Patents by Inventor Rob Stefens

Rob Stefens 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).

  • Method for distributing data associated with objects in digital map data
    Patent number: 10216756
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of distributing data from a server having memory storing static data and dynamic data associated with one or more objects within a plurality of tiles, each tile defining a geographic area in digital map data. The method comprising: selecting one or more tiles based on the location of a mobile device; synchronizing static data on the mobile device with the static data stored in the memory of the server for one or more objects within the selected one or more tiles; and distributing dynamic data updates to the mobile device associated with at least one object based upon the location of the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: TOMTOM TRAFFIC B.V.
    Inventors: Stefan Nico Anton Bollars, Brendan Joris Pete Rousseau, Rob Stefens
  • METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH OBJECTS IN DIGITAL MAP DATA
    Publication number: 20150254270
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of distributing data from a server having memory storing static data and dynamic data associated with one or more objects within a plurality of tiles, each tile defining a geographic area in digital map data. The method comprising: selecting one or more tiles based on the location of a mobile device; synchronising static data on the mobile device with the static data stored in the memory of the server for one or more objects within the selected one or more tiles; and distributing dynamic data updates to the mobile device associated with at least one object based upon the location of the mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Stefan Nico Anton Bollars, Brendan Joris Pete Rousseau, Rob Stefens