Patents by Inventor Keith J. Bellesfield

Keith J. Bellesfield 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).

  • AUTOMATED TRAVEL PLANNING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20130173157
    Abstract: A list of places of interest geographically located near a travel route may be generated by accessing a routing database storing shape points capable of defining a travel route, determining a travel route from the shape points stored in the routing database, accessing a place of interest database including geographic centers, selecting from the places of interest database at least one geographic center that is geographically proximate to the travel route, and generating a list of places of interest associated with at least one of the selected geographic centers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Inventors: Keith J. Bellesfield, Terry L. Campbell, Thomas P. Haskell, Bradley D. Sauder
  • Automated travel planning system
    Patent number: 8170791
    Abstract: A list of places of interest geographically located near a travel route may be generated by accessing a routing database storing shape points capable of defining a travel route, determining a travel route from the shape points stored in the routing database, accessing a place of interest database including geographic centers, selecting from the places of interest database at least one geographic center that is geographically proximate to the travel route, and generating a list of places of interest associated with at least one of the selected geographic centers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: MapQuest, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith J. Bellesfield, Terry L. Campbell, Thomas P. Haskell, Bradley D. Sauder
  • Automated travel planning system
    Patent number: 6993430
    Abstract: A list of places of interest geographically located near a travel route may be generated by accessing a routing database storing shape points capable of defining a travel route, determining a travel route from the shape points stored in the routing database, accessing a place of interest database including geographic centers, selecting from the places of interest database at least one geographic center that is geographically proximate to the travel route, and generating a list of places of interest associated with at least one of the selected geographic centers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Assignee: America Online, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith J. Bellesfield, Terry L. Campbell, Thomas P. Haskell, Bradley D. Sauder
  • Methods and apparatus for displaying a travel route and/or generating a list of places of interest located near the travel route
    Patent number: 6498982
    Abstract: An automated travel planning apparatus includes three separate databases, including a map database for storing bit-mapped images covering numerous geographic regions, a routing database for storing node, link, and shape data for roads geographically located within the geographic regions and for storing place data indicating the geographic location of places such as towns and cities, and a places of interest database containing the geographic locations of numerous places of interest. A processor within the automated travel planning apparatus may be divided into several functional components, including a map selection component, a routing component, and a place selection component. In response to user input at the user interface, the map selection component chooses a bit-mapped image from the map database for display on the display monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Assignee: Mapquest. Com, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith J. Bellesfield, Terry L. Campbell
  • Methods and apparatus for displaying a travel route and/or generating a list of places of interest located near the travel route
    Publication number: 20020038180
    Abstract: An automated travel planning apparatus includes three separate databases, including a map database for storing bit-mapped images covering numerous geographic regions, a routing database for storing node, link, and shape data for roads geographically located within the geographic regions and for storing place data indicating the geographic location of places such as towns and cities, and a places of interest database containing the geographic locations of numerous places of interest. A processor within the automated travel planning apparatus may be divided into several functional components, including a map selection component, a routing component, and a place selection component. In response to user input at the user interface, the map selection component chooses a bit-mapped image from the map database for display on the display monitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Applicant: MapQuest.com, Inc., Delaware corporation
    Inventors: Keith J. Bellesfield, Terry L. Campbell
  • Methods and apparatus for displaying a travel route and generating a list of places of interest located near the travel route
    Patent number: 6282489
    Abstract: An automated travel planning apparatus includes three separate databases, including a map database for storing bit-mapped images covering numerous geographic regions, a routing database for storing node, link, and shape data for roads geographically located within the geographic regions and for storing place data indicating the geographic location of places such as towns and cities, and a places of interest database containing the geographic locations of numerous places of interest. A processor within the automated travel planning apparatus may be divided into several functional components, including a map selection component, a routing component, and a place selection component. In response to user input at the user interface, the map selection component chooses a bit-mapped image from the map database for display on the display monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Mapquest.Com, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith J. Bellesfield, Terry L. Campbell, Thomas P. Haskell, Bradley D. Sauder