Patents by Inventor Simon Thommen

Simon Thommen 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).

  • Generating routes from lines based on zoom levels
    Patent number: 10378918
    Abstract: A user of a mapping application can use a user interface to draw a line between an origin address and a destination address on a map. The mapping application uses a zoom level associated with the map to determine if the user intended that the route consist mostly of highways or mostly of local roads. Segments of the line are replaced by similar road sections selected from the map based on the determined zoom level. The line replaced by the selected road sections is presented to the user as a route between the origin address and the destination address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Simon Thommen, Kenneth Douglas Smith, Kshitij Sethi
  • GENERATING ROUTES FROM LINES BASED ON ZOOM LEVELS
    Publication number: 20180188063
    Abstract: A user of a mapping application can use a user interface to draw a line between an origin address and a destination address on a map. The mapping application uses a zoom level associated with the map to determine if the user intended that the route consist mostly of highways or mostly of local roads. Segments of the line are replaced by similar road sections selected from the map based on the determined zoom level. The line replaced by the selected road sections is presented to the user as a route between the origin address and the destination address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Simon Thommen, Kenneth Douglas Smith, Kshitij Sethi