Patents by Inventor Clive Hannah

Clive Hannah 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).

  • GPS location and favorite prediction based on in-vehicle meta-data
    Patent number: 8635020
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for automatically entering favorite locations into a navigation system is provided. The method according to one embodiment includes receiving information regarding a location from an object within a vehicle using a navigation system. An identifier to the information and the information and identifier are stored in the navigation system. The user may retrieve the information from the navigation system using the identifier. The information from the objects may be received in various wireless formats, including RFID, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Clive Hannah
  • GPS LOCATION AND FAVORITE PREDICTION BASED ON IN-VEHICLE META-DATA
    Publication number: 20100191466
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for automatically entering favorite locations into a navigation system is provided. The method according to one embodiment includes receiving information regarding a location from an object within a vehicle using a navigation system. An identifier to the information and the information and identifier are stored in the navigation system. The user may retrieve the information from the navigation system using the identifier. The information from the objects may be received in various wireless formats, including RFID, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lisa Seacat DeLuca, Clive Hannah