Patents by Inventor Guoqiang Pan

Guoqiang Pan 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).

  • Editable geographic data for maps, and applications thereof
    Patent number: 8510268
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a geographic information system having editable maps. In an embodiment, a system provides editable maps. The system includes an edit layer dataset that stores geocoded data. At least a portion of the edit layer dataset is edited by a user. The system also includes a base layer dataset that includes trusted geocoded data and a moderation module that receives a change in the edit layer dataset. The moderation module determines whether the change is reliable and promotes the change in the edit layer dataset to the base layer dataset if the change is reliable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Seth LaForge, Kenson Yee, David Eustis, James Norris, Ramesh Balakrishnan, Guoqiang Pan, Adam Smith, David S. Young