Patents by Inventor Arnulf F. Huck

Arnulf F. Huck 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 of operating a navigation system to provide a pedestrian route
    Patent number: 9217648
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of operating a navigation system to provide a pedestrian route is provided. The method comprises receiving a request for a route from an origin to a destination. The method evaluates a plurality of pedestrian paths by accessing data representing the pedestrian paths to determine a safety cost associated with including the pedestrian path in the route. The safety cost indicates a safety risk for the pedestrian. The method provides the route comprising the pedestrian paths that form a continuous navigable route between the origin and the destination that minimize the safety cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: Arnulf F. Huck, Christian Kalus, Norbert Thieme
  • METHOD OF OPERATING A NAVIGATION SYSTEM TO PROVIDE A PEDESTRIAN ROUTE
    Publication number: 20110246055
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of operating a navigation system to provide a pedestrian route is provided. The method comprises receiving a request for a route from an origin to a destination. The method evaluates a plurality of pedestrian paths by accessing data representing the pedestrian paths to determine a safety cost associated with including the pedestrian path in the route. The safety cost indicates a safety risk for the pedestrian. The method provides the route comprising the pedestrian paths that form a continuous navigable route between the origin and the destination that minimize the safety cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Arnulf F. Huck, Christian Kalus, Norbert Thieme