Patents by Inventor Brant M. Clark

Brant M. Clark 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 AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESS POINT RECORDING USING A POSITION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20090187342
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying access points using a positioning device and a map having a plurality of segments; determining that the positioning device is near a first location; detecting that the positioning device is off-route at a second location; and storing the second location as a first access point associated with the first location on the map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: MAGELLAN NAVIGATION, INC.
    Inventors: Jon L. Vavrus, Brant M. Clark
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO SEARCH FOR LOCAL PARKING
    Publication number: 20090187341
    Abstract: A method for searching for parking for a vehicle using a positioning device and a map having a plurality of segments; determining that the vehicle is near a first location; generating a first route comprising segments from the plurality of segments, prioritizing segments closer to the first location and avoiding use of segments more than once in the first route; generating signals to direct the vehicle along the route using positioning information from the positioning device; and determining that the vehicle is parked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: MAGELLAN NAVIGATION, INC.
    Inventors: Jon L. Vavrus, Brant M. Clark