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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7444239 | Telematics terminal and method for transmitting route guidance information data fitted to a receiving terminal Disclosed are a telematics terminal and a method for transmitting route guidance information data fitted to a receiving terminal. The method includes the steps of initializing operational conditions of a mobile communication terminal by transmitting device informati... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443314 | Communication device for a movable body A communication device for a movable body mounted to each of movable bodies for exchanging information among the movable bodies includes a surrounding detecting device for detecting a surrounding of the movable body, an appropriateness of relay determining device fo... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7440848 | Methods and systems for integrating environmental data with mobile asset tracking Systems and methods for integrating position reports from mobile assets with real time environmental data aggregated from various sources to build and continually update, in real time, an amalgamated database that contains the position information and collocated env... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7440851 | Method for providing navigation instructions A method for making destination guidance instructions available to a user, wherein at least two direction indications, from a current position to waypoints and to a destination, respectively, are prepared and are outputted for the user. At least one distance indicat... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437243 | Detecting device and method to detect an object based on a road boundary A detecting device and corresponding method for detecting an object in an image where the image is captured by an image pickup device mounted on a vehicle. A controller is coupled to the image pickup device. The controller extracts pixels of the image captured by th... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433779 | Method of following the course of the flight plan of a cooperative aircraft This method relates to the system of ATM air traffic management with cooperative aircraft provided with a flight management computer FMS, that are linked by a data transmission system ATN to the control authority and that have presented a flight plan to the control ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424357 | Lane departure prevention apparatus A lane departure prevention apparatus is configured for reducing risk of a vehicle while preventing lane departure. The lane departure prevention apparatus basically comprises a lane departure tendency determining section, a running condition determining section and... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7418343 | Relative navigation for precision rendezvous and station keeping using datalink signals A follower aircraft is guided to a lead aircraft using a datalink that determines range between the two. The lead aircraft has an antenna array and processing system for determining azimuth/elevation of the follower aircraft. The lead aircraft transmits a ranging me... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7411486 | Lane-departure warning system with differentiation between an edge-of-lane marking and a structural boundary of the edge of the lane A driver assistance device for warning a driver of a motor vehicle of a risk of departure from the lane or from the lane is described, having at least one image-transmitting sensor, an evaluation device, connected to the image-transmitting sensor, for detecting edge... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404784 | Fuel saving sensor system The system includes an engine, a sensor, and a controller. The engine provides a driving motion for the vehicle. The sensor unit is configured to determine a range of a leading vehicle. The controller is in communication with the engine and the sensor unit, such tha... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400246 | Inertial Sensor Tracking System The INERTIAL SENSOR TRACKING SYSTEM is an overall system installation consisting of wireless body pack transmitters, broadband telemetry transceivers, computer and monitoring equipment, and emergency power generation for tracking personnel in an underground mine env... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7400892 | System and method for tracking the relative location of mobile stations belonging to a pre-defined group of mobile stations Embodiments of the present invention are related to a method and apparatus for determining whether each mobile station in a pre-defined group of two or more mobile stations is in compliance with acceptable location criteria. A group tracking server receives mobile s... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7398069 | Navigation morse decode display A method and device for displaying radio frequency information, including a database of stored radio frequency identifiers and radio frequency information corresponding thereto, and a processor coupled to the database and operating one or more algorithms for generat... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395140 | Geographic information system and method for monitoring dynamic train positions A geographic information system (GIS) displays geographic roadway data, geographic track data and geographic train position data. The GIS includes a GIS database having static roadway and track data. A computer aided dispatching (CAD) system includes a task to deter... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7394400 | Vehicle communication apparatus and system for supporting vehicles passing through narrow road In the car navigation system including a vehicle communication apparatus mounted on a vehicle, different diffusion codes are assigned to each road such as a single lane road and a road with double lanes. In data transmission to other vehicles, each vehicle switches ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7392696 | Sensorless tire pressure estimating method for vehicle with ABS brake control Variations in pressure of a pneumatic tire on a vehicle with an anti-lock braking system (ABS) are estimated, without using additional instrumentation, by determining a spring constant K for the wheel while it is in rolling motion by determining angular velocity of ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7391305 | Driver warning device A driver warning device which serves to warn the driver when a safety-critical condition of the vehicle is reached. A warning is issued only if such issuance is to take place in accordance with a user profile. This avoids unnecessary warnings from being issued to a ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7388479 | Human sensing back-up alarm device Disclosed is a human sensing back-up alarm system capable of generating a loud alarm sound for a predetermined period of time using a speaker to protect humans or vehicles if the humans or vehicles are detected behind construction equipment or a vehicle when the con... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7389181 | Apparatus and method for producing video drive-by data corresponding to a geographic location A system and method of providing video drive-by data is provided to enable a street level view of a neighborhood surrounding a selected geographic location. The system includes a video and data server farm incorporation at least one video storage server that stores ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7389156 | Autonomous surface cleaning robot for wet and dry cleaning An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a transport drive and control system arranged for autonomous movement of the robot over a floor for performing cleaning operations. The robot chassis carries a first cleaning zone comprising cleaning elements arranged to s... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7386396 | System and method for situational location proactive search Situational location dependent information is transmitted from a server data processing system to a receiving data processing system. The server data processing system communicates with the receiving data processing system in a manner by pushing content when appropr... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7386163 | Obstacle recognition apparatus and method, obstacle recognition program, and mobile robot apparatus An obstacle recognition apparatus is provided which can recognize an obstacle by accurately extracting a floor surface. It includes a distance image generator (222) to produce a distance image using a disparity image and homogeneous transform matrix, a plane ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7378949 | Vehicle safety system and vehicle having the same A vehicle safety system for use in a vehicle includes a plurality of image pick-up systems adapted for being mounted on the vehicle, the image pick-up systems being configured for recording video images of inside and/or outside statuses of the vehicle; and a compute... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379805 | Wirelessly enabled trailer locking/unlocking A method and system for providing improved handling of tractors and trailers (or any powered vehicle and storage devices towed thereby) with a staging area. One invention relates to the provision of automatic locking or unlocking of a trailer door when the trailer l... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379813 | Driving support system and driving support module A driving support system has a capability of displaying information in such a manner that the information can be directly used by a driver in driving the vehicle, thereby further enhancing driving safety of the vehicle. The driving support system acquires judgment i... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379816 | Method for digital transmission and display of weather imagery A method for creating minimal data representing a source image is presented. The source image is divided into a grid of cells. A color is selected for each cell corner based on sampling an area defined by the cell corner. An indication of the selected color is store... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7379815 | Lane detection apparatus A lane detection apparatus includes a capture means, a vehicle detection means, a subject lane detection means, and an additional lane detection means. The capture means captures an image around a subject vehicle. The vehicle detection means detects an object vehicl... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7376493 | Vehicle-surroundings monitor apparatus A vehicle-surroundings monitor apparatus according is provided with a sensor having a transmission/reception means for transmitting an ultrasonic wave to surroundings of a vehicle and receiving a reflected ultrasonic wave from the surroundings, a transmission circui... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7373245 | System and method for networking a plurality of nodes A system and method for networking a plurality of nodes is disclosed. A network of data devices having data representations of connectivity, network node position, and/or position topologies is also disclosed, wherein the network may be self-configuring and the netw... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373237 | Speed regulator with distance regulating function A speed controller for motor vehicles is provided, the vehicle having a distance regulating function, a locating system for detecting locating data for objects that are in front of the vehicle, and an evaluation device for determining whether a located object needs ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369940 | Method for operating a display system in a vehicle for driving into a parking space A method for operating a display system in a vehicle (03) when driving into a parking space (06), uses a camera (01) with an image processing unit in which the image data obtained by the camera (01) can be processed and a display screen (... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369041 | Vehicle surrounding display device A device displays images such that a driver can easily recognize an obstacle. The device includes a measurement for measuring a distance and direction to an obstacle, a comparison section for comparing the measured distance with a threshold value, a viewpoint determ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369042 | Warning device for vehicles A vehicle warning system has an obstacle sensor for detecting approach of an obstacle to a vehicle, tactile information-generating elements for notifying a driver of the obstacle information based on information received from the obstacle sensor, and a controller fo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369942 | Vehicle traveling state determining apparatus The present invention provides a vehicle traveling state determining apparatus including a camera which picks up an image of a road surface in a direction in which a vehicle is traveling, and zigzag state detecting section for determining a zigzag amount on the basi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369036 | Method and system of information exchange between an interrogator device and transponder devices that takes into account the level of ambient noise A method and apparatus of information exchange between an interrogator device and a plurality of transponder devices are disclosed. Each of the transponder devices is equipped with a different binary identification code and is located in the magnetic field of the in... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366523 | Method and system for providing location-based services A resource request that is originated by a short-range wireless communications device originates a request. A location indicator is added to the resource request that identifies a location of the WCD. The location indicator is based on a location of an access point ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365641 | Vehicle proximity alerting system and method A vehicle proximity alerting system and method is provided. The system includes: a sensor unit having a plurality of sensors for measuring distances from other vehicles; a system controlling unit for receiving measurement signals from the sensors, calculating distan... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365676 | Sensor for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals The invention relates to a sensor comprising a housing, inside of which a transmitting antenna array that transmits electromagnetic transmission signals in a radiation area and a receiving antenna array that receives received signals reflected by at least one object... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366602 | Roll stability control system for an automotive vehicle using an external environmental sensing system A roll stability control system for an automotive vehicle includes an external environment sensing system, such as a camera-based vision system, or a radar, lidar or sonar-based sensing system that generates image, radar, lidar, and/or sonar-based signals. A control... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363357 | Context-aware systems and methods, location-aware systems and methods, context-aware vehicles and methods of operating the same, and location-aware vehicles and methods of operating the same Context-aware systems and methods, location-aware systems and methods, context-aware vehicles and methods of operating the same, and location-aware vehicles and methods of operating the same are described. In various embodiments, a context or location service module... | 04/22/2008 |
