Patents by Inventor Tom Laverty

Tom Laverty 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 and apparatus for navigation system for searching easily accessible POI along route
    Patent number: 7480566
    Abstract: A search method and apparatus for a navigation system finds accessible points of interest (POI) along the route to the destination in a flexible manner. The navigation system changes its search range when the geographic condition warrants expansion of the search range. The search method is comprised of the steps of: searching POIs specified by a user along a route to a destination within a predetermined search range relative to the route, detecting POIs located within the predetermined search range, determining if a geographic condition on a specific area on the route exists that enables easy accessibility to POIs, expanding the search range if the geographic condition enabling the easy accessibility to POIs exists for the specific area, and detecting POIs located within the expanded search range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Tom Laverty
  • Method and apparatus for navigation system for searching easily accessible POI along route
    Publication number: 20060089788
    Abstract: A search method and apparatus for a navigation system finds accessible points of interest (POI) along the route to the destination in a flexible manner. The navigation system changes its search range when the geographic condition warrants expansion of the search range. The search method is comprised of the steps of: searching POIs specified by a user along a route to a destination within a predetermined search range relative to the route, detecting POIs located within the predetermined search range, determining if a geographic condition on a specific area on the route exists that enables easy accessibility to POIs, expanding the search range if the geographic condition enabling the easy accessibility to POIs exists for the specific area, and detecting POIs located within the expanded search range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventor: Tom Laverty