Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location inventions 09/08

20080234876 - Deceleration-running evaluating device: A total distance calculating unit calculates a total running distance and an energy-cut-off distance calculating unit calculates a deceleration running distance of a vehicle. The deceleration running distance is a distance for which the vehicle runs while the vehicle is in a deacceleration state and no energy is supplied to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080234877 - Vehicle behavior control apparatus and vehicle behavior control method: A vehicle behavior control apparatus that generates a gyro moment based on the behavior of the vehicle includes i) a gyro which has a rotating body that is rotatably supported on a rotating shaft and a rotating body rotating portion that rotates the rotating body, ii) a vehicle speed detecting... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080234878 - Vehicle behavior control apparatus and vehicle behavior control method: A control apparatus and method, including a first control device, located at a vehicle or premises, capable of controlling one or more of a plurality of at least one of a respective system, equipment system, component, device, equipment, and appliance, of a respective vehicle or premises, with a first signal.... Agent: Raymond A. Joao, Esq.

20080234879 - Ground fault interruption using dsp based sspc module: A ground fault interruption (GFI) system is incorporated onto a DSP based LRM of an aerospace vehicle. The GFI system operates with digital controls and, unlike the prior art, the system does not employ current transformers. Synchronization pulses are employed to coordinate instantaneous current measurement samplings in each phase of... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080234880 - Method and device for limiting the roll command of an aircraft as a function of a thrust asymmetry: The device (1) comprises means (8) for automatically calculating an overall thrust moment of the engines which represents a thrust asymmetry of the engines of a multi-engined aircraft, means (10) for automatically determining, using this overall moment, a maximum roll rate, and means (12) for automatically limiting a roll command... Agent: Stevens Davis LLP

20080234881 - Vertical speed and flight path command algorithm for displacement collective utilizing tactile cueing and tactile feedback: A flight control system includes a collective position command algorithm for a lift axis (collective pitch) which, in combination with an active collective system, provides a force feedback such that a pilot may seamlessly command vertical speed, flight path angle or directly change collective blade pitch. The collective position command... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080234882 - Method and device to assist in the piloting of an aircraft in a landing phase: f

20080234883 - Method of generating instruction values for servo-controlling a flight parameter p of an aircraft equipped with an automatic pilot:

20080234884 - System and method for facilitating aerial refueling: A refueling system and method for use with a refueling tanker aircraft. The system and method involves the use of a camera system to provide imaging information concerning a receiver aircraft to the processor. The processor uses the imaging information to derive closure rate and distance information for the receiver... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20080234885 - Control apparatus for hybrid vehicle drive system: A control apparatus for a hybrid vehicle drive system including (a) an engine, (b) an electrically controlled differential portion having an input shaft connected to the engine, an output shaft, a differential mechanism, and an electric motor which is operatively connected to a rotary element of the differential mechanism and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080234886 - Method for guiding a vehicle along a predetermined path as well as vehicle and system for performing crash-tests: A method for guiding a driverless, multi-track vehicle along a predetermined path (12), which vehicle rolls on wheels (4, 6) separated from each other in the vehicle width direction, wherein the vehicle is steered by changing the torque applied to at least one of its wheels, such that it follows... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080234887 - Method and device for monitoring an exhaust gas turbocharger of an internal combustion engine: A method and a device are described for monitoring an exhaust gas turbocharger of an internal combustion engine, which allow a diagnosis of the oil supply to an exhaust gas turbocharger. In at least one operating state of the internal combustion engine, a variable that is characteristic for the rotational... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080234888 - Computer system and method for monitoring hydrogen vehicles: A system and method for remotely monitoring the status of a hydrogen vehicle includes a data acquisition/communication module configured to receive a plurality of signals representing one or more status conditions associated with the vehicle. The data acquisition/communication module is further configured to report one or more of the status... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20080234889 - Vehicle and equipment monitoring apparatus: A vehicle has a safe and a utility device operable for performing a task having a result capable of being measured. A local processor is associated with local storage, each of which is housed in a safe preventing access thereto. An operator input console associated with the local storage is... Agent: Michael Winfield Goltry

20080234891 - Device and method for detecting error of steering angle sensor: Provided is a steering angle sensor error detecting device comprising: steering angle sensor comprised of the first and the second sensor which sense the angle of the steering device; A/D converter which converts the steering angle signal from the first sensor and the second sensor into digital signal; steering angle... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20080234892 - Memory readout system for vehicle control device: A memory readout system comprised of a vehicle control device and a readout device to be detachably connected to the vehicle control device. The readout device reads out dialogue information stored in a built-in nonvolatile memory in the vehicle control device when connected to the vehicle control device and a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080234890 - Vehicular data recording apparatus: A vehicular data recording apparatus includes crash detection means (12) for detecting a crash of a vehicle, and recording process means (14) for recording and retaining output data of various vehicle-mounted sensors (20, 30, 40, 50) mounted in the vehicle, in a non-volatile memory (70), wherein if a crash is... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080234894 - Control apparatus for open/close member and method for controlling open/close member: An apparatus that controls opening and closing of a roof glass is disclosed. The apparatus includes a drive motor that is actuated to selectively open and close the roof glass. The apparatus stores a count value that changes in correspondence with operation of the drive motor. The apparatus detects the... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20080234895 - Time, space, and/or wavelength multiplexed capacitive light sensor, and related methods: In certain example embodiments, techniques for operating vehicle lights are provided. A capacitive light sensor is configured to sense a presence and intensity of light over at least one wavelength, with each said wavelength being associated with a respective output channel of the light sensor. A buffer is filled with... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080234893 - Window control system: Electrically dimmable windows for aircraft are powered by energy harvesting devices on-board the aircraft. The harvested energy is stored and used to control the opacity of the windows based on individual window opacity settings selected either by passengers or a cabin attendant. Each window has an associated control circuit that... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20080234896 - Control apparatus of variable damping force damper: A control apparatus of a variable damping force damper used to suspend a vehicle body of a vehicle is configured to set a target control quantity of the variable damping force damper based on a plurality of dynamic state quantities of the vehicle, wherein the plurality of dynamic state quantities... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080234897 - Power supply controller: A power supply controller controls the output of a DC/DC converter, so that the power output can be used not only by an electrical power steering apparatus, but by other operating/driving controllers as well. The controller may command the DC/DC converter to reduce the voltage of the high-voltage battery to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080234898 - System and method for sensing loads: An optical sensing system detects pressure through attenuation of light in an optical fiber. This is particularly useful for measuring the weight and position of a load on a mat including multiple such optical fibers, which may be positioned in an automobile seat to determine theses parameters for a passenger... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20080234899 - Vehicular occupant sensing and component control techniques: Method and system for obtaining information about a category of an occupying item in a volume of a passenger compartment of a vehicle in which the occupying item is situated during use of the vehicle and controlling one or more vehicular components. A time-varying signal is directed into the volume... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080234900 - Look ahead vehicle suspension system: An active suspension system senses roadway defects and adjusts an active and controllable suspension system of the vehicle before tires come in contact with the defect. The active suspension system identifies a type of defect or debris, e.g., pothole, bump, object, etc., along with the size, width, depth, and/or height... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20080234901 - Method and system for controlling a vehicle for loading or digging material: A method and system for controlling a vehicle comprises a torque detector for detecting a first torque level and a second torque level applied to at least one wheel of the vehicle. The first torque level is associated with a lower boom position of a boom and a second torque... Agent: Deere & Company

20080234902 - Method and system for controlling a vehicle for loading or digging material: A method and system for controlling a vehicle comprises a torque detector for detecting a first torque level and a second torque level applied to at least one wheel of the vehicle. The first torque level is associated with a lower boom position of a boom. An accelerometer detects an... Agent: Deere & Company

20080234903 - Lubricating oil supply control device for transmission of vehicle: To configure a lubricating oil supply control device for a transmission, a device of a control system is configured simple and can be configured at a low cost by eliminating the necessity of addition of a new sensor and simplifying the arithmetic processing to be performed by a controller. To... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080234904 - Continuously variable transmission shift control system and control method thereof: A continuously variable transmission shift control system includes an input rotational speed monitoring unit that determines whether an actual input rotational speed of the CVT reaches the upper limit of a target input rotational speed, an acceleration request determining unit that determines whether a request for acceleration that is equal... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080234905 - Method for identifying a road condition during driving of a vehicle: A method for identifying a road condition during driving of a vehicle. The vehicle includes an engine with an engine output shaft connected to an automated mechanical transmission via a clutch. A transmission output shaft is connected to at least one driven wheel of the vehicle, and the system further... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20080234906 - Torque distribution control in a motor vehicle: In a vehicle powertrain that continually transmits power to a first set of vehicle wheels and selectively transmits power through a clutch to a second set of vehicle wheels, a method for controlling the clutch includes determining that brakes for slowing the vehicle wheels are applied and that an accelerator... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080234909 - Brake control apparatus and pump-up system: A brake control apparatus of an automotive vehicle employs a pump incorporated in a hydraulic actuator, a separate pressure control valve disposed between the pump and each individual wheel-brake cylinder and having an orifice having a predetermined orifice-constriction flow passage area, and vehicle sensors including at least wheel cylinder pressure... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080234908 - Operator input device for controlling a vehicle operation: A vehicle operator input device for controlling the vehicle with the operator input device including an operator interface lever moveable by a vehicle operator in first and second directions about an axis. The operator input device includes a sensor system with a sensor target. The sensor system senses the moveable... Agent: Lord Corporation Patent & Legal Services

20080234907 - Override of automatic braking in a collision mitigation and/or avoidance system: A method for returning driver control in a vehicle during automatic braking includes the steps of determining a minimum value of accelerator pedal position during the automatic braking, determining a current value of accelerator pedal position, and disengaging the automatic braking, if the current value is greater than the minimum... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080234910 - Process and system to control an apb: The invention relates to a method for controlling a vehicle braking system comprising an electric control motor, a system for transmitting the control forces provided by the motor, at least one braking device for the wheels of a vehicle controlled by the control forces transmitted by the transmission device. The... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080234911 - Vehicle driving force control device: A vehicle driving force control device controls engine torque so as to correct driver's request-engine-torque with the torque-down amount by an engine control unit, the torque-down amount being set into the lower one of a first torque-down amount and a second torque-down amount by a control-amount setting unit, the first... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080234912 - Vehicle roll mitigation through wheel slip controls: A method is provided for counteracting a roll moment in a vehicle rollover event. A potential occurrence of the rollover event is detected over an outside wheel. The potential rollover occurrence event is detected when a tire lateral force is greater than a lateral acceleration force. A braking torque is... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080234913 - Undercarriage for hospital bed: An undercarriage for a hospital bed including at least three wheels (1) while at least two wheels (1) are equipped with a brake (2) with a common control (9) of all the brakes (2). The undercarriage further includes a bed movement sensor (31) that is connected to the central processor... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20080234914 - Control apparatus for vehicular drive system: A control apparatus for a vehicular drive system including an electrically controlled differential portion having a differential mechanism, and an electric motor which is operatively connected to the differential mechanism and an operating state of which is controlled to control a differential state between input and output shaft speeds, and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080234915 - Control device for hybrid vehicle driving device, and control method for the driving device: A hybrid vehicle driving device is capable of causing a motor-powered travel of a hybrid vehicle in which only an electric motor is used as a drive force source, by driving the electric motor with electric power from an electric storage device while a rotational driving of an internal combustion... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080234917 - Control system and method for internal combustion engine and engine control unit: A control system for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of properly setting fuel injection timing according to the actual degree of delay of the amount of fresh air to be supplied to cylinders of the engine, thereby making it possible to positively suppress torque variation, when the control... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20080234916 - Two-point control of a high-pressure pump for direct-injecting gasoline engines: In a method for operating an internal combustion engine (10) equipped with a piston pump as a high-pressure pump (18), which is driven by a drive shaft (28) of the engine (10), in which the high-pressure pump (18) delivers fuel from a low-pressure region (16) to a high-pressure side (38)... Agent: Michael J. Striker

20080234918 - Knocking state determination device: An engine ECU executes a program including the steps of: calculating a correlation coefficient K based on the result of comparing a vibration waveform of an engine and a knock waveform model stored previously; calculating a magnitude value LOG(V) from the magnitude V detected based on a signal transmitted from... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080234919 - Performing application review validation testing for an engine as installed in an application: A method for performing application review validation testing for an engine as installed in an application, the engine having production sensors and a production electronic control unit (ECU) for controlling the engine using the production sensors, includes running the engine; reading an output of the production sensors with the production... Agent: Deere & Company

20080234920 - Remote traffic coordination and control: A method is described that includes wirelessly transmitting from a mobile unit a traffic notification comprising information associated with a location of the mobile unit, and wirelessly receiving at the mobile unit a traffic instruction indicating whether or not to proceed. Also, a method is described that includes wirelessly receiving... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080234921 - Navigation device assisting road traffic congestion management: A navigation device has a GPRS receiver for receiving real-time information about slow traffic flow or slow average speed on a stretch of motorway, indicating congestion. The device calculates a new itinerary to avoid the congestion, based on historically recorded speeds on secondary roads weighed by the current average speed... Agent: Tomtom International B.v.

20080234922 - Traffic-jam state calculation systems, methods, and programs: Systems, methods, and programs obtain probe information, the probe information comprising an average speed of probe cars traveling on each of a plurality of links in a predetermined area. The systems, methods, and programs detect, for each of the plurality of links, a first degree of a traffic jam corresponding... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080234923 - Flight information reminder system and method: A flight information reminder system includes a computer system maintaining updated flight information about a flight having a duration. The computer system is adapted to issue messages to individual subscriber units over a wireless network at spaced intervals throughout at least a portion of the duration of the flight, and... Agent: Michael Winfield Goltry

20080234924 - Service provision system and rendering execution method: Disclosed is a service provision system including a server which includes application service programs, selects a program corresponding to profile data according to a service start request, and transmits rendering information selected by a data request; an in-vehicle information terminal which includes first profile data representing a terminal specification and... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20080234925 - Navigation-aids method and electronic navigation device using the same: A navigation-aids method is useful for guiding a group of associated vehicles including a first vehicle and a second vehicle. The first vehicle is equipped with a first electronic navigation device and the second vehicle is equipped with a second electronic navigation device. An informing message is generated by the... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080234926 - System and method for determining a vehicle traffic route: Coordinate based vehicle navigation services are provided using text based traffic route information and associated coordinate data received from an off-vehicle source.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20080234928 - Location based services using altitude: A mobile computing device comprises a housing configured to be carried by a user, a position determination circuit configured to generate device position data comprising device altitude data, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive destination position data for a destination. The destination position data comprises... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080234927 - Travel route adjustment: A data store includes at least one adjustment factor. A server that is configured to: receive a request for a travel route, the request including an origin, a destination, and an estimated time of departure; determine the travel route; calculate a normal travel time; use at least one adjustment factor... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080234930 - Navigation unit and base station: The present invention relates to a navigation unit and base station used for determining location. A plurality of base stations are initialized to determine their location relative to each other. At the navigation unit, the time of arrival of at least one signal from each of the plurality of base... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080234929 - System and method to determine, in a vehicle, locations of interest: An occupant of a vehicle requests locations of interest from a remote provider. Locations of interest are identified based on the current location of the vehicle and a social network of the occupant. The locations of interest are provided to the vehicle via a network.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20080234931 - Electronic device for indicating poi according to road segment and method thereof: An electronic device for indicating a POI corresponding to a new road segment when arriving at the new road segment includes an interface unit, for providing a setting of the POI to be displayed; a positioning system, for identifying the position of the electronic device; and a processor, for determining... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080234932 - Navigation device having direction indicating lamp: Disclosed is a navigation device loaded in a vehicle to output vehicle navigation information corresponding to a signal received from GPS (Global Positioning System). The navigation device includes a body including a display for displaying the vehicle navigation information, and a controller for calculating a current location of the vehicle... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080234933 - Systems and methods for detecting a vehicle static condition: Systems and methods for detecting a vehicle static condition are provided. In this regard, a representative system includes a sensor operative to detect at least one of acceleration and angular rate of a vehicle. The sensor is further operative to generate a vehicle vibration profile based on the at least... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080234934 - Vehicle navigation playback mehtod: An automotive vehicle navigation method includes obtaining electronic textual navigation information and converting the textual navigation information into audio data. The audio data is stored within the vehicle and is played back within the vehicle in sequential increments that correspond to respective legs of a trip being made by the... Agent: Panasonic Automotive System Company Of America

20080234935 - Multi-sensor data collection and/or processing: The subject matter disclosed herein relates to the control and utilization of multiple sensors within a device. For an example, motion of a device may be detected in response to receipt of a signal from a first sensor disposed in the device, and a power state of a second sensor... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080234936 - Method for resolving ground level errors in simulations: A method for reconciling ground-level discrepancies between the displayed path of a moving body and a terrain model in a graphical simulation, including the steps of (1) examining the individual data points describing a recorded trip by a vehicle, (2) determining which of the data points correspond to points when... Agent: Brainstorm Consulting, LLC

20080228329 - Methods and systems for friction detection and slippage control: Systems and methods for friction detection and slippage control are provided. In one embodiment, a method for detection and slippage control comprises: measuring vehicle motion, the motion providing data including at least lateral acceleration, longitudinal acceleration and yaw; measuring wheel rotation rates; estimating wheel rotation rates based on the measured... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080228328 - Omnidirectional movement control system: The present invention discloses an omnidirectional movement control system, having a move signal generator for generating a plurality of movement signals based on a plurality of first position signals and a plurality of second position signals, and an omnidirectional movement controller for generating a plurality of pulse width modulation signals... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20080228330 - On-demand flight data service: A flight data service subscription system allows personnel to subscribe to flight data services using an electronic devices such as a multifunctional display (MFD) onboard an aircraft. The MFD is used to select regional areas of coverage and generate requests for subscriptions to flight data services. Flight data application software... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20080228331 - System and method for measuring parameters at aircraft loci: A system for measuring parameters at a plurality of loci associated with an aircraft includes: (a) a central unit; (b) a plurality of communicating nodes coupled with the central unit; and (c) a respective plurality of sensing units associated with each respective communicating node of the plurality of communicating nodes;... Agent: Law Office Of Donald D. Mondul

20080228332 - Active control of soft hybrid isolation systems: Apparatus, Systems, and Methods are provided for controlling motion of a spacecraft. One apparatus includes a non-contacting actuator and a passive mechanical system coupled in parallel with one another. A system includes a payload, a bus, and a hybrid actuator including a non-contacting actuator and a passive mechanical system coupled... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080228333 - Method and device to assist in the guidance of an airplane: The device (1) comprises means (4, 7) for determining guidance instructions making it possible to guide the aircraft so that it passes a particular check-point at a time corresponding to a time constraint, taking into account an accuracy level relating to this time constraint and an error level for at... Agent: Stevens Davis LLP

20080228334 - Hybrid vehicle and control method thereof: During execution of an auto cruise function, in response to selection of a power mode, when an measured accelerator opening Acc is less than a preset opening Accref, a hybrid vehicle of the invention sets a power mode cancellation flag Fpmc to 1 and a power mode enabling flag Fpm... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080228335 - Navigating a uav having an on-board digital camera to capture desired geographic area: Methods, systems, and products for navigating a UAV having an on-board digital camera are provided. Embodiments include identifying a geographic area not captured by the digital camera while the UAV is flying in a current flying pattern, and modifying the current flying pattern to capture an image of the identified... Agent: International Corp (blf)

20080228339 - Apparatus and method for determining remaining transmission oil life: An improved method for predicting the remaining useful life of transmission oil and an apparatus for practicing the same are provided. The method includes: detecting if the transmission has completed a new shift; if yes, determining a total shift count; determining accumulated distance and accumulated time parameters; determining a transmission... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20080228340 - Apparatus and method for predicting the health of a power transmission: An improved method for predicting the health of a power transmission and an apparatus for practicing the same are provided. The method includes: monitoring a total number of converged shifts after a first shift has converged; determining if the total number of converged shifts is greater then a calibrated number... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20080228338 - Automated engine data diagnostic analysis: A method for diagnosing potential faults reflected in operational data for a turbine engine includes the steps of generating a diagnostic pattern for the operational data and comparing the diagnostic pattern with a plurality of historical patterns, to thereby identify one or more likely potential faults reflected in the operational... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080228336 - Method and means for self calibrating a valid operating range: A method of calibrating a valid operating range. The method includes loading a default calibration limit and then monitoring an input for new calibration limits provided by an input device. An algorithm then detects if the new calibration limits provide a fault and if not the algorithm rescales the output... Agent: Zarley Law Firm P.L.C

20080228337 - Method for operating an engine control module under low voltage conditions: A fault clearing system and method for an engine control system includes a plurality of processor modules to control and monitor the engine and set a plurality of faults. The plurality of processor modules includes an electronic throttle control (ETC) module to control and monitor a throttle of the engine,... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080228342 - Vehicle diagnosis device and method: A diagnostic unit for determining the operational status of a fuel delivery system of an engine, the engine comprising a plurality of cylinders, each one of the cylinders comprising a combustion chamber into which fuel is injected by an associated fuel injector and within which, in use, combustion events repeatedly... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080228341 - Vehicle diagnosis system and method: A method for determining a fault condition of a fuel system of an engine, the engine comprising at least one cylinder (C1-C6), the or each cylinder comprising a combustion chamber into which fuel is injected by an associated fuel injector of the fuel system and within which, in use, combustion... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080228343 - Change time notifying device for notifying change time of a consumable: A change time notifying device for notifying a change time of a consumable used on a vehicle. A control device counts a mileage accumulated from the last change of engine oil that must be changed according to the mileage of a vehicle as a mileage after the change. A change... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080228346 - Apparatus, systems and methods for managing vehicle assets: The inventive subject matter relates to an apparatus, systems, methods, and computer program products relating to tracking and managing vehicle assets. More particularly, the invention relates, preferably, to using wireless systems to track and manage vehicle assets, vehicle inventory, parts inventory, parts and/or equipment installed on said asset, a vehicle... Agent: Nath & Associates

20080228345 - Change recognition and change protection device and a process for the control data of a controlled motor vehicle device: The control data stored in an engine control device of an agricultural utility vehicle are stored in a further control device in a redundant manner as reference data. At system initialization and in operation, a comparison is made between the control data and the reference data. If irregular deviations are... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20080228344 - Programmable function key on wireless obdii interface: A vehicle diagnostic device is provided that includes a programmable function to control a function on an emission computer workstation. The function key can be programmed to interact and manipulate with the workstation. The vehicle diagnostic device allows a user to wirelessly communicate with the workstation while located in the... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20080228347 - System and method for storing and retrieving equipment inspection and maintenance data: An inspection and maintenance data storage and retrieval system features uniquely identified read/write memory buttons mounted in or on an equipment unit such as an aircraft, in association with specific components of the equipment unit. Technical information useful for inspection and maintenance of the components, plus historical inspection and maintenance... Agent: Donald V. Tomkins C/o Tomkins Law Office

20080228350 - Communication system for a technical device, in particular for a motor vehicle: A communication system for a technical device, in particular for a motor vehicle, contains a plurality of functional systems that are used to monitor and control various functions of the technical device. The functional systems each contain an evaluation unit and at least one functional component that is coupled to... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080228348 - Method for managing vehicle state using car media player and computer-readable medium having thereon program performing function embodying the same: Provided is a method for managing a vehicle state using a car media player. The method includes the steps of: (a) acquiring information on states of vehicle parts from a plurality of sensors, installed in the respective vehicle parts, through a dedicated vehicle network; (b) generating vehicle management information based... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080228349 - On-board emergency reporting apparatus: An on-board emergency reporting apparatus includes a collision detection sensor, an airbag inflator for inflating an airbag in the event of collision detection, an airbag deflator for deflating the inflated airbag, a camera for capturing an image of an occupant seated on a seat provided with the airbag, a controller... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080228351 - Speed-limiting accessory drive system and method of controlling speed of a driven accessory: A speed-limiting accessory drive system is provided that limits the speed range over which an engine-driven accessory operates while maintaining the operating speed range of the engine. A torque-transmitting mechanism is selectively engagable to operatively connect the engine and the accessory. A controller is configured to maintain the torque-transmitting mechanism... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080228352 - Vehicle suspension system and method of operating same: A suspension system for use on a vehicle having two or more rear axles. The suspension system includes a plurality of gas springs and plurality of height sensors capable of outputting signals having a relation to distances between the respective ends of the respective first and second rear axles and... Agent: Bridgestone Americas Holding, Inc.

20080228353 - System and method of steering for a work vehicle towing a towed implement on lateral slopes: A steering system for a work vehicle towing a towed implement is described. A steering control unit is coupled to a location signal generation arrangement on the vehicle, a steering actuator, a memory for storing desired path data of the implement and a slope sensor for detecting a lateral inclination... Agent: Deere & Company

20080228354 - Electric power steering control apparatus: An electric power steering control apparatus can reduce steering torque even in a steering holding state or a slight steering state without providing an unpleasant feeling to a driver. The apparatus includes a torque sensor for detecting steering torque generated by the driver for a vehicle, a motor for generating... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080228356 - Safety device for a motor vehicle: A safety device for a motor vehicle includes a deformation element which is arranged between a bumper beam and a side rail and moves into the side rail in the event of an impact. The deformation element is configured in the form of an evertable tubular member having a side-rail-proximal... Agent: Henry M. Feiereisen Henry M. Feiereisen, LLC

20080228355 - Vehicle governance system: Disclosed are a method and system for preventing the unauthorized use of a vehicle. A set of vehicle operating parameters is entered onto a person's driver's license, and that person registers as an authorized user of a specified vehicle. When that person enters the vehicle, the person inserts the driver's... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080228357 - Overturn prevention control device: An overturn prevention control device includes a bicycle robot capable of freely laterally inclining, an angular velocity sensor mounted on the bicycle robot such that a detection axis thereof extends in a substantially longitudinal direction of the bicycle robot, a motor mounted on the body such that a rotating shaft... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080228359 - Headrest control apparatus, headrest control method and active headrest: A headrest control apparatus includes: a headrest moving mechanism that supports a headrest in such a manner that at least one of a rotation of the headrest about an axis of the headrest, which extends in the vehicle-height direction, and a movement of the headrest in the vehicle-width direction is... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080228358 - Vehicle personalization system: A vehicle includes at least one reconfigurable system having a plurality of selectively variable parameters, and a controller that is operatively connected to the at least one reconfigurable system to control the values of the plurality of selectively variable parameters. The controller is also configured to receive data indicative of... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20080228361 - Method for computing a target setting value: In a method for computing a target setting value—which is adapted to a harvesting process—for a control parameter of a working unit of a harvesting machine, operating-result curves are plotted for a plurality of different operating-result parameters as a function of the related control parameter, a target setting value of... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20080228360 - Method, controller and vehicle for performing agricultural operations on a field with parallel arranged rows: A method, a controller and a vehicle for performing agricultural operations on a field with parallel arranged rows having ends. The operations are performed at positions related to the positions of the rows under control of the controller, based upon stored information about the orientation of the rows, stored information... Agent: Deere & Company

20080228363 - Engine start control system for hybrid vehicle: An engine start control system for starting the engine of a hybrid vehicle operated in an EV drive mode. The system responds quickly to an acceleration request while limiting unpleasant deceleration sensations. The hybrid vehicle has a first clutch disposed between the engine and motor/generator. An electric drive mode exists... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080228362 - Method for controlling a drive train of a vehicle, with a drive motor and a gearbox: A method for controlling a vehicles drivetrain including an engine and automatic transmission, such that transmission ratios are shifted within a range of transmission ratios in a continuous and/or stepped manner as function of preset target speeds that are adjustable via a vehicle speed control and actual vehicle inclinations in... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080228364 - Method for engaging a clutch: m

20080228366 - Model based vehicle overspeed algorithm: A system for limiting the speed of a vehicle includes a first module that generates a first torque signal based on a vehicle speed, a second module that generates a second torque signal based on a difference between a predetermined vehicle speed limit and the vehicle speed, and a third... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080228365 - Vehicle power inhibiter: A method and system for inhibiting power of a vehicle given to a third party. The system includes a mode-indicating, an authenticator coupled to the mode-indicating device, and a power inhibiting device coupled to the mode-indicating device and adapted to selectively inhibit the power of the vehicle. Here, the mode-indicating... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080228367 - Vehicle regeneration cooperative braking system: In a four wheel simultaneous control mode when a regeneration cooperative braking is implemented, a pair of electromagnetic control valves 17A, 17B and one of normally closed electromagnetic valves 19FL, 19FR corresponding to regeneration side left and right wheel brakes 5FL, 5FR and normally closed electromagnetic valves 19RL, 19RR corresponding... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20080228368 - Method for controlling a brake system of a motor vehicle with all-wheel drive: A method of controlling a brake system of an all-wheel driven motor vehicle, which includes an electro-regenerative brake and a number of friction brakes such that a total brake torque comprises brake torque components of the friction brakes and of the electro-regenerative brake; the brake torque of the electro-regenerative brake... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080228369 - Accelerator/brake pedal management for torque-based engine control: A method and system for regulating a drive torque provided to a driveline of a vehicle includes monitoring an accelerator pedal position and a brake pedal position. An adjusted accelerator pedal position is determined based on the accelerator pedal position and the brake pedal position and a drive torque request... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080228370 - System for detecting ignition failure in a gas turbine engine: A method of operating a gas turbine engine is provided. The method includes introducing a fuel into a combustor, detecting a failure of ignition of the fuel, and preventing ignition until the introduced fuel is substantially removed from the gas turbine engine.... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080228371 - Device for determining the position of an internal combustion engine: A device (1) for determining the position of an internal combustion engine, includes an incremental-type sensor (2) having a rotary part (8) which is connected to the rotary body, and a fixed part (6) which is provided with first elements for detecting the rotation of an increment between the mobile... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080228373 - Control device and control method of internal combustion engine: An ECU executes a program including steps of estimating an oil temperature based on a water temperature sensed by a water temperature sensor, setting NE(1) to a lower limit value of an engine revolution speed NE when the oil temperature is equal to or higher than a threshold THO(0), setting... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080228372 - Optimized flex fuel powertrain: A fuel system and powertrain for a flexible fuel system vehicle utilizes a controller system to control variables in an engine and the final drive optimize operating efficiency of the vehicle while using an alcohol-gasoline blend. The controller system regulates engine operating variables such as fuel pressure, fuel flow, air-fuel... Agent: Butzel LongIPDocketing Dept

20080228377 - Control device and method of controlling an internal combustion engine: A control device of an internal combustion engine includes: a target negative pressure setting section that set a target negative intake pipe pressure during cold acceleration to a negative intake pipe pressure larger than a negative intake pipe pressure prior to the cold acceleration; a throttle valve control section that... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080228376 - Engine control system and initialization method of the same: An engine control system and an engine control method for improving the ability to start an engine by changing the execution timings of predetermined sumchecks in ROM to shorten the time required for initialization of the system. Upon starting an ECU with a power supply supplied from an AC generator... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080228374 - Fuel injection device and adjustment method thereof: A fuel injection device (fuel supply system) of a common rail type fuel injection system for an engine includes a pressure sensor disposed in a fuel inlet of an injector for measuring a fuel pressure at a position where the sensor is disposed and an ECU for sensing various kinds... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080228378 - Method of operating a spark ignition internal combustion engine: In a method for operating a spark-ignition, direct-injection internal combustion engine, wherein fuel is injected into a cylinder of the internal combustion engine and is ignited by a spark plug as a function of at least the load of the internal combustion engine, a crank angle is determined at which... Agent: Klaus J. Bach

20080228375 - Spark ignition type internal combustion engine: A spark-ignition type internal combustion engine, including a main tank for storing a to-be-determined fuel having an unknown self-ignition property, an auxiliary tank for accumulating a reference fuel having a known self-ignition property, and a controller. The controller is programmed to supply to a combustion chamber a blended fuel prepared... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080228379 - Method and device for detecting the fuel quality in an internal combustion engine: A device and a method for detecting the fuel quality in an internal combustion engine, especially a Diesel internal combustion engine. At particular operating states, in at least one cylinder, a start of injection is changed based on a starting value, and it is checked whether combustion takes place. Based... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080228381 - Apparatus and method for controlling knock in an internal combustion engine: A knock control apparatus for an engine includes: a first determination device that determines whether the engine is knocking based on an output signal of a knocking detector provided in the engine; a controller that retards an ignition timing of the engine when the first determination device determines that the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080228382 - Engine output control system and method: A system for an engine, comprising a cylinder located in the engine, a turbocharger coupled to the engine, a first injector for injecting a first fuel into said cylinder, wherein said first injector is a direct cylinder injector where said direct cylinder injector delivers a liquid including an alcohol, a... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20080228380 - Internal combustion engine for operation with two different knock resistant fuels: The invention relates to an internal combustion engine which can be operated with at least two fuels that have different knock resistance and which comprises at least one cylinder in which combustion of the fuel takes place cyclically. Said engine is provided with a dosing system for feeding a controlled... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080228383 - Engine control device: Exhaust emission control is exercised to restrict the exhaust amounts [g] of HC, CO, NOx, and the like. However, since the intake air amount for startup unduly increases due to an engine speed overshoot for startup, the exhaust amounts of HC, CO, and NOx increase excessively. Therefore, there is a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080228388 - Map display apparatus for vehicle: A transit time period from a departure point is inputted. A first road map is once displayed to have a broad covering range to include the departure point and an estimated reachable point, which the vehicle reaches after the transit time period elapses. Then, a second road map having a... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080228386 - Navigation device and method: t

20080228385 - Navigation device and method for informational screen display: A method and device are disclosed for navigation. In at least one embodiment, the method includes displaying a plurality of selectable point of interest entries on an integrated input and display of a navigation device; and displaying, upon receipt of an indication of a selection of one of the point... Agent: Tomtom International B.v.

20080228384 - Navigational system for a personal mobility device: A transportation system and a method of transporting a handicapped individual are disclosed. The transportation system includes a navigational apparatus having a location sensor coupled to a personal mobility device. The location sensor detects signals emitted from a plurality of beacons disposed throughout the building. The signals include information, which... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080228387 - Regional message reminder apparatus and method, and integration message reminder apparatus and method: A regional message reminder apparatus comprises a satellite positioning device, a database, a user interface module and a processing module. The satellite positioning device is used for providing user position data. The user interface module is used for allowing a user to input at least one address data and at... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080228389 - Route-selection-supporting device, method, and program: Devices, methods, and programs display a map on a display. The devices, methods, and programs accept a selection of a continuous road route on the map as a planned travel route, the planned travel route having an endpoint. The devices, methods, and programs estimate an endpoint-arrival time, the endpoint-arrival time... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080228390 - Navigation device and method for providing regional travel information in a navigation device: A method and device are disclosed for providing regional travel information in a navigation device. In at least one embodiment, the method includes storing regional travel information in the navigation device; providing at least one travel information category in response to receipt of a request for information from a user... Agent: Tomtom International B.v.

20080228394 - Information supplying system, apparatus mounted in vehicle, information supplying server, program, and information processing method: An apparatus mounted in a vehicle which can communicate with an information supplying server includes: a detection portion for detecting that a predetermined process is carried out in the vehicle; an institution information acquiring portion for acquiring institution information indicating an institution in a location where the process is carried... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080228393 - Navigation device and method: A method of operating a navigation device, and a correspondingly adapted navigation device are described. The method includes the steps of representing stored map data visually on a display screen together with a graphical representation of the current device location, and is characterized by the further steps of determining a... Agent: Tomtom International B.v.

20080228391 - Navigation interface system: The invention provides for a system capable of interfacing with a navigation system to provide the navigation system with the capability of generation routing information from the input of data that is not recognizable by the navigation system. The system receives data unrecognizable by the navigation system, which may be... Agent: The Eclipse Group

20080228395 - Positioning device, and navigation system: A positioning device that detects a position of a mobile body with a radio navigation positioning unit includes: first and second autonomous sensors obtaining behavioral information on the mobile body; a position detecting unit obtaining an estimated position and an estimated direction by updating a detection result based on the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080228392 - System and method for dynamically integrating sources location-related information: A method and system for creating and/or using a universal location referencing object (ULRO) with electronic files including electronic maps. ULROs establish traversable links between a file-of-reference and third-party-files. In accordance with an embodiment, the ULRO comprises a universal location referencing code uniquely corresponding to the location, together with several... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20080228396 - System and method for updating a statistical database in a vehicle navigation system: In a navigation system of a vehicle having a statistical database containing travel information for a plurality of road links, a method and system for updating data contained in the statistical database. Real-time travel data for the vehicle is acquired for at least one of the road links in the... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080228399 - Automated method and system to calculate the surface distance between two geographical locations, and to filter a data set based on the calculation: A method and apparatus for calculating the surface distance between two geographical locations are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, values are stored in a square look-up table for determining the square of a value. Also, values are stored in a linear to surface distance look-up table... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/ebay

20080228397 - Reverse map determination of locations and addresses: A method and a system for determining a reverse map of locations and addresses are disclosed. The method includes receiving information from a user about a segment of a route (204), determining the segment and a new via point using a map database (206), determining whether the new via point... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080228398 - Timed-based ephemeris identity in assistance data and assistance data request messages: A module (software or ASIC) for use in a serving mobile Location Centre (SMLC) or a mobile station having a GPS receiver (or an A-GPS receiver) for determining an ITOW for a CNAV-1 signal. Also provided is a module for a mobile with GPS (or A-GPS receiver) so that the... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20080228400 - Highway safety system and method: There is provided a highway safety system for use by a vehicle for detecting a lane boundary defined by a plurality of markers, wherein each of the plurality of markers has an associated identifier. The highway safety system comprises a detection module configured to detect the associated identifier in each... Agent: Farjami & Farjami LLP

20080221741 - Firefighting vehicle and method with network-assisted scene management: A method comprises acquiring information pertaining to a scene of a fire. The acquiring step is performed by a sensor connected to a first computer. The method further comprises transmitting the information from the first computer to a second computer by way of a wireless communication network. The second computer... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080221742 - Multi-range remote transmitter for a vehicle: A remote transmitter, including: an input unit configured to receive programming inputs and function inputs, wherein the programming inputs identify a first function to be transmitted in a first range of the transmitter when a first input of the input unit is selected and a second function to be transmitted... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, Llc

20080221743 - Onboard starter-interrupt device incorporating wireless personal area network: An onboard starter-interrupt device uses a Personal Area Network (PAN) to facilitate communication between a wireless device (such as a cellular telephone or personal digital assistant (PDA)) and the onboard device (also referred to interchangeably as a vehicle control device or a payment enforcement device) installed on a vehicle. The... Agent: Raubvogel Law Office

20080221744 - Process and apparatus for autonomous control of a motor vehicle: Autonomous control of steering, speed, forward and reverse movement of a motor vehicle is provided by transmitting a signal from a transmitter carried by an ambulatory user, receiving the signal with three signal-receiving antennae on the motor vehicle, generating first, second and third sub-signals with a three-channel receiver connected to... Agent: Wm. Cates Rambo 508 Mercantile Library Bldg.

20080221745 - Collection and distribution system: A collection and distribution system wherein information is collected from one or more aerial vehicles and from one or more ground-based sources before being processed and provided to an end-user.... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.c.

20080221746 - System for providing or receiving electric power from a parked vehicle: A vehicle and docking facility, with the vehicle equipped to provide to a docking facility at a home or business structure, electric power derived from solar collectors formed on the surface of the vehicle, and the docking facility for receiving such power, or for providing electric energy to the vehicle,... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20080221748 - Control device for a motor vehicle: A control device for a motor vehicle has a microcontroller as well as a monitoring circuit for the microcontroller. The monitoring circuit has a clocked counter, with a reset input of counter being coupled to a diagnostic output of the microcontroller, a first counter output being coupled to a diagnostic... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080221747 - Control system for a motor vehicle: A control system for a motor vehicle having a manual actuating device with a plurality of degrees of freedom of adjustment for selecting and/or activating entries from a menu structure and a screen display (2) having a plurality of display areas (210 to 250) for displaying the menu structure, the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080221749 - Diagnostic interface for applications on a service gateway: A method for supplying internal information relevant for performing a diagnosis, of an application available in a vehicle and running on a service gateway, in which a defined uniform application diagnostic interface, via which communication with the service gateway is made possible, is provided in the application.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080221750 - Methods, apparatus, and computer media and signals for reducing ghg by imposing restrictions on excessive usages of vehicles and other air, sea, and environment polluting machinery and equipments: Methods, apparatus, media and signals for automatically and smartly monitoring, controlling, and restricting excessive usage of: mechanically, and/or electrically, and/or electro-mechanically, and/or chemically propelled: land, sea, and air/space transportation systems in order to reduce energy consumption and to reduce release of CO2 and other pollutant into the air, soil, and... Agent: M. Reza Baraty

20080221751 - Checking of repairs for electronic vehicle systems: The invention relates to a computer-based diagnostic tester which can exchange information with the control devices installed in the motor vehicle using a diagnostic program via a diagnostic interface and via data lines. A method for improved checking of repairs is also presented with the diagnostic tester. The motor vehicle-mounted... Agent: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

20080221752 - Procedure for adaptive configuration recognition: In a first variant, a central control device, after its run-up, receives at the earliest possible time, as a rule after activation of the ignition, identifying information from other components connected directly or indirectly to the central control device by data link. Upon receipt of the identifying information of a... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080221754 - Control system and method for an equipment service vehicle: A vehicle comprises a chassis, a mechanical system, and a control system configured to control the mechanical assembly. The mechanical system is mounted on the chassis and configured to be moved through a range of positions responsive to operator inputs from a human operator. The control system processing logic configured... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080221753 - Method for selecting audio content to be played in a vehicle: The present invention relates to a method and a system for dynamically selecting audio content items to be played in a vehicle based on driving parameters derived from the driving of the vehicle. Thereby, the selection of the audio content can be modified to the various driving conditions of the... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080221755 - Vehicle-use power supply apparatus: The vehicle-use power supply apparatus includes an alternator driven by an engine mounted on a vehicle to generate electric power in accordance with a command value, a battery electrically connected to the alternator to be charged by the alternator, and connected to electrical loads mounted on the vehicle to apply... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080221756 - Air suspension to control power hop: Apparatus, systems and methods for controlling power-hop in a heavy vehicle, e.g., an earth-moving apparatus, such as an earth-moving scraper.... Agent: Morriss Obryant Compagni, P.c.

20080221757 - Method for operating an actuator, especially an electric actuator in a stabilizer arrangement: Method for operating an adjustable stabilizer arrangement, comprising an actuator, which applies actuator torque to stabilizer sections as a function of a command variable to influence the rolling movement of a motor vehicle body, where sensors are used to detect the movement of the motor vehicle body and the movements... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080221759 - drive arrangement for activating a car safety device activation element: A drive arrangement for activating a car safety device activation element, such as an air bag, comprises a drive circuit, which is coupled to the car safety device activation element. The drive circuit generates an activation signal which activates the car safety device. The arrangement includes a power supply transistor... Agent: Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. Law Department

20080221758 - Method and device for actuating a vehicle occupant protection means: A method and apparatus for preventatively actuating a vehicle occupant protection system in a vehicle having a sensor system which acquires driving state data, and a reversible vehicle occupant protection means which can be triggered before the collision time and thus moved into an operative position. A control signal for... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080221760 - Automatic transmission control system and control method: Automatic transmission control system and control method have the functions or steps of: controlling shifting of an automatic transmission installed on a vehicle, in one of an automatic shift mode in which shifting of the automatic transmission is carried out based on a shift diagram, and a manual shift mode... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080221761 - Vehicle control system and component units therefor: In a vehicle control system, a vehicle unit transmits a smart request signal through its LF transmitter. When a mobile unit receives the smart request signal through its LF receiver, it transmits a response signal through its RF transmitter. The vehicle unit, receiving this response signal though its RF receiver,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080221762 - Method and device for controlling a standstill circuit of an automatic transmission: The method and the device are intended to enable a vehicle to start up safely even under the influence of considerable tractive resistance. Furthermore, they should be characterized by solutions which are as simple, inexpensive and easy to implement as possible by way of available methods and devices. To this... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080221763 - Vehicle transmission shift inhibit method and apparatus: A control method is provided including detecting transmission output speed and a forward and reverse shift request, and executing inhibit limits when the detected speed exceeds a predetermined threshold speed. The inhibit limits slow the output speed to zero upon detection of a shift request at output speeds above the... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080221764 - Automatic transmission and control method thereof: In an automatic transmission of this invention, a determination as to whether or not a failure has occurred in a friction element is made repeatedly while a vehicle is traveling, and control to specify the failed friction element is begun when a vehicle speed falls to or below a predetermined... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080221765 - Torque converter clutch control system: A control system is provided. The control system includes a timer module that receives a first torque converter clutch (TCC) apply request and estimates at least one of a message latency time and a hydraulic latency time. A control module receives a subsequent TCC apply request and generates a torque... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080221766 - Braking/driving force controller of vehicle: In a braking/driving force control apparatus, a vehicle target braking/driving force and a vehicle target yaw moment through the control of braking/driving forces of wheels are calculated, and when the target braking/driving force and the target yaw moment cannot be achieved through the control of the braking/driving forces of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080221767 - Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle control method: A vehicle control apparatus that performs driving assist control on an entrance ramp or an exit ramp connected to a main road having a different safe cruising speed limit than the entrance ramp or the exit ramp. The control apparatus includes a broken line detecting device that detects a broken... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080221768 - System and method for adaptive brake application and initial skid detection: The adaptive brake application and initial skid detection system allows rapid brake application and prevents deep initial skids. Brake pressure is compared with a predetermined threshold brake pressure. Wheel velocity error signals are also generated to indicated the difference between the wheel velocity and a reference velocity signal. A pressure... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20080221770 - Vehicle control device: A main controller calculates permissible driving forces of individual wheels from a road-surface friction coefficient, ground loads of the individual wheels, and lateral forces of the individual wheels. The main controller then calculates a permissible engine torque on the basis of the calculated permissible driving forces so as to limit... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080221769 - Vehicle driving assist system: An driving assist control unit controls actuators such as a front wheel steering device, an accelerator pedal mechanism, an alarm lamp. The control units estimates permissible tire-force being capable of acting on the vehicle tire on the basis of road-surface friction coefficient and ground load of the tire, and then... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080221771 - Method for controlling rotation speed: A method for controlling the rotational speed of at least one rotating element in a vehicle's drive line is provided. A first control model and a second control model are defined. The first control model calculates a permitted slippage of at least one of the vehicle's ground-engaging elements at its... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20080221772 - Control system for gas turbine in material treatment unit: This invention discloses systems and methods for control of a gas turbine or a gas turbine generator, where the gas turbine is connected to a dryer vessel in which gas turbine exhaust gases are used to heat treat a material in the dryer vessel. The control system comprises one or... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080221774 - Method and apparatus for determining a parameter for normalized instantaneous heat release in an internal combustion engine: Operation of an internal combustion engine selectively operative in a controlled auto-ignition combustion mode is monitored. The engine is equipped with a pressure sensing device operative to monitor in-cylinder pressure. An analog signal output from the pressure sensing device is monitored during a combustion cycle. A peak cylinder pressure and... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, Pllc

20080221773 - Method for the automatic determination of the quality of a transition compensation: To achieve a better compensation of the wall film effect in the operation of a gasoline engine as well as an objective evaluation of the quality of the transition compensation, the characteristic of Lambda values and a load are automatically detected in a test phase during an operation of the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080221778 - Control device for internal combustion engine: An internal combustion engine system, including a primary fuel tank that stores a fuel, a fuel reformer that reforms the fuel from the primary fuel tank, a secondary fuel tank that stores the fuel reformed by the fuel reformer, a fuel injection device that injects the fuel that is selectably... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080221779 - Controller for operating at least one fuel injector of an internal combustion engine: To simplify reliable detection of operating faults in a control unit for operating an electrical component (for example, a fuel injector), an end stage is provided on the output side and is provided with a first line section and a second line section for supplying current in a synchronized manner... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080221777 - Model simplification method for model-based development: The invention provides a model simplification method for model-based development for installing a simplified model of a predetermined system of a vehicle in a vehicle ECU so as to control an engine. The simplified model is different from a detailed model used for designing the predetermined system. The method includes... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080221775 - Multi-cylinder engine: The present invention concerns a multi-cylinder engine comprising a throttle body (5) in which a throttle intake-air passage (6) is provided. A throttle valve (7) is arranged in this throttle intake-air passage (6). Attached to the throttle body (5) is an injector (8), a leading end portion (9) of which... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20080221776 - System and method for reconfiguring an electronic control unit of a motor vehicle to optimize fuel economy: System and method for modifying the operation of an engine comprising an engine control unit coupled to the engine, a command module coupled to the engine control unit, wherein the command module is operable to modify operating characteristics of the engine by reconfiguring the function of the engine control unit.... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080221780 - Diesel engine control device: A control device is provided that controls the injection quantity and injection timing of fuel injected into the cylinder of a diesel engine, in which are provided two control modes of: a normal injection mode in which the injection quantity and injection timing are controlled so that the injected fuel... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20080221781 - Method and apparatus for controlling fuel injection in a homogeneous charge compression ignition engine: A multi-cylinder internal combustion engine is operative in a controlled auto-ignition combustion mode. The operation includes monitoring engine operation, and globally adapting fueling for all the cylinders based upon an engine intake mass air flow and an air/fuel ratio. The fueling for each cylinder is individually adapted based upon states... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, Pllc

20080221783 - Intelligent redirection of vehicular traffic due to congestion and real time performance metrics: An automated traffic control system provides real time alternative traffic flow solutions to address traffic congestion on a roadway. A process will pick routes to scan for real-time statistics on the traffic conditions and calculate an average vehicle speed (AVS) for that route, road, highway, etc. If the AVS drops... Agent: Ibm Corporation C/o Darcell Walker, Attorney At Law

20080221782 - Navigation device and method providing a traffic message channel resource: A method and a navigation device are disclosed for sharing at least one location message with at least one other device. The navigation device includes a receiver to determine a signal strength of a traffic message channel at a location, a memory to store information representing the signal strength of... Agent: Tomtom International B.v.

20080221784 - Measurement of fuel consumed and of distance travelled: A method for computing significant characteristic parameters of fuel consumption of a vehicle. Fuel consumption data (20) on the one hand and travel distance data (22) or an equivalent thereof on the other hand are collected over time to be processed by a fuel usage procedure. The processing can be... Agent: Yoram Tsivion

20080221785 - 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

20080221786 - Navigation system and roadway search method: The present invention provides a navigation system and roadway search method capable of easily searching for a roadway even if a user does not accurately know the name of the roadway. The navigation system includes an icon display unit that displays roadway icons by road type on a screen, and... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080221787 - Methods and apparatus for determining a route having an estimated minimum fuel usage for a vehicle: Apparatus, methods, processors and computer readable media for determining a suggested route having an estimated minimum fuel usage for a vehicle based on a estimated fuel efficiency for the vehicle for different speeds of the vehicle and based on estimated speeds for the route. The estimated fuel efficiency for the... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv3)

20080221788 - Map generation apparatus, map generation method and computer readable medium: A map generation apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a classification unit, a tentative map generation unit and a map generation unit. The acquisition unit acquires information which is a target of an analysis process. The classification unit classifies the acquired information into a plurality of types. The tentative map generation... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080221789 - Navigation apparatus for vehicle: In an in-vehicle navigation apparatus, a present position is detected, an altitude of the present position is acquired from map data, and a temperature inside of a hard disk drive is acquired with a temperature sensor. An atmospheric pressure of the present position is then calculated from the altitude and... Agent: Posz Law Group, Plc