Patents by Inventor Steinar Østhassel

Steinar Østhassel 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 and system for providing users with information relating to a position
    Patent number: 8345874
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for providing information to a user, comprising: a first database; a first module configured to receive information to be entered in said first database from an information provider, said information including at least data representative of a plurality of geographical codes and data representative of at least one categorical code; a second module configured to receive an information request from a user, said information request including at least data representative of a geographical position and data representative of a categorical preference; and a third module configured to enter information received by said first module in said first database, and to search said first database based on requests received by said second module, retrieve entries where a geographical code corresponds with said geographical position and a categorical code corresponds with said categorical preference, and transmit a presentation of retrieved entries to said user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Inventor: Steinar Østhassel
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING USERS WITH INFORMATION RELATING TO A POSITION
    Publication number: 20090285393
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for providing information to a user, comprising: a first database; a first module configured to receive information to be entered in said first database from an information provider, said information including at least data representative of a plurality of geographical codes and data representative of at least one categorical code; a second module configured to receive an information request from a user, said information request including at least data representative of a geographical position and data representative of a categorical preference; and a third module configured to enter information received by said first module in said first database, and to search said first database based on requests received by said second module, retrieve entries where a geographical code corresponds with said geographical position and a categorical code corresponds with said categorical preference, and transmit a presentation of retrieved entries to said user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2007
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Applicant: Steinar Østhassel
    Inventor: Steinar Østhassel