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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419027 | System and method of increasing safety to occupants in a vehicle A method of increasing safety to occupants in a vehicle, the method comprising, monitoring an input from a user that identifies a presence of a non-autonomous entity; storing information relating to the presence of the non-autonomous entity; and, warning the user ab... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7418276 | Activation system and method for establishing a cellular voice communication through a radio system An activation system (20, 120, 220) for establishing a voice communication through a radio system (22, 122, 222) in a vehicle. The radio system (22, 122, 222) has an audio controller and a device interface. The activation system (20, 120, 220... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7269504 | System and method for assigning a level of urgency to navigation cues System and method for guiding a driver of a vehicle (20) from a starting point to a destination point using an assignment of levels of urgency of navigation cues. The system comprises a navigation unit (38), a controller (22) and a user interfac... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7245898 | Programmable foot switch useable in a communications user interface in a vehicle A communications system for a vehicle having a foot pedal useable to control communications at a user interface in the vehicle. By controlling the user interface at least in part through activation of the foot pedal, communications in the vehicle are made more conve... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243134 | Server-based navigation system having dynamic transmittal of route information A navigation system having a client device and a service center. The client device is capable of transmitting a starting point and a destination point from a user. The client device also includes a memory having a memory limit. The service center is capable of recei... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7228420 | Method and system for technician authentication of a vehicle The service technician accesses the prospective vehicle and obtains from a certification authority a certification that an authentic vehicle is associated with a cryptographic key. The service technician utilizes the cryptographic key in cryptographic communication ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7212783 | System and method for managing content between devices in various domains A system and method for managing content between different client devices in various domains (such as vehicle, home, and person). The system and method include receiving an input from a user on the first client device to delay the content. After receiving the input,... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209490 | Rapid vehicle bus network activity An apparatus and method for rapidly providing activity on a vehicle network bus includes a node having a bus connection to the vehicle network bus. The node includes a Rapid Response Stack loaded with the predetermined message to respond to any network bus request b... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7190237 | Open-loop start-up method for a resonating device A system employing a resonating device and a controller implements a method involving an establishment by the controller of open-loop oscillations of the resonating device at a resonating frequency of the resonating device, and an establishment by the controller of ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187334 | Patch array feed for an automotive radar antenna An improved transceiver assembly for a vehicle for detecting potentially hazardous objects is disclosed. The transceiver assembly preferably comprises a patch array feed antenna having an array of a plurality of patches for generating a beam and for detecting the be... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7170853 | Vehicle active network topologies A vehicle active network (12) communicatively couples devices (14–20) within a vehicle (10). Device operation is independent of the interface (22–28) of the device (14–20) with the active network (12). Additionally, th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7171298 | Method and system for identifying phase in an internal combustion engine A method and system for identifying a phase in an internal combustion engine (102) is disclosed. The internal combustion engine may include an even number of cylinders and is fitted with at least one sensor. In one embodiment, the method includes measuring a ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7154196 | Printed circuit board for a three-phase power device having embedded directional impedance control channels A printed circuit board having a first switching device (S1 or S2), a second switching device (S3 or S4), a third switching device (S5 or S6), and a common source node (26 or 166) that are each mounted to a sur... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137001 | Authentication of vehicle components A vehicle authenticates a first prospective component by obtaining from a certification authority a certification that an authentic component is associated with a cryptographic key unique to the first prospective component and determining whether the first prospecti... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7137142 | Method and system for vehicle authentication of a component using key separation A vehicle authenticates a prospective component for use in the vehicle by obtaining from a certification authority a certification that an authentic component is associated with a cryptographic key. The vehicle obtains the certification separately from the component... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7109938 | Tapered slot feed for an automotive radar antenna In one embodiment, an improved transceiver assembly for a vehicle capable of detecting potentially hazardous objects is disclosed. The transceiver assembly comprises a tapered slot feed antenna for generating a beam and for detecting the beam as reflected from the p... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7095214 | Systems and method for boosting output of an alternator Disclosed herein are two techniques, neutral point switching and field voltage boost, that will increase the output of today's 12 volt automotive electrical systems in vehicle idle conditions solely by the addition of circuitry. Neutral point switching enables the f... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093006 | Method of dynamically configuring access to services A method of dynamically configuring access to services (114, 130) between a remote communications node (104) and a remote communications device (106) includes determining if the remote communications node (104) is communicating with a dis... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7075273 | Automotive electrical system configuration using a two bus structure Disclosed herein are a variety of different electrical system topologies intended to mitigate the impact of large intermittent loads on a 12 volt vehicle power distribution system. In some embodiments the intermittent load is disconnected from the remainder of the s... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7062286 | Conversion of calls from an ad hoc communication network An improved system and procedure for allowing participants within a group conversation on a wireless communication network to at least temporarily break away from a group conversation and hold a side bar conversation. The side bar conversation may comprise several d... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7045868 | Wafer-level sealed microdevice having trench isolation and methods for making the same A microdevice (20) having a hermetically sealed cavity (22) to house a microstructure (26). The microdevice (20) comprises a substrate (30), a cap (40), an isolation layer (70), at least one conductive island (60 | 05/16/2006 |
| 7031067 | Head-up display A head-up display includes an image source, such as a laser scanner, a means for diffusing light and a transparent element that can include a holographic element. The laser scanner emits a visible light for generating an image. The means for diffusing light receives... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7010682 | Method and system for vehicle authentication of a component A vehicle authenticates a prospective component for use in the vehicle by obtaining from a certification authority a certification that an authentic component is associated with a cryptographic key. The certification certifies that the cryptographic key is bound to ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7009124 | Acceleration switch An acceleration switch and method therefor includes providing a conductive substrate and an insulating cap. A recessed area is formed in the insulating cap. An insulating layer is disposed on the conductive substrate. A conductive layer is disposed on the insulating... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003319 | Data carrier system A cellular telephone (102) in a vehicle includes a data carrier system comprising a first semi-permanent Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) (200) selectively couplable to the cellular telephone (102) and a second SIM (300) selectively coupl... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6983171 | Device and method for communicating teletype information in a vehicle communication system A communication system and method for transmitting and receiving teletype information in a vehicle (20). The communication system (22) includes an external interface (24) and a communication control unit (26). The external interface (2... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6973324 | Method of enabling the transmission of data in a wireless communication network A method of enabling the transmission of data in a wireless communication network is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of monitoring a plurality of communication interfaces; determining that a communication interface of the plurality of communication interfa... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6970518 | Method and apparatus for electronic item identification in a communication system using known source parameters A communications method including the steps of: receiving signals from at least one signal source during a first signal source transmission; estimating at least one signal source parameter based on the received signals during the first signal source transmission; re... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6970703 | Integrated personal communications system and method An apparatus and method of integrating a personal communications system (102) includes a telematics device (106) coupled to a vehicle (107), where the telematics device (106) can exchange data with at least one vehicle system (139, 140... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6934665 | Electronic sensor with signal conditioning A method for extracting components from signals in an electronic sensor (50) having a sensing element (52). The sensing element (52) generates a first signal (60) and a second signal (62). The method comprises the steps of: receivi... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929974 | Feedthrough design and method for a hermetically sealed microdevice A microdevice (20, 120, 220) having a hermetically sealed cavity (22, 122, 222) to house a microstructure (26, 126, 226). In one embodiment, the microdevice (20) comprises a substrate (30), a cap (50) and an isolation layer ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6915471 | Encoder and method for encoding data An encoder (10,30) and method for encoding data comprising a pseudo random number generator (12) for generating an array of pseudo random numbers (15), and calculating means (10,30) for calculating a checkword (11,23,25) using the ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908583 | System and method for bending a substantially rigid substrate A method and apparatus for bending a substantially rigid substrate (22) having first and second portions (28, 30) interconnected by a bend region (32). The apparatus comprises first and second heated die members (60, 80). The first heated... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6881648 | Semiconductor wafer having a thin die and tethers and methods of making the same A semiconductor wafer (70) that includes a support body (72), at least one thin die (20, 60), and a plurality of tethers (78, 178). The support body (72) is made of a semiconductor material. The thin die (20, 60) has a circu... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6879809 | Wireless electrostatic charging and communicating system The wireless electrostatic charging and communicating system includes an electrostatic reader, an electrostatic charger and an electrostatic rechargeable device or electrostatic transceiver such as such as a smart card or radio frequency identification (RFID) card w... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6867543 | Microdevice assembly having a fine grain getter layer for maintaining vacuum A microdevice assembly (20) that includes a device microstructure (22), a housing (30), and a fine grain getter layer (40). The housing (30) has a base portion (32) and a lid (34). The device microstructure (22... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6841739 | Flexible circuit board having electrical resistance heater trace A flexible circuit board (20) having a substantially rigid substrate (22) and an electrical resistance heater trace (24). The substantially rigid substrate (22) has a first portion (26), a second portion (28), and a bend reg... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6825754 | Radio frequency identification device for increasing tag activation distance and method thereof A radio frequency identification (“RFID”) device for increasing tag activation distance comprises a first exciter electrode (2), a second exciter electrode (21), a dielectric substrate (3), and a first exciter voltage source (4). The ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6792296 | Portable wireless communication device and methods of configuring same when connected to a vehicle A portable wireless communication device (22) and method for configuring the same when connected to a hands-free system in a vehicle (20). In one embodiment, the device (22) has an interface (36A) and a detector (70A). The interfac... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789029 | Method and apparatus for signal extraction in an electronic sensor A method for extracting components from signals in an electronic sensor (50) having a sensing element (52). The sensing element (52) generates a first signal (60) and a second signal (62). The method comprises the steps of: receivi... | 09/07/2004 |
