Patents by Inventor Terry William Johnson

Terry William Johnson 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).

  • Location point determination apparatus, map generation system, navigation apparatus and method of determining a location point
    Patent number: 9086289
    Abstract: A location point determination apparatus comprises a geographic feature harvesting module (202) arranged to access and collect, when in use, geographic feature information associated with a predetermined named area datum. The apparatus also comprises a data assessment module (208) arranged to receive the geographic feature information collected by the geographic feature harvesting module and to evaluate from the geographic feature information collected in respect of at least one attribute of each geographic feature associated with the geographic feature information. The apparatus further comprises a selection module (210) arranged to select a geographic feature from the geographic features evaluated in accordance with a predetermined criterion associated with the evaluation of the geographic feature information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: TomTom North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Terry William Johnson
  • Geospatial object property assessment apparatus, assessment system, editor apparatus and method of assessing property of a geospatial object
    Patent number: 8782055
    Abstract: A geospatial object property assessment apparatus comprises a processing resource (102) arranged to support a geospatial object property processor (206) comprising a subject data source input (212) capable of receiving a first metadata associated with 10 quality of current source information content used to define a property (408) of a geospatial object; a resource data source input (214) capable of receiving a second metadata associated with quality of candidate resource information content for updating the definition of the property (408) of the geospatial object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: TomTom North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry William Johnson, Peter Aloysius Moeykens, Patricia Jane Lawler
  • GEOSPATIAL OBJECT PROPERTY ASSESSMENT APPARATUS, ASSESSMENT SYSTEM, EDITOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF ASSESSING PROPERTY OF A GEOSPATIAL OBJECT
    Publication number: 20120158746
    Abstract: A geospatial object property assessment apparatus comprises a processing resource (102) arranged to support a geospatial object property processor (206) comprising a subject data source input (212) capable of receiving a first metadata associated with 10 quality of current source information content used to define a property (408) of a geospatial object; a resource data source input (214) capable of receiving a second metadata associated with quality of candidate resource information content for updating the definition of the property (408) of the geospatial object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Terry William Johnson, Peter Aloysius Moeykens, Patricia Jane Lawler
  • LOCATION POINT DETERMINATION APPARATUS, MAP GENERATION SYSTEM, NAVIGATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETERMINING A LOCATION POINT
    Publication number: 20120136895
    Abstract: A location point determination apparatus comprises a geographic feature harvesting module (202) arranged to access and collect, when in use, geographic feature information associated with a predetermined named area datum. The apparatus also comprises a data assessment module (208) arranged to receive the geographic feature information collected by the geographic feature harvesting module and to evaluate from the geographic feature information collected in respect of at least one attribute of each geographic feature associated with the geographic feature information. The apparatus further comprises a selection module (210) arranged to select a geographic feature from the geographic features evaluated in accordance with a predetermined criterion associated with the evaluation of the geographic feature information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventor: Terry William Johnson