Patents by Inventor Philip Robare
Philip Robare 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).
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Publication number: 20240112269Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and/or methods for determining an insurance status for one or more drivers and/or vehicles. The system may identify a driver of a vehicle, such as by facial recognition or a retinal scan. Based on the identification, the system may determine the insurance status of the driver. If there is an issue with the insurance status, the system may prompt the driver to take some action. The system may also institute limitations upon the vehicle if there is an issue with the insurance status. In some instances, the system may determine the insurance status for multiple drivers in the area, and may warn a driver if he or she is in the vicinity of one or more underinsured drivers and/or vehicles.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2023Publication date: April 4, 2024Inventor: Philip Robare
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Patent number: 11816737Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and/or methods for determining an insurance status for one or more drivers and/or vehicles. The system may identify a driver of a vehicle, such as by facial recognition or a retinal scan. Based on the identification, the system may determine the insurance status of the driver. If there is an issue with the insurance status, the system may prompt the driver to take some action. The system may also institute limitations upon the vehicle if there is an issue with the insurance status. In some instances, the system may determine the insurance status for multiple drivers in the area, and may warn a driver if he or she is in the vicinity of one or more underinsured drivers and/or vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventor: Philip Robare
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Patent number: 11042938Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and/or methods for determining an insurance status for one or more drivers and/or vehicles. The system may identify a driver of a vehicle, such as by facial recognition or a retinal scan. Based on the identification, the system may determine the insurance status of the driver. If there is an issue with the insurance status, the system may prompt the driver to take some action. The system may also institute limitations upon the vehicle if there is an issue with the insurance status. In some instances, the system may determine the insurance status for multiple drivers in the area, and may warn a driver if he or she is in the vicinity of one or more underinsured drivers and/or vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventor: Philip Robare
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Patent number: 7801904Abstract: A system and method for providing geographic data to end users' computing platforms. A server maintains downloadable geographic data that are organized into pre-computed parcels that correspond to pre-determined sub-areas into which the entire geographic region serviced by the server is divided. The server responds to requests from the end users' computing platforms for navigation services and data by sending selected pre-computed parcels of geographic data to the end users' computing platforms. The end users' computing platforms store the pre-computed parcels received from the server in a cache memory. The end users' computing platforms use the data in the pre-computed parcels to provide navigation-related features locally.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2003Date of Patent: September 21, 2010Assignee: Navteq North America, LLCInventors: Senthil Natesan, Aaron Crane, Philip Robare
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Patent number: 7023456Abstract: A method for displaying a zooming operation on a display screen of a computing platform. The method includes retrieving data from a geographic data storage system, possibly located on another system, displaying a starting image that shows geographic features at a first scale with a first level of detail and then displaying an ending image that shows the same geographic features at a second scale with a second level of detail. Between the displaying of the starting image and the displaying of the ending image, at least one intermediate image is displayed. The intermediate image combines two component images of at least some of the same geographic features shown in the starting or ending image. The two component images in the intermediate image are at the same scale and are registered with respect to each other so that the same geographic features represented in the two component images coincide.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2003Date of Patent: April 4, 2006Assignee: Navteq North America, LLCInventors: Mark Huber, Philip Robare
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Publication number: 20040107220Abstract: A system and method for providing geographic data to end users' computing platforms. A server maintains downloadable geographic data that are organized into pre-computed parcels that correspond to pre-determined sub-areas into which the entire geographic region serviced by the server is divided. The server responds to requests from the end users' computing platforms for navigation services and data by sending selected pre-computed parcels of geographic data to the end users' computing platforms. The end users' computing platforms store the pre-computed parcels received from the server in a cache memory. The end users' computing platforms use the data in the pre-computed parcels to provide navigation-related features locally.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2003Publication date: June 3, 2004Inventors: Senthil Natesan, Aaron Crane, Philip Robare
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Publication number: 20040056861Abstract: A method for displaying a zooming operation on a display screen of a computing platform. The method includes retrieving data from a geographic data storage system, possibly located on another system, displaying a starting image that shows geographic features at a first scale with a first level of detail and then displaying an ending image that shows the same geographic features at a second scale with a second level of detail. Between the displaying of the starting image and the displaying of the ending image, at least one intermediate image is displayed. The intermediate image combines two component images of at least some of the same geographic features shown in the starting or ending image. The two component images in the intermediate image are at the same scale and are registered with respect to each other so that the same geographic features represented in the two component images coincide.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2003Publication date: March 25, 2004Inventors: Mark Huber, Philip Robare
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Patent number: 6691128Abstract: A system and method for providing geographic data to end users' computing platforms. A server maintains downloadable geographic data that are organized into pre-computed parcels that correspond to pre-determined sub-areas into which the entire geographic region serviced by the server is divided. The server responds to requests from the end users' computing platforms for navigation services and data by sending selected pre-computed parcels of geographic data to the end users' computing platforms. The end users' computing platforms store the pre-computed parcels received from the server in a cache memory. The end users' computing platforms use the data in the pre-computed parcels to provide navigation-related features locally.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2001Date of Patent: February 10, 2004Assignee: Navigation Technologies Corp.Inventors: Senthil Natesan, Aaron Crane, Philip Robare
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Patent number: 6650326Abstract: A method for displaying a zooming operation on a display screen of a computing platform. The method includes retrieving data from a geographic data storage system, possibly located on another system, displaying a starting image that shows geographic features at a first scale with a first level of detail and then displaying an ending image that shows the same geographic features at a second scale with a second level of detail. Between the displaying of the starting image and the displaying of the ending image, at least one intermediate image is displayed. The intermediate image combines two component images of at least some of the same geographic features shown in the starting or ending image. The two component images in the intermediate image are at the same scale and are registered with respect to each other so that the same geographic features represented in the two component images coincide.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2001Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: Navigation Technologies Corp.Inventors: Mark Huber, Philip Robare
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Patent number: 6601073Abstract: A database architecture for using geographic data to provide navigation-related functions is disclosed. The navigation-related functions are provided by navigation program applications. A geographic database is stored on a medium and includes data representing geographic features and has a plurality of indexes into the data. A data access layer accepts requests from the navigation program applications for geographically-referenced data, accesses the geographic database and provides responses to the requests from the navigation program applications for geographically-referenced data. Logic rules are associated with the geographic database. The data access layer includes a deductive database engine that accesses and combines the logic rules to determine how to use to the indexes to access the data from the medium and to convert the data from a format in which they are stored on the medium into a format that the navigation program applications can use.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2000Date of Patent: July 29, 2003Assignee: Navigation Technologies Corp.Inventor: Philip Robare
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Publication number: 20020169778Abstract: A system and method for providing geographic data to end users' computing platforms. A server maintains downloadable geographic data that are organized into pre-computed parcels that correspond to pre-determined sub-areas into which the entire geographic region serviced by the server is divided. The server responds to requests from the end users' computing platforms for navigation services and data by sending selected pre-computed parcels of geographic data to the end users' computing platforms. The end users' computing platforms store the pre-computed parcels received from the server in a cache memory. The end users' computing platforms use the data in the pre-computed parcels to provide navigation-related features locally.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2001Publication date: November 14, 2002Inventors: Senthil Natesan, Aaron Crane, Philip Robare
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Patent number: 6292745Abstract: A method for forming a geographic database that can be used in a navigation system in which geographic data are transmitted in portions, as needed, from the geographic database to remotely located end users' computing platforms and used by the remotely located end users' computing platforms to provide navigation-related services and features to the end users as the end users travel along roads in a geographic region. The method includes the step of forming a plurality of separate collections of data from a primary copy of the geographic database. Each separate collection includes data that represent all roads of a corresponding respective separate rank, wherein a rank of a road represents a functional classification of the road such that roads that permit generally faster travel have a higher rank than roads that permit generally slower travel.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2000Date of Patent: September 18, 2001Assignee: Navigation Technologies Corp.Inventors: Philip Robare, William Gale
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Patent number: 6278939Abstract: A navigation system and method in which geographic data are transmitted in portions, as needed, to end users' computing platforms from a central geographic database and used by the end users' computing platforms to provide navigation-related features to end users as the end users travel along roads in a geographic region.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2000Date of Patent: August 21, 2001Assignee: Navigation Technologies Corp.Inventors: Philip Robare, William Gale