Patents by Inventor David William Sutter

David William Sutter 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).

  • Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for traffic data aggregation using virtual trip lines and a combination of location and time based measurement triggers in GPS-enabled mobile handsets
    Patent number: 7912629
    Abstract: A device for determining the traffic conditions between measurement locations associated with a roadway is provided. The device includes a processor that is capable of determining when a specified measurement location is passed or traversed and measure data as well as start a time period. If a device is traveling towards another specified measurement location but does not reach the location before the time period expires, a new measurement update may be sent by the device to a server. The information in this update may be utilized by the server to determine that there is a slowdown or blockage in traffic and/or that there is a traffic jam between the measurement locations. The device is capable of receiving a traffic update(s) from the server which may specify traffic conditions between the measurement locations. The traffic conditions may indicate that there is a traffic slowdown/blockage between the measurement locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: David William Sutter, Quinn Jacobson, Baik Hoh, Murali Annavaram
  • Methods, Apparatuses, and Computer Program Products For Traffic Data Aggregation Using Virtual Trip Lines and a Combination of Location and Time Based Measurement Triggers In GPS-Enabled Mobile Handsets
    Publication number: 20090319163
    Abstract: A device for determining the traffic conditions between measurement locations associated with a roadway is provided. The device includes a processor that is capable of determining when a specified measurement location is passed or traversed and measure data as well as start a time period. If a device is traveling towards another specified measurement location but does not reach the location before the time period expires, a new measurement update may be sent by the device to a server. The information in this update may be utilized by the server to determine that there is a slowdown or blockage in traffic and/or that there is a traffic jam between the measurement locations. The device is capable of receiving a traffic update(s) from the server which may specify traffic conditions between the measurement locations. The traffic conditions may indicate that there is a traffic slowdown/blockage between the measurement locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventors: David William Sutter, Quinn Jacobson, Baik Hoh, Murali Annavaram