Patents by Inventor Miki Takaoka

Miki Takaoka 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: 6650647
    Abstract: A service node operates as a dispatch service apparatus. A client node operates as a car navigation apparatus loaded in a vehicle such as a taxi or a delivery truck. In response to a request from the service node, a Web server distributes to the requesting service node via a communication network, position data including the latitude and longitude of the address or location (destination) of an individual or a corporation. The service node distributes to the client node via the communication network, the position data obtained from the Web server, and the client node shows the driver a route from the current position of the client node to a destination by displaying it on a map. Accordingly, the invention effectively combines browser software and mail communication together to simply and efficiently distribute information obtained from a Web server via the Internet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Katsuya Ishikawa, Makoto Nishino, Miki Takaoka, Takeshi Watanabe