Patents by Inventor Mark Gretton

Mark Gretton 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).

  • Publication number: 20090068950
    Abstract: A system is disclosed including an electronic device with an analog output which is connectable to an analog input amplifier of a vehicle. In at least one embodiment, the system includes a wireless standard first transceiver which can convert and send digital audio signals using digital audio streaming system to an analog audio output; and a navigation device with a wireless standard second transceiver which can send together audio and voice instructions corresponding to a current navigation as digital audio signal using digital audio streaming.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Inventors: Serhiy Tkachenko, Nicola Consolati, Mark Gretton
  • Publication number: 20080215238
    Abstract: A method and device are disclosed for navigation. In at least one embodiment, the method enabling a navigation device to output a warning; determining, within the navigation device, whether or not at least one parameter governing output of the warning is met; and outputting the warning upon determining that each at least one parameter governing output of the warning is met. In at least one embodiment, the navigation device includes a processor to enable the navigation device to output a warning and to determine, within the navigation device, whether or not at least one parameter governing output of the warning is met; and an output device to output the warning upon the processor determining that each at least one parameter governing output of the warning is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Inventors: Pieter Geelen, Mark Gretton, Rory Jones, Sven-Erik Jurgens, Robert Pocknell
  • Publication number: 20080167803
    Abstract: A method and device are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes determining a route of travel, in a navigation device, based upon at least a received destination location; determining whether or not the determined route of travel includes travel on a limited access road; and prompting a user of the navigation device to either accept the determined route of travel or request an alternate route of travel, upon determining that the determined route of travel includes travel on a limited access road.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventor: Mark Gretton
  • Publication number: 20080165024
    Abstract: A system for controlling a controllable device, in particular a navigation device, comprises a controllable device (450) comprising a user input (460), a controller (452) and a wireless communications interface (454). A remote control device (400) comprises a user input (410), a controller (402) and a wireless communications interface (404). The remote control device (400) transmits a pairing request to the controllable device. In response to receiving a confirmation, it pairs with the controllable device. In response to a user activation of the user input, it transmits a command to the paired controllable device. The controllable device (450) receives the pairing request from the remote control device. It enables a user to allow or reject the pairing request by means of a user input (460). In response to the user allowing the pairing request, it transmits the confirmation to the remote control device and pairs with it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: July 10, 2008
    Inventors: Mark Gretton, Erik Pite, Joost Van de Made
  • Publication number: 20070225902
    Abstract: An in-car navigation device depicts dynamic travel information (congestions, weather, etc.) in the context of a schematic display of the actual roads that the information relates to. In one implementation, the schematic view is a linear representation of the route and that schematic linear representation is displayed at the same time but separate from a map of a 2-D or 3-D representation of the actual road being traveled along and the current location of the device on that road. The device can send a request to a remote server over a wireless communications network for dynamic travel information relevant to a defined route and receive and display that information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: TOMTOM INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Mark Gretton, Michael Mayer, Dion Nicolaas
  • Publication number: 20070185648
    Abstract: A navigation device, programmable with map data and a navigation application that enables a route to be planned between two user-defined places; the device is operable to read a removable memory card storing the device operating system, the navigation application, and the map data. It does not need to store the operating system in mask ROM; hence, customisation for a specific country requires only that the appropriate memory card be inserted at the time of use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Applicant: TOMTOM INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventor: Mark Gretton
  • Publication number: 20070150173
    Abstract: Navigation software is integrated with other kinds of software running on the same device so that capabilities of the navigation software can be made available from within the other applications. Those applications can export street, city or postcode format address data to the navigation software. The address data can then be converted to a co-ordinate system based address by the navigation software, which can then automatically be set as the destination address used by the navigation software in calculating the route and/or automatically marked on a map generated and displayed by the navigation software.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Edwin Neef, Mark Gretton
  • Publication number: 20070150179
    Abstract: An in-car navigation device has a route preview or simulation function. The name of the actual road along which the vehicle is simulated as moving is also displayed, just as it would be if the vehicle were actually travelling along the route. The status bar, or actually on the road itself. This ‘demonstrate route’ function is achievable because the device stores a database sequence of road names, together with the vectors and actions which define the roads of the calculated route (this route has been fully calculated in advance and stored in device memory).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2004
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Ayal Pinkus, Edwin Neef, Sven-Erik Jurgens, Mark Gretton
  • Publication number: 20070130255
    Abstract: The present invention envisages a data access, replication or communications system comprising a software application that is distributed across a terminal-side component running on a terminal and a server-side component; in which the terminal-side component and the server-side component (i) together constitute a client to a server and (ii) collaborate by sending messages using a message queuing system over a network Hence, we split (i.e. distribute) the functionality of an application that serves as the client in a client-server configuration into component parts that run on two or more physical devices that commuunicate with each other over a network connection using a message queuing system, such as message oriented middleware. The component parts collectively act as a client in a larger client-server arrangement, with the server being, for example, a mail server. We call this a ‘Distributed Client’ model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Lionel Wolovitz, Mark Gretton, Bob Standen
  • Patent number: D580804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: TomTom International BV
    Inventor: Mark Gretton
  • Patent number: D581296
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: TomTom International BV
    Inventor: Mark Gretton
  • Patent number: D581818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: TomTom International BV
    Inventor: Mark Gretton
  • Patent number: D589381
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Tom Tom International BV
    Inventor: Mark Gretton
  • Patent number: D589382
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Tom Tom International BV
    Inventor: Mark Gretton
  • Patent number: D589383
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Tom Tom International BV
    Inventor: Mark Gretton
  • Patent number: D589384
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Tom Tom International BV
    Inventor: Mark Gretton
  • Patent number: D589385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Tom Tom International BV
    Inventor: Mark Gretton
  • Patent number: D589386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Tom Tom International BV
    Inventor: Mark Gretton
  • Patent number: D589824
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Tom Tom International BV
    Inventor: Mark Gretton
  • Patent number: D591184
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Tom Tom International B.V.
    Inventor: Mark Gretton