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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8169342 | Method of providing a destination alert to a transit system rider Provided is a detection method used to alert a rider of a transit system that his or her upcoming destination location is approaching. The method detects upcoming transit stops and alerts the transit rider to prepare to depart the transit vehicle. Another alert to r... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8125353 | Vehicle arrival alerting method and system thereof Disclosed are a method and a system for alerting a user of a vehicle's arrival at a user location. A wireless signal is transmitted to the user location from a transmitter station located on the vehicle. The wireless signal is transmitted when the vehicle is within ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7999701 | Transportation notification system The present invention relates to a system and method of providing students, drivers, guardians, and schools with useful notifications regarding a school's transportation system comprising, at least one vehicle for transporting people as passengers; a transceiver uni... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7928864 | Method and apparatus for providing information on availability of public transportation and method and apparatus for using said information A method and apparatus for providing public transportation information and using the provided information are discussed. A method for encoding transportation information in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention creates information on a bus route, cr... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7880645 | Method and apparatus for providing and using public transportation information containing bus stop-connected information A method and apparatus for providing public transportation information and using the provided information, are discussed. When creating information on each bus stop such as the bus stop ID and a distance between bus stops, a method for encoding transportation inform... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7876239 | Secure notification messaging systems and methods using authentication indicia Systems and methods are disclosed for notification or messaging systems that give confidence to the notification-receiving party that a notification concerning the travel status of a mobile thing is from a proper authorized source. One representative method, among o... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7679531 | System and method of optimizing a fixed-route transit network According to an aspect of the invention there is provided a method of optimizing a fixed route on a transit network, comprising the steps of: a) permitting a vehicle providing service on the fixed route to make deviations from the fixed route based on passenger requ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7609176 | Traffic information prediction apparatus A traffic information prediction system, including a traffic information prediction apparatus, of the present invention comprises travel status measuring means for measuring a travel status of a vehicle and accumulating it as travel record information, and traffic i... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7561069 | Notification systems and methods enabling a response to change particulars of delivery or pickup Systems and methods are disclosed for automated notification systems. A representative method, among others, can be summarized by the following steps: monitoring travel data in connection with a mobile thing (MT) that is destined to pickup or deliver an item or serv... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7538691 | Mobile thing determination systems and methods based upon user-device location Systems and methods are disclosed for automated notification systems. One representative method, among others, comprises the following steps: during a communication session with a personal communications device, determining a location of the personal communications ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7528742 | Response systems and methods for notification systems for modifying future notifications Response systems and methods are disclosed for communications in connection with a computer-based notification system and a personal communications device (e.g., telephone, pager, computer, PDA, etc.) associated with a party. One such representative response method,... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7504966 | Response systems and methods for notification systems for modifying future notifications Response systems and methods are disclosed for communications in connection with a computer-based notification system and a personal communications device (e.g., telephone, pager, computer, PDA, etc.) associated with a party. One such representative response method,... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7482952 | Response systems and methods for notification systems for modifying future notifications Response systems and methods are disclosed for communications in connection with a computer-based notification system and a personal communications device (e.g., telephone, pager, computer, PDA, etc.) associated with a party. One such representative response method,... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7479900 | Notification systems and methods that consider traffic flow predicament data Systems and methods are disclosed for automated notification systems. One representative method, among others, comprises the following steps: monitoring travel data associated with a mobile thing (MT); scheduling a notification communication; analyzing traffic flow ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7479899 | Notification systems and methods enabling a response to cause connection between a notified PCD and a delivery or pickup representative Systems and methods are disclosed for automated notification systems. A representative method, among others, can be summarized by the following steps: monitoring travel data in connection with a mobile thing that is destined to pickup or deliver an item at a stop lo... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7479901 | Mobile thing determination systems and methods based upon user-device location 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... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7415336 | Methods, devices, and systems for automatic flight logs Systems, devices, and methods are provided for automatic flight logs. One method includes receiving one or more location data points associated with a flight, automatically recording the one or more location data points in a flight log, and allowing access through a... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7408465 | Method of using RFID systems to help blind and visually-impaired individuals An apparatus, system and method of using RFID systems to help blind and visually-impaired individuals function efficiently in society without the use of canes and/or seeing-eye dogs are provided. Generally, each object may contain an RFID tag affixed thereto. The ta... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7403134 | Vehicle driver guarding system using vehicle telematics service and control method thereof A vehicle driver guarding system using a vehicle telematics service and a control method thereof are provided. The vehicle driver guarding system includes: a vehicle telematics system for receiving a final destination, calculating a final destination arrival expecta... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7400970 | 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... | 07/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7394404 | System and method for controlling public transportation A public transportation control system controls a suitable distance between public buses traveling on a road with traveling data of the buses through collection of the traveling data of the buses and transmission of transportation information of a target bus based o... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7391341 | System and method of optimizing a fixed-route transit network According to an aspect of the invention there is provided a method of optimizing a fixed route on a transit network, comprising the steps of: a) permitting a vehicle providing service on the fixed route to make deviations from the fixed route based on passenger requ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7383052 | System and method for using location information to execute an action A system and method is provided for using location information associated with wireless devices. The system includes a wireless device, a location system, and a feature server. The wireless device includes any wireless apparatus having wireless communications capabi... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7375649 | Traffic routing based on segment travel time A system for identifying a fastest possible travel route is disclosed. A traveler data processor collects traffic speed data and associates the traffic speed data with road segments. The road segments collectively represent one or more possible travel routes from a ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7362229 | Ensuring the performance of mandated inspections combined with the collection of ancillary data During an inspection discrete checkpoints provide data to a portable reader, enabling a record to be generated identifying each checkpoint visited during an inspection. At least one checkpoint associated with the inspection will convey ancillary data to the portable... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7356481 | Delivery management method and device, and delivery information service method Method for making delivery of products more efficient, and having deliveries made that are convenient for delivery recipients. When a user (delivery recipient 3) purchases a product from a vendor and applies for delivery, a management server 4 accepts ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7343243 | Fully automated vehicle dispatching, monitoring and billing A system for controlling vehicles (20) to provide transportation services without need for human intervention. A database (10) stores records each documenting needed transportation services. Processing circuitry (which may be one or several networked c... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7324966 | Method for fulfilling an order in an integrated supply chain management system A method for fulfilling an order in a supply chain. The method is performed by extracting from a customer system information pertaining to the work order that specifies a piece of equipment to be repaired and items expected to be used during the repair procedure, de... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319413 | Method and system to calculate an approximate location of a mobile station in a recurrent route A method and system for calculating the approximate location of a mobile station along a recurrent route is disclosed. In an embodiment for the method in accordance with the principles of the present invention, the method for storing reference data includes decoding... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319412 | Asset monitoring and tracking system An apparatus and method for monitoring and reporting the status of a mobile asset are described, where the mobile asset may be moved by a transport vehicle from a starting location to a destination location. The method includes providing destination information to a... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319414 | Secure notification messaging systems and methods using authentication indicia Systems and methods are disclosed for notification or messaging systems that give confidence to the notification-receiving party that a notification concerning the travel status of a mobile thing is from a proper authorized source. One representative method, among o... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313120 | Application control in peer-to-peer ad-hoc communication networks A computer system, method, and computer program product for controlling access to an application program in a wireless device connected to an ad-hoc communications network. The method comprises sending an inquiry message to the network, receiving a response, choosin... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312697 | Method of using telematics units to place courtesy notifications A method of providing courtesy notifications from a mobile vehicle including receiving courtesy notification user input at a vehicle telematics unit, receiving a time and a date at the telematics unit, determining whether the courtesy date and the courtesy time corr... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7305350 | System for notifying an online client of a mobile vendor Systems and techniques for notifying a potential customer of a vendor that is in geographic proximity to the potential customer. The vendor is associated with a vendor and may include available good and/or services. The potential customer may be notified of several ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305488 | Routing of electronic messages using a routing map and a stateful script engine The present invention enables an electronic message to be distributed sequentially to selected recipients. The electronic message is associated with a routing map, which defines the route of the electronic message. The routing map includes a list of operations, at l... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7280915 | Navigation device and method of presenting information corresponding to travel course stage A CPU of a navigation device includes a clock unit, a continuous driving time measurement unit that measures continuous driving time from a traveling start time, a course stage prediction unit, and a presenting information controller. The course stage prediction uni... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7277010 | Monitoring apparatus and method Monitoring apparatus and method including a processor, associated with a web site and capable of providing audio and video, which receives audio information recorded or obtained at a vehicle or premises. The processor, located remote from the vehicle or premises, re... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273172 | Methods and systems for automating inventory and dispatch procedures at a staging area Methods and systems are provided to automate inventory and dispatch procedures at a staging area by automatically detecting the arrival or departure of delivery vehicles, container devices and other such items. Detection of these items is facilitated by the use of a... | 09/25/2007 |
