Patents by Inventor Tom Westendorp

Tom Westendorp 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 apparatus for estimating journey attributes
    Patent number: 9541413
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a processing device implemented method of estimating journey attributes, comprising selecting a plurality of mobile device journey data according to on one or more criteria associated with end points of the mobile device journey data; determining virtual journey data based upon the plurality of mobile device journey data; determining one or more attributes of the virtual journey data. In some embodiments, the one or more criteria include a distal and/or temporal separation between the journey data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignees: TomTom Development Germany GmbH, TomTom International B.V.
    Inventors: Nikolaus Witte, George de Boer, Tom Westendorp
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING JOURNEY ATTRIBUTES
    Publication number: 20120330547
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a processing device implemented method of estimating journey attributes, comprising selecting a plurality of mobile device journey data according to on one or more criteria associated with end points of the mobile device journey data; determining virtual journey data based upon the plurality of mobile device journey data; determining one or more attributes of the virtual journey data. In some embodiments, the one or more criteria include a distal and/or temporal separation between the journey data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Nikolaus Witte, George de Boer, Tom Westendorp