Patents by Inventor Steven P. Greasby

Steven P. Greasby 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).

  • Speed limit change notification
    Patent number: 8258978
    Abstract: Techniques are described that may be implemented in a mobile electronic device providing navigation functionality to furnish a notification that the indicated speed limit of a roadway being traversed has changed. In an implementation, the display of the mobile electronic device is configured to display navigation information including a roadway graphic representing a roadway being traversed by the mobile electronic device and a speed limit indicator graphic for indicating the speed limit associated with the roadway. When a change in the indicated speed limit is encountered, an attribute of the navigation information is temporarily altered to provide a notification of the change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
    Inventor: Steven P. Greasby
  • SPEED LIMIT CHANGE NOTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20110288770
    Abstract: Techniques are described that may be implemented in a mobile electronic device providing navigation functionality to furnish a notification that the indicated speed limit of a roadway being traversed has changed. In an implementation, the display of the mobile electronic device is configured to display navigation information including a roadway graphic representing a roadway being traversed by the mobile electronic device and a speed limit indicator graphic for indicating the speed limit associated with the roadway. When a change in the indicated speed limit is encountered, an attribute of the navigation information is temporarily altered to provide a notification of the change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: GARMIN LTD.
    Inventor: Steven P. Greasby