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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8165728 | Method and system for providing a GPS-based position A cooperative engagement group-position determining system employs a group of at least three cooperative units, for example a group of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV's), with each unit including a GPS system for determining a GPS-based position, an inter-distance mea... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8150563 | Anti-theft system for a vehicle, and method for the operation of an anti-theft system An anti-theft system, especially in the form of an access and/or starting system for a vehicle has a vehicle-mounted receiver for receiving a request signal containing the instruction to find out whether objects that are associated with the vehicle, e.g. lost identi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8126596 | Apparatus for inspecting a group of containers and method of using same An apparatus and method for inspecting a plurality of containers are provided. Each container has an outer surface for housing at least one material therein. The techniques provided involve at least one inspection vehicle and at least one detector. Each inspection v... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8112185 | Remote engine start confirmation and vehicle monitoring and control system A remote engine start confirmation and vehicle monitoring and control system includes a transmitter and a controller capable of receiving and processing transmitter signals, the controller comprising a monitoring circuit for detecting a first pulsed voltage pattern ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8095248 | Method and system for GPS based navigation and hazard avoidance in a mining environment A system and method for GPS based navigation and hazard avoidance in a mining environment are described. The system includes a central application that has a dynamic roadmap definition module adapted to at least allow a user to arbitrarily define features in a geogr... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8049601 | Generating servo control pulses at a receiver Systems and methods are provided for controlling one or more servos coupled to a model vehicle. An input signal having a series of input pulses encoded at an input pulse repetition frequency is received at a receiver coupled to a model vehicle having one or more ser... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8027755 | Transportation vehicle system and method for assigning travel path to transportation vehicle From among a plurality of interconnected segments of a travel route of a transportation vehicle, an operator manually assigns a plurality of segments that form a path for the transportation vehicle to actually travel, such assignment is received, a travel instructio... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8019488 | Remote operation system, remote operation apparatus and service center In a remote operation system in which an in-vehicle unit is controlled by an operation command transmitted from a portable unit carried by a driver via a service center, when the vehicle receives an operation command B for controlling the in-vehicle unit from a seco... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8005578 | Remote control method for a motion heading by refering to an angle between a receiving end and a transmission end A method to control a motion heading at a receiving end by referring to an angle between the receiving end and a transmission end includes the following steps solving an angle, α, between an original heading and a user inputted direction of transmission end; having... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005579 | Vehicle control device and method A vehicle control device and method. To reduce consumption, the device and method test the state of each member used to input a command or interpret the wishes of the driver with the aid of a computer that is dedicated to each electricity-consuming resource. Accordi... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7991517 | Systems and methods for detecting and managing the unauthorized use of an unmanned aircraft A method for policing and managing the operation of a flying, unmanned aircraft in the event of usurpation of control of, malfunction of, or ill-intentioned use of, this aircraft includes the steps of (a) detecting inappropriate operation of the aircraft; (b) transm... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991516 | Apparatus for airfield management A system for supervising the landing of an aircraft by a supervisor in a control station, each of the aircraft being incapable of being controlled by any personnel onboard, the system comprises a control station and onboard aircraft control apparatus. The station in... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7962251 | Supervisory control and data acquisition system for energy extracting vessel navigation A Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) system guides navigation of a vessel enabled to extract energy from wind and/or water currents primarily in offshore marine environments. An exemplary SCADA system could embody server and client software application... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7957850 | Mobile station for unmanned vehicle A mobile station for an unmanned vehicle comprises a vehicular storage area for storing a vehicle during transit or at rest. A first wireless transceiver communicates a status or command between the vehicle and the mobile station during at least one of vehicular dep... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7885732 | Systems and methods for haptics-enabled teleoperation of vehicles and other devices Systems and methods are disclosed for haptics-enabled teleoperation of vehicles and other devices, including remotely-controlled air, water, and land-based vehicles, manufacturing robots, and other suitable teleoperable devices. In one embodiment, a system for teleo... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7873444 | Controlling movement of an unmanned vehicle An unmanned vehicle (UV) embodiment can include a motor for movement of the UV in at least two dimensions, a receiver mechanism for receiving communication from the control station, a control unit for controlling the actuation of the motor, and memory having instruc... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7869907 | Information processing system, information processing terminal, and file management method There is provided an information processing system having a first terminal, a second terminal, and a wireless communication device which wirelessly connects the first terminal and the second terminal with each other for communication, where the first terminal and th... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7860616 | Remote control system for a watercraft A remote control system for controlling a propulsion unit of a watercraft includes a plurality of remote controller side ECUs, all of which have the same construction in one embodiment. Each remote controller side ECU includes ECU discriminating terminal sections an... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7853367 | Remote engine control system In a remote engine control system, a relay device receives a vehicle equipment control request containing first identification information, updates the first identification information to second identification information, and transmits the updated vehicle equipment... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7835824 | Systems and methods for detecting and managing the unauthorized use of a unmanned aircraft A method for policing and managing the operation of a flying, unmanned aircraft in the event of usurpation of control of, malfunction of, or ill-intentioned use of, this aircraft includes the steps of (a) detecting inappropriate operation of the aircraft; (b) transm... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7822514 | System for controlling vehicle parameters A system is provided which is capable of controlling one or more parameters of a vehicle, such as vehicle speed or engine RPM. The system involves communication between a transmitter and a controller. The transmitter has memory containing information that correspond... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7805225 | Remote control apparatus for a boat A remote control apparatus for controlling multiple propulsion units of a boat is provided. The remote control apparatus, in one embodiment, comprises a body having a first control lever and a second control lever. An electronic control unit is disposed within the b... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7778743 | Remote control device and remote control method for vehicle A counter increases a counted value at regular time intervals during a transmission time of a request signal Sr transmitted based on trigger signals input from a door unlocking sensor or the like. On the other hand, the counter decreases the counted value at regular... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7751946 | Remote control system and remote control method In a remote control system, the remote control of a vehicle function is executed. The remote control system includes a control terminal and a cancellation device. The control terminal transmits a request for the remote control of the vehicle function to a vehicle. T... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7742845 | Multi-agent autonomous system and method A method of controlling a plurality of crafts in an operational area includes providing a command system, a first craft in the operational area coupled to the command system, and a second craft in the operational area coupled to the command system. The method furthe... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7739001 | Vehicle steering apparatus A vehicle steering apparatus for improving steering feel when changing the angle of a steered wheel with a motor. An IFS torque compensation unit includes an oversteer IFS torque compensation gain calculation unit, which obtains a larger IFS torque compensation gain... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7739002 | Method of near real-time band jamming prevention The present invention relates to a method of near real-time band jamming prevention, which provides a vehicle controller with the ability of examining autonomously the communication band between itself and a remote guidance and control apparatus, so that the vehicle... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7734382 | Remote vehicle control system and associated method for counteracting rogue command A vehicle remote control system is for a vehicle including a data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle, and at least one vehicle device connected to the data communications bus. The vehicle remote control system includes a remote transmitter, and a tr... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7729815 | Vehicle remote control apparatus and method A vehicle remote control apparatus (100) for causing a vehicle (101) to perform a requested operation in response to a remote operation request from a vehicle user includes a location identifying unit (204) configured to identify a latest vehicl... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7729814 | Vehicle control system and associated method for counteracting rogue command A vehicle control system is for a vehicle including a data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle, and at least one vehicle device connected to the data communications bus. The vehicle control system includes a a true controller at the vehicle for contr... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7725219 | Local operation remote cancellation authorizing method and system under remote operation When a local operation is carried out on a vehicle, a local operation record is stored in a storage section of a remote operation control master unit and a storage section of a smart entry key. When a remote operation of canceling the local operation is carried out,... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7725218 | G.P.S. management system A management system using Global Positioning System receivers for tracking remote units from a central office and quickly and conveniently determining if those remote units have varied from a set of predetermined parameters of operation. The system also includes pro... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7720577 | Methods and systems for data link front end filters for sporadic updates Systems and methods having front end filters for data links for improved tracking of moving objects are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes sensing at least one characteristic of a moveable object using a sensor of an acquisition system, and sensing at l... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7706931 | Control system A control system comprises: a plurality of input devices; a plurality of remote output devices; a plurality of dedicated connections and a digital data network interconnecting the plurality of input devices and the plurality of remote output devices. Each one of the... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7702426 | Remote control system for a boat There is provided a boat in which the units and control lines for effecting the switching processing of remote control units at the time of switching steering stations can be easily configured, and the system for effecting the switching processing can be easily simp... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7698024 | Supervisory control and data acquisition system for energy extracting vessel navigation A Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) system guides navigation of a vessel enabled to extract energy from wind and/or water currents primarily in offshore marine environments. An exemplary SCADA system could embody server and client software application... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7689325 | Communication control method for a vehicle A remote call center utilizes both cell phone and satellite communication networks to transmit data messages to a vehicle equipped with both a telematics module and a SDAR module. The telematics module and the SDAR module are both coupled to a vehicle data bus, and ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7672757 | Interface system between human and car An interface system between a user and a vehicle includes a vehicle information terminal in communication with the vehicle; a VXML server that converts information into voice signals, and receives and transmits the voice signals between the vehicle information termi... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7653463 | Multi-range remote transmitter for a vehicle A remote transmitter, including: an input unit configured to receive programming inputs and function inputs, wherein the programming inputs identify a first function to be transmitted in a first range of the transmitter when a first input of the input unit is select... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7643913 | Vehicle remote control apparatus and system A vehicle remote control apparatus for causing a vehicle to perform a requested operation in response to a remote operation request from a vehicle user includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire information about vehicle condition of the vehicle, and an oper... | 01/05/2010 |
