Patents by Inventor William W. Chenault

William W. Chenault 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 for obtaining information for a geographic database
    Patent number: 6640187
    Abstract: A system and method for collecting address data for a geographic database are disclosed. Data are collected using a plurality of end users' navigation systems. The data indicate a location at which a trip by a vehicle in which a navigation system is located ended and a desired destination entered into the navigation system by an end user prior thereto. These data are received in a data collection facility that statistically analyzes the data and uses the data to update a geographic database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Navigation Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: William W. Chenault, Lawrence M. Kaplan
  • Method and system for obtaining geographic data using navigation systems
    Patent number: 6381537
    Abstract: A system and method for collecting address data for a geographic database are disclosed. Data are collected using a plurality of end users navigation systems. The data indicate a location at which a trip by a vehicle in which a navigation system is located ended and a desired destination entered into the navigation system by an end user prior thereto. These data are received in a data collection facility that statistically analyzes the data and uses the data to update a geographic database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: Navigation Technologies Corp.
    Inventors: William W. Chenault, Lawrence M. Kaplan