Patents by Inventor Cragg E. Nilson

Cragg E. Nilson 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).

  • Patent number: 8620578
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method that enables a user to save locations (e.g., addresses, landmarks, etc.) to a central storage location system from within third party applications and then automatically have access to saved location information on registered, client devices, including navigational devices. Third party applications send saved locations, as well as information identifying the applicable users, to a central storage location system. The central storage location system stores location information associated with each saved location in a database (e.g., address and corresponding geocodes). Each location is saved in association with a unique ID corresponding to the user that saved the location. The central storage location system provides each saved location to registered client devices associated with the user that saved the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Cloudmade, Ltd.
    Inventors: James W. Brown, Nicholas J. A. Black, Cragg E. Nilson