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

20080208393 - Method of controlling a vehicle based on operation characteristics: A method of controlling a vehicle includes determining an operation assigned to the vehicle along at least one segment of a route assigned to the vehicle and determining at least one control parameter of the vehicle based on at least one operation characteristic. The at least one operation characteristic relates... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.l.p.

20080208394 - Wheelchair suspension: The present invention provides a suspension for a conveyance that is capable of traversing obstacles and rough terrain. The suspension includes a frame, a pivot arm, a front caster, a drive assembly and a rear caster. The pivot arm and the drive assembly are coupled and decoupled based on movement... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080208395 - Remote control machine with partial or total autonomous control: A system for controlling a tool carrier and work tool from either a first remote control or a second remote control. The first remote control and the second remote control both transmit respective first and second control signals to a controller system supported on the tool carrier. The controller system... Agent: Tomlinson & O'connell, P.c.

20080208398 - Energy protecting device for aircraft: The invention concerns a device (1) comprising control means (3) for activating a protective function which consists in automatically controlling the engines (M1 to M4) so that they supply maximum power when the triggering conditions are fulfilled, and inhibiting means (8) for inhibiting the protective function solely when all the... Agent: Stevens Davis LLP

20080208397 - Logistics system to support deployed assets with over the horizon connectivity: A logistic systems to support deployed platforms that includes a reporting system located within deployed assets, an over-the-horizon (OTH) communication system, an information distribution node, a logistics control system, and a servicing activity. The reporting system located within deployable assets monitors and reports deployed asset status information using the OTH... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20080208396 - Mission control system and vehicle equipped with the same: There is described a mission control system having an operator seat; a head-mounted display and digital gloves worn by the operator; a headset having a microphone and integrated in the head-mounted display; a tracker for tracking the movements of the head-mounted display and the digital gloves; and a mission computer... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080208399 - Electronic flight bag system and method: An electronic flight bag (EFB) system for use on a mobile platform, for example, a commercial or military aircraft. The EFB system includes first and second independent processors that run first and second independent software applications. The first software application may be a Type C application requiring a high level... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080208400 - Method and system for assisting flight control of a low-flying aircraft: The system (1) comprises means (6) for determining a limit angle of climb corresponding to a climb angle of the aircraft for flying over the ground along an avoidance path and means (8) for displaying a characteristic sign representing said limit angle of climb on a display screen (9).... Agent: Stevens Davis LLP

20080208401 - System, method, and computer software code for insuring continuous flow of information to an operator of a powered system: A system for providing architecture for controlling a powered system having at least one power generating unit so that information provided to a user is not halted when a change in information to at least one of a subsystem and a system occurs, the system including a first control device... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.a.

20080208402 - Processor health check utilizing intelligent peripheral: An electronic safety monitor system includes a processor having a main processor and a quizzer unit. The main processor is in communication with the quizzer unit and includes control software and independent plausibility check software. The control software configures the main processor to output a control signal corresponding to a... Agent: Visteon/brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080208403 - Automotive scan tool with enhanced audio, video and voice recognition functionality: A diagnostic tool for a vehicle, includes a signal translator communicating with the vehicle in at least one protocol, an input unit for inputting information, a processor controlling a software according to the input information from the input unit and communication with the vehicle from the signal translator, the processor... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20080208404 - Monitoring apparatus and method: A comparator compares the total intake air amount accumulated by an accumulator with a reference value obtained via a selector. If the total intake air amount is smaller than the reference value, the CSS control is determined as being abnormal and a CSS-abnormality signal is output. If the number of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080208405 - Method and system for facilitating communication of information to a mobile platform: There is provided a method and system for facilitating communications between a remote access point and a mobile platform during a shutdown period. The mobile platform is equipped with a first receiver and a wireless communications receiver. A wake-up signal is wirelessly transmitted from a remote wireless device to the... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080208408 - Method and device for performing a collision avoidance maneuver: Disclosed is a method of executing a collision avoidance maneuver ahead of an object in the surroundings, with which the vehicle is on a collision course. To allow determining the avoiding path in a simplest possible fashion and, in particular, a simplest possible parameterization of the path, the avoiding path... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20080208406 - Nonlinear vehicle yaw/roll/sideslip command interpreter: A command interpreter for a vehicle stability enhancement system that uses a three degree-of-freedom vehicle model employing non-linear suspension and tire characteristics to calculate stability commands. The command interpreter includes a calculator that calculates a front tire lateral force, a calculator that calculates a rear tire lateral force and a... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080208409 - Vehicle dynamics control apparatus: In a vehicle dynamics control apparatus capable of balancing a vehicle dynamics stability control system and a lane deviation prevention control system, a cooperative control section is provided to make a cooperative control between lane deviation prevention control (LDP) and vehicle dynamics stability control (VDC). When a direction of yawing... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080208407 - Vehicular steering apparatus: A vehicular steering apparatus can accurately detect occurrence of a disturbance even where steering torque is limited, and can achieve a low cost and simple construction. The apparatus includes a road surface reaction torque detector that detects an actual road surface reaction torque received by tires of a vehicle from... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080208411 - Method for controlling an electric steering assistance system: In a method for controlling an electric steering assistance system having an electric motor to provide an auxiliary torque for a steering arrangement, a steering wheel torque, which is applied by the driver, is measured. The measured steering wheel torque signal undergoes high-pass filtering to determine an inertia compensation torque... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, Llc

20080208410 - Secure control mode transition methods for an active front steer system: A system and method for secure and restricted transitions between steering control modes for a vehicle with active front steering is disclosed. Possible operating control modes include precision, electric phase locking, and proportional integral derivative (PID) modes. Each operating control mode is monitored and the operational status of the modes... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080208412 - Steering control apparatus, steering control system, and steering control program: The present invention provides a steering control apparatus that controls steering of a vehicle of a steer-by-wire type, and includes steered-wheel motors that apply separate torques to right and left steered wheels respectively, a rod member that couples the right and left steered wheels so that the steered wheels can... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p.

20080208413 - Safety system for vehicle occupants: The present invention relates to a safety system for occupants of a vehicle 1, having means such as, in particular, acceleration sensors and/or pressure sensors for sensing a side crash. The safety system 20 also includes means for detecting the lateral velocity vQ of vehicle 1. The control of the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080208414 - Control apparatus for an occupant protection means in a motor vehicle: A control apparatus for an occupant protection device in a motor vehicle, including an apparatus for classifying an object and/or occupant on a motor vehicle seat is provided. The control apparatus includes a capacitive force sensor for recording a weight force acting on the motor vehicle seat, which is realized... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080208416 - Automated rollover prevention system: A control system for a machine is disclosed. The control system may have at least one sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of an inclination of the machine. The control system may also have a controller in communication with the at least one sensor. The controller may be configured... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.l.p.

20080208417 - Method and device for monitoring a road processing machine: The aim of the invention is to monitor the travel way of a road processing machine that drives on a basic surface as well as the working height of a working part which is disposed thereon in a vertically adjustable manner. Said aim is achieved by detecting the three-dimensional position... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080208415 - Method of determining a machine operation using virtual imaging: A method of determining a machine for operating at an actual site includes establishing a three-dimensional geographical model representing the actual site, determining at least one operation characteristic relating to the operation of each of a set of machines in relation to the model, and predicting at least one performance... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.l.p.

20080208418 - Motor-driven vehicle with transmission: A motor-driven vehicle includes at least an engine, control devices arranged to control a transmission driven by the engine, a first sensor that is arranged to communicate with the control devices, and a second sensor that is arranged to communicate with the control devices, with the control devices being arranged... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20080208419 - Device and method for controlling an automatic transmission in a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a device and a method for control of an automatic transmission (1) in a vehicle having one control unit (2) by which can be received signals produced by a transmission selector lever (7) and/or a first transmission control (8), the signals of the first transmission control... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080208422 - Control system and control method of vehicular drive system: A control system of a vehicular drive system is provided with a controller that reduces regeneration torque of a second motor when an automatic transmission that is shifted down during coasting is in an inertia phase. By reducing the regenerating torque of the second motor during the inertia phase, the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080208421 - Method and transmission arrangement for changing gears: The invention concerns a method and a transmission arrangement for changing gears in a transmission with a hydrostatic transmission and a manual gearbox (4) connected downstream from it. First the output torque of a hydrostatic motor (9) is reduced. After the reduction of the output torque of the hydrostatic motor... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, Pc

20080208420 - Torque control arbitration in powertrain systems: A method of regulating a torque output of a vehicle powertrain includes generating a plurality of torque requests and associating each of the plurality of torque requests with one of a plurality of arbitration domains to form torque request sets associated with each of the plurality of arbitration domains. A... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080208423 - Clutch controller, method of controlling clutch, and straddle-type vehicle: A clutch controller that improves riding comfort when a clutch is engaged. A target torque obtaining section obtains torque that is supposed to be transmitted from a drive-side member of the clutch to a downstream mechanism in a torque transmission path as target transmission torque, the downstream mechanism including a... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.l.p.

20080208426 - Brake control apparatus and brake control method: A brake control apparatus has wheel cylinders, hydraulic pressure supply sources pressurizing an inside of the wheel cylinder, control valves performing a pressure-raising/reducing control of the inside of the wheel cylinder, and at least two actuator units grouped according to a diagonal wheel cylinder system or a fore-and-aft wheel cylinder... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080208424 - Electronic protection for articulated vehicles: An electronic protection system for an articulated vehicle comprises a lead sensor configured to detect yaw rotational rate of a lead portion about a first yaw axis; a load sensor configured to detect yaw rotational rate of a load portion about a second yaw axis; and a processing unit coupled... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080208425 - Integrated pressure sensor with double measuring scale and a high full-scale value: In a pressure sensor with double measuring scale: a monolithic body of semiconductor material has a first main surface, a bulk region and a sensitive portion upon which pressure acts; a cavity is formed in the monolithic body and is separated from the first main surface by a membrane, which... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group Pllc

20080208427 - Vehicle braking-force control device: A braking-force control device has a brake control function for performing brake control on a front outside wheel when a vehicle is detected to be in an oversteer condition during a turning operation and for performing brake control on a rear inside wheel when the vehicle is detected to be... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080208428 - Method of determining wheel slippage and engaging a differential lock in a work vehicle: A method of determining wheel slippage in a work vehicle includes the steps of: sensing an absolute ground speed of the work vehicle; calculating a ground speed of the work vehicle using at least one drive train component; comparing the absolute ground speed with the calculated ground speed; generating a... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.c.

20080208429 - Systems and methods for steam turbine remote monitoring, diagnosis and benchmarking: Systems and methods for steam turbine remote monitoring, calculating corrected efficiency, monitoring performance degradation, diagnosing and benchmarking are disclosed with an example turbine system including a turbine, a data acquisition device coupled to the turbine, the data acquisition device for collecting turbine data that includes performance parameters of the turbine... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080208431 - Diesel engine exhaust after-treatment operator interface algorithm: A motor vehicle operator interface and control algorithm convey diesel particulate filter regeneration status to the operator. The algorithm also allows new control over heretofore automatic regeneration, through limiting the inhibit function. The DPF after-treatment operator interface provides multiple status indications to the operator. In a preferred embodiment this is... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20080208430 - Method and device as well as computer program for controlling an internal combustion engine: A method and a device as well as a computer program for controlling an internal combustion engine are provided, a torque model being used within the framework of calculating instantaneous variables and/or actuating variables. A correction of a basic value determined under standard conditions takes place in the process. In... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080208434 - internal combustion engine and working cycle: The invention is concerned with a method of deriving mechanical work from a combustion gas in internal combustion engines and reciprocating internal combustion engines for carrying out the method. The invention includes methods and apparatuses for managing combustion charge densities, temperatures, pressures and turbulence in order to produce a true... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, Pllc

20080208432 - Decoupling control strategy for interrelated air system components: A fluid control system for an engine is disclosed. The fluid control system may have a first fluid control component, a second fluid control component, and a controller in communication with the first and second fluid control components. The controller may be configured to determine an operational change associated with... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.l.p.

20080208435 - Internal combustion engine and working cycle: The invention is concerned with a method of deriving mechanical work from a combustion gas in internal combustion engines and reciprocating internal combustion engines for carrying out the method. The invention includes methods and apparatuses for managing combustion charge densities, temperatures, pressures and turbulence in order to produce a true... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, Pllc

20080208433 - Method for automatic control of air/fuel ratio in an internal combustion engine: e

20080208436 - Vehicle control system: A method for controlling an engine having an intake manifold and an outlet control device coupled to the manifold for controlling flow exiting the manifold and entering at least one cylinder of the engine, the engine further having an inlet control device for controlling flow entering the manifold, the method... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20080208437 - Fuel-injector for internal-combustion engine, methods of controlling fuel-injector, electronic control unit for fuel-injector, and fuel injection system for direct fuel-injection engine: There was a problem that various fuel spray shapes cannot be obtained according to operating conditions of a direct injection engine. There is provided a giant magnetostrictive element type injector which controls the change rate (rising slope) or peak value of a supply current applied to a solenoid for magnetic... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080208438 - Control method of direct injection engine, controller for implementing the control method, and control circuit device used for the controller: An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel injection control technique which maximizes engine power according to fuel evaporation characteristics. The fuel injection timing in the intake stroke is delayed according as a physical quantity affecting the fuel evaporation time changes such that the fuel evaporation time... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080208439 - Dual injection type internal combustion engine: A dual injection type internal combustion engine including an injector for in-cylinder injection and an injector for intake manifold injection includes a learning device for learning a background noise level based on an output signal of a knock sensor, and a knocking suppression control device for performing, while learning the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080208440 - Controller of internal combustion engine: A glow plug is provided in a combustion chamber of a diesel engine. An ECU diagnoses existence or nonexistence of a disconnection abnormality of the glow plug through a controller. When there is an abnormality in the glow plug, processing for cutting fuel supply of an abnormal cylinder, processing for... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080208441 - Traffic information adaptive to a user's travel: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for providing a traffic information service user with traffic information adaptive to the user's travel are described. The user's origin information, such as departure location and departure time, are identified. Upon identifying the user's origin information, the user's expected arrival times at a plurality... Agent: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.l.p. (c/o Microsoft Corporation)

20080208442 - Method for increasing the driving stability of a vehicle: A method for increasing the driving stability of a vehicle, particularly of a commercial vehicle, which counteracts a vehicle instability by a control intervention in a control system operating the drive and/or the brakes of the vehicle, in which the control intervention occurs as a function of the ratio between... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080208443 - Map interface with directions for alternate mode of transportation: A map user interlace is described, including at least one view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the said at least one view including at least one map and a first path representing a first mode of transportation from a starting location to an end... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080208444 - Methods for obtaining a navigation track between a first and a second location based on location information shared between peer devices and related devices and computer program products: A first device is operated to obtain a navigation track between a first location and a second location by establishing a peer-to-peer communication connection with a second device and receiving a message that contains information associated with the first location and/or the second location from the second device. The information... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.a.

20080208451 - Map information updating systems, methods, and programs: Systems, methods, and programs store a plurality of combinations of departure points and destination points that have been set in the past, store pre-update map information, and store post-update map information. The systems, methods, and programs compare, for each of the combinations of departure points and destination points, a route... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080208452 - Method and system for updating card data of a navigation system: A method and system for updating map data of a navigation system in a vehicle is provided. A first version of map data is stored in a memory device of the navigation system, and a first version of map data and a second more recent version of map data are... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080208448 - Navigation device and method for dealing with limited access roads: A method and device are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes determining a route of travel, in a navigation device, based upon at least a received destination location; determining whether or not the determined route of travel includes travel on a limited access road; and prompting a... Agent: Tomtom International B.v.

20080208446 - Navigation device and method for emergency service access: A method and device are disclosed for navigation. In at least one embodiment, the method includes displaying a selectable icon relating to emergency services on an integrated input and display device of a navigation device; displaying a plurality of selectable icons on the navigation device, at least two of the... Agent: Tomtom International B.v.

20080208447 - Navigation device and method for providing points of interest: A method and a navigation device are disclosed for displaying a rich content document. The navigation device includes a display device to display a point of interest browser including multiple point of interest entries and an input device to receive an input from a user for selecting at least one... Agent: Tomtom International B.v.

20080208450 - Navigation device and method for the graphic output of navigaton instructions: A system and method for determining and displaying a navigation route on a navigation device from one vehicle position to a travel destination. The navigation device can include processor with RAM, a mass storage device for holding a database with geographic data, as well as a display. Depending on whether... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080208445 - Route shaping systems and methods: Route shaping systems and methods determine a route from a current location through a shape location to a destination. An area of interest is determined for the shape location, and a highest road class for road segments through the interest area is identified. A route is calculated from a starting... Agent: Garmin Ltd. C/o Garmin International, Inc.

20080208449 - Scheduling method using portable terminal and navigation terminal: A scheduling method using a portable terminal and a navigation terminal is disclosed, each of which has a short-range wireless communication module. The portable terminal creates schedule information including location data and alarm time data, and registers the schedule information as navigation schedule information. The portable terminal displays the schedule... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, Plc

20080208453 - Navigation apparatus and route guidance method for same: The present invention provides a navigation apparatus and a route guidance method that allow a user to easily recognize when a time display is changed based on a difference in time zone or day light saving. Information regarding a plurality of intersections or transit points on a guidance route which... Agent: Alpine/bhgl

20080208454 - Path approximation for planar motion of a ground vehicle: The generation of a planar trajectory for use by a vehicle in guiding its position is described. The trajectory is generated by identifying points representing the trajectory, fairing the identified points to generate a set of faired points, and computing a set of polynomial segments from the faired points. The... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080208455 - Correlation position determination: Methods and apparatus for navigating with the use of correlation within a select area are provided. One method includes, storing data required to reconstruct ranges and associated angles to objects along with statistical accuracy information while initially traversing throughout the select area. Measuring then current ranges and associated angles to... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080208460 - Lane determining device, method, and program: Devices, methods, and programs obtain vehicle position information indicating a current position of a vehicle, and based on the vehicle position information, obtain road information including positions and forms of lane markings around the current position of the vehicle. Based on the road information, the devices, systems, and methods determine... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080208456 - Map interface with a movable marker: A map user interface is described, including a view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the view including a map and a location marker at an initial location on the map, the location marker being movable from the initial location to a target location on... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080208457 - Map interface with placeable marker: A map user interlace is described, including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a map, and a location marker placed at the selected location on the map upon receiving a placement request indicating selection of a selected location... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080208458 - Multi-functional map displayer: A multi-functional map displayer is composed of an input interface, a display interface, and a transmission interface, wherein a longitude and latitude of a desired location can be entered on the input interface, and a signal of the entered longitude and latitude can be transmitted to internet through the transmission... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc

20080208459 - Road-map-data configuration and navigation apparatus: A computer readable medium having stored thereon road-map-data including pieces of link information having different accuracy levels based on the accuracies of sources of the link information, whereby a computer is able to appropriately configure road-network data, on the basis of an accuracy level given in each of the pieces... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20080208461 - Machine with automated steering system: A system is provided for regulating a travel course of a machine. The system has a steering system operationally connected to at least one ground engaging device. Additionally, the system has a path generator configured to generate a path along which the machine can travel. The system also has a... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.l.p.

20080208462 - Vehicle navigation system: A navigation system for a vehicle for generating a plurality of routes from a present position of the vehicle to a destination acquires the present position. The system stores map data of a map and storing position detection data. The system displays the map based on the map data. The... Agent: Posz Law Group, Plc

20080208465 - Map interface with enhanced driving directions: A map user interlace is described, including at least one view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the said at least one view including at least one map, successive steps of driving directions for following a path from a starting location to an end location... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080208464 - Map interface with location-specific executable instructions: A map user interlace is described, including a first view including a first map, a selection window in proximity to a selected location, a plurality of alternatives displayed in the selection window, a second view including a second map that may be at least partially the same as the first... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080208463 - Map interface with path locations that can be reordered: A map user interface is described, including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a first map and the initial path displayed on the first map, the initial path being from a starting location via at least one intermediate... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080208466 - Navigation system, enlarged intersection image displaying method used in the system, and map information generating method: When a vehicle travels along a guidance path and approaches an intersection, a vehicle navigation system determines crossing points between a circle having its center set to the intersection and a predetermined radius, and an approach link and an exit link for the intersection. The system also sets a direction... Agent: Alpine/bhgl

20080208468 - Forward looking virtual imaging: Inputting information from On-Board Avionics & Instrumentation and may be AHRS which provides vehicle status to a FLVI Engine through a communication interface, the FLVI engine selects imagery from a data base and synchronizes the imagery with the vehicle status, and outputs the synchronized images to a display. The FLVI... Agent: Michael Ries

20080208467 - Methods for obtaining a navigation track between a first and a second location at a client device using location information obtained from a server device and related devices and computer program products: A client device is operated to obtain a navigation track between a first location and a second location by establishing a communication connection with a server device and receiving a message that contains information associated with the first location and/or the second location from the server device. The information is... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.a.

20080208469 - Technique for effective navigation based on user preferences: In a navigation device in accordance with the invention, user profiles may be stored and used to navigate a user who may be driving in a vehicle, on foot, or in other mode of transportation. Each user profile corresponds to one of the user's personae. For example, the user business... Agent: Christie Parker & Hale, LLP

20080208470 - Communication method and communication system: A communication method is applied to a first peripheral communication device and a communication device. The communication device has a data exchanging module, a GPS module electrically connected to the data exchanging module, and a Bluetooth communication module electrically connected to the data exchanging module. The communication method includes the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080208471 - Method for finding a position for lanes on a multilane roadway: The invention relates to a method for finding a position for lanes on a multilane roadway, where first of all the position of a first lane on the multilane roadway is found and then the position of at least one further lane on the multilane roadway is determined on the... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.c.

20080208472 - Traffic safety system: A vehicle safety system comprises a collision avoidance system, comprising range finding apparatus for determining a distance to an adjacent vehicle, the collision avoidance system comprising a transmitter (74) and a receiver (70). A communications system is used for communicating with a road side terminal. The communications system uses the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080201023 - Method for reducing quiescent power draw and machine using same: A machine includes a master electronic control module and at least one secondary electronic control module. A method of operating the machine includes steps of determining whether preconditions are satisfied for changing the master electronic control module from an operating state to a low power state, and determining whether preconditions... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell, Mcneil & Harper

20080201022 - Recreational vehicle warning and identification system related applications: A novel warning and identification system for use on recreational vehicles of various types, such as snowmobiles or ATVs, is disclosed as comprising a housing with a display that projects a digital number that is mounted and oriented to provide oncoming riders with information concerning the number of participants in... Agent: James E. Bartek

20080201024 - Apparatus for airfield management: A system for supervising the landing of an aircraft by a supervisor in a control station, each of the aircraft being incapable of being controlled by any personnel onboard, the system comprises a control station and onboard aircraft control apparatus. The station includes an input device, responsive to the supervisor,... Agent: Milde & Hoffberg, LLP

20080201026 - Method and a device for controlling the ground clearance of an aircraft: The present invention relates to a method and to a device for controlling and adjusting the ground clearance (h) of an aircraft (1) provided with at least one undercarriage (30), said undercarriage (30) being provided with a damper-actuator (2) for performing a damping function and a function of retracting said... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080201025 - Method of distributing braking within at least one group of brakes of an aircraft: estimating individual braking setpoints (Fi) for each of the brakes of the group so that the individual braking setpoints make it possible, at least under normal operating conditions of the brakes, to implement braking that dissipates said energy level, the individual braking setpoints also being determined so as to satisfy... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080201027 - System and method for computer aided dispatching using a coordinating agent: A system and method for controlling the movement of plural trains over a rail network, where the rail network is divided into a plurality of planning areas with a boundary element of common track between adjacent planning areas, using a local coordinating agent for controlling the movement of the trains... Agent: Duane Morris LLP Suite 1000

20080201028 - Method and computer software code for uncoupling power control of a distributed powered system from coupled power settings: A method for powering a powered system having a first power generating unit where power settings for the first power generating unit are decoupled from power settings for a second power generating unit, the method including developing a power operating plan which is independent of a coupled power setting, and... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20080201031 - Boat propulsion unit and boat: A boat is capable of preventing shocks on gears in meshing engagement with each other and an abrupt movement thereof when a remote control shift lever is quickly rotated to reverse from a cruising mode. A control microcomputer is arranged to control the operation of a shift actuator based on... Agent: Yamaha Marine Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080201029 - Facilitating navigation of vessels in specific water environments: A method of facilitating movement of a vessel in a specific navigation environment. Characteristics of the vessel are evaluated relative to conditions in the environment to define a navigation procedure. The procedure is described on a navigational chart that includes information from sources of navigation-related experience, e.g., sovereign governmental authorities,... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20080201030 - Stall detection: m

20080201034 - Internal combustion engine control apparatus and method: An internal combustion engine control apparatus includes: a fuel injector; a cooling fan of a radiator that radiates the heat of coolant in a coolant passage in the internal combustion engine; a flow rate control mechanism that variably controls the flow rate of the coolant; an abnormality detector that detects... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080201033 - Sensing misalignment detection and estimation system: A misalignment detection sensor assembly is provided, which includes a forward-looking sensor having a sensing direction along a first axis and an inertia sensor configured to sense acceleration along a second axis, the second axis having a fixed relationship with respect to the first axis. A misalignment detection system uses... Agent: Autoliv Asp

20080201032 - Vehicle diagnostic code communication device and a method for transmitting diagnostic data utilizing the vehicle diagnostic code communication device: A vehicle diagnostic code communication device and a method for transmitting diagnostic data utilizing the vehicle diagnostic code communication device are provided. The vehicle diagnostic code communication device includes a diagnostic link connector configured to receive signals indicating a diagnostic code associated with vehicle operation and a microprocessor operably coupled... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080201035 - Electronic control apparatus having self-diagnosis function: The electronic control apparatus includes a rewritable nonvolatile memory, a first function of performing a monitoring operation to detect abnormalities in each of a first to N-th (N being an integer larger than 2) items, and a second function of, when the first function detects an abnormality in an M-th... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080201036 - Oil temperature prediction and vehicle protection: A vehicle having an oil temperature prediction algorithm that allows for protection of the vehicle is disclosed. The algorithm may predict an oil sump temperature for a manual transmission and, upon reaching a first transmission heat threshold, enter a transmission protection mode.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080201037 - Alignment changing control device and fuel consumption management device: To provide a toe angle changing control ECU for controlling a toe angle of wheels of a vehicle. The toe angle changing control ECU includes: a straight traveling state judging section (41) for judging whether or not the vehicle is in a straight traveling state within a predetermined time period... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080201038 - Determination of the actual yaw angle and the actual slip angle of a land vehicle: In a method for determining the actual yaw rate and slip angle of a vehicle, a slip angle characteristic is first determined by a driving condition sensor system, a yaw rate sensor and a position determination system. If the slip angle characteristic remains below a threshold value, the actual yaw... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080201039 - Driving assist device for vehicle: In a driving assist device for a vehicle, there are provided a specified-operation detecting device to detect that a specified operation is conducted by a driver at a normal driving state, a normal-driving-state stimulation proving device to provide the driver with a specified stimulation associated with the specified operation when... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20080201040 - Steering apparatus: This steering apparatus is capable of changing and controlling a ratio of a turning angle of a steering wheel to an operation amount of an operation member, wherein the ratio is reduced when an operation speed of the operation member is higher than a predetermined operation speed; and if the... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080201041 - Control device for electric power steering apparatus: A control device for an electric power steering apparatus includes a control unit which controls a motor giving steering assist force to a steering system according to a current command value computed based on steering toque and vehicle speed in a vector control manner and an advance angle map for... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080201042 - System and method for pre-deploying restraints countermeasures using pre-crash sensing and post-crash sensing: A system and method for deploying a restraint system in a vehicle that is in a pre-collision state with an object is provided. The system includes a pre-crash sensing system and a controller. The pre-crash sensing system is adapted to transmit pre-crash signals. The controller is configured to determine a... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20080201043 - Automated control of boom and attachment for work vehicle: A first sensor detects a boom angle of a boom with respect to a support. An attachment is coupled to the boom. A second cylinder is associated with the attachment. A second sensor detects an attachment angle of the attachment with respect to the boom. An accelerometer detects an acceleration... Agent: Deere & Company

20080201045 - Rotation control device and working machine therewith: An excavator has a controller capable of setting target torque of a rotation motor in accordance with a speed deviation between target speed set in accordance with an operation amount of an operating lever and actual rotation speed and is provided with an inverter for detecting necessary torque for rotating... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080201044 - Travel control apparatus for industrial vehicle: A travel control apparatus for a forklift is disclosed. The forklift is provided with a loading device that performs load handling operations by raising and lowering a load, and a drive motor which generates a drive force for travel and is capable of generating a braking force. The apparatus is... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20080201046 - Method for operating an automotive drive: In an automotive drive, at least one dynamic characteristic of a bearing by which the automotive drive is supported on a beam is selectively influenced during operation of the automotive drive (active bearing). It is provided that a change in an instantaneous operating variable of the automotive drive is determined... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080201047 - Method for influencing an automatic gearbox, taking into consideration the tractional resistance: In particular a topographical information of the area in which the vehicle drives is obtained which allows a tractional resistance detection unit, optionally in combination with additional influencing variables in relation to the external tractional resistance, to act upon the controller of an automated transmission so that by shifting the... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080201048 - Signal processing system with rapid signal processing: The invention concerns a signal processing system with rapid signal processing, for example for controlling the transmission of a motor vehicle, with an input module (EM) that calls for a desired reaction by emitting a request signal, a signal processing module (SM), and a target module (ZM) that implements the... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080201050 - Gap indicator for the changing of lanes by a motor vehicle on a multilane road: The gap indicator includes a surround sensor system for recording the traffic surround field including the traffic in at least one adjacent lane, an identification device for determining gaps in the traffic sufficient for a lane change, and a dialog device for the output of detailed driving instructions to the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080201049 - Vehicle brake system having a pump: Disclosed is a vehicle brake system having a pump and a prechamber, from which the pump can extract a fluid by suction, and having a switching valve, by means of which fluid can optionally be fed to the prechamber. A bypass valve connected in parallel with the switching valve is... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20080201051 - Vehicle driving force control device: A driving force control device includes an individual-wheel friction-circle limit-value calculating portion that calculates friction-circle limit-values of individual wheels, an individual-wheel requested-resultant-tire-force calculating portion that calculates requested resultant tire forces of the individual wheels, an individual-wheel resultant-tire-force calculating portion that calculates resultant tire forces of the individual wheels, an individual-wheel... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080201052 - Vehicle motion control apparatus: A vehicle motion control apparatus includes a motion controlling process operating a pump for supplying brake fluid between a pressure difference control valve and a pressure increasing control valve and controlling the pressure difference control valve and the pressure increasing control valve, thereby pressurizing the wheel cylinder of the wheel... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080201053 - System and method for mixed gas chamber with automatic recovery: A system for the introduction, monitoring and maintenance of pre-set levels of two or more gas components in a mixed gas chamber. The system has a micro-controller which monitors a pre-set level for each gas component in the mixed gas chamber using a plurality of sensors for each gas component.... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20080201055 - Vehicle-use battery monitor apparatus: The vehicle-use battery monitor apparatus includes a first function of receiving a power generation rate indicative of an operating state of a vehicle alternator from a power generation control device, a second function of detecting a charge/discharge current of a vehicle battery, a third function of transmitting the power generation... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080201054 - Virtual sensor based engine control system and method: A method is provided for a virtual sensor system. The method may include obtaining data records associated with a plurality of input parameters and at least one output parameter and adjusting values of the input parameters based on autocorrelation of respective input parameters. The method may also include reconfiguring the... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20080201063 - Combustion control method for a direct-injection controlled auto-ignition combustion engine: A powertrain and a control method therefore are provided wherein ignition of a combustible charge in a combustion chamber of a controlled auto-ignition internal combustion engine equipped with in-cylinder fuel-injection and a spark ignition device is controlled. A spark-discharge plasma channel is generated between the electrodes of the spark ignition... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20080201060 - Fuel injection controller and fuel injection control system: A fuel injection controller (engine control ECU) controls a fuel injection mode of an engine having cylinder pressure sensors in all of four cylinders for measuring pressures in the cylinders. The controller measures a pressure (cylinder pressure) in the cylinder as an object cylinder (each of the four cylinders) based... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080201058 - Internal combustion engine and working cycle: The invention is concerned with a method of deriving mechanical work from a combustion gas in internal combustion engines and reciprocating internal combustion engines for carrying out the method. The invention includes methods and apparatuses for managing combustion charge densities, temperatures, pressures and turbulence in order to produce a true... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080201059 - Internal combustion engine and working cycle: The invention is concerned with a method of deriving mechanical work from a combustion gas in internal combustion engines and reciprocating internal combustion engines for carrying out the method. The invention includes methods and apparatuses for managing combustion charge densities, temperatures, pressures and turbulence in order to produce a true... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080201056 - Internal combustion engine control device and method: An ECU of an internal combustion engine estimates an anticipated air amount in response to a demand for the internal combustion engine and causes an injector to inject an initial amount of fuel determined in accordance with the anticipated air amount so that an air-fuel ratio of a mixture in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080201057 - Method and device for determining a corrective value used for influencing an air/fuel ratio: The invention relates to a method for the cylinder-selective control of an air/fuel mixture to be burnt in a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine, in which the lambda values for different cylinders or groups of cylinders are separately sensed and controlled, and also relates to a multi-cylinder internal engine suitable for... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080201062 - Method and device for diagnosing a crankcase ventilation of an internal combustion engine: A method and device for diagnosing a crankcase ventilation of an internal combustion engine, which enable a diagnosis of a malfunction of an actuator of the crankcase ventilation. The internal combustion engine has at least two cylinder banks to which the crankcase ventilation is supplied, and an actuator is provided... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080201061 - Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine: An injection valve of an internal combustion engine is actuated at least once by at least one specified control value of an actuating variable for metering at least one specified minimum quantity corrected by a correction value. The correction value for the control value is adjusted according to a deviation... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080201064 - Idle stop system: An idle stop controller connects to a vehicle computer so as to implement an idle stop on request of the driver from a signal derived from a foot brake, a parking brake, or a voice-activated switch. It also implements an engine restart on request of the driver, and this can... Agent: Brown & Michaels, PC 400 M & T Bank Building

20080201065 - Programmable route specific dynamic traffic warning system with segmentation identifiers: A method for selectively providing traffic information to a user without requiring the user to constantly monitor radio broadcasts is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: determining at least one area of interest including a plurality of latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates; receiving traffic data including information related to a... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20080201066 - Road traffic information communicating system and method: A control section (212) adds first time information from a clock (204) to road traffic information from a light beacon communication device to create road traffic information by first time for storing in a storage device (205). A time judging device (209) receives second time information from other mobile communication... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080201067 - Method and system for collecting user update requests regarding geographic data to support automated analysis, processing and geographic data updates: A system and method provide functionality for collecting user update reports of geographic inconsistencies between geographic data and the real world to enable automated processing of updates to the geographic data. A user's input is collected and describes an anomaly, which is a geographic inconsistency between geographic data and the... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20080201068 - Presentation of sequence diagrams with focus highlighting: A method and apparatus are provided to enhance presentation and viewing of a sequence diagram. One or more messages are selected for attachment of a visualization technique to the selected message(s). During presentation of the diagram, the attached visualization technique may be employed to enhance presentation of the diagram and... Agent: Lieberman & Brandsdorfer, LLC

20080201069 - Terminal device and recording medium: A mobile phone terminal has a positional information acquisition unit acquiring present positional information indicating a present position, a destination information acquisition unit acquiring destination information specifying a destination (where to return, and where to go), a navigation unit navigating a route from a position specified by the present positional... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080201070 - Communicative navigation system, information distribution server, and mobile navigation terminal: There are provided a mobile navigation terminal and an information distribution server that includes a geographical database for route searching and a mesh database storing therein meshes into which images produced from aerial photographs have been divided. The mobile navigation terminal includes GPS means; matching means for matching a measured... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080201072 - Method and apparatus for transmitting position information on a digistal map: In a position information transmission method of the invention, the transmitting side transmits road shape information to specify the target road section on a digital map and event information to specify an event position by using a relative position in the target road section and the receiving side performs map... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080201071 - Vehicle navigation system and method: A vehicle navigation system and method. The system includes a unit located in a vehicle and coupled to a first network, a traffic information center coupled to a second network, and a server coupled to the first and second networks. A trip plan is generated according to navigation information, vehicle... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20080201073 - Method for transmitting location information on a digital map, apparatus for implementing the method and traffic information provision/reception system: Location information transmission apparatus for exchanging information about the on-road location on a digital map, characterized in that apparatus at an information provider comprises a location information converter for converting transmit on-road location information to road shape data including the on-road location consisting of a string of coordinates representing the... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080201074 - System and method for creating and sharing navigation routes with electronic devices: A device which converts geographic coordinates such as track logs to navigational routes matched to known road networks includes a GPS receiver; a display; and a processing system. The GPS receiver determines a series of geographic coordinates corresponding to points along a path traveled by a user of the device.... Agent: Garmin Ltd. C/o Garmin International, Inc.

20080201075 - Video mirror system for a vehicle: A video mirror system for a vehicle comprises an interior electrochromic rearview mirror assembly having a reflective element that has a front portion that faces generally towards the driver of the vehicle when the interior rearview mirror assembly is mounted in the vehicle and that has a rear portion that... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20080201076 - Witness based tracking systems and methods: Systems and method provide witness based tracking. An encounter with a first mobile sensor module and a second mobile sensor module is determined. At least one witness event of the encounter is recorded, the witness event comprising a mobile ID of at least one of the first and second mobile... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20080201077 - Vehicle collision detecting system: A collision detecting system includes a bumper reinforcement member, a crush box disposed between the bumper reinforcement member and a fixing member of the vehicle, a strain inducing member fixed to the crush box so as to distort in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle as the crush box is... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080201078 - Apparatuses, methods and systems for determining and announcing proximity between trajectories: The disclosure details the implementation of apparatuses, methods, and systems for determining and announcing proximity between trajectories. A code triggered information server may be used to track user behavior, including trajectories, via mobile devices, on the internet, or within a virtual world. Users register their positions and/or behavior by scanning... Agent: Chadbourne & Parke LLP

20080195260 - Communication control apparatus: This invention intends to reduce a time difference in information collection time as much as possible in a vehicle installed network system for collecting information on distributed positions within a vehicle. According to this invention, information on a measurement result by a sensor (23) at a time point after a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080195258 - Data transfer device for a bicycle computer or similar computer for a bicycle inline skates walking stick or similar and method for setting and/or updating a bicycle computer or similar: A data transfer device for a bicycle computer or the like, comprising data transmission means (3), a data processing device for the collection of data according to the selection of a function corresponding to a particular criterion and input of a value, input means (5), selection means (6) and a... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080195257 - Guidance and security system for complex transport systems: The present invention provides a guidance and security system for transport means, in particular complex mass transport systems, in which automatic passenger counting, security monitoring, for example, against fire, crime and terrorism, control of the use of individual elements of the transport system, such as vehicles, trains etc., automatic monitoring... Agent: Dickinson Wright Pllc

20080195259 - Methods and systems for high speed data communication: Methods and systems for transmitting power and digital communication are provided. The method includes communicatively coupling a broadband over power line interface unit to a power conductor of a temporary power cable, communicatively coupling the broadband over power line interface unit to a network access point, electrically coupling the power... Agent: John S. Beulick (24691) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080195261 - Vehicular crash notification system: Arrangement for a vehicle including a sensor system arranged on the vehicle for sensing an event requiring an emergency response, a location determining device for determining the location of the vehicle, a communication device arranged on the vehicle for automatically communicating to a remote location when an event has occurred... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080195262 - Method and device for determining the width of a safety corridor for an aircraft and method and system fo securing the automatic low-altitude flight of an aircraft: The invention relates to a method and device for determining the width of a safety corridor for an aircraft and to a method and system for securing the automatic low-altitude flight of an aircraft. The inventive device (1) comprises: means (3) which can be used by an operator in order... Agent: Stevens Davis LLP

20080195263 - Altimeter setting display and storage system and method: A system and method for storing altimeter setting values on an aircraft display includes simultaneously rendering an altimeter and an active altimeter setting field, and selectively rendering a standby altimeter setting field simultaneously with the altimeter and the active altimeter setting field. An active altimeter setting value is rendered in... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080195264 - Method of automatically managing the speed of an aircraft in turbulent air and device for its implementation: The invention relates to a method of automatically managing the flight of an aircraft in turbulent air comprising notably the determination of the current speed (Vc), of an optimal turbulence speed (Vt), of a current thrust value (P). The data relating to a turbulence is acquired. An optimal turbulence speed... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080195265 - Train integrity network system: A train integrity network system comprises bogie units which monitor critical parameters relating to the condition of bogie components and the rail track they are travelling on, an onboard server which controls the bogie units and a wireless network which enables communication between the server and the bogie units. Each... Agent: Jacobson Holman Pllc

20080195267 - Method for starting on an up slope or with a high load: The invention essentially concerns a method for fast starting on an up slope or with a high load. Said method uses a power transmission device (1.1) comprising a traction chain. Said traction chain consists in particular of a heat engine (2), a clutch (3), an electrical macine (4), and wheels... Agent: Nicolas E. Seckel Patent Attorney

20080195266 - Speed ratio shift method: The present invention essentially concerns a method for a motor vehicle speed ratio shift. Said method uses a power transmission device (1.1) comprising a traction chain consisting of a heat engine (2), a clutch (3), an electrical machine (4), a gearbox (5), and wheels (6). The invention is characterized in... Agent: Nicolas E. Seckel Patent Attorney

20080195268 - Implement control system and method of using same: An implement steering system includes at least one sensor for providing an indication of tilt associated with an implement as it traverses along an implement path of travel and at least another sensor for providing an indication of the current position of the implement as it traverses along the implement... Agent: Jerry Richard Potts

20080195269 - System, method and computer software code for controlling a powered system and operational information used in a mission by the powered system: A method for communicating operational information for a mission plan to an operator of a powered system, the method including collecting information specific to a mission plan, verifying information specific to the mission, and/or accepting information specific to the mission. The powered system is allowed to be autonomously controlled. A... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.a.

20080195270 - Route planning system and method for agricultural working machines: In a route planning system and method for agricultural working machines, a defined working width is assigned to the agricultural working machines to generate driving routes in a territory, and dynamic adaptation of the planned driving route is carried out thereby ensuring that the driving route to be covered is... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20080195272 - Mobile agricultural vehicle: To eliminate the need for additional operating elements for the fine tuning of the engine-transmission management in a mobile agricultural vehicle, the electronic transmission-control unit is connected via an ISO bus to the ISO bus terminal, whereby current transmission data can be displayed in the cabin of the vehicle and... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080195271 - Scan tool with integrated global positioning system: A diagnostic tool and method are provided wherein the diagnostic tool includes a global positioning system. The diagnostic tool can provide diagnostic data, global position and altitude to the user. The diagnostic tool can alert the user or the owner if the tool determines that it has been removed from... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20080195274 - Vehicle control apparatus and control method of same: A vehicle control apparatus includes a first storage area in which malfunction record information that is information on the record of a malfunction in a vehicle, and identifying information used to identify a program are stored in a nonvolatile manner; and a second storage area in which the program is... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080195273 - Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle control method: A state judgment unit (21) of an on-vehicle terminal (20) judges whether the vehicle is in operation by using outputs of the operation state of a mobile terminal (10), a key insert switch (32), an ignition switch (33), and a courtesy switch (34). A theft detection unit (22) includes a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080195275 - Control device for vehicles to make rapid counter-measure against communication abnormality in communication means between calculation control devices: In the control device for vehicles which executes a control of the vehicle by one calculation control device based upon a target control amount generated by another calculation control device connected to the one calculation control device by way of a communication means, the other calculation control device calculates an... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080195276 - Image processing system to control vehicle headlamps or 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

20080195278 - Motor vehicle having a vehicle body and a chassis: A motor vehicle has a vehicle body and a chassis that has at least one wheel suspension device for two opposing wheel. An adjusting device is assigned to each of the wheels. The adjusting devices are coupled to one another by a stabilizer. At least two stabilizer bearings are provided... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080195277 - Self-contained ride level control system for a motor vehicle: In a self-contained ride level control system for a motor vehicle, the accumulator pressure is controlled as follows: determination of the current pressure Ps(current) of the compressed air accumulator (4); definition of at least one level whereto the vehicle can be lifted or lowered; determination os the air volume required... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20080195279 - Motor vehicle drive control system and sensor unit for the same: What are provided are a motor vehicle drive control system, which easily detect accelerations, generated in the up and down, front and rear, and left and right of a motor vehicle body, in high degree of accuracy, and performs the stability control of a motor vehicle, and its sensor unit.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080195280 - Vehicle lateral control system: A vehicle lateral control system that integrates both vehicle dynamics and kinematics control. The system includes a driver interpreter that provides desired vehicle dynamics and predicted vehicle path based on driver input. Error signals between the desired vehicle dynamics and measured vehicle dynamics, and between the predicted vehicle path and... Agent: Miller Ip Group, Plc General Motors Corporation

20080195281 - Human perception model for steering performance: A human perception model for a vehicle steering control method including the steps of obtaining a heading error, obtaining a velocity value, obtaining a distance error, applying the heading error, inputting a measure of operator aggressiveness and defuzzifying an output from a steering rule base. The velocity value and the... Agent: Deere & Company

20080195282 - Perception model for trajectory following autonomous and human augmented steering control: A steering control method including the steps of obtaining a heading error, obtaining a velocity value, obtaining a distance error, applying the heading error and defuzzrfying an output from a steering rule base. The velocity value and the distance error are applied along with the heading error to fuzzy logic... Agent: Deere & Company

20080195285 - Backing operation assist apparatus for vehicle: A vehicular backing operation assist apparatus is coupled with a movement direction demand unit for demanding a forward or backward movement of the vehicle and a change detection unit for detecting a change of a state of the vehicle taking place in association with a start-up of the vehicle. A... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080195284 - Integrated vehicular system for low speed collision avoidance: A method of providing range measurements for use with a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: a) visually sensing (2) the area adjacent the vehicle to produce visual sense data (22); b) range sensing (26) objects around the vehicle to produce range sense data; c) combining the visual sense... Agent: Bainwood Huang & Associates Llc

20080195283 - Seat belt tension-sensing device and method of determining an amount of tension being applied to a seat belt webbing: A seat belt tension-sensing device and a method for determining the amount of tension applied to a seat belt webbing are provided. The seat belt tension-sensing device has a tension sensor configured to generate a signal in response to displacement of a flexible substrate that is indicative of an amount... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080195286 - Control apparatus and control method for vehicular power transmitting apparatus: A control apparatus for a vehicular power transmitting apparatus includes, in series, i) a differential portion which is provided with a differential mechanism having a differential function with respect to an input shaft and an output shaft, in which the differential mechanism is switched between a differential state and a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080195287 - Method and control unit for detecting the closed state of a clutch in a drive train of a motor vehicle: In a method for assessing a closed state of a clutch in a drive train of a motor vehicle, with which clutch a driver controls a frictional connection between an internal combustion engine and a change speed transmission of the motor vehicle, the assessment is carried out in dependence on... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080195288 - Method for activating and deactivating the four-wheel drive of service and working vehicles without interactive differential locks: The invention relates to a method for activating and deactivating the four-wheel drive of service and working vehicles without interaxle differential locks. According to said method, said activation and deactivation of the four-wheel drive is derived from the driving and load conditions of the vehicle (1), the vehicle speed and/or... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080195289 - Brake control system and method for motor vehicles: A brake control system and method for motor vehicles is provided with an electronic control unit, by which, when the motor vehicle is stationary, a parking brake function can be activated manually or automatically. Its deactivation occurs upon reaching a predefined release condition. In the presence of a release condition... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080195290 - Speed control strategy: A method is provided for efficiently decelerating a vehicle having a braking circuit for braking a set of brake actuators. A flow of pressurized brake fluid is generated within the braking circuit. Normal force parameters exerted on each wheel of the braking circuit are determined. At least one respective brake... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, Llc

20080195291 - Control system for the braking and/or the driving of a wheel: The invention relates to a control system for a vehicle with wheels, where at least one wheel is connected with means for braking and/or driving the wheel, the control system comprising a measuring device to measure a rotational speed of the wheel, a longitudinal force and a vertical force that... Agent: Vedder Price P.c.

20080195292 - Driver assistance system for a motor vehicle: A driver assistance system for a motor vehicle has a controller within a speed and/or distance regulator, which controller is used for the regulation of the acceleration of the motor vehicle according to a setpoint acceleration. The driver assistance system also includes an input coupling unit for coupling an additional... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080195293 - Perception model for trajectory following autonomous and human augmented speed control: A speed control method of a vehicle including the steps of obtaining a steering angle, a velocity error and a distance error. The velocity and the distance error being determined by mathematical combinations of a GPS position, a required path and speed set points. The steering angle, velocity errors and... Agent: Deere & Company

20080195294 - Control device for internal combustion engine and air-fuel ratio calculation method: An internal combustion engine (1), which generates power by burning a mixture of fuel and air in each combustion chamber (3), is provided with an in-cylinder pressure sensor (15) that is located in the combustion chamber (3) for detecting an in-cylinder pressure, and an ECU (20). ECU (20) calculates a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080195295 - Fuel injection system for internal combustion engine: A fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine has a lubricity improver supply for adding a lubricity improver to low-viscosity fuel supplied to a fuel injection apparatus of the engine. A controller controls the lubricity improver supply so that the amount of the lubricity improver added to fuel at... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080195296 - Method for determining the injection correction when checking the tightness of a tank ventilation system: A tank ventilating valve is disposed in a regeneration pipe which connects a storage container collecting fuel gas of a fuel tank to an intake pipe of the internal combustion engine. The tank ventilation system is air tightly sealed towards the atmosphere prevailing outside the motor vehicle while the tank... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p. Patent Department

20080195297 - Method for on-board diagnosis of cold start emissions reduction control strategy: A diagnostic cold start emissions control system for an internal combustion engine includes a control module having a calculated engine-out energy module, an engine-out energy residual module, and a diagnostic system evaluation module. The calculated engine-out energy module is in communication with the engine-out energy residual module and is configured... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080195298 - Calibrated air intake tract having air infusion insert: A Calibrated Air Intake Tract for Internal Combustion Engine is disclosed. The intake includes a Mass Airflow Sensor section that defines an inner diameter that differs from the diameter of the overall intake air tract piping. The Mass Airflow Sensor length and diameter are precision-tuned in order to provide the... Agent: Steins & Associates

20080195299 - Apparatus, system and method that interfaces with an automobile engine control unit: The present embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and systems that interface with automobile Engine Control Units (ECU). In some embodiments, methods are provided that communicate with an ECU by establishing a wireless communication link with a remote device, coupling with an ECU, pairing the remote device with the ECU, identifying a... Agent: Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens & Mcivor, LLP

20080195300 - Methods and systems for reporting automotive traffic conditions in response to user-specific requests: The method and system described herein provides an interface for accessing a database containing information pertaining to traffic conditions. Using the interface, a driver can receive traffic conditions potentially affecting the driver's particular commute, just prior to the time at which the driver chooses between one or more routes for... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Bellsouth

20080195301 - Onboard runway incursion alert method and device for aircraft: The device attracts the attention of an aircraft crew on approach or normal (alert) or abnormal (alarm) crossing, of a traffic zone of an airport infrastructure presenting risks of collision. Accordingly, it selects on the basis of the information provided by the flight instruments, a type of flight phase from... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080195302 - Vehicle having its operating conditions regulated by fuel consumption: An engine-powered vehicle includes a measuring instrument that registers the actual value for fuel consumption for the vehicle and a device for presetting a setpoint value for the fuel consumption. The actual value of the fuel consumption for the vehicle that is registered is used to control, and adjust, the... Agent: Edwin D. Schindler

20080195303 - Method for displaying map information: A method for displaying map information for a navigation system provides map information which includes areas representing a top view of a map detail, and lines representing a grid of traffic routes. The display of the area information includes additional background information, i.e., the display of the areas in a... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080195304 - Sensor fusion for navigation: A navigation system is provided. The navigation system comprises a plurality of navigation sensors, each of the plurality of navigation sensors configured to provide data for at least one of a plurality of rigid body states such that data for each of the plurality of rigid body states is provided... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080195305 - System and method for broadcasting navigation prompts: Disclosed are a system and method for broadcasting navigation prompts to a radio receiver system with an electronic device. A message is broadcast to the radio receiver system. The message includes data that invokes a programmed response by the radio receiver system to carry out at least one of increase... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080195306 - Remote destination programming for vehicle navigation: Remote destination programming enables a user to define a desired destination (402, 406, 410) in advance of a journey. The destination may be stored in a user profile (502, 504) on a remote navigation server (400, 500). It may be uploaded there via a web interface (402), or through land-line... Agent: Stolowitz Ford Cowger LLP

20080195307 - Method of establishing neighboring points for a digital road network system: m

20080195308 - Accessing content via a geographic map: Detailed herein is a technology which, among other things, allows multimedia content associated with a particular geographic area to be viewed and accessed through an appropriate geographic map. In one approach to this technology, multimedia content is received. This content has an associated geographic tag. A geographic map is displayed,... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080195310 - Control information storage apparatus: Vehicle control data is stored in a database of a vehicle control information storage apparatus of the present invention by a unit of road segment. When the same vehicle travels the same road segment for plural times, vehicle speed is averaged for storage as the vehicle control information in the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080195311 - Downloading map segment(s) to a cell phone based upon its gps coordinates and mobility: A wireless terminal displays its location and navigation information (map segment) on its display. The wireless terminal accesses a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver of the wireless terminal to determine its location coordinates. The wireless terminal determines a maximum data size for navigation information to be downloaded. The wireless terminal... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20080195309 - System and method for aiding pilot preview, rehearsal, review, and real-time visual acquisition of flight mission progress: Embodiments of the invention permit flight paths (current and planned) to be viewed from various orientations to provide improved path and terrain awareness via graphical two-dimensional or three-dimensional perspective display formats. By coupling the flight path information with a terrain database, uncompromising terrain awareness relative to the path and ownship... Agent: National Aeronautics And Space Administration Langley Research Center

20080195312 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for schedule management based on locations of wireless devices: A method for managing appointments using a wireless device includes receiving scheduling data for a future appointment including a time associated with the future appointment. A current location of the wireless device is determined, and a reminder for the future appointment is provided at a time prior to the future... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.a.

20080195313 - Method, computer program product and apparatus for parameter optimization via logged data visualization: An apparatus for utilization of logged data visualization for optimization of an operational parameter associated with a particular route may include a route determining element, a data recording element and a data display element. The data recording element may be configured to provide stored route data associated with each of... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080195314 - Map display for a navigation system: A system and method are disclosed for displaying map information on a portable computing device. When approaching a location at which maneuvering guidance is to be provided by the portable computing device, the portable computing device presents alternating images on a display screen. The alternating images include an overhead view... Agent: Navteq North America, Llc

20080195315 - Movable-body navigation information display method and movable-body navigation information display unit: A movable-body navigation information display unit is provided. In the movable-body navigation information display unit, a driver can intuitively and accurately recognize a relation between navigation information and a real picture or a real landscape. In addition, it is possible to avoid a state that visibility of a caution-needed picture... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080195317 - Methods and systems for determining a telecommunications service location using global satellite positioning: 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: D. Kent Stier Merchant & Gould

20080195318 - Navigator and method for reducing consumption current thereof: Provided is a navigator, which reduces current consumption in a gap of an orbiting GPS satellite signal. A method for reducing the current consumption of the navigator is disclosed. The method includes measuring the strength of a geostationary GPS satellite signal; stopping the tracking of an orbiting GPS satellite signal... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.c.

20080195316 - System and method for motion estimation using vision sensors: A motion estimation system is provided. The motion estimation system comprises two image sensors, each image sensor configured to obtain a first image at a first time and a second image at a second time; an inertial measurement unit (IMU) configured to obtain motion data for the time period between... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080188996 - Driver assistance system having a plurality of assistance functions: A driver assistance system for motor vehicles has a sensor device for measuring data about the environment of the vehicle, at least two assistance functions, and a data processing device, which analyzes the measured data and generates at least one specific environmental hypothesis for each assistance function, which provides output... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080188997 - Method of controlling hybrid vehicle: A method of controlling a hybrid vehicle that is driven by at least one of an engine and a motor generator, the motor generator exchanging power with a battery. The method includes determining whether the vehicle is accelerating, decelerating, or traveling at a constant speed; selecting a range of a... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080188998 - Method, apparatus or software for controlling the heading of an aircraft on the ground: A method, apparatus and software is disclosed for controlling the heading of an aircraft travelling on the ground in which veering is detected and compensatory steering commands generated so as to automatically maintain a reference heading.... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080188999 - Assisted take-off method for aircraft: A reference value VRef is arbitrarily selected from the range of possible rotation speeds, the position of the trimmable horizontal stabiliser is angled at least in accordance with the centring, for said value VRef, the deviation between said reference value and the accelerating aircraft speed value VC is determined, and... Agent: Stevens Davis LLP

20080189000 - Detectable anti-collision automatic braking device for transportation: Detectable anti-collision automatic braking device for stopping traffic accident is invented installing for/in engine/motor-vehicles, automobiles, cars, trucks, buses, vans, trains, high speed trains, underground trains, tanks, motorcycles, airplanes, ships, helicopters, submarines and all moving transportations to apply braking automatically by itself against obstacle to stop collision averting traffic accident during... Agent: Henri Duong

20080189001 - Method and apparatus for controlling a water-jet driven marine vessel: A system for controlling a marine vessel having first and second waterjets, corresponding first and second steering nozzles and corresponding first and second reversing buckets. The system comprises a speed control device for providing a first vessel control signal that corresponds to a speed to be provided to the marine... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi, LLP

20080189002 - Method of controlling hybrid vehicle: A method of controlling a hybrid vehicle with an engine, a battery, and at least one motor generator. System efficiencies of each of several candidate driving states are calculated. Calculating efficiency when the battery is discharged uses power of the engine Pfuel, power drawn from the battery Pb,out, and required... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080189003 - Sensor fusion system for vehicle autonomy in a theme park: There is provided an autonomous navigation system for use in conjunction with a ride vehicle. The autonomous navigation system includes an on-board sensor system for generating on-board sensor data of a surrounding of the ride vehicle. According to this embodiment, the autonomous navigation system further includes a receiver module for... Agent: Disney Enterprises C/o Farjami & Farjami LLP

20080189004 - Ball collection apparatus: A method is provided for operating an autonomous ball collection vehicle over a work area. Initially, information relating to the distribution of balls in the work area is determined. Then, the vehicle is guided around the work area to collect balls in response to the determined information.... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080189005 - Automatic transport loading system and method: A method and system for automatically loading and unloading a transport is disclosed. A first guidance system is used to travel near the transport and a second guidance system is used to travel on the transport.... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080189008 - Abnormality diagnostic device and abnormality diagnostic method for air-fuel ratio sensor: A system extending from a fuel injection valve to an air-fuel ratio sensor is modeled by using a first order response delay element. Parameters of the first order response delay element T, k are identified based on an input u(t) based on an input air-fuel ratio that occurs when the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080189007 - Determination of abnormality of an intake air system of an internal-combustion engine: The present invention provides a scheme for determining an abnormality of an intake air system with higher accuracy in an engine an intake air amount is controlled by adjusting a lift amount of an intake valve. A throttle opening area is determined based on a current intake air amount. A... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080189006 - Method and system for securely storing odometer information in an automobile: A method and system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, provide a means to securely store odometer information in an automobile. A distance traveled by the automobile is calculated. The distance traveled is then stored in both a first and second memory unit within the automobile.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080189009 - Method and apparatus to monitor ambient sensing devices: A method is provided to monitor operation of a sensing system for a motor vehicle equipped with inter-vehicle communications capability. The method comprises comparing analogous signals communicated from a plurality of vehicles in close proximity thereto.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080189010 - Shock absorber with integrated position sensor: A shock absorber includes a dust tube that surrounds a shock body. The shock body is movable relative to the dust tube in response to road load inputs. A plurality of magnets is mounted to one of the dust tube and shock body, and a module is mounted to the... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080189013 - Apparatus for estimating yaw rate: A future yaw rate γ(t) is estimated according to a current yaw rate γ(t) and a steering angular velocity. As compared with directly detecting the yaw rate γ(t) from a vehicle body, calculating the yaw rate γ(t) from a steering operation can attain a yaw rate having a phase advanced... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080189011 - Electric power assisted steering apparatus: An electric power assisted steering apparatus for a vehicle, comprises a steering mechanism, which operatively connects a steering wheel to the road wheels of the vehicle, an electric motor operatively connected to the steering mechanism, a torque sensing means adapted to produce a first output signal indicative of the torque... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080189012 - Steering system with lane keeping integration: A system for steering a vehicle including: an actuator disposed in a vehicle to apply torque to a steerable wheel; a driver input device receptive to driver commands for directing the vehicle; and a sensor for determining an intent of a driver and generating a signal indicative thereof. The system... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080189014 - Vehicular steering apparatus: Provided is a vehicular steering apparatus capable of improving a steering feeling and achieving a reduction in cost. The vehicular steering apparatus according to the present invention is equipped with an assist motor for generating an assist torque, a state quantity detector for detecting a steering shaft reaction torque and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080189015 - Device for controlling the opening of the engine hood of a vehicle, particularly for protecting the head of a pedestrian in the event of a collision therewith: The invention relates to a device for controlling the opening of the hood (1) of the engine compartment of a vehicle, connected to the vehicle body in a hinged manner for enabling it to partially open by rotating around the rear hinge toward the front of the vehicle from a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080189016 - Method and device for preventively actuating a vehicle occupant protection system: In a method and a device for preventively actuating a vehicle occupant protection means in a vehicle having a vehicle movement dynamics control system, the vehicle occupant protection elements can be activated before a collision time and thus placed in an operative position. An evaluation variable relating to a state... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080189017 - Control system for traction transmission and hydraulic motor used therein: A control system (100) for traction transmission has at least two multi capacity motors (M1, M2), which are adapted to rotate a vehicle's wheels (J1, J2) and which multi capacity motor (M1) is arranged to rotate a traction wheel (J2), and the multi capacity motor (M2) is arranged to rotate... Agent: Stiennon & Stiennon

20080189018 - Method for operating a hybrid drive train of a motor vehicle: In a method of operating a hybrid drive train for a motor vehicle including an internal combustion engine, an electric machine and a transmission, a first clutch arranged between the internal combustion engine and the transmission and the electric machine being arranged in parallel with the first clutch and being... Agent: Klaus J. Bach

20080189020 - Brake control device improving driver's brake feeling: A lower limit of a target value of a wheel cylinder pressure generated by a wheel cylinder is set as a first value PT1. Specifically, the first value PT1 is determined based on the application pressure generated by the wheel cylinder during an automatic brake control. Accordingly, the actual application... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080189019 - Method for operating a hydraulic braking system for motor vehicles: l

20080189021 - Running control apparatus and running control method for vehicle: A running control apparatus for a vehicle includes a required driving output deciding unit that decides a required driving force of a driving system of the vehicle on the basis of an integrated value of a difference between a target vehicle speed and an actual vehicle speed, a driving control... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080189022 - Control apparatus for an internal combustion engine: A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine can control an actual operating characteristic with high precision by shortening a response time thereof. The control apparatus capable of changing an actual phase angle of a camshaft by an OCV includes a crank angle sensor for detecting a crank angle of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080189024 - Engine control apparatus using signal with level changing with engine operation: In an apparatus for controlling an engine, an irregular-region start detector detects that a predetermined-directed level change in an input signal is synchronized with a start of appearance of an irregular region thereof. An irregular-region end detector detects that a predetermined-directed level change in the input signal is synchronized with... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080189023 - System and method for detecting engine misfires: A method and system for detecting engine misfires in a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine. The system includes a processor and a crankshaft sensor which produces an output signal to the processor representative of the angular position of the crankshaft. The processor is programmed to determine a first velocity difference between... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20080189025 - Fuel injection device for an internal combustion engine: A fuel injection device comprising a high-pressure pump supplying a fuel to a high-pressure area in which an injector for injecting fuel into an internal combustion engine cylinder is arranged. An electric control unit for controlling fuel injection by at least one injector is provided. A pressure adjusting valve which... Agent: Ronald E. Greigg Greigg & Greigg P.l.l.c.

20080189026 - Intake air control of an internal combustion engine: The present invention provides an intake air control capable of implementing a highly accurate constant negative pressure control with a smaller number of process steps under various environments. The intake air control is applicable to an engine having a variable valve actuation mechanism for adjusting at least a lift amount... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080189027 - Coordinated control of throttle and egr valve: An engine control system that includes a throttle and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valve to regulate a mass air flow (MAF) into an engine includes a first module that determines a MAF control command based on a MAF error. A second module determines an EGR valve position based on... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080189028 - Intelligent location-to-cell mapping using annotated media: Disclosed are apparatus and methods for providing location information for a current location of a portable device, such as a camera-phone. In general, a current, generic location, e.g., cell ID, of the portable device is mapped to a more specific location description, e.g., the name of a specific city, that... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP/yahoo

20080189030 - Community mapping and direction indicating: Enabling a user to perceive map or route information including a status includes enabling a first user to perceive one or more features of a map and receiving condition information that reflects a condition perceived by the first user as existing relative to the one or more features based on... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080189029 - Route calculation method and device with progressive elimination of data corresponding to the road network: a

20080189032 - Mapping system: An electronic map (1) for use by walkers or cyclist is described. The device is arranged to display on a display screen (3) a high resolution map. The device includes a power management system which powers off various portions of the device dependent on whether movement of the device is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080189031 - Methods and apparatus for presenting a continuum of image data: The present invention provides methods and apparatus for presenting one or more continuums of image data to a user. Typically, the continuum of image data will be presented via a graphical user interface. Portions of the continuum of image data can be correlated with geospatial data to indicate a particular... Agent: Joseph P. Kincart, Esq.

20080189035 - Map display apparatus for vehicle: A remaining distance to an intersection regarded as a guide point is calculated based on map matching process. When the remaining distance is decreased to less than or equal to 100 m, an advancement display process is executed to advance a display position of a vehicle mark of the subject... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080189034 - Navigation apparatus: A navigation apparatus performs a travel guide in areas having no roads. Present positions of the vehicle are detected as swept path points with predetermined intervals. The detected swept path points are stored in a storage device such that the order of detection can be identifiable; thus, swept path data... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080189033 - Navigation system: A portable navigation device is set out for calculating fuel related parameters and returning related data to the user of the device. The related data may include fuel cost of a particular calculated route. Additional data may include particular displays of information including a theoretical calculated volumetric amount of fuel... Agent: Tomtom International B.v.

20080189036 - Method and system for three-dimensional obstacle mapping for navigation of autonomous vehicles: A method and system for obstacle mapping for navigation of an autonomous vehicle is disclosed. The method comprises providing an autonomous vehicle with an image capturing device, and focusing the image capturing device at a predetermined number of different specified distances to capture an image at each of the specified... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080189037 - Method and apparatus for decompression of compressed long-term-orbit data: A method and apparatus for processing long-term-orbit data that is valid for an extended period of time into the future (i.e., long-term-orbit data). The long-term-orbit data is processed by reducing redundant information from the data to form compressed long-term-orbit data that is subsequently decompressed or reconstructed for use in a... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080189038 - Driving assistance system for interaction between a mobile element and an infrastructure: The invention concerns a driving aid system file supplying data to a vehicle running on an infrastructure, and comprising a magnetic marking formed on the infrastructure and adapted to encode data addressed to said vehicle, said data being modifiable, and a detection device comprising a plurality of magnetic sensors onboard... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20080189040 - Collision avoidance system: According to the present invention, an obstacle detection means detects an obstacle. An action range presumption unit presumes an action range in which the obstacle can exist in a predetermined time if the obstacle accelerates, decelerates, or turns on the basis of the moving performance of the obstacle detected by... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080189039 - Collision avoidance system and method of detecting overpass locations using data fusion: A collision avoidance system adapted for use with a vehicle, and a method of modifying a first warning assessment algorithm of the system to reduce false alerts caused by overpasses, and maintain sufficient warning distances are presented, wherein the system includes at least one sensor operable to detect an object... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff