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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8095263 | Electronic control unit and vehicle control system When an electronic control unit receives a rewriting request of vehicle identification information, the electronic control unit writes state information indicating a rewriting state in a memory and rewrites the vehicle identification information into new vehicle ide... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7742856 | Vehicle communication method and system, function identifying system, and electronic control unit In a vehicle communication system, a first identifier is uniquely assigned to at least one function for vehicle control, the at least one function is installed in at least one of a plurality of control units. An identifying unit identifies that a target function uni... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7684908 | Vehicle identification key for use between multiple computer applications A vehicle diagnostic system including a processor, a user interface including a display device and an input device both coupled to the processor for interactive control thereof and thereby, and a local storage library connected to the processor for storing at least ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7623948 | Method and system of communication between a motor vehicle and a diagnostic unit In the case of a method of communicating between a motor vehicle and a diagnostic unit, a wireless communication connection is established between the motor vehicle and the diagnostic unit after an authorization of the diagnostic unit has been checked. The diagnosti... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7599769 | System and method for reporting vehicle theft using telematics system A system and method for reporting a vehicle theft using a telematics system is provided. The system includes a telematics terminal for determining existence or not of a trespasser, generating a theft detection message, and diagnosing the vehicle status and generatin... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7443301 | Long range RFID transponder A radio frequency identification device includes a piezo-electric crystal and a passive magnetic field sensor having magnetostrictive material. The sensor is responsive to a magnetic field to displace piezo-electric material to thereby generate electricity to power ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444215 | Moving apparatus and method of self-direction testing and self-direction correction thereof A moving apparatus has a body, and has at least a pair of wheels, a control unit, a direction measuring unit and at least a pair of encoders installed on the body. The direction measuring unit coupled to the control unit measures the direction of the body, and the c... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7424326 | Method and computer program for modeling an interfering pulse in a vehicle electric system A method and a computer program for modeling an interfering pulse in a vehicle electric system are described. Previous approaches for synthesizing such interfering pulses have proven to be insufficiently realistic for the simulation of certain application cases. An ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7373225 | Method and system for optimizing vehicle diagnostic trees using similar templates A method and system for optimizing vehicle diagnostic trees using similar templates is provided. Diagnostic trees may be modified to include diagnostic code tips or further suggestions or instructions indicating what tool to use or how to use the tool. The diagnosti... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373226 | System and method for optimizing vehicle diagnostic tress using similar templates A system and method for evaluating and applying edits from one diagnostic tree to another matching or similar diagnostic tree is described. The system includes a diagnostic tree editor, a library, and a comparison engine. These elements work together to convert an O... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369043 | Method and apparatus for automatically identifying the location of pressure sensors in a tire pressure monitoring system A tire pressure monitoring system (12) for a vehicle (10) has a plurality of tires (14A-D) in respective rolling locations having a respective plurality of tire transmitters (16A-D) that generate a respective plurality of transmitter iden... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366327 | System for recognizing wheels by artificial vision The system includes wheel locating equipment, image capturing equipment, lighting equipment, a first control device, first communicating installations for communications between the first control device and the image capturing equipment, and second communicating ins... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7366590 | Impending failure and failure annunciation systems for actuators and drive train components A method of determining variations in operating characteristics of a mechanical system having a rotatory mode of operation. There are provided the steps of first monitoring operating impulses generated by the mechanical system during a first interval of operation; f... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363129 | Apparatus, system and method that interfaces with an automobile engine control unit The present embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and systems that interface with automobile Engine Control Units (ECU). In some embodiments, methods are provided that communicate with an ECU by establishing a wireless communication link with a remote device, co... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359775 | Method and apparatus for information transfer in vehicle service systems A vehicle service system having a vehicle service computer which is configured for communication with at least one on-board vehicle computer of a vehicle undergoing a vehicle service procedure via a vehicle fault tolerant communication bus, to retrieve or access inf... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356714 | Method of communicating a signal from a sensor, connected to a connector, to an auxiliary module An electronic connector connected to a sensor or a switch, and communicating a signal through a common bus includes an I/O unit receiving a signal from the sensor or the switch, a control unit generating a control signal for controlling the driving of a load corresp... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356394 | RFID vehicle management system and method This disclosure describes a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) vehicle management system and method. For example, an RFID tag may be coupled with a particular vehicle and operable to store identifying information associated with the vehicle and to automatically c... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7336184 | Inertially controlled switch and RFID tag One or more inertially controlled switches may be coupled to a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, so that the response of the RFID tag indicates the state of the switch(es). The RFID tag and the switch(es) may be coupled together in various ways so that the ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7328093 | Combination scan tool and inspection tool A diagnostic tool and method are provided wherein the diagnostic tool can function as an inspection tool and a scan tool. The diagnostic tool determines if it is authorized for an inspection and then functions as an inspection tool and does not allow the scan tool f... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7321306 | Wireless system to detect presence of child in a baby car seat A wireless system that detects the presence of a child in a safety seat located in the passenger cabin of a vehicle includes a controller responsive to signals generated by sensors monitoring predefined functions of the vehicle, RFID tag device attached to the safet... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319848 | Technique for collecting data from vehicles for analysis thereof In an automobile, communications to and from the automobile are in the form of messages. Such messages are referred to as “electronic car-mail” or “C-mail” messages as each message has a destination or origination address which includes an identifier, e.g., ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7317974 | Remote vehicle system management A method includes collecting vehicle system data from one or more vehicle systems in a vehicle and generating a browsable network document including the vehicle system data from a vehicle-based network server. A vehicle-based system includes one or more vehicle syst... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7302314 | Vehicle controller and control method A vehicle controller and a control method, which is designed for a plurality of different vehicle versions, including: means for storing a plurality of control parameters for different vehicle versions, means for storing a version coding for personalizing the vehicl... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302371 | Captured test fleet A system and method for vehicle design and manufacture. The method includes designing a vehicle, building a pilot vehicle of the designed vehicle, installing a telematics units in the pilot vehicle, configuring the telematics unit to monitor systems of the pilot veh... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302315 | Method and system for remotely inventorying electronic modules installed in a vehicle The invention provides a method and system for remotely inventorying electronic modules installed in a vehicle. A vehicle telematics unit sends an identification request to at least one electronic module. The telematics unit receives at least one electronic module i... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7286910 | Installation for controlling power in an aircraft The installation (10) for controlling power in an aircraft comprises a power distribution network (22); at least two subscribers (14A, 14B, 14C) connected to the network (22); a central power control unit (20) which i... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7280900 | Technical virtual advisor A system and method for managing technical services within a mobile vehicle communications system. The method describes receiving a request for technical services from a telematics device, determining a technical service action based on the received request for tech... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7254550 | Interactive symptomatic recording system and method utilizing symptomatic memory The Internet provides communication between a plurality of service sites and a plurality of equipment sites at which equipment needing periodic service and emergency service are operated. Each piece of equipment includes a sensor array and a manual actuator that is ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248184 | System for processing digital map data A method for processing digital map data for route determination is provided that includes dividing a region into a plurality of zones, and for the zones, automatically determining at least one cost value for at least one direction of travel of the zone based on the... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248955 | Vehicle accessory proximity sensor slide switch A method is provided for operating a proximity sensing unit for controlling an accessory device of a vehicle. A plurality of proximity sensors is disposed in a sequential pattern within a sensing unit whereby the proximity sensors are responsive to a manual activati... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7245996 | Vehicle system calibration and vehicle system calibration method A method for calibrating a vehicle system having multiple interconnected components including an electronic control unit, the method including the attachment of an unpowered, semiconductor-based transponder unit that responds to a radio signal to each component of t... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7233849 | Automobile communication courtesy display An automobile communication system is provided for communicating with others by displaying operator selected or input messages on a display mounted in the rear window of a vehicle. The operator may select messages on a keypad or by voice commands received by a micro... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222006 | Method for determination of pre-authorization engine operation time for a vehicle theft deterrent system Methods and apparatus are provided for determining the duration a motor vehicle engine may operate while operator authorization is verified in response to an ignition request. In one embodiment the method includes the steps of decrementing a pre-authorization timer ... | 05/22/2007 |
| RE39619 | Automotive code reader A method of displaying automotive diagnostic information is disclosed comprising connecting a code reader to a vehicle computer and communicating monitor status information and trouble codes to the code reader. Only those monitor functions that are supported by the ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212893 | Network car analyzer An automobile's maintenance port is wirelessly connected (for example, via an IEEE 802.11-based connection) to a plurality of gateways/routers that forward automobile diagnostic data (such as a series of diagnostic codes) to a server. Each gateway interfaces with tw... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7191053 | Remote starting system for a vehicle A slave controller for a remote vehicle starting system. The slave controller is mounted in a vehicle having an internal combustion engine started by a starter motor. The slave controller has an antenna circuit input for connection to an antenna circuit suitable for... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7184871 | Distributed control unit Data bus system having a plurality of control units (1) which interchange messages with one another via a data bus (2) and which are provided for controlling components, the individual control units (1) being of modular design and being fitted i... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7177739 | Method and device for monitoring a physical variable on a wheel of a vehicle A method for monitoring a physical variable, in particular the tire pressure, of a wheel fitted on a vehicle is performed when the vehicle travels. The physical variable is measured at the wheel and transmitted to a receiver on the vehicle. An evaluation/storage uni... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7177738 | Vehicle management system A vehicle management method and system is able to monitor and manage a fleet of vehicles with high efficiency and low cost. The management method includes the steps of providing a radio transmitter connected to a vehicle navigation system in each vehicle, providing ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7170407 | Method and apparatus for asset tracking and room monitoring in establishments having multiple rooms for temporary occupancy A system for identification and monitoring of, and obtaining data including location and status data relating to, assets of or in the establishment including mobile property such as food trays, shoe trays or luggage within the establishment or persons temporarily re... | 01/30/2007 |
