Patents by Inventor Mark E. Wehner

Mark E. Wehner 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: 9588987
    Abstract: Method and computer program product for navigating a map in a browser window of a user device via the Internet are disclosed. The method includes providing a first map for showing geographic context of a general area, providing a second map for showing geographic context of a portion of the general area, superimposing the second map onto the first map, wherein the second map is represented by a highlighted area in the first map, and navigating the first map using the highlighted area. The method further includes displaying points of interest inside the highlighted area of the first map and in the second map for assisting a user in navigating to the points of interest, and displaying additional points of interest outside the shaded area of the first map for assisting a user in navigating to the additional points of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Jollify Management Limited
    Inventors: Thomas Wailes, Gareth J. Finucane, Michael J. Lawless, Mark E. Wehner, Rodney J. Fernandez
  • Patent number: 8145416
    Abstract: Method and computer program product for presenting a set of address locations in a browser window of a user device via the Internet are disclosed. The method includes receiving a set of address locations in a given order, presenting the set of address locations as a list of directions, and presenting the set of address locations graphically on a map, where the map includes a route connecting the set of address locations according to the given order and a marker for each of the address locations. The method further includes creating a new order of the set of address locations from the given order by dragging an address location from the map to a different position in the list of directions, updating the list of directions according to the new order of the set of address locations, and updating the map according to the new order of the set of address locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wailes, Gareth J. Finucane, Michael J. Lawless, Mark E. Wehner, Rodney J. Fernandez