Patents by Inventor Nigel Bowditch

Nigel Bowditch 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).

  • Schematic generation
    Patent number: 7440875
    Abstract: A method of generating data representative of a geographical network (such as a road network) is disclosed, comprising steps of selecting from a database (2) data relating to an extended junction (formed from at least one node at least one edge) and outputting the selected data. The method address problems in existing devices relating to the selection of appropriate data, and finds particular application in the field of mobile devices and the like. Apparatus for generating data representative of a geographical network and a method of providing a graphical schematic of a location are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: M-Spatial Lmited
    Inventors: Adrian Cuthbert, Mark Hagger, Nigel Bowditch, Jon Billing, James Andrew Walker, Kai Luk
  • Schematic generation
    Publication number: 20050107993
    Abstract: A method of generating data representative of a geographical network (such as a road network) is disclosed, comprising steps of selecting from a database (2) data relating to an extended junction (formed from at least one node at least one edge) and outputting the selected data. The method address problems in existing devices relating to the selection of appropriate data, and finds particular application in the field of mobile devices and the like. Apparatus for generating data representative of a geographical network and a method of providing a graphical schematic of a location are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventors: Adrian Cuthbert, Mark Hagger, Nigel Bowditch, Jon Billing, James Walker, Kai Luk