Patents by Inventor Alfred Michael Wallner

Alfred Michael Wallner 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 for organizing and compressing spatial data
    Patent number: 6703947
    Abstract: A method for organizing and compressing spatial data to enable fast, incremental downloads of spatial data over a network. The method comprises multiple steps for segmenting and reducing spatial data, and introduces a location-relevant naming system for storing and accessing the data. Applications installed on remote devices are able to efficiently compute data file names based solely on location information, download the data over a network and cache the data on the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Tierravision, Inc.
    Inventor: Alfred Michael Wallner