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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7695282 | Driver safety program In a driver training program, a manager conducts an observation drive with a program participant. During the observation drive, the manager observes the participant's driving without commenting on the driving. The manager discusses the observations with the particip... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7424414 | System for combining driving simulators and data acquisition systems and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to systems and methods of integrating driving simulators, data acquisition systems such as, for example, event data recorders, and/or vehicles, as well as to methods of training or providing instruction to drivers using driving simulato... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7232219 | Viewing apparatus for simulating impairment The present invention provides a viewing apparatus for simulating visual impairment. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a frame defining a viewing area and first and second lenses supported by the frame. The first lens is disposed in a first region of the vie... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7207804 | Application of multi-media technology to computer administered vocational personnel assessment A multi-media method and system performs psychological assessment of an individual for suitability for particular jobs, whereby the individual is shown and provided with discrete visual and auditory stimuli on a multi-media computer screen, so that the individual's ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7099620 | Method and apparatus for administering an internet based examination to remote sites A method and system for administering a secure, Internet based examination at remote sites is disclosed. The examination is dynamic and potentially adaptive. During the examination session, the state of the examination is maintained with the use of cookies, which ar... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6971881 | Interactive method and system for teaching decision making The present invention is directed to an interactive tool for teaching decision-making skills. The tool requires users to identify choice options and, for each choice option, relevant consequences, outcomes, goals, and/or driving forces. The tool further provides a m... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6927872 | Data acquisition system and method using answer forms A system and method are provided for acquiring data in a computer system. The present system and method provide a distinct advantage in that a local printer/scanner is employed to perform data acquisition to a central server or other system, etc. In one embodiment, ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6917695 | High contrast, low distortion optical acquisition system for image capturing Disclosed is an apparatus for forming a high contrast image of a patterned object, such as a fingerprint, including a first lens having a light receiving surface and a viewing surface and a second lens adjacent to the viewing surface of the first lens. A light sourc... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6652376 | Driving game with assist and training modes A driving game, wherein players having various driving skills--from beginners to those advanced--may enjoy both aspects of amusement and simulation in consistency. The game device of the present invention has an element for providing to a player a plurali... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6488505 | System and method of vehicle competition with enhanced ghosting features A system and method for computerized competition useful for rewarding a player. The system and method may be utilized in arcade games, personal computer games, dedicated video games, networked games, and simulators. The method may include selecting a targ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6273724 | Architecture for autonomous agents in a simulator A simulator system including a first agent, at least one second agent and a position server. The first agent represents a first simulated body and each of the second agents represent second simulated bodies. The first agent includes position and orientati... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6227862 | Driver training system A system and method for providing driver training and education particularly targeted towards teenage drivers. A system and method focus on six major areas that address both driving and lifestyle skills. The six major areas are i) lifestyle, ii) risk and ... | 05/08/2001 |
| 5910046 | Competition game apparatus An image display processor displays a real-time three-dimensional image including a player's automobile, a plurality of general automobiles, and a course established in a game space on a display monitor. A driving control assembly is operated by a player ... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5888074 | System for testing and evaluating driver situational awareness A system for testing and evaluating driver situational awareness incorporates a device for displaying road and traffic images to a subject being tested, road and traffic image data for simulating operation of a vehicle to be outputted on the display devic... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5623642 | Method for simulating newtonian interactions over a computer network This invention enables a bandwidth efficient computer simulation of sustained contact between objects. When an object comes into sustained contact with a second object, it will communicate to the second object a transfer function describing the contact, a... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5618179 | Driver training system and method with performance data feedback A driver training system for a user of a simulated vehicle. The system includes input devices for controlling the simulated vehicle, a video display having three-dimensional graphics, modeling software for determining position information based on the inp... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5577913 | System and method for driver training with multiple driver competition A driver training system for a user of a simulated vehicle. The system includes input devices for controlling the simulated vehicle, a video display having three-dimensional graphics, modeling software for determining position information based on the inp... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5474453 | Scenario development system for vehicle simulators A vehicle simulator containing a system for development of vehicle simulation scenarios. The vehicle simulation system includes simulated vehicle controls providing input signals to a computer, and feedback devices, including a video display, providing a ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5463370 | Display device for a vehicle A sensor for detecting the degree of the operation of the accelerator in an automobile is provided and the display apparatus for expanding shrinking the display detection of the sensor is provided in the automobile so that the display apparatus can be obs... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5368484 | Vehicle simulator with realistic operating feedback A driver training system for a user of a simulated vehicle. The system includes input devices for controlling the simulated vehicle, a video display having three dimensional graphics, a computer, modeling software for determining position information base... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5366376 | Driver training system and method with performance data feedback A driver training system for a user of a simulated vehicle. The system includes input devices for controlling the simulated vehicle, a video display having three-dimensional graphics, modeling software for determining position information based on the inp... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5362238 | Method for driver education that mimics intoxication A new realistic, inexpensive, adaptable, and portable driver education method that mimics the effects of intoxication in the participants through utilization of a simplified optics device in the form of specialized eyeglasses having binocular, manually-sp... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5354202 | System and method for driver training with multiple driver competition A driver training system for a user of a simulated vehicle. The system includes input devices for controlling the simulated vehicle, a video display having three-dimensional graphics, modeling software for determining position information based on the inp... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5277584 | Vehicle vibration simulator and method for programming and using same A method of programming a vehicle simulator to provide an operator of the simulator with exertional and vibrational responses substantially the same as the driver of an actual vehicle would experience when driving the vehicle has been provided. The simula... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5269687 | System and method for recursive driver training A driver training system for a user of a simulated vehicle. The system includes input devices for controlling the simulated vehicle, a video display having three-dimensional graphics, modeling software for determining position information based on the inp... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5131848 | Testing method and apparatus A testing method and apparatus for determining the reaction time of machine operators, especially drivers of automotive vehicles. A series of images are projected onto a viewing screen to be observed by a student at a student station. The images comprise ... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5116051 | Strain gauge pressure-sensitive video game control A pressure-sensitive control device for a simulated vehicle in a video game or simulator. In the preferred embodiment a brake pedal control device is implemented having a strain gauge which senses the strain in the material of the brake pedal. This strain... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5044956 | Control device such as a steering wheel for video vehicle simulator with realistic feedback forces An apparatus and method for simulating the forces acting on the steering wheel or other control device of a vehicle. The apparatus uses an electrical motor coupled to a steering wheel in the preferred embodiment. The electrical motor is driven by a comput... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4814896 | Real time video data acquistion systems A real time video data acquisition system is provided in accordance with the teachings of the present invention wherein one or more blocks of data is stored in serial form on one horizontal scan line of a video picture. Each block of data may consist of a... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4750888 | Method and device for training in the operation of moving vehicles Training in the operation of moving vehicles is provided by an operating station comprising a steering wheel and a television monitor screen placed in front of the trainee driver. Theoretical steering control operations performed by a model driver on a pr... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4500868 | Automotive driving instruction system An automotive driving instruction system which comprises a plurality of sensors including a vehicle speed sensor etc. mounted at various parts of the automobile, a computer for reading the outputs of the sensors for calculating the driving conditions of t... | 02/19/1985 |
| 4486180 | Testing system with test of subject matters, identification and security A system (10) for the administration of driver's tests and similar standardized tests has a computer control unit (12). A cathode ray tube (CRT) or other display (14) is connected to the computer control unit (12) by line (15). The display (14) includes a... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4439824 | Device having one or more manually controlled functions An apparatus for controlling a device such as a motor vehicle in which a signal representing a manually controlled function is compared with a function signal, and the manually controlled signal is then modified in accordance with the function signal. The... | 03/27/1984 |
