Patents by Inventor Steven M. Harding

Steven M. Harding 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).

  • Method of operating a navigation system to provide route guidance
    Patent number: 8364398
    Abstract: A method of operating a navigation system to provide a route guidance message for traveling a route is disclosed. A plurality of features visible from a road segment of the route is obtained from a geographic database associated with the navigation system. An importance rating for each of the identified features is determined. The guidance message references the identified feature having a highest determined importance rating. The importance rating considers a permanence or a seasonal dependency of the identified feature. The importance rating is adjusted to favor the identified feature closest to the lane in which the vehicle is currently located.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Navteq B.V.
    Inventors: Sara B. Rossio, Christopher S. Wiklund, Steven M. Harding, David J. Holsinger
  • Method of Operating a Navigation System to Provide Route Guidance
    Publication number: 20110054777
    Abstract: A method of operating a navigation system to provide a route guidance message for traveling a route is disclosed. A plurality of features visible from a road segment of the route is obtained from a geographic database associated with the navigation system. An importance rating for each of the identified features is determined. The guidance message references the identified feature having a highest determined importance rating. The importance rating considers a permanence or a seasonal dependency of the identified feature. The importance rating is adjusted to favor the identified feature closest to the lane in which the vehicle is currently located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Sara B. Rossio, Christopher S. Wiklund, Steven M. Harding, David J. Holsinger
  • Easel
    Patent number: D643223
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Inventor: Steven M. Harding
  • Easel
    Patent number: D643635
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Inventor: Steven M. Harding