Patent ID: 11919160
Assignee: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 7:
8. An apparatus for controlling a robotic device, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled with the processor and storing instructions operable, when executed by the processor, to cause the apparatus to:
observe a first object associated with an object type at one or more first locations in an environment over a period of time prior to a current time;
generate a probability distribution associated with the one or more first locations based on observing the first object over the period of time;
observe, at the current time, a second object associated with the object type at a second location in the environment;
determine a probability of the second object being at the second location based on observing the second object at the second location, the probability being based on the probability distribution associated with the one or more first locations; and
control the robotic device to perform an action based on the probability being less than a threshold.