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TOMTOM GERMANY GMBH & CO KG

Overview
  • Total Patents
    27
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    226,615
About

TOMTOM GERMANY GMBH & CO KG has a total of 27 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 2009. It filed its patents most often in WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), EPO (European Patent Office) and China. Its main competitors in its focus markets measurement, computer technology and control are TELE ATLAS NORTH AMERICA INC, MAPQUEST INC and TOYOTA MAPMASTER INCORPORATED.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing TOMTOM GERMANY GMBH & CO KGs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Focus industries

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Scharmann Hannes 14
#2 Otto Hans-Ulrich 13
#3 Hiestermann Volker 12
#4 Mund Heiko 11
#5 Schmelzle Oleg 2
#6 Scharman Hannes 1
#7 Volker Hiestermann 1
#8 Kannenberg Oliver 1
#9 Hans-Ulrich Otto 1

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
WO2013153063A2 Methods and systems for updating a digital map
GB201206578D0 Nds incremental map updating
GB201202264D0 NDS update repository
TW201231927A Graph based topological map matching
WO2012089277A1 Manuevre analysis, direction of traffic flow and detection of grade separated crossings for network generation in a digital map
EP2659226A1 Graph based topological map matching
WO2012089272A1 Seamless network generation
WO2012019628A1 Parking lot detection using probe data
CN102713521A Incremental map generation, refinement and extension with GPS traces