Patents by Inventor Wai C. Lee

Wai C. Lee 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: 6871144
    Abstract: A portable GPS unit (10) communicates over a wireless radio network (12) with at least one other such unit (10A-10E). The unit (10) may transmit radio signals over the network (12) indicative of the unit's location and receive similar radio signals from the other units (10A-10E). The unit (10) is operable to calculate and display a route that may be followed to go to a moving waypoint such as one of the other units (10A-10E).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Garmin Ltd.
    Inventor: Wai C. Lee
  • Patent number: 6850188
    Abstract: A portable GPS/radio unit (10) communicates over a wireless radio network (12) with at least one other such unit (10A-10E). The unit (10) may transmit radio signals over the network (12) indicative of the unit's location and receive similar radio signals from other such units. The unit (10) is operable to display an indication of the distance between two or more units, an indication of the amount of time that has elapsed since location data was last received from another unit, a track log or track back information for another unit, and an indication if the unit (10) is about to lose communications with another unit. The unit (10) also may be operated to gather and transmit to other units location data corresponding to way points. The perspective or vantage point from which location data and other information is viewed may be selected or changed by the user of the unit (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: Garmin Ltd.
    Inventors: Wai C. Lee, Scott T. Moore, John H. Lovitt, Gregory J. Hammes
  • Patent number: 6837827
    Abstract: A personal training device (10) adapted to assist a user in reaching performance goals, navigating, and accumulating performance statistics. In a preferred embodiment, the device broadly comprises a housing (10); an attachment mechanism (30); a GPS component (40); a user interface (50), including an input portion (52) and an output portion (54); a processor (60), including a timer (62) and a memory element (64); a data interface (70), including an input portion (72) and an output portion (74); an audio component (80); and a power supply (90). The device (10) is adapted to store goal information, monitor performance using GPS-derived data, and communicate performance information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Assignee: Garmin Ltd.
    Inventors: Wai C. Lee, Tracy L. Olivier, Ryan T. Moore, Claudette D. Fisher, David J. Downey, John H. Lovitt, Scott J. Brunk