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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7257478 | Vehicle driving control device A vehicle driving control device is configured to improve response to driver braking operation and shorten the free running distance. The vehicle driving control device processes an image showing an area ahead of the host vehicle to recognize a preceding vehicle in ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7225070 | Parking guidance system for large vehicles A parking guidance system for large vehicles has a horizontal bar, a data collection assembly and a console unit. The horizontal bar is hollow and is mounted on the rear bumper, and houses the data collection assembly. The data collection assembly uses multiple ultr... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7190306 | Method and system for detecting with radar the passage by a vehicle of a point for monitoring on a road The invention relates to a method for detecting the passage by a vehicle of a determined point for monitoring on a road, wherein from a remotely situated location a radar beam is transmitted continuously to the point for monitoring, reflections from the transmitted ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7123907 | Method and system for testing cellular network integrity using telematics A method and system for testing cellular network integrity using telematics comprising determining at least one network condition data at a telematics unit, initiating a data call from the telematics unit to a telematics call center, establishing a data call communi... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6946974 | Web-based systems and methods for internet communication of substantially real-time parking data A parking system includes an internet-accessible Web server storing substantially real-time parking data associated with occupancy of a plurality of parking spaces. The parking data can be rendered by a display device running a browser application. The Web server tr... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6915126 | Method of activating a wireless communication system in a mobile vehicle The invention provides a method for activating an in-vehicle wireless communication system. A vehicle identification number associated with a vehicle may be received. An electronic serial number of a network access device located in the vehicle may be determined bas... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6907976 | Time increment selector A coin selecting apparatus is set forth which includes detectors adapted to detect a plurality of parameters of diameter, material and thickness of a deposited coin. A processor compares the detected data to stored data for an authentic coin to determine authenticit... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6906467 | Continuously variable headlamp control A system for automatically controlling continuously variable headlamps on a controlled vehicle includes an imaging system capable of determining lateral and elevational locations of headlamps from oncoming vehicles and tail lamps from leading vehicles. The system al... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6720884 | Sensor mounting system An obstacle detection system for vehicular environments including a monitoring sensor system and a mounting system is disclosed. An installer can make aiming adjustments, in the factory or field, to account for tolerance stack-up. The system includes a housing for m... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6684149 | Vehicle control method and vehicle warning method In order to occur a collision warning to prevent the collision in accurate by detecting the preceding vehicle or target, a vehicle lane position estimation device comprising a means for measuring a distance between said host vehicle and said preceding veh... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6658336 | Method and system of cooperative collision mitigation Identifying an object includes the steps of using a sensor onboard a subject vehicle to identify an imminent impact between the subject vehicle and an object, directing and transmitting an elicitation signal to the object from the subject vehicle, receivi... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6643588 | Geometric based path prediction method using moving and stop objects A method for estimating the curvature in a road is disclosed. The method measures an azimuth angle range and relative velocity between a host and a target vehicle, which determines whether a host vehicle is changing lanes or whether a target vehicle is ch... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6629036 | Method and apparatus for recognizing preceding vehicle with determination of curved traffic lane In a method for recognizing a preceding vehicle traveling on a traffic lane on which a subject vehicle is traveling, it is determined whether or not the preceding vehicle is deviated from a preceding vehicle recognizing region ahead of the subject vehicle... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6516262 | Running control device for a vehicle A cruise control system for an automotive vehicle controls the speed of the vehicle by estimating conditions for not only when the vehicle passes through an intersection but also when a preceding vehicle passes through the intersection, in order to permit... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6505101 | Remote vehicle identification and disabling system A remote vehicle identification and disabling system for identifying and controlling a vehicles engine. The system has a limited ranged programmable transceiver unit mounted in a non-civilian vehicle for sending and receiving a signal through an antenna l... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6459983 | Method and apparatus for controlling the speed and spacing of a motor vehicle A method for controlling the speed and spacing of a motor vehicle taking into account the spacing from any preceding vehicles, such that in the event that a relevant preceding vehicle is detected, a spacing control system is superimposed onto the speed co... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6459403 | Traffic control system A satellite 10 in the sky has an imaging radar and a captured image data transmitting means, and captures an image of a predetermined subject area A including roads R. According to the captured image data concerning the subject area A, a traffic control s... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6442473 | Method and apparatus for presenting traffic information in a vehicle A method and apparatus for acquiring a traffic signal for presentation in a vehicular mounted display. A receiver is located on the vehicle for receiving a traffic message from a traffic signal proximate to a vehicle. The vehicle includes a location and d... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6415217 | Vehicular velocity controlling apparatus and method to follow up a preceding vehicle running ahead of vehicle In vehicular velocity controlling apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, an inter-vehicle distance from the vehicle to a preceding vehicle which is running ahead of the vehicle is detected, a vehicular velocity of the vehicle is detected; a relat... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6289332 | Integrated message display system for a vehicle An integrated message system for a vehicle provides an extendable, prioritized message scheme. Using this scheme, the message system acts as a centralized message provider for variety of alerts and operating data originating throughout the vehicle. The me... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6285925 | Method and safety device for the remote-control of self-propelling working machines A soil compacting machine has a receiver unit that can receive control signals from a transmitter unit to a receiver unit. The transmitter unit can be operated by a user and is separate from the machine. The control signals are then processed into command... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6269298 | Apparatus and method for performing automatic control over velocity of automotive vehicle In automatic vehicular velocity control apparatus and method for an automotive vehicle, a controller is responsive to the detection of a new preceding vehicle by an inter-vehicle distance detector and programmed to derive a target motion of the vehicle un... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6256573 | System and method for controlling inter-vehicle distance to preceding vehicle for automotive vehicle equipped with the system and method In system and method for an automotive vehicle equipped with the system and defined as a system vehicle, an inter-vehicle distance from the system vehicle to a preceding vehicle traveling ahead of the system vehicle is detected, a velocity of the system v... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6147637 | Obstacle detecting system for automotive vehicle An automotive obstacle detecting system is provided which includes a radar to measure the distance to a target present within a detectable zone. The system monitors a distance limit measurable by the radar and determines a reduction in ability to measure ... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6061015 | Vehicle obstacle detecting system A vehicle obstacle detecting system having a combination of different kinds of detectors, such as a laser radar and a millimeter-waver radar, to detect an obstacle present ahead of the course of vehicle travel. The system determines whether the detection ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5977902 | Process for producing an automatic command for an anti-tank trap and igniter for implementing the process An anti-tank trap (1) is constituted by a support (2), a military payload (3), an igniter (4) and a sight (5). The firing on the target is carried out at the time td in a plane Ɗ. The invention is characterized by the following chronological s... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5767803 | Radar apparatus for accurately detecting a path of a target vehicle which is in a lane of a vehicle A radar apparatus includes a radar unit which radiates a radar beam to a target in a forward direction of a vehicle and receives a reflection beam from the target to detect a target vehicle based on the received reflection beam. A scanning control unit mo... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5642119 | Electronic parking meter and system A low-powered electronic parking meter which can be powered solely by non-rechargeable, commercially available batteries. The meter includes a coin receptor with unique means for coin detection, slug detection, determination of coin denomination, and jam ... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5430450 | Method and apparatus for automatically dimming motor vehicle headlights using radar signal The intensity of the headlights of a motor vehicle are modulated in response to pulsed Doppler radar signals which are used to distinguish between moving vehicles and other objects. The radar signals scan an area generally in front of the host vehicle. Re... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5339081 | Vehicle detection systems In a vehicle presence detection system for controlling traffic signal lights at a road intersection, the vehicle detection is performed by targeting vehicles at the location of interest with an FMCW radar beam. The radar can be switched repeatedly between... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5337082 | Traffic management system A method of and apparatus for providing information which may be used in making traffic management decisions for limited access highways is disclosed. The method and apparatus employs microwave radar to obtain information bearing signals which are process... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5266954 | Microwave vehicle detector The present invention provides a microwave vehicle detector which includes a transceiver for transmitting microwave energy into a desired target area and for receiving reflections of this microwave energy from vehicle movement in this target area. The tra... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5214408 | Distance detecting apparatus for a vehicle A distance detecting apparatus enables the driver of a vehicle to readily and concurrently recognize the location and direction of each of a plurality of objects present in the driver's field of view, in daylight or darkness, and at the same time determin... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5170162 | Motion direction detection The direction of motion of objects is sampled to determine, in a manner in which substantially avoids false alarms, whether there is object motion in a direction of interest. Systems employing such sampling methodology generate a warning signal in respons... | 12/08/1992 |
| 4985705 | Method and apparatus for compiling and evaluating local traffic data A method for compiling and evaluating local traffic data based on a real time evaluation of Doppler echoes on a digital basis, wherein initially the frequency spectrum of the Doppler echo is formed, then the frequency of the maximum amplitude in this spec... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4893125 | Vehicle diplex doppler near-obstacle detection system A vehicle near-obstacle detector in the form of a diplex Doppler radar system provides range information between a vehicle and an object based on the phase shift between a pair of Doppler signals derived from two transmitted radar signals at slightly diff... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4053887 | Doppler radar system A Doppler radar system for controlling portable traffic signals in response to on-coming traffic. Each of two channel amplifiers of the system is fixed at high gain and passes both noise signals and Doppler signals to a phase detector. A threshold element... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4025791 | Object identification system A transponder/interrogator system for remotely identifying objects. The interrogator emits infrared pulses to activate and remotely clock the transponder. Upon such activation, the transponder emits in synchronism with the interrogator pulse a unique code... | 05/24/1977 |
| 4023017 | Electronic traffic control system A traffic control system having a number of detectors spaced along a roadway being monitored. The detectors are organized in groups, each group being interconnected to a different post. The posts include transmission and reception equipment for communicat... | 05/10/1977 |
