Patents by Inventor John R. Angerman

John R. Angerman 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).

  • Navigation destination entry via glyph to digital translation
    Patent number: 6470268
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving and storing location information and providing navigational information to facilitate travel to a desired location is disclosed. Geographic location information is entered into the system, and a two dimensional representation of information, or glyph, is output that contains navigational information. For example, longitude and latitude information for a delivery address can be translated into a bar code. The bar code can be scanned by a portable bar code reader by a delivery person for the secure transfer of delivery address information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Horizon Navigation, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul D. Ashcraft, James Nolan, John R. Angerman, Stanley J. Tracy