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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7376509 | Travel time calculating method and traffic information display method for a navigation device The navigation device of the present invention has a storage device which stores map data including link data of respective links constituting roads on a map, and statistical data including travel time (moving speed) which is determined by statistical values of traf... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7337063 | Method and system for using database and GPS data to linearize VOR and ILS navigation data A method and system for determining a deviation of a vehicle from a desired course are described. The method includes receiving bearing signals from a transmitter, accessing a database, on the vehicle, to obtain transmitter position information identifying a positio... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333890 | Chinese lunar calendar-based tidal prediction system and method thereof The present invention provides a Chinese lunar calendar-based tidal prediction system and method that generate tidal predictions using empirical prediction models, wherein the empirical prediction models are generated using Genetic Algorithms-based regression analys... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7296088 | System and method for determining the geographic location of internet hosts A system and methodologies are disclosed for determining the geographic location of an Internet host. A first method infers host location based on the DNS names of the host of interest or other nearby network nodes. A second method employs network delay measurements... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7272471 | Computer-readable media, methods, and systems for computer tactical operation Computer-readable media, methods, and systems for computer tactical operation are provided. First computer program code to facilitate a communication with a remote station. Second computer program code to identify from the communication a position of the remote stat... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266452 | Electronic compass system An electronic compass system includes a magnetic sensor circuit having at least two sensing elements for sensing perpendicular components of the Earth's magnetic field vector. A processing circuit is coupled to the sensor circuit to filter, process, and compute a he... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7230883 | Tide display device A tide display device comprises a storage mechanism that stores tide information by surf spot. The device has a microprocessor that is programmed to display the tide height both graphically and numerically. ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7167796 | Vehicle navigation system for use with a telematics system A navigation system for a vehicle includes a vehicle-based telematics system, a vehicle-based global positioning system and a control. The telematics system is operable to receive a user input from a driver of the vehicle and to download directional information from... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7161561 | Display system In a display system capable of displaying images fed from a plurality of sensing devices on an indicator, horizontal and vertical synchronizing signals of the individual measuring devices are synchronized with one another and desired image signals are selected for o... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7154392 | Wide-area intruder detection and tracking network A method is provided for at least one of detecting and tracking an object within a wide-area. The method including: deploying three or more sensors within the wide-area, each of the sensors having one or more polarized radio frequency waveguides; transmitting polari... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7138916 | Computerized risk management program The computerized system provides a method to inventory articles, to locate lost or stolen articles and to recover a lost or stolen article. The system applies an electronic tag to each article of a multiplicity of articles or only to a valuable article and employs a... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7049982 | Vehicle information display and communication system having an antenna array The present invention provides a vehicle information display and communication system having a plurality of operative modules, the system includes a control processing unit adapted to provide an interface among the plurality of operative modules. The operative modul... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7004593 | Interior rearview mirror system with compass An interior rearview mirror system includes a compass system and a display. The compass system is operable to display information indicative of a directional heading of the vehicle to a driver of the vehicle. The display comprises a plurality of ports formed in a re... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6980826 | Communication system, a communication method, and a cellular phone This invention provides a communication system for controlling a device through a network by using a mobile terminal for saving a space and a cost of a whole system. This invention provides contents from a cellular phone. This communication system comprises a cellul... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6946978 | Imaging system for vehicle An imaging system suitable for use with a vehicle based global positioning system includes an imaging sensor and a control. The imaging sensor is positioned at the vehicle and may face generally forwardly with respect to the direction of travel of the vehicle. The c... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6934629 | Method and apparatus for precise positioning of large structures A three dimensional structure is precisely positioned at a desired location. A viral model of the structure of interest is created and stored in a computer memory. Some time later, remote sensors are placed in selected positions on the structure of interest. The sen... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6909361 | Wireless communication system A wireless communication system comprises an interior rearview mirror assembly located within the interior cabin of a vehicle, a first wireless communication link in short-range wireless communication with a personal accessory of an occupant of the vehicle and a sec... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6907566 | Method and system for optimum placement of advertisements on a webpage A method and system for placement of graphical objects on a page to optimize the occurrence of an event associated with such objects. The graphical objects might include, for instance, advertisements on a webpage, and the event would include a user clicking on that ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6889002 | Recording medium on which navigation information is recorded and information reproducing apparatus therefor A recording medium and an information reproducing apparatus capable of quickly reading navigation information are offered. The recording medium has a plurality of recording layers, on each of which navigation information is recorded. Navigation information having a ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6721795 | Data transfer server A computer-implemented information transfer method includes receiving a trigger message at a server, evaluating a selection rule to select a data flow to be presented to a user at an access device, and sending the data flow to an access device for pop-up presentatio... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6567792 | Method of data collection for fisheries management A method of gathering, analyzing, and reporting data about commercial fish stocks and fisheries. Under this method, individual commercial fishermen use a device specific to the type of fishing being done to record the number of fish brought aboard, the nu... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6539306 | Automotive mirror with integrated Loran components A vehicle includes a mirror assembly comprising components of a Loran positioning system. The mirror assembly may include an H-field antenna, receiver circuitry, a processor, memory, or a user interface. The Loran system communicates received data with va... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6493751 | Network configuration method and system for a window-based operating system environment A mobile configuration manager application is provided for managing network configuration parameters essential for the configuration of a computer for operable interaction in a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN) environment. The network c... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6470269 | Method for providing time discrimination in the world wide web A method for providing time discrimination in the World Wide Web. The method includes the steps of creating a computational model of users of the World Wide Web that represents aggregate World Wide Web surfing patterns; using the computational model to de... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6466891 | System for providing an estimate of the location of an undersea object A system is disclosed that provides. a sonar operator with the most likely range to a target of interest. The system generates and displays a contour based on ship's parameters, target parameters, environmental data, and operator parameters. The sonar ope... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6353796 | Vehicle tracker, mileage-time monitor and calibrator A system for monitoring location and speed of a vehicle, using a location determination system such as GPS, GLONASS or LORAN and an optional odometer or speedometer, for determining and recording the locations and times at which vehicle speed is less than... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6160509 | Method and apparatus for alerting a user regarding the position of a satellite An method and apparatus and method for determining the position of a satellite overhead by a user using portable computation equipment. The invention uses a portable computational equipment that can be as small as a digital wristwatch or portable computer... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5936552 | Integrated horizontal and profile terrain display format for situational awareness A visual display format for a terrain situational awareness system comprising a horizontal terrain elevation view and a profile terrain elevation view of potential terrain hazards integrated onto a single display.... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5794174 | System for automatic vehicle location viewing via television A system for visually representing the location of an item on a television. In one embodiment, a user of the present system telephonically requests that a visual representation of the location of an item be transmitted from a telephone company and display... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5786998 | Apparatus and method for tracking reporting and recording equipment inventory on a locomotive An apparatus for tracking reporting and recording equipment inventory on a locomotive equipped with a mobile communications package (MCP) operatively connected to on-board intelligent devices and operative to transmit and receive information to and from a... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5774825 | System for automatic vehicle location via cable TV A system for visually representing the location of an item on a television. In one embodiment, a user of the present system telephonically requests that a visual representation of the location of an item be transmitted from a cable television company and ... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5657025 | Integrated GPS/inertial navigation apparatus providing improved heading estimates The integrated GPS/inertial navigation apparatus utilizes satellite signals received with two spatially-separated antennas to achieve improved heading estimates for a mobile platform. Each satellite signal comprises one or more component signals with each... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5654890 | High resolution autonomous precision approach and landing system An aircraft including an approach and landing system, including a navigation unit for providing navigation information, a weather radar unit for providing radar information, a processor which receives navigation information from the navigation unit and in... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5577122 | Secure communication of information Methods for secure communication of location and other information by two spaced apart receivers in a location determination (LD) system, such as GPS, GLONASS and LORAN-C, that use pseudorange corrections to enhance the accuracy of the computed present lo... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5519609 | Biosolids tracking system A biosolids tracking system monitors the quantity and quality of biosolids deposited on a plot of land. Global positioning system technology is used to determine the land coordinates of the boundary of the plot of land for accurate area calculation in ord... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5515285 | System for monitoring vehicles during a crisis situation A system for monitoring a vehicle experiencing a crisis situation, such as carjacking. Each vehicle to be monitored includes an on-board reporting apparatus. The reporting apparatus are operative during occurrence of the crisis situation to automatically ... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5490079 | System for automated toll collection assisted by GPS technology A system for automated toll collection which utilizes Global Positioning System technology. The invention includes a Toll Tag 24 which comprises GPS sensor 32, signpost sensor 36, gatekey transmitter 38, and processing & recording module 40. Module 40 is ... | 02/06/1996 |
| 5402348 | Method and apparatus for determining the position of an object within lanes determined utilizing two independent techniques A method of determining the position of an object comprising the steps of: producing a plurality of hyperbolic electromagnetic wave patterns; calculating from said patterns at least three lines of position; identifying the lane of each line of position by... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5369589 | Plural information display for navigation Apparatus for visually displaying simultaneously on one screen two variables that characterize the path followed by a land, marine or airborne vessel with reference to a preselected or ideal path that extends from a beginning point to an ending point. Usi... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5365450 | Hybrid GPS/data line unit for rapid, precise, and robust position determination A global positioning system (GPS) in which a plurality earth orbiting satellites transmit position information to mobile radio stations on earth, is provided with a separate source satellite position data broadcast digital channels and one or more dial-up... | 11/15/1994 |
