Patents by Inventor Arihiro Umeda

Arihiro Umeda 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: 6950743
    Abstract: In order to simplify the setting of interchanges for getting on and off, a navigation system has an information retrieval processing unit for obtaining map data and interchanges for getting on and off, a display unit which displays a setup screen for displaying a map including the interchanges for getting on and off and, on the same screen, a simple road chart including neighboring interchanges for getting on and off. When the map is scrolled, the simple road chart is renewed so as to correspond to the area to which the map is scrolled, and the setting of the interchanges for getting on and off is simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mamoru Kainuma, Masato Kobayashi, Arihiro Umeda
  • Publication number: 20040039523
    Abstract: In order to simplify the setting of interchanges for getting on and off, a navigation system has an information retrieval processing unit for obtaining map data and interchanges for getting on and off, a display unit which displays a setup screen for displaying a map including the interchanges for getting on and off and, on the same screen, a simple road chart including neighboring interchanges for getting on and off. When the map is scrolled, the simple road chart is renewed so as to correspond to the area to which the map is scrolled, and the setting of the interchanges for getting on and off is simplified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Mamoru Kainuma, Masato Kobayashi, Arihiro Umeda