Apparatus for fast path search by learning heuristic function and method thereof

US8935096B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8935096-B2
Application numberUS-201213646972-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 8, 2012
Priority dateMar 26, 2012
Publication dateJan 13, 2015
Grant dateJan 13, 2015

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Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for fast path search using learning of a heuristic function according to the present invention. An apparatus for fast path search according to the present invention includes: an input unit to receive destination information from a user, and to receive a search request for a path to the received destination information; a location recognizing unit to obtain current location information of the user when the search request for the path is received; and a control unit to search a map for a path from a start node corresponding to the current location information to a destination node corresponding to the destination information using a heuristic evaluation function.

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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus for fast path search, comprising: an input unit to receive current location information and destination information from a user, and to receive a search request for a path to the received destination information; and a control unit to search a map for a path from a start node corresponding to the current location information to a destination node corresponding to the destination information using a heuristic evaluation function, wherein the he…

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What does patent US8935096B2 cover?
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for fast path search using learning of a heuristic function according to the present invention. An apparatus for fast path search according to the present invention includes: an input unit to receive destination information from a user, and to receive a search request for a path to the received destination information; a location recognizing unit to obtai…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Korea Electronics Telecomm
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01C21/3446. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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