Patents by Inventor Ryousuke Matsuoka

Ryousuke Matsuoka 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 route guidance, and terminal equipment and central apparatus for use therein
    Publication number: 20040044470
    Abstract: Terminal equipment receives map image information from a central apparatus along with recommended-route information generated by the central apparatus and presenting a recommended route leading from present position to destination, and the terminal equipment displays both the map information and the recommended-route information. When it is detected that the terminal equipment has deviated from the recommended route, the present position of the terminal equipment is transmitted to the central apparatus, and the central apparatus, based on the received present position, searches for a new route and transmits newly generated recommended-route information to the terminal equipment, which displays the newly received recommended route by superimposing it onto the already received map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2003
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Ryousuke Matsuoka, Shinichi Hayashi, Akihiko Shiotani, Masahiko Kitagawa, Kuniaki Kashiwagi