Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location inventions 10/08

20080262661 - Bimodal conveyance mechanism: A virtual wheel provides a leg pair as a conveyance mechanism for a land vehicle. The virtual wheel propels the vehicle across a surface using a repetitive motion of the legs that contact the ground as would a wheel, due to their geometry. Vehicle embodiments include at least two-, three-,... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20080262660 - Control-information system for mass transportation vehicles: A control-information system for mass transportation vehicles intended for transmitting to passengers of mass transportation vehicles while on the road, any kind of information corresponding to the defined spot on the route. The control-information system includes: —an information center; —the proxy using a high-frequency band for receiving the new multimedia... Agent: Jerome D. Jackson (jackson Patent Law Office)

20080262662 - Remote engine control system: In a remote engine control system, a relay device receives a vehicle equipment control request containing first identification information, updates the first identification information to second identification information, and transmits the updated vehicle equipment control request to an in-vehicle device.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080262663 - Method for monitoring plane engines: A method for monitoring plane engines The present invention relates to a method for monitoring engines of a plane comprising at least two engines (m1, m2, m3, m4), each engine (m1, m2, m3, m4) being controlled and monitored by an engine monitoring calculator (1, 2, 3, 4), said calculators (1,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080262664 - Synthetic vision system and methods: The present invention is directed to a system and methods, embodiments of which provide increased situation awareness information in an improved Synthetic Vision System (SVS). According to the present invention, a Primary Flight Display (PFD), a top-down view Multi-Function Display (MFD), and side-view Vertical Profile Display (VPD) are presented on... Agent: Valauskas & Pine LLC

20080262665 - Method of calculating approach trajectory for aircraft: The general field of the invention relates to a method of calculating a so-called continuous descent approach procedure for aircraft. The method comprises calculation steps making it possible to determine a minimum distance making it possible to attain the runway by using the highest possible descent angles allowed by the... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080262666 - Powered riding apparatus with electronic controls and options: The present invention relates to a power riding apparatus with electronic options, a wireless user interface for control such apparatus, and a wave-information-system. One embodiment of the power riding apparatus is a surf board configured with a booster system. The booster system is electrically associated with an onboard controller. The... Agent: Simmons Patents

20080262668 - Charge/discharge control apparatus for hybrid vehicle and control program device therefor: A navigation ECU records a charge-possible point through charging position record processing and records the history of traveling conditions near the charge-possible point through learning control processing. If a destination point on an optimum route is the charge-possible point, the navigation ECU determines a continuous section where the EV traveling... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080262667 - Driving support apparatus, methods, and programs: Driving support apparatus, methods, and programs are provided for a hybrid vehicle whose driving power sources are an internal combustion engine and an electric motor operating with electric power supplied from an electric charger. The hybrid vehicle includes a hybrid control device for controlling the internal combustion engine and the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080262669 - Autonomous vehicle controller: The present invention relates to a controller for providing a vehicle with autonomous control. The controller preferably provides path planning to an autonomous vehicle.... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080262672 - Abnormal noise inspection method for anti-vibration device for vehicle use: In an abnormal noise inspection method for a anti-vibration device for vehicle use, it is determined whether, during travel of a vehicle in which a supported member is supported to the vehicle body by an anti-vibration device, abnormal noise occurs or not in the passenger compartment owing to the anti-vibration... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20080262670 - System and method for monitoring vehicle parameters and driver behavior: System and method for monitoring the operation of a vehicle, comprising a housing having an accelerometer unit, and a global positioning system (GPS) unit, wherein the housing is adapted to be mounted in a window of the vehicle, and wherein the system is adapted to be powered by an on-board... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080262671 - Vehicle quality analyzing system and plural data management method: Image data (44) assigned to a specific language is included in a second data file (28) at a specific position. A first data file includes a position information data specifying the position of the image data. A processing unit obtains the image data assigned to the specific language based on... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080262673 - Engine oil temperature diagnostic methods and systems: A control system for evaluating an engine oil temperature sensor is provided. The control system includes a first diagnostic module that selectively detects a first engine oil temperature sensor fault based on a comparison of engine coolant temperature, intake air temperature, and engine oil temperature. A reporting module selectively generates... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080262674 - Data processing arrangement and the operation mode thereof: A data processing arrangement, in particular a tachograph for a motor vehicle has a control device and at least one memory. The traceability of an error arising during the data processing arrangement operation can be better guaranteed. At least one partial area of the memory is embodied in the form... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080262675 - Method and device for roll stabilization of a motor vehicle: A method and device for roll stabilization of a motor vehicle are provided. On the basis of a measured transverse acceleration or a calculated transverse acceleration of the motor vehicle, actuating signals are generated for actuators which are associated with a front axle and a rear axle of the motor... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080262676 - Steering retention state judging device, driver wakefulness predicting device, and correct course keeping device: This steering wheel retention state judging device includes: a torque application unit that applies a torque on a steering wheel of a vehicle, the steering wheel operated by a driver; an angle sensor that detects a steering angle of the steering wheel; and a steering wheel retention state judging unit... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080262677 - Vehicle body slip angle-estimating device and method and engine control unit: A vehicle body slip angle-estimating device which, in estimating a vehicle body slip angle with an algorithm using a nonlinear model, is capable of accurately estimating a vehicle body slip angle irrespective of whether the frequency of occurrence of a state during traveling of the vehicle. A basic value-calculating section... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080262678 - Electric power steering apparatus: A microcomputer is provided with an extracting section capable of extracting a specific frequency component from an input signal. The extracting section extracts, from a pinion angle corresponding to a signal indicating a state of the steering system, a frequency component corresponding to a vibration of a steering system caused... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080262680 - Apparatus and method for detecting vehicle rollover using an enhanced algorithm having lane departure sensor inputs: A method is provided including the steps of monitoring a lane departure event, monitoring a rollover event, and controlling actuation of an occupant restraining device in response to the monitored lane departure event and the monitored rollover even.... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080262679 - Safety device for a motor vehicle: A safety device for a motor vehicle, includes an active headrest which is provided on a backrest of a vehicle seat and a control unit which actuates a headrest-deployment device as a function of the evaluation of the signals from a crash sensor when an accident event occurs such that... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080262681 - Apparatus for controlling lighting angle of headlights of vehicle: An apparatus is provided to control a lighting angel of headlights installed in a vehicle. In the apparatus, a curve of the road is calculated and the radius of the curve is obtained, based on the current position and the road information. The curve is located ahead of the vehicle.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080262682 - Method for controlling a braking force of a vehicle: A method and a system are provided for controlling a braking force of a vehicle. The method includes the steps of detecting at least one operating parameter of the vehicle, detecting a position of an operator controlled braking element, determining a magnitude of a braking force on the basis of... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20080262683 - Systems for providing an automobile electronic transmission control monitoring unit with a latchdown mechanism: The present disclosure provides systems for microprocessors to control a transmission power relay output with a latchdown mechanism in the event that either microprocessor decides it is appropriate to de-energize the relay. Advantageously, the present disclosure allows, for example, the transmission control to be performed by an existing dual microprocessor... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20080262684 - Method for controlling gear change during shifting rule or variogram switching: The inventive method for controlling the gear change of an automatic gearbox provided with distinct shifting rules or variograms used according to a vehicle operating conditions consists in detecting and carrying out gear shifting requests sequential to the shifting rule or variogram switching, subject to the application of specific conditions... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080262685 - Method for performing gear shifting: A method for performing gear shifting by engaging a coupling element with a gear wheel includes moving the coupling element relative to the gear wheel from a disengaged position to an engaged position, in which a particular gear is selected. A speed of the coupling element relative to a speed... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20080262687 - Electric parking brake system and method for controlling the same: An electric parking brake system includes an electric parking brake mechanism that includes a brake which suppresses rotation of a wheel and an electric motor which applies or releases the brake, and that maintains a vehicle at a standstill while the brake is applied. A parking switch selectively outputs an... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080262690 - Integrated vehicle body attitude control apparatus: An integrated vehicle body attitude control apparatus includes a detecting portion detecting a vehicle state including a vehicle speed and a steering state, an integrated vehicle body control model calculation portion setting a model rotation axis of a vehicle body and calculating an integrated vehicle body control model including a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080262686 - Method and apparatus for eliminating a motor vehicle tip-over risk:

20080262688 - Method and device for hydrostatically braking a vehicle: The invention relates to a device (1) and a method for the controlled braking of a vehicle using a hydrostatic drive (3). The hydrostatic drive (3) comprises at least 2 pivotable hydraulic engines (6) that are each connected to an axle of the drive (3) and are driven by a... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080262689 - Method of operating a vehicle: A method of operating a vehicle is described, in which the vehicle includes a frame structure carrying a ground engaging structure whereby the vehicle may travel over the ground, the ground engaging structure including a pair of steerable wheels which with the vehicle travelling in a travelling direction, are front... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080262691 - Starting aid: Disclosed is a method of preventing a vehicle in a starting maneuver from rolling into a direction opposite a direction of the starting maneuver. A brake force is built up or maintained on at least one wheel brake during standstill of the vehicle. The method is characterized in that a... Agent: Craig Hallacher Continental Teves, Inc.

20080262692 - Road-surface friction-coefficient estimating device: A road-surface friction-coefficient estimating device compares a rack-thrust-force deviation value with a preliminarily set maximum-value-determination threshold value. If the rack-thrust-force deviation value is above the maximum-value-determination threshold value, the device determines that tires are slipping, and sets a front-wheel friction-circle utilization rate in that state as a road-surface friction coefficient.... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080262693 - Method for controlling the desired speed in an overrun condition for a vehicle comprising a retarder: A method for controlling the desired speed in overrun condition for a vehicle comprising a retarder is proposed, such that the desired speed is controlled by a continuously adjustable retarder braking and/or engine braking control system.... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080262695 - Engine mode transition utilizing dynamic torque control: A method of operating an engine having a plurality of cylinders, the method comprising of transitioning the engine from a first mode to a second mode, and temporarily adjusting an amount of torque produced by a cylinder of the engine for at least one cycle responsive to a difference in... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20080262694 - Method and apparatus to optimize engine warm up: There is provided a method and an apparatus to minimize energy loss of an internal combustion engine during engine warm-up. This includes monitoring engine operating conditions, and estimating a future energy loss. A power loss and a rate of change in the estimated future energy loss are determined. An engine... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080262701 - Alternate fuel blending system and associated method: A fuel control system for controlling the use of primary fuel and alternate fuel in an internal combustion engine without cross-contamination of fuel types. Cross-contamination of fuel types may eliminate the ability to receive certain benefits or financial incentives associated with use of alternate fuel, including but not limited to... Agent: Withrow & Terranova, P.l.l.c.

20080262699 - Control system for internal combustion engine: A control system for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of estimating a property of fuel accurately even when the engine is in an operating condition other than idling. An in-cylinder pressure sensor detects an amount of change in pressure in a cylinder #1 of the engine as a... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080262702 - Fuel supply amount control system and boat propulsion unit: In a fuel supply amount control system, during a period of engine startup from the time when a crankshaft starts to rotate by a starter motor to the time when the crankshaft stably rotates by fuel combustion, a fuel supply amount is controlled independently before and after a cylinder stroke... Agent: Yamaha Marine Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080262700 - High-pressure fuel pump control device for engine: A high-pressure fuel pump control device is capable of reducing current consumption, increasing pump durability, and promoting a rise of fuel pressure from startup. The high-pressure fuel pump control device comprises a fuel injector valve for directly injecting fuel in a common rail into a combustion chamber and a high-pressure... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080262698 - Method and apparatus to determine instantaneous engine power loss for a powertrain system: There is provided a method and an article of manufacture comprising a storage medium having machine-executable code stored therein for estimating a power loss for an internal combustion engine at a point in time. The code includes code to determine engine operating conditions. A nominal power loss is determined based... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080262696 - Method for monitoring a control circuit and actuating device: A method for monitoring a control circuit of an actuating device with at least one actuator including an actuated part and an electric member controlling movement of the actuated part, the control circuit including a bridge, the controlling electric member being connected in the bridge. The method includes: powering the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080262697 - Method for operating an internal combustion engine, taking into consideration the individual properties of the injection devices: A method for operating an internal combustion engine, in which fuel is injected using an injection device into a combustion chamber of a cylinder of the internal combustion engine, a fuel quantity to be injected being ascertained as a function of individual properties of the injection device, and in which... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080262703 - Oxygen sensor output correction apparatus for internal combustion engine: A correction apparatus for correcting an output of an oxygen sensor installed in an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine to measure the concentration of oxygen contained in exhaust gas. The apparatus works to execute a fuel cut operation to bring the pressure in the exhaust pipe to the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080262704 - Oxygen sensor output correction apparatus for internal combustion engine: A correction apparatus for correcting an error in an output of an oxygen sensor such as an A/F sensor installed in an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine to measure the concentration of oxygen contained in exhaust gas. The apparatus works to determine a given parameter correlating with an... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080262705 - Internal combustion engine knock determination device and knock determination method: An engine ECU executes: calculating 15-degrees integrated value integrating vibration intensity for each of six crank angle ranges; detecting an amount of change in the 15-degrees integrated value between ignition cycles; specifying two ranges having larger amounts of change; specifying a crank angle having intensity larger than that of a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080262706 - Device and method for communication between a control system for small internal combustion engines and an external computer: By incorporating digital control systems for ignition of, and to some extent for fuel injection in, small internal combustion engines, opportunities have been created for the connection of external computers, in order thereby to be able to change the characteristics of the control system, as well as to be able... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20080262707 - Eco-run control device and engine restart method: An eco-run control device sends an engine stop request to an engine control device when predetermined stop requirements are satisfied, causes the engine control device to perform an engine stop control operation, and drives a starter to restart the engine when predetermined restart requirements are satisfied during the engine stop... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080262708 - Eco-run control device and method for resetting the same: An eco-run control device is mounted on a vehicle and is capable of performing eco-run control to stop an engine when predetermined stop requirements are satisfied and restart the engine when predetermined start requirements are satisfied later. This eco-run control device includes: a monitoring unit that monitors the state of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080262710 - Method and system for a traffic management system based on multiple classes: A method of method of assigning routes for a plurality of users allocated to different classes is provided. A first group of users is identified based on a user classification, wherein each user of the first group of users has a first user classification. A second group of users is... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080262709 - Pre-tactical control facility: Disclosed is a pre-tactical control device (1) for controlling traffic, which is to be connected to a tactical control system (2) used for assigning times of traffic events that are to be respected by means of transport at defined traffic junctions. Said pre-tactical control device (1) establishes target times (tz)... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20080262711 - System and method for determining traffic conditions: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for determining traffic conditions using wireless devices. A number of signals from the vehicles traveling in selected routes are received by several wireless communication networks via the wireless devices. The total number of signals received are used to compare if there are... Agent: At&t Corp.

20080262712 - Methods and systems for powertrain optimization and improved fuel economy: The technology described herein provides methods and systems for powertrain optimization and improved fuel economy including multiple displacement engine modeling and control optimization, automotive powertrain matching for fuel economy, cycle-based automotive shift and lock-up scheduling for fuel economy, and engine performance requirements based on vehicle attributes and drive cycle characteristics.... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20080262713 - Map information display apparatus and method thereof: A map information display apparatus that displays a map for a mobile object includes: a grouping unit (111) that divides a map included in an image displayed by a map display unit (115) into a plurality of areas; a display position determination unit (113) that selects, for each of the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080262714 - Device, system and method of contact-based routing and guidance: Device, system and method of contact-based routing and guidance; for example, an apparatus including a route guidance information generator adapted to receive a plurality of personal contacts associated respectively with at least one of: a plurality of road-based addresses, or a plurality of latitude and longitude data items; and to... Agent: Empk & Shiloh, LLP C/o Landon Ip, Inc.

20080262716 - Method and system for a traffic management system based on multiple classes: A method of method of assigning routes for a plurality of users allocated to different classes is provided. A first group of users is identified based on a user classification, wherein each user of the first group of users has a first user classification. A second group of users is... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080262715 - Navigation device and method using a location message: 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 an input device to receive a command to send at least one location message, the at least one location message including a segment indicating a... Agent: Tomtom International B.v.

20080262717 - Device, system and method of landmark-based routing and guidance: Device, system and method of landmark-based routing and guidance; for example, an apparatus including a route guidance information generator adapted to generate route guidance information including one or more road-based references and one or more landmark-based references.... Agent: Empk & Shiloh, LLP C/o Landon Ip, Inc.

20080262719 - Determining positioning of a handheld image translation device: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for a handheld image translation device are described herein. The handheld image translation device may include a position module to determine positioning information including both translation and rotation information based at least in part on captured navigational measurements. A print module of the handheld image translation... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.

20080262720 - Driving recorder: A driving recorder is installed on a vehicle and has a processor, a register, a gravity sensing unit, a magnetic field positioning unit, a camera and a storage unit. The gravity sensing unit is electronically connected to the processor and uses gravity as a reference for detecting a movement of... Agent: Patenttm.us

20080262718 - Landmark navigation for vehicles using blinking optical beacons: A system and method for landmark navigation employing optical beacons deployed at locations throughout a field of operation of a vehicle. The optical beacons emit or reflect an optical signal at a predetermined blink frequency. The locations of the optical beacons may or may not be known to the vehicle.... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20080262721 - Map generation system and map generation method by using gps tracks: A map generation system comprising: a mobile device for acquiring location data of a vehicle and a status of the vehicle at a time of acquisition of the location; and a server for processing the acquired location data of the vehicle. The server comprises an input interface, a first storage... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20080262722 - Method for operating a navigation device: A method for operating a navigation device including a processor, a signal receiver for receiving position signals, a road network database that also contains position data on tunnels (tunnel attributes), a position finding unit that determines the current position of the vehicle, a display unit and a display control for... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080262724 - 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)

20080262723 - System and method for the selection of a unique geographic feature: The present invention includes a system and method for selecting a unique geographic feature, including a mobile device that uses position and orientation sensors to determine a user position and a user orientation. The mobile device is adapted for wireless communication with a database that houses or has access to... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20080262725 - System and method for obtaining, in a vehicle, information concerning points of interest: To obtain point of interest information in a vicinity of a vehicle, the vehicle selects a reference point away from the current location of the vehicle. A region is formed, including the current location of the vehicle, based on the reference point. Points of interest falling within the region are... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20080262726 - Method and generator for generating a spread-spectrum signal: A method of generating a spread-spectrum signal in a navigation system comprises the steps of providing a carrier wave and a modulation waveform and modulating the carrier wave with the modulation waveform. The modulation waveform comprises a so-called anti-phase linear combination of a BOC(1,1) waveform and a BOC(m,1) waveform, expressible... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080262727 - Method and system for administrating gis data dictionaries: Embodiments of the present invention recite a method and system for administrating GIS data dictionaries. In one embodiment, a mobile electronic device is assigned to a workgroup. The method further comprises selecting a data dictionary comprising at least one desired GIS feature type which was not originally intended for use... Agent: Trimble Navigation Limited C/o Wagner Blecher

20080262728 - Method and system for navigation using gps velocity vector: A navigation device includes a computer platform that includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver operable to acquire and track a GPS signal, a processor assembly, and a memory. The memory includes at least one of last recorded Ephemeris and Almanac information, and a GPS velocity vector determination module operable... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv3)

20080262729 - Inertial measurement unit fault detection isolation reconfiguration using parity logic: A method of implementing a fault-tolerant-avionic architecture in a vehicle includes using parity logic to monitor the functionality of at least three non-fault-tolerant inertial measurement units during a parity check and calculating a threshold from expected inertial measurement unit performance during a parity check. If a failure of an inertial... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080262730 - Mobile object position estimation apparatus and method: A mobile object position estimation apparatus mounted in a mobile object includes a first estimation mechanism for estimating the mobile object position based on the outputs from an inertial navigation sensor device (acceleration sensor, and yaw rate sensor, or the like) mounted on the mobile object, a storage for storing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080262731 - Electronic device for fm transmission of location-based information: According to one embodiment, an electronic device, for example, a portable electronic device such as a cellular telephone, a portable navigation device, a personal digital assistant (“PDA”), or an MP3 player, includes a GPS receiver configured to receive GPS coordinates. The GPS coordinates are sent to a CPU that is... Agent: Farjami & Farjami LLP

20080262661 - Bimodal conveyance mechanism: A virtual wheel provides a leg pair as a conveyance mechanism for a land vehicle. The virtual wheel propels the vehicle across a surface using a repetitive motion of the legs that contact the ground as would a wheel, due to their geometry. Vehicle embodiments include at least two-, three-,... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20080262660 - Control-information system for mass transportation vehicles: A control-information system for mass transportation vehicles intended for transmitting to passengers of mass transportation vehicles while on the road, any kind of information corresponding to the defined spot on the route. The control-information system includes: —an information center; —the proxy using a high-frequency band for receiving the new multimedia... Agent: Jerome D. Jackson (jackson Patent Law Office)

20080262662 - Remote engine control system: In a remote engine control system, a relay device receives a vehicle equipment control request containing first identification information, updates the first identification information to second identification information, and transmits the updated vehicle equipment control request to an in-vehicle device.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080262663 - Method for monitoring plane engines: A method for monitoring plane engines The present invention relates to a method for monitoring engines of a plane comprising at least two engines (m1, m2, m3, m4), each engine (m1, m2, m3, m4) being controlled and monitored by an engine monitoring calculator (1, 2, 3, 4), said calculators (1,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080262664 - Synthetic vision system and methods: The present invention is directed to a system and methods, embodiments of which provide increased situation awareness information in an improved Synthetic Vision System (SVS). According to the present invention, a Primary Flight Display (PFD), a top-down view Multi-Function Display (MFD), and side-view Vertical Profile Display (VPD) are presented on... Agent: Valauskas & Pine LLC

20080262665 - Method of calculating approach trajectory for aircraft: The general field of the invention relates to a method of calculating a so-called continuous descent approach procedure for aircraft. The method comprises calculation steps making it possible to determine a minimum distance making it possible to attain the runway by using the highest possible descent angles allowed by the... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080262666 - Powered riding apparatus with electronic controls and options: The present invention relates to a power riding apparatus with electronic options, a wireless user interface for control such apparatus, and a wave-information-system. One embodiment of the power riding apparatus is a surf board configured with a booster system. The booster system is electrically associated with an onboard controller. The... Agent: Simmons Patents

20080262668 - Charge/discharge control apparatus for hybrid vehicle and control program device therefor: A navigation ECU records a charge-possible point through charging position record processing and records the history of traveling conditions near the charge-possible point through learning control processing. If a destination point on an optimum route is the charge-possible point, the navigation ECU determines a continuous section where the EV traveling... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080262667 - Driving support apparatus, methods, and programs: Driving support apparatus, methods, and programs are provided for a hybrid vehicle whose driving power sources are an internal combustion engine and an electric motor operating with electric power supplied from an electric charger. The hybrid vehicle includes a hybrid control device for controlling the internal combustion engine and the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080262669 - Autonomous vehicle controller: The present invention relates to a controller for providing a vehicle with autonomous control. The controller preferably provides path planning to an autonomous vehicle.... Agent: Dobrusin & Thennisch PC

20080262672 - Abnormal noise inspection method for anti-vibration device for vehicle use: In an abnormal noise inspection method for a anti-vibration device for vehicle use, it is determined whether, during travel of a vehicle in which a supported member is supported to the vehicle body by an anti-vibration device, abnormal noise occurs or not in the passenger compartment owing to the anti-vibration... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20080262670 - System and method for monitoring vehicle parameters and driver behavior: System and method for monitoring the operation of a vehicle, comprising a housing having an accelerometer unit, and a global positioning system (GPS) unit, wherein the housing is adapted to be mounted in a window of the vehicle, and wherein the system is adapted to be powered by an on-board... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080262671 - Vehicle quality analyzing system and plural data management method: Image data (44) assigned to a specific language is included in a second data file (28) at a specific position. A first data file includes a position information data specifying the position of the image data. A processing unit obtains the image data assigned to the specific language based on... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080262673 - Engine oil temperature diagnostic methods and systems: A control system for evaluating an engine oil temperature sensor is provided. The control system includes a first diagnostic module that selectively detects a first engine oil temperature sensor fault based on a comparison of engine coolant temperature, intake air temperature, and engine oil temperature. A reporting module selectively generates... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080262674 - Data processing arrangement and the operation mode thereof: A data processing arrangement, in particular a tachograph for a motor vehicle has a control device and at least one memory. The traceability of an error arising during the data processing arrangement operation can be better guaranteed. At least one partial area of the memory is embodied in the form... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080262675 - Method and device for roll stabilization of a motor vehicle: A method and device for roll stabilization of a motor vehicle are provided. On the basis of a measured transverse acceleration or a calculated transverse acceleration of the motor vehicle, actuating signals are generated for actuators which are associated with a front axle and a rear axle of the motor... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080262676 - Steering retention state judging device, driver wakefulness predicting device, and correct course keeping device: This steering wheel retention state judging device includes: a torque application unit that applies a torque on a steering wheel of a vehicle, the steering wheel operated by a driver; an angle sensor that detects a steering angle of the steering wheel; and a steering wheel retention state judging unit... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080262677 - Vehicle body slip angle-estimating device and method and engine control unit: A vehicle body slip angle-estimating device which, in estimating a vehicle body slip angle with an algorithm using a nonlinear model, is capable of accurately estimating a vehicle body slip angle irrespective of whether the frequency of occurrence of a state during traveling of the vehicle. A basic value-calculating section... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20080262678 - Electric power steering apparatus: A microcomputer is provided with an extracting section capable of extracting a specific frequency component from an input signal. The extracting section extracts, from a pinion angle corresponding to a signal indicating a state of the steering system, a frequency component corresponding to a vibration of a steering system caused... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080262680 - Apparatus and method for detecting vehicle rollover using an enhanced algorithm having lane departure sensor inputs: A method is provided including the steps of monitoring a lane departure event, monitoring a rollover event, and controlling actuation of an occupant restraining device in response to the monitored lane departure event and the monitored rollover even.... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080262679 - Safety device for a motor vehicle: A safety device for a motor vehicle, includes an active headrest which is provided on a backrest of a vehicle seat and a control unit which actuates a headrest-deployment device as a function of the evaluation of the signals from a crash sensor when an accident event occurs such that... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080262681 - Apparatus for controlling lighting angle of headlights of vehicle: An apparatus is provided to control a lighting angel of headlights installed in a vehicle. In the apparatus, a curve of the road is calculated and the radius of the curve is obtained, based on the current position and the road information. The curve is located ahead of the vehicle.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080262682 - Method for controlling a braking force of a vehicle: A method and a system are provided for controlling a braking force of a vehicle. The method includes the steps of detecting at least one operating parameter of the vehicle, detecting a position of an operator controlled braking element, determining a magnitude of a braking force on the basis of... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20080262683 - Systems for providing an automobile electronic transmission control monitoring unit with a latchdown mechanism: The present disclosure provides systems for microprocessors to control a transmission power relay output with a latchdown mechanism in the event that either microprocessor decides it is appropriate to de-energize the relay. Advantageously, the present disclosure allows, for example, the transmission control to be performed by an existing dual microprocessor... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20080262684 - Method for controlling gear change during shifting rule or variogram switching: The inventive method for controlling the gear change of an automatic gearbox provided with distinct shifting rules or variograms used according to a vehicle operating conditions consists in detecting and carrying out gear shifting requests sequential to the shifting rule or variogram switching, subject to the application of specific conditions... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080262685 - Method for performing gear shifting: A method for performing gear shifting by engaging a coupling element with a gear wheel includes moving the coupling element relative to the gear wheel from a disengaged position to an engaged position, in which a particular gear is selected. A speed of the coupling element relative to a speed... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20080262687 - Electric parking brake system and method for controlling the same: An electric parking brake system includes an electric parking brake mechanism that includes a brake which suppresses rotation of a wheel and an electric motor which applies or releases the brake, and that maintains a vehicle at a standstill while the brake is applied. A parking switch selectively outputs an... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080262690 - Integrated vehicle body attitude control apparatus: An integrated vehicle body attitude control apparatus includes a detecting portion detecting a vehicle state including a vehicle speed and a steering state, an integrated vehicle body control model calculation portion setting a model rotation axis of a vehicle body and calculating an integrated vehicle body control model including a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080262686 - Method and apparatus for eliminating a motor vehicle tip-over risk:

20080262688 - Method and device for hydrostatically braking a vehicle: The invention relates to a device (1) and a method for the controlled braking of a vehicle using a hydrostatic drive (3). The hydrostatic drive (3) comprises at least 2 pivotable hydraulic engines (6) that are each connected to an axle of the drive (3) and are driven by a... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080262689 - Method of operating a vehicle: A method of operating a vehicle is described, in which the vehicle includes a frame structure carrying a ground engaging structure whereby the vehicle may travel over the ground, the ground engaging structure including a pair of steerable wheels which with the vehicle travelling in a travelling direction, are front... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080262691 - Starting aid: Disclosed is a method of preventing a vehicle in a starting maneuver from rolling into a direction opposite a direction of the starting maneuver. A brake force is built up or maintained on at least one wheel brake during standstill of the vehicle. The method is characterized in that a... Agent: Craig Hallacher Continental Teves, Inc.

20080262692 - Road-surface friction-coefficient estimating device: A road-surface friction-coefficient estimating device compares a rack-thrust-force deviation value with a preliminarily set maximum-value-determination threshold value. If the rack-thrust-force deviation value is above the maximum-value-determination threshold value, the device determines that tires are slipping, and sets a front-wheel friction-circle utilization rate in that state as a road-surface friction coefficient.... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080262693 - Method for controlling the desired speed in an overrun condition for a vehicle comprising a retarder: A method for controlling the desired speed in overrun condition for a vehicle comprising a retarder is proposed, such that the desired speed is controlled by a continuously adjustable retarder braking and/or engine braking control system.... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080262695 - Engine mode transition utilizing dynamic torque control: A method of operating an engine having a plurality of cylinders, the method comprising of transitioning the engine from a first mode to a second mode, and temporarily adjusting an amount of torque produced by a cylinder of the engine for at least one cycle responsive to a difference in... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20080262694 - Method and apparatus to optimize engine warm up: There is provided a method and an apparatus to minimize energy loss of an internal combustion engine during engine warm-up. This includes monitoring engine operating conditions, and estimating a future energy loss. A power loss and a rate of change in the estimated future energy loss are determined. An engine... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080262701 - Alternate fuel blending system and associated method: A fuel control system for controlling the use of primary fuel and alternate fuel in an internal combustion engine without cross-contamination of fuel types. Cross-contamination of fuel types may eliminate the ability to receive certain benefits or financial incentives associated with use of alternate fuel, including but not limited to... Agent: Withrow & Terranova, P.l.l.c.

20080262699 - Control system for internal combustion engine: A control system for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of estimating a property of fuel accurately even when the engine is in an operating condition other than idling. An in-cylinder pressure sensor detects an amount of change in pressure in a cylinder #1 of the engine as a... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080262702 - Fuel supply amount control system and boat propulsion unit: In a fuel supply amount control system, during a period of engine startup from the time when a crankshaft starts to rotate by a starter motor to the time when the crankshaft stably rotates by fuel combustion, a fuel supply amount is controlled independently before and after a cylinder stroke... Agent: Yamaha Marine Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080262700 - High-pressure fuel pump control device for engine: A high-pressure fuel pump control device is capable of reducing current consumption, increasing pump durability, and promoting a rise of fuel pressure from startup. The high-pressure fuel pump control device comprises a fuel injector valve for directly injecting fuel in a common rail into a combustion chamber and a high-pressure... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080262698 - Method and apparatus to determine instantaneous engine power loss for a powertrain system: There is provided a method and an article of manufacture comprising a storage medium having machine-executable code stored therein for estimating a power loss for an internal combustion engine at a point in time. The code includes code to determine engine operating conditions. A nominal power loss is determined based... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080262696 - Method for monitoring a control circuit and actuating device: A method for monitoring a control circuit of an actuating device with at least one actuator including an actuated part and an electric member controlling movement of the actuated part, the control circuit including a bridge, the controlling electric member being connected in the bridge. The method includes: powering the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080262697 - Method for operating an internal combustion engine, taking into consideration the individual properties of the injection devices: A method for operating an internal combustion engine, in which fuel is injected using an injection device into a combustion chamber of a cylinder of the internal combustion engine, a fuel quantity to be injected being ascertained as a function of individual properties of the injection device, and in which... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080262703 - Oxygen sensor output correction apparatus for internal combustion engine: A correction apparatus for correcting an output of an oxygen sensor installed in an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine to measure the concentration of oxygen contained in exhaust gas. The apparatus works to execute a fuel cut operation to bring the pressure in the exhaust pipe to the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080262704 - Oxygen sensor output correction apparatus for internal combustion engine: A correction apparatus for correcting an error in an output of an oxygen sensor such as an A/F sensor installed in an exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine to measure the concentration of oxygen contained in exhaust gas. The apparatus works to determine a given parameter correlating with an... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080262705 - Internal combustion engine knock determination device and knock determination method: An engine ECU executes: calculating 15-degrees integrated value integrating vibration intensity for each of six crank angle ranges; detecting an amount of change in the 15-degrees integrated value between ignition cycles; specifying two ranges having larger amounts of change; specifying a crank angle having intensity larger than that of a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080262706 - Device and method for communication between a control system for small internal combustion engines and an external computer: By incorporating digital control systems for ignition of, and to some extent for fuel injection in, small internal combustion engines, opportunities have been created for the connection of external computers, in order thereby to be able to change the characteristics of the control system, as well as to be able... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20080262707 - Eco-run control device and engine restart method: An eco-run control device sends an engine stop request to an engine control device when predetermined stop requirements are satisfied, causes the engine control device to perform an engine stop control operation, and drives a starter to restart the engine when predetermined restart requirements are satisfied during the engine stop... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080262708 - Eco-run control device and method for resetting the same: An eco-run control device is mounted on a vehicle and is capable of performing eco-run control to stop an engine when predetermined stop requirements are satisfied and restart the engine when predetermined start requirements are satisfied later. This eco-run control device includes: a monitoring unit that monitors the state of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080262710 - Method and system for a traffic management system based on multiple classes: A method of method of assigning routes for a plurality of users allocated to different classes is provided. A first group of users is identified based on a user classification, wherein each user of the first group of users has a first user classification. A second group of users is... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080262709 - Pre-tactical control facility: Disclosed is a pre-tactical control device (1) for controlling traffic, which is to be connected to a tactical control system (2) used for assigning times of traffic events that are to be respected by means of transport at defined traffic junctions. Said pre-tactical control device (1) establishes target times (tz)... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20080262711 - System and method for determining traffic conditions: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for determining traffic conditions using wireless devices. A number of signals from the vehicles traveling in selected routes are received by several wireless communication networks via the wireless devices. The total number of signals received are used to compare if there are... Agent: At&t Corp.

20080262712 - Methods and systems for powertrain optimization and improved fuel economy: The technology described herein provides methods and systems for powertrain optimization and improved fuel economy including multiple displacement engine modeling and control optimization, automotive powertrain matching for fuel economy, cycle-based automotive shift and lock-up scheduling for fuel economy, and engine performance requirements based on vehicle attributes and drive cycle characteristics.... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20080262713 - Map information display apparatus and method thereof: A map information display apparatus that displays a map for a mobile object includes: a grouping unit (111) that divides a map included in an image displayed by a map display unit (115) into a plurality of areas; a display position determination unit (113) that selects, for each of the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080262714 - Device, system and method of contact-based routing and guidance: Device, system and method of contact-based routing and guidance; for example, an apparatus including a route guidance information generator adapted to receive a plurality of personal contacts associated respectively with at least one of: a plurality of road-based addresses, or a plurality of latitude and longitude data items; and to... Agent: Empk & Shiloh, LLP C/o Landon Ip, Inc.

20080262716 - Method and system for a traffic management system based on multiple classes: A method of method of assigning routes for a plurality of users allocated to different classes is provided. A first group of users is identified based on a user classification, wherein each user of the first group of users has a first user classification. A second group of users is... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080262715 - Navigation device and method using a location message: 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 an input device to receive a command to send at least one location message, the at least one location message including a segment indicating a... Agent: Tomtom International B.v.

20080262717 - Device, system and method of landmark-based routing and guidance: Device, system and method of landmark-based routing and guidance; for example, an apparatus including a route guidance information generator adapted to generate route guidance information including one or more road-based references and one or more landmark-based references.... Agent: Empk & Shiloh, LLP C/o Landon Ip, Inc.

20080262719 - Determining positioning of a handheld image translation device: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for a handheld image translation device are described herein. The handheld image translation device may include a position module to determine positioning information including both translation and rotation information based at least in part on captured navigational measurements. A print module of the handheld image translation... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C.

20080262720 - Driving recorder: A driving recorder is installed on a vehicle and has a processor, a register, a gravity sensing unit, a magnetic field positioning unit, a camera and a storage unit. The gravity sensing unit is electronically connected to the processor and uses gravity as a reference for detecting a movement of... Agent: Patenttm.us

20080262718 - Landmark navigation for vehicles using blinking optical beacons: A system and method for landmark navigation employing optical beacons deployed at locations throughout a field of operation of a vehicle. The optical beacons emit or reflect an optical signal at a predetermined blink frequency. The locations of the optical beacons may or may not be known to the vehicle.... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20080262721 - Map generation system and map generation method by using gps tracks: A map generation system comprising: a mobile device for acquiring location data of a vehicle and a status of the vehicle at a time of acquisition of the location; and a server for processing the acquired location data of the vehicle. The server comprises an input interface, a first storage... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20080262722 - Method for operating a navigation device: A method for operating a navigation device including a processor, a signal receiver for receiving position signals, a road network database that also contains position data on tunnels (tunnel attributes), a position finding unit that determines the current position of the vehicle, a display unit and a display control for... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080262724 - 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)

20080262723 - System and method for the selection of a unique geographic feature: The present invention includes a system and method for selecting a unique geographic feature, including a mobile device that uses position and orientation sensors to determine a user position and a user orientation. The mobile device is adapted for wireless communication with a database that houses or has access to... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20080262725 - System and method for obtaining, in a vehicle, information concerning points of interest: To obtain point of interest information in a vicinity of a vehicle, the vehicle selects a reference point away from the current location of the vehicle. A region is formed, including the current location of the vehicle, based on the reference point. Points of interest falling within the region are... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20080262726 - Method and generator for generating a spread-spectrum signal: A method of generating a spread-spectrum signal in a navigation system comprises the steps of providing a carrier wave and a modulation waveform and modulating the carrier wave with the modulation waveform. The modulation waveform comprises a so-called anti-phase linear combination of a BOC(1,1) waveform and a BOC(m,1) waveform, expressible... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080262727 - Method and system for administrating gis data dictionaries: Embodiments of the present invention recite a method and system for administrating GIS data dictionaries. In one embodiment, a mobile electronic device is assigned to a workgroup. The method further comprises selecting a data dictionary comprising at least one desired GIS feature type which was not originally intended for use... Agent: Trimble Navigation Limited C/o Wagner Blecher

20080262728 - Method and system for navigation using gps velocity vector: A navigation device includes a computer platform that includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver operable to acquire and track a GPS signal, a processor assembly, and a memory. The memory includes at least one of last recorded Ephemeris and Almanac information, and a GPS velocity vector determination module operable... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv3)

20080262729 - Inertial measurement unit fault detection isolation reconfiguration using parity logic: A method of implementing a fault-tolerant-avionic architecture in a vehicle includes using parity logic to monitor the functionality of at least three non-fault-tolerant inertial measurement units during a parity check and calculating a threshold from expected inertial measurement unit performance during a parity check. If a failure of an inertial... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080262730 - Mobile object position estimation apparatus and method: A mobile object position estimation apparatus mounted in a mobile object includes a first estimation mechanism for estimating the mobile object position based on the outputs from an inertial navigation sensor device (acceleration sensor, and yaw rate sensor, or the like) mounted on the mobile object, a storage for storing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080262731 - Electronic device for fm transmission of location-based information: According to one embodiment, an electronic device, for example, a portable electronic device such as a cellular telephone, a portable navigation device, a personal digital assistant (“PDA”), or an MP3 player, includes a GPS receiver configured to receive GPS coordinates. The GPS coordinates are sent to a CPU that is... Agent: Farjami & Farjami LLP

20080255712 - System for customizing responsiveness of a machine: A control system for customizing a relationship between an operator input at an input controller and a corresponding response of a work machine is disclosed. The control system includes an input controller operable to receive an operator input and generate a corresponding control signal. The control system also includes a... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20080255711 - Systems and methods for detecting and managing the unauthorized use of a unmanned aircraft: c

20080255713 - Dynamic adjustment of wing surfaces for variable camber: The movable surfaces affecting the camber of a wing are dynamically adjusted to optimize wing camber for optimum lift/drag ratios under changing conditions during a given flight phase. In a preferred embodiment, an add-on dynamic adjustment control module provides command signals for optimum positioning of trailing edge movable surfaces, i.e.,... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman, P.C.

20080255714 - Methods and apparatus for aircraft turbulence detection: Methods and apparatus for an in-flight air turbulence detection system. In one embodiment, a system includes an air turbulence detector and a transmitter to transmit turbulence information. In another embodiment, a system includes a receiver, a detection processing module, an aircraft ID module, and a route modification module.... Agent: Raytheon Company C/o Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20080255715 - Navigation guidance for aircraft approach and landing: A system and method is described for providing pilots with navigational guidance when landing in low visibility conditions and/or at airports that do not contain a ground infrastructure in place to support precision approach. The navigational guidance is obtained by fusing one or more navigational algorithms and/or error models to... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080255716 - Electric powered vehicle performing regenerative braking: A regeneration control portion sets a torque command value (in general, a negative value) of a motor generator at a time of regenerative braking. A braking cooperative control portion calculates a total braking force (power) required for the entire vehicle based on a brake depression force BK of a driver... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080255717 - Method and device for activating additional functions in response to a rollover procedure of a motor vehicle: A method for activating additional functions in response to a rollover procedure of a vehicle, using at least one sensor and one control unit, the sensor supplying at least one unidirectional acceleration signal, having the following method steps: analyzing at least one acceleration signal in its characteristics as a function... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080255719 - Method for detecting decompression of tires and device thereof, and program for judging decompression of tires: A method for detecting decompression of tires based on the rotational speed of wheels mounted on a vehicle, comprising the steps of: detecting the rotational speed of each of the above-mentioned wheels, determining the speed against ground of the vehicle, calculating the speed information of a fixed wheel from the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080255718 - Vehicle monitor: A system and method is disclosed for monitoring a motor vehicle. The system includes a sensor unit for collecting at least one vehicle statistic and a portable device for displaying the vehicle statistics. The portable device requests the vehicle statistics from the sensor unit at regular intervals or in response... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080255720 - Method and apparatus for validating processors using seed and key tests: A method for validating a processor with a memory in a vehicle control system includes the steps of receiving a test seed, retrieving a pre-stored test key from the processor memory, calculating a check value using the test seed, and comparing the check value to the pre-stored test key.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080255721 - On-vehicle data collection apparatus, center, and on-vehicle system: In a data collection apparatus mounted on a vehicle, an electric control unit sets an abnormality detection condition to detect abnormality of the vehicle based on a condition signal received from an external apparatus located outside the vehicle. The electric control unit determines whether the detection condition is satisfied and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080255723 - Data recorder: A data recorder includes: a controlled state detecting unit, operable to detect a controlled state of a vehicle by a driver; an operating state detecting unit, operable to detect an operating state of the vehicle; a state recording unit; and a recording condition determination unit, operable to determine whether or... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080255724 - Method for detecting road lane markings: A method for detecting road lane markings for a motor vehicle in motion with an image recording unit is presented. The image recording unit points to the road in front of the vehicle and in the recorded image data, brightness differences (contrasts) are analysed and/or edges are extracted. Road lane... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20080255722 - System and method for evaluating driver behavior: System and method for evaluating driver performance, comprising detecting operations of a vehicle using an on-board vehicle monitoring system, comparing the operations to predetermined criteria, identifying violations of the predetermined criteria, tracking violations that occur during an evaluation period, and, at the end of the evaluation period, calculating a grade... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080255725 - Interior component management of a vehicle via occupant monitoring: Systems and methods are provided for managing an interior component of a vehicle. A system includes a device for monitoring a passenger, a vehicle speed detector, and a controller in communication the interior component, the passenger monitoring device, and the vehicle speed detector, wherein the controller is configured to disable... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080255726 - Process and apparatus for the sway stabilization of a motor vehicle: A process for stabilizing the sway of a motor vehicle, in which adjusting signals are generated for actuators associated with a front axis and with a rear axis of the motor vehicle on the basis of a measured or a calculated transverse acceleration of the motor vehicle, which actuators make... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080255727 - Method and device for protecting the driver during driver-independent superposition of steering moments: In a method for deactivating a driver assistance system that influences the steering, a driver-independent system steering variable is applied to the steering wheel by the driver assistance system, the value of a driver steering variable applied to the steering wheel by the driver is determined, and the driver assistance... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080255728 - Path planning: The present invention relates to a method of determining the path of a vehicle along a two-dimensional plane intended to control the movement of the vehicle by means of a driver-assisting system, where the path interconnects an initial state and a terminal state and each of the states Zi=[xi, yi,... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20080255729 - Steering assist system and vehicle mounted with the same: A recommended steering direction determination unit 102 determines a recommended steering direction using measurements of a lateral position taken by an obstacle position measurement unit 101. After a collision determination unit 103 determines that risk of collision is high, a steering assist torque is generated using a first assist torque... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080255731 - Occupant detection apparatus: An occupant detection apparatus including a photographing section that is disposed to face to a vehicle rear seat for taking three-dimensional images of the vehicle rear seat area. The apparatus includes an information extraction processing section that extracts only first image information about an upper area of a seat back... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080255730 - Safety arrangement for a discharging signalling system: A method and system for allowing unsafe action signals in a dispensing system of a vehicle. A discharging signalling system of at least one dispenser of a vehicle includes an activation circuit arranged to discharge the dispenser. An indicator is arranged to indicate that dispensing is allowed. The activation circuit... Agent: Venable LLP

20080255732 - Braking control apparatus for vehicle: A braking control apparatus for a vehicle includes four wheel braking apparatuses for applying a braking torque to wheels, a first hydraulic pressure generating apparatus generating a hydraulic pressure, a vacuum booster generating an assist force for assisting a breaking operation, a first hydraulic circuit, a second hydraulic circuit, a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080255733 - Adjustable seat bolster for easy access: An ergonomic device for an automobile seat includes a pressure surface oriented proximate to a seat cushion so that the pressure surface may deploy to support a seat occupant. A mount fixes it to a frame of the automobile seat. A linkage between the pressure surface and said mount allows... Agent: Kang Intellectual Property Law, LLC

20080255734 - System and method for controlling a vehicle seat: A method of controlling a vehicle seat includes determining a trajectory between a first position of the seat and the second position of the seat, determining a torque to move the seat along the trajectory with velocity profile along the trajectory, and applying the torque to the seat to move... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080255736 - Geo-referenced agricultural levees: m

20080255735 - Traction control method in machine using lockable differential: A method of operating a machine having a lockable differential includes monitoring a first operating parameter indicative of wheel slip, and monitoring a second operating parameter different from the first parameter, the method further including controlling locking and unlocking of the differential responsive to the second operating parameter. A machine... Agent: Caterpillar C/o Liell, Mcneil & Harper

20080255737 - Control apparatus and method for continuously variable transmission: When the vehicle is traveling on an uphill road (step 100: YES), the ECU executes a program in which, if the speed of the vehicle is equal to or higher than Vblt (step 102: NO) and a speed ratio γ(1) required to secure a sufficient climbing capacity of the vehicle... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080255738 - Engine control apparatus: An engine control apparatus basically has a clutch release detecting component, a time measuring component and a rotational speed synchronization control component. The clutch release detecting component detects when a clutch arranged between an engine and a manual transmission has been released to prevent rotation from being transferred from the... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080255739 - Engine control apparatus: An engine control apparatus controls an engine rotational speed to a target rotational speed by using a detected input side transmission rotational speed of a manual transmission as the target rotational speed upon detecting a clutch pedal depression amount during shifting being equal to or larger than a first prescribed... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080255740 - Method for controlling a hydraulic actuator comprising a rapid drain valve and a control system and a friction coupling comprising an actuator of this type: A method of controlling a hydraulic actuator of a friction coupling that includes a pump, which is driven by an electric motor, a pressure line, which contains a non-return valve and which runs from the pump to an actuator cylinder with an actuator piston that acts on the friction coupling.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080255743 - Brake control apparatus and brake control method: A brake control apparatus includes: at least one wheel cylinder that applies braking force to a vehicle wheel in response to supply of hydraulic fluid thereto; a manual hydraulic pressure source that pressurizes hydraulic fluid in accordance with brake operation by a driver; a cut valve which is arranged in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080255744 - Brake control apparatus for vehicle: A brake control apparatus for a vehicle includes four wheel braking apparatuses, a first hydraulic pressure generating apparatus, a front-wheel hydraulic circuit connecting the hydraulic pressure generating apparatus to the two of the wheel braking apparatuses, a rear-wheel hydraulic circuit connecting the hydraulic pressure generating apparatus to the other two... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080255741 - Method for assisting the driver of a motor vehicle with a fishtailing trailer: The present invention relates to a method for assisting the driver of a motor vehicle with a fishtailing trailer. A vehicle with a fishtailing trailer can be stabilized in an especially rapid manner in that, in a first state, the fishtailing of the trailer is analyzed by evaluating at least... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080255742 - Onboard controller system: A system and method for safely slowing or controlling a vehicle's speed or engine speed by selectively replacing a genuine engine control signal with a spoofed engine control signal to slow or control the vehicle. The operator is allowed control of the vehicle (e.g. genuine engine control signal) if the... Agent: Diederiks & Whitelaw, PLC

20080255745 - Method and device for controlling an electronic brake of a vehicle: In a method for controlling an electromechanical brake of a vehicle, the electromechanical brake having a braking element (12), an electric actuator (14) and a pressing element (18), the pressing element is arranged and is coupled to the electric actuator (14) so that it can be pressed against the braking... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080255746 - Method and device for influencing the longitudinal velocity of a motor vehicle: A method and device for influencing the longitudinal velocity of a motor vehicle, in which a setpoint minimum distance and/or a setpoint maximum velocity is presettable by the driver, the driver being able to influence the vehicle velocity via the accelerator pedal and/or brake pedal, and in which the distance... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080255748 - Control device for hybrid vehicle drive apparatus: When the power transmitting path in an automatic shifting portion (20) is interrupted, a Co-lock control is executed to allow a differential portion (11) to be placed in a non-differential or nearly non-differential state with rotary elements (RE1 to RE3) kept in a unitary rotation. Thus, an engine (8), a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080255747 - Device for controlling an internal combustion: A device for controlling an internal combustion engine includes a control unit that reads out data from a data medium and/or writes data into this data medium and uses it for control, the data medium being assigned to at least one actuator, and this actuator containing characterizing data. The data... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080255750 - Air/fuel ratio control apparatus of an internal combustion engine: Apparatus and method for air/fuel ratio control for smoothening variation of air/fuel ratio among a plurality of cylinders of an internal combustion engine including a sensor for measuring output of the internal combustion engine. A device calculates a correlation function of each cylinder by taking cross-correlation of values measured by... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080255749 - Intake air leak determination system and method: An intake manifold air leak determination system and method for an internal combustion engine including an intake manifold fluidly connected to a plurality of cylinders of the engine and a plurality of fuel injection valves for injecting fuel for the cylinders. Each of the plurality of fuel injection valves corresponds... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080255752 - Internal combustion engine having variable valve lift mechanism: Methods and systems for controlling an internal combustion engine are provided. The method may include opening and closing an intake valve respectively at first opening and closing timings of a cylinder cycle during an engine start when a temperature of the internal combustion engine is below a predetermined temperature, and... Agent: Mark D. Alleman Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20080255753 - Method and system for automatically adjusting electronic fuel injection in response to fuel type: An engine control unit is configured to provide a fuel injector pulse width signal. A signal modifier comprises a fuel-type identifier in communication with the engine control unit. The signal modifier is configured to provide a 25% greater, modified pulse width signal to the fuel injector component in response to... Agent: Patent, Copyright & Trademark Law Group

20080255751 - Process and device for controlling an internal combustion engine: In a process for controlling an internal combustion engine (10) having at least one cylinder (Z1 to Z4) in which a combustion chamber (13) is formed, fuel is injected in at least two modes of operation. The process has the following steps: relative to an operating point determined by at... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080255754 - Traffic incidents processing system and method for sharing real time traffic information: A traffic incidents processing system for sharing real time traffic information between a plurality of users connected via a network. The system includes a central computer system, operatively connected to a wide area network such as the Internet, a multiplicity of mobile communication devices, capable of determining their geographical location,... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20080255755 - Intelligent fuel oil monitoring system and method: An intelligent fuel oil monitoring system includes a fuel level detector coupled to a fuel tank of a motor vehicle to detect the amount of the fuel oil in the fuel tank, a microcontroller coupled to the fuel level detector to receive traveling data of the motor vehicle and to... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080255756 - Navigation method: A method for navigating from a starting location to a destination location includes calculating a total route that is divided into at least two partial routes, at least one partial route being calculated locally in a mobile navigation client and at least one other partial route being calculated centrally in... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080255757 - Method and apparatus for routing ocean going vessels to avoid treacherous environments: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for generating a route for a vessel to travel from a start point to an end point. A start point and an end point for the vessel are identified. A forecast of wave conditions during a period of time is... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20080255758 - Systems, methods, and computer program products for generating reference geocodes for point addresses: Systems and methods are provided for generating a reference location data set, such as a reference longitude and latitude point, for each of a plurality of point addresses. A reference location data set can be determined for a point address based on a history of prior geocode samples, such as... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080255759 - Travel arrangements through buddy lists in a geosocial environment: A method, apparatus and system of travel arrangement using buddy lists in a geosocial environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes providing a plurality of user profiles, each profile in the plurality of user profiles to include an associated specific geographic location, associating a user with a first... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20080249668 - In-vehicle equipment control device: An in-vehicle equipment control device includes a force sense imparting type input device mounted on a steering of a vehicle, for remotely operating an in-vehicle equipment mounted on the vehicle according to a predetermined operation route while imparting a force sense, a storage unit for storing an operation route data... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080249667 - Learning and reasoning to enhance energy efficiency in transportation systems: There is employment of machine learning, reasoning, and optimization included in a multi-attribute utility framework to learn and control energy systems to enhance the efficiency of vehicles. This can include energy systems included in vehicles that employ multiple energy sources. There is construction of models that provide inferences given historical... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080249669 - Device at an airborne vehicle and a method for collision avoidance: A device at an airborne vehicle including a flight control system configured to control the behaviour of the airborne vehicle based on acceleration commands, a first control unit configured to provide the acceleration commands to the flight control system, and a collision avoidance unit. The collision avoidance unit includes a... Agent: Venable LLP

20080249670 - Method and device for carrying out at least one flight testing on an aircraft and the use thereof: The inventive device (1) comprises at least one rudder (2A, 2B, 2n), a control unit (4) for applying a deflexion instruction to the rudder, means (6) for measuring recovery characteristic displaying the evolution of the aircraft movement in the response to said rudder deflexion instruction, means (7) for recording at... Agent: Stevens Davis LLP

20080249671 - Method and device for providing an multi-engine aircraft pilot with data concerning said engines: The invention concerns a device (1) comprising means (6A, 6B, 6n) which determine for each of the engines of the aircraft, an individual minimum flexible temperature and means (8) which determine a global minimum flexible temperature based on said individual minimum temperatures, enabling a maximum available thrust to be calculated.... Agent: Stevens Davis LLP

20080249672 - Altitude and acceleration command altitude hold algorithm for rotorcraft with large center of gravity range: A flight control system includes an Acceleration and Attitude Command/Velocity Hold mode (AACVH) algorithm which blends attitude commands with acceleration commands. This blending determines a trim attitude for a given rotorcraft flight condition.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080249673 - System and method for controlling satellite based on integrated satellite operation data: Provided is a satellite control system based on integrated satellite operation data and a method thereof. The satellite control system includes: a satellite operation data schema editing means for creating a document type definition file and defining a schema; a mission planning means for creating a mission timeline and recording... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080249674 - Method and device for determining a maximum stabilization height in the final flight phase of an airplane: The disclosed embodiments relate to a method of determining a maximum stabilization height hstab of an airplane in a final phase of said airplane in order to inform the pilot as early as possible of conditions that would not enable him to make a landing in stabilized approach conditions. The... Agent: Perman & Green

20080249675 - System and method for optimized runway exiting: Methods and apparatus are provided for optimizing runway exiting. Prior to landing, the pilot may choose to input one or more new landing parameters. Then, based on current landing parameters (e.g., any new landing parameter(s) and remaining default landing parameters) and the aircraft performance parameters, predicted landing performance can be... Agent: Tung & Associates / Randy W. Tung, Esq.

20080249676 - Braking force correcting method for electric golf car and electric golf car employing the correcting method: If a user applies a brake system while an electric vehicle that includes a battery is moving and it is confirmed that the user is not simultaneously applying the accelerator, a comparison is made between an actual deceleration and an expected deceleration corresponding to the user demand sensed by the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080249678 - Aircraft failure diagnostic method and system: The present invention relates to an aircraft failure diagnostic method and system. The method includes one configuration phase defining the possible correlations between the detectable faults. Each of these correlations are associated with data pertinently describing the circumstances of the malfunction and appropriate failure-repair operations. A phase of correlating the... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080249677 - Method and apparatus for determining tdc for each cylinder of a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine: True Top Dead Center (TDC) of an engine piston is determined through determination of the Location of Peak Pressure (LPP) using either of two simplified algorithms. A Heat Loss Offset (HLO), drawn from a look-up table based on engine speed, molar mass of the air being compressed, and heat loss... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080249679 - Operating system of constrution machinery: The operating system for a construction machine gives advice on efficient operation to an operator. A specified state value relating to the operational condition of the construction machine, for example, the hydraulic oil pressure or engine speed, is detected (S101), and the frequency distribution of the state value in prescribed... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080249680 - Data recorder: Systems and methods for recording information in a vehicle data recorder device. The vehicle data recorder device includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU), a crash survivable unit having memory, and a microcontroller in data communication with the IMU and the memory. The microcontroller receives angular rate information and acceleration information... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services Ab-2b

20080249681 - Diagnostic tool with advanced diagnostic capabilities: 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 and communication with the vehicle, the processor controlling a recording of diagnostic data of the... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20080249682 - Touch control bezel for display devices: A machine interface system for use in a motor vehicle includes a bezel having a display opening and at least one active surface adjacent the display opening. At least one sensor assembly is associated with the active surface and generates a sensor signal corresponding to a location on the active... Agent: Visteon/brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080249684 - Overturn prevention control device for two-wheel vehicle: An overturn prevention control device for a two-wheel vehicle having a vehicle body, a front wheel, an actuator that steers the front wheel, a rear wheel, and a rear-wheel driving portion, includes an angular velocity sensor and a control unit arranged to output a steering angle command signal for controlling... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080249683 - Steering angle sensor: The present invention relates to a steering angle sensor, which includes a substrate. A shaft bore and a first gear are adapted on the substrate. The first gear has a shaft sleeve, which passes through the shaft bore. And a steering column of a steering wheel passes through the shaft... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080249686 - Steering apparatus, automotive vehicle with the same, and steering control method: An automotive vehicle with a steering apparatus includes a steering wheel, front and rear steerable road wheels, and a steering mechanism for steering the front and rear steerable road wheels. The steering apparatus measures a steering wheel angle of the steering wheel; sets a desired position of a center of... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080249685 - Steering control apparatus and method: A vehicle steering controller includes a turning unit which is mechanically separated from a steering unit, which receives the steering input, and turns the road wheels corresponding to the steering input. The controller also includes a reaction force motor that applies a steering reaction force corresponding to the turning state... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080249687 - Vehicle side impact crash detection for deployment of curtain and side airbags: A restraint control system (40) for an automotive vehicle (10) is illustrated with a first sensor such as a door cavity pressure sensor (28) and a second sensor such as an accelerometer (30). A restraint device (54) is coupled to a controller (52) that controls the operation of the restraint... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC Ford Global Technologies, Inc.

20080249689 - Vehicle control system: A vehicle control system estimates the vibration states of tires by using a vehicle vibration model that is separated into a vehicle body vibration model, a chassis vibration model, and a tire vibration model with high precision. The tire vibration model in the vehicle vibration model is formed of a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080249690 - Vehicle control system: A vehicle control system controls vibrations that are generated at a plurality of portions of a vehicle. An engine/drive system ECU and a brake system ECU store the same vehicle vibration model that is separated into a vehicle body vibration model, a chassis vibration model and a tire vibration model,... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080249688 - Vehicle travel control apparatus: A vehicle travel control apparatus including an object detector, a yaw-rate detector, a vehicle speed detector, a movement path estimator, a preceding vehicle assignment device, a travel controller, a still object determination device, and a stable-movement-state determination device, wherein the preceding vehicle assignment device avoids assigning the object as the... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080249691 - Gear drive controller, gear drive control method, turning operation controller, and construction machine: A rotation controller of an electric rotary excavator is provided with a gear drive controller that includes a backlash determination device and a torque limit setting device. With the arrangement, since an output torque of an electric motor is limited by a torque limit when a backlash is eliminated, an... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080249692 - Method for creating end of row turns for agricultural vehicles: A GPS-based vehicle guidance system and a method for automatically guiding a vehicle through and end of a row turn. The present invention provides a method and system that automatically guides the vehicle through an end of row turn without manual control. An algorithm using the minimum turning radius of... Agent: Cnh America LLC Intellectual Property Law Department

20080249693 - Method of selecting a transmission shift schedule: A method for selecting a shift schedule for a transmission in a motor vehicle is provided. The method includes the steps of determining whether a signal-to-noise ratio exceeds a threshold and calculating a tractive effort of the motor vehicle. A vehicle mass and a road grade is then estimated from... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080249694 - Method of selecting a transmission shift schedule: A method of programming parameters of a power driven wheelchair for a plurality of drive modes comprises: displaying a menu image on an interactive display screen, the menu image including settings of a plurality of wheelchair parameters for a plurality of drive modes of the wheelchair; selecting a wheelchair parameter... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080249695 - Torque split strategy for a belt alternator starter (bas) hybrid: A torque control system may include a first module that determines an internal combustion engine (ICE) torque command and an electric machine (EM) torque command based on a propulsion torque request. The torque control system may also include a second module that delays the EM torque command based on a... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080249696 - Method and device for operating a drive unit: A method and a device for operating a drive unit which enable better torque coordination for a speed controller. A load-reversal damping component is provided, which filters a first setpoint value for an output variable of the drive unit to damp a load reversal. A speed controller is provided, which... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080249697 - Emissions sensors for fuel control in engines: A system for controlling fuel to an engine to minimize emissions in an exhaust of the engine. There may be a controller connected to an actuator, for example a fuel control actuator, of the engine and to emissions sensors, such as an NOx and/or PM sensor, proximate to an exhaust... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080249698 - Internal combustion engine fail-safe control device and method: To prevent an increase in torque when the fixed state of a throttle valve is released. When diagnostics reads fixed diagnostics flag 1 indicating that the throttle valve is in a fixed state, control value ATVO that can maintain throttle aperture RTVO is set (S 11, S 12) based on... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080249699 - Method and device for monitoring a fuel injection device for an internal combustion engine: The invention relates to a method and a device for operating an injection device (5) for an internal combustion engine, the injection device (5) including injection valves (40), via which fuel is injected directly into combustion chambers (100) of the internal combustion engine. Means are provided for detecting misfirings (310),... Agent: Michael J. Striker

20080249700 - Method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving traffic information by using file transfer: A method for providing traffic information. The method includes providing information including an object of a first type having a file including the traffic information and an object of a second type including information about the file and information about a service provider providing the file.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080249701 - Method and apparatus for searching polygon object through map database of navigation system: A method and apparatus for searching polygon objects defined by polygon data in the map database of a navigation system when such polygon objects are not associated with any POIs. The method includes the steps of creating a data table which arranges information on the polygon objects in the map... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20080249702 - Image-based localization for addresses: The present localization system determines a precise location for an address based on images. Some implementations identify the precise location using one image. Other implementations identify the precise location using multiple images. While still other implementations identify the precise location by interpolation, which uses precise locations of addresses nearby that... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20080249703 - Map display controller and computer readable medium including instructions for displaying map image: A map display controller displays a three-dimensional map image on a display screen of a display device, and superimposes a route wall standing from a route and along the route in the three dimensional map image on the display device. This reduces a difficulty in confirming the route behind structures... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080249704 - Apparatus and methods for reducing data transmission in wireless client-server navigation systems: Methods and apparatus reduce data transmission in a wireless client-server navigation system. A request for data representative of a map-related feature is received at a central server from a mobile unit. Data describing the feature is obtained in the form of line segments interconnecting points having coordinates such as a... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20080249706 - Method for the anticipated ascertainment of a bend on a portion of road, and associated system: A system and method for the anticipated detection of a bend on a portion of road taken by a motor vehicle comprising the following steps: establishing, by means of a first system, called as the navigation system, a first set of information on the bend in question, the first set... Agent: Matthew R. Jenkins, Esq.

20080249705 - Realtime delivery system for updated map data: A realtime map data delivery system delivers the updated map data to navigation systems in an XML format through various communication means. The realtime map data delivery system includes a map data supplier server which generates, in realtime, map data in a predetermined format every time when the map data... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20080249708 - Method and apparatus for displaying route guidance list for navigation system: A method and apparatus for a navigation system displays a route guidance list that lists information on roads that intersect with a calculated route to the destination in an organized and simplified manner. The method includes the steps of calculating a route to a destination specified by a user, retrieving... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20080249709 - Method and apparatus for inputting data indicating tentative destination for navigation system: A method and apparatus for inputting a tentative destination which is proximate to an intended destination when the address data for the intended destination is not found in the map database. The method includes the steps of allowing a user to specifying an intended destination in the navigation system and... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20080249710 - On-vehicle navigation system: An on-vehicle navigation system reliably performs guidance of a necessary exiting authorized section while avoiding the guidance of a needless exiting authorized section on a plural-lane road having a normal lane and a special lane where advancing from the normal lane in a predetermined advancing authorized section and exiting to... Agent: Alpine/bhgl

20080249707 - Spot searching device, navigation apparatus, spot searching method, spot searching program, and information recording medium having spot searching program: The data for spot search is constituted by (a) a plurality of spot search files RF-k having constitutional elements of POI data, (b) a menu display file MNF for displaying a search screen, and (c) an area table TBL. When periphery search is carried out, a mesh code where a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080249711 - Vehicle navigation apparatus: A disclosed vehicle navigation apparatus enables the issuance of an accurate and quick guidance. Voice uttered by an occupant of a vehicle is collected by a voice collecting unit and transmitted to an external facility by a voice transmitting unit. The external facility generates destination information based on the received... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080249712 - Portable navigation device: A portable navigation device comprises a GPS module severing to receive the positioning signals transmitted from satellites; a data manipulation module serving to process the positioning signal received from the GPS module, and at least including a central process unit and a database, the central process unit being coupled to... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080249713 - Gps position accuracy using feedback from a map database: A mapping software feedback correction system for use with GPS receivers and GPS enabled devices. A Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver in accordance with the present invention comprises a Radio Frequency (RF) section, the RF section adaptable to receive at least one GPS signal from at least one GPS satellite;... Agent: Gates & Cooper LLP Howard Hughes Center

20080243312 - Vehicle behavior learning apparatuses, methods, and programs: Vehicle behavior learning apparatuses, methods, and programs store pieces of feature information including position information and attribute information of a plurality of target features. The apparatuses, methods, and programs obtain vehicle position information that shows a current position of a vehicle, obtaining image information of surroundings of the vehicle, and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080243313 - Governor for a rotor with a variable maximum collective pitch: A governor configured to regulate the rotational velocity of one or more rotors of an aircraft by adjusting a collective blade pitch of the one or more rotors. In one embodiment, the governor comprises a control monitor, a maximum pitch module, a rotor module, and a pitch adjustment module. The... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080243315 - Device and method for assisting in the management of an engine failure on an aircraft: g

20080243314 - Merging and spacing speed target calculation: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, computer programs, and apparatus for adjusting a speed target of an aircraft. In particular, the adjustment of the speed target of the aircraft may allow that aircraft to maintain merging and spacing constraints with respect to a leading aircraft. According to one embodiment... Agent: Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20080243316 - Method for setting an aircraft barometric altitude: The invention relates to a method for aiding the setting of the barometric altitude of an aircraft equipped with a means (11, 12) for determining the altitude not using the barometric pressure, determining with the aid of the means (11, 12) for determining the altitude an altitude (Zv, Zi, Zr,... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080243318 - Device and method for assisting in the management of an engine failure on an aircraft: e

20080243317 - System and method for controlling an unarmed air vehicle: The invention relates to an unmanned air vehicle control system and method, designed such that, in one mission mode, the vehicle follows the mission route. The system comprises means (400, 450) for storing data indicating at least one auxiliary route (4000, 4001, 4002, 4003), such that each of a plurality... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20080243319 - Method for updating meteorological information for an aircraft: The present invention relates to a method for updating meteorological information for an aircraft. The FMS computer automatically makes the request for the meteorological data so as to anticipate the updating of the latter as soon as an update is available. This automation allows the crew to have the data... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080243320 - Methods and systems for determining an integrity of a train: A method for determining an integrity of a train is provided. The method includes coupling at least one head-of-train device to the train. The head-of-train device includes at least one first radio. The method also includes coupling at least one end-of-train device to the train. The end-of-train device includes at... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729) C/o Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080243321 - Event sensor: An automatic timing measurement system that provides a measure of time of passage of a watercraft through a prescribed course. Algorithms based on inertial or other estimates augmented by GPS speed/position measurements are used to track position of a watercraft. Said position estimates are used to allow the locations of... Agent: Jackson Walker, L.L.P.

20080243322 - Control device and method of hybrid vehicle: There are provided a driving-state determination device to determine a driving state of a hybrid vehicle, and a driving-source selection device to select a driving source from an engine a first motor generator, and a second motor generator based on determination of the driving-state determination device so as to provide... Agent: Studebaker & Brackett PC

20080243323 - Electronic brake system pedal release transition control apparatus and method: A vehicle is provided having a brake pedal with a detectable travel position and apply force, an electronic braking system component, and a controller having a stored threshold braking force and an algorithm. The algorithm determines a first braking torque request corresponding to the apply force, and a second braking... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20080243325 - Optimal engine operating power management strategy for a hybrid electric vehicle powertrain: A method is disclosed for managing power in a hybrid electric vehicle powertrain having multiple components, including an engine, a motor, a generator and a high voltage battery. Power losses in the individual components are computed. An engine speed corresponding to a minimum value for the power losses is selected... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20080243324 - Vehicular switching, including switching traction modes and shifting gears while in electric traction mode: A vehicle has an internal combustion engine (ICE) and a electric traction motor (ETM) coupled by a standard transmission through a differential to drive traction wheels. A control system receives sensor signals including speed sensors, a load sensor, and an incline sensors. The control system processes the speed signals to... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080243329 - Detection and compensation of periodic disturbances in a motor vehicle steering device: A method and device for the detection and compensation of periodic disturbances in the steering device of a motor vehicle in which a speed-dependent target frequency is determined, and that a Fourier analysis of a time profile of the steering force and/or of the steering torque is carried out for... Agent: Angela M. Brunetti, PLLC

20080243326 - Information output system for a vehicle and associated information output method: An information output system of a vehicle senses the driving state and/or the surroundings state of the vehicle, of outputs information using at least two sensory channels, and evaluates and controls collected data, to actuate the output of information as a function of the data evaluation. At, least one of... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080243328 - Method and system for diagnosing faults in a particular device within a fleet of devices: A method for diagnosing faults in a particular device within a fleet of devices is provided. The method comprises receiving performance data related to one or more parameters associated with a fleet of devices and processing the performance data to detect one or more trend shifts in the one or... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080243327 - Vehicle safety system with advanced tire monitoring: A control system (11) for a vehicle (10) includes vehicle dynamics sensors (35-47) providing a vehicle dynamics signal. Tire monitoring system sensors (20) in each wheel generate tire signals including temperature, pressure and acceleration data. A controller (26) communicates with the tire monitoring system sensors (20) and at least one... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080243330 - Stop-off facility guidance systems, methods, and programs: Stop-off facility guidance systems, methods, and programs calculate a time required for vehicle maintenance at a predetermined facility, search for stop-off facilities within a surrounding area of the predetermined facility, and display the searched for stop-off facilities on a display. The systems, methods, and programs receive an input selecting one... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080243331 - Stop-off facility guidance systems, methods, and programs: Stop-off facility guidance systems, methods, and programs calculate a time required for vehicle maintenance at a predetermined facility and calculate, for each of a plurality of stop-off facilities, a total time required for visiting the stop-off facility and returning to the predetermined facility on foot. The systems, methods, and programs... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080243332 - Vehicle visual and non-visual data recording system: The system described in this invention can be used for monitoring and analyzing real time visual and non-visual information pertaining to the occupant, vehicle, and surroundings prior to, during and post eccentric operating conditions for a given period of time. The system stores vehicle and occupant data from sensors throughout... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080243333 - Device operating system, controller, and control program product: A disclosed device operating system controls an operation target device by generating a command for the operation target device. The device operating system includes an operating unit configured to send an instruction to the operation target device by being moved; a movement trace detecting unit configured to detect a movement... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080243334 - Vehicle control system with advanced tire monitoring: A control system (11) for a vehicle (10) includes vehicle dynamics sensors (35-47) providing a vehicle dynamics signal. Tire monitoring system sensors (20) in each wheel generate tire signals including temperature, pressure and acceleration data. A controller (26) communicates with the tire monitoring system sensors (20) and at least one... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080243336 - Mobility traction control system and method: A system and method for vehicle mobility traction/ride control. The system includes a mode controller configured to output control signals to a variety of vehicle control subsystems in response to operator mode selection input.... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20080243335 - Vehicle stability control system with tire monitoring: A control system (10) for a vehicle (16) includes a sensor (35-47) that generates a sensor signal and a stability control system (26). Tire monitoring sensors (20) in each wheel generate tire signals including temperature, pressure and acceleration. The controller (26) is coupled to the sensors (20, 25-47), and generates... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080243337 - Lane departure avoidance system: A lane departure avoidance system is provided with a rumble strip sensing device and a lateral lane departure rate determining component. The rumble strip sensing device is configured to detect an input from a rumble strip to a vehicle wheel that is indicative of a rumble strip engagement amount. The... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080243338 - Motor-driven power steering apparatus: A motor-driven power steering apparatus is provided with a sub control system including a map memory means storing a first window time setting map M1 and a second window time setting map M2 in which a window time is set shorter, a window time setting map selecting means selecting the... Agent: Babcock Ip, PLLC

20080243339 - Steering system: A steering system includes: an electric power steering device which includes a steering unit of front wheels having an electric motor for generating an auxiliary torque in accordance with at least a steering torque and for transmitting the auxiliary torque to the steering unit; toe angle changers for changing toe... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080243340 - Power assist steering system: The present invention provides a power assist steering system for use with a motor vehicle utilizing a torque sensor and an electronically controlled hydraulic valve used to supply or meter hydraulic fluid to a hydraulic cylinder that provides power assist to the steering system. The torque sensor measures driver input... Agent: Automotive Components Holdings LLC C/o Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080243341 - Vehicle steering apparatus: A steered shaft of a steered mechanism is rigidly fixed to a vehicle body. Steering-stiffness is reduced by a lowpass filter for filtering a steered angle detected by a steered angle sensor. A deviation between a target steered angle and the filtered steered angle detected by the steered angle sensor... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080243342 - Side curtain airbag with inflator at end: Airbag inflator system includes an inflatable airbag, e.g., a side curtain airbag, a housing, a gas generating system arranged apart from the housing for generating gas, and a conduit leading from the gas generating system to the housing to provide gas to the housing, e.g., to a lateral end of... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080243343 - Control method for occupant restraint apparatus and occupant restraint apparatus: A method and apparatus for controlling an occupant restraint apparatus are provided which allow the force applied to a nearby occupant to be optimized in response to collision conditions. In one form, a method for controlling an occupant restraint apparatus includes detecting an obstacle in a travelling direction of a... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080243345 - Ripper autodig system implementing machine acceleration control: A control system for a machine having a power source, a traction device, and a ripping tool is disclosed. The control system may have a slip sensor configured to generate at least one signal indicative of machine slippage, and at least one actuator operable to position the ripping tool. The... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20080243344 - Vibration management system: A vibration management system (20) for a machine (10) may receive a signal indicative of an amount of vibration experienced via one or more sensors or an amount of vibration to be expected based on data from a surveying system (26) which may be combination with data from a positioning... Agent: Caterpillar Inc. Intellectual Property Dept.

20080243346 - Method and apparatus for controlling power flow in a hybrid powertrain system: There is described hybrid powertrain operation and control. Preferred power flows from an engine to an electromechanical transmission and from an energy storage system to an electric machine are determined based upon an operator torque request. Operation of the engine, the electric machine, and the electromechanical transmission are controlled to... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080243347 - Method and device for operating a drive system: In a first operating mode, as a function of the determined torque request value at least one first final control element is actuated influencing an air path of an engine. Representative of an actual basic torque value, a specific engine characteristic value is determined as a function of which, a... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080243348 - Systems and methods for determining a parameter relating a tire-to-road contact and/or a relation between a wheel and a vehicle motion: The present invention refers to systems and to methods for determining at least one parameter relating to a tire-to-road contact and/or a relation between a wheel and a vehicle motion. In particular, the present invention refers to systems and to methods for determining the coefficient of friction between a tire... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080243349 - Method and apparatus for speed control: A device for automatically controlling the speed of a vehicle comprises a positioning sensor, which is designed to emit a position signal with the current position of the vehicle, a navigation database, in which the positions of the city limits are stored, and a speed control unit, to which the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080243350 - System and method for receiving and using data associated with driving conditions and related parameters: A system for controlling a speed of a vehicle includes circuitry coupled to the vehicle for receiving speed threshold data identifying a government-imposed maximum speed limit. The circuitry uses the speed threshold signal to determine a maximum speed value and electronically controls engine performance of the vehicle to maintain the... Agent: Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva. PC

20080243351 - Cruise control system for determining object as target for cruise control: In a cruise control system installed in a vehicle, a monitoring unit monitors a region predetermined in front of the vehicle when the vehicle is located on a lane of a road. An instruction input unit is configured to allow a driver of the vehicle to input an instruction indicative... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080243352 - Methods and systems for model-based control of gas turbines: Embodiments of systems and methods for tuning a turbine are provided. In one embodiment, a method may include receiving at least one of a measured operating parameter or a modeled operating parameter of a turbine during operation; and tuning the turbine during operation. The turbine may be tuned during operation... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20080243358 - Combustion controller for compression-ignition direct-injection engine and engine control system for the same: As a compression-ignition direct-injection engine combustion controller, a program for detecting ignition timing of a main injection Mn (main ignition timing), a program for correcting a command value of main injection execution timing in a direction to the side where a detection value is converged within a predetermined range, a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080243357 - Driving amount controller: A driving amount controller for reducing a response delay or erroneous deviation in control of a driving amount of a controlled system. The driving amount controller includes an ECU that increases an add-in amount to a duty ratio DUT of a control signal according to an increase in the speed... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080243353 - Engine power storage device and method: A power storage device is provided for a motor vehicle. An engine control unit (ECU) is configured to receive measurements of one or more engine and/or vehicle conditions and to determine an amount of unused engine power based upon the measurements and upon a nominal power rating of the engine... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20080243355 - Full range torque reduction: An engine control system comprises a torque request module, an immediate torque control module, an actuation module, and an expected torque control module. The torque request module generates an expected torque request and an immediate torque request. The immediate torque control module controls a spark advance of an engine based... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080243359 - General-purpose internal combustion engine: In a general-purpose internal combustion engine connectable to operating machines such as a snowplow, a washing machine and a wood chipper having an electronic control unit that controls operation of the operating machine when connected, there are provided a signal output terminal that is installed in the electronic control unit... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20080243356 - Method and apparatus for controlling fuel reforming under low-load operating conditions using exhaust recompression in a homogeneous charge compression ignition engine: A direct injection spark ignition multi-cylinder internal combustion engine operative in a controlled auto-ignition combustion mode includes a direct fuel injection system, a spark ignition system and a controllable engine valve system. The air/fuel ratio in the exhaust gas feedstream and an intake mass air flow are measured and an... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20080243354 - Prediction based engine control system and method: A prediction based engine control system is disclosed. The engine control system may have sensor configured to sense a current engine operation and generate a corresponding signal and a controller in communication with the sensor. The controller may be configured to receive the signal, compare the current engine operation to... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20080243362 - Air-fuel ratio detection apparatus of internal combustion engine: In a multi-cylinder engine, to compute the air-fuel ratio of each cylinder by an air-fuel ratio sensor disposed in an exhaust pipe, a cylinder is determined by a crank angle detected by a crank angle sensor. A deviation in the air-fuel ratio of each cylinder is detected on the basis... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080243361 - Control of in-cylinder conditions of an internal combustion engine operating with multiple combustion modes: A method of controlling a diesel engine that is capable of multiple combustion modes and equipped with a turbocharger and EGR loop. The control method avoids a singularity condition inherent in turbocharged diesel engine having multiple combustion modes. For different combustion modes, different system states, control variables, and actuators are... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080243360 - Method and system for adjusting electronic ignition for multiple fuel types: An engine control unit is configured to provide a fuel injector pulse width signal. A signal modifier comprises a fuel-type identifier in communication with the engine control unit. The signal modifier is configured to provide a 25% greater, modified pulse width signal to the fuel injector component in response to... Agent: Patent, Copyright & Trademark Law Group

20080243363 - Valve characteristic control apparatus for internal combustion engine: A valve characteristic control apparatus is provided in an internal combustion engine including a variable valve mechanism that can change at the least, among valve characteristics of an exhaust valve, a closing timing of the exhaust valve, and in which a number of injections of fuel is changed during one... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080243364 - Neural network-based engine misfire detection systems and methods: Methods and systems for detecting misfire events in a multicylinder engine are disclosed. One method includes associating a neural network with a cylinder of a multicylinder engine. The method also includes inputting to the neural network a plurality of crankshaft parameters. The method further includes determining the existence of an... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080243365 - Methods of holding station and mooring and elevating support vessel: A vessel is provided that is an improvement over previously disclosed jack-up rigs and lift boats. The vessel has at least three thrusters and is self-propelled. The vessel additionally has a raised and hollow crane support on which a crane may be mounted. The crane support is preferably affixed to... Agent: Gardere Wynne-houston

20080243366 - Method and apparatus for detecting presence of vehicle using a magnetic sensor employing a magneto-resistive effect: Method using raw signal from magneto-resistive sensor through the use of recent variance (RV) of raw signal (RS) for first-capture of first time RV crosses variance detect, second-capture start enable for first time when RS crosses above raw detect and RV above variance detect, third-capture ending time when RS crosses... Agent: Earle Jennings

20080243367 - Method and apparatus for displaying simplified map image for navigation system: The display method and apparatus for a navigation system interchangeably displays a normal map image and a simplified map image in accordance with a user's preference and complexity of the map image. The method includes the steps of checking whether a simple map mode or a normal map mode is... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20080243368 - Navigation apparatus: A navigation apparatus executes a navigation operation using information obtained from a map database. The navigation apparatus has a basic function unit that performs processing related to the navigation operation, and a data access unit that, in response to a request from the basic function unit, acquires data including information... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080243369 - Navigation apparatus and method for street search: When a character string for a street search is input in a vehicle navigation apparatus, street data are searched, and all streets which include the character string for the street search in the formal street name character string are extracted. The extracted street is displayed, in a list format on... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080243370 - Navigation system with points of interest search: A navigation system includes an improved interface for accessing points of interest. Popular chains and franchises are accessible via a separate search, which can be accessed more efficiently and quickly. The list of popular chains can then be used to access the main database of points of interest.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080243371 - Control system for automatic circle flight: A flight control system for an aircraft is configured for receiving command signals representing commanded values of a location of a geospatial point and a radius about the geospatial point for defining a circular groundtrack. A sensor determines a geospatial location of the aircraft and provides a location signal representing... Agent: Law Offices Of James E. Walton, PLLC

20080243372 - Navigating uavs in formation: Navigating UAVs in formation, including assigning pattern positions to each of a multiplicity of UAVs flying together in a pattern; identifying a waypoint for each UAV in dependence upon the UAV's pattern position; piloting the UAVs in the pattern toward their waypoints in dependence upon a navigation algorithm, where the... Agent: International Corp (blf)

20080243373 - Portable vehicle navigation device and method: A portable vehicle navigation device and method for use in a passenger vehicle. The navigation device is portable and calculates the vehicle speed rate from external global positioning signals and includes selected lock out of features and automatic volume adjustment.... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080243374 - Method and apparatus for displaying house number and building footprint in arrival screen for navigation system: A method for displaying an arrival screen for a navigation system includes the steps of receiving a house number of a destination specified by a user, retrieving map data indicating a road segment which includes the specified house number thereon, estimating positions of the destination based on the house number... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20080243375 - Method and apparatus for incorporating adaptive scroll operation for navigation system: A method and apparatus for a navigation system achieves a smooth and, intuitive scrolling operation by checking available resources such as a computational power of the navigation system and map data stored in a video memory to determine an optimum scrolling operation and to dynamically adjust a scroll speed and... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20080243376 - Method and apparatus for entering street name: A method and apparatus for a navigation system for inputting a street name allows a user to quickly find a desired street name even when the user inputs an incorrect prefix or suffix of the street name. The navigation system accepts a street name based on either a base name... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20080243378 - System and method for vehicle navigation and piloting including absolute and relative coordinates: A navigation system for use in a vehicle. The system includes an absolute position sensor, such as GPS, in addition to one or more additional sensors, such as a camera, laser scanner, or radar. The system further comprises a digital map or database that includes records for at least some... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20080243377 - Traffic information system: A traffic information system including a travel history database retaining the data on the travel history of vehicle measured at a constant temporal or running interval; a link cost weighting pattern database for storing patterns for weighting the link costs of road links, used in the determination of the travel... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080243382 - Crossroad guide method in a navigation system: A method for providing crossroad information using a navigation system mounted to a vehicle includes searching a map database to extract information on a driving route to a destination, extracting information on crossroads present in the driving route, and providing a drive guide image to a display panel, the driving... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080243381 - Gui interface for a road maintenance management control system: A display device for displaying a graphical user interface is disclosed. The graphical user interface includes a first window configured to display a road maintenance map of a mine road network, and one or more links configured to access a second window. The second window is configured to facilitate selection... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20080243380 - Hidden point detection and warning method and apparatus for navigation system: A method and apparatus for a navigation system detects a hidden point on a route on a monitor screen showing a three-dimensional map when visibility of the route begins to be lost, and provides a warning message including relevant information that is helpful to navigate the hidden point. The method... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20080243379 - Method and system of locating printouts: Methods and apparatus for locating printouts are provided. In a method embodiment, a method of providing information generally includes generating directions to a first printer from a first location based on the location of the first printer and the first location. The method also includes presenting the directions to a... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20080243383 - Integrated collision avoidance enhanced gn&c system for air vehicle: Collision with ground/water/terrain and midair obstacles is one of the common causes of severe aircraft accidents. The various data from the coremicro AHRS/INS/GPS Integration Unit, terrain data base, and object detection sensors are processed to produce collision warning audio/visual messages and collision detection and avoidance of terrain and obstacles through... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20080243384 - Azimuth determination apparatus, azimuth determination method and azimuth determination program: Disclosed herein is an azimuth determination apparatus including: a horizontal-direction acceleration detection section installed in a movable body as a section configured to detect an acceleration caused by a centrifugal force, which is generated when said movable body is making a turn, as an acceleration oriented in a horizontal direction... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080243385 - Guiding device and guiding method: The guiding device according to the present invention is a guiding device which guides a user, including an acquisition unit (101) which acquires a guiding route for the user, a recognition unit (102) which recognizes an object which exists in the user's vicinity, a management unit (104) which manages an... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080243386 - Method and system for communicating arrival notifications: A method for communicating an arrival notification includes receiving a first destination and determining a location of the first destination. The method further includes calculating an estimated time of arrival for a mobile endpoint to arrive at the location of the first destination and sending a notification message indicating the... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20080243388 - Autonomous driving apparatus and executing program thereof: An autonomous driving apparatus includes: an obstacle detecting unit for detecting a presence of an obstacle or judging a distance to the obstacle; a driving unit for driving a main body; and a control unit for changing a moving direction of the main body by controlling the driving unit based... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080243390 - Drive assist system for vehicle: An in-vehicle drive assist system adjusts a viewing angle of a camera mounted in a vehicle using environmental information obtained from outside the vehicle. An early risk determination is thus allowed to be made in the vehicle, while maintaining reliability.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080243387 - Method for preventing a collision: Disclosed is a method for preventing the collision of a part (1) movable along at least two shafts (x, y) relative to an obstacle (3), which shafts (x, y) each have a feeder drive, a minimum stopping distance (2) being determined repeatedly at predetermined time intervals (t1 to t2, etc.)... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080243389 - Vehicle collision avoidance equipment and method: An object recognizing means obtains a relative physical value between a movable body and an object such as at least one of the other movable body, an object on the ground, a position on the ground, a topographical feature and a regional information around the movable body, and a safety... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group