Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7902969 | Technique for operating a vehicle effectively and safely A control system is employed in a vehicle to assist a user to operate the vehicle effectively and safely. In accordance with the invention, the system provides driving assistance to the user by taking into account the user's physical condition, the vehicle condition... | 03/08/2011 |
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| 7748021 | Positional camera and GPS data interchange device A location tagged data provision and display system. A personal communication device (PCD) with electromagnetic communication capability has a GPS receiver and a display. The PCD requests maps and location tagged data from data providers and other for display on the... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7741959 | Centralized control and management system for automobiles In a control and management system for automobiles, a central processor in the system connects traditionally unrelated vehicle subsystems together to realize synergistic functions such as smart driving, automatic parking, etc. A master interface having a display is ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7739039 | Technique for effective navigation based on user preferences A navigation device utilizes stored user profiles to navigate a user who may be driving in a vehicle, on foot, or in other mode of transportation. Each user profile corresponds to one of the user's personae. For example the user business profile corresponding to the... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7561065 | Personal communication and positioning system A location tagged data provision and display system. A personal communication device (PCD) with electromagnetic communication capability has a GPS receiver and a display. The PCD requests maps and location tagged data from data providers and other for display on the... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7519922 | Technique for effectively aiding a user to park a vehicle In a control and management system for automobiles, a central processor in the system connects traditionally unrelated vehicle subsystems together to realize synergistic functions such as smart driving, automatic parking, etc. A master interface having a display is ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7512495 | Centralized control and management system for automobiles In a control and management system for automobiles, a central processor in the system connects traditionally unrelated vehicle subsystems together to realize synergistic functions such as smart driving, automatic parking, etc. A master interface having a display is ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7475057 | System and method for user navigation A user profile based navigation system. The navigation system stores location centric information in a database associated with a user profile. Information from the database is provided to users based on a selected user profile, which modifies the types of data prov... | 01/06/2009 |
