Gregory M Nyczak

US Patent:

7197500, Mar 27, 2007

Filed:

Oct 22, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/007910

Inventors:

Vijaya S. Israni - Hoffman Estates IL, US
Richard A. Ashby - Hebron IL, US
Paul M. Bouzide - Chicago IL, US
John C. Jasper - Arlington Heights IL, US
Robert P. Fernekes - Wooddale IL, US
Gregory M. Nyczak - Westmont IL, US
Nicholas E. Smith - Oak Park IL, US
David S. Lampert - Highland Park IL, US
James A. Meek - Palatine IL, US
Aaron I. Crane - Palatine IL, US

Assignee:

Navteq North America, LLC - Chicago IL

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707100, 701207, 701208, 702 5, 34099514, 34099515

Abstract:

An improved method and system for storage of data that represent geographic features in a region. The data are organized into parcels each of which contains data that represent those geographic features that are located within a separate one of a plurality of rectangular areas into the region is divided. The method identifies linearly extending features that extend across multiple rectangular areas so that data representing the linearly extending feature can be included in each parcel that contains data that represents a rectangular area in which the linearly extending feature extends at least in part.

US Patent:

20050004753, Jan 6, 2005

Filed:

Jul 16, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/620732

Inventors:

Michael Weiland - Gurnee IL, US
Gregory Nyczak - Hinsdale IL, US
William McDonough - Glen Ellyn IL, US
Michael Tsengouras - Lake Villa IL, US
David Shuman - Deer Park IL, US
Paul Ford - Oak Park IL, US

International Classification:

G01C021/30

US Classification:

701208000

Abstract:

A method is disclosed for representing road lanes as data in a database that can be used by a system in a vehicle to provide a safety-related function. Each data representation of a physical road lane includes data indicating start and end points of the represented lane and other data attributes pertaining to the represented lane, including data indicating what physical features are adjacent to the represented lane on right and left sides thereof and data indicating a geometry of the represented lane. Further, at least some of the data representations of lanes are associated with data representations of sublanes. Each data representation of a sublane includes data indicating start and end points thereof, defined relative to the lane of which the sublane is a part. A data representation of a sublane includes at least one data attribute associated therewith that pertains to the represented sublane and that is different than the same attribute of the lane of which the sublane is a part. The database is compatible with navigation-related applications that use a different data model to provide navigation-related functions.

US Patent:

20100312527, Dec 9, 2010

Filed:

Jul 12, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/804018

Inventors:

Michael Weiland - Gurnee IL, US
Gregory Nyczak - Hinsdale IL, US
William McDonough - Glen Ellyn IL, US
Michael Tsengouras - Lake Villa IL, US
David Shuman - Deer Park IL, US
Paul Ford - Oak Park IL, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/50

US Classification:

703 1

Abstract:

A method is disclosed for representing road lanes as data in a database that can be used by a system in a vehicle to provide a safety-related function. Each data representation of a physical road lane includes data indicating start and end points of the represented lane and other data attributes pertaining to the represented lane, including data indicating what physical features are adjacent to the represented lane on right and left sides thereof and data indicating a geometry of the represented lane. Further, at least some of the data representations of lanes are associated with data representations of sublanes. Each data representation of a sublane includes data indicating start and end points thereof, defined relative to the lane of which the sublane is a part. A data representation of a sublane includes at least one data attribute associated therewith that pertains to the represented sublane and that is different than the same attribute of the lane of which the sublane is a part. The database is compatible with navigation-related applications that use a different data model to provide navigation-related functions.

US Patent:

59681098, Oct 19, 1999

Filed:

Oct 25, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/740295

Inventors:

Vijaya S. Israni - Hoffman Estates IL
Richard A. Ashby - Hebron IL
Paul M. Bouzide - Chicago IL
John C. Jasper - Arlington Heights IL
Robert P. Fernekes - Wooddale IL
Gregory M. Nyczak - Westmont IL
Nicholas E. Smith - Oak Park IL
David S. Lampert - Highland Park IL
James A. Meek - Palatine IL
Aaron I. Crane - Palatine IL

Assignee:

Navigation Technologies Corporation - Rosemont IL

International Classification:

G01C 2100

US Classification:

701208

Abstract:

An improved method and system for storage of geographic data on physical storage media. The geographic data are stored in a manner that facilitates and enhances use and access of the data by various navigation application functions in navigation systems that use the data. The geographic data includes a parcelization that separates the geographic data into parcels having less than or equal to a maximum parcel size but having at least a desired fill percentage. The parcelization method also provides for a division arrangement that facilitates addressing and identification of the parcels. According to a further aspect, the geographic data includes special nodal entities that are used to collapse complex intersections, such as roundabouts, cloverleaves, and divided highways, into simpler data representations. The special nodal entities are associated with road segment data entities and used in a route calculation program in place of regular node entities. Further, the geographic data include a normalized attribute array that includes reoccurring combinations of certain selected attributes of the geographic data.

US Patent:

61184047, Sep 12, 2000

Filed:

Jan 21, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/010324

Inventors:

Robert P. Fernekes - Wood Dale IL
Vijaya Israni - Hoffman Estates IL
Gregory M. Nyczak - Westmont IL
Robert Yates - Glen Ellyn IL

Assignee:

Navigation Technologies Corporation - Rosemont IL

International Classification:

H04B 7185
G01S 502

US Classification:

34235713

Abstract:

A system and method for storing and using data representing crossings of geographic features, and an associated product having the data embodied thereon, for use with a computer based navigation system, is disclosed. A computer-readable medium has computer-readable data embodied thereon that represents geographic features in a geographic region. The computer-readable data includes a plurality of data entities of a first type each of which represents a respective one of a plurality of linearly extending geographic features and a plurality of data entities of a second type each of which represents a respective crossing at which one of the linearly extending geographic features represented by one of the plurality of data entities of the first type crosses over another of the linearly extending geographic features represented by another of the plurality of data entities of the first type at a higher altitude.

US Patent:

63081776, Oct 23, 2001

Filed:

Jul 28, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/362947

Inventors:

Vijaya S. Israni - Hoffman Estates IL
Richard A. Ashby - Hebron IL
Gregory M. Nyczak - Westmont IL
Nicholas E. Smith - Oak Park IL

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707100

Abstract:

An improved method and system for storage of geographic data on physical storage media. The geographic data are stored in a manner that facilitates and enhances use and access of the data by various navigation application functions in navigation systems that use the data. The geographic data includes a parcelization that separates the geographic data into parcels having less than or equal to a maximum parcel size but having at least a desired fill percentage. The parcelization method also provides for a division arrangement that facilitates addressing and identification of the parcels. According to a further aspect, the geographic data includes special nodal entities that are used to collapse complex intersections, such as roundabouts, cloverleaves, and divided highways, into simpler data representations. The special nodal entities are associated with road segment data entities and used in a route calculation program in place of regular node entities. Further, the geographic data include a normalized attribute array that includes reoccurring combinations of certain selected attributes of the geographic data.

US Patent:

20170045370, Feb 16, 2017

Filed:

Oct 20, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/299079

Inventors:

- Eindhoven, NL
Gregory Nyczak - Hinsdale IL, US
William McDonough - Glen Ellyn IL, US
Michael Tsengouras - Lake Villa IL, US
David Shuman - Deer Park IL, US
Paul Ford - Oak Park IL, US

International Classification:

G01C 21/36
B60T 8/17
G06F 17/30
G01C 21/32

Abstract:

A method is disclosed for representing road lanes as data in a database that can be used by a system in a vehicle to provide a safety-related function. Each data representation of a physical road lane includes data indicating start and end points of the represented lane and other data attributes pertaining to the represented lane, including data indicating what physical features are adjacent to the represented lane on right and left sides thereof and data indicating a geometry of the represented lane. Further, at least some of the data representations of lanes are associated with data representations of sublanes. Each data representation of a sublane includes data indicating start and end points thereof, defined relative to the lane of which the sublane is a part. A data representation of a sublane includes at least one data attribute associated therewith that pertains to the represented sublane and that is different than the same attribute of the lane of which the sublane is a part. The database is compatible with navigation-related applications that use a different data model to provide navigation-related functions.

US Patent:

20160153788, Jun 2, 2016

Filed:

Feb 3, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/014684

Inventors:

- Veldhoven, NL
Gregory Nyczak - Hinsdale IL, US
William McDonough - Glen ELlyn IL, US
Michael Tsengouras - Lake Villa IL, US
David Shuman - Deer Park IL, US
Paul Ford - Oak Park IL, US

International Classification:

G01C 21/26

Abstract:

A method and system for representing traffic control signals in a road network database is provided. The database may include lane-level modeling, intersection modeling, and traffic signal modeling of a road network. An individual traffic signal is represented in the database with data indicating the traffic signal's geographic location and other attributes of the traffic signal such as an arrangement of lenses in the signal, an indication as to whether the signal is vertically or horizontally oriented, a height of the traffic signal over the roadway, and others. The database can be used by a system in a vehicle that provides convenience features to the vehicle's driver. The system may attempt to warn or control a vehicle that is determined to be at imminent risk of violating a traffic signal.