Patents by Inventor Ronald B. Kabler
Ronald B. Kabler 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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Patent number: 7456784Abstract: A portable GPS/radio unit communicates over a wireless radio network with at least one other unit which is transmitting radio signals over the network indicative of that unit's location. The GPS/radio unit comprises a GPS receiver for receiving satellite signals from a plurality of satellites, a radio receiver for receiving the radio signals transmitted by the other unit, a processor for calculating the unit's location as a function of the received satellite signals and for identifying the location of the other unit based on the received radio signals, and a display for indicating the location of the other unit. The display may indicate the respective locations of multiple units and may also display unique identifiers for each of the units. A system and method for indicating the location of one portable GPS/radio unit on the display of another portable GPS/radio unit involves at least two such units communicating with one another over a wireless radio network.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2007Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Garmin CorporationInventors: Lawrence W. Beason, Thomas H. Walters, Ronald B. Kabler
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Patent number: 7330150Abstract: A portable GPS/radio unit communicates over a wireless radio network with at least one other unit which is transmitting radio signals over the network indicative of that unit's location. The GPS/radio unit comprises a GPS receiver for receiving satellite signals from a plurality of satellites, a radio receiver for receiving the radio signals transmitted by the other unit, a processor for calculating the unit's location as a function of the received satellite signals and for identifying the location of the other unit based on the received radio signals, and a display for indicating the location of the other unit. The display may indicate the respective locations of multiple units and may also display unique identifiers for each of the units. A system and method for indicating the location of one portable GPS/radio unit on the display of another portable GPS/radio unit involves at least two such units communicating with one another over a wireless radio network.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2006Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignee: Garmin CorporationInventors: Lawrence W. Beason, Thomas H. Walters, Ronald B. Kabler
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Patent number: 7196659Abstract: A portable GPS/radio unit communicates over a wireless radio network with at least one other unit which is transmitting radio signals over the network indicative of that unit's location. The GPS/radio unit comprises a GPS receiver for receiving satellite signals from a plurality of satellites, a radio receiver for receiving the radio signals transmitted by the other unit, a processor for calculating the unit's location as a function of the received satellite signals and for identifying the location of the other unit based on the received radio signals, and a display for indicating the location of the other unit. The display may indicate the respective locations of multiple units and may also display unique identifiers for each of the units. A system and method for indicating the location of one portable GPS/radio unit on the display of another portable GPS/radio unit involves at least two such units communicating with one another over a wireless radio network.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2002Date of Patent: March 27, 2007Assignee: Garmin CorporationInventors: Lawrence W. Beason, Thomas H. Walters, Ronald B. Kabler
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Patent number: 7034747Abstract: A system and method for wirelessly linking a GPS device (12) with a portable electronic device (14) to provide the portable electronic device (14) with GPS functions. The GPS device (12) includes a GPS receiver or sensor (16) operable for receiving OPS satellite signals from a plurality of GPS satellites and a transmitter (18) coupled with the GPS receiver for wirelessly transmitting information corresponding to the GPS satellite signals. The portable electronic device (14) includes a receiver for wirelessly receiving the information transmitted by the GPS device (12) and a display for displaying data corresponding to the GPS satellite signals. The transmitter (18) of the GPS device (12) and the receiver of the portable electronic device (14) 10 preferably wirelessly transmit and receive information via a short range wireless local area network (LAN) using infrared, unlicensed radio, or optical transmission methods.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2004Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Thomas H. Walters, Ronald B. Kabler
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Patent number: 6816782Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods for navigation data transfer between portable devices are provided. A handheld electronic device is provided which includes a processor and a memory adapted to communicate with the processor. The memory is adapted to store navigation related data. The navigation related data includes cartographic data including a number of locations and data indicative of thoroughfares of a plurality of types connecting certain ones of the locations. The memory is further adapted to store software including software operable to perform navigation applications such as routing algorithms. The handheld electronic device includes a transceiver. The transceiver is adapted to transmit and receive the navigation related data and applications wirelessly between an other portable electronic device and/or larger clients such as a remote server.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2002Date of Patent: November 9, 2004Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Thomas H. Walters, Jay Dee Krull, Ronald B. Kabler
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Patent number: 6768450Abstract: A system and method for wirelessly linking a GPS device (12) with a portable electronic device (14) to provide the portable electronic device (14) with GPS functions. The GPS device (12) includes a GPS receiver or sensor (16) operable for receiving GPS satellite signals from a plurality of GPS satellites and a transmitter (18) coupled with the GPS receiver for wirelessly transmitting information corresponding to the GPS satellite signals. The portable electronic device (14) includes a receiver for wirelessly receiving the information transmitted by the GPS device (12) and a display for displaying data corresponding to the GPS satellite signals. The transmitter (18) of the GPS device (12) and the receiver of the portable electronic device (14) preferably wirelessly transmit and receive information via a short range wireless local area network (LAN) using infrared, unlicensed radio, or optical transmission methods.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2002Date of Patent: July 27, 2004Assignee: Garmin Ltd.Inventors: Thomas H. Walters, Ronald B. Kabler
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Patent number: 6492941Abstract: A portable GPS/radio unit communicates over a wireless radio network with at least one other unit which is transmitting radio signals over the network indicative of that unit's location. The GPS/radio unit comprises a GPS receiver for receiving satellite signals from a plurality of satellites, a radio receiver for receiving the radio signals transmitted by the other unit, a processor for calculating the unit's location as a function of the received satellite signals and for identifying the location of the other unit based on the received radio signals, and a display for indicating the location of the other unit. The display may indicate the respective locations of multiple units and may also display unique identifiers for each of the units. A system and method for indicating the location of one portable GPS/radio unit on the display of another portable GPS/radio unit involves at least two such units communicating with one another over a wireless radio network.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2002Date of Patent: December 10, 2002Assignee: Garmin CorporationInventors: Lawrence W. Beason, Thomas H. Walters, Ronald B. Kabler
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Patent number: 6373430Abstract: A portable GPS/radio unit communicates over a wireless radio network with at least one other unit which is transmitting radio signals over the network indicative of that unit's location. The GPS/radio unit comprises a GPS receiver for receiving satellite signals from a plurality of satellites, a radio receiver for receiving the radio signals transmitted by the other unit, a processor for calculating the unit's location as a function of the received satellite signals and for identifying the location of the other unit based on the received radio signals, and a display for indicating the location of the other unit. The display may indicate the respective locations of multiple units and may also display unique identifiers for each of the units. A system and method for indicating the location of one portable GPS/radio unit on the display of another portable GPS/radio unit involves at least two such units communicating with one another over a wireless radio network.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 1999Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Assignee: Gamin CorporationInventors: Lawrence W. Beason, Thomas H. Walters, Ronald B. Kabler
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Patent number: 6128515Abstract: An ergonomic hand held combined global positioning wireless telephone device utilizes a unique arrangement of components to minimize the size and especially the length of the device housing. To that end, a keypad and a display are positioned on a control face of the device while an ear piece and a mouth piece are positioned on an audio face which is opposite the control face. Further, a GPS board is angled with respect to the housing to provide additional space for a battery pack latching mechanism, a GPS antenna, and a speaker.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 1998Date of Patent: October 3, 2000Assignee: Garmin CorporationInventors: Ronald B. Kabler, Robert M. Kalis, Dale R. Langner
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Patent number: 5278907Abstract: A device and method for scrambling and de-scrambling audio and voice communications including radio, cellular telephone, and conventional telephone communication. The audio communication can be scrambled using, for example, time varying pseudo-random spectral modification. Continuous data containing synchronization information is transmitted with the scrambled signal to eliminate time lags that occur with synchronization bursts and without detrimentally affecting audio quality.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 1993Date of Patent: January 11, 1994Assignee: Transcrypt International, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth L. Snyder, Ronald B. Kabler
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Patent number: 5126699Abstract: A digitally compensated modulation system for frequency synthesizers has a single modulation input line with flat frequency response to zero hertz. The above is accomplished while eliminating circuit components and adjustments by integrating reference oscillator temperature compensation, modulation compensation for changes in the voltage controlled oscillator modulation sensitivity and modulation compensation for changes in the reference oscillator modulation sensitivity. Signals requiring modulation enter a microprocessor and are summed together with a microprocessor generated signal and a temperature compensation input to create a composite modulation signal. The composite modulation signal is then multiplied by appropriate constants and sent to the synthesizer.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 1991Date of Patent: June 30, 1992Assignee: Allied-Signal Inc.Inventor: Ronald B. Kabler
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Patent number: D395250Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 1997Date of Patent: June 16, 1998Assignee: Garmin CorporationInventors: Ronald B. Kabler, Dale R. Langer, Robert M. Kalis