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US Patent 5504482 - Automobile navigation guidance, control and safety system
US Patent Issued on April 2, 1996
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
June 11, 2013Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
June 11, 2013Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractAn automobile is equipped with an inertial measuring unit, an RF GPS satellite navigation unit and a local area digitized street map system for precise electronic positioning and route guidance between departures and arrivals, is equipped with RF receivers to monitor updated traffic condition information for dynamic rerouting guidance with a resulting reduction in travel time, traffic congestion and pollution emissions, is also equipped with vehicular superceding controls substantially activated during unstable vehicular conditions sensed by the inertial measuring unit to improve the safe operation of the automobile so as to reduce vehicular accidents, and is further equipped with telecommunications through which emergency care providers are automatically notified of the precise location of the automobile in the case of an accident so as to improve the response time of road-side emergency care.Other References
| InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 076502 filed on 06/11/1993US Classes:340/995.13, Traffic information340/988, VEHICLE POSITION INDICATION340/995.21, Off course, route re-search701/213Using Global Positioning System (GPS)Field of Search340/990, With map display340/988, VEHICLE POSITION INDICATION340/905, Highway information (e.g., weather, speed limits, etc.)340/438, Internal alarm or indicator responsive to a condition of the vehicle340/439, Operation efficiency (e.g., engine performance, driver habits)340/435, Of relative distance from an obstacle340/903, Relative distence between vehicles (e.g., collision alert)180/282Responsive to sensing of acceleration, deceleration, or tilt of vehicleExaminersPrimary: Swarthout, Brent A.Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References4369426, Emergency distress signal system for motor vehiclesIssued on: 01/18/1983 Inventor: Merkel4939662, Navigation apparatus Issued on: 07/03/1990 Inventor: Nimura, et al.5122796, Object detection method and apparatus emplying electro-optics Issued on: 06/16/1992 Inventor: Beggs, et al.5172321, Vehicle route planning system Issued on: 12/15/1992 Inventor: Ghaem, et al.5243528, Land vehicle navigation apparatus with visual display Issued on: 09/07/1993 Inventor: Lefebvre5272638, Systems and methods for planning the scheduling travel routes Issued on: 12/21/1993 Inventor: Martin, et al.5293163, Navigation apparatus for vehicles Issued on: 03/08/1994 Inventor: Kakihara, et al.5293318Navigation system Issued on: 03/08/1994 Inventor: Fukushima International ClassG08G 001/123 |
