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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7411518 | Parking location reminder device The invention relates to a ‘Parking Location Reminder Device’ with means to remind drivers of the location of their parked vehicle. It comprises of housing containing a microphone, speaker and voice recorder; and is constructed in a way such that it can be attac... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7394405 | Location-based notifications A method for location-based notifications, the method including receiving a request for a notification from an input device. A current location of the input device is determined in response to the receiving. A reminder location is set responsive to the current locat... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7277794 | Guidance with feature accounting for insignificant roads PDA systems, devices and methods are provided to account for insignificant route segments to enhance a route guidance experience. A PDA is provided according to one aspect. The PDA includes a processor and a memory adapted to communicate with the processor. The proc... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272497 | Vehicle navigation system with multi-use display A vehicle navigation system (e.g., GPS) with multi-use display generator that provides for the switching of a displayed image from a navigational based image to a non-navigational image such as a favorite photo. This versatility allows for the user of a vehicle navi... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7269484 | Vehicular touch switches with adaptive tactile and audible feedback A manual control system for a vehicle includes a touch sensitive input element actuatable in response to proximity of a user's appendage. A tactile feedback generator produces a perceptible tactile stimulus. An audible feedback generator produces a perceptible audib... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7257426 | Wireless communications systems and method A wireless communications system and method adapted for use in automotive applications for enabling automatic, high-speed, wireless voice and/or data communications link to be established between a wide variety of external devices and various electronic subsystems o... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251558 | Method and system for developing traffic messages A method of facilitating delivery of traffic messages is disclosed. Data indicating a plurality of traffic conditions on a road network are obtained. For each of the traffic conditions, the data provides a location description. For each of the traffic conditions, th... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7246064 | Single control message device A message device records and plays messages. In a first aspect, actuation is effected by way of a single control. The control generally corresponds to the whole cover. Relatedly, in a second aspect the device is extremely simple and promotes openness communication. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7216037 | Method and system for logistics quality of service measurements using GPS A method and device for monitoring the quality of service of logistic services. A shipping device, which is shipped along a travel route from a source location to a destination location, includes an electronic device. Times are logged at one or more locations during... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7183942 | Speed trap detection and warning system A speed trap detection and warning system for a vehicle (9) comprises a GPS or mobile telephone signal receiver and processor which calculates the location of the vehicle (9), the speed thereof and the direction of travel thereof, a memory storing data... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7171291 | Technique for selecting a service provider to service a vehicle In a multimedia information and control system for use in an automobile, at least one interface is employed which enables a user to access information concerning the automobile and control vehicle functions in an efficient manner. The user may select one of a plural... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7136668 | Method for adjusting the volume of communication voice and key tone in a cellular phone A method for adjusting the volume level of communication voice and key tones in a cellular phone, comprising the steps of inputting a first and a second voice command for commanding the cellular phone to raise the volume level or lower it, determining whether the ce... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7130759 | Telemetric contextually based spatial audio system integrated into a mobile terminal wireless system A telemetric contextually based spatial audio system is integrated into a mobile terminal including a headset and antenna. The headset includes an electronic compass which determines head orientation data for the user. The terminal's geographical position can either... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7116789 | Sonic landscape system A system for providing a listener with an augmented audio reality in a geographical environment said system comprising a position locating system for determining a current position and orientation of a listener in said geographical environment; an audio track creati... | 10/03/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7106184 | Rear entertainment system and control method thereof A rear entertainment system has a voice synthesis circuit, an OSD unit, a video camera, a DVD playback unit, a rear monitor, a navigation unit, a mixer, an IR circuit, and headphones. The voice synthesis circuit and the OSD unit receive driving information from a ha... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7098943 | Shooting condition providing apparatus, shooting condition setting system, and shooting condition providing method Anyone using a camera device can set proper shooting conditions according to shooting result while imaging the shooting result. A plurality of sample images and shooting condition data such as shutter speed of each sample image or diaphragm value are stored in a dat... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7068306 | Proxy-based remote control method and system for a digital camera Method and system for enabling an image capture system to respond to at least one command transmitted by a foreign remote control that is associated with a first device. The image capture system is first trained to respond to at least one command that is received fr... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7053797 | Intelligent selectively-targeted communications systems and methods for aircraft 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 aircr... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7026957 | Apparatus for communicating with a vehicle during remote vehicle operations, program product, and associated methods An apparatus to enhance command communication in a high-noise environment between a user and user vehicle mobile data computer system, program product, and associated methods are provided. The apparatus includes a vehicle computer adapted to be positioned within a u... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6980906 | Systems and methods for a navigational device with forced layer switching based on memory constraints Systems, devices and methods are provided for more efficient use of RAM and other resources in connection with a route calculation algorithm which quickly obtains a best or reasonable best path between two locations. The navigational aid device includes forced layer... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6975940 | Systems, functional data, and methods for generating a route Devices, systems, functional data and methods are provided for an improved route generation in navigational enabled devices. In generating the route, the available locations are inspected repetitively and locations adjacent to a last selected location are inserted i... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6973320 | Method and apparatus for locating a remote unit within a communication system Timing Advance information is obtained from base stations (103–105), and is utilized by a remote unit (113) to approximate the Time of Arrival (TOA) of the signals from each base station. The remote unit (113) accesses a single base station to... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6970189 | Method and system for automatically configuring a hand-held camera using wireless communication to improve image quality A method and systems for automatically configuring a hand-held camera to improve quality of an image taken with the camera of a particular subject at a photo opportunity site is disclosed. First, values for a set of camera setting parameters are optimized to enhance... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6943702 | Broadcasting system and its broadcasting transmission apparatus and reception terminal apparatus A broadcasting center multiplexes contents obtained by adding information indicative of presentation conditions including a “location”, a “moving direction”, and the “period of validity of data” to stream data. A broadcasting wave dispatching apparatus t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6943703 | Apparatus for communicating with law enforcement during vehicle travel and associated methods An apparatus for communicating with law enforcement during vehicle travel and associated methods are provided. The apparatus preferably includes a department server in communication with a vehicle computer and also in communication with a plurality of law enforcemen... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6944539 | Information display system for use with a navigation system An information display system including an input device that inputs a scheduled event, a schedule storage in which the schedule is stored, a display device that displays a map, a memory that stores map information and the scheduled event, and a controller that displ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6915209 | Visual and audible bus routing system A visual and audible bus routing system for providing hearing and visually impaired riders to automatically receive the information they need for arriving at their intended destinations. The visual and audible bus routing system includes a bus having windows, side a... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6909381 | Aircraft collision avoidance system An aircraft collision avoidance system utilizing video signals of the air space surrounding the aircraft for determining whether an object, such as another aircraft, is too close. Use is made of various types of monitors to display the on coming object and its locat... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6904359 | Notification systems and methods with user-definable notifications based upon occurance of events Methods and systems are disclosed for a vehicle status reporting system for allowing a user to define when a user will receive a vehicle status report about the status of a mobile vehicle, in relation to a location, for establishing a communication link between the ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6904362 | Route guidance system, information delivery center, and vehicular route guidance apparatus An information center generates packets of route guidance information, each corresponding to a prescribed road length of a recommended route. The information center may generate major guide point information and guidance information and transmit both to a vehicular ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6859722 | Notification systems and methods with notifications based upon prior package delivery Methods and systems are disclosed for maintaining a delivery list having a plurality of packages, for monitoring travel data associated with a vehicle in relation to the delivery list, and for sending, before, during, or after a delivery has been made, a communicati... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6810323 | System and method for storing and using information associated with geographic locations of interest to a mobile user A system (10) for storing and using information associated with geographic locations of interest to a mobile user comprises a mobile apparatus (100) and a remote apparatus (200). The mobile apparatus accepts and transmits information associated ... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6763300 | Notification systems and methods with purpose message in notifications Methods and systems are disclosed for implementation in connection with a computer system. The methods and systems practice the following: receiving an identification of (a) one or more communication methods for notification, (b) one or more mobile vehicles, and (c)... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6748318 | Advanced notification systems and methods utilizing a computer network An advance notification system notifies users of the impending arrival of a vehicle, for example, an overnight package delivery vehicle, at a particular vehicle stop. The system generally includes an on-board vehicle control unit (VCU) for each vehicle and a base st... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6714142 | Proximity signaling system and method A proximity signaling system and method are disclosed in which first and second transmitters are disposed on first and second mobile objects. The first and second transmitters generate first and second RF signals with first and second receiver addresses, respectivel... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6708108 | Vehicle navigation system A vehicle navigation system comprises a processor connected to a wireless message receiver, such as a cellular telephone. The system includes an application which checks each message received by the telephone. If the message is recognised as being intended for navig... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6661353 | Method for displaying interactive flight map information An interactive flight map is provided to a passenger, through which information on the areas overflown can be accessed and utilized. A map of the portion of the flight path near the airplane, where the map has one or more identifiers, is displayed to a pa... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6621422 | Apparatus for communicating with law enforcement during vehicle travel and associated methods An apparatus for communicating with law enforcement during vehicle travel and associated methods are provided. The apparatus preferably includes a department server in communication with a vehicle computer and also in communication with a plurality of law... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6608556 | Method and apparatus for providing a user of a mobile communication terminal or a group of users with an information message with an adaptive content The invention relates to a method and an apparatus (5) for providing a user of a mobile communication terminal (4) or a group of users with a time-dependent information message. The location of the mobile communication terminal (4) is determined. A user p... | 08/19/2003 |
