Patents by Inventor Stephen Price Hixson

Stephen Price Hixson 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).

  • Navigation device and method
    Patent number: 8606502
    Abstract: A navigation device includes a locator for determining a location of the navigation device, a processor, an audio output device and/or a display controllable by the processor, and a store for map data and historical data. The historical data includes historical information about a location and a location identifier identifying the location. The processor is arranged to control the audio output device and/or display to convey the historical information as an audio and/or visual output in response to the processor determining from the locator that the navigation device is in the vicinity of the location identified by the location identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Inventor: Stephen Price Hixson
  • NAVIGATION DEVICE & METHOD
    Publication number: 20110118977
    Abstract: A navigation device includes a locator for determining a location of the navigation device, a processor, an audio output device and/or a display controllable by the processor, and a store for map data and historical data. The historical data includes historical information about a location and a location identifier identifying the location. The processor is arranged to control the audio output device and/or display to convey the historical information as an audio and/or visual output in response to the processor determining from the locator that the navigation device is in the vicinity of the location identified by the location identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2008
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventor: Stephen Price Hixson