Patents by Inventor Hiroshi Shinada

Hiroshi Shinada 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).

  • Vehicle navigation system and method
    Patent number: 6253153
    Abstract: A vehicle navigation system and method indicates highly recognizable information relating to the next intersection to be turned at for a vehicle operator. The system and method determine a route between the present position and the destination, identify a next intersection to be turned at in the map data, counts a number of intersections to be passed between the present position specified by the positioning device and the next intersection to be turned at, and indicates a number relating to the counted number.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2001
    Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Masakatsu Kantani, Hiroshi Shinada