data transmission based on event relevance.

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Abstract

Method for determining the location of a date recorded by a motor vehicle (40), comprising the steps: - Recording (10) at least one data point (ED) by an environmental sensor (42) of the motor vehicle (40); - Determining (11) additional data (PD, UD) that enable location determination of at least one recorded data (ED), wherein the additional data (PD, UD) include at least local environmental data with information on visual landmarks recorded by the environmental sensors (42) of the motor vehicle (40); - Generation (13) of a data package (DP) by linking the additional data (PD, UD) with the at least one recorded data (ED), wherein the scope of the additional data (PD, UD) in a data package (DP) depends on the type of the at least one recorded data (ED); and - automatically or in response to a request, transmitting (14) the data packet (DP) to a backend (83).
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