Prior art — US Patent 10274325

To identify the most relevant prior art for US patent 10274325, I will access the patent information directly from the USPTO database.

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Here are the patent citations for US10274325B2, along with a brief description and potential anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102:

Prior Art References Cited in US10274325B2:

The patent text itself includes a section for "Prior art keywords" which lists "robot," "nodes," "location," "graph," and "map," indicating general areas of prior art. However, for specific patent citations, I will refer to the "References Cited" section of the patent document itself. Since the full patent text was provided in the prompt, I will parse the "References Cited" section of US10274325B2 for the most relevant prior art.

US Patent 8,929,997 B2
- Full Citation: US 8,929,997 B2
- Publication/Filing Date: Publication date: January 6, 2015. Filing date: February 14, 2012.
- Brief Description: This patent describes systems and methods for autonomous robotic cleaning, including mapping a cleaning area and generating cleaning paths. It discusses using a robot to generate a map of an environment and navigating that environment.
- Potential Anticipated Claim(s): This patent potentially anticipates aspects of Claim 1 (method), Claim 9 (robot system), and Claim 16 (computer-readable storage apparatus) related to a robot traveling in an environment and creating a map or graph for autonomous navigation. Specifically, the concept of a robot mapping an environment and using that map for navigation.
US Patent Application Publication 2014/0074291 A1
- Full Citation: US 2014/0074291 A1
- Publication/Filing Date: Publication date: March 13, 2014. Filing date: September 10, 2012.
- Brief Description: This publication details methods and systems for robot mapping and localization, including generating a map using sensor data and localizing the robot within that map. It addresses challenges related to environmental noise and sensor inaccuracies during mapping.
- Potential Anticipated Claim(s): This reference could anticipate elements of Claim 1, Claim 9, and Claim 16, particularly concerning the creation of a graph from sensor scans, addressing mapping inaccuracies, and localization. The mention of "environmental noise" and "sensor inaccuracies" aligns with the problems US10274325 seeks to solve.
US Patent Application Publication 2013/0096732 A1
- Full Citation: US 2013/0096732 A1
- Publication/Filing Date: Publication date: April 18, 2013. Filing date: October 14, 2011.
- Brief Description: This patent application focuses on systems and methods for determining the pose of a robot and constructing a map of an environment. It describes using sensor data to track robot movement and build a consistent map.
- Potential Anticipated Claim(s): This publication may anticipate aspects of Claim 1, Claim 9, and Claim 16 related to creating a graph of nodes from sensor scans and using this data to construct a map, especially regarding the pose of the robot and its relation to environmental features.
US Patent 7,869,969 B2
- Full Citation: US 7,869,969 B2
- Publication/Filing Date: Publication date: January 11, 2011. Filing date: September 1, 2005.
- Brief Description: This patent describes a method and system for creating a map of an unknown environment using a mobile robot. It focuses on techniques for building and refining maps through robot exploration.
- Potential Anticipated Claim(s): This patent could potentially anticipate foundational concepts in Claim 1, Claim 9, and Claim 16, specifically the general idea of a robot creating a map of an environment from sensor data.
US Patent 7,162,374 B2
- Full Citation: US 7,162,374 B2
- Publication/Filing Date: Publication date: January 9, 2007. Filing date: June 15, 2004.
- Brief Description: This patent describes a navigation system for an autonomous robot that includes mapping the environment and localizing the robot within the map.
- Potential Anticipated Claim(s): This patent might anticipate elements of Claim 1, Claim 9, and Claim 16 regarding a robot's ability to map an environment and perform localization for autonomous navigation.
US Patent 8,560,157 B2
- Full Citation: US 8,560,157 B2
- Publication/Filing Date: Publication date: October 15, 2013. Filing date: October 15, 2010.
- Brief Description: This patent describes a robotic system and method for autonomous navigation and cleaning, which includes mapping an area to be cleaned and generating a path.
- Potential Anticipated Claim(s): This patent could potentially anticipate aspects of Claim 1, Claim 9, and Claim 16 related to a robot's autonomous navigation, mapping, and path generation within an environment.

Note on Anticipation: Determining full anticipation under 35 U.S.C. § 102 requires a detailed claim-by-claim analysis against each prior art reference, examining whether every element of a claim is present in a single prior art reference. The brief descriptions above provide high-level potential areas of overlap based on the provided patent text.