Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location inventions 02/08

20080051947 - System and method for alerting a user of an aircraft of a possible entrance into a selected airspace: A system and method for an aircraft alerts a user of the aircraft of a possible entrance into a selected airspace. A flight path of an aircraft and locations of a plurality of selected airspaces are stored on at least one storage medium. A processor is in operable communication with... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080051948 - Adaptive filtering for altimeters: A method of processing altitude measurements for an aircraft is disclosed. The method involves filtering raw altimeter data within an altimeter to substantially limit random variations in the altitude measurements for one or more altimeter measurement profiles.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080051949 - Control system for hybrid vehicle: Disclosed is a hybrid vehicle control system, which comprises a current conversion device for changing an amplitude or a frequency of an alternating current generated by a generator, unit for determining a required output of a vehicle-driving motor in conformity to a required vehicle-driving force, unit for determining a current... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080051950 - Control system for hybrid vehicle: A control system for a hybrid vehicle, which comprises member for determining a required output of a vehicle-driving motor in conformity to a required vehicle power, a member for determining a required output of a generator in conformity to the required output of the vehicle-driving motor, a member for determining... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080051952 - Industrial truck control system: The present invention relates to an industrial truck control system (10) for influencing the driving operation of an industrial truck (A, B) according to irregularities along the route to be traveled by the industrial truck (A, B), the system comprising a sensor device (14) for recording irregularities along the route... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20080051955 - Method for conducting vehicle-related survey: A method for conducting a vehicle-related survey that gathers information regarding a specific area of interest from a vehicle user or vehicle hardware. In general, this method utilizes vehicle data to generate a survey having a variety of questions and instructions that are generally directed towards the area of interest.... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080051956 - Method for controlling the functions of an electronic driving stability program for a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a method for controlling the functions of an electronic driving stability program for a motor vehicle. In order to ensure problem-free operation of a vehicle when a wedge of material is formed between the roadway and the vehicle, the driving stability program is automatically activated or... Agent: Gerlinde M. Nattler Continental Teves, Inc.

20080051960 - Method of stabilizing a vehicle in the event of a loss of tire pressure: A method of stabilizing a vehicle in the event of a loss of tire pressure is provided. A driving-stability-related system, which can be manually activated and/or deactivated, is automatically activated when a loss of tire pressure is determined or when the tire pressure is below a defined threshold. The driving-stability-related... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080051961 - Rotational angle detector: Since rotation of a rotor gear which rotates integrally with a steering shaft is made to reduce by a speed reduction system constituted by a planetary gear system, and rotation after the speed reduction is made to be transmitted to a speed reduction side detecting gear, transmission efficiency of the... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080051959 - Vehicle steering system: There is provided a vehicle steering system which includes an electric motor for imparting a steering force to a steering mechanism of a vehicle and an automatic parking controller for executing an automatic parking control by controlling the electric motor, wherein the automatic parking controller controls an energizing voltage of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080051965 - Brake control apparatus and brake control method: A brake control apparatus includes a master cylinder that pressurizes the hydraulic fluid in accordance with the operation amount of a brake operating member and then delivers the pressurized hydraulic fluid; a stroke simulator that generates the reaction force against the operation on the brake operating member when supplied with... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080051966 - Method of controlling the path of a vehicle: Method for determining the gradient on which a motor vehicle is traveling, comprising a step (44) of detecting disengagement of the clutch, a step (46) of measuring the variation in speed of the vehicle on the gradient when the clutch is disengaged, a step (48) of estimating the vehicle load,... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080051963 - System for identifying tire position: A system includes a first detector, second detector and processor section. The first detector is provided to a first wheel in a first position in a vehicle. The second detector is provided to a second wheel in a second position in the vehicle. The vehicle includes a brake system configured... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080051968 - Process for assisting downhill driving and associated device: The invention relates to a driving assistance method which is intended for use on a slope. According to the invention, the vehicle comprises an accelerometer which can measure a longitudinal acceleration of the vehicle as measured longitudinal acceleration. The inventive method comprises the following steps consisting in: determining the instantaneous... Agent: Scott A. Mcbain Delphi Headquarters

20080051969 - Vehicle regulated-control device with trimmed precision: e

20080051970 - Handheld information device and control method thereof: A handheld information device, including: a display part to display one or more control menus; and a controller to calculate a velocity of a vehicle, and to control the display part to display an enlarged control menu relatively increased in size than a predetermined control menu on the display part... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080051946 - Vehicular heads-up display system: Heads-up display systems for vehicles which generate a virtual display in a field of view of an occupant of the vehicle when facing outward of the vehicle. A control system is coupled to the heads-up display system and detects an action by the occupant and controls the content of the... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080051951 - Automated parking system: An automated parking system is capable of parking, transporting, storing and retrieving a plurality of vehicles. The system comprises a guiding system; at least one communication system provided with a tracking system; a transport system including at least one movable transporter for transporting the vehicles and at least one vertical... Agent: Speckman Law Group PLLC

20080051953 - Robot navigation: A directed beam emitter system for robot navigation in which a light beam emitter emits a modulated directed light beam of a first modulation and an omnidirectional diffuse light region emitter emits a modulated diffuse light region of a second modulation. The modulated directed light beam and the modulated diffuse... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080051954 - Pc-based automobile owner's manual, diagnostics, and auto care: A computer built into an automobile displays the owner's manual for the car. The user requests more information about the automobile through the computer, and the additional information is displayed to the user. Information may include a description of a specific function or device of the car, service history, and/or... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C. - Intel

20080051957 - Image processing for vehicular applications applying image comparisons: Vehicle including a compartment receivable of an object and a system for tracking the object includes at least one imaging device each arranged to receive an image of a portion of the compartment containing the object and a control unit coupled to each imaging device and which controls the imaging... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080051958 - Process for controlling and regulating an active chasis system: A process for controlling and adjusting an active chassis system (1) of a vehicle having a sensor device (2) and at least one element (3, 4, 5) for acquiring vehicle accelerations of the chassis system (1). The mode of operation of the one or more elements (3, 4, 5) is... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080051962 - Controller for operation of vehicle and control method for the same: A controller controls braking force and driving force of a vehicle, in accordance with demand force. The controller includes a first and a second demand force arithmetic units for arithmetically calculating first and second demand force. The first demand force includes a factor inducing vibration in suspended components of the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080051964 - Operating unit of a vehicle having an automatic braking device: If a fire brakes out on a road, e.g. inside a tunnel, the road becomes in a high temperature, and hence a vehicle becomes dangerous if it enters the tunnel. Accordingly, it is desired that an automatic braking device of a vehicle is operated automatically in response to a signal... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20080051967 - System and method for detecting wheel slip and skid in a locomotive: A system and a method for determining a true acceleration and velocity of a locomotive and for controlling wheel slip and wheel skid of the locomotive is disclosed. The system, using accelerometers, can control the velocity of the wheels of the locomotive based on the comparison between a true locomotive... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080051971 - Method and apparatus for providing safe speed of a vehicle and using the information: The present invention provides a method and device for providing a safe driving speed for a road segment containing a dangerous element such as slipperiness of road surface. One method according to an embodiment of the present invention decodes from received traffic information signals a safe speed used to limit... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080051972 - Method and control unit for diagnosing a valve lift adjustment system of an internal combustion engine: A method assesses the functional capability of a gas exchange valve lift adjuster of an internal combustion engine as a function of a measure of rotational oscillation amplitudes of a camshaft. The measure of the rotational oscillation amplitudes is formed repeatedly. In a situation in which the gas exchange valve... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080051973 - Method and apparatus for estimating exhaust pressure of an internal combustion engine: A method and apparatus are provided, comprising an internal combustion engine equipped with a variable geometry intake air compressing device and a control module operative to estimate exhaust gas pressure during ongoing engine operation. The control module is adapted to monitor sensing devices of the internal combustion engine, and is... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080051974 - Device and method for controlling variable input/output speed ratio clutch: This control apparatus includes a clutch 7 capable of varying an input-output number-of-revolutions ratio, an input side of which is connected to an engine 8 and an output side of which is connected to a cooling fan, first temperature detecting means 13 for detecting an outside air temperature Ta, second... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080051975 - Method of real time-estimation of indicators of the combustion state of an internal-combustion engine: A method of real-time estimation of indicators of the engine combustion state from signals containing oscillating components. A signal, such as a vibration signal for example, correlated with the engine combustion, is acquired as a function of time or of the crank angle. Real-time filtering and time-frequency analysis of this... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080051976 - Controller for internal combustion engine with supercharger: A torque base control unit calculates target torque based on an accelerator position and engine speed. The control unit further executes calculation of target airflow rate, calculation of target intake pressure, and calculation of target boost pressure based on the target torque. Target throttle position is calculated based on the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080051977 - Method of controlling a recuperated turbine engine: In accordance with one aspect, fuel flow to a recuperated turbine engine is controlled so as to covert heat energy stored in a recuperator to useful work in anticipation of shutting down the recuperated turbine engine. In accordance with another aspect, fuel flow to an operating recuperated turbine engine is... Agent: Raggio & Dinnin, P.C.

20080051978 - Control system for internal combustion engine: A control system for an internal combustion engine, which makes it possible to estimate a fuel property parameter indicative of a property of fuel in use, in a plurality of operation modes of the engine, respectively, to thereby increase the chances of estimation of the fuel property parameter, and select... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20080051979 - Intake air amount control system for internal combustion engine and control system: An intake air amount control system for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of ensuring high robustness and improving controllability in intake air amount control, to thereby improve drivability and reduce exhaust emissions. A control system 1 of an internal combustion engine 3, which variably controls the amount of... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080051980 - Valve timing controller: A valve timing controller has the drive circuit which performs a feedback control of the energization to the electric motor based on the target rotation speed and the actual rotation speed of the electric motor, and rotates the electric motor to the target rotation direction. An invalid switch part of... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080051981 - Combustion knock detection and control through statistical characterization of knock levels: A method of statistically characterizing combustion knock events includes receiving signals from a sensing device such as an accelerometer, estimating at least one parameter of a probability distribution function based on the received signals, and calculating a value indicative of an nth percentile based on the parameter to predict upcoming... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080051982 - Control device and control method for vehicle: An ECU cuts off a fuel supply to an engine when a vehicle is decelerating. The ECU sets the cancellation of the fuel supply cut-off based on the target idle speed of the engine such that the power transfer state is prevented from switching from an engine driven state to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080051983 - Calibration method for air intake tracts for internal combustion engines: A Calibration Method for Air Intake Tracts for Internal Combustion Engines is disclosed. The method tunes the replacement cold air intake so that the Original Equipment Mass Airflow Sensor will function with the emissions control system without check engine light illumination. The method uses the exhaust effluent composition to benchmark... Agent: Karl M. Steins Steins & Associates

20080051986 - Electronic device and electronic device operation control method: Disclosed herein is an electronic device including: a reader configured to read information from a noncontact-type communications device storing unique identification information; and a controller configured to determine whether the identification information read by the reader is already registered or not yet registered and, if the identification information is found... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080051985 - System and method for coordinating movement of mobile drive units: A method for moving one or more mobile drive units within a workspace includes receiving, from a first mobile drive unit, a reservation request requesting use of a first path segment to move in a first direction. The method further includes determining that a second mobile drive unit is currently... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20080051984 - System and method for generating a path for a mobile drive unit: A method of transporting inventory items includes receiving a route request from a mobile drive unit. The route request identifies a destination location within a workspace. The workspace includes at least one cell associated with a first cell attribute and at least one cell that is not associated with the... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20080051987 - Bearing calculator and error correction method: A bearing calculator provided with a geomagnetic sensor for detecting earth-geomagnetism and a control unit for calculating a geographical bearing based on detection values of the geomagnetic sensor. The control unit can execute offset error correction processing for correcting the offset error to the geomagnetic sensor based on a change... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080051988 - In-vehicle controller: An in-vehicle controller of the invention is a so-called drive recorder. The drive recorder is incorporated in a steering ECU (controller) 10. For this purpose, the controller 10 is provided with function implementation units which includes a memory 22 as a data logging section, a memory controlling section 23, a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080051989 - Filtering of data layered on mapping applications: Provided is a mapping application that displays detailed data information as a function of multiple sets of layered data. When portions of at least two sets of layered data overlap, a set operation is applied to the overlapping portions to create a new set of layered data. The set operation... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080051992 - Information system, terminal device, and information center device: An information center device computes a guided route. It selects a newly opened road connecting to the guided route and traces the newly opened road from the connection point to a point at which the newly opened road intersects another road. Then, it determines block maps containing the traced newly... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080051990 - Navigation apparatus: A navigation apparatus includes an input section for inputting another vehicle search condition, a current position acquisition section for acquiring the current position of the own vehicle, a storage section for storing the input search condition and the current position information of the own vehicle, a transmission section for transmitting... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080051991 - Route planning systems and trigger methods thereof: A route planning triggering method is implemented in a route planning device and includes the following steps. An image is captured through an image capture device coupled to the route planning device. The position information of a geographical location is automatically generated from the captured image for planning a route... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080051993 - Wireless device, program products and methods of using a wireless device to deliver services: In at least one embodiment, a mobile device receives previous route traversal information for a route from a server. During a subsequent traversal of the route, the mobile device determines comparative split information for the subsequent traversal by reference to the previous route traversal information and presents the comparative split... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080051994 - Representation and display of geographical popularity data: The popularity of geographical points, locations or regions is represented and displayed by software in a computing system. Geographical popularity data may be stored according to a hierarchical naming convention that maps to geographical detail levels, and the geographical popularity data may be updated, e.g., continually or periodically, to maintain... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080051995 - Rerouting in vehicle navigation systems: A navigation device includes a processor, a map information storage medium storing map information, a position determining module configured to determine a current location, a velocity and direction of travel of a vehicle, and determine whether the current position indicates a deviation from an original route to a final destination.... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv3)

20080051996 - Apparatus and method for vehicular display of information: A display system for a vehicle includes a transmissive display for mounting on a window of a vehicle, the display coupled to a processor for receiving input from at least one of a sensor from a plurality of sensors and a remote provider and for providing output to the display.... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Austin

20080051997 - Method, system, and apparatus for maintaining a street-level geospatial photographic image database for selective viewing: A system is disclosed for creating and providing interactive access to, a street-based photographic image database. A plurality of street-level photographic images are captured are stored for each of a plurality of locations along each of a plurality of streets. The photographs depict a first-person view as would be seen... Agent: Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens & Mcivor, LLP

20080051998 - Mobile terminal with position measurement function: A mobile terminal according to this invention includes the first calculation module which autonomously calculates its own position based on a GPS signal, and the second calculation module which calculates its own position based on a acquired auxiliary information from a server and the GPS signal. A first control module... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080051999 - Positioning device, method of controlling positioning device, and recording medium: A positioning device includes an estimated height storage section which stores an estimated height H1, a signal reception section which receives a satellite signal which is a signal from a satellite positioning system (SPS) satellite, a two-dimensional height calculation section which calculates a two-dimensional height H2c by two-dimensional positioning using... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080052000 - Method for determining the global position: The invention relates to a method of increasing the accuracy of the global position of a user receiver determined by means of a navigation system, wherein a mobile reference receiver is used. The invention further relates to a corresponding apparatus.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080046135 - Communication control method for a vehicle: A remote call center utilizes both cell phone and satellite communication networks to transmit data messages to a vehicle equipped with both a telematics module and a SDAR module. The telematics module and the SDAR module are both coupled to a vehicle data bus, and a software communication token containing... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080046142 - Layered architecture supports distributed failover for applications: Methods and systems for distributed failover in a vehicle network, including processor load shedding to reallocate processing power to applications controlling critical vehicle functions and providing for failover in a vehicle network according to the criticality of the affected vehicle function. In embodiments of the presently disclosed vehicle control method... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080046144 - System and method for measuring relative wheel velocity: A system for measuring relative wheel velocity including an unsprung mass having a wheel connected thereto, a sprung mass pivotally connected to the unsprung mass by a pivot point and an angular rate sensor mounted on the sprung mass (or the unsprung mass) generally adjacent to the pivot point.... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc. Legal Staff

20080046145 - Collision prediction and mitigation method for a vehicle: A potential collision is predicted by comparing estimates of the time-to-brake (TTB) and the time-to-turn (TTT) of a host vehicle with a computed time-to-collision (TTC). The collision is deemed to be unavoidable when the smaller of TTB and TTT is greater than TTC. The TTT estimate is based in part... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080046147 - Integrated vehicle crash sensing system and method: A vehicle crash sensing system and method are provided for sensing a vehicle crash event. The system includes a linear acceleration sensor located on a vehicle for sensing linear acceleration along a first sensing axis and generating a linear acceleration signal. The system has linear crash sensing logic for determining... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080046146 - System and method for automatic air conditioning/heating venting control detection for vehicles: A method, system, and computer-usable medium for automatic air conditioning/heating venting control detection for vehicles. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a vent control manager monitors a seat in a vehicle to determine if a passenger is occupying the seat and in response to determining the seat... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080046151 - Method and system for adjusting vehicular components based on sun position: A system for adjusting components in an automobile to compensate for impinging sunlight includes a solar data generator configured to generate solar data concerning a current location, heading, date and time of a vehicle. A solar data calculator is coupled to the solar data generator and configured to receive solar... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080046154 - Cotton harvester row unit speed synchronization control: An electronic controller with a sensed ground speed input calculates appropriate cotton harvester row unit speed based on harvester ground speed and a preset ground speed versus a unit speed curve. The controller includes an automatic or manual ratio adjustment input. The ratio adjustment input allows the unit speed to... Agent: Deere & Company

20080046157 - Deceleration dependent shift control: A transmission control system for regulating operation of an automatic transmission of a vehicle includes a first module that provides a predetermined shift schedule including upshift and downshift lines and a second module that offsets each of the upshift and downshift lines by an offset amount to provide modified upshift... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080046155 - Method and system for operating an internal combustion engine with multiple torque curves: A method of operating an internal combustion engine includes the steps of: determining an upper torque curve at which exhaust emissions from the internal combustion engine are acceptable; determining a lower torque curve at which exhaust emissions from the internal combustion engine are acceptable; and operating the internal combustion engine... Agent: Deere & Company

20080046156 - Method for propagating adaptation value in automatic transmission: Disclosed is a method for propagating an adaptation value in an automatic transmission, comprising the steps of: (a) dividing the entire learning region into a plurality of cells according to a predetermined driving condition; (b) determining whether a learning condition is satisfied; (c) determining, if the learning condition is satisfied,... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080046158 - Torque distribution system with electronic power take-off module: A torque distribution system for a vehicle permits the transfer of torque between vehicle wheels using a selectively engagable clutch that is hydraulically engaged using hydraulic pressure provided by a hydraulic transmission pump driven by the engine, allowing for enhanced system functionality and reduced part content in comparison with known... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080046159 - Single-track vehicle comprising a brake control unit: A single-track vehicle comprising a brake control unit, wherein the brake control unit includes a means for actively assisting the driver by means of an active variation or limitation of a vehicle speed or of a quantity derived therefrom, in particular vehicle acceleration.... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080046134 - Evacuation route planning tool: A GIS-based system that determines evacuation routes for specific areas requiring evacuation. Evacuation and safe areas are determined, and evacuation routes plotted, based on emergency-specific information as well as road flow and estimated time of travel for each section of road between the evacuation area and safe area. Routes, evacuation... Agent: Gates & Cooper LLP

20080046136 - System, bus monitor assembly and method of monitoring at least one data bus of an aircraft: A system is provided for monitoring at least one data bus of an aircraft. The system includes an aircraft adapted to control the operation of stores of a second predetermined type (e.g., Harpoon Block I missiles). However, the aircraft is also capable of carrying a store of a first predetermined... Agent: Alston & Bird, LLP

20080046137 - Control system for automatic flight in windshear conditions: A flight control system is configured for controlling the flight of an aircraft through windshear conditions. The system has means for measuring values of selected flight performance states of the aircraft and a control system for operating flight control devices on the aircraft. A windshear detection system located on the... Agent: Law Offices Of James E. Walton, PLLC

20080046138 - Method for compensating star motion induced error in a stellar inertial attitude determination system: A method for controlling an actuator of a vehicle comprises providing a dynamic condition sensor generating a vehicle movement signal and a position sensor for generating a reported position. A processor is coupled to the inertial sensor and the position sensor and comprises an estimator, a position measurement predictor having... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman, P.C.

20080046139 - Navigational aid for diver: A diver unit computes the direction and distance to a specified target. When the target is obstructed, the diver unit receives navigation assistance data from another diver unit. The navigation assistance data includes direction information that is referenced to a common reference line extending between the two diver units.... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20080046140 - Control system for electric drive vehicles: This invention teaches a control apparatus for electric drive vehicles comprising a low-voltage electric power source (1), a low-voltage inverter (3), a high-frequency transformer (4), a high-voltage inverter (5), a three-phase inverter (6) coupled to an electric motor (7), and a central processing unit (10) coupled to all the other... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20080046141 - Method for monitoring the integrity of an aircraft position computed on board: A method for monitoring the integrity of an aircraft position computed on board including on-board means for monitoring the aircraft position that are able to detect common-mode failures. Dissimilar computing channels of the aircraft position are utilized, the dissimilar channels being on-board in the aircraft. Each aircraft position primary computing... Agent: Perman & Green

20080046143 - Device, method, and program for estimating intake air amount: A device, a method, and a program for estimating an intake air amount. The device for estimating the intake air amount used for providing the intake air amount of an internal combustion engine having a variable valve mechanism comprises a reference value acquisition means for providing an intake air amount... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080046148 - Control apparatus for occupant restraint device: Based on respective output signals (S4, S5, S7, S8) satellite sensors (4, 5) provided in an impact zone of a front section of a vehicle (1); an X-direction sensor (7) that detects an impact acceleration of the vehicle in a traveling direction thereof; a Y-direction sensor (8) that detects an... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080046150 - System and method for detecting and protecting pedestrians: System and method for reacting to a impact involving a motor vehicle in which an anticipatory sensor system assesses the probable severity of the impact based on data obtained prior to the impact and initiates deployment of an external safety device via an actuator in the event an impact above... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080046149 - Vehicle component control methods and systems based on vehicle stability: Control system for controlling at least one part of a vehicle includes a plurality of sensor systems mounted at different locations on the vehicle, each sensor system providing a measurement related to a state thereof system or a measurement related to a state of the mounting location. The sensor systems... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080046153 - Device and method for controlling a vehicle flap or a vehicle door: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling a vehicle flap or a vehicle door, the apparatus having a housing, a first end of which is pivotably coupled to one of the following: a vehicle flap or a vehicle door and a vehicle frame, and a... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20080046152 - Seat condition detection device, and illumination direction adjustment device for vehicle headlamp: A seat state detecting apparatus is provided with a sensor unit including a plurality of pressure sensitive switch units connected in parallel to each other. Each of the pressure sensitive switch units is switched to an on state or an off state in correspondence to a pressure. A plurality of... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080046160 - Arrangement and method for controlling a combustion engine: The present invention to an arrangement and a method for controlling an HCCI engine. The arrangement comprises a control unit adapted initiating closure and/or opening of the inlet valve and/or the exhaust valve at a crankshaft angle (ivc, ivo, eve) in such a way that the self-ignition of the fuel... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080046162 - Engine method: A method for controlling an engine airflow, the engine having at least one cylinder, the engine also having an intake manifold and an outlet control device for controlling flow from the intake manifold into the cylinder, comprising of generating a desired engine torque, generating a desired cylinder air charge amount... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20080046161 - Single nozzle injection of gasoline and anti-knock fuel: Fuel management system for operation of a spark ignition engine. The system includes a source of gasoline and a source of anti-knock fuel. A proportioning valve receives the gasoline and the anti-knock fuel to discharge a mixture having a controlled gasoline/anti-knock fuel ratio. A single high pressure pump receives the... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20080046163 - Ignition control process: A process is provided for ignition control in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine, using an ignition coil which has a connected primary winding and a secondary winding which is connected to a spark plug, and an ignition control unit which is used to control circuit logic connecting the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080046164 - Control unit: Upon initiation of a initiation processing by a task management, reference is made to a initiation table for processing of initiation, and processing of measurement is performed by an input measurement processing in response to the preset timing. Then the input value is stored in a input value storage buffer.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080046165 - Rectifying erroneous road traffic sensor data: Techniques are described for assessing road traffic conditions in various ways based on obtained traffic-related data, such as data samples from road traffic sensors (e.g., physical sensors that are near or embedded in the roads) and/or from vehicles and other mobile data sources traveling on the roads. The assessment of... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080046166 - Method for detecting a driving situation ahead: The invention relates to a method for detecting a driving situation ahead of a motor vehicle. In a first step, a first function (f—1) is evaluated, which calculates a variable path length ahead (I_vor) as a function of a current vehicle speed (v) and a current degree of sportiness (gsp).... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080046167 - Methods and systems for providing a resource management view for airline operations: A method for providing an airline a global view of resource management is described. The method includes receiving data relating to aircraft positions from at least one data source, receiving data relating to flight and maintenance schedules for the aircraft from at least one other data source, correlating the received... Agent: John S. Beulick (24691) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080046168 - System and method for determining an aircraft center of gravity: A system and method of calculating a center of gravity of an aircraft positions an aircraft on an aircraft scale. Weight readings are recorded at each wheel of the aircraft. A photograph of the aircraft on the aircraft scale is taken. The photograph is downloaded to a computer. Relative position... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20080046169 - Compact text encoding of latitude/longitude coordinates: Methods are disclosed for encoding latitude/longitude coordinates within a URL in a relatively compact form. The method includes converting latitude and longitude coordinates from floating-point numbers to non-negative integers. A set of base-N string representations are generated for the integers (N represents the number of characters in an implementation-defined character... Agent: Westman Champlin (microsoft Corporation)

20080046170 - Providing navigation directions: In one embodiment, a navigation system provides navigation directions within particular locations within a facility, such as within a corporate campus, airport, resort, building, etc. The navigation system may respond to navigation requests for different types of facility target destinations such as a location, a person, a movable item, an... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20080046172 - Method and apparatus for communicating a graphic image to a mobile platform via broadcast services: A mobile platform is equipped with a broadcast signal receiver operative to receive a broadcast message, an electronic memory storage device, a processor, and, a human-machine interface comprising a visual display screen. A first message is broadcast from a communications source and received at the mobile platform via the broadcast... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080046171 - Method of indicating the lateral manoeuvre margins on either side of the flight plan path of an aircraft: The parts of the flight plan of an aircraft corresponding to lateral trajectories at low altitude can comprise passages with limited lateral freedom of deployment because of risks of collision with the ground, or because of obstacles on the ground. The method makes it possible to signal them for the... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080046173 - Method and system for coordinating the routes of a plurality of navigation devices: The data exchange between two or more navigation devices allows a highly automated coordination of routes of navigation devices. The calculation of a route may be based on the GPS data and additionally on the positional data received from another navigation system to provide, for example, for a rendezvous function... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080046174 - Route-matching method for use with vehicle navigation systems: A method for matching navigational routes that are generated by separate route generators and are used by vehicle navigation systems. According to one embodiment, a user previews a first navigational route generated by a first route generator, such as those incorporated in a navigation-related website. From this first navigational route,... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080046175 - Vehicle navigation system: A vehicle navigation system includes a vehicle route information display device having a travel route information presenting section, a user input receiving section, an image downloading section and an image displaying section. The travel route information presenting section is configured to present a user with a travel route of a... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080046176 - Method and device for providing preferences during route travel calculation on a navigation device: A method and device are disclosed for providing preferences during route travel calculation on a navigation device. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a travel destination input into a navigation device; and calculating a travel route to the input travel destination, potential turns in one direction incurring a relatively... Agent: Jacob Eisenberg C/o Tomtom

20080046178 - Vehicle navigation system: A vehicle navigation system is provided having a display unit for displaying an animated route preview, a rotating element for influencing the speed of the animated route preview, and a control unit, which works together with the display unit and the rotating element such that the influence of the speed... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080046179 - Monitoring sports: A data logger for a monitoring sports which includes an accelerometer, a GPS unit to sense position and velocity, a heart rate monitor, a controller programmed to manipulate the data and provide a display of the heart rate, speed, and other sport parameters. The data can be stored or transmitted... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080046180 - Method and apparatus for managing data: In a method and apparatus for the management of data, particularly coordinate data, which are determined with respect to a number of predetermined reference points with a spatial distribution around the respective reference points using at least one sensor arrangement, such as a coordinate determination arrangement, the data points are... Agent: Klaus J. Bach

20080046181 - Time-to-contact estimation device and method for estimating time to contact: A time-to-contact estimation device for estimating a time to contact of a moving body to an object in surroundings of the moving body, includes: an image sensor provided on the moving body, and continuously capturing time-varying images of the surroundings of the moving body; a brightness change calculation unit calculating... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080039983 - Method and system for providing vehicle emissions data to an authorized recipient: A method for providing vehicle emissions data from a vehicle to a remotely located call center, so that the call center can then provide the emissions data to one or more authorized recipients. According to one embodiment, this method includes the steps of receiving a vehicle emissions data request, sending... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080039984 - Method for evaluating and signaling lateral manoeuvring margins on both sides of the planned flight plan of an aircraft: The parts of the flight plan of an aircraft corresponding to lateral trajectories at low altitude can comprise passages with limited lateral freedom of deployment either because of risks of collision with the ground, or because of risks of penetration into a forbidden overfly zone. The method makes it possible... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080039988 - Assisted flight computer program and method: An assisted flight computer program and method which assist a non-pilot or partially incapacitated pilot to gain control of an aircraft, summon help, and then land the aircraft under the guidance of a tower controller. The assisted flight computer program is integrated into an avionics system and provides a guided,... Agent: Garmin International, Inc. Attn: Legal - Ip

20080039991 - Methods and systems for providing accurate vehicle positioning: A method for navigating an autonomous vehicle along a desired path is described. The method includes manually navigating the vehicle along the desired path, measuring an environment in the vicinity of the desired path, during the manual navigation, using at least one sensor affixed to the vehicle, storing the environmental... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080039992 - Sensor arrangement: A sensor arrangement for detecting movements, which is designed as a monolithic arrangement and in which several sensors are integrated. A first sensor is provided to detect a linear acceleration and a second sensor to detect a yaw rate. The sensor arrangement also comprises a third sensor for detecting yaw... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080039999 - Multimedia playing device with a pop-up interface module: A multimedia playing device includes a main body, and a pop-up interface module connected to the main body in a movable manner relative to the main body. The pop-up interface module includes a memory interface for connecting a memory device. When the pop-up interface module is located in a first... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080039998 - Vehicle control interface: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, one or more vehicle system nay be transferred via a control unit and/or an order confirmation may be communicated via the control unit.... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group, LLP

20080040000 - Vehicle yaw/roll stability control with semi-active suspension: A rollover avoidance system for changing the damping characteristics of suspension dampers at each wheel of a vehicle so as to mitigate the potential for vehicle rollover. The system includes a plurality of vehicle parameter sensors for measuring vehicle parameters and providing vehicle parameter signals. The system also includes a... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080040001 - Vehicular steering system: A vehicular steering system can suppress steering of steerable road wheels in a direction not intended by a driver. A steering mechanism steers the steerable road wheels in accordance with a steering wheel and an auxiliary steering angle superposition mechanism. A calculation section calculates a target auxiliary steering angle corresponding... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080040002 - Method and device for assisting a motor vehicle server in the vehicle stabilization: v

20080040007 - \"off-board\" control for a power machine or vehicle: “Off-board” operating control for a power machine or vehicle is described. The “off-board” operating control includes a receiver unit that is configured to receive operating commands transmitted from an “off-board” control unit. The receiver sends commands from the “off-board” control unit to a control component through a controller area network... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080040010 - Control apparatus for vehicle and method of controlling vehicle: A first input torque value estimated when it is determined that an inertia phase has started is stored as an input torque value. Then, the input torque value is updated to a value determined based on the first input torque value and a second input torque value estimated when it... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080040009 - Shift-position changing apparatus and method for automatic transmission: A shift-position changing apparatus for an automatic transmission mounted in a vehicle includes a shift-position changing unit that moves a mechanical element using an actuator in response to the operation to change a shift-position to another shift-position instructed by the operation from among a plurality of shift-positions; and a setting... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080040011 - Control system for an at least temporarily four-wheel-driven motor vehicle: In the case of a control system for an at least temporarily four-wheel-driven motor vehicle having an electronic control unit, which determines at least the rotational speeds of all wheels and the vehicle speed, and by which the driving torque of a drive unit can be distributed in a variable... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080040013 - Method and device for identifying malfunctioning of a compressed air consumer circuit in an electronic compressed air system for a vehicle: To detect a failure of a compressed air consumer circuit in a compressed air system for vehicles, pressure is continuously measured in compressed air consumer circuits and evaluated in an electronic control unit which compares the pressure values and/or determined negative pressure gradients of the compressed air consumer circuits with... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080040016 - Controller of motor for vehicle: A controller of a motor for a vehicle includes: a motor that has a plurality of rotors which respectively have a magnetic piece, and for which mutual relative phases are changeable, which drives or supplementarily drives a vehicle; a phase changing device that changes the relative phases of the plurality... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080040015 - Motor control apparatus and motor control method: This motor control apparatus is provided with: a reduced energy calculation device that calculates a reduced energy that is produced when a drive mode of a hybrid vehicle is shifted from a drive mode driven by a motor to a drive mode driven by an internal combustion engine and if... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080040014 - Unburned fuel amount-estimating device in engine and temperature-estimating device of exhaust emission purifier: There is provided with an ECU for estimating an unburned fuel amount (HC) emitted from an engine after fuel combustion or a temperature of a DPF based upon a required engine operating condition as a control target value. An exhaust gas temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of an exhaust... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080039982 - Method and device for managing tasks of in-vehicle electronic control unit: A method and device for managing a task upraised according to receiving a processing request of services in in-vehicle electronic control units are provided. The method and device include the steps of: allocating a plurality of services to one task and determining whether or not the task assigned with the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080039985 - Method and device of assisting in the piloting of an aircraft in a search and rescue mission: The device (1) comprises means (7) for recording the actual position of the aircraft on detection of a disengagement of a managed automatic mode, if particular flight conditions are satisfied in a search and rescue mission, and means (8) for inserting this actual position into the flight plan of the... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20080039987 - Device for aiding the guidance of a follower aircraft forming part of a patrol, as well as a system for aiding a patrol flight comprising such a device: The device (2A) comprises a calculation unit (4) for determining a first flight trajectory allowing a follower aircraft to follow a main lead aircraft in accordance with a main patrol configuration, and a second flight trajectory allowing the follower aircraft to follow an auxiliary lead aircraft in accordance with an... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20080039986 - Device for determining a flight trajectory of a follower aircraft during a patrol flight, as well as a system for aiding a patrol flight comprising such a device: e

20080039990 - Speed limiting in electric vehicles: A controller and methods for controlling the speed of a vehicle having an electric motorized drive is provided. In one embodiment, a method involves determining a steady state average torque and a torque during acceleration or deceleration of the vehicle traveling over an underlying surface. Speed of the vehicle is... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20080039989 - User interface and user control in a power aggregation system for distributed electric resources: Systems and methods are described for a power aggregation system. In one implementation, a service establishes individual Internet connections to numerous electric resources intermittently connected to the power grid, such as electric vehicles. The Internet connection may be made over the same wire that connects the resource to the power... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20080039993 - Method and system for hierarchical fault classification and diagnosis in large systems: A method for diagnosing and classifying faults in a system is provided. The method comprises acquiring operational data for at least one of a system, one or more subsystems of the system or one or more components of the one or more subsystems. Then, the method comprises analyzing the operational... Agent: General Electric Company (pcpi) C/o Fletcher Yoder

20080039994 - System and method for shock absorber diagnostic: System and method to diagnose shock absorbers (7) on a vehicle (2) and where at least one of the vehicle's wheel axles are air suspended. A control unit (5) with at least one measuring device (4) connected thereto is provided and in which the measuring device (4) measures a signal... Agent: Novak Druce + Quigg LLP

20080039995 - Vehicle fleet email notification method and system: A vehicle fleet email notification system and method which assists in management of vehicle fleets by allowing fleet managers to send messages to fleet drivers as well as receive email messages that provide diverse types of dynamic vehicle information about the fleet vehicles. The email notifications are triggered by different... Agent: General Motors Corporation C/o Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080039996 - Method and system for detecting fail of steering angle sensor in electric power steering apparatus: A method and system may detect a fail of a steering angle sensor in an electric power steering apparatus. The system may include: a steering angle sensor for generating and transmitting a steering angle signal measuring a rotation angle of a steering wheel; a motor for generating an assistant power... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20080039997 - Aircraft flight data management system: A flight data collection and transmission system includes a data interface for receiving digital flight data, means for formatting the data as a binary or text file, means for incorporating the data file into an email, means for transmitting the email using a communication system. A method of collecting and... Agent: Edward Yoo C/o Bennett Jones

20080040003 - Safety system for vehicle occupants: A safety system for vehicle occupants, having sensors for acquiring crash-relevant data such as acceleration and/or pressure values, having a control device, and having restraints, such as an air bag, safety belt, or the like. The safety system 1 has a connection to a navigation system of the vehicle. Data... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080040004 - System and method for preventing vehicular accidents: Vehicle including an anticipatory sensor system for determining that an impact involving the vehicle is about to occur unless a corrective action is taken based on data obtained prior to the impact and determining whether the potential impact requires activation of a reactive system which controls operation of the vehicle.... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080040005 - Vehicle component control methods and systems based on vehicle stability: Control system for controlling at least one part of a vehicle includes sensor systems mounted on the vehicle, each providing a measurement of a state of the sensor system or a state of the mounting location of the sensor system and generating a signal representative of the measurement, and a... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080040006 - Device and method for controlling a machine: Method and device for controlling a machine which is intended to be operated in several different operating states, the machine being intended to utilize different types of equipment in at least two of these operating states for different activities. The device includes a means (1) which is intended to be... Agent: Novak Druce + Quigg LLP

20080040008 - Continuously variable transmission: A continuously variable transmission (CVT) having a main shaft configured to support and position various components of the CVT. Shift cam discs cooperate with ball-leg assemblies to shift the transmission ration of the CVT. Load cam discs, a torsion disc, rolling elements, and a hub cap shell are configured to... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080040012 - Method for supporting a brake system in case of reduced effectiveness of the vehicle brake system: Disclosed is a method for increasing a braking effect in a motor vehicle with a hydraulic brake system. An energy supply unit, which is used to increase the brake pressure in at least one wheel brake, is switched on when the brake pressure adjusted by the driver in a master... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20080040018 - Cylinder air-fuel ratio controller for internal combustion engine: An air-fuel ratio of each cylinder is estimated on the basis of the detection value of an air-fuel ratio sensor disposed in an exhaust confluent portion. An air-fuel ratio correction quantity is computed on the basis of the estimated air-fuel ratio of each cylinder and the air-fuel ratio correction quantity... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080040017 - Fuel pressure control in a common rail system: The present invention relates to the control of fuel pressure in a common rail engine in connection with an automatic gearshift procedure. Upon receipt of a primary gearshift command, a fuel pressure in the common rail fuel system is decreased. This decrease is initiated during a time interval prior to... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080040019 - Method for controlling the operation of a cylinder group for an internal combustion engine: The invention relates to a method for controlling the operation of a cylinder group for an internal combustion engine comprising an intake valve, an exhaust valve, handling members for controlling the opening of valves according to the predetermined conditions of the engine operation for selectively opening or closing said intake... Agent: Nicolas E. Seckel Patent Attorney

20080040020 - Using ion current for in-cylinder nox detection in diesel engines: Presented is a technique that utilizes ion current to determine the concentration of nitrogen oxides (NOx) produced in the combustion chamber(s) of diesel engines, on a cycle by cycle basis during the combustion of conventional petroleum-based fuels, other alternate fuels, and renewable fuels. The technique uses an ion current measuring... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20080040021 - Engine controller system and method employing high speed angular position sensor: A control system and method for controlling a vehicle system, such as an engine, is taught. The controller uses the angular position of a rotating component, and in particular the angular phase of the rotating component to another rotating component, as an input. The input is determined with high resolution,... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20080040022 - Road map display system for vehicle: A road assigned with speed limit information displayed in a display unit is extracted as a determination target road. Whether congestion information for the determination target road is acquired is determined. The determination target road, for which congestion information is acquired, is extracted as a display-switching target road. A display... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080040023 - Intra-vehicle information conveyance system and method: System and method for conveying data between vehicles includes a data generating system arranged on a first vehicle to obtain or generate information about the first vehicle or conditions around the first vehicle, a first communications system arranged on the first vehicle and coupled to the data generating system for... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080040024 - Method and apparatus of displaying three-dimensional arrival screen for navigation system: A method and apparatus of displaying a three-dimensional arrival screen allows the user to more easily and accurately identify the actual location of the destination by displaying the three-dimensional arrival screen which shows the relationship among the location of the destination, the locations of the neighboring addresses, and the current... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20080040025 - Mapping in mobile data collection systems, such as for utility meter reading and related applications: A mobile data collection system may perform or facilitate monitoring and management of mobile automatic meter reading (MAMR) activities via out of route meter read identification and graphical route playback. In identifying out of route endpoints, the mobile data collection system receives an indication of each of the endpoints included... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20080040026 - Method and apparatus for specifying destination using previous destinations stored in navigation system: A method enables a user to quickly and easily specify a destination by selecting and modifying previous destinations stored in the navigation system. The method includes the steps of: creating a previous destination database by storing address information every time when a destination is set in a navigation system, selecting... Agent: Yasuo Muramatsu Muramatsu & Associates

20080040027 - Trip tracker: A trip tracker for illustrating distance and time relationships. The trip tracker having a housing manufactured from a first predetermined material and having a first predetermined size and first predetermined shape. The trip tracker depicts an image of a predetermined travel route and includes indicia formed on the housing. The... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080040030 - Map display system: A highlight display flag is assigned to a link datum having undergone addition or modification when road map data are updated. A road corresponding to a link datum assigned with the highlight display flag is displayed in a highlight display form. When the highlight display form for the corresponding road... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080040028 - Method and apparatus for providing scroll buttons: An interactive map web-based tool is provided which gives the user the ability to customize their use of a map. The present invention includes a customized overlay of point of interest information on an existing map. The information overlay includes icons, drop down lists, information panels, advertising content, pop-up windows... Agent: Mcguinness & Manaras LLP

20080040029 - Vehicle position determining system and method: Vehicle positioning system and method for enabling a vehicle to determine its position while traveling on a road in which an identity of at least one marker is determined as the vehicle passes each marker. The position of each marker is determined from its identification, e.g., with reference to a... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080040033 - Navigation apparatus: A navigation apparatus provides a route guidance that selectively displays guidance information of a navigation route when the navigation route branches from a branch point. That is, for example, when the navigation route goes through two branch points in a series and the second branch point has plural branch roads... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080040031 - Route condition evaluation method and apparatus for navigation system: A method and apparatus for a navigation system evaluates an overall cost of each candidate route by incorporating traffic information such as traffic incident types and traffic flow speeds. An optimum route to the destination is determined by comparing the costs of two or more candidate routes and selecting a... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20080040032 - System for searching intersections and method thereof: A system for searching an intersection according to a user's request is included in a navigation system mounted on an automotive vehicle. An intersection is searched from an intersection database stored in an on-board memory medium based on an intersection pattern designated by the user. The intersection pattern includes the... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080040034 - Route searching device: A GPS-equipped electronic camera takes images of destinations. A memory card set to the electronic camera stores image files to which shooting position data is added. The shooting position data represents a position where shooting has been performed. The memory card is set to a car navigation equipment. A shooting-position-data... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080040035 - Navigation apparatuses, methods, and programs: Navigation apparatuses, methods, and programs set a reference point on a route, set at least one point on the route on the basis of the reference point, and set a region along the route, the region being set on the basis of the set at least one point and the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080040036 - System and method for recording a note with location information derived from rangefinding and/or observer position: A method and system to record a note regarding a target observed by an observer, determine a location of at least one of the observer or the target, and associate and store the note and the location. Optionally, the method and system further measure a distance between the observer and... Agent: Stoel Rives LLP

20080040037 - System and method for adaptive reduced-rank parameter estimation using an adaptive decimation and interpolation scheme: The present invention describes a system and method for general parameter estimation using adaptive processing that provides a performance that significantly exceeds existing reduced-rank schemes using reduced computational resources with greater flexibility. The adaptive processing is accomplished by calculating a reduced-rank approximation of an observation data vector using an adaptive... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080040039 - Road environment recognition device and method of recognizing road environment: A radar unit emits beams, and receives a reflection beam reflected by an object. A position of the object relative to a vehicle and an attribute of the object are recognized based on the emitted beams and the reflection beam. A coordinate position of the vehicle in an absolute coordinate... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080040038 - Method for digital transmission and display of weather imagery: A method for creating minimal data representing a source image is presented. The source image is divided into a grid of cells. A color is selected for each cell corner based on sampling an area defined by the cell corner. An indication of the selected color is stored in an... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20080040040 - Obstacle avoidance method and obstacle-avoidable mobile apparatus: An obstacle avoidance method for mobile apparatus includes the steps of acquiring, by a mobile apparatus, information as to relative movement of an obstacle with respect to the mobile apparatus, calculating a travel path and a travel direction of the obstacle based on the information during its relative movement, setting... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080033608 - Method and device for associating an electronic wheel unit, which is assigned to a wheel, with a side of a vehicle: The present invention relates to a method and a device for assigning an electronic wheel unit, which is assigned to a wheel of a vehicle and is for ascertaining at least one characteristic parameter of the wheel, to a side of the vehicle. In this case, a direction of rotation... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080033609 - Automotive diagnostic and tuning system: A stand-alone, computer-based automotive diagnostic and tuning system to be directly plugged into the on-board diagnostic port of the vehicle and powered by the vehicle without the need of any external wires and batteries or other power sources. The system has a first interface for connecting an on-board diagnostic interface... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20080033610 - Portable self-contained automobile entertainment and computing system: A computer and entertainment system for an automobile is housed in a portable enclosure that may be placed on the passenger seat or on the floor of the automobile. The computer and entertainment system is powered from the automobile 12VDC system by plugging a power cable into the dashboard cigarette... Agent: Allan L Harms

20080033618 - Method for controlling engine torque of automatic transmission for vehicles and system thereof: A method and system of controlling an engine torque of an automatic transmission calculate a current oil temperature in a torque converter and restrict an engine torque based on the calculated current oil temperature if the torque converter is determined to be in a stall state. The method may include... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080033619 - Vehicle controller and method of controlling a vehicle: When it is determined that the torque output from a power source is being automatically controlled, an ECU prohibits torque-boosting control of the power source during the torque phase when up-shifting, and performs up-shifting without performing torque-boosting control. In performing torque-boosting control, the driver demanded torque in response to the... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080033621 - Vehicle travel controller: A vehicle travel controller for a vehicle comprises a road branching detector configured to detect a branching of a road ahead of the vehicle and a setting device configured to set a target vehicle speed with respect to the road ahead of the vehicle. When road branching is detected ahead... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080033625 - Driver assistance system controller and driver assistance control method for vehicles: There are provided a navigation apparatus, a forward recognition apparatus using a camera or the like, which can capture a situation around the vehicle and calculate a distance to a particular object and a relative velocity, and sensors mounted on the vehicle to acquire the driving status of the vehicle.... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080033624 - Method for reducing the fuel consumption of a motor vehicle: In a method for reducing the fuel consumption of a motor vehicle, a driver's request for a uniform vehicle speed is determined and once this request for a uniform vehicle speed has been identified, the modifications to the vehicle speed, which are not initiated by the driver, are at least... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20080033603 - Device for bringing a motor vehicle to a target position: In the case of a system for automatically bringing a motor vehicle into a target position, having a sensor system and an analyzing unit for determining the position of the motor vehicle relative to the target position as well as devices for planning a collision-free drive from the current position... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080033604 - System and method for safely flying unmanned aerial vehicles in civilian airspace: A system and method for safely flying an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), or remotely piloted vehicle (RPV) in civilian airspace uses a remotely located pilot to control the aircraft using a synthetic vision system during at least selected phases of the flight such as during... Agent: Jed Margolin

20080033605 - System and method for optimizing parameters of multiple rail vehicles operating over multiple intersecting railroad networks: In a railway network a method for linking at least one of train parameters, fuel efficiency emission efficiency, and load with network knowledge so that adjustments for network efficiency may be made as time progresses while a train is performing a mission. The method includes dividing the train mission into... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20080033606 - Driving-operation assist and recording medium: A vehicle-operation assist includes a circumferential-state imager for imaging a circumferential state of a vehicle with a camera and generating a circumferential-state image; a synthetic-image generator for generating a synthetic image by superimposing on the circumferential-state image, an assumed-movement pattern of the vehicle performing a predetermined series of driving operations;... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080033607 - Monitoring system for aircraft landing system: A monitoring system for a landing gear system comprising a plurality of sensors for monitoring respective parameters of the aircraft landing system, and a monitor which receives the outputs of the sensors.... Agent: Don W. Bulson (goodrich) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080033611 - Controlling of secondary units: For coordinating the actuation of at least one secondary unit of a motor vehicle which can be driven by a principal unit of the motor vehicle, an acquisition unit acquires limit values for the actuation of the at least one secondary unit and an actual value of resources of the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080033612 - Device and method for stabilizing a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a device and a method for stabilizing a vehicle, having a detection device (10) which is provided for determining an actual value of a lateral dynamics variable which describes the lateral dynamics of the vehicle, and having an evaluation unit (11) which determines a setpoint value... Agent: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

20080033614 - Driver assistance system: A driving aid system is provided for assisting a motor vehicle during a change of lane. The system includes a device monitoring the lateral side space and a device monitoring the directional stability. The lateral space monitoring device is designed to determine the degree of risk (for example, two levels:... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080033613 - Electric power steering apparatus: In an electric power steering apparatus, steering torque of a steering wheel is detected by a torque sensor, and a motor 10 for generating steering assist power is controlled so that the steering assist power is generated according to a basic assist torque corresponding to the detected steering torque. A... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20080033615 - Vehicle dynamic control using pulsed active steering strategy: A pulse active steering control system and method for use in a motor vehicle for improving vehicle stability by reducing a likelihood for rollover and/or skidding sends pulses to the steerable wheels whenever a rollover coefficient and/or the difference between the estimated and actual yaw rate is outside a predetermined... Agent: Daryl W Schnurr Miller Thomson LLP

20080033616 - Seat-belt pretensioner arrangement: A seat-belt pretensioner arrangement includes a pretensioner configured to apply at least two tension levels to a seat-belt and a control system to control the pretensioner. A control system is configured to provide at least one vehicle slip function which is derived from at least one sensed parameter relating to... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080033617 - Motor vehicle and control method of the same: In response to a brake OFF operation (step S110) after a gearshift operation of a gearshift lever to a parking position, a motor is controlled to output a torque corresponding to an adjusted driving force F*, which is applied in a direction of canceling a force component of a vehicle... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080033620 - Drive system, power output system incorporating the drive system, a vehicle equipped with the power output system, and control method for a drive system: In a drive system, where power from a motor is transmitted to a drive shaft and a transmission ratio is changed by a transmission, if the absolute value of the difference between the reference torque Tm2r0, which is the drive shaft side torque Tm2r at the onset of a change... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080033622 - Method for production of a brake stand-by function: The invention discloses a method of changing the trigger threshold of a brake stand-by function of a vehicle brake. The brake stand-by function generates brake pressure in wheel brakes without application of a brake pedal. The trigger threshold value for the brake stand-by function is determined by the following step