SEBASTIAN THRUN
Pilots at Page Ml Rd, Los Altos, CA

8548738, Oct 1, 2013

Jul 8, 2011

13/179147

Mohammed Waleed Kadous - Sunnyvale CA, US
Andrew Lookingbill - Palo Alto CA, US
Sebastian Thrun - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Scott Ettinger - San Carlos CA, US

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

G01C 21/30, G01C 21/32

701434, 701408

Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to indoor localization, for example, where GPS or other localization signals are unavailable. More specifically, aspects relate to using a particle filter in conjunction with one or more orientation devices to identify a location of a client device with respect to a map of an indoor space. This location may then be used to identify the path of the client device through the indoor space.

8630897, Jan 14, 2014

Jan 11, 2011

13/004514

Luis Ricardo Prada Gomez - Hayward CA, US
Andrew Timothy Szybalski - San Francisco CA, US
Sebastian Thrun - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Philip Nemec - San Jose CA, US
Christopher Paul Urmson - Mountain View CA, US

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

G06Q 30/00

705 1411, 705 1419, 705 1445, 705 1457

The present invention relates generally to arranging for free or discounted transportation to an advertiser's business location. More specifically, the invention involves automatically comparing the cost of transportation and the potential profit from a completed transaction using a number of real-time calculations. For example, the calculation may consider various factors including a consumer's current location, the consumer's most likely route and form of transportation (such as train, personal car, taxi, rental car, or shared vehicle), the consumer's daily agenda, the price competing advertisers are willing to pay for the customer to be delivered to alternate locations, and other costs. In this regard, the customer's obstacles to entering a business location are reduced while routing and cost calculations are automatically handled based on the demand for the advertiser's goods and potential profit margins.

2013018, Jul 25, 2013

Jan 19, 2012

13/353445

Maj Isabelle Olsson - San Francisco CA, US
Mitchell Joseph Heinrich - San Francisco CA, US
Sebastian Thrun - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Sergey Brin - Palo Alto CA, US

GOOGLE INC. - Mountain View CA

G09G 5/00, H04N 5/225, H04R 25/00, G06F 3/041

34833301, 345 8, 345173, 381151, 178 1803, 348E05026

An electronic device includes a band configured to be worn on the head of a user. The band has a central portion and first and second temple portions extending therefrom. The central portion is configured to contact a portion of the face of a user, and the temple portions are configured to contact portions of the head of the user near ears thereof. An operational unit having a display element is affixed to the first temple portion and includes a housing having an arm defining a longitudinal axis. The housing also includes an elbow portion defining a display end that supports the display element such that it extends along a display axis angled with respect to the longitudinal axis and such that the display element is positionable over an eye of the user. Image generating means are disposed within the housing for generating an image presentable on the display element.

2012021, Aug 23, 2012

Feb 17, 2011

13/030071

Christian Plagemann - Menlo Park CA, US
Hendrik Dahlkamp - Palo Alto CA, US
Hariraam Varun Ganapathi - Palo Alto CA, US
Sebastian Thrun - Los Altos Hills CA, US

The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford, Junior, University - Palo Alto CA

G09G 5/08

345158

The present invention provides a system and computerized method for receiving image information and translating it to computer inputs. In an embodiment of the invention, image information is received for a predetermined action space to identify an active body part. From such image information, depth information is extracted to interpret the actions of the active body part. Predetermined gestures can then be identified to provide input to a computer. For example, gestures that can be interpreted to mimic computerized touchscreen operation. Also, touchpad or mouse operations can be mimicked.

8612135, Dec 17, 2013

Feb 14, 2012

13/396153

Michael Steven Montemerlo - Mountain View CA, US
Sebastian Thrun - Los Altos Hills CA, US

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

G01C 21/00, G01C 21/12, G01C 21/34, G01C 21/36

701400, 701409, 701450

Aspects of the disclosure relate generally to an autonomous vehicle accessing portions of a map to localize itself within the map. More specifically, one or more convolution scores may be generated between a prior map and a current map. Convolution scores may be generated by applying a fast Fourier transform on both the prior and current maps, multiplying the results of the transforms, and taking the inverse fast Fourier transform of the product. Based on these convolution scores, an autonomous vehicle may determine the offset between the maps and localize itself relative to the prior map.

2014001, Jan 16, 2014

Sep 18, 2013

14/030397

Christopher Paul Urmson - Mountain View CA, US
Sebastian Thrun - Los Altos Hills CA, US

GOOGLE INC. - Mountain View CA

G06K 9/00

382104

A system and method provides maps identifying the 3D location of traffic lights. The position, location, and orientation of a traffic light may be automatically extrapolated from two or more images. The maps may then be used to assist robotic vehicles or human drivers to identify the location and status of a traffic signal.

8583400, Nov 12, 2013

May 13, 2011

13/107316

Sebastian Thrun - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Andrew Lookingbill - Palo Alto CA, US
Mohammed Waleed Kadous - Sunnyvale CA, US

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

G01C 19/00

702150, 702155, 702179, 702189

Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to indoor localization, for example, where GPS or other localization signals are unavailable. More specifically, aspects relate to using a particle filter in conjunction with a gyroscope and/or accelerometer to identify a current location of a client device with respect to a map. In one example, the map may be based upon a map including a series of walls representing locations where a user may not walk within a building. In another example, the map may be based upon a series of rails representing locations where a user may walk within a building.

8352110, Jan 8, 2013

Aug 6, 2012

13/567428

Andrew Szybalski - San Francisco CA, US
Luis Ricardo Prada Gomez - Hayward CA, US
Christopher Paul Urmson - Mountain View CA, US
Sebastian Thrun - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Philip Nemec - San Jose CA, US

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

G05D 1/02

701 23, 701 41

A passenger in an automated vehicle may relinquish control of the vehicle to a control computer when the control computer has determined that it may maneuver the vehicle safely to a destination. The passenger may relinquish or regain control of the vehicle by applying different degrees of pressure, for example, on a steering wheel of the vehicle. The control computer may convey status information to a passenger in a variety of ways including by illuminating elements of the vehicle. The color and location of the illumination may indicate the status of the control computer, for example, whether the control computer has been armed, is ready to take control of the vehicle, or is currently controlling the vehicle.

2013013, May 30, 2013

Nov 30, 2011

13/307168

Aaron Wheeler - San Francisco CA, US
Liang-Yu (Tom) Chi - San Francisco CA, US
Sebastian Thrun - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Hayes Raffle - Palo Alto CA, US
Nirmal Patel - Mountain View CA, US

GOOGLE INC. - Mountain View CA

G06F 3/048

715765

Methods and systems involving navigation of a graphical interface are disclosed herein. An example system may be configured to: (a) cause a head-mounted display (HMD) to provide a graphical interface, the graphical interface comprising (i) a view port having a view-port orientation and (ii) at least one navigable area having at least one border, the at least one border having a first border orientation; (b) receive input data that indicates movement of the view port towards the at least one border; (c) determine that the view-port orientation is within a predetermined threshold distance from the first border orientation; and (d) based on at least the determination that the view-port orientation is within a predetermined threshold distance from the first border orientation, adjust the first border orientation from the first border orientation to a second border orientation.

2013023, Sep 12, 2013

Mar 12, 2012

13/417630

Sebastian Thrun - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Mohammed Waleed Kadous - Sunnyvale CA, US

Google Inc. - Mountain View CA

G01C 21/34, G01C 21/00

701418, 701445

Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to indoor localization, for example, where GPS or other localization signals are unavailable. More particularly, the estimated location, and in some examples the estimated heading, of a client device may be displayed on a display of the client device. As the device is moved through the indoor space, its location and/or orientation may be estimated based on measurements from one or more orientation devices. Typically, as the client device moves through an indoor space, the location estimation may become less and less accurate. This may be addressed by allowing the user to correct the current location and/or heading. The correction may be logged by the client device and transmitted to a server for further processing.