Patents by Inventor Matthias Thorner

Matthias Thorner 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).

  • Method and system for forming a keyword database for referencing physical locations
    Patent number: 8543617
    Abstract: An improved method and system for specifying physical locations when using applications run on navigation systems or other computer platforms that provide navigation- or map-related functions. When requesting a navigation- or map-related function from such an application, a user specifies a physical location using a keyword instead of specifying the physical location conventionally, such as by street address. A keyword database relates keywords to physical locations. The application uses the keyword database, or a copy thereof, to find data indicating the physical location associated with the keyword specified by the user. Preferably, physical locations are defined in the keyword database in terms of data in a corresponding geographic database. The application then performs the requested navigation- or map-related function using the data indicating the physical location associated with the keyword. The keyword database is built using input from users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Navteq B.V.
    Inventors: Ildiko Hegedus, Matthias Thorner, William Gale, Lawrence M. Kaplan
  • Method and system for forming a keyword database for referencing physical locations
    Patent number: 7894986
    Abstract: An improved method and system for specifying physical locations when using applications run on navigation systems or other computer platforms that provide navigation- or map-related functions. When requesting a navigation- or map-related function from such an application, a user specifies a physical location using a keyword instead of specifying the physical location conventionally, such as by street address. A keyword database relates keywords to physical locations. The application uses the keyword database, or a copy thereof, to find data indicating the physical location associated with the keyword specified by the user. Preferably, physical locations are defined in the keyword database in terms of data in a corresponding geographic database. The application then performs the requested navigation- or map-related function using the data indicating the physical location associated with the keyword. The keyword database is built using input from users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: NAVTEQ North America, LLC
    Inventors: Ildiko Hegedus, Matthias Thorner, William Gale, Lawrence M. Kaplan
  • Method and System for Forming a Keyword Database for Referencing Physical Locations
    Publication number: 20080288545
    Abstract: An improved method and system for specifying physical locations when using applications run on navigation systems or other computer platforms that provide navigation- or map-related functions. When requesting a navigation- or map-related function from such an application, a user specifies a physical location using a keyword instead of specifying the physical location conventionally, such as by street address. A keyword database relates keywords to physical locations. The application uses the keyword database, or a copy thereof, to find data indicating the physical location associated with the keyword specified by the user. Preferably, physical locations are defined in the keyword database in terms of data in a corresponding geographic database. The application then performs the requested navigation- or map-related function using the data indicating the physical location associated with the keyword. The keyword database is built using input from users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Applicant: NAVTEQ North America, LLC
    Inventors: Ildiko Hegedus, Matthias Thorner, William Gale, Lawrence M. Kaplan
  • Method and system for forming a keyword database for referencing physical locations
    Publication number: 20040030490
    Abstract: An improved method and system for specifying physical locations when using applications run on navigation systems or other computer platforms that provide navigation- or map-related functions. When requesting a navigation- or map-related function from such an application, a user specifies a physical location using a keyword instead of specifying the physical location conventionally, such as by street address. A keyword database relates keywords to physical locations. The application uses the keyword database, or a copy thereof, to find data indicating the physical location associated with the keyword specified by the user. Preferably, physical locations are defined in the keyword database in terms of data in a corresponding geographic database. The application then performs the requested navigation- or map-related function using the data indicating the physical location associated with the keyword. The keyword database is built using input from users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2003
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Ildiko Hegedus, Matthias Thorner, William Gale, Lawrence M. Kaplan
  • Navigation applications using related location-referenced keywords
    Patent number: 6487495
    Abstract: An improved system and method for specifying physical locations when using applications run on navigation systems or other computer platforms that provide navigation- or map-related functions. When requesting a navigation- or map-related function from such an application, a user specifies a physical location using a keyword instead of specifying the physical location conventionally, such as by street address. A keyword database relates keywords to physical locations. The application uses the keyword database, or a copy thereof, to find data indicating the physical location associated with the keyword specified by the user. Preferably, physical locations are defined in the keyword database in terms of data in a corresponding navigable database. The application then performs the requested navigation- or map-related function using the data indicating the physical location associated with the keyword. The keyword database is built using input from users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Navigation Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: William Gale, Ildiko Hegedus, Matthias Thorner, Lawrence M. Kaplan