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ALPINE ELECTRONICS, INC.

948Patents
542Active
948Granted
56Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 14, 1984 → Feb 26, 2021 · 236 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7684991B2 Digital audio file search method and apparatus using text-to-speech processing Physics 380 Active
US7890330B2 Voice recording tool for creating database used in text to speech synthesis system Physics 305 Active
US5902349A Navigation apparatus Physics 251 Expired
US6795059B2 Operating device for controlling electronic devices utilizing a touch panel Physics 204 Expired
US7889101B2 Method and apparatus for generating location based reminder message for navigation system Physics 199 Active
US6434482B1 On-vehicle navigation system for searching facilities along a guide route Physics 180 Expired
US5625350A Audio/video communication system and method Electricity 176 Expired
US6983203B1 POI icon display method and navigation system Physics 171 Expired
US6587787B1 Vehicle navigation system apparatus and method providing enhanced information regarding geographic entities Physics 164 Expired
US5893898A Navigation system having intersection routing using a road segment based database Physics 161 Expired
US6385535B1 Navigation system Physics 153 Expired
US6415224B1 Display method and apparatus for navigation system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 143 Expired
US6650345B1 Operating device for operating vehicle electronics device Performing Operations; Transporting 133 Expired
US7751945B2 Vehicle-to-vehicle communication apparatus, vehicle-to-vehicle communication system, and method of determining applicability of moving image information to an application program Electricity 129 Active
US6484094B1 Display method and apparatus for navigation system Physics 125 Expired
US4706294A Audio control device Electricity 123 Expired
US6839628B1 Display method and apparatus for arranging order of listing points of interest for navigation system Physics 113 Expired
US4771283A Remote control device Electricity 113 Expired
US5593223A Illumination device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 110 Expired
US6201544A Location floor number display device in navigation apparatus Physics 109 Expired
US6351707B1 Navigation system and method for calculating a guide route Physics 108 Expired
US7286825B2 Method for communication among mobile units and vehicular communication apparatus Electricity 101 Expired
US7239960B2 Navigation method and system for visiting multiple destinations by minimum number of stops Physics 100 Expired
US6405129B1 Method of displaying POI icons for navigation apparatus Physics 94 Expired
US6148253A On-vehicle control system Physics 93 Expired

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