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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7227474 | Object detection system: zone matching and programmability The object detection system includes an object sensor and a controller. The controller is configured to compare a sensed range of an object with a range gate based on the azimuth angle of the object. The range gate for each azimuth angle is programmable and is selec... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7228233 | Driving assistance method and system A driving assistance system for regulating an operation of a vehicle in a discrete manner according to different ranges of risk potentials associated with the vehicle, such that different risk potentials in different ranges are conveyed to the driver in a different ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227515 | System and method for forming images for display in a vehicle A system is disclosed that includes a lens system that directs energy from a scene toward a detector and display unit coupled to the detector. The display unit forms an image using information received from the detector. The detector includes an array of detector el... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7224309 | Preceding-vehicle detecting apparatus, own-vehicle controlling apparatus, and preceding-vehicle detecting method To provide a preceding-vehicle detecting apparatus, own-vehicle controlling apparatus and preceding-vehicle detecting method capable of detecting a preceding vehicle in a more reliable manner, a preceding-vehicle detecting apparatus (1) comprises: a millimete... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7225076 | Map search system Retrieving an on-map position is executed within a targeted search area that is one of search areas. Search information items are stored for retrieving. Each of the search information items is related to one of the search areas. Area-designating information items ar... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224290 | Traffic environment recognition method and system for carrying out the same A traffic environment recognition system includes an image-processing unit, an information-merging unit, a radar unit, and a network connected to the image-processing unit, the radar unit, the information-merging unit and a vehicle control unit capable of controllin... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224088 | Mower responsive to backup sensor An interlock circuit on a mowing vehicle or tractor deactivates the engine if a signal from a single backup sensor is interrupted. The mowing vehicle or tractor has an engine, an electric power source to provide electric current to a magneto and an ignition, a trans... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222690 | Awakening degree determining system When a variation amount of a driving operation falls outside of a determining reference, a determining system determines that an awakening degree of a driver is decreased. The determining system changes the determining reference by whether or not a preceding vehicle... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7221913 | Effective time-of-arrival estimation algorithm for multipath environment An algorithm identifies a line-of-sight (LOS) signal that may be used to provide an effective time-of-arrival (TOA) estimation. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219759 | Manual operation device for operating in-vehicle apparatus An operation member is manually operable to select and drive an in-vehicle apparatus. A compression spring applies counterforce to the operation member against operational movement of the operation member. A load sensor senses an operational work load of a driver of... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7222009 | Driving assist system for vehicle A driving assist system for vehicle calculates risk potential from the traveling environment of vehicle surroundings, and calculates a reference speed Vt while the vehicle is traveling. Accelerator pedal reaction force control amount is then calculated based on the ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221310 | Electric wave axis adjusting apparatus for radar mounted on vehicle The present invention provides an electric wave axis adjusting apparatus for an on-vehicle radar capable of readily and precisely adjusting an electric wave axis only by making the scanning range and a detection range identical to each other and changing a scanning ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7221271 | Device for controlling lighting for the interiors of automotive vehicles and method for controlling said device A device for controlling lighting, especially inside the passenger compartments of vehicles, including at least one light source and at least one sensor which influences the light source and which detects at least the movement of a body within the active range of th... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219063 | Wirelessly delivered owner's manual This invention is directed to a method of delivering vehicle owner's manual or other vehicle-specific information to the vehicle operator from a remote data center and associated vehicle information database by utilizing a voice recognition system at the remote data... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7219031 | Rumble strip responsive systems: discrimination of types of rumble strips There are basically two types of rumble strips: shoulder/center rumble strips and in-lane rumble strips. In an embodiment of the invention, there is a device that automatically identifies the type of rumble strip with which a vehicle tire is in contact with. The dev... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218207 | Method for detecting position of lane marker, apparatus for detection position of lane marker and alarm apparatus for lane deviation A method for a detecting position of a lane marker relating to the present invention obtains an integral brightness by taking an image of a road surface (4) by a camera (2) loaded on a vehicle (3), converting the image taken by the camera (2 | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218277 | Antenna failure detection The present invention provides an apparatus, method, and computer-executable program for detecting antenna failures in directional antennas. In particular, the present invention compares a bearing calculated from received positional data concerning a target to the b... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218208 | Object detecting system for vehicle Whether or not a radar device detects an object is determined by a detection state determinator. Whether or not a time during which the object is not detected and which is measured by a clocking device becomes a determination threshold value or more, is determined b... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7218993 | Robot system and autonomous mobile robot A robot system is provided and includes an autonomous mobile robot. In the system in which monitoring is performed using the autonomous mobile robot which travels along a predetermined path, an interval between the time when a user requests transmission of images an... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215254 | Driving assistance system When a driving assistance system of a navigation device in a subject vehicle is able to communicate with a cooperative remote driving assistance system in an oncoming vehicle, images are obtained from individual front monitor cameras of the subject vehicle and the o... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7216023 | Lane keeping assist device for vehicle A lane keeping assist device for a vehicle includes a steering control device, a detection device for lane of travel for assisting travel of the vehicle in a lane of travel in accordance with detection results and steering state and traveling state of the vehicle. R... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7216296 | Method and apparatus for controlled force deployment of user interface devices User interface devices, such as displays and keyboards, are automatically deployed using pulse-width-modulated controlled force in a first safety period. Once safe, force and speed are increased to full deployment. At full deployment, electrical braking dissipates m... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215255 | Method and apparatus for a satellite positioning-based metering system for use in transport-related applications A system and method for monitoring, measuring, and/or usage metering of a vehicle involving tracking continuous movement and position of the vehicle for priced parking spots, priced roads, and/or pay-as-you-drive insurance. The system comprises a vehicle-mounted app... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7215925 | Broadcasting real-time short range RF real-time information to motor vehicles moving along a highway via a sequence of short range RF broadcasting stations along the highway broadcasting to all vehicle transceivers within said range A simple region-specific broadcasting system for broadcasting information pertinent to motor vehicles in sequential regions of a roadway or highway directly to such vehicles when the vehicles are passing through such sequential regions. Existing cellular facilities ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212653 | Image processing system for vehicle A camera for imaging the periphery of a vehicle is provided, images imaged by the camera are stored, and a processed image obtained by processing a past image which has been imaged before reaching a current position is overlaid on a part of a current image, which is... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7212920 | Speed dependent variable range display system The speed dependent variable display system for a computer-implemented moving-map vehicle display system includes a data conversion module for converting a vehicle speed input signal to a distance range value; and, an application module for utilizing the distance ra... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7212906 | Follow running control system A follow running control system includes a running control section for performing running control of the present vehicle based on data of the preceding vehicle and a signal from a device for detecting a driving operation performed by a driver of the present vehicle.... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7212917 | Tracking, relay, and control information flow analysis process for information-based systems Methods and apparatus for controlling movement of aircraft through a defined air space are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes generating a model of the defined air space. The model is configured to indicate a safe subset of the defined air space for mov... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7212901 | Lane departure prevention apparatus A lane departure prevention apparatus is configured to conduct a course correction in a lane departure avoidance direction when the controller 8 determines that there is a potential for a vehicle to depart from a driving lane. The controller 8 combines... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7212907 | System for influencing the speed of a motor vehicle System for the evaluation of the driving environment of a vehicle and for influencing the speed of the vehicle in its own lane, with an electronic control unit that is connected to a signal generator generating a signal characteristic of the desired speed of the veh... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7212905 | Method for operating a motor vehicle In a method for operating a motor vehicle, a target region is determined which is disposed forward of the motor vehicle and an operating recommendation (36) is outputted to the driver in dependence upon the detection. An arrival probability (PCOL) of the moto... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7212134 | 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... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209818 | Method and arrangement for detecting a driving state A method determines a driving state from a plurality of driving states sorted in accordance with the degree of danger thereof. In the method, at least one test criterion for at least one driving parameter is allocated to each of the driving states. At least one of t... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209844 | Magnetic crash sensor A first magnetic field generated by a first coil operatively associated with a first portion of a vehicle interacts with at least one conductive element operatively associated with or at least a part of a second portion of the vehicle so as to generate an eddy curre... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209221 | Method for obtaining and displaying information about objects in a vehicular blind spot Method for obtaining information about objects in an environment around a vehicle in which infrared light is emitted into a portion of the environment and received and the distance between the vehicle and objects from which the infrared light is reflected is measure... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209052 | Method and device for determining a safe altitude for an aircraft A method and device for determines a safe altitude for an aircraft. The device includes a unit that determines a clear zone corresponding to a lateral area dependent on the flight of the aircraft. A unit determines the highest altitude of the ground that is located ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209051 | Intersection assistance system and method An intersection assistance system includes at least one vehicle sensor and a gap estimator. The vehicle sensor is configured to obtain vehicle information on vehicles approaching the intersection along a main roadway. The gap estimator is configured to estimate gap ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207211 | High throughput microbalance and methods of using same A method and apparatus for measurement of mass of small sample sizes. The method and apparatus is particularly adapted for providing microbalance measurement of solid materials as part of a combinatorial research program. The method and apparatus contemplate monitor... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209833 | Collision possibility determination device A computer of a collision possibility determination device has a pixel position setting section, a travel vector calculating section, a vector direction determining section, and a collision possibility determining section. The pixel position setting section sets a t... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209831 | GPS collision avoidance apparatus A GPS collision avoidance apparatus which uses Global Positioning System (GPS) information and computer processing to determine the location of man made and natural occurring obstacles to allow a user to avoid a collision with these obstacles. The collision avoidanc... | 04/24/2007 |
