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Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address
VSL INTERNATIONAL AG	3014 BERN

International Classification(s)

• F16L:PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR ....

• 1989 Application Filing Year
• F16L Class
• 661 Applications Filed
• 7 Patents Issued To-Date
• 1.06 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Siegfried, Erwin	Liebefeld, CH	5	65
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 65

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• 21 Citation Count
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Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
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Full Text

US Patent No: RE48713

Apparatus and method for providing map data and system thereof

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A system and a method are provided that are capable of providing map data for supporting a variety of user network environments and selecting data zones freely. A navigation terminal includes a reception unit adapted to receive a file in which map data of a specific zone is stored, from a map provision server; and an execution unit adapted to execute a navigation function on the specific zone using the file. The file is produced by an individual unit with respect to each of geographic areas divided by a mesh unit having a variable size. The size of the mesh unit is decided according to the amount of information included in the geographic area such that the file has an equalized size.

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