Patents by Inventor Neil Douglas Hamilton

Neil Douglas Hamilton 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).

  • Multiple node navigation and routing system for a domain to be user navigated
    Patent number: 6477463
    Abstract: A navigation and routing system for a domain to be navigated and including a plurality of nodes comprising, at each node, a passive element the identity of which is unique to the address of the associated node, and an active navigation device programmed with an electronic map of the domain and capable of receiving information from the passive elements, the arrangement being such that, for any given destination within the domain, and on reading of the passive element at a first node by the navigation device, routing information is displayed by the navigation device to direct the user to the next node in the route leading to his destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: The University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
    Inventor: Neil Douglas Hamilton
  • Navigation and routing system
    Publication number: 20010018637
    Abstract: A navigation and routing system for a domain to be navigated and including a plurality of nodes comprising, at each node, a passive element the identity of which is unique to the address of the associated node, and an active navigation device programmed with an electronic map of the domain and capable of receiving information from the passive elements, the arrangement being such that, for any given destination within the domain, and on reading of the passive element at a first node by the navigation device, routing information is displayed by the navigation device to direct the user to the next node in the route leading to his destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2001
    Publication date: August 30, 2001
    Inventor: Neil Douglas Hamilton