Patents by Inventor Deepesh Srivastava

Deepesh Srivastava 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).

  • Method of operating a navigation system to provide route guidance
    Patent number: 8370060
    Abstract: A method of operating a navigation system to provide a route guidance message for traveling a route is disclosed. A plurality of features visible from a road segment of the route is obtained from a geographic database associated with the navigation system. An importance rating for each of the identified features is determined. The guidance message references the identified feature having a highest determined importance rating. The importance rating considers a permanence or a seasonal dependency of the identified feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Navteq B.V.
    Inventors: Sara B. Rossio, Christopher S. Wiklund, Aaron J. Dannenbring, Eriv van Rooij, Deepesh Srivastava
  • Method of collecting information for a geographic database for use with a navigation system
    Patent number: 8301641
    Abstract: A method of collecting data for a geographic database for use with a navigation system is disclosed. A feature visible from a road segment is identified. A guidance feature point object is defined at a location at the road segment where the identified feature is most visibly prominent. Additionally, an importance rating and a preferred name for the identified feature are determined. Data representing the guidance feature point object, importance rating and the preferred name are stored in the geographic database on a computer readable medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Navteq B.V.
    Inventors: Sara B. Rossio, Christopher S. Wiklund, Aaron J. Dannenbring, Eriv van Rooij, Deepesh Srivastava
  • Method of Collecting Information for a Geographic Database for use with a Navigation System
    Publication number: 20110055224
    Abstract: A method of collecting data for a geographic database for use with a navigation system is disclosed. A feature visible from a road segment is identified. A guidance feature point object is defined at a location at the road segment where the identified feature is most visibly prominent. Additionally, an importance rating and a preferred name for the identified feature are determined. Data representing the guidance feature point object, importance rating and the preferred name are stored in the geographic database on a computer readable medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Sara B. Rossio, Christopher S. Wiklund, Aaron J. Dannenbring, Eric van Rooij, Deepesh Srivastava
  • Method of Operating a Navigation System to Provide Route Guidance
    Publication number: 20110054771
    Abstract: A method of operating a navigation system to provide a route guidance message for traveling a route is disclosed. A plurality of features visible from a road segment of the route is obtained from a geographic database associated with the navigation system. An importance rating for each of the identified features is determined. The guidance message references the identified feature having a highest determined importance rating. The importance rating considers a permanence or a seasonal dependency of the identified feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Sara B. Rossio, Christopher S. Wiklund, Aaron J. Dannenbring, Eric van Rooij, Deepesh Srivastava