Patents by Inventor Greg Hicks

Greg Hicks 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 and apparatus for transitioning from a partial map view to an augmented reality view
    Patent number: 9886795
    Abstract: An approach is provided for providing a map view that compliments an augmented reality view while a user navigates and interacts within a scene. A mapping platform determines a virtual floor surface of at least one presentation of a perspective-based display of location information. A mapping platform causes, at least in part, a rendering of a partial map view on the virtual floor surface, wherein the partial map view provides an alternate view of the location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: HERE Global B.V.
    Inventors: André Tadeu Santos Fialho, Frank Gaebler, Alexandru Piukovici, Ciprian Cudalbu, Greg Hicks
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSITIONING FROM A PARTIAL MAP VIEW TO AN AUGMENTED REALITY VIEW
    Publication number: 20140063058
    Abstract: An approach is provided for providing a map view that compliments an augmented reality view while a user navigates and interacts within a scene. A mapping platform determines a virtual floor surface of at least one presentation of a perspective-based display of location information. A mapping platform causes, at least in part, a rendering of a partial map view on the virtual floor surface, wherein the partial map view provides an alternate view of the location information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: André Tadeu Santos Fialho, Frank Gaebler, Alexandru Piukovici, Ciprian Cudalbu, Greg Hicks