Patent Document ID: 20080046180
Application ID: 11881369
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for managing data (D), particularly coordinate data, which are determined with reference to a predetermined number of reference points (P 1 , P 2 , H 1 , H 2 , H 3 ) as data points (DPi) with a spatial distribution around the respective reference points, using at least one sensor device ( 4 , 5 ) such as a coordinate determination arrangement, Said method comprising the steps of: a) grouping the data points (DPi) into a number of data point classes (C i ) in accordance with a first distance criterion; b) determining for each data point class a center point (C′ i ); c) comparing a distance of each data point (DP i ) from the center-point of the data point classes with a second distance criterion; d) depending on the comparison in step c): d1) selecting a data point as a starting point of an additional data point class (C x ); d2) re-grouping the data points into the established data point classes (C 1 , C 2 ) and the additional datapoint class (Ce) in accordance with the first distance criterion, d3) repeating the steps b) to d2) until a predetermined termination criterion is fulfilled, and e) assigning the various data point classes to a respective reference point.