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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120105198 | IN-VEHICLE DEVICE CONTROLLER An in-vehicle device controller includes: an in-vehicle unit for controlling an in-vehicle device; and a portable device. The in-vehicle unit includes a request signal transmitter for transmitting a request signal including random information to the portable device. The... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120105197 | TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATING RENTAL CAR TRANSACTIONS A customer uses a wireless portable device to interact with a remote cloud-based car rental service. Details at check in are recorded and the customer is authorized to take possession of the car. At checkout, additional details are noted, a receipt is produced, and the ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120050010 | Restricting the Operation of a Motor Vehicle A camera (402) is provided for receiving a candidate image of a portion of a driver's upper limb, such as a palm, emphasising patterns of blood transferring pathways, such as veins, within the exposed portion of the driver's palm. A candidate image is compared wi... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120019359 | VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME A vehicle security system includes a trigger module, an image acquisition module, a microprocessor and a database. The trigger module triggers the image acquisition module to capture a pupil image of a proximal party triggering the trigger module. The database is couple... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120007712 | NON-CONTACT CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE A non-contact control method and a non-contact control device are applied to a lock control device in a non-contact mode for manipulation. The non-contact control device includes a master control module and a slave control module. Both the master control module and the ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20110316669 | APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY CHANGING STATE OF VEHICLE CLOSURE An apparatus for changing the state of a vehicle closure is disclosed. The apparatus includes a primary mobile unit, a secondary mobile unit, and a detection device. The detection device is operable to automatically detect whether the primary mobile unit is within a fir... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110309912 | HANDLE UNIT The invention relates to a handle unit (10) to trigger the function of a lock (19) for opening and/or for closing a moving part (42), in particular a door, a tailgate or similar of a motor vehicle (40), with one electronic unit (20, 20′<... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110304427 | CLOSING-IN SENSOR FOR LOCKING/UNLOCKING A DOOR LEAF The invention relates to a closing-in or presence or detection capacitive sensor (6) for locking/unlocking a door leaf (4), in particular for a vehicle. More precisely, the closing-in capacitive sensor is to be integrated into the handle (1) of a do... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110291799 | DEBOUNCE STRATEGY FOR VALIDATING SWITCH ACTUATION A debounce strategy is disclosed for use with a switch detection circuit to validate whether the switch is properly actuated or whether interferences, switch bounce, or other interruptions are presenting indications of switch activation. The debounce strategy may be imp... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110285503 | LOCKING SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR A locking system is provided for a motor vehicle door. The locking system includes, but is not limited to a door lock, an internal actuation unit having a pickup that is mechanically linked to the door lock and alternately transferable into a locked position and an unlo... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110248820 | DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKING AN OPENABLE PANEL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE The present invention relates to a device for automatically locking and/or unlocking at least one openable panel (3) of a motor vehicle (1) comprising a remote-opening system (4) comprising a central processing unit (5) designed to be install... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110242303 | METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCKING AN OPENING MEMBER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR A HANDS-FREE SYSTEM, AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD The invention relates to a method for automatically unlocking an opening member of a motor vehicle using a hands-free access system (4), comprising a central processing unit (5) intended to be installed inside the vehicle, a portable identification member ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110215921 | SYSTEMS FOR WIRELESS AUTHENTICATION BASED ON BLUETOOTH PROXIMITY A method and apparatus for wireless authentication, secure automatic access to application and to systems and for providing an alarm to users upon detecting that a monitored device is not within a desired proximity using a BLUETOOTH apparatus are described.... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110205018 | INPUT APPARATUS, REMOTE CONTROLLER AND OPERATING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE An input apparatus for a vehicle includes: an operation element operable by an occupant of the vehicle; a biological information acquisition element acquiring biological information of the occupant; an unawakened state detection element detecting an unawakened state of ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110187498 | System and Method of Haptically Communicating Vehicle Information From a Vehicle to a Keyless Entry Device Various systems, devices, and methods for communicating vehicle information from a vehicle to a keyless entry device are provided. The system may include a keyless entry device for communicating vehicle information from a vehicle to a user. The keyless entry device may ... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110148575 | EXTENDABLE FLUSH DOOR HANDLE FOR VEHICLE An extendable flush door handle assembly for a door or liftgate of a vehicle includes a base portion and a handle portion movably attached to the base portion. The handle portion is movable between a recessed position, where the handle portion is at least partially rece... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110148573 | PASSIVE ENTRY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VEHICLE A passive entry system and method for determining the location of a remote transmitter positioned near a vehicle. The system and method may include an irregularly shaped authorization zone. The authorization zone may be formed using as least three LF antennas. Alternati... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110086668 | Mobile Telephone for Remote Operation A mobile telephone capable of controlling a remote keyless system is provided. The mobile telephone is loaded with an executable program that enables the mobile telephone to control the remote keyless system using frequencies and systems already used by the remote keyle... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110080259 | ANTENNA AND SPLITTER FOR RECEIVING RADIO AND REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY SIGNALS An antenna system may include a first antenna having a helical shaped portion, and configured to receive signals over a first frequency range. A second antenna may be positioned in proximate distance from the first antenna, and be configured to receive signals over a se... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110080258 | Identity The present invention is a new type of luxury automobile which would implement numerous ergonomically designed innovations which would deter various criminal activities which would include car theft, carjacking, and driving under the influence. Identity is a security me... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110074561 | Security system and method for operating the same A security system is disclosed with a digital processor-based wireless remote controller that sends command to perform system operations and receive confirmation of various aspects of the system. The security system monitors environmental and vehicle system parameters a... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110057773 | Keyless Entry Assembly Having Capacitance Sensor Operative for Detecting Objects A keyless entry assembly includes a carrier with an electrical conductor thereon, a light pipe having an indicator, and a controller. The light pipe is connected to the carrier such that the indicator and conductor are in alignment. The light pipe is operable for receiv... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110032075 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR HOME-TO-VEHICLE APPLICATIONS OVER WIRELESS LINKS Methods and apparatus are provided for enabling communication between an information handling device, such as a computer, and a vehicle. A dongle is provided for enabling the communication and includes an external coupling device, dongle transceiver circuitry, and a don... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100283581 | WIRELESS VEHICLE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM A system and method for coordinating movement of a powered sliding door module and an access ramp for a vehicle is shown in FIG. 5 An OEM key fob (26a) is modified to send a non-OEM signal when a passenger side sliding door button is pressed A non-O... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100277277 | MOBILE TOOL FACILITY A mobile tool facility is provided having a container configured to be moved to a plurality of locations. A portal system is positioned in an interior of the container and spaced from a container end allowing access to the portal system. The portal system is operable to... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100268424 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DOOR SELECTABLE AUTOMATIC UNLOCKING SENSOR A vehicle door lock system may include a control unit for selectively unlocking a door, the control unit having an input for receiving a signal from an occupant detection system, a logic unit for determining whether to send an unlock signal to the door based upon the in... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100265035 | PROCESS TO SECURE KEYLESS ENTRY COMMUNICATIONS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Process to control access authorization for a motor vehicle. Using an activation circuit in the vehicle, a radio signal is sent out, and an ID transmitter which is carried by the user receives the radio signal and verifies it with an evaluation circuit. If verification ... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100245038 | AUTOMATIC WALK-AWAY DETECTION A method and system for walk-away locking of a vehicle. The vehicle may be automatically locked when an occupant walks away from the vehicle in a passive manner. The automatic locking capabilities may be incorporated within an energy conservation strategy that allows on... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100238115 | OPERATION INPUT DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM Provided is an operation input device having an input part that receives operator input by being pressed by an operator, a function setting part that allocates predetermined operation functions to a second domain in the input part based upon a position pressed when the ... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100214112 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD A control device has a first sensor set with a first detection region, a second sensor set with a second detection region, and a control unit for controlling a predetermined operation based on a detection result by the first sensor and a detection result by the second s... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100207725 | Transceiver and electronic key including transceiver A transceiver is disclosed. The transceiver includes: a circuit board; a receiving antenna mounted to the circuit board; and a transmitting antenna mounted to the receiving antenna. The receiving antenna includes: a supporter; a coil antenna having a coil wound around t... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100201481 | Security System, Modules and Method of Operation Thereof The present invention provides a security system comprising (a) at least a first handheld device, a first secure entity and a second secure entity, wherein the first handheld device and the first secure entity are programmable to enter into a first unique communication ... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100123569 | RECEIVER SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES A tire air pressure detection system and a remote key entry system have first and second receiver units, respectively. The first receiver unit has a change-over switch, which selectively outputs to a chassis ECU an output signal of either one of the first and second rec... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100109838 | Fingerprint unlocking system An apparatus, and a corresponding method for its use, for gaining access to a vehicle, such as a car by means of at least one fingerprint sensor installed at a convenient location outside the vehicle in or near a door handle. The illustrative embodiment of the invention... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100102928 | Monitoring Apparatus and Operating Method Thereof A monitoring apparatus and the associated method are provided. The monitoring apparatus includes a tag reading module and a control module. The tag reading module accesses a target tag attached to a target object to generate an access signal. The control module is coupl... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100097178 | VEHICLE BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS A vehicle biometric system includes an in-vehicle telematics unit having a receiver configured to receive authentication data from a wireless communication device, a memory configured to store computer program instructions, and a processor configured to access and execu... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100085147 | KEYLESS ENTRY USING HAND SIGNALS Methods and apparatus are provided for enabling the entry by a user into a locked vehicle. An optical data sampler is configured to detect an image associated with the user. A processor is coupled to the optical data sampler and is configured to grant the user access to... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100073131 | Vehicle with controlled door operation Doors of a vehicle, such as a delivery vehicle, are controlled based on user inputs. A user may input a vehicle exit mode and stop the vehicle. When an exit mode has been input and the stopping of the vehicle has been sensed, an exit door of the vehicle is opened, with ... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100052850 | REMOTE VEHICLE ACTIVATION DEVICE A vehicle activation device may serve as a transmitter and may have at least two function buttons that remotely activate two corresponding functions in an associated vehicle. A cover may be pivoted to a body and may be movable between at least two positions to make the ... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100039222 | KEYLESS ACCESS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A TRUCK AND TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A SYSTEM A keyless access system is provided for a truck including a tractor area and a cargo area provided with at least an access door. This system includes a main control unit located in the tractor area and adapted to interact with a customer identification device to selecti... | 02/18/2010 |
