Patents by Inventor Cliff A. Pemble
Cliff A. Pemble 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).
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Patent number: 7610148Abstract: Methods and Systems are provided for interfacing to navigation operations. An application programming interface (API) library is provided having navigation modules, guidance modules, routing modules, and mapping modules. The API is accessible to customized modules operating on a portable electronic device. The customized modules are operable to selectively access and process a number of the modules using the API library while the customized modules are processing on the portable electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2007Date of Patent: October 27, 2009Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Thomas H. Walters, Cliff A. Pemble
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Patent number: 7483789Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for complementary navigation devices with various integrated positioning functionality. The navigation method includes providing a first navigation device. The first navigation device includes a triangulation positioning functionality. The method includes providing a second navigation device adapted to communicate with the first navigation device. The second navigation device includes one or more dead reckoning positioning components. The method further includes resolving a position of the first and the second navigation devices. Resolving the position includes using the one or more dead reckoning positioning components in complement to the triangulation positioning functionality to determine the position when the triangulation positioning functionality is degraded.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2004Date of Patent: January 27, 2009Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Thomas H. Walters, Cliff A. Pemble, Min H. Kao
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Patent number: 7257469Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for updating information resident on an avionics device. One avionics device embodiment includes a processor, a memory, and a receiver. The memory can be in communication with the processor. The receiver can receive radio signals including update information. The device can update information resident on the device based upon the update information received.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2003Date of Patent: August 14, 2007Assignee: Garmin International, Inc.Inventor: Cliff A. Pemble
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Patent number: 7228225Abstract: Methods and Systems are provided for interfacing to navigation operations. An application programming interface (API) library is provided having navigation modules, guidance modules, routing modules, and mapping modules. The API is accessible to customized modules operating on a portable electronic device. The customized modules are operable to selectively access and process a number of the modules using the API library while the customized modules are processing on the portable electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2006Date of Patent: June 5, 2007Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Thomas H. Walters, Cliff A. Pemble
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Patent number: 7110883Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are provided for determining the appropriate or desired geographical correction source for SBAS corrections. One aspect provided herein is a method. According to one method embodiment, a Space Based Augmentation System (SBAS) correction message is received from a selected SBAS satellite. It is determined whether at least one criterion is satisfied for using the selected SBAS satellite as a correction source and then processing the correction message received therefrom. A second SBAS satellite is selected from which to receive SBAS correction messages upon determining that at least one criterion is not satisfied for using the selected SBAS satellite as a correction source. One example of SBAS is the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) used in North America. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2004Date of Patent: September 19, 2006Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Cliff Pemble, Clayton E. Barber
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Patent number: 7099771Abstract: Methods and Systems are provided for interfacing to navigation operations. An application programming interface (API) library is provided having navigation modules, guidance modules, routing modules, and mapping modules. The API is accessible to customized modules operating on a portable electronic device. The customized modules are operable to selectively access and process a number of the modules using the API library while the customized modules are processing on the portable electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2004Date of Patent: August 29, 2006Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Thomas H. Walters, Cliff A. Pemble
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Patent number: 7062374Abstract: Methods and Systems are provided for interfacing to navigation operations. An application programming interface (API) library is provided having navigation modules, guidance modules, routing modules, and mapping modules. The API is accessible to customized modules operating on a portable electronic device. The customized modules are operable to selectively access and process a number of the modules using the API library while the customized modules are processing on the portable electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2004Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Thomas H. Walters, Cliff A. Pemble
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Patent number: 7054725Abstract: A navigation device for navigating a vehicle to a point comprises a GPS receiver for receiving GPS signals, a processor connected with the receiver for processing the GPS signals, navigation data created by the processor, and a display page. The navigation data includes ground speed, altitude, vertical speed and rate of turn information, and the display page presents this information in individual graphic, circular displays representative of an aircraft instrument panel.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2005Date of Patent: May 30, 2006Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Matthew C. Burch, Jay Dee Krull, David C. Brown, Cliff Pemble
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Patent number: 7047113Abstract: A navigation device for navigating a vehicle to a point comprises a GPS receiver for receiving GPS signals, a processor connected with the receiver for processing the GPS signals, navigation data created by the processor, and a display page. The navigation data includes ground speed, altitude, vertical speed and rate of turn information, and the display page presents this information in individual graphic, circular displays representative of an aircraft instrument panel.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2005Date of Patent: May 16, 2006Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Matthew C. Burch, Jay Dee Krull, David C. Brown, Cliff Pemble
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Patent number: 7031730Abstract: A method and system are provided for minimizing storage and processing of ionospheric grid point corrections transmitted from WAAS satellites in a global positioning system. Based upon a current location, the system creates a boundary around the current location and collects ionospheric grid point corrections within the boundary. The collected correction points are used to correct the position initially determined by a global positioning system.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2001Date of Patent: April 18, 2006Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Clayton Barber, Cliff Pemble
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Patent number: 7013216Abstract: Methods and Systems are provided for interfacing to navigation operations. An application programming interface (API) library is provided having navigation modules, guidance modules, routing modules, and mapping modules. The API is accessible to customized modules operating on a portable electronic device. The customized modules are operable to selectively access and process a number of the modules using the API library while the customized modules are processing on the portable electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2002Date of Patent: March 14, 2006Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Thomas H. Walters, Cliff A. Pemble
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Publication number: 20050222766Abstract: A navigation device for navigating a vehicle to a point comprises a GPS receiver for receiving GPS signals, a processor connected with the receiver for processing the GPS signals, navigation data created by the processor, and a display page. The navigation data includes ground speed, altitude, vertical speed and rate of turn information, and the display page presents this information in individual graphic, circular displays representative of an aircraft instrument panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2005Publication date: October 6, 2005Inventors: Matthew Burch, Jay Krull, David Brown, Cliff Pemble
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Patent number: 6865453Abstract: A navigation device for navigating a vehicle to a point comprises a GPS receiver for receiving GPS signals, a processor connected with the receiver for processing the GPS signals, navigation data created by the processor, and a display page. The navigation data includes ground speed, altitude, vertical speed and rate of turn information, and the display page presents this information in individual graphic, circular displays representative of an aircraft instrument panel.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2003Date of Patent: March 8, 2005Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Matthew C. Burch, Jay Dee Krull, David C. Brown, Cliff Pemble
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Patent number: 6850844Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods are provided for portable navigation devices with various integrated positioning functionality. The apparatus includes a portable electronic device having a processor in communication with a memory. The memory is adapted to store navigation related data. The navigation related data includes cartographic data including a number of locations and data indicative of thoroughfares of a plurality of types connecting certain ones of the locations. The portable electronic device includes a GPS receiver adapted to communicate with the memory and processor. And, the portable electronic device includes a dead reckoning component, including a rate gyro, pedometer, and/or accelerometer adapted to communicate to memory and processor.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2002Date of Patent: February 1, 2005Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Thomas H. Walters, Cliff A. Pemble, Min H. Kao
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Patent number: 6839631Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are provided for determining the appropriate or desired geographical correction source for SBAS corrections. One aspect provided herein is a method. According to one method embodiment, a Space Based Augmentation System (SBAS) correction message is received from a selected SBAS satellite. It is determined whether at least one criterion is satisfied for using the selected SBAS satellite as a correction source and then processing the correction message received therefrom. A second SBAS satellite is selected from which to receive SBAS correction messages upon determining that at least one criterion is not satisfied for using the selected SBAS satellite as a correction source. One example of SBAS is the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) used in North America Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2001Date of Patent: January 4, 2005Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Cliff Pemble, Clayton E. Barber
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Patent number: 6801854Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are provided improving the accuracy, availability and integrity of GPS service. Specifically, the present invention provides a GPS device with the correction messages which are from the most accurate and desirable source while at the same time conserving processor and memory resources of the device. The method includes receiving GPS data. An SBAS signal from a first correction source is received. Ionospheric mask messages, for a number of grid points, in the received SBAS signal are analyzed. An abbreviated bounding region around a group of similar type grid points is constructed. The method further includes determining whether the position of the GPS device is within the abbreviated bounding region.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2003Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Cliff A. Pemble, Clayton E. Barber
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Patent number: 6801855Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for complementary navigation devices with various integrated positioning functionality. The navigation method includes providing a first navigation device. The first navigation device includes a triangulation positioning functionality. The method includes providing a second navigation device adapted to communicate with the first navigation device. The second navigation device includes one or more dead reckoning positioning components. The method further includes resolving a position of the first and the second navigation devices. Resolving the position includes using the one or more dead reckoning positioning components in complement to the triangulation positioning functionality to determine the position when the triangulation positioning functionality is degraded.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2002Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Thomas H. Walters, Cliff A. Pemble, Min H. Kao
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Publication number: 20040054460Abstract: Methods and Systems are provided for interfacing to navigation operations. An application programming interface (API) library is provided having navigation modules, guidance modules, routing modules, and mapping modules. The API is accessible to customized modules operating on a portable electronic device. The customized modules are operable to selectively access and process a number of the modules using the API library while the customized modules are processing on the portable electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2002Publication date: March 18, 2004Applicant: Garmin, Ltd.Inventors: Thomas H. Walters, Cliff A. Pemble
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Patent number: 6647340Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are provided improving the accuracy, availability and integrity of GPS service. Specifically, the present invention provides a GPS device with the correction messages which are from the most accurate and desirable source while at the same time conserving processor and memory resources of the device. The method includes receiving GPS data. An SBAS signal from a first correction source is received. Ionospheric mask messages, for a number of grid points, in the received SBAS signal are analyzed. An abbreviated bounding region around a group of similar type grid points is constructed. The method further includes determining whether the position of the GPS device is within the abbreviated bounding region.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2002Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Cliff A. Pemble, Clayton E. Barber
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Patent number: 6646594Abstract: A method and system are provided for minimizing storage and processing of ionospheric grid point corrections transmitted from WAAS satellites in a global positioning system. Based upon a current location, the system creates a boundary around the current location and collects ionospheric grid point corrections within the boundary. The collected correction points are used to correct the position initially determined by a global positioning system.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2003Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Clayton Barber, Cliff Pemble