Patents by Inventor Bart Van Doorselaer

Bart Van Doorselaer 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: 8751149
    Abstract: A method of identifying a temporarily located road feature that engenders vehicular speed behavior change comprises a navigation apparatus monitoring speed thereof or a parameter associated therewith. The method also comprises the navigation apparatus generating a message in response to detection of a profile associated with speed of the navigation apparatus and that corresponds to a predetermined speed change profile associated with the presence of the temporarily located road feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: TomTom Belgium N.V.
    Inventor: Bart Van Doorselaer
  • Publication number: 20120245838
    Abstract: A method of identifying a temporarily located road feature that engenders vehicular speed behaviour change comprises a navigation apparatus monitoring speed thereof or a parameter associated therewith. The method also comprises the navigation apparatus generating a message in response to detection of a profile associated with speed of the navigation apparatus and that corresponds to a predetermined speed change profile associated with the presence of the temporarily located road feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Inventor: Bart Van Doorselaer
  • Publication number: 20070165793
    Abstract: Interactive response systems (1) of call centers for giving users access to information comprise means (11, 31) for receiving activation signals via audio or video or audio/video calls from the users and means (12, 32) for transmitting menu signals to the users and means (13, 21, 33) for receiving selection signals from the users are provided with means (22, 34) for transmitting video signals to the users for providing video to the user. This video may have entertaining, explaining, supporting and/or commercial functions and makes the interactive response systems more-sided and user friendly. The users either use two different devices (4, 5) or use one device (6) for exchanging audio and for receiving video. The interactive response systems (1) further comprise means (14, 35) for receiving link signals that provide direct or indirect links from the interactive response systems (1) to the devices (5) or to video or audio/video calls with the devices (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Applicant: Alcatel Lucent
    Inventors: Bart Van Doorselaer, Toon Coppens, Geert Van Wonterghem, Bart Hemmeryckx-Deleersnijder