Patents by Inventor Niels Johannes Heinen

Niels Johannes Heinen 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).

  • System and method for determining visibility of geotagged content
    Patent number: 9247385
    Abstract: A system and method for providing information corresponding to a set of geotagged content is provided. A location of a user operated mobile device is determined and mapping information of a target area associated with the location of the user operated mobile device is retrieved. Information corresponding to a several geotagged content in the target area is further retrieved. A visibility of each of the several geotagged content from the location of the user operated mobile device is determined based on the location of the user operated mobile device, the mapping information of the target area, and the retrieved information corresponding to several geotagged content in the target area. Information corresponding to a set of the several geotagged content determined to be visible from the location of the user is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Niels Johannes Heinen
  • System and method for determining visibility of geotagged content
    Patent number: 8594706
    Abstract: A system and method for providing information corresponding to a set of geotagged content is provided. A location of a user operated mobile device is determined and mapping information of a target area associated with the location of the user operated mobile device is retrieved. Information corresponding to a several geotagged content in the target area is further retrieved. A visibility of each of the several geotagged content from the location of the user operated mobile device is determined based on the location of the user operated mobile device, the mapping information of the target area, and the retrieved information corresponding to several geotagged content in the target area. Information corresponding to a set of the several geotagged content determined to be visible from the location of the user is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Niels Johannes Heinen