Patents by Inventor Daniel D. Hein

Daniel D. Hein 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).

  • Automatically identifying location information in text data
    Patent number: 8331958
    Abstract: Techniques are described for automatically identifying/recognizing location information in received data and then providing navigational-related functions associated with the location information. In one or more implementations, automatically identifying location information may be performed using a locale context. More particularly, the locale context may serve as a basis for determining how text data is parsed and which expressions are used to parse text in order to recognize the location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel D. Hein, Nathan J. Bishop, Jason B. Yonker
  • AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING LOCATION INFORMATION IN TEXT DATA
    Publication number: 20090156229
    Abstract: Techniques are described for automatically identifying/recognizing location information in received data and then providing navigational-related functions associated with the location information. In one or more implementations, automatically identifying location information may be performed using a locale context. More particularly, the locale context may serve as a basis for determining how text data is parsed and which expressions are used to parse text in order to recognize the location information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: GARMIN LTD.
    Inventors: Daniel D. Hein, Nathan J. Bishop, Jason B. Yonker