Patents by Inventor Douglas M. Van Watermulen

Douglas M. Van Watermulen 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).

  • High-performance server architecture, methods, and software for spatial data
    Patent number: 7426436
    Abstract: Systems that distribute map data and related map services are vital to companies in many industries, for example, telecommunications, trucking, and national defense. These systems typically comprise a computer, known as a server, which retrieves the map data, and a computer, known as a client, which electronically requests and receives map data from the server over a computer network, such as the Internet. Servers in these systems often suffer from at least two problems: first, the slow delivery of the map data and related services to clients, and second, the inability to operate in different modes with different types of clients. Accordingly, the inventors devised servers, systems, and related methods for rapidly delivering map data to many types of client, ranging from mobile telephones and personal digital assistants to workstations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: ObjectFX Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas M. Van Watermulen, George F. Flannery, James D. Scott
  • High-performance server architecture, methods, and software for spatial data
    Patent number: 7010426
    Abstract: Systems that distribute map data and related map services are vital to companies in many industries, for example, telecommunications, trucking, and national defense. These systems typically comprise a computer, known as a server, which retrieves the map data, and a computer, known as a client, which electronically requests and receives map data from the server over a computer network, such as the Internet. Servers in these systems often suffer from at least two problems: first, the slow delivery of the map data and related services to clients, and second, the inability to operate in different modes with different types of clients. Accordingly, the inventors devised servers, systems, and related methods for rapidly delivering map data to many types of client, ranging from mobile telephones and personal digital assistants to workstations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: ObjectFX
    Inventors: Douglas M. Van Watermulen, George F. Flannery, James D. Scott
  • High-performance server architecture, methods, and software for spatial data
    Patent number: 6604046
    Abstract: Systems that distribute map data and related map services are vital to companies in many industries, for example, telecommunications, trucking, and national defense. These systems typically comprise a computer, known as a server, which retrieves the map data, and a computer, known as a client, which electronically requests and receives map data from the server over a computer network, such as the Internet. Servers in these systems often suffer from at least two problems: first, the slow delivery of the map data and related services to clients, and second, the inability to operate in different modes with different types of clients. Accordingly, the inventors devised servers, systems, and related methods for rapidly delivering map data to many types of client, ranging from mobile telephones and personal digital assistants to workstations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: ObjectFX Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas M. Van Watermulen, George F. Flannery, James D. Scott