Patents by Inventor David Wayne Curbow

David Wayne Curbow 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).

  • Delivering location-dependent services to automobiles
    Patent number: 6636801
    Abstract: An automobile equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and an on-board computer is configured to transmit the automobile's location and direction of motion to a central server. The central server is configured to identify the automobile, the route taken by the automobile. The central server obtains location information or geo-related information pertinent to the route taken by the automobile, filters the data according to certain criteria, and then delivers an audible version of the filtered data to an audio output device such as a radio receiver located in the automobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventor: David Wayne Curbow
  • Delivering location-dependent services to automobiles
    Publication number: 20020156571
    Abstract: An automobile equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and an onboard computer is configured to transmit the automobile's location and direction of motion to a central server. The central server is configured to identify the automobile, the route taken by the automobile. The central server obtains location information or geo-related information pertinent to the route taken by the automobile, filters the data according to certain criteria, and then delivers an audible version of the filtered data to an audio output device such as a radio receiver located in the automobile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventor: David Wayne Curbow