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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6748311 | Methods and apparatus for inhibiting movement of an automobile in a pitched position Apparatus and methods are provided for controlling movement of an automobile in a pitched position. The apparatus has an attitude sensor that is configured to determine a pitch of the automobile and a speed sensor that is configured to determine a speed of the autom... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6745123 | Method and device for transmitting navigation information from data processing center to an on-board navigation system A method and a device for transmitting navigation information from a data processing center to an on-board navigation system. The device includes a request profile generating device for generating an individual request profile according to the navigation information... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6745115 | System, method and apparatus for searching geographic area using prioritized spacial order A spatial data search method, system and apparatus for identifying particular data of significance around a reference vector through the spatial data. The method involves determining a reference vector within a spatial region for which spatial data exists, loading a... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6741935 | Method and system for providing wide area augmentation system (WAAS) like corrections using a server and processor on the internet A method and system are disclosed for providing WAAS like corrections using a server and processor on the Internet. For one method, satellite measurement data is collected. Satellite position error corrections are computed using the collected satellite measurement d... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6738700 | Method for conforming a signal to a fault requirement using a command limiting scheme A method for conforming an input signal to fault requirements comprising: receiving an input signal; dividing the input signal into a low frequency component and a high frequency component; limiting the low frequency component to a maximum value, to create a limited... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6738702 | Method for particulate filter regeneration in vehicles having an automatically controlled transmission A system is described for minimizing engine torque disturbances that would otherwise cause degraded drive feel by a vehicle driver. The system utilizes multiple torque transmission paths of a transaxle unit mounted to the engine. The system manipulates the torque tr... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6735500 | Method, system, and computer program product for tactile cueing flight control A system, a method, and a computer program product for determining tactile cueing of a flight control input apparatus includes an interface for receiving observed parameters relating to the flight envelope of an aircraft. Upstream processing elements receive the obs... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6735511 | Brake control system for vehicle A brake control system for a vehicle is comprised of a first braking device that generates a braking torque by operating a driving source of the vehicle and a second braking device that generates the braking torque by operating a hydraulic brake system of the vehicl... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6735519 | Navigation method and system of a vehicle When an approaching crossroad is detected on a target route, the method and apparatus of the invention determine if the relevant turn signal is operated before the crossroad, as well as informing the driver of the crossroad. According to the invention, if the releva... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6728628 | Portable traffic information system The present invention provides a device, system, and method for a portable handheld device for displaying information. An embodiment of the invention provides a portable handheld device for displaying information, including traffic information. The portable device i... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6728636 | Destination guidance system and method for generating individually tailored routes within a complex structure This invention is directed to a destination guidance system for providing presentation information that contains guidance pertaining to movement from a place of departure to a destination on the basis of structure information and guidance information on the premises... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6728615 | System and method of controlling vehicle steer-by-wire systems with adjustable steering feel The present invention involves a system and method of controlling a steer-by-wire system to produce adjustable steering feel for A vehicle driver by providing control of reaction torque on a steering wheel of a vehicle. The method includes a quantitative description... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6728622 | Method and arrangement for controlling a drive unit of a vehicle The invention is directed to a method and an arrangement for controlling a drive unit (1) of a motor vehicle. The method and arrangement reduce the lost motion of an operator-controlled element (5), which is actuable by the driver, up to an increase of... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6721655 | Vehicle travel guide device and vehicle travel guide method In accordance with operation, data on a starting point, a destination, and a display scale are inputted to set a first route from the starting point to the destination based on the inputted data on the starting point and the destination. In case an obstacle which bl... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6714857 | System for remote monitoring of a vehicle and method of determining vehicle mileage, jurisdiction crossing and fuel consumption A monitoring system that determines vehicle position and fuel consumption in a jurisdiction, and jurisdiction crossings. The system includes a vehicle having a fuel reservoir from which fuel is consumed as an energy source. The system also includes a positioning sys... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6711477 | Automatic flight envelope protection for uninhabited air vehicles: method for determining point in flight envelope A system and method for detecting if a UAV is operating within its flight envelope. The invention includes defining the flight envelope of the UAV. The operating state of the UAV is identified from a present time to a future elapsed time. The invention determines if... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6711497 | Method for operating a navigational system A method for operating a navigational system having a digital map base which is a reproduction of real geographical regions and contains data on geographical elements, as well as a device which retrieves and processes data, such as an operating device having a displ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6708093 | Vehicle audio interface adapter An audio interface adapter is used with a vehicle audio system including a power amplifier, a genuine head unit serving as a tuner and including an operation panel, the power amplifier and the operation panel of the head unit being connected with each other by a LAN... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6708112 | System and method for calculating a navigation route based on adjacent cartographic map databases A method and apparatus are provided for calculating potential paths through a roadway network defined at least partially by separate, but adjacent data maps. First and second data maps are provided that are indicative of roadway networks for different geographic reg... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6708096 | Method for controlling an element of a drive train of a vehicle and control unit for performing said method A method and device are described for controlling an element of a drive train, which is influenceable by an operating device, in a vehicle having a control unit and a storage device, the element and/or the operating device being implementable in different variants. ... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6708098 | Lane-keep control system for vehicle A lane-keep control system for a host-vehicle is arranged to detect a traveling condition of the host-vehicle, to detect a tendency of a lane deviation of the host-vehicle on the basis of the traveling condition, to calculate a driving/braking force controlled varia... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6704648 | Bearing data for route guidance The bearing of a road segment indicates the direction that the segment follows from an end thereof. A primary bearing of a road segment is determined with respect to a significant shape point located along the road segment. The significant shape point is ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6691013 | Braking and controllability control method and system for a vehicle with regenerative braking The present invention provides a method and system to use feedback control algorithms to monitor and dynamically modify front and rear braking torque to initiate braking based on driver demand, initially favoring regenerative braking more than conventiona... | 02/10/2004 |
