Patents Assigned to Waze Mobile Ltd
  • Publication number: 20140249735
    Abstract: System and method for traffic mapping service are disclosed for allowing plurality of users having each a navigation device to transmit their locations to a server and optionally to signal to the server their requested destination. The system and method are further capable of calculating traffic parameters such as current traffic speed at a given road based on the momentary locations of the users. The system and method of the invention may also calculate and advise the users of preferred roads to take in order to arrive at the requested location with minimum delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Waze Mobile Ltd.
    Inventors: Uri Levine, Amir Shinar, Ehud Shabtai
  • Patent number: 8762035
    Abstract: System and method for traffic mapping service are disclosed for allowing plurality of users having each a navigation device to transmit their locations to a server and optionally to signal to the server their requested destination. The system and method are further capable of calculating traffic parameters such as current traffic speed at a given road based on the momentary locations of the users. The system and method of the invention may also calculate and advise the users of preferred roads to take in order to arrive at the requested location with minimum delay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Waze Mobile Ltd.
    Inventors: Uri Levine, Amir Shinar, Ehud Shabtai
  • Patent number: 8612136
    Abstract: The present invention provides system and method for creation of a road map, the system comprising a plurality of navigation devices; and an application server to receive from the plurality of navigation devices time series of location points, and to create a road map based on the time series of location points. The method comprising receiving location points from plurality of navigation devices, along with respective time stamps indicating the time of recordation of each of the location points; identifying at least one route according to the location points and respective time stamps; and creating a road map based on the at least one route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: WAZE Mobile ltd.
    Inventors: Uri Levine, Amir Shinar, Ehud Shabtai
  • Patent number: 8271057
    Abstract: Device, system, and method of condition-based activation, shut-down and management of applications of mobile devices. For example, a method includes: based on one or more collected information items, determining whether or not a condition related to a mobile device is true; and based on the determination, controlling a monitored application of the mobile device by performing at least one of: activating the monitored application; shutting down the monitored application; activating a feature of the monitored application; deactivating a feature of the monitored application; and switching the monitored application from a first mode of operation to a second, different, mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Waze Mobile Ltd.
    Inventors: Uri Levine, Amir Shinar, Ehud Shabtai, Yuval Shmuelevitz
  • Patent number: 7936284
    Abstract: The invention provides a system for parking time estimations, the system comprising at least one device able to sense at least momentary location and respective time; and an application server to receive from a plurality of the devices time series of location points and to calculate, based on the received time series of location points, duration of searches for parking spots. The invention provides a method for parking time estimations, the method comprising detecting beginning of searching for a parking spot by a user of a device able to sense at least momentary location and respective time; detecting time of parking; and calculating at least estimated duration of searching for a parking spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Waze Mobile Ltd
    Inventors: Uri Levine, Amir Shinar, Ehud Shabtai