Patents by Inventor Matthijs Willem den Otter

Matthijs Willem den Otter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Navigation device having dead reckoning navigation functionality and method thereof
    Patent number: 9417072
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of determining a heading of travel of a navigation device, comprising determining a reference heading for a roadway system and determining a current heading of navigation device travel, wherein the current heading is determined as an integer multiple of a predetermined lock angle in combination with the reference heading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: TomTom International B.V.
    Inventor: Matthijs Willem den Otter
  • NAVIGATION DEVICE HAVING DEAD RECKONING NAVIGATION FUNCTIONALITY AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20140297177
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of determining a heading of travel of a navigation device, comprising determining a reference heading for a roadway system and determining a current heading of navigation device travel, wherein the current heading is determined as an integer multiple of a predetermined lock angle in combination with the reference heading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventor: Matthijs Willem den Otter
  • Systems and methods for detecting bifurcations
    Patent number: 8706403
    Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a method of detecting a bifurcation in a navigable feature. The method includes first determining a first possible segment and a second possible segment of the navigable feature based on location measurements along the navigable feature, the location measurements representing a heading vector and the location measurements having a higher probability of being on the first possible segment than on the second possible segment, second determining an angle based on the heading vector and a vector between the second possible segment and one of the location measurements, and detecting a bifurcation based on the angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: TomTom International B.V.
    Inventors: Matthijs Willem den Otter, Alexandru Serbanescu
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING BIFURCATIONS
    Publication number: 20120226436
    Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a method of detecting a bifurcation in a navigable feature. The method includes first determining a first possible segment and a second possible segment of the navigable feature based on location measurements along the navigable feature, the location measurements representing a heading vector and the location measurements having a higher probability of being on the first possible segment than on the second possible segment, second determining an angle based on the heading vector and a vector between the second possible segment and one of the location measurements, and detecting a bifurcation based on the angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2010
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Matthijs Willem den Otter, Alexandru Serbanescu