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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188846 | System and method for displaying information to vehicle operator A display system for displaying information to a vehicle operator comprises one or more projectors positioned in an operator cab of a vehicle. The projector is configured to project a heads up display of a plurality of data sets on a windscreen of the vehicle. Proje... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8188845 | Modifying an appearance of a vehicle based on content of the vehicle A mechanism is provided for controlling an output of a vehicle mounted display based on the current cargo loading of the vehicle so as to change the appearance of the vehicle. The mechanisms may identify at least one identifier of contents of a current cargo loading... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8179236 | Video mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle A vehicular video mirror system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a transflective reflective element. The mirror system includes a video display device at a casing of the mirror assembly rearward of the transflective reflective element, with the v... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8174374 | Method and system for coding digital information in lane markings using an optical sensor A road surface includes lane marking that store digital information. Images of the road surface and lane markings are acquired by a camera. The digital information is decoded from the images, analyzed so that a feedback signal can be generated according to the decod... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174375 | Detection system for assisting a driver when driving a vehicle using a plurality of image capturing devices A detection system (5) for assisting a driver when driving a vehicle, the system (5) comprising: a plurality of image capturing devices (98) mounted to the vehicle to capture images of the external environment of the vehicle; an image processing... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8164430 | Vehicle surrounding recognition support system for vehicle A vehicle surrounding recognition support system for a vehicle includes a contact detection device detecting whether or not a driver of the vehicle touches a turn signal operating lever or moves his/her hand close to the turn signal operating lever, an object positi... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164429 | Operational-state responsive audiovisual systems A children's ride-on vehicle is disclosed. In some embodiments, the vehicle may include at least one driven wheel and a drive assembly adapted to selectively drive the rotation of the at least one driven wheel. The drive assembly may include at least one electric mo... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8154394 | Occupant seat detection system and method An occupant system includes a sensing device disposed in a seat and an electronic device configured to acquire data from the sensing device. The electronic device includes a system controller which uses that data to determine an appropriate system response. Data is ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8154393 | Vehicular system having a warning system to alert motorists that a mobile phone is in use This invention relates to a warning system for use on board a motorized road vehicle. The warning system includes an activity detector that detects an RF signal emitted from a mobile phone when a person driving the motorized vehicle is communicating over the mobile ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8138897 | Method of generating vehicle noise A method of generating vehicle noise includes recognizing a geographic location requiring a minimum operating noise level of the vehicle, and notifying the telematics unit operatively associated with the vehicle that a then-current location of the vehicle coincides ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8130087 | Display control device, information display system for moving object, module for driver's seat and moving object An imaging module that generates a plurality of display images respectively based on a plurality of pieces of state information different from each other, in accordance with an instruction signal from a controller, and allows the plurality of display images to be di... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8115608 | Method and apparatus for providing a hazardous material alert System for providing a hazardous materials hazardous material alert. The system includes a method for transmitting a hazardous material alert for use with a vehicle that is transporting hazardous material. The method comprises steps of detecting a hazard event, and ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8106751 | Visual ability improvement supporting device A visual ability improvement device installed in a vehicle includes a noise generator, a surrounding situation detector, a driver status detector, a vehicle status detector, an operation switch, and a noise output device. A controller of the noise generator determin... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8098142 | Vehicle monitoring system A monitoring device for vehicles includes a housing, at least one electrochromic mirror glass arranged in the housing so as to have a front side facing an observer, and at least one camera. The at least one electrochromic mirror glass comprises a reflective layer th... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8098143 | Power aware techniques for energy harvesting remote sensor system A distributed monitoring system for monitoring one or more operating conditions of a structure includes: one or more sensor nodes coupled to the structure, each sensor node including: a power supply adapted to scavenge energy directed at the power supply; a sensor o... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8085137 | Brake disk lock The invention relates to a brake disk lock having a receiving gap for the receiving of a brake disk, comprising: a securing section for the closing of the receiving gap, an alarm device for the output of an alarm signal, a movable brake disk recognition device, a pr... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8068016 | Method and system for disseminating witness information in multi-hop broadcast network Information related to a vehicular environment is disseminated in a multi-hop broadcast network of nodes. Vehicles and roadside units are equipped with the nodes. An event is sensed at a location by a source node. In response, zones are associated with respect to th... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8063752 | Camera unit with driving corridor display functionality for a vehicle, method for displaying anticipated trajectory of a vehicle, and system for generating driving corridor markers A method and apparatus for driving corridor markers display are disclosed in the invention. The steering angle is obtained and the parameters of driving corridor image are selected correspondingly from the non-volatile memory. The parameters are used to calculate th... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8063753 | Interior rearview mirror system An interior rearview mirror system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a mirror support with a pivot element and a mirror mount configured for attachment to an attachment element at a vehicle. The mirror assembly includes a mirror head having a hous... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8058977 | Exterior mirror having a display that can be viewed by a host driver or drivers of other vehicles A mirror reflective element sub-assembly includes a mirror back plate having a display receiving portion established thereat and being molded to have an integral light baffle at the display receiving portion. A display element attached to the display receiving porti... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8044777 | Vehicular rearview mirror system A vehicular rearview mirror system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having an interior electrochromic reflective element that assumes an interior mirror partial reflectance level in response to an interior mirror electrochromic reflective element drive ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8044776 | Rear vision system for vehicle A rear vision system includes a video camera for capturing video images and a video display disposed in the cabin of the vehicle for displaying the video images captured by the camera. The camera has a field of view that at least encompasses a vehicle hitch connecto... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8035492 | Device for detecting an installation error of satellite sensors on opposite sides in a vehicle A device for detecting an installation error of satellite sensors on opposite sides of a vehicle is provided, which device detects the installation error based on a signal comparison between a door contact signal and a signal of one of the satellite (door accelerati... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8035493 | Head-up display device for vehicle A head-up display device includes a light source, a display unit for producing display virtual images including an alarm display image, a mirror for reflecting the light to show the alarm display image in a field of front view of a driver, at least one on-vehicle de... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8004392 | Voice acquisition system for a vehicle A voice acquisition system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly. The mirror assembly may include a microphone for receiving audio signals within a cabin of the vehicle and generating an output indicative of these audio signals. The microphone ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7961080 | System and method for automotive image capture and retrieval A system and method for implementing automotive image capture and retrieval. An image manager receives an image from a vehicle-mounted camera. The image manager determines, based on a set of preferences, whether to store the image. In response to storing the image, ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7956729 | Electronic device An electronic device, which for example includes a sensor element such as a rotational speed sensor, comprises a first network (4) having a first microcontroller (8) and a first supply voltage source (10). It also comprises a second network (... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7911329 | System and method for adaptive motion sensing with location determination A system and method for adaptive motion sensing with location determination is described. In one embodiment, the adaptive motion sensor is based on vibration sensor readings and can identify different states of motions based on modifiable parameters. ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7898398 | Interior mirror system An interior mirror system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having an imaging sensor and a reconfigurable display. Information displayed by the reconfigurable display, when the reconfigurable display is backlit by a plurality of white light light emittin... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7893817 | Apparatus and method for initializing telematics terminal A method and apparatus for initializing a telematics terminal includes generating a door open signal corresponding to an open state of a door of a vehicle. The telematics terminal is initialized based on the door open signal. An accessory signal corresponding to a p... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7880594 | Switch assemblies and method for controlling vehicular components Vehicle including a switch assembly includes a vehicular component subject to control by an occupant in the passenger compartment, and a switch assembly for controlling the component based on pressure applied by the occupant of the vehicle to an exposed surface of t... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7876200 | In-vehicle call apparatus In an in-vehicle theft call apparatus, when a relevant vehicle is in a non-stopped state, an electric power supply from an in-vehicle battery is maintained to both a Cellular wireless section and a PCS wireless section. Thus, a wide range wireless communication area... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7864028 | In-vehicle emergency call apparatus An in-vehicle emergency call apparatus capable of performing an emergency call operation when electric power supply from a vehicle battery is cut is provided. The in-vehicle emergency call apparatus includes a first electric power supply line system causing an elect... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7830242 | Driver assistance system having a device for detecting special situations A driver assistance system includes a position finding system (12) for locating objects in the surroundings of a vehicle and at least one assistance function, as well as a device for recognizing special situations by recognizing a characteristic signature in ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7821381 | System for sending events between vehicles The illustrative embodiments provide a method, a system, a computer program code, and a computer implemented method for sending events between vehicles. A vehicle detects an event, wherein the event is for a user action that indicates an intent to change movement of... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7821382 | Vehicular user hospitality system A vehicular user hospitality system recognizes a situation concerning vehicle use according to a combination of a disturbance stimulation type and hospitality intention category. With an intention estimation table, the system determines a reference intention paramet... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7804394 | System and method for reporting a status of an asset A system and method for reporting a status of an asset is described. In one embodiment, an asset status is determined based on configurable parameters to thereby enable accurate reporting of departures and arrivals of an asset. ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7800483 | Transitional lighting system for vehicle interior A method for controlling the intensity of light within an interior passenger compartment in a motor vehicle to create perceived sensations of safety, comfort and personal accommodation in conjunction with specified, night time, driving-related occurrences. The natur... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7796017 | Capacitance type seat occupant sensor system A capacitance type seat occupant sensor system of a vehicle includes an AC electric power source, a main electrode disposed at a seat of the vehicle to form an electric field between the main electrode and the body of the vehicle, a guard electrode disposed between ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7777611 | Display device for exterior rearview mirror A mirror reflective element sub-assembly for an exterior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle includes a mirror reflective element and a video display element. The video display element is disposed behind the mirror reflective element so that images displayed by th... | 08/17/2010 |
