Patents by Inventor Yoshio Tooko

Yoshio Tooko 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).

  • Patent number: 4819174
    Abstract: A road navigation system comprises a plurality of guidance information transmitter systems disposed along a route, each transmitter system generating current location information in the form of extremely-low-powered electric waves, and a guidance signal generator system for providing guidance information for the benefit of a user. The guidance signal generator system comprises a receiver unit for receiving the current location information from the guidance information transmitter system, an input unit for inputting destination information, a memory unit for storing available map information and the inputted destination information which can be prepared as route information to be traced, a data processor unit for comparing the route information with the current location information received by the receiver unit and for producing the guidance information, and an output unit for communicating the guidance information to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 4, 1989
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kenichi Furuno, Yoshio Tooko, Takayuki Nonami