Patents by Inventor Benjamin Kadlec

Benjamin Kadlec 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).

  • Displaying visible points of interest with a navigation system
    Patent number: 11371861
    Abstract: A system determines a set of POIs that are visible from a location. The system stores a visibility map for each POI. A visibility map includes data about locations or regions from which the associated POI is visible. The data may include information about how visible the POI is from different locations. The system divides a region into road bins (e.g., geofences a route passes through). Each road bin is associated with a set of POIs that are visible from locations within the road bin. When the system receives a request from a user device for information about visible POIs, the system determines a road bin that corresponds to the location of the user device, identifies POIs associated with the road bin, and transmits information about the set of POIs to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Moore, Janice J. Suh, Benjamin Kadlec, Christine Misuye Tao
  • DISPLAYING VISIBLE POINTS OF INTEREST WITH A NAVIGATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200116520
    Abstract: A system determines a set of POIs that are visible from a location. The system stores a visibility map for each POI. A visibility map includes data about locations or regions from which the associated POI is visible. The data may include information about how visible the POI is from different locations. The system divides a region into road bins (e.g., geofences a route passes through). Each road bin is associated with a set of POIs that are visible from locations within the road bin. When the system receives a request from a user device for information about visible POIs, the system determines a road bin that corresponds to the location of the user device, identifies POIs associated with the road bin, and transmits information about the set of POIs to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Moore, Janice J. Suh, Benjamin Kadlec, Christine Misuye Tao
  • Displaying visible points of interest with a navigating system
    Patent number: 10533872
    Abstract: A system determines a set of POIs that are visible from a location. The system stores a visibility map for each POI. A visibility map includes data about locations or regions from which the associated POI is visible. The data may include information about how visible the POI is from different locations. The system divides a region into road bins (e.g., geofences a route passes through). Each road bin is associated with a set of POIs that are visible from locations within the road bin. When the system receives a request from a user device for information about visible POIs, the system determines a road bin that corresponds to the location of the user device, identifies POIs associated with the road bin, and transmits information about the set of POIs to the user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Uber Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Moore, Janice J. Suh, Benjamin Kadlec, Christine Misuye Tao
  • Displaying Visible Points of Interest with a Navigation System
    Publication number: 20190017842
    Abstract: A system determines a set of POIs that are visible from a location. The system stores a visibility map for each POI. A visibility map includes data about locations or regions from which the associated POI is visible. The data may include information about how visible the POI is from different locations. The system divides a region into road bins (e.g., geofences a route passes through). Each road bin is associated with a set of POIs that are visible from locations within the road bin. When the system receives a request from a user device for information about visible POIs, the system determines a road bin that corresponds to the location of the user device, identifies POIs associated with the road bin, and transmits information about the set of POIs to the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Christopher Moore, Janice J. Suh, Benjamin Kadlec, Christine Misuye Tao