Patents by Inventor Jeffrey H. Burch

Jeffrey H. Burch 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).

  • Patent number: 7133775
    Abstract: A vehicle navigation system provides information relating to a list of intersections or other points of interest located ahead of a vehicle relative to a heading vector of the vehicle. The vehicle navigation system uses information about the current location of the vehicle and the heading vector in connection with a navigation database to identify a list of the intersections or other points of interest along the current street. The vehicle navigation system presents this information to an occupant of the vehicle. As the vehicle progresses and makes turn maneuvers, the navigation system updates the list of intersections or other points of interest that the vehicle is approaching. The occupant can receive information regarding points of interest without needing to enter a planned destination beforehand. In addition, the occupant can determine the location of the vehicle relative to the surrounding area without the clutter of irrelevant map details.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark D. Adamski, Jeffrey H. Burch
  • Publication number: 20040236504
    Abstract: The present invention provides a navigation system for assisting locating points of interest during vehicle navigation. The system includes a processor enabled by software to receive and store a user selection of preferred visitation points and a user selected time and to determine and indicate a subset of the preferred visitation points that are located within a predetermined location relative to the vehicle position at the user selected time or relative to a selected destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Brian L. Bickford, Ronald J. Szabo, Jeffrey H. Burch