Patents by Inventor Stephen Bide

Stephen Bide 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: 6470264
    Abstract: A portable information-providing apparatus comprising a position detector, a direction detector, a processor, a memory, and information output device. The position detector provides data of a use's position. The direction detector provides data of a direction as determined by the user. The processor operates to correlate said position and direction data with information of features in the user's surroundings as stored in the memory. The information output device provides the information to the user, the information being related to a feature in the user's surroundings generally along the direction determined by the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Inventor: Stephen Bide
  • Publication number: 20020052684
    Abstract: A portable information-providing apparatus comprising a position detector, a direction detector, a processor, a memory, and information output device. The position detector provides data of a use's position. The direction detector provides data of a direction as determined by the user. The processor operates to correlate said position and direction data with information of features in the user's surroundings as stored in the memory. The information output device provides the information to the user, the information being related to a feature in the user's surroundings generally along the direction determined by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2000
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventor: STEPHEN BIDE