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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7394403 | Everyday wireless vehicle notification and vehicle location systems and methods related thereto The present invention features a system and methods for notifying passengers of an approaching vehicle. Utilizing such a system and methods, passengers can remain in a safe, controlled environment, avoiding harsh environmental conditions and excessive waiting times,... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392132 | Position notifying device From a data terminal device (3), a position notifying device (1) acquires a position request for requesting position information of a target object and identification information, with identification information for identifying the data terminal device... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7385500 | System and method for effectuating the acquisition and distribution of tracking data on mobile assets, including shipment containers used in freight transportation A method and system for effectuating the optimum configuration of a duplex tracking device used to track the location and attributes of a mobile asset during a discrete event and the distribution of the data reported by the device so that the owner of the mobile ass... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7369845 | Managing features available on a portable communication device based on a travel speed detected by the portable communication device A portable communication device detects a current speed of travel of the portable communication device independent of any vehicle temporarily transporting the portable communication device. A speed based setting controller of the portable communication device compar... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366608 | G.P.S. management system A management system using Global Positioning System receivers for tracking remote units from a central office and quickly and conveniently determining if those remote units have varied from a set of predetermined parameters of operation. The system also includes pro... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363126 | Core area territory planning for optimizing driver familiarity and route flexibility Route planning methods for use by a package delivery service provider are disclosed that satisfy a stochastic daily demand while taking advantage of drivers' route familiarity over time. A model for estimating the value of driver familiarity is disclosed along with ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7353107 | Verifying the validity of traffic status information A method for providing traffic status information as part of a traffic status detection by a motor vehicle, in particular traffic information for detecting traffic jams is provided. To provide high-quality traffic status information at an acceptable cost, it is prop... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7292935 | Apparatus and method for guiding location of the other party in navigation system There is provided an apparatus and method capable of providing location information of the other party's moving object in a form of map information. The method for guiding the location of the other party's moving object in the navigation system includes the steps of... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289039 | Apparatus and method for processing and displaying traffic information in an automotive navigation system A vehicle navigation system for use with a traffic information broadcast system which transmits traffic data relating to primary road segments and a communication system which transmits traffic data relating to road segments in a local geographic area. A broadcast r... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7272493 | G.P.S. management system A management system using Global Positioning System receivers for tracking remote units from a central office and quickly and conveniently determining if those remote units have varied from a set of predetermined parameters of operation. The system also includes pro... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7260472 | GPS-based traffic monitoring system A method for providing traffic information comprises maintaining a list of vehicles that are subscribers of the traffic information. The method comprises receiving vector and location data from a plurality of vehicles traveling on a first set of roads, analyzing the... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7257416 | Mobile location based service system and method The present invention discloses a mobile location based service system and method. The mobile location based service system includes an application server for receiving a location based service request, and providing a location based service of a mobile station, and... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254481 | Action support method and apparatus An action support apparatus displays a destination specification screen for specifying a destination, and receives from the user a specification of a general destination. If a general destination is specified, then the apparatus determines a detailed destination, re... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251559 | System, navigation method, medium, and information set When traveling to a destination reported in a television broadcast or the like, the user has had to make a memo while watching the television and, when actually traveling by car, the user has had to enter necessary information into an in-vehicle terminal by looking ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7251491 | System of and method for using position, velocity, or direction of motion estimates to support handover decisions A method of and system for supporting a handover decision in a wireless communication system is described. An estimate of the position, velocity or direction of motion of a subscriber station is obtained. The estimate, or information derived there-from, is then used... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246007 | System and method of communicating traffic information A system and method of automatically communicating traffic information from a traffic probe vehicle to a traffic information and management system when the probe vehicle is operated within an active traffic information reporting region. Geographic information about ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7236878 | Method and apparatus for peripheral vehicle position calculation A signal processing unit of a radio communication section of a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle broadcasts first sets of data, each set of data including a vehicle speed and a traveling direction of the vehicle at a predetermined period when the vehicle c... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231295 | System and method for creating accurate topographical maps using low-drift DGPS The present invention is directed to a method for acquiring elevation data for an area. The method includes using a GPS receiver to map ground elevations while driving back and forth over an area and periodically recording position, elevation, and time. Then, at lea... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7221909 | Method for guiding wireless communication device into communicable range and wireless communication device A personal digital assistant (PDA) detects its position by a two-axis acceleration sensor provided therein. While the PDA is within a communicable range where the PDA can communicate with the printer, a position of the PDA, which is located at time when the position... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7199726 | Method and apparatus for locating mobile units tracking another or within a prescribed geographic boundary A mobile location reporting communication system consists of a network of communication sources and targets managed by one or more control stations. In the system, a communication source may request for the location of a mobile communication target from the network.... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188025 | Method and apparatus for exchanging traffic condition information using peer to peer networking A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for managing traffic information in a data processing system in a vehicle using peer to peer connections. A traffic situation is identified. A traffic data packet is generated in response to identifying the traffic situ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7176813 | System and method for processing and displaying traffic information in an automotive navigation system A system and method for displaying traffic information in an automotive navigation system having a display, memory and a data receiver. The method includes the first step of storing in a traffic speed table in memory at least two speed threshold limits wherein each ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7162251 | Method for detecting traffic data The invention relates to a method for acquiring traffic situation data in a network of traffic routes which is covered by a cellular mobile radio network comprising a multiplicity of base stations and in which a multiplicity of vehicles is moving which are in each c... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7151441 | Vehicle burglar alarm system with GPS recognition A vehicle burglar alarm system includes a global position system installed in a vehicle for receiving a satellite signal, and an on-vehicle main unit installed in the vehicle and electrically connected with the global position system, the on-vehicle main unit having... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7149529 | Method and system for controlling selective wireless communication access A method controls wireless communication access by defining a zone with at least one first computing device and then selectively permitting wireless communication access for a second computing device to the first computing device based on a position of the second co... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7113107 | Intelligent selectively-targeted communications systems and methods There is disclosed a system and method wherein precise geographical location information such as Global Positioning System coordinate data is utilized as a principal criterion for implementing other wireless transmitted instructions and communications advising vehic... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113110 | Stop list generation systems and methods based upon tracked PCD's and responses from notified PCD's Systems and methods are disclosed for automated notification systems. A representative method, among others, can be summarized by the following steps: monitoring travel data associated with a first personal communications device (PCD); initiating a notification comm... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7110776 | Transmission method for cellular telephony mobile equipment's location data A method of cellular telephony mobile equipment location based services data transmission utilizing an application which generates at least one message containing a set of data in a compressed format. The data set includes data from each particular message, specific... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7089107 | System and method for an advance notification system for monitoring and reporting proximity of a vehicle Generally, the present invention monitors and communicates travel data transmitted from vehicles being monitored by the system to users requesting travel information on a particular vehicle. A travel data storage unit receives and stores the travel data. When a user... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7075459 | Vehicle speed sensor for navigation system A vehicle navigation system includes a vehicle displacement sensor comprising a wireless transmitter generating a signal indicating rotational displacement of a vehicle component. A complementary wireless transmitter receives the signal from the transmitter. A compu... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7065445 | Vehicle passive alert system and method A passive alert system is provided for vehicles traveling along a predetermined travel route. The vehicles are equipped with vehicle processing systems which are in communication with a remote server. The remote server acquires information pertaining to conditions a... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7064681 | Response systems and methods for notification systems Response systems and methods are disclosed for communications in connection with an automated computer-based notification system. One representative response method, among others, can be summarized by the following steps: initiating a notification communication to a... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7003386 | Device and method for determining the position of a working part The invention relates to a device and to a method for determining the position for a working part of a tool on a working machine with a position-determining apparatus (2, 4, 5, 6; 2, 4a, 4b, 5, 6′; 31, 33, 49, 50, 51, 1′,53). At least one de... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6989765 | Personalized traveler information dissemination system Disclosed herein is a traveler information monitoring and dissemination system. The system disclosed herein provides real time information to a traveler, wherein the real time information may be pre-selected by the traveler. The system ensures consistent and quality... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6970069 | Method for sending message that indicates position and message transmission device and message transmission server A method and system for sending messages that indicate position. In one embodiment, the message transmission device includes a message transmission unit that is coupled to a position determination system. A server is adapted to receive messages from the message tran... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6965323 | Communal vehicle system In a motor vehicle sharing system for managing motor vehicles parked in a parking area and renting the motor vehicles to users, the motor vehicle is provided with a detector for detecting the start and end of motor vehicle rental, and a usage data measuring section ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6965827 | Method and system for tracking moving objects A database receives location information about a moving object. Using the destination of the object and an electronic map, the database finds a projected path for the moving object. From the projected path, the database computes a trajectory. The trajectory may be u... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6963744 | Method and system for saving power in mobile units A method and system for monitoring a mobile unit location is provided. The process includes; receiving a first mobile unit location; receiving a second mobile unit location; and determining the difference between the first and the second mobile unit location and if ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6958701 | Transportation monitoring system for detecting the approach of a specific vehicle A system and apparatus for detecting the approach of a vehicle includes an encoded signal which identifies a vehicle or route, and which is used to distinguish from different vehicles and routes. A receiver detects transmission signals above a threshold level, and r... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6943704 | Method for collecting altitude-related data along roads A method is disclosed for obtaining altitude-related data along roads. A vehicle includes equipment capable of determining the current absolute positions of the vehicle as it is being driven. The vehicle also includes equipment capable of determining a distance trav... | 09/13/2005 |
