Abstract: Systems that distribute map data and related map services are vital to companies in many industries, for example, telecommunications, trucking, and national defense. These systems typically comprise a computer, known as a server, which retrieves the map data, and a computer, known as a client, which electronically requests and receives map data from the server over a computer network, such as the Internet. Servers in these systems often suffer from at least two problems: first, the slow delivery of the map data and related services to clients, and second, the inability to operate in different modes with different types of clients. Accordingly, the inventors devised servers, systems, and related methods for rapidly delivering map data to many types of client, ranging from mobile telephones and personal digital assistants to workstations.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 6, 2006
Date of Patent:
September 16, 2008
Assignee:
ObjectFX Corporation
Inventors:
Douglas M. Van Watermulen, George F. Flannery, James D. Scott
Abstract: Systems that distribute map data and related map services are vital to companies in many industries, for example, telecommunications, trucking, and national defense. These systems typically comprise a computer, known as a server, which retrieves the map data, and a computer, known as a client, which electronically requests and receives map data from the server over a computer network, such as the Internet. Servers in these systems often suffer from at least two problems: first, the slow delivery of the map data and related services to clients, and second, the inability to operate in different modes with different types of clients. Accordingly, the inventors devised servers, systems, and related methods for rapidly delivering map data to many types of client, ranging from mobile telephones and personal digital assistants to workstations.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 20, 2000
Date of Patent:
August 5, 2003
Assignee:
ObjectFX Corporation
Inventors:
Douglas M. Van Watermulen, George F. Flannery, James D. Scott