Patents by Inventor Thomas BEHAN

Thomas BEHAN 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).

  • System and Method for Compressing GPS Data
    Publication number: 20150355335
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for compressing global positioning system (GPS) data. The method includes determining a first GPS position and an associated first time; incorporating the first GPS position and the associated first time in a GPS update packet; determining a time interval for a set of GPS positions subsequent to the first GPS position and specifying the time interval in the GPS update packet; and for each of the set of GPS positions subsequent to the first GPS position: computing a relative latitude value and a relative longitude value; compressing the relative latitude and longitude values by reducing precision; and storing compressed relative latitude and longitude values in the GPS update packet. There is also provided a system and method for decompressing such compressed global positioning system (GPS) data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: Ewan CRAWFORD, Thomas BEHAN
  • System and Method for Compressing GPS Data
    Publication number: 20150293232
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for compressing global positioning system (GPS) data. The method includes determining a first GPS position and an associated first time; incorporating the first GPS position and the associated first time in a GPS update packet; determining a time interval for a set of GPS positions subsequent to the first GPS position and specifying the time interval in the GPS update packet; and for each of the set of GPS positions subsequent to the first GPS position: computing a relative latitude value and a relative longitude value; compressing the relative latitude and longitude values by reducing precision; and storing compressed relative latitude and longitude values in the GPS update packet. There is also provided a system and method for decompressing such compressed global positioning system (GPS) data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Ewan CRAWFORD, Thomas BEHAN, Daniel KELLY