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Decorative Jeweled Wheel Cover
An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120029805 | Vehicle Navigation System and Method An efficient route-defining method includes determining a route to a destination. The exemplary method also includes determining a wireless device to server connection type and assigning a tolerance in accordance with a connection type. The tolerance is usable to determ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029806 | Efficient Navigation Data Downloading A packetization method includes preparing data comprising driving instructions for delivery to a vehicle. The illustrative method also includes determining a portion of the data to deliver in a first packet to a vehicle computing system in communication with a server ex... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029807 | Vehicle Navigation Method and System A vehicle based computing system processor is operable to receive the coordinates from a GPS and transmit the coordinates to a remote network. The processor is operable to receive map data pertaining to a route to be traveled by the vehicle, including a recommended star... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120022777 | AUTOMATIC CREATION OF SCENIC TOURS USING POINTS OF INTEREST A method is provided for presenting audio information related to scenic points of interest (POIs) to a user traveling along a predetermined route. The predetermined route is guided by a navigation device for providing audio navigation announcements that include turn-by-... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120016577 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING INTEREST CONTENTS BASED ON TRAVEL ROUTE INFORMATION Provided is a method and system for determining interest content that may provide an actual travel route of a terminal. The method and system for determining interest content may search for a travel route from a terminal to an interest content point based on location in... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120016578 | OUTDOOR TO INDOOR NAVIGATION SYSTEM An outdoor-to-indoor (and vise versa) navigation system guides a traveler (30) to an interior point of interest (POI, 28) inside a three-dimensional structure (16) using a navigation device (10). When the traveler (30) reaches the dest... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120015566 | System and Method for Controlling a Trolling Motor A trolling motor control system that includes a main controller configured interface with a trolling motor. The main controller is configured to control the output power and directional heading of the trolling motor. In at least one embodiment, the main controller has a... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120010778 | POSITIONING SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, POSITIONING METHOD There is provided a positioning system including a communication device which includes a connector configured to engage with a connector provided to a vehicle, a vehicle communication section configured to receive vehicle speed information or travelling distance informa... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120010806 | METHODS FOR FORECASTING FLIGHT PATHS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND SOFTWARE Mobile computing device implemented methods, and associated systems, devices, and software for forecasting flight paths associated with a unique-flight. Methods may include prior to departure of the unique-flight, retrieving from a flight-data-server via the Internet an... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120004841 | MULTI-MODAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD One or more embodiments may include a multi-modal navigation system and method. Route information may be received for generating a navigation route which may comprise multiple modes of transportation to a destination. GPS data may also be received. The navigation route ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110320117 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM Including a vehicle position determining unit (4, 6, 7, 11) for determining current position of a mobile unit; a map DB 15 that stores map data; a display unit 18 for displaying on its screen the map data and a vehicle mark indicating the position o... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110320118 | TRAVEL TIME DETERMINATION The present invention relates to travel time determination, for example, determining a predicted travel time between locations based on historical data. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a method for determining a predicted amount of time required to travel... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110320116 | PROVIDING AN IMPROVED VIEW OF A LOCATION IN A SPATIAL ENVIRONMENT Technologies are described herein for providing an improved view of a location in a spatial environment. A current image associated with a current location of a geographic area is displayed. A user-selected point on the current image is received. A target location of th... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110313652 | MANAGING ELECTRICAL POWER UTILIZATION IN AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE Managing energy capacity in an electric vehicle based on a driver profile. This is achieved by various means, including interactively determining a travel plan with a user, calculating a total travel distance for the travel plan, determining how far the electric vehicle... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110313653 | Method, Device and System for Presenting Navigational Information A method and apparatus for presenting navigational information for a mobile device. The mobile device is configured to determine its location, for example via GPS. One or more input images and navigational information are obtained. The input images may be obtained, for ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110313654 | GPS NAVIGATOR Disclosed is a method and system for identifying a location of interest between a user and an identified endpoint and computing at least one reference vector based on current positional information, current velocity information, and an identified endpoint. A sampling ba... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110307170 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM A navigation system includes a map database 11 that stores map information, broadcast wave receivable area information indicating an area capable of receiving a broadcast wave, and broadcast wave reception blocked area information indicating an area incapable of ... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110307169 | Information Processing Apparatus, Information Processing Method, Information Processing System, and Program There is provided an information processing apparatus including a map matching section configured to extract, based on a result obtained by measuring a position of a user, a candidate for a road along which the user is proceeding, and a selection section configured to s... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110301837 | OPTIMUM ROUTE DETERMINATION WITH TILING An optimum route search may be conducted through the use of a tiling overlay on the network of road segments. Overlaying the tiling (grid) over the road segments allows for a reduction of the number of road segments considered for an optimum path as road segments can be... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110301835 | PORTABLE VACATION/TRAVEL PLANNER, AND FAMILY TOUR GUIDE DEVICE A portable device for planning a vacation/business travel itinerary, which begins with customizable itinerary templates that utilize a stored database of destination information, including a country's regions/cities, tourist sites, and other sites of interest located th... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110301836 | PERSONAL NAVIGATION DEVICE WHICH PROVIDES PORTABLE ELECTRONIC MAP AND RELATED NAVIGATING METHOD A personal navigation device includes a navigation console and a peripheral device. The navigation console is configured to acquire a navigation instruction from a start point to a destination and a detailed map which depicts a predetermined area around the destination.... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110301838 | Motor Vehicle Having a Navigation System A motor vehicle has a navigation system, which includes a graphic display unit and by which accurate-lane destination guidance is made possible on a planned route. A road map containing lane information can be displayed on the display unit. Within or in superimposition ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110301834 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE NAVIGATION A method and an electronic device enables warning in a wrong way driving of a vehicle navigation. The electronic device sets a target location for navigation and presets a determination distance for checking whether on a path of a navigation route. Then, the electronic ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110295500 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING AND PROCESSING AGRICULTURAL FIELD DATA A system and method for managing the collection and processing of agricultural field data from a single location is provided. The system includes functionality to create workorders for the taking of samples at a predetermined location, transmit the sampling workorders t... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110295499 | NAVIGATION DEVICE A navigation device includes: a map information memory; a current position detector; a route searching unit; a map image generating unit for generating a plan view map image including a current position and a destination; a display; and a display controller. The map ima... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110288763 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ROUTE GUIDANCE This invention relates to a route displaying method and apparatus in a navigation system. More specifically, this invention relates to a navigation-based apparatus and method to display a complete route presented in three-dimension. The navigation system may include a m... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110288764 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DRIVING DIRECTIONS An example of a method includes determining, electronically, a source location and a destination location in response to an input received through one of a first short message service (SMS) and a general packet radio service (GPRS). The method also includes determining,... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110288766 | NAVIGATION DEVICE, NAVIGATION METHOD, NAVIGATION PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM A navigation apparatus that provides guidance along a route to a destination using a guidance image on which a plurality of guidance signs, respectively indicative of a guidance direction at a guidance point, are arranged in order of proximity to a current point, includ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110288767 | Navigation system A navigation system includes: a map information acquiring unit for acquiring map information; an HOV lane decision unit for deciding whether an HOV lane is included in a road represented by the map information acquired by the map information acquiring unit or not; a roa... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110288768 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUSTOMER/PASSENGER WAYFINDING USING BOARDING PASS BARCODE SCANNING CAPABILITIES ON LOW-COST DISPLAY DEVICES A low-cost display unit that displays wayfinding information to a traveler in a public travel-related area is disclosed and may include a communication interface that facilitates receiving of travel-related information, a machine-readable marking reader that determines ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110288765 | REAL-TIME ROUTE AND RECHARGE PLANNING A system may include a processing device and a routing application included on the processing device. The routing application may be configured to receive a destination location for a vehicle; determine a fuel efficiency of the vehicle; and determine a route for the veh... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110289008 | Use of Satellite-Based Geographical Positioning for Demarcating Real Estate Parcels Involved in Transactions The disclosure relates to a recording medium that includes both i) coordinates that are interoperable with a computerized satellite-based geographical positioning system and usable by that system to determine multiple geographical positions corresponding to a parcel of ... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110282718 | INTERACTIVE LOCATION BASED AUTOMATED GUIDE SERVICE A location based remote guidance system suitable for supervising tours of a locale being undertaken by tourists. The system may transmit and annunciate messages relating to points of interest throughout the locale and also to availability of supporting goods and service... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110282573 | Route planning method A route planning method used with an electronic device formed of a processor, a transmission interface, an I/O port and a storage unit and a GPS formed of a CPU, a transmission interface, a storage unit, a display unit, a satellite positioning unit and an antenna is dis... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110282575 | MAP INFORMATION GUIDANCE DEVICE, MAP INFORMATION GUIDANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Devices, methods, and programs update map information stored in a storage medium based on map update information distributed from a map distribution center. The devices, methods, and programs search for a vehicle route based on the stored map information, perform first ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110282576 | Display Method And System For A Vehicle Navigation System Traffic information, including traffic flow information and traffic incident information, obtained through a traffic management system for providing and facilitating the exchange of traffic information between a remote location and a vehicle may be presented to a user o... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110282574 | LOCATION BASED FULL ADDRESS ENTRY VIA SPEECH RECOGNITION A computer implemented method, system and/or computer program product confirm an orally entered address to a mobile navigation device. The mobile navigation device receives a global positioning system (GPS) root address component from a GPS. The GPS root address compone... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110276265 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH ALTERNATIVE ROUTE DETERMINATION MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF A method of operation of a navigation system includes: generating a potential route from a current location to a destination; assigning a steady state change indicator to a route characteristic of the potential route for maintaining a steady state of a vehicle; calculat... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110276267 | LOCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MOBILE TERMINAL A method and apparatus for managing location information of a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes determining location information of a current position while in a Global Positioning System (GPS) reception mode, determining at least one of preference route... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110276264 | SYSTEM FOR GUIDANCE AND NAVIGATION IN A BUILDING A system for guidance and navigation in a building. For example, the system may determine a route for egress or rescue of one or more people from a building with a hazardous condition. The system may process the route into waypoints and segments developed within a set o... | 11/10/2011 |
