{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-11501496","patent":{"patent_number":"US-11501496","title":"Navigation system and method using a bounding volume hierarchy","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2020-10-12T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2022-11-15T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["G01C","G06T","B60W","G06T","G06T"],"num_claims":11,"abstract":"A system for generating a path for navigating an environment, the system comprising a bounding volume hierarchy, BVH, generation unit operable to generate a BVH comprising a plurality of bounding volumes representing one or more objects in the environment, a BVH analysis unit operable to identify information about the geometry of the environment from the BVH, and a path planning unit operable to generate a path through the environment in dependence upon the identified geometry."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Navigation system and method using a bounding volume hierarchy","description":"A system for generating a path for navigating an environment, the system comprising a bounding volume hierarchy, BVH, generation unit operable to generate a BVH comprising a plurality of bounding volu","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-11501496","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-11501496","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Navigation system and method using a bounding volume hierarchy\" (US-11501496). https://patentable.app/patents/US-11501496","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-11501496","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-11501496","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-30T15:39:08.087Z"}