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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7248151 | Virtual keypad for vehicle entry control Method and apparatus are provided for vehicle entry control using an imaged keypad. The apparatus includes a virtual interface for entry control of a vehicle having an imaging surface that defines a field of view. The interface includes a projected keypad image on t... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241151 | Negative jump start ground block for an automobile A vehicular ground terminal, according to one embodiment of the present invention, provides a location to which an electrical connection may be made to a body of a vehicle that is easy to identify and use. The ground terminal includes a first ground block component ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231041 | Method, device, and system for secure motor vehicle remote keyless entry Methods and apparatus are provided for sending an encrypted command message from a remote keyless entry device to a receiver in a motor vehicle. The method comprises defining a key generating key within the remote keyless entry device, and using that key generating ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224643 | Self adjusting vehicle clock A method and system are provided for adjusting a clock time setting in a vehicle. The system includes a global positioning system that is in communication with a vehicle control module and has a memory that stores geographical data corresponding to time settings for... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7218211 | Vehicle-based vehicle occupant reminder using capacitive field-based sensor Methods and apparatus are provided for providing an indication to a person external to a vehicle, of an occupant inside the vehicle. The method comprises determining whether an occupant is in a vehicle, based on a capacitance measured within the vehicle; sensing whe... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217020 | Headlamp assembly with integrated infrared illuminator A headlamp assembly according to the invention includes an integrated night vision illuminator element, such as an infrared illuminator. The headlamp assembly also includes a low beam light bulb element and a high beam light bulb element. A lens attached to the fron... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7216532 | System and method for warm tire fill pressure adjustment A method is provided for recommending proper tire pressure using a tire pressure recommendation system having a processor. The method comprises obtaining a cold placard tire pressure (PPl) for a cold placard air temperature (TPl) and obtaining ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215243 | Tire pressure characterization method and key fob The present invention provides an apparatus and method for characterizing tire pressure on the four tires of a conventional passenger automobile. The method uses an apparatus disposed on a key fob. The key fob includes a tire valve stem interface that is capable of ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215238 | Combined garage door and keyless entry fob Methods and apparatus are provided for a combined vehicle keyless entry and garage door (GD) opener fob. The fob comprises a receiver, transmitter, processor, memory, user activated function switches, and preferably a display. In a GD function learn mode, the fob me... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7197922 | Tire rotation detection using tire temperature profiling Methods and apparatus are provided for detecting whether a tire rotation event or tire inflation even has occurred on a vehicle. The method comprises determining a first front average temperature (FAT) of a first front tire and a second front tire, determining a fir... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7197290 | Method for AM band interference suppression via frequency shift Methods are provided for suppressing interference in a motor vehicle radio such as an AM radio from the operating frequency or the harmonics of the operating frequency of a source of time varying signal such as a switching power supply in response to tuning the radi... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7181366 | System and method for determining the cause of tire pressure change Methods and apparatus are provided for determining the cause of tire pressure change. The method includes obtaining a first tire pressure (P1) at a first tire temperature (T1) and obtaining a measured second tire pressure (P2) at a s... | 02/20/2007 |
