Patents by Inventor Tom Blind

Tom Blind 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).

  • Publication number: 20090303251
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for displaying geo-located imagery are described. The systems may utilize multiple independent quadtree data structures to organize and display geo-located imagery from a variety of sources. A user of the systems described herein may select which geo-located imagery quadtree sets are to be displayed. The user may further select the priority order for the multiple geo-located imagery quadtree sets. The systems may include remote tile servers in communication over the Internet with a local tile server and client at the user's location. The multiple geo-located imagery quadtree sets may include imagery information organized by time of capture, method of capture, and/or source. The imagery may, for example, include photographic imagery, map imagery, and/or charts. The imagery may be supplied by a variety of sources including users and third party imagery providers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Andras Balogh, Tom Blind, Tom Churchill, Vincent Fiano