Patents by Inventor James David Main, II

James David Main, II 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 to ensure proper geocoding
    Patent number: 8452664
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for verifying customer addresses before using those addresses in an asset tracking system. More specifically, the enhanced asset tracking system can accept multiple characteristics of the location. An operator or GIS system can check that these descriptors are identifying the same location. If descriptors do identify a same location, then the operator or GIS system can allow the location information to pass to the assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Inventors: James David Main, II, Frank John Rittwager, William Eric Graham, Daniel James Colbert
  • Method and system to transfer and to display location information
    Patent number: 8374627
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system to display information about an object. The system includes a mobile device to relay information about an object to a location content provider. The location content provider formats the information into a visual representation and transmits the information to, one or more digital television provides. One or more of the digital television provides can forward the information to a recipient to display on the recipient's television.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: CompassHoldings, Inc.
    Inventors: William Brant Howard, James David Main, II
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ENSURE PROPER GEOCODING
    Publication number: 20110043332
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for verifying customer addresses before using those addresses in an asset tracking system. More specifically, the enhanced asset tracking system can accept multiple characteristics of the location. An operator or GIS system can check that these descriptors are identifying the same location. If descriptors do identify a same location, then the operator or GIS system can allow the location information to pass to the assets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: James David Main, II, Frank John Rittwager, William Eric Graham, Daniel James Colbert
  • Method and apparatus to ensure proper geocoding
    Patent number: 7831486
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for verifying customer addresses before using those addresses in an asset tracking system. More specifically, the enhanced asset tracking system can accept multiple characteristics of the location. An operator or GIS system can check that these descriptors are identifying the same location. If descriptors do identify a same location, then the operator or GIS system can allow the location information to pass to the assets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Inventors: James David Main, II, Frank John Rittwager, William Eric Graham, Daniel James Colbert
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM TO TRANSFER AND TO DISPLAY LOCATION INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20100188210
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system to display information about an object. The system includes a mobile device to relay information about an object to a location content provider. The location content provider formats the information into a visual representation and transmits the information to, one or more digital television provides. One or more of the digital television provides can forward the information to a recipient to display on the recipient's television.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: COMPASS COM, INC.
    Inventors: William Brant Howard, James David Main, II
  • Method and system to transfer and to display location information about an object
    Patent number: 7672677
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system to display information about an object. The system includes a mobile device to relay information about an object to a location content provider. The location content provider formats the information into a visual representation and transmits the information to one or more digital television provides. One or more of the digital television provides can forward the information to a recipient to display on the recipient's television.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Compasscom Software Corporation
    Inventors: William Brant Howard, James David Main, II