Patents by Inventor Rodney Fernandez

Rodney Fernandez 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).

  • Publication number: 20070156332
    Abstract: Method and computer program product for navigating a map in a browser window of a user device via the Internet are disclosed. The method includes providing a first map for showing geographic context of a general area, providing a second map for showing geographic context of a portion of the general area, superimposing the second map onto the first map, wherein the second map is represented by a highlighted area in the first map, and navigating the first map using the highlighted area. The method further includes displaying points of interest inside the highlighted area of the first map and in the second map for assisting a user in navigating to the points of interest, and displaying additional points of interest outside the shaded area of the first map for assisting a user in navigating to the additional points of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wailes, Gareth Finucane, Michael Lawless, Mark Wehner, Rodney Fernandez
  • Publication number: 20070088897
    Abstract: Method and computer program product for presenting a set of address locations in a browser window of a user device via the Internet are disclosed. The method includes receiving a set of address locations in a given order, presenting the set of address locations as a list of directions, and presenting the set of address locations graphically on a map, where the map includes a route connecting the set of address locations according to the given order and a marker for each of the address locations. The method further includes creating a new order of the set of address locations from the given order by dragging an address location from the map to a different position in the list of directions, updating the list of directions according to the new order of the set of address locations, and updating the map according to the new order of the set of address locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Wailes, Gareth Finucane, Michael Lawless, Mark Wehner, Rodney Fernandez