Patents by Inventor Karen J. Jantz

Karen J. Jantz 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).

  • Apparatus for switching navigation device mode
    Patent number: 8170790
    Abstract: A portable navigation device operable to present a plurality of operating modes. The device may include a display; a location determining component operable to determine a current geographic location of the navigation device; mount detection circuitry operable to determine a mounting status of the navigation device; and a processor coupled with the location determining component, the mount detection circuitry, and the display. The processor is operable to select one of a plurality of operating modes based on the determined mounting status and present information specific to the selected operating modes on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Garmin Switzerland GmbH
    Inventors: Choy Wai Lee, Karen J. Jantz, David C. Zahorsky, Mark D. Tompkins, Ryan T. Moore
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING NAVIGATION DEVICE MODE
    Publication number: 20090271109
    Abstract: A portable navigation device operable to present a plurality of operating modes. The device may include a display; a location determining component operable to determine a current geographic location of the navigation device; mount detection circuitry operable to determine a mounting status of the navigation device; and a processor coupled with the location determining component, the mount detection circuitry, and the display. The processor is operable to select one of a plurality of operating modes based on the determined mounting status and present information specific to the selected operating modes on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: Garmin Ltd.
    Inventors: Choy Wai Lee, Karen J. Jantz, David C. Zahorsky, Mark D. Tompkins, Ryan T. Moore