Patents by Inventor Alvin Hui

Alvin Hui 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: 20110288763
    Abstract: This invention relates to a route displaying method and apparatus in a navigation system. More specifically, this invention relates to a navigation-based apparatus and method to display a complete route presented in three-dimension. The navigation system may include a map adjusting unit to adjust visual ground of the map for the user. In one embodiment, the map adjusting unit can adjust the visual ground area convexly, so that the user can view the full route including the destination. In another embodiment, the map adjusting unit may adjust the visual ground area concavely to present more surrounding details of the vehicle to the user. The navigation system may also include a wireless communication device to retrieve the most current map and traffic information from a remote server, and communicatively couple with the map adjusting unit and a route generating unit to provide the most updated information with full route view to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Alvin Hui
  • Publication number: 20110184780
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for ecommerce marketplace users to provide contents for social networking platform integration, such as a user sharing purchases with friends so that the user may show new clothes to friends on a social networking service. Content can be transmitted to a social network server for storing at a message space of a user of the social network server and requesting the user of the social network to provide an opinion about the content. In addition, the content might include an image resembling a paper doll, the paper doll having the capability of having parts electronically superimposed with images of articles of clothing comprising all or part of an outfit. Images of such articles of clothing can be electronically superimposed on the paper doll. The paper doll with images of the articles of clothing can be transmitted to friends on a social network for an opinion or for completion of the outfit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: eBay Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Alderson, Alvin Hui, Nisha Victor, Diana Williams
  • Publication number: 20080040026
    Abstract: A method enables a user to quickly and easily specify a destination by selecting and modifying previous destinations stored in the navigation system. The method includes the steps of: creating a previous destination database by storing address information every time when a destination is set in a navigation system, selecting an input method which utilizes the address information in the previous destination database for specifying a new destination, displaying a list of previous destinations set in the previous destination database, selecting one of the previous destinations from the previous destination list; and selecting a part of address information of the selected previous destination and changing the selected part to create the new destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventor: Alvin Hui
  • Publication number: 20060015246
    Abstract: A method enables a user to quickly and easily specify a destination by selecting and modifying previous destinations stored in the navigation system. The method includes the steps of: creating a previous destination database by storing address information every time when a destination is set in a navigation system, selecting an input method which utilizes the address information in the previous destination database for specifying a new destination, displaying a list of previous destinations set in the previous destination database, selecting one of the destinations from the previous destination list; and selecting a part of address information of the selected destination and changing the selected part to create the new destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventor: Alvin Hui