Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location inventions 04/07

20070093943 - System and method for remote convenience vehicle telematics: A system comprises a satellite broadcasting a signal including a remote convenience telematics command, a user interface system providing the remote convenience telematics command to the satellite in response to user input, and a vehicle system for performing a remote convenience task in response to a received broadcast signal. The... Agent: Honda/fenwick

20070093944 - Tactile device and method using sequential actuation: A tactile device for an aircraft operator has a plurality of sequentially-actuated tactors connected to an aircraft operator, the plurality of tactors including a first tactor and a second tactor neighboring the first tactor. A control system controls actuation of the tactors as a function of a variable representing a... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070093945 - System and method for onboard vision processing: An unmanned aerial vehicle with a camera and conventional sensors, where the processor navigates the vehicle based at least in part on the image data and the sensor data. A method for navigating an unmanned aerial vehicle where a processor navigates the vehicle based at least in part on image... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070093946 - Methods and apparatus for unmanned vehicle command, control, and communication: Methods and apparatus are provided for command and control of an unmanned vehicle (“UV”). A preferred embodiment of the invention includes a Virtual Pilot (“VP”), which includes a Brain and an Arena The Brain includes rules governing the behavior of the UV and information on missions to be performed. The... Agent: Fish & NeaveIPGroup Ropes & Gray LLP

20070093948 - Failure diagnosis apparatus for vehicle: A failure diagnosis apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes a diagnosis processing section for executing failure diagnosis processing on a device of the vehicle to generate a diagnosis result. The apparatus also includes a data managing section for managing data of the diagnosis result. After an execution... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070093947 - Vehicle diagnostic test and reporting method: A system and method for providing user-initiated vehicle diagnostic testing and reporting in a telematics-enabled vehicle. In the method, a request for a vehicle diagnostic test is received from the driver through a user interface of a telematics unit on the vehicle. A simplified initial diagnostic check is made and... Agent: James D. Stevens Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20070093949 - Image processing system to control vehicle headlamps of other vehicle equipment: An imaging system of the invention includes an image array sensor including a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels generates a signal indicative of the amount of light received on the pixel. The imaging system further includes an analog to digital converter for quantizing the signals from the pixels... Agent: Brian J. Rees Gentex Corporation

20070093950 - Electronic control system: The present invention provides a universal power control module for automatic transmissions. The power control module includes a processor and at least two sensor inputs that convey engine and vehicle data to the processor. This data may include vehicle speed, engine temperature, throttle position, engine RPM, and other operational parameters.... Agent: Carstens & Cahoon, LLP

20070093951 - Method and device for emitting a warning: A method and a device for emitting a warning for a first motor vehicle equipped with an adaptive cruise control are provided, which device includes a unit for detecting if the first vehicle is standing still, as well as a unit for determining the distance and relative speed of a... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070093952 - Arrangement for determining an initial internal battery temperature: A method and arrangement is provided for estimating an initial value for an internal battery temperature of a vehicle using a four zone process that determines which of a predetermined set of time zones correlates with a measured period of time for an engine of the vehicle being in an... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20070093953 - Cost structure method including fuel economy and engine emission considerations: A powertrain control selects engine operating points in accordance with power loss minimization controls. Power loss contributions come from a variety of sources including engine power losses. Engine power losses are determined in accordance with engine operating metrics such as power production per unit fuel consumption and power production per... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070093954 - Engine protection system: An engine protection system and protocol is implemented within an electronic control module. Various engine parameters, such as engine coolant level, coolant temperature, transmission fluid temperature, and engine oil pressure are monitored and compared to limit values to determine if a fault condition exists as to one or more of... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070093956 - Method for processing multimedia broadcasting data in wireless terminal while driving vehicle: Disclosed is a method for processing a multimedia broadcasting in a portable terminal having a navigation module, while a vehicle is being driven. The method includes steps of: proceeding to a vehicle driving mode, if it is recognized that the vehicle is currently being driven when the multimedia broadcasting data... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070093955 - Navigation system: A method and system for providing navigational instructions. A signal is received from a first device. The signal specifies a destination location, a second device, and a request for at least one route leading to the destination location such that the at least one route is to be sent to... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20070093957 - Image data transmitting/receiving system, server, mobile phone terminal,program and recording medium: An image data transmitting/receiving system for displaying an image having an optimum size in accordance with the resolution of an information display screen (11) of a mobile terminal (1), comprising the mobile terminal (1) and a server (7). The mobile terminal (1) comprises terminal-side symbol image data storing means (KC2)... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070093959 - Device for exchanging data between moving vehicles: A device for exchanging data between moving vehicles comprises a receiving module (4) for receiving data messages broadcasted from other vehicles equipped with said device, sensing and processing means (6, 9, 15) for generating vehicle specific data and a broadcasting module (5) for broadcasting data messages including said received data... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20070093958 - Method and system for generation of real-time guiding information: A system and method is disclosed for generating information for use, for example, in a vehicle for guidance of driver. Information is described by information object specifications determined in part from compiled data related to the vehicle and its immediate environment, navigation area, target area, and user profile. An analysis... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20070093960 - Road map data generation method, road map data update system, and road map data management device: A navigation device has a regional map data item for each of multiple regions, into which a nation is divided. A connection table is included in a regional map data item for a certain region and associates (i) a certain ID of a connection road in the certain region with... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070093961 - Combined parallel and sequential detection for gps signal acquisition: A two part signal acquisition process includes a parallel signal detection process and signal verification/false alarm rejection process. A massively parallel architecture of acquisition correlators search a large region of the time-frequency uncertainty during the parallel signal detection process to identify the most likely detections for each search dwell. Concurrent... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20070093962 - Altitude correction of a navigational device: A method of altitude correction of an inertial navigational device, the method comprising the steps of: receiving (205) a relative altitude of the inertial navigational device; obtaining (210) a rate of change of the relative altitude of a reference device; and calculating (215) an absolute altitude of the inertial navigational... Agent: Motorola, Inc Intellectual Property Section

20070093963 - Powered mobility vehicle collision damage prevention device: A collision damage prevention system is disclosed which may be installed on many standard powered mobility vehicles for handicapped persons. The system includes an array of one or more sensors placed around the periphery of the powered mobility vehicle, a switch for each sensor, and a central control module which... Agent: Aaron R. Clements/hurley, Reyes & Guinn

20070088464 - Apparatus and method for inter-vehicle communication: An inter-vehicle communication system provides the ability to propagate signal groups along lanes of traffic and between lanes of traffic. Each vehicle includes a user interface that permits the driver of vehicle to send messages and to receive messages, the messages generally referring to traffic conditions. In this manner, drivers... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070088465 - Programmable automotive computer method and apparatus with accelerometer input: A device and corresponding method for enabling a user to accurately control, monitor, and evaluate performance of a vehicle. A portable programmable computer device that a user can readily plug into a diagnostic connector port of the vehicle for providing the controlling, monitoring, and evaluating functions. Accurate detection of the... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070088466 - Method and apparatuses for controlling high wing loaded parafoils: An adaptive guidance system (AGS) regulates the altitude and heading of a parasail to arrive at a target at a prescribed altitude. Since the altitude profile depends both on unknown wing loading, and wind magnitude and direction, the AGS estimates the glide slope and wind on the fly and provides... Agent: Bourque & Associates Intellectual Property Attorneys, P.A.

20070088467 - Integrated system for providing real-time assistance to aircrew: The present invention is directed to a virtual copilot system that includes a subscriber aircraft copiloting system configured to obtain at least one aircraft sensor parameter from the aircraft. The copiloting system also is configured to transmit an aircraft identifier and the at least one aircraft sensor parameter via a... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20070088468 - Control device for fuel cell vehicle: The present invention intends to provide a control device for a fuel cell vehicle which suppresses the deterioration of driveability upon acceleration without increasing the size of a driving electric motor or a motor driver. When a requested output (PD_CAL) exceeds a first output limit determined depending on a continuous... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070088469 - Vehicle control system and method: A vehicle control system includes a controller configured to provide an output signal in response to an input signal. The output signal is used to control a vehicle operating parameter. The vehicle control system also includes a simulation module in communication with the controller and configured to execute a vehicle... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070088470 - Method for the plausibility check of the shut-down time of a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine: In a method for the plausibility check of the shut-down time of a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine for a subsequent diagnostic process, it is proposed that after the internal combustion engine is turned on, a first control device for the internal combustion engine of the motor vehicle... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070088472 - Method and apparatus for validating obd repairs: A method is provided for validating emissions component conditions of a vehicle including the steps of operatively placing drivable wheel hubs of the vehicle under load so that the vehicle drive wheel hubs may be driven without vehicle movement and running the vehicle through an associated drive cycle associated with... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070088471 - System for transmitting vehicle state information: Disclosed herein is a system for transmitting vehicle state information. The system includes a Smartcard Control Unit (SCU) configured to store the vehicle state information, and to have a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port; a personal terminal for receiving and reading the vehicle state information from the SCU through a... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20070088473 - Method of communications between telematics terminal and electronic control unit and vehicle sensor information management method and apparatus using the same: A technology for processing vehicle sensor information is provided. The technology relates to a communication method which is performed between a telematics terminal and an electronic control unit, and a vehicle sensor information management method and apparatus. Sensor information is processed in a number of vehicle electronic control units, and... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070088474 - Parking assist method and a parking assist apparatus: A parking assist apparatus includes a CPU for obtaining image data from a camera mounted on a vehicle, an image memory for storing the obtained image data as recorded image data, and an image processor for recognizing an object based on the image data. The image processor determines when to... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070088475 - Method and apparatus for controlling damping of a vehicle suspension: A method and algorithm for semi-active suspension damper control is described. The algorithm controls the damper setting to limit vehicle body movement in terms of body modal velocities of heave, roll and pitch. The main input, body movement, is measured with accelerometers. The control output comprises a request in percent... Agent: Kathryn A. Marra General Motors Corporation

20070088476 - Vehicle with combined roll angle control and roll rigidity front/rear allotment ratio control, and control method for the same: When the side acceleration acting upon a vehicle body is comparatively small, the roll rigidities of a front wheel suspension device and a rear wheel suspension device are mainly controlled based upon their roll angles; while, when this side acceleration is comparatively large, the roll rigidities of the front wheel... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070088477 - Vehicle gyro based steering assembly angle and angular rate sensor: A method for estimation of relative coordinates between at least two parts of a system comprising the steps of: (A) providing each of at least two parts of the system with at least one coordinate sensor; (B) measuring a set of relevant coordinates for each part of the system; and... Agent: The Law Offices Of Boris G. Tankhilevich

20070088478 - Vehicle travel distance calculation method, vehicle travel distance calculation apparatus, vehicle current position detection method and vehicle current postition detection apparatus: A vehicle moving distance detecting method that includes the steps of obtaining a moving distance based upon pulse signals received from a vehicle speed sensor when a vehicle speed obtained based upon the pulse signals received from the vehicle speed sensor is equal to or higher than a predetermined reference... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070088479 - Apparatus with sensor assembly for sensing a vehicle crash condition and associated method: An apparatus (10) and method for sensing a vehicle crash condition includes a transponder (76a) responsive to interrogation signals for providing response signals and a transceiver (70a) for transmitting interrogation signals to the transponder (76a) and receiving response signals from the transponder (76a). The transponder (76a) is affixed to a... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070088480 - Method and apparatus for providing a safing function in a restraining system: An apparatus (10) is provided for controlling an actuatable restraint (14, 16) in a vehicle (12). An sensor (24) is mounted in the vehicle (12) and outputs an electrical signal having a characteristic indicative of a vehicle event. A discrimination circuit (42) is coupled to the sensor (24) and determines... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070088481 - Multifunction exterior display for a vehicle mirror: A display unit carried in an exterior rearview mirror assembly having a generic display matrix displaying numbers, text and indicia interchangeably. A vehicle status sensor in communication with the display unit for providing vehicle status information for display, and a proximity sensor in communication with the display unit for providing... Agent: Mcnair Law Firm, P.A.

20070088482 - Soil cultivation implement control apparatus and method: A soil cultivating apparatus including a tractor towing a row cultivator by means of a three-point linkage. The row cultivator includes a fixed portion and a moveable portion having soil scarifying tools. The movable portion is laterally moveable relative to the fixed portion by means of linkages and is effected... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070088483 - Hybrid system: An hybrid system (10) of the invention includes a fuel cell unit (20) that generates electricity upon being supplied with reaction gases, a secondary battery (40) that stores electric power generated by the fuel cell unit (20), and an electric power control device (30) that controls distribution of electric power... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070088484 - Vehicle suppressing os or us by stagedly different devices: To suppress an oversteered condition or an understeered condition by letting the movement of the vehicle follow the operational intention of the driver as faithfully as possible by making the best use of the respective characteristics of changes of the driving force distribution between front and rear wheels, modification of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070088486 - Method for controlling an internal combustion engine using valve lift switchover: In one aspect, a method for controlling an internal combustion engine using valve lift switchover is provided. Within the scope of this method, a switchover intake manifold model for the switchover-relevant pressure range for valve lift switchover is applied in addition to the use of a basic intake manifold model.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070088485 - Method for operating an internal combustion engine: In a method for controlling an actuating device of a valve element of an intake system and/or an exhaust gas system of the internal combustion using an actuating variable, a periodic compensation signal is applied, at least intermittently, to the actuating device. The compensation signal generates a periodic counterforce at... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070088487 - Internal combustion engine control system: A control system for an internal combustion engine includes a virtual engine model which mathematically represents the states of the engine in real time, but which is programmed to provide the engine's states at least a fraction of an engine cycle (and preferably at least one-fourth of an engine cycle,... Agent: Dewitt Ross & Stevens S.c. Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

20070088490 - Gps-based trafic monitoring system: A traffic monitoring system comprises a traffic estimating module that estimates an average traffic level on the road during prior ones of first periodic periods. A traffic monitoring module estimates a current traffic level on the road during a first portion of a current one of the first periodic periods... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce P.L.C

20070088489 - Traffic information processing device, traffic information processing program, and vehicle function control system: According to a navigation device in accordance with the present invention, only when there is a difference having a predetermined magnitude between a first traffic variable measured by a first processor and a second traffic variable based on traffic information distributed from a navigation server, the first traffic variable is... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070088488 - Vehicle safety system: In one or more embodiments, a vehicle safety system includes a processing unit configured for use in a vehicle. The processing unit includes or is associated with one or more vehicle sensors, such as object detection sensors, and one or more cameras. The processing unit processes vehicle sensor signals to... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20070088492 - Method of aiding navigation for aircraft in an emergency situation: The navigation of an aircraft is facilitated through the displaying on a map of the region overflown, of the limits of zones within range of the aircraft in an emergency situation (case of engine failure, loss of pressurization, etc.). The points of the zones within range of the aircraft are... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Gilman & Berner, LLP

20070088491 - Perspective-view visual runway awareness and advisory display: A method of providing a visual runway awareness and advisor display is provided. The method comprises obtaining current craft position and trajectory, determing if a runway is being targeted, and displaying runway alerts and guides on a graphical display with the runway based on the runway being targeted, current craft... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070088493 - Method for determining additional fuel consumption in a motor vehicle and method for displaying additional fuel consumption: The invention relates to a method for determining fuel consumption in a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine and a generator which is driven by the internal combustion engine, characterized in that additional fuel consumption produced by an electrical consumer which is connected to the generator is determined. In... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070088494 - System and method for enabling wireless traffic message passing: A system and method for enabling wireless traffic message passing. The method includes initializing a vehicle wireless subsystem, enabling a vehicle wireless subsystem comprising a WiMAX transponder to broadcast a query to request real-time traffic pattern data from a WiMAX tower, and if a response to the query is received,... Agent: Intel/blakely

20070088495 - System and method for identifying information for a fixed location: Method for identifying information for a fixed location. An initial signal is wirelessly transmitted from a mobile unit locally to a receiver at the fixed location. The receiver receives the initial signal and automatically wirelessly transmits a return signal locally to the mobile unit indicating the information for the fixed... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070088496 - Automatic heading and reference system: A sensor system and method is disclosed which is substantially non-shock sensitive, inexpensive and small enough to be incorporated into most applications. The sensor system includes a magnetometer (preferably a triaxial magnetometer) and at least one infrared sensor. In the preferred embodiment, the sensor system includes at least four infrared... Agent: Bourque & Associates Intellectual Property Attorneys, P.A.

20070088497 - Matching camera-photographed image with map data in portable terminal and travel route guidance method: The present invention relates to matching a camera-photographed image with map data in a portable terminal. Location information of objects of images photographed by a camera and location information of display objects, such as a building included in the map data are calculated based on location information of the camera,... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070088498 - Method, apparatus and computer program for determining the location of a user in an area: Apparatus for orientating a user in a space wherein the space comprises a plurality of zones of which only certain zones constitute functional zones wherein each functional zone includes a first type device containing information relating to the position of the zone in the space and wherein the first type... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20070088499 - Exhaustive swarming search strategy using distributed pheromone maps: Method and systems for using agents to perform an operation (e.g., a search) over a geographic area are provided. The system can first create a digital map of the geographic region divided into cells that contain information about the progress of an operation related to the geographic region. Next, the... Agent: Perkins Coie, LLP

20070088502 - Navigation system: When a vehicle deviates from a guide route at a first branch point, the state of the first branch point is memorized. Afterward, when a second branch point becomes a target for a route guide and the state of the second branch point is similar to the memorized state, a... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070088500 - Software based driving directions: A method for electronically generating driving directions including: indicating a starting address; indicating an ending address; indicating one or more preferences for the directions to include less than all steps that would otherwise be generated if not for the one or more preferences; and generating driving directions based on the... Agent: Thomas Spinelli

20070088501 - Vehicle display apparatus: When an accessory switch of a vehicle is turned on, a TFT display device in an instrument panel is in a magnified display mode, where a navigation image is displayed in a magnified area of a navigation display area with no meter images displayed. A driver is therefore allowed to... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070088503 - Methods and systems for determining a telecommunications service location using global satellite positioning method: Methods and systems are provided for obtaining information related to a customer service location and directions for routing a service technician from one customer service location to another. One embodiment includes requesting at least one set of coordinates associated with the customer service location; accessing a technician server to direct... Agent: Attention Of D. Kent Stier Merchant & Gould P.C.

20070083295 - Heating and air-conditioning system for a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a heating and air-conditioning system (10) for a motor vehicle, in particular a utility vehicle, in order to heat or cool the inside of a motor vehicle during a journey and when the motor vehicle is stationary. The inside of the motor vehicle is divided into... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070083298 - Mobile computing device with modular expansion features: A mobile computing system for a motor vehicle includes a mobile computing device, which can be mounted in the trunk or other convenient location, and a suitable user interface system, such as a display screen, keyboard, etc., mounted in the vehicle cabin. The computing device can accommodate user-removable, plug-in electronic... Agent: Gardner Groff Santos & Greenwald, P.C.

20070083297 - Vehicle communication system: A vehicle communication system is provided to facilitate meeting our people in nearby or neighboring cars with similar interests, desires or wants. The vehicle communication system has a host vehicle two way communication device, a host vehicle personal data storage component and a host vehicle personal data matching component. The... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070083296 - Vehicle on-board unit: A vehicle on-board unit comprises a short range wireless broadcasting section, a vehicle identifier receiving section, a vehicle identifier counting section and a communication congestion determining section. The short range wireless broadcasting section is configured to broadcast a host vehicle identifier of a host vehicle equipped with the vehicle on-board... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070083299 - Method and system for determining the path of a mobile machine: Embodiments of the present invention recite a method and system for determining the path of a mobile machine. In one embodiment, a control component accesses a first path which comprises at least one curved portion. The control component then determines a second path which is substantially parallel with the first... Agent: Wagner, Murabito & Hao, LLP

20070083300 - Aviation field service report natural language processing: An aircraft service information handling system comprises an input module operable to collect field service narrative data. A natural language data extraction module extracts problem data and related solution data from the narrative data, and a database module populates an aircraft service information database with the extracted problem data and... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070083301 - Methods and apparatus for implementing mid-value selection functions for dual dissimlar processing modules: A system providing mid-value selection (MVS) for control command output in a fly-by-wire system where the fly-by-wire systems includes a plurality of primary flight computers (PFCs) receiving data through integrated flight control buses from actuation control electronics (ACE) for flight crew and status sensor inputs, the PFCs providing data through... Agent: The Boeing Company C/o Felix L. Fischer, Attorney At Law

20070083302 - Object locating arrangements, and in particular, aircraft geometric height measurement arrangements: A data-gathering unit for gathering data for determining a location of an object, including: a receiver to receive predetermined data from the object, and a universal coordinated time (UTC) data from an orbital system, and to time-stamp sub-portions of the predetermined data using the UTC derived from the orbital system... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070083303 - Marketplace for vehicle original equipment manufacturer information: A system, apparatus and method for providing vehicle information to a vehicle-diagnostic system (VDS) is provided. The VDS may use the vehicle information provided by the system to process vehicle diagnostic data associated with an operation of a vehicle. The system includes a network server being adapted to (i) receive... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20070083304 - On-vehicle network diagnosis system and on-vehicle control apparatus thereof: In an on-vehicle network diagnosis system, a master data storage stores master data, which includes reference connection information of a plurality of electronic control apparatuses with respect to an on-vehicle network. Current connection information of the plurality of electronic control apparatuses with respect to the on-vehicle network is obtained based... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070083305 - Vehicle abnormality monitoring apparatus: An engine control unit has a data memory for storing freeze frame data that is data indicating the operating status of vehicle equipment at the time when an abnormality of the vehicle equipment is detected. The engine control unit saves the freeze frame data stored in the data memory in... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070083306 - Method and apparatus for testing vehicle emissions and engine controls using a self-service on-board diagnostics kiosk: In a method and apparatus for testing vehicle emissions and engine control components using a self-service on-board diagnostics (OBD) kiosk, a stand-alone kiosk includes a computing device capable of gathering VIN information and OBD information from a vehicle using a VIN reader and OBD reader. The kiosk generates a readable... Agent: Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20070083307 - Method and apparatus for monitoring an oxygen sensor: A method of monitoring an oxygen sensor. The method includes collecting a set of data points from the oxygen sensor and identifying a number of parameters based on the set of data points collected. In turn, these parameters may be used to calculate a reaction time of the oxygen sensor.... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070083309 - Method for controlling the longitudinal movement of a motor vehicle: In a method for controlling the longitudinal movement of a vehicle (3), in particular by means of a longitudinal movement control system, wherein, for vehicle speeds above a threshold speed, the vehicle speed is adjusted to a higher selected set speed if no vehicle (8) traveling in front is detected,... Agent: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

20070083308 - Steering angle estimating apparatus for vehicle: The present invention provides a steering angle estimating apparatus for vehicle that can accurately determine a steady state at all the steering angles, and can estimate the steering angle as much as possible even in a non-steady state. In the steering angle estimating apparatus for vehicle that has wheel rotational... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070083311 - Advanced weight responsive supplemental restraint computer system: An advanced restraint system for a vehicle comprises a weight-sensing unit mounted to one or more seats positioned between the seat mounting frame and the floor means of the vehicle for sensing the weight of a sitting occupant and classifying the occupant accordingly, a computerized system for calculating an operating... Agent: Tabe Joseph

20070083310 - Collision determination apparatus for vehicle: A collision determination apparatus has a detection unit and a determination unit. The detection unit is disposed to a connecting portion that connects a panel member to a body of a vehicle. The detection unit detects a collision load applied to the panel member due to a collision and transmitted... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070083312 - Overload warning means for excavators: c

20070083313 - Device and method for regulating the speed of a vehicle during maneuvering/parking of the vehicle: A device and method for regulating the speed of a vehicle during maneuvering/parking of the vehicle. The device may comprise a detection device for detecting objects within the surrounding area of the vehicle and for recording the distance to an object lying closest in the travel direction of the vehicle;... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070083314 - Method and system for recognizing the sign of the velocity of a vehicle and for estimating the road slope: A method of estimating the slope of a road surface on which is positioned a motor vehicle provided with a velocity sensor for measuring the modulus of the velocity of the vehicle and with an accelerometer for measuring the acceleration in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle comprises the following... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070083315 - Power train control device in vehicle integrated control system: A power train control device includes a requested torque calculation unit that calculates requested torque for an engine based on a parameter input from an upper level computing device, a transmission gear ratio determination unit that determines a transmission gear ratio, a transmission control unit that calculates output shaft torque... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070083317 - Control device for vehicle automatic running: An electronic throttle control system has a throttle valve to be operated by an electric motor, and an electronic control unit for calculating a target opening degree of the throttle valve depending on a first preset vehicle speed desired by a vehicle driver, so that a vehicle is controlled to... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070083316 - Method for modifying a motor vehicle's acceleration mode: In a method for changing the acceleration mode of a motor vehicle, the driver can change from a normal acceleration mode into a rapid acceleration mode to increase the supply of air and fuel. The change into the rapid acceleration mode is carried out if the driver exceeds a pedal-speed... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070083318 - Adaptive cruise control using vehicle-to-vehicle wireless communication: A method and system to control forward movement of a vehicle having adaptive control system and a localized communications system, including establishing communications with a target vehicle, identifying the target vehicle to the operator, verifying operator intent, and, executing an automatic following routine. The automatic following routine operates based upon... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070083319 - Apparatus and method for an automated cetane number determination: In an apparatus and method for determining the cetane number of a fuel by combustion of a sample in a constant volume combustion chamber filled with compressed air into which the fuel is injected via a temperature controlled injection nozzle, wherein means are provided for sensing the pressure in the... Agent: Klaus J. Bach & Associates Patents And Trademards

20070083320 - Method for optimizing a valve-lift changeover on spark-ignition engines: This invention describes a method for optimizing a valve-lift changeover on spark-ignition engines with lambda control. On the basis of the evaluation of an acceleration characteristic and a lambda characteristic during the valve-lift changeover, it is determined whether cylinder charging errors and/or torque errors that require correction are present in... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070083321 - Device and method for diagnosing a technical apparatus: A device and a method are provided for diagnosing a technical apparatus which is particularly developed as an internal combustion engine. When specified states of the technical apparatus are present, the means of diagnosis are activated, and when at least one of the specified technical states is no longer present,... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070083322 - Freeway optimization program: This invention enables freeways to carry the maximum amount of traffic they can safely carry during times of heavy use of the freeway system. The invention would maximize freeway capacity by restricting the inflows of traffic and facilitating the exits from the freeway. Freeway inflows would be restricted by extensive... Agent: Jonathan Hendrik Van Ee #74

20070083323 - Personal cuing for spatially associated information: A method and system provides sensory cues to a user via a portable computing device as they wander a physical space, alerting the user as to the presence of spatially associated information linked to a location that is within a proximity region defined around that user's then current physical location.... Agent: Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens & Mcivor, LLP

20070083324 - Route guidance system, mobile terminal, server, program and recording medium: Guide points can be grasped by use of a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal comprises search condition transmitting means (KC16A) for transmitting data of route searching conditions to a server; searching result receiving means (KC1A) for receiving, from the server, route data produced by the server in accordance with the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070083325 - Map moving apparatus: A map moving apparatus capable of performing desired map movement by a simple input operation without requiring a continuous operation by a user in moving a map screen display region is disclosed. An operated direction, an operated position, an operated speed and the like are detected from an input operation... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070083326 - Optimal route calculation based upon cohort analysis: The invention includes cohort analysis as an element of an in-vehicle navigation system. As an operator makes trips from an origin to a destination, the navigation system records various route segments chosen. These choices are compared to route segments comprising a minimal time route calculated for the trip. Segments not... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070083327 - System, method, and computer program product for comparing the cost of driving an owned or leased vehicle to the cost various transportation options: A system, method, and computer program product calculate the cost for a traveler to drive the traveler's personal vehicle on a trip of a defined distance and duration, and compare the cost of driving the traveler's personal vehicle to the cost of other transportation options, such as the cost of... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070078570 - Method and apparatus for reporting road conditions: An on-vehicle system for identifying and reporting external conditions is presented. The system has an operator-selectable user interface to identify occurrence of an external condition, a global positioning system receiver; and, a wireless communications system. The unit may be used to assist in discovering localized roadway conditions that adversely affect... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070078571 - Programmable automotive computer system having start time and wheel spin correction: A system, device, and corresponding method for enabling a user to accurately control, monitor, and evaluate performance of a vehicle. A portable programmable computer device that a user can readily install by plugging it into a diagnostic connector port of the vehicle. The system includes a detector for detecting the... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070078569 - Vehicle interface to communicate a safety alert mode command: One of the embodiments of the invention includes an interface for communicating a vehicle command from a user to a vehicle. The interface preferably includes an engagement system to engage the torso and an appendage of a user, a sensor system to sense forces imparted by the user, and a... Agent: Schox PLC

20070078572 - Method of following the course of the flight plan of a cooperative aircraft: This method relates to the system of ATM air traffic management with cooperative aircraft provided with a flight management computer FMS, that are linked by a data transmission system ATN to the control authority and that have presented a flight plan to the control authority. It consists in communicating to... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Gilman & Berner, LLP

20070078573 - Method for planning the velocity of a craft along a route: A method for planning the velocity of a craft along a predetermined route, where said method comprises the step of transforming demands and limitations of said route and said craft into a time-distance domain. Said planning subsequently takes place in said domain. The method saves computational time.... Agent: Albihns Stockholm Ab

20070078574 - System and method for providing access to wireless railroad data network: A method for accessing a wireless railroad data network includes sensing presence of a rail vehicle on a rail track. Determination of rail vehicle presence is used as a primary authentication mechanism to permit temporary access to the wireless railroad data network based on sensed presence of the rail vehicle... Agent: Patrick S. Yoder Fletcher Yoder

20070078575 - Marine vessel control system: A marine vessel control system includes a primary marine propulsory mechanism attached to the vessel and an intelligent vessel control system. Also included is an attitude sensor linked with the intelligent vessel control system. An actuating system responding to an output of the intelligent vessel control system is linked with... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070078576 - System and method for fuzzy-logic based fault diagnosis: A system and method for monitoring the state of health of sensors, actuators and sub-systems in an integrated vehicle control system. The method includes identifying a plurality of potential faults, identifying a plurality of measured values, and identifying a plurality of estimated values based on models in the control system.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070078577 - Vehicle interface based on the weight distribution of a user: In one embodiment, the invention is an interface for communicating a vehicle command from a user to a vehicle. The interface preferably includes a support system to support at least a portion of the weight of a user, a sensor system to sense the weight distribution of the user, and... Agent: Schox PLC

20070078578 - Auxiliary steering system: The present invention discloses an auxiliary steering system, which is installed in the steering wheel of a vehicle. In the present invention, a gear-operation device is installed in the steering wheel; a dynamic device is installed in steering column of the steering wheel and utilizes a transmission device to drive... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070078579 - Service for improving haulage efficiency: A process of enabling and providing a service for improving haulage efficiency in a haulage system includes identifying a customer who may benefit from the service. Haulage vehicles of a fleet of haulage vehicles are equipped with a system for monitoring haulage parameters of the haulage vehicles. Equipment for gathering... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20070078580 - Optimal selection of input torque considering battery utilization for a hybrid electric vehicle: A preferred input torque for a hybrid powertrain is determined within a solution space of feasible input torques in accordance with a plurality of powertrain system constraints that results in a minimum overall powertrain system loss. System power losses and battery utilization costs are calculated at feasible input torques and... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070078582 - Latching member for parking brake and cruise control: A drive assembly for a working vehicle has an improved cruise control and parking brake engagement lever. The drive assembly includes a speed and direction control linkage operatively connecting the speed input mechanism with the transmission drive unit and a braking linkage operatively connected to the brake input mechanism for... Agent: Wegman, Hessler & Vanderburg

20070078581 - Vehicle dynamics control system adapted to the load condition of a vehicle: A method for rollover stabilization of a vehicle in critical driving situations, in which a rollover stabilization algorithm intervenes in the driving operation in a critical situation, using an actuator in order to stabilize the vehicle. Different loading states of the vehicle may be taken into consideration in that the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070078583 - Signal processing methods: m

20070078584 - Cruise control system: A cruise control system includes a curve state detecting section, a target deceleration rate calculating section, a deceleration control section, a map matching detecting section, a position evaluating section and a revising section. The deceleration control section is configured to execute deceleration control within a deceleration control region before a... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070078585 - System and method for estimating turbine engine deterioration rate with noisy data: A method for monitoring engine performance includes sampling exhaust gas temperature associated with a turbine engine over an interval of operational time of the turbine engine. The method further includes applying a first test to identify statistical outliers on the sampled exhaust gas temperature data and removing identified statistical outliers... Agent: Patrick S. Yoder Fletcher Yoder

20070078586 - System and method to control engine during de-sulphurization operation in a hybrid vehicle: A vehicle system, comprising of an engine with a first cylinder and a second cylinder operating with different engine torques, a motor coupled to said engine capable of absorbing torque and providing torque, and a controller for varying torque of said motor to compensate for said torque difference so that... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20070078587 - Method and advice for detecting a combustion misfire: An internal combustion engine has a plurality of cylinders that have been allocated in at least two groups to one exhaust gas tract each. In each exhaust gas tract, an exhaust gas catalytic converter and an exhaust gas probe are fitted upstream of the exhaust gas catalytic converter. In order... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070078588 - Controller and control method for an engine control unit: A method for controlling operation of an electronic control unit for use in an internal combustion engine, the electronic control unit being used to control different engine modes, the method including providing a function mode map having a plurality of data map points wherein the function mode map is divided... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070078589 - Detecting anomalies internal to a network from traffic external to the network: Detecting anomalies includes receiving acceptable traffic from a network associated with a network party. The acceptable traffic is received at an anomaly detector associated with a monitoring party, where the anomaly detector is external to the network. The acceptable traffic is affected by an influencing interaction with anomalous traffic having... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070078591 - Method and device for aiding the flow of a craft on the surface of an airport: The invention relates to aiding airport navigation by emission of an alert reminding the pilot of a craft moving on the surface of an airport of the circulation constraints encountered locally over his route. The method comprises the following steps: partitioning of the circulation surfaces of the airport into elementary... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Gilman & Berner, LLP

20070078592 - Method and device for evaluating the licitness of the situation of a craft on the surface of an airport: A method for evaluating the licitness of the situation of a craft on the surface of an airport including the steps of: modelling of a first licitness cost surface covering a surface of the airport where the craft is deploying, termed the deployment surface, related to this deployment surface and... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20070078590 - Method and onboard device to assist running in an airport: The invention relates to a method to help a person responsible for a vehicle on an airport to follow running procedures in the airport, the vehicle including a device for using the method, including: a database including: data modelling all or some of an airport environment; one or several acquisition... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Gilman & Berner, LLP

20070078593 - Determination of dynamic axle loads and/or wheel loads of a wheel vehicle: For determination of dynamic axle and/or wheel loads of a wheel vehicle (20), wherein for said wheel vehicle (20), at least two linear transversally oriented with respect to each other accelerations and three rotation rates of a rotation movement around the coordinate axis of the vehicle (20) or of the... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070078594 - Navigation system and vehicle position estimating method: A turning direction calculating unit determines a turning direction of a vehicle based on a change in azimuth of the vehicle. An angular velocity calculating unit calculates an angular velocity of the vehicle. A turning radius calculating unit calculates a turning radius of the vehicle by using the angular velocity... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070078595 - System and method for sharing position information using mobile communication system: Provided is a system and method for sharing position information using a mobile communication system. The system includes the mobile communication system providing a short message service; at least one second navigation terminal for detecting the position information from a received position information short message, mapping the detected position information... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20070078596 - Landmark enhanced directions: Systems and techniques to provide location-based services. In general, in one implementation, the technique includes receiving a request for directions from an initial location to a final location, determining a route from the initial location to the final location, determining one or more landmarks based on the route and providing... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070078597 - Method and system of providing navigation information: A method and system of providing navigation information is provided. The method comprises obtaining (105) a communication requirement of a user and determining (110) at least one navigation route for the user based on the communication requirement dependent upon network considerations along the route. The method further comprises providing (115)... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070078598 - Display device and method for vehicle: A display device for a vehicle has a display unit that has a meter display area and a navigation display area. The meter display area displays vehicle operation condition, and the navigation display area displays travel route guidance. When a display color changes in the travel route guidance in the... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070078599 - Map display device and map display method: A map display device which scroll-displays a travel route simply scroll-displays a route from a current driving location to a destination on an entire screen. The map display device of the present invention is a map display device which displays a map regarding a travel route of a mobile object,... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070078602 - Driving assist system for vehicle: A vehicle driving assist system of the present invention detects a vehicle condition and a traveling environment of a subject vehicle; and calculates an extent of influence on the subject vehicle due to future changes in surrounding environment. The vehicle driving assist system then calculates the risk potential around the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070078601 - Information provision apparatus and driving assistance system using the same: An information provision apparatus mounted in a driver's vehicle, including a vehicle approach determiner configured to execute a vehicle approach determination process to determine whether or not an opponent vehicle is likely to approach the driver's vehicle at a future time, based on driving information including information as to whether... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20070078600 - System and method of collision avoidance using an invarient set based on vehicle states and dynamic characteristics: A method to provide and implement a collision avoidance system for a vehicle. The method includes receiving a buffer zone boundary input defining a buffer zone at an on-board processor in the vehicle from a controlling supervisor, calculating a positively invariant set based on vehicle states and dynamic characteristics, the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.