Patents by Inventor Simon Hania

Simon Hania 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).

  • Patent number: 10045206
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for probe data management that facilitate anonymity between a device providing probe data and the probe data. Some embodiments relate to the removal of an association between a device identifier and an assigned probe identifier if no position information is received from the probe device for a predetermined time period, e.g. between 10 and 20 minutes. Other embodiments relate to periodic extraction of probe objects from a data store, such that a probe object is stored for at most a predetermined time period, e.g. 24 hours, and the use of position information from probe objects having the same probe identifier to create a historic journey trace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: TOMTOM TRAFFIC B.V.
    Inventors: Simon Hania, Michael Joseph Dixon
  • Publication number: 20160330615
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for probe data management that facilitate anonymity between a device providing probe data and the probe data. Some embodiments relate to the removal of an association between a device identifier and an assigned probe identifier if no position information is received from the probe device for a predetermined time period, e.g. between 10 and 20 minutes. Other embodiments relate to periodic extraction of probe objects from a data store, such that a probe object is stored for at most a predetermined time period, e.g. 24 hours, and the use of position information from probe objects having the same probe identifier to create a historic journey trace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: TomTom Traffic B.V.
    Inventors: Simon Hania, Michael Joseph Dixon
  • Patent number: 9037395
    Abstract: A system is disclosed comprising a mobile device including at least one application which may be run on the device. The system is configured to be able to determine the geographical location of the mobile device and includes an enforcement engine that is separate to and outside of the at least one application. The enforcement engine is configured to permit or restrict a function of said at least one application on the mobile device depending on the location the device is determined to be at. The system operates to control the functioning of the application based on how the local regulations allow the application to be operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: TOMTOM INTERNATIONAL B.V.
    Inventors: Simon Hania, Rutger Plantenga
  • Publication number: 20130275038
    Abstract: A system is disclosed comprising a mobile device including at least one application which may be run on the device. The system is configured to be able to determine the geographical location of the mobile device and includes an enforcement engine that is separate to and outside of the at least one application. The enforcement engine is configured to permit or restrict a function of said at least one application on the mobile device depending on the location the device is determined to be at. The system operates to control the functioning of the application based on how the local regulations allow the application to be operated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Simon Hania, Rutger Plantenga