Patents by Inventor Thomas Edward Hilliar Isaacson

Thomas Edward Hilliar Isaacson 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 sharing position information in personal navigation devices
    Patent number: 8098151
    Abstract: A method of sharing position information of a personal navigation device (PND) with a peer PND includes the PND receiving a request from the peer PND to share the position information with the peer PND, determining a class of the peer PND, the PND filtering out a piece of the position information from the PND thereof according to the class of the peer PND to generate a filtered position information, and the PND sending the filtered position information to the peer PND.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Mitac International Corp.
    Inventor: Thomas Edward Hilliar Isaacson
  • Method of routing a first personal navigation device away from a second personal navigation device
    Patent number: 8082097
    Abstract: A method of routing a first personal navigation device (PND) away from a second PND, the method includes receiving a position or second route of the second PND, and generating a first route for the first PND that maintains at least a threshold distance from the position or second route of the second PND.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Mitac International Corp.
    Inventor: Thomas Edward Hilliar Isaacson
  • Method of performing notification in personal navigation device
    Patent number: 8054196
    Abstract: To help a user avoid potentially harmful purchases, performing notification in a personal navigation device (PND) includes determining position of the PND, comparing the position against a plurality of restricted points of interest according to a predetermined setting, and activating an alert when the position is within a threshold distance of one of the restricted points of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: Mitac International Corp.
    Inventor: Thomas Edward Hilliar Isaacson
  • METHOD OF SHARING POSITION INFORMATION IN PERSONAL NAVIGATION DEVICES
    Publication number: 20100262360
    Abstract: A method of sharing position information of a personal navigation device (PND) with a peer PND includes the PND receiving a request from the peer PND to share the position information with the peer PND, determining a class of the peer PND, the PND filtering out a piece of the position information from the PND thereof according to the class of the peer PND to generate a filtered position information, and the PND sending the filtered position information to the peer PND.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventor: Thomas Edward Hilliar Isaacson
  • METHOD OF ROUTING A FIRST PERSONAL NAVIGATION DEVICE AWAY FROM A SECOND PERSONAL NAVIGATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100169002
    Abstract: A method of routing a first personal navigation device (PND) away from a second PND, the method includes receiving a position or second route of the second PND, and generating a first route for the first PND that maintains at least a threshold distance from the position or second route of the second PND.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventor: Thomas Edward Hilliar Isaacson
  • Method of Performing Notification in Personal Navigation Device
    Publication number: 20100148981
    Abstract: To help a user avoid potentially harmful purchases, performing notification in a personal navigation device (PND) includes determining position of the PND, comparing the position against a plurality of restricted points of interest according to a predetermined setting, and activating an alert when the position is within a threshold distance of one of the restricted points of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventor: Thomas Edward Hilliar Isaacson