Patents by Inventor Carroll Edward Wall

Carroll Edward Wall 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).

  • System and method for retrieving information using position coordinates
    Patent number: 6731239
    Abstract: A system and method for providing information related to geographical sites based on position coordinates of a user information retrieval device. The user information retrieval device includes a positioning system unit, a transmitter, a receiver, and a user interface. The positioning system unit determines the position of the user information retrieval device and the transmitter transmits the position coordinates to a remote computer over a wireless network. A processor in the remote computer gathers information relating to geographical sites within a given distance of the position coordinates of the user information retrieval device. A transmitter in the remote computer transmits the information relating to the geographical sites to the user information retrieval device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Carroll Edward Wall, John Whitacre
  • System and method for retrieving information using position coordinates
    Publication number: 20030140056
    Abstract: A system and method for providing information related to geographical sites based on position coordinates of a user information retrieval device. The user information retrieval device includes a positioning system unit, a transmitter, a receiver, and a user interface. The positioning system unit determines the position of the user information retrieval device and the transmitter transmits the position coordinates to a remote computer over a wireless network. A processor in the remote computer gathers information relating to geographical sites within a given distance of the position coordinates of the user information retrieval device. A transmitter in the remote computer transmits the information relating to the geographical sites to the user information retrieval device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Applicant: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Carroll Edward Wall, John Whitacre