Inventor · Oak Park, IL, US

Nicholas E. Smith

18Patents
11h-index
30Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 25, 1996 → May 3, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5968109A System and method for use and storage of geographic data on physical media Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 276 Expired
US6314365A Method and system of providing navigation services to cellular phone devices from a server Physics 223 Expired
US6308177A System and method for use and storage of geographic data on physical media Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 186 Expired
US6184823A Geographic database architecture for representation of named intersections and complex intersections and methods for formation thereof and use in a navigation application program Physics 160 Expired
US6038559A Segment aggregation in a geographic database and methods for use thereof in a navigation application Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 133 Expired
US7197500B1 System and method for use and storage of geographic data on physical media Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 130 Expired
US6919821B1 Method and system for collecting meteorological data using in-vehicle systems Physics 73 Expired
US8717192B2 Method and system for using intersecting electronic horizons Physics 47 Active
US6473770B1 Segment aggregation and interleaving of data types in a geographic database and methods for use thereof in a navigation application Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US6507850B1 Segment aggregation and interleaving of data types in a geographic database and methods for use thereof in a navigation application Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US7152186B2 Cross-triggering of processing devices Physics 16 Expired
US9330564B2 Method and system for using intersecting electronic horizons Physics 6 Active
US7599998B2 Message handling communication between a source processor core and destination processor cores Physics 6 Active
US9799216B2 Method and system for using intersecting electronic horizons Physics 5 Active
US6571195B2 Method for calculating distance using piece-wise linear interpolation Physics 1 Expired
US10198940B2 Method and system for using intersecting electronic horizons Physics 1 Active
US11718418B2 Determining servicability and remaining life of an in-service structure using three-dimensional scan data Physics 0 Active
US10783775B2 Method and system for using intersecting electronic horizons Physics 0 Active

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