Patents by Inventor Jeroen Trum
Jeroen Trum 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).
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Publication number: 20230400317Abstract: A device is provided to extract scan lines data from images of a route, said scan line data comprising only a portion of the an image that extends along a scan line, and to store this data in memory together with respective positional data pertaining to the position of the device traveling along the route in a navigable network. This scan line and positional data can be obtained from a plurality of devices in a network and transmitted to computing apparatus, for example, for use in a production of a realistic view of a digital map.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2023Publication date: December 14, 2023Inventors: Henk van der Molen, Jeroen Trum, Jan Willem van den Brand
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Patent number: 11740099Abstract: A device is provided to extract scan lines data from images of a route, said scan line data comprising only a portion of the an image that extends along a scan line, and to store this data in memory together with respective positional data pertaining to the position of the device traveling along the route in a navigable network. This scan line and positional data can be obtained from a plurality of devices in a network and transmitted to computing apparatus, for example, for use in a production of a realistic view of a digital map.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: TomTom Global Content B.V.Inventors: Henk van der Molen, Jeroen Trum, Jan Willem van den Brand
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Publication number: 20200400454Abstract: A device is provided to extract scan lines data from images of a route, said scan line data comprising only a portion of the an image that extends along a scan line, and to store this data in memory together with respective positional data pertaining to the position of the device traveling along the route in a navigable network. This scan line and positional data can be obtained from a plurality of devices in a network and transmitted to computing apparatus, for example, for use in a production of a realistic view of a digital map.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Inventors: Henk van der Molen, Jeroen Trum, Jan Willem van den Brand
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Patent number: 10768006Abstract: A device is provided to extract scan lines data from images of a route, said scan line data comprising only a portion of the an image that extends along a scan line, and to store this data in memory together with respective positional data pertaining to the position of the device traveling along the route in a navigable network. This scan line and positional data can be obtained from a plurality of devices in a network and transmitted to computing apparatus, for example, for use in a production of a realistic view of a digital map.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2015Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: TOMTOM GLOBAL CONTENT B.V.Inventors: Henk van der Molen, Jeroen Trum, Jan Willem van den Brand
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Patent number: 9857182Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a device including a processor, a location determining device to determine a geographical location of the device and a communication device to wirelessly transmit data. In at least one embodiment, the processor is arranged to determine when the device is located in a vehicle which has vacated a parking place and, in response, to transmit a message via the communication device indicating a location of the parking place.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2009Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: TOMTOM INTERNATIONAL B.V.Inventors: Mark Huijnen, Frederic Bruneteau, Jeroen Trum
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Patent number: 9759569Abstract: A navigation device and a method of determining parking information are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving, at a server, journey information from a plurality of navigation devices, the journey information indicating one or more journeys made by each navigation device and determining, by the server from the journey information, parking information indicating a geographical location of one or more parking areas.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: TomTom Traffic B.V.Inventor: Jeroen Trum
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Patent number: 9746340Abstract: When preparing a representation of map display information for use by a navigation device, a set of source map data (600) is subject to a similarity analysis step (601) to try to identify elements in the source map data (600) that are similar in terms of their shape and/or their appearance when displayed. A classification and transformation parameter generation step (602) then classifies elements in the map into groups of similar elements as determined by the similarity analysis (601) and also determines the parameters and conditions under which the identified map elements can be considered to be similar. This is then used to generate a map database that includes a library of predefined map display elements having parametrable aspects, which map display elements can then be used to construct a desired map for display.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: TomTom Navigation B.V.Inventors: Breght Roderick Boschker, Jeroen Trum
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Publication number: 20170122762Abstract: A device is provided to extract scan lines data from images of a route, said scan line data comprising only a portion of the an image that extends along a scan line, and to store this data in memory together with respective positional data pertaining to the position of the device traveling along the route in a navigable network. This scan line and positional data can be obtained from a plurality of devices in a network and transmitted to computing apparatus, for example, for use in a production of a realistic view of a digital map.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2015Publication date: May 4, 2017Inventors: Henk van der Molen, Jeroen Trum, Jan Willem van den Brand
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Publication number: 20170030730Abstract: When map data is to be processed for display in a mapping or navigation apparatus, the application processor of the apparatus first checks to see whether any existing data in a local cache memory represents a similar map part to the new data that is to be processed. This is done by means of a similarity analysis. If the map data already in the cache is determined to be sufficiently similar to the map data that is to be displayed, new map data from a main map storage is not loaded and processed, but instead the existing data in the cache is processed for display of the map part in question. This has the benefit of a reduced system load, since already processed data does not need to be reloaded and reprocessed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 17, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: Breght Roderick Boschker, Jeroen Trum
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Patent number: 9470774Abstract: When map data is to be processed for display in a mapping or navigation apparatus, the application processor (705) of the apparatus first checks to see whether any existing data in a local cache memory (706) represents a similar map part to the new data that is to be processed. This is done by means of a similarity analysis (601). If the map data already in the cache (706) is determined to be sufficiently similar to the map data that is to be displayed, new map data from a main map storage (230) is not loaded and processed, but instead the existing data in the cache (706) is processed for display of the map part in question. This has the benefit of a reduced system load, since already processed data does not need to be reloaded and reprocessed.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2011Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: TomTom International B.V.Inventors: Breght Roderick Boschker, Jeroen Trum
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Patent number: 9002635Abstract: A technique is disclosed for enabling collection and/or refinement of digital map information for aiding navigation route planning for vehicles larger than ordinary cars, such as goods-vehicles, buses, and car+caravan combinations. In at least one embodiment, a profile of a vehicle's characteristics, and one or more routes followed, are logged by a navigation device, and fed-back to a server that supports the navigation device with map data updates. At the server, or an alternative processing centre, the fed-back data from plural navigation devices is analysed to observe statistically the patterns of roads used by these vehicles, and to categorise these by the type of vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2009Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: TomTom International B.V.Inventor: Jeroen Trum
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Publication number: 20140313060Abstract: A navigation device and a method of determining parking information are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving, at a server, journey information from a plurality of navigation devices, the journey information indicating one or more journeys made by each navigation device and determining, by the server from the journey information, parking information indicating a geographical location of one or more parking areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2014Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventor: Jeroen Trum
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Patent number: 8847790Abstract: A navigation device and a method of determining parking information are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving, at a server, journey information from a plurality of navigation devices, the journey information indicating one or more journeys made by each navigation device and determining, by the server from the journey information, parking information indicating a geographical location of one or more parking areas.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2009Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: TomTom International B.V.Inventor: Jeroen Trum
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Patent number: 8589063Abstract: A navigation device includes a processor, a memory accessible by the processor, and a device to determine at least one physical parameter applied to the navigation device and to output information indicative of the at least one parameter to the processor. In at least one embodiment, the processor is arranged to determine a road-surface feature based upon the received information and to store road-surface quality information in the memory indicating the location of the road-surface feature.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2009Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignee: TomTom International B.V.Inventor: Jeroen Trum
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Publication number: 20130173159Abstract: There is provided a navigation device, the navigation device operable to calculate routes to one or more destinations, the device further operable to provide a navigation instruction together with an alternative navigation instruction. There is also provided a method of providing navigation instructions for a navigation device, the method comprising the steps of (i) calculating routes to one or more destinations, (ii) providing a navigation instruction together with an alternative navigation instruction. There is also provided a computer program product operable to execute on a navigation device, the computer program product operable to calculate routes to one or more destinations, the computer program product further operable to provide a navigation instruction together with an alternative navigation instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2010Publication date: July 4, 2013Inventors: Jeroen Trum, Breght Roderick Boschker, Rob Van Seggelen
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Publication number: 20120310964Abstract: When preparing a representation of map display information for use by a navigation device,a set of source map data (600) is subject to a similarity analysis step (601) to try to identify elements in the source map data (600) that are similar in terms of their shape and/or their appearance when displayed. A classification and transformation parameter generation step (602) then classifies elements in the map into groups of similar elements as determined by the similarity analysis (601) and also determines the parameters and conditions under which the identified map elements can be considered to be similar. This is then used to generate a map database that includes a library of predefined map display elements having parametrable aspects, which map display elements can then be used to construct a desired map for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: TOMTOM INTERNATIONAL B.V.Inventors: Breght Roderick Boschker, Jeroen Trum
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Publication number: 20120306923Abstract: When map data is to be processed for display in a mapping or navigation apparatus, the application processor (705) of the apparatus first checks to see whether any existing data in a local cache memory (706) represents a similar map part to the new data that is to be processed. This is done by means of a similarity analysis (601). If the map data already in the cache (706) is determined to be sufficiently similar to the map data that is to be displayed, new map data from a main map storage (230) is not loaded and processed, but instead the existing data in the cache (706) is processed for display of the map part in question. This has the benefit of a reduced system load, since already processed data does not need to be reloaded and reprocessed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2011Publication date: December 6, 2012Applicant: TOMTOM INTERNATIONAL B.V.Inventors: Breght Roderick Boschker, Jeroen Trum
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Publication number: 20120185163Abstract: A technique is disclosed for calculating a sightseeing route from a start location to a destination location. The start location and the destination location may be the same as each other or different. The route is calculated to pass one or more attractors each representing a sightseeing attraction. A digital database resource (500) contains digital map information, the digital map information including a plurality of attractors. The technique comprises (a) determining (550) an initial route from the start location to the destination location, and setting the initial route as a current route; (b) determining (602) for each attractor in a candidate set of the attractors, a relative attraction value that is dependent on a distance between the attractor and the current route; (c) determining (604, 612) which attractor corresponds to a largest attraction value; (d) modifying (620) the current route to include a deviation to the attractor determined at step (c).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2009Publication date: July 19, 2012Inventors: Breght Roderick Boschker, Jeroen Trum, Robert Lukassen
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Publication number: 20110112764Abstract: A navigation device includes a processor, a memory accessible by the processor, and a device to determine at least one physical parameter applied to the navigation device and to output information indicative of the at least one parameter to the processor. In at least one embodiment, the processor is arranged to determine a road-surface feature based upon the received information and to store road-surface quality information in the memory indicating the location of the road-surface feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventor: Jeroen Trum
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Publication number: 20110109480Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a device including a processor, a location determining device to determine a geographical location of the device and a communication device to wirelessly transmit data. In at least one embodiment, the processor is arranged to determine when the device is located in a vehicle which has vacated a parking place and, in response, to transmit a message via the communication device indicating a location of the parking place.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventors: Mark Huijnen, Frederic Bruneteau, Jeroen Trum