Patents by Inventor Paul McAlister

Paul McAlister 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).

  • PDA with integrated address book and electronic map waypoints
    Patent number: 7043362
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are provided for integrating GPS receiver technology into a PDA. The systems, devices and methods of the present invention integrate GPS capabilities with PDA functions, and in particular integrate a PDA address book function with an electronic map and GPS capabilities. One aspect provided herein is a method. In one embodiment, a location or feature is identified, and a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) address book entry is associated with the location or feature. In one embodiment, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) address book entry is selected, and a location or feature is associated with the PDA address book entry. Other aspects are provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: Garmin Ltd.
    Inventors: Jay Dee Krull, Michael Childs, Matthew C. Burch, Benjamin Jones, Paul McAlister
  • PDA with integrated address book and electronic map waypoints
    Publication number: 20050114021
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are provided for integrating GPS receiver technology into a PDA. The systems, devices and methods of the present invention integrate GPS capabilities with PDA functions, and in particular integrate a PDA address book function with an electronic map and GPS capabilities. One aspect provided herein is a method. In one embodiment, a location or feature is identified, and a Personal Digital Assistant. (PDA) address book entry is associated with the location or feature. In one embodiment, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) address book entry is selected, and a location or feature is associated with the PDA address book entry. Other aspects are provided herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Jay Krull, Michael Childs, Matthew Burch, Benjamin Jones, Paul McAlister