Inventor · Sunnyvale, CA, US

Brian Smartt

23Patents
13h-index
32Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: May 18, 1994 → Aug 20, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5963956A System and method of optimizing database queries in two or more dimensions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 154 Expired
US8606516B2 User interface system and method for a vehicle navigation device Physics 96 Active
US6470287B1 System and method of optimizing database queries in two or more dimensions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 72 Expired
US5706503A Method of clustering multi-dimensional related data in a computer database by combining the two verticles of a graph connected by an edge having the highest score Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 68 Expired
US7516041B2 System and method for identifying road features Physics 52 Active
US7035869B2 System and method of optimizing database queries in two or more dimensions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 47 Expired
US7813873B2 Geocoding locations near a specified city Physics 40 Active
US7957893B2 Methods and systems for deducing road geometry and connectivity Physics 26 Active
US8566021B2 Method and systems for deducing road geometry and connectivity Physics 21 Active
US8271190B2 Methods and system for deducing road geometry and connectivity Physics 21 Active
US8693458B2 Presenting information at one or more mobile communication devices in a transportation network Electricity 20 Active
US7725425B2 System and method of optimizing database queries in two or more dimensions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US10078338B2 Devices, systems, and methods for remote authorization of autonomous vehicle operation Electricity 17 Active
US8306777B2 System and method for identifying road features Physics 13 Active
US9518835B2 User interface system and method for a vehicle navigation device Physics 11 Active
US10712748B2 Devices, systems, and methods for generating travel forecasts for vehicle pairing Electricity 9 Active
US7949491B2 System and method for identifying road features Physics 8 Active
US9453739B2 Geocoding locations near a specified city Physics 2 Active
US11669108B2 Control of automated following in vehicle convoys Physics 1 Active
US10713285B2 Geocoding locations near a specified city Physics 0 Active
US12346427B2 Devices, systems, and methods for remote authorization of vehicle platooning Electricity 0 Active
US11047701B2 User interface system and method for a vehicle navigation device Physics 0 Active
US11100211B2 Devices, systems, and methods for remote authorization of vehicle platooning Electricity 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.