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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8170743 | Integrated diagnosis and prognosis system as part of the corporate value chain An integrated diagnosis and prognosis system that collects vehicle information over the life of a vehicle and its development. The system provides the collected vehicle information to supplier management, product development management, service/dealership management... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8160771 | Vehicular data recording apparatus A vehicular data recording apparatus includes crash detection portion (12) for detecting a crash of a vehicle, and recording process portion (14) for recording and retaining output data of various vehicle-mounted sensors (20, 30, 40, 50) mounted... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155826 | Vehicle behavior learning apparatuses, methods, and programs Vehicle behavior learning apparatuses, methods, and programs store pieces of feature information including position information and attribute information of a plurality of target features. The apparatuses, methods, and programs obtain vehicle position information th... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8140215 | Method and apparatus for geospatial data sharing Methods and apparatus for processing non-authoritative observational data during a coordinated operation, such as a military mission. Actuation of a trigger control initiates a retrieval procedure for collecting observational data from at least one system incorporat... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140216 | Method of detecting manipulation of a programmable memory device of a digital controller A method of detecting manipulation of a programmable memory device of a digital controller for a motor vehicle is described; data and control programs for operation of the controller and for control/regulation of certain functions of the motor vehicle can be stored ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8121753 | System and method for gathering and submitting data to a third party in response to a vehicle being involved in an accident A system and associated method for gathering and submitting data to a third party in response to a vehicle being involved in an accident. First an information manager stores data regardless of the vehicle being involved in an accident. Next the event detection manag... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121752 | Crash survivable memory unit A flight recorder includes an information input device, heat sensitive memory device electrically connected to the information input device, and housing enclosing the heat sensitive memory device. The housing is made with a first material and having a plurality of o... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121751 | Method for assisting in error detection for a motor vehicle In a method for assisting in error detection for a motor vehicle, characteristic data for an accessory device connected to a device in the motor vehicle are stored in a memory unit provided in the motor vehicle. ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116936 | Method and system for efficient data collection and storage A system for collecting and storing performance data for an engine is provided. The system includes one or more sensors configured to generate sensor data signals representative of one or more engine data performance parameters. The system further includes a data sa... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8103403 | Vehicular memory management apparatus When a non-volatile memory such as an EEPROM has a trouble code storage area and a status information area, status information is stored in the status information area after completion of storage of a trouble code in the trouble code storage area. Even when storage ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8103404 | System and method for odometer calibration A system for odometer calibration for a motor vehicle is provided. The system can include a first source of speed data that provides first speed data during operation of the motor vehicle, and a second source of speed data that provides second speed data during a po... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8095265 | Recording, storing, and retrieving vehicle maintenance records A variety of sensors, such as mechanical triggers, light sensors and motion sensors, magnetic sensors, and radio frequency identification tags, are strategically placed throughout a motor vehicle to detect service and maintenance activities relating to the vehicle d... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090495 | Checking of repairs for electronic vehicle systems The invention relates to a computer-based diagnostic tester which can exchange information with the control devices installed in the motor vehicle using a diagnostic program via a diagnostic interface and via data lines. A method for improved checking of repairs is ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8090496 | Vehicle information notification device A vehicle information notification device for notifying vehicle information to a driver of a vehicle with a notification element, the device includes: a first-ride determination element for determining whether it is a first ride of the vehicle for the driver; and a ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8078354 | Global product management of a vehicle and a fleet of vehicles A system and method for global product management includes an onboard microserver located on a vehicle, a plurality of subsystem microservers, and a ground mirror database configured to be located remote of the vehicle. The onboard microserver includes a computer pr... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8078355 | Failure-diagnosis information collection system A failure-diagnosis information collection system facilitates failure diagnosis in a vehicle. Electronic control units (ECUs) constituting an onboard network perform abnormality detection processing for a detected abnormality. When a duration during which an abnorma... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8055405 | Industrial truck with acquirement of utilization data An industrial truck with an electronic memory and/or a data transfer unit, an equipment for acquiring utilization data and a control unit, which is connected with the equipment for acquiring utilization data and the memory and/or the data transfer unit, characterize... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8036789 | System, method and computer program product for real-time event identification and course of action interpretation A system for identifying events includes a memory capable of storing a compressed event table including a number of events, the event table having been compressed by reducing the number of events in the event table without reducing the number of events represented b... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8032277 | Driver activity and vehicle operation logging and reporting A method for logging and reporting driver activity and vehicle operation includes identifying a driver of a vehicle, recording operating data with an on-board recorder that is hard-wired to an engine control module, coupled to a mileage sensing system, and linked to... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032276 | Apparatus and method for optimally recording geographical position data The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for optimally recording or transmitting positional data and events of an object, said apparatus including input means to continuously provide positional data to a microprocessor and a memory device to store se... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8010248 | Data recorder A data recorder has: a controlled state detecting unit, operable to detect a controlled state of a vehicle by a driver; an operating state detecting unit, operable to detect an operating state of the vehicle; a state recording unit; and a recording condition determi... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010249 | Vehicle diagnostic device An apparatus and method is provided that allows a user to record events in a vehicle via a vehicle data recorder in the latest communication protocols, such as Controller Area Network. The vehicle data recorder can record data from the event when a trigger button is... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005589 | Method and system for addressing improper towing of a vehicle A method and system that can be used to address improper towing of a vehicle so that unnecessary damage to the vehicle can be detected, recorded, prevented, avoided, etc. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method uses a vehicle power signal and one or more wh... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7983811 | Vehicle visual and non-visual data recording system The system described in this invention can be used for monitoring and analyzing real time visual and non-visual information pertaining to the occupant, vehicle, and surroundings prior to, during and post eccentric operating conditions for a given period of time. The... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7966112 | Mileage tracking device Mileage tracking devices track a vehicle's mileage. A top is hingedly attached to a bottom in a “clamshell” design. The front of the top has an LCD touchscreen, and the front of the bottom has a keypad. The rear of the top has a solar panel, and the rear of the ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7962258 | Operator-side system and mode file identifying method A storing unit stores a map indicating correspondences between keywords representing states of a vehicle and faulty conditions of the vehicle. A keyword setting unit sets the keywords in response to the vehicle as a recorded object. A processing unit identifies the ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7957863 | Vehicle information recording apparatus, program, and recording medium There is provided a vehicle information recording apparatus capable of making a user easily recognize vehicle information which is recorded in the presence of electric power supply from a backup power source. When a vehicle is involved in an accident and the impact ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7945360 | Cost reduction system and method for flight data recording A method and system for acquiring aircraft parameters that includes sampling an aircraft parameter during a first sampling period, recording the full value of the aircraft parameter sampled during the first sampling period, then sampling the aircraft parameter durin... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7941258 | Automobile monitoring for operation analysis An automobile monitoring arrangement tracks and records automobile operation for post-use automobile operation analysis and in a manner with default-operation modes that facilitate use by automobile owners/supervisors and by those supervised by the automobile owners... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7937198 | Vehicle or engine diagnostic systems supporting fast boot and reprogramming A programmable vehicle or engine diagnostic tool includes an interface for receiving a signal relating to a performance parameter of the vehicle or engine, a user interface, and a central processing unit, for processing the signal to generate information for present... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7933697 | Method and apparatus for recording the rotation angle of a vehicle An apparatus for recording the rotation angle of a vehicle comprises an angular velocity sensor adapted to measure an angular velocity ω of the vehicle, an integrator adapted to integrate the measured angular velocity ω across a predetermined unit of time Δt to c... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7908053 | Apparatus and method for troubleshooting a computer system An apparatus for troubleshooting a computer system of a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes a controller for controlling an aspect of operation of the vehicle with at least one process. The apparatus also includes a diagnostic system configured to monitor t... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7899593 | Automatic transmission abnormality diagnosis apparatus and method Provided are an automatic transmission abnormality diagnosis apparatus and method for an automatic transmission having: a lock-up mechanism; a shift mechanism; and a control mechanism. The automatic transmission is adapted to operate in a slip state, a full lock-up ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7885739 | Open-ended vehicle diagnostic device interface An apparatus and method are provided that allow a user to increase the functionality of a vehicle data recorder. An option card can be connected to the option card connector on the vehicle data recorder. The option card includes at least one component thereon, such ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7881838 | Driver activity and vehicle operation logging and reporting A method for logging and reporting driver activity and vehicle operation includes identifying a driver of a vehicle, recording operating data with an on-board recorder that is hard-wired to an engine control module, coupled to a mileage sensing system, and linked to... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7865281 | Failure diagnosis system, and vehicle-mounted ECU for use in the failure diagnosis system A failure diagnosis system that erases diagnostic information applied to a vehicle that includes an ECU for that stores a vehicle identification number (VIN) and diagnostic information (hereinafter, referred to as “VIN storage ECU”), and an ECU that does not sto... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7865280 | Imaging apparatus and drive recorder system An imaging apparatus mounted on a vehicle and imaging a vicinity of the vehicle, includes a photographic lens, an image pickup device, an accident detection sensor, an image processing section, and a recording section. The image pickup device generates an image sign... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7853376 | Vehicle running-data recording device capable of recording moving tracks and environmental audio/video data The present invention discloses a vehicle running-data recording device capable of recording moving tracks and environmental audio/video data, wherein a primary processor processes the received vehicle operational-activity signals and audio/video signals to obtain i... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7813852 | System mounted on a vehicle, vehicle, diagnosis information collecting device and navigation device In a navigation system integrated with a diagnostic device, an arithmetic and control unit for diagnostic communication makes an inquiry to electronic control units, such as an engine control unit, a transmission control unit and a brake control unit connected a CAN... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7809482 | Diagnostic tool with advanced diagnostic capabilities A diagnostic tool for a vehicle, includes a signal translator communicating with the vehicle in at least one protocol, an input unit for inputting information, a processor controlling a software according to the input information and communication with the vehicle, ... | 10/05/2010 |
