Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location inventions 04/09

20090112379 - Method and arrangement for providing a fault diagnosis for at least one system: The present invention provides a method for providing a fault diagnosis for at least one system, in particular of an aircraft. The method comprises: (a) providing a number N1, n1ε[1, . . . , N1], of systems, wherein the n1-th system, in each case, provides a number N2, n2ε[1, .... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20090112378 - System and method for aircraft interior annunciator: A system for an interior annunciator onboard a mobile platform (such as a train, marine vessel, aircraft or automobile) is provided. The system includes at least one speaker onboard the mobile platform. The system also includes a flight management control module that generates flight management data that indicates at least... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20090112377 - System and method for virtual information: A system for providing information to at least one passenger onboard a mobile platform (such as a train, marine vessel, aircraft or automobile) is provided. The system includes a display device that displays the information. The system also includes a source of user input coupled to the display device that... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20090112381 - Method and apparatus for a crash survivable flight data recorder: Common practice in the aviation industry is to place a single Flight Data Recorder (FDR) in an aircraft for the purpose of aiding an investigation of an aircraft accident or incident. In contrast, a system employing ‘an example’ embodiment of the invention uses multiple flight data recorders by having a... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20090112380 - Standby instrument system: An augmented air data and inertial reference system (AADIRS) serving as a standby instrument on an aircraft is provided. A secondary air data and inertial reference system (ADIRS) includes a secondary air data module coupled to a secondary inertial reference module. The secondary air data and inertial reference system is... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090112386 - Electric vehicle and regeneration control method for electric vehicle: An electric vehicle includes a device which determines, on the basis of the gradient of a road surface, a target acceleration of the vehicle in the case where the operational states of an accelerator (gas) pedal and a brake pedal of the vehicle are an OFF state when the vehicle... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP Floor 30, Suite 3000

20090112382 - Method and system for alerting a driver that a motive power system is about to be activated: An accelerator pedal provides feedback to a driver of a vehicle indicating that an engine is about to be started. This feedback is associated with a threshold position of the accelerator pedal. The threshold position may be fixed and a pedal mapping curve fit to pass through the threshold position.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090112385 - Method for determining a power constraint for controlling a powertrain system: A method for controlling a powertrain system includes monitoring operating conditions of an engine, a transmission device, and an energy storage device. The method further includes determining a first power constraint, filtering the first power constraint utilizing a first filter response time when the first power constraint changes in a... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090112383 - Operator selectable electric vehicle performance switch: An operator selectable performance control system for an electric vehicle, is provided. In various embodiments, the system includes a motor structured and operable to provide motive power and regenerative braking forces to the vehicle and a mechanical brake assembly structured and operable to exert mechanical braking forces to the vehicle.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090112384 - Startup sequence control method of fuel cell-super capacitor hybrid electric vehicle: The present invention provides a startup sequence control method of fuel cell-super capacitor hybrid electric vehicles, which can protect a fuel cell at the time of the starting of the fuel cell, reduce the start-up time and promote convenience of a driver in a fuel cell-super capacitor serial hybrid system... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090112387 - Unmanned vehicle control station: According to one embodiment, a control station includes a heads-down display and at least heads-up display that may be viewed from a single position. The heads-down display is coupled to an unmanned vehicle control system that is operable to control an unmanned vehicle. The at least one heads-up display is... Agent: Baker Botts LLP

20090112388 - Unmanned vehicle simulation system: According to one embodiment, an unmanned vehicle simulation system includes a simulator translator coupled between an unmanned vehicle control system that is operable to control an unmanned vehicle and a vehicle simulator that is operable to simulate operation of the unmanned vehicle. The simulator translator is operable to receive a... Agent: Baker Botts LLP

20090112389 - Condition detection and display system, condition detection and display method, control program for condition detection and display system, and storage medium storing the control program: In a condition detection and display system (100), an omnidirectional camera (1), internal condition sensors (3), external condition sensors (4), and others detect a condition of a vehicle and surroundings around the vehicle, image data which is a detection result obtained by the aforesaid members and contains an image of... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090112392 - Method and apparatus for monitoring processor integrity in a distributed control module system for a powertrain system: A method for monitoring a main control module operative to command first and second motor control processors of a hybrid powertrain system includes signally connecting a programmable logic device to the main control module and the first and second motor control processors, communicating a first seed signal from the programmable... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090112390 - Method and system for detecting installation of an unmonitored tire on a vehicle: A tire pressure monitoring system includes sensors respectively associated with tires normally installed on a vehicle. Each sensor transmits a sensor signal indicative of a parameter of the associated tire to a controller. The signal strength of each sensor signal as received by the controller varies over time when the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20090112391 - Retarder control device for working vehicle: A retarder control system for a working vehicle includes: an input shaft revolution speed detector (121) for detecting an input shaft revolution speed of a transmission; a running state acquirer (33) for acquiring a running state of the working vehicle; a threshold map storage (321) for storing a plurality of... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090112394 - Apparatus for collecting, storing and transmitting vehicle information: An apparatus for collecting, storing and transmitting vehicle information. The apparatus comprises an on-board diagnostic (OBD) port interface for providing connection to an OBD port of a vehicle; a plurality of engine sensory monitors for collecting at least engine status and diagnostic information; a plurality of non-engine sensory monitors for... Agent: Myers Wolin, LLC

20090112393 - Generating vehicle trip expenses and projected maintenance needs: A method for generating vehicle trip expenses and projected maintenance needs is disclosed. The method includes determining a trip route via an Internet-enabled trip planning tool, and accessing vehicle performance information via the Internet-enabled trip planning tool. The vehicle performance information is selected from stored performance information, real-time performance information,... Agent: Julia Church Dierker Dierker & Associates, P.C.

20090112396 - Automobile servicing method, diagnostic server and automobile thereof: An exemplary automobile servicing method includes: registering basic information of automobiles and service stations; receiving a self-check report, positional coordinates of one of the automobiles; analyzing the self-check report to generate diagnostic results of the automobile; selecting a desirable one of the service stations capable of performing a preventive maintenance... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090112395 - System for detecting a battery malfunction and performing battery mitigation for an hev: A system for detecting malfunction of a battery in a hybrid electric vehicle and optionally mitigating the battery fault. A neural network forms a diagnostic circuit which receives signals representative of the required driveshaft torque and speed over a diagnostic period and a prior state of charge of the battery... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090112398 - Error message details for debug available to end user: A diagnostic tool for diagnosing a vehicle, includes a signal translator communicating with the vehicle in at least one protocol, an input device for inputting information, a processor controlling a software according to the input information from the input device and communication with the vehicle from the signal translator, the... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20090112397 - Method of updating and configuring a scan tool: A software and method for updating a scan tool with limited memory are provided. An available diagnostic software database is located remotely from the scan tool. The diagnostic software database is vastly larger than the available memory on the scan tool. The technician can access the database and download the... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20090112399 - Method and apparatus for monitoring software and signal integrity in a distributed control module system for a powertrain system: A method to monitor integrity of a signal generated and communicated in a distributed control module system for a hybrid powertrain system includes generating and verifying signal within an originating control module. A message is generated based upon the signal. The message is transmitted and received at a receiving control... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090112402 - Control device for a variable damper: A control device for controlling a variable damper of a wheel suspension system includes a first sensor detecting a first dynamic state variable of a vehicle body, a damping force base value determining unit determining a target damping force base value, a second sensor detecting a second dynamic state variable... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090112401 - Vehicle stabilizer control devices, methods, and programs: Stabilizer control devices, methods, and programs obtain information indicating lateral acceleration operating on the vehicle and obtain information indicating a curve section existing in a traveling direction of the vehicle. The devices, methods, and programs control roll stiffness by a stabilizer mounted on the vehicle based on the obtained lateral... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090112400 - Vehicle stabilizer system: A stabilizer system for a vehicle that includes a stabilizer bar and an actuator for changing stiffness of the stabilizer bar, an electric current to be supplied to an electric motor that is a drive source of the actuator is changed based on various parameters. The supply current is made... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090112403 - System and method for determining an absolute rotational position of a vehicle handwheel: A system and a method for determining an absolute rotational position of the vehicle handwheel are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method includes monitoring an amount of torque applied to the vehicle handwheel. The method further includes monitoring a rotational speed of the vehicle handwheel. The method further includes... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090112404 - Vehicle control apparatus: A vehicle control apparatus having a vehicle state quantity detection unit for detecting vehicle state quantity such as a roller angular velocity, a lateral jerk calculation unit for calculating lateral jerk of a vehicle based on the vehicle state quantity, and a control unit for carrying out the vehicle control... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090112405 - Electric power steering apparatus: An assist gradient Ra and also an F/B gain gradient Rp are inputted to an assist gradient compensation control unit. The F/B gradient Rp is added to the assist gradient Ra in an adder and the sum obtained is inputted into a switching control unit. The assist gradient Ra that... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090112406 - Electric power steering controller: A correction value calculating section 70 is provided with a pinion shaft torsion angle correction value calculating section 74 and a pinion shaft torsion angular velocity correction value calculating section 75 for calculating a correction value in consideration with the transmission characteristic of the steering assist torque from the electric... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090112408 - Intelligent arrangement buckle switch for seat belts: A buckle switch arrangement for a multi-point seat belt system. A restraints control module is provided to receive signals from sensors operatively associated with the vehicle seat which determine and identify seat occupancy and also to receive signals from other sensors operatively associated with the vehicle seat which sense seat... Agent: Ford Global C/o Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

20090112407 - System and method for communication by architecture: A system for communicating with passengers onboard a mobile platform (such as a train, marine vessel, aircraft or automobile) using at least one structure onboard the mobile platform is provided. The system includes at least one seat for receipt of the at least one passenger. The seat includes a seatbelt... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20090112409 - Load controlled stabilizer system: A stabilizer system for an industrial vehicle includes one or more stabilizer cylinders mounted to the industrial vehicle, wherein the stabilizer cylinders are configured to contact the ground when deployed. The stabilizer system further includes a pressure sensor configured to determine a hydraulic system pressure, and a processor configured to... Agent: Stolowitz Ford Cowger LLP

20090112411 - Patcher system and associated methods: A patcher system for patching a paved surface includes a remotely controllable arm attachable to a vehicle and a patching material dispensing subsystem disposed on the remotely controllable arm. The patcher system may be part of a mobile patcher system which additionally includes a vehicle, a patching material distribution subsystem... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20090112410 - Tool control system based on anticipated terrain: A tool control system for controlling a tool of a machine is disclosed. The tool control system includes a tool configured to shape a surface of a worksite. The tool control system also includes a positioning system configured to determine a worksite position of a machine supporting the tool. The... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090112416 - Method and apparatus to control input speed profile during inertia speed phase for a hybrid powertrain system: A method for controlling a powertrain includes executing a shift, determining a plurality of input acceleration profiles for controlling an engine and an electric machine, determining an input speed profile, and controlling operation of the engine and the electric machine based upon the input speed profile.... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090112412 - Method and apparatus to monitor output of an electro-mechanical transmission: Controlling a hybrid powertrain includes monitoring an operator torque request, determining maximum and minimum allowable transmission output torques based upon the operator torque request, determining a commanded transmission output torque, and comparing the commanded transmission output torque and each of the maximum and minimum allowable transmission output torques.... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090112417 - Method and apparatus to produce a smooth input speed profile in mode for a hybrid powertrain system: A method for controlling a powertrain including an electro-mechanical transmission coupled to an engine and an electric machine includes monitoring a desired input speed; signal processing the desired input speed to create a lead control signal to control the engine, wherein the signal processing includes low pass filtering the desired... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090112413 - Work machine with ivt output automatically adjusted dependent upon engine load: A work machine includes an internal combustion (IC) engine, and an infinitely variable transmission (IVT) coupled with the IC engine. At least one sensor provides an output signal representing a real-time load value on the IC engine. At least one electrical processing circuit is configured for controlling an output of... Agent: Deere & Company

20090112415 - Work machine with torque limiting control for an infinitely variable transmission: A work machine includes an internal combustion (IC) engine having an output, and an infinitely variable transmission (IVT) coupled with the IC engine output. The IVT includes a hydraulic module and a mechanical drivetrain module. A pressure transducer is associated with and provides an output signal representing a hydraulic pressure... Agent: Deere & Company

20090112414 - Work machine with torque limiting control for an infinitely variable transmssion: A work machine including an internal combustion (IC) engine having an output, and an infinitely variable transmission (IVT) coupled with the IC engine output. The IVT includes an adjustable input/output (I/O) ratio. An operator adjustable torque control input device provides an output signal. At least one electrical processing circuit is... Agent: Deere & Company

20090112418 - Method and apparatus for securing an operating range state mechanical transmission: A hybrid powertrain system includes a transmission operative in a plurality of operating range states. An operating range state can be secured, including assigning each operating range state to a group that can be verified, monitoring a transition path from a first to a second operating range state, and monitoring... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090112419 - Method and apparatus to control off-going clutch torque during torque phase for a hybrid powertrain system: A method for controlling an electro-mechanical transmission through an unlocking state of a clutch, the transmission mechanically-operatively coupled to an internal combustion engine and an electric machine adapted to selectively transmit mechanical power to an output member includes decreasing a reactive torque acting upon the clutch, including overriding torque commands... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090112420 - Method and apparatus for monitoring a transmission range selector in a hybrid powertrain transmission: A method to monitor integrity of a signal output from an operator-manipulable transmission range selector for a powertrain system includes equipping the transmission range selector with a range encoder and a direction encoder, determining a range state and a direction state based upon signals from the range encoder and the... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090112421 - Method and apparatus to control hydraulic line pressure in an electro-mechanical transmission: A method for controlling hydraulic line pressure of a hydraulic control system in transmission includes determining an available flow from a plurality of hydraulic pumps, determining a flow consumption of functions served by the hydraulic control system, determining an estimated hydraulic line pressure based upon the flow from the pumps... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090112422 - Method and apparatus to control logic valves for hydraulic flow control in an electro-mechanical transmission: A method for controlling an electromechanical transmission includes monitoring a current hydraulic circuit oil temperature, monitoring a current state of flow management valves, monitoring a command for cooling of electric machines, monitoring a desired transmission operating range state, utilizing a state machine to determine a sequence for controlling positions of... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090112423 - Method and apparatus to control operation of a hydraulic pump for an electro-mechanical transmission: A method for controlling a hydraulic flow within a powertrain comprising an electromechanical transmission mechanically-operatively coupled to an engine adapted to selectively transmit power to an output, wherein the transmission utilizes a hydraulic control system serving a number of hydraulic oil consuming functions includes monitoring minimum hydraulic pressure requirements for... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090112424 - Propulsion system with a continuously variable transmission: One disclosed embodiment relates to a propulsion system for a machine. The propulsion system may include a prime mover operatively connected through a continuously variable transmission to a propulsion device. The propulsion system may also include propulsion-system controls that control an operating parameter of the continuously variable transmission, which may... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090112426 - Method and device for detecting a malfunction of a control coupling: A method for detecting a fault in a coupling having the coupling elements that are movable against each other, which are situated between a first drive unit and a second drive unit, having the steps of providing a torque by the second drive unit, activating the coupling so that the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090112425 - Method for operating an automatic gearbox: A method of operating an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle, in particular a variable-speed transmission. The automatic transmission includes at least five shift elements, at least three of which are engaged in a forward and a reverse gear to transfer torque or force. When disengaging gears for shifting the... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20090112427 - Method and apparatus for remediation of and recovery from a clutch slip event in a hybrid powertrain system: A method for operating a powertrain, including an electro-mechanical transmission mechanically-operatively coupled to an internal combustion engine and an electric machine, includes monitoring slip across a selectively applied clutch within the transmission to indicate a clutch slip event, and if the monitoring indicates the clutch slip event decreasing a load... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090112428 - Method and apparatus to determine clutch slippage in an electro-mechanical transmission: A method to determine excessive clutch slippage in a transmission coupled to an engine and an electric machine adapted to selectively transmit power to an output member through selective application of torque-transfer clutches includes monitoring rotational velocities of the electric machine, engine and output member, monitoring a transmission operating range... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090112429 - Method and apparatus to control clutch pressures in an electro-mechanical transmission: A method for reducing occurrence of clutch slip in electromechanical transmission adapted to selectively transmit mechanical power to an output member through selective application of a hydraulically actuated clutch includes monitoring operation of said clutch, identifying an indication of clutch wear based upon said monitoring said operation, and increasing a... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090112430 - Electronic control torque vectoring axle: The present invention is an axle (10) for a vehicle having a housing (12), an input shaft (14) coupled to a differential on a first end, extending through the length of the housing (12), and an output gear (16) having a first tooth profile located inside the housing (12) splined... Agent: Philip R. Warn Warn Partners, P.C.

20090112431 - Hydraulic system for an all-wheel drive system and method of controlling said hydraulic system: Method of controlling a hydraulic system for an all-wheel drive system, including an electric hydraulic pump, a control valve for directing hydraulic fluid to a load, and an accumulator in fluid communication with the pump and the valve. The method includes the steps of estimating a negative hydraulic-fluid leakage flow... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20090112432 - Vehicle controller and control method: An ECU releases brake hold control when an actual accelerator pedal position A exceeds a predetermined position A(0) while the brake hold control is being executed. Further, the ECU determines whether or not the actual accelerator pedal position A is larger than a position A(1), which is a value smaller... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090112433 - Method for controlling valve in electronic hydraulic pressure control system: Disclosed is a method for controlling a valve in an electronic hydraulic pressure control system, capable of effectively controlling the valve such that differential pressure between a master cylinder and a wheel cylinder is constantly maintained. The method includes the steps of measuring pressure of the master cylinder, measuring pressure... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20090112434 - Electronic hydraulic pressure control system and control method thereof: Disclosed are an electronic hydraulic pressure control system and a control method thereof, capable of detecting an error in differential pressure between a master cylinder and a wheel cylinder. The control method includes the steps of acquiring pressure of a master cylinder and pedal pressure according to a stroke distance... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20090112435 - Vehicle stability control system and method: A method and system for controlling vehicle stability may comprise determining whether a vehicle is oversteering or understeering and, if the vehicle is oversteering or understeering, determining an amount by which to reduce a speed of the vehicle to correct for understeering or oversteering and applying brake pressure to at... Agent: O'brien Jones, PLLC (w/ Ford Motor Co.)

20090112436 - Traction steer detection and compensation: A system, method, and computer program product for detecting and compensating for a traction steer event is provided. A first wheel speed of a first driven wheel is compared with a second wheel speed of a second driven wheel to determine whether a wheel slip condition has occurred. If a... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20090112437 - Traction control for performance and demonstration spin: A method is provided for controlling a powertrain of a vehicle comprising wheels, and an accelerator pedal actuated by a driver. A method comprises controlling wheel slip to a first amount during a first road condition, the first amount independent of a driver requested output; and controlling the wheel slip... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20090112438 - Vehicle running control apparatus: A disclosed vehicle running control apparatus is capable of reliably detecting the operation of the brake pedal by the driver. The vehicle running control apparatus is installed in a vehicle and is capable of performing vehicle control so that the vehicle runs at a prescribed speed and controlling a brake... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090112439 - System and method for obtaining an adjustable accelerator pedal response in a vehicle powertrain: The disclosed system and method changes a traction torque request in a vehicle powertrain with a driver-controlled vehicle accelerator pedal. A desired transfer function parameter in a powertrain control module is chosen by the driver to obtain a desired functional relationship between a traction torque request or a power plant... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090112442 - Control apparatus and method for internal combustion engine and fuel property determining apparatus and method: A fuel feed chamber and a residual fuel chamber that are connectable to each other via a shutoff valve are provided in a fuel tank. When the fuel tank is refueled, the fuel feed chamber and the residual fuel chamber, which have been connected to each other so far, are... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090112443 - Control system for internal combustion engine: A control system for an internal combustion engine in which fuel containing alcohol is used. In the control system, a maximum opening of a throttle valve of the engine is set, and a target opening of the throttle valve is set to a value which is equal to or less... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20090112441 - Method for regulating an air-fuel mixture for an internal-combustion engine: A method of regulating the actual lambda value for an internal-combustion engine of a motor vehicle in a closed control loop is provided. A lambda setpoint is transferred to a controller for influencing an injection calculation for the internal-combustion engine, and an actual lambda value, which occurs at the output... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090112440 - Techniques for delivering fuel to a piston aircraft engine: A piston aircraft engine assembly includes a piston aircraft engine, a fuel source, and a control system adapted to deliver fuel from the fuel source to the piston aircraft engine. The control system includes a mass airflow sensing apparatus adapted provide a pressure signal, an electronic engine controller coupled to... Agent: Bainwood Huang & Associates LLC

20090112444 - Control device and control system of internal combustion engine: An internal combustion engine control device has a cylinder pressure sensor for sensing pressure in a combustion chamber and a fuel pressure sensor for sensing fuel pressure fluctuating in connection with fuel injection from an injector. The control device calculates a combustion characteristic of a cylinder (for example, an ignition... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090112445 - System and method for estimating nox produced by an internal combustion engine: A system and method are provided for estimating NOx produced by an internal combustion engine. The flow rate of fuel supplied to the engine and a plurality of engine operating parameters are monitored. NOx produced by the engine is estimated based on a product of the flow rate of fuel... Agent: Cummins, Inc.

20090112447 - Intake air quantity correcting device: An intake air quantity correcting device calculates an intake air quantity as a sensing target of an airflow meter (an intake air quantity sensor) based on an injection quantity sensing value sensed with a fuel pressure sensor (an injection quantity sensor) and an oxygen concentration sensing value sensed with an... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090112446 - Oxygen sensor monitoring: To avoid potentially erroneous results, monitoring the operation of an oxygen sensor of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle to detect a slow response of the oxygen sensor as indicative of an oxygen sensor fault is temporarily suspended in response to a brake operation transition of a braking... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090112448 - Throttle valve control system for internal combustion engine: A throttle valve control system for an internal combustion engine which controls an opening of a throttle valve of the engine so that the opening coincides with a target opening. A regulation value of a change amount of the throttle valve opening is set according to at least a temperature... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20090112450 - Fuel management system for refueling a fuel system for improved fuel efficiency utilizing glycols: A fuel management system of a vehicle and a refueling system for gasoline stations to handle a fuel system for improved fuel efficiency which can be contained in a fuel tank having a gasoline phase comprises gasoline or gasohol; and an anti-knock phase comprising an anti-knock agent comprising a glycol... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090112449 - Method of controlling an internal combustion engine, in particular a diesel engine: In a method for controlling an internal combustion engine, in particular a diesel internal combustion engine, at least one variable is formed on a cylinder-specific basis, which variable characterizes a respective profile of a combustion in an associated combustion chamber, and the control of cylinder-specific fuel injection parameters is influenced... Agent: Klaus J. Bach

20090112451 - Systems and methods for determining and displaying volumetric efficiency: A system for determining and displaying a volumetric efficiency of an engine of an automobile includes an aftermarket display unit configured for installation into the automobile and a controller, the controller including a first memory configured to store calibration data associated with at least some of a plurality of OEM... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20090112452 - Vehicle navigation system with real time traffic image display: Methods and apparatus are provided for displaying traffic status information to a user of a vehicle. An onboard vehicle methodology as described herein receives traffic image data corresponding to a picture of a road section, and displays the picture of the road section on an onboard display element of the... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20090112453 - Method of providing direction information according to real-time traffic conditions: A method, device and recorded medium having recorded the method, for providing directions information applied with real-time traffic condition reports are disclosed. An aspect of the present invention features a method and device that can receive traffic condition reports in real-time and provide directions information applied with the pertinent traffic... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090112454 - Method and device for aiding the piloting of an aircraft to prepare a phase of descent: A method and device for aiding the piloting of an aircraft while respecting a time of arrival constraint at a first waypoint during a phase of descent. The method includes calculating an instant of arrival of the aircraft at an intermediate waypoint, in such a way that an estimated latest... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090112455 - Method and system for rendering simplified point finding maps: A method and system for rendering simplified point finding maps is provided. The method may include defining a boundary area and a target point within a target area, on a map that comprises multiple roads segments. A plurality of routes that follow the road segments and go from the boundary... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione / Yahoo! Overture

20090112456 - Operator fine tracking assist using sensor derived inputs: A preferred embodiment of a method for fine-tracking operator assistance for controlling movement of an object toward a target combines an operator input for guiding the object toward the target with a sensor-derived input from sensor measurement of the object's position relative to the target's position. The combined input is... Agent: Ostrager Chong Flaherty & Broitman, P.C.

20090112458 - Navigation system and method for navigating route to destination: A navigation system includes: an information center; a navigation device of a vehicle communicating with the information center; a communication unit transmitting information of a destination to the information center; a center side transmission unit searching positional information of the destination in a database of the information center and transmitting... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090112457 - Sending location information from within a communication application: A method in a wireless communications device for transmitting current location information representing a current location of the wireless communications device. The method entails, from within a communication application executing on a processor of the wireless communications device, causing the wireless communications device to obtain the current location information representing... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20090112459 - Waypoint code establishing method, navigation starting method and device thereof: A navigation starting method applied to a navigation device includes: inputting a code to the navigation device, wherein the navigation device has a plurality of target waypoint codes respectively corresponding to a plurality of target waypoints; choosing a specified target waypoint from the plurality of target waypoints according to the... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090112461 - Mapping system and method: A mapping method is presented comprising receiving travel-related information from a user. A user interface is presented displaying at least a portion of a transportation hub. The user interface indicates a path and an estimated travel time from a current location within the transportation hub to a target location within... Agent: Munsch, Hardt, Kopf & Harr, P.C. Intellectual Property Docket Clerk

20090112460 - Methods and apparatus for collecting and using information regarding location object-based actions: An embodiment of a communication system includes a client device adapted to receive a location object that includes tracer information, and to perform one or more location object-based actions using the location object. The client device stores the tracer information and location object usage information, which describes the one or... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (mot)

20090112462 - Method and apparatus for displaying route guidance list for navigation system: A navigation system displays a route guidance list on a monitor screen in an intuitive and organized manner so that a user can easily understand information regarding the maneuvering locations and actions associated with the route to the destination. The route guidance list is structured in a layered manner so... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20090112463 - Navigation device: A navigation device having a route search section for searching for a route from a start point to destination that are specified, a sensor section for detecting traveling conditions of the vehicle, a GPS reception section for positioning a current position, a map storage section having map information stored in... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090112464 - Method and apparatus for cross checking required navigation performance procedures: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for cross checking required navigation performance procedures. A required navigation performance procedure in a flight management system is executed in an aircraft. A global positioning system signal in an electronic flight bag or other independent data processing system located onboard... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20090112466 - Device, method and medium providing customized audio tours: The present invention relates to a method, medium and portable device for providing customized audio tours. The portable device includes a display displaying a map, a user input module allowing a user to select a particular point of the map displayed on the display, and a playback module playing a... Agent: David J. Cutitta, Ii (acting Pro Se)

20090112467 - Map-centric service for social events: A map-centric service for creating, finding, and organizing social events is described. Social events may include gatherings, goods or services for sale or other types of events about which a group of people may wish to share information. The service provides a graphical indication of the location of a plurality... Agent: Wolf Greenfield (microsoft Corporation) C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090112465 - Vehicular navigation system for recalling preset map views: A vehicular navigation system includes a display, a memory configured to store data related to a plurality of preset map view, and a user input configured to permit the selection of a map view from the plurality of preset map views. A controller is coupled to the user input, the... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20090112468 - Method and apparatus for displaying map and vehicular navigation system: A bird's-eye view map is drawn to have two horizontal divisions which divide the display window into three display window sections. The top display window section displays an image of a bird's-eye view in which a mountain range in the distant-range view is drawn using altitude information as it is.... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090112470 - Navigation apparatus and method for monitoring vehicle safety: A navigation apparatus including a central processing unit, an imaging module, a GPS module, a tire pressure monitoring module, and a storage module is provided. The imaging module captures an image signal. The central processing unit controls the imaging module to capture the image signal for generating image data, and... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090112469 - Personal navigation system: There is provided a personal navigation system, including a head-mounted orientation sensor, a coordinate position sensor, a head-mounted display, and a processor receiving an input from the head-mounted orientation sensor and an input from the coordinate position sensor and providing a visually sensible output for displaying on the head-mounted display.... Agent: Snell & Wilmer LLP (oc)

20090112471 - Time information management method and electronic instrument: A time information management method includes: managing time information using an oscillation signal of a first oscillator and data relating to an actual oscillation frequency of the first oscillator; calculating an oscillation frequency difference between a second oscillator and the first oscillator; and estimating the actual oscillation frequency of the... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20090112472 - Three dimensional feature location from an excavator: A combination of location measurement apparatuses to measure in three dimensions the location of an excavator with respect to a job site, and to further measure the location of an excavated or a topographical feature with respect to the excavator by range finding from the excavator in proximity of the... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20090112473 - Method for providing location and promotional information associated with a building complex: A method for providing location and promotional information to a visitor to a building complex in an interactive environment where said visitor may select either from a variety of pre-defined search parameters or select a specific location on a dynamic computer-generated rendering of the building complex.... Agent: Hill, Kertscher & Wharton, LLP

20090105890 - Automated safe flight vehicle: Control systems and methods of use provide for fully automated phases of flight of an aircraft. Such fully automated phases include takeoff, cruising flight, and landing without the need for operator input or other operator intervention. Control systems and methods also provide for self-limited compliance with an operators desired deviation... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090105891 - Variably manned aircraft: In accordance with an embodiment, a system includes a plurality of subsystems cooperatively configured to control an aircraft in accordance with a plurality of manning modes, the system configured to perform fully automated control of the aircraft while operating in any of the plurality of manning modes, wherein the plurality... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090105892 - Telemetry analysis system networked data acquisition system: The present invention is, in its various aspects and embodiments, a method and apparatus for use in acquiring telemetry regarding an airborne vehicle. In one aspect, the processing of acquired telemetry data is distributed to the points of acquisition rather than at the host station. In another aspect, various points... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20090105893 - System and method to determine train location in a track network: A system for determining a possible location of a train in a track network including interconnected tracks having wayside devices associated with these tracks. The system includes a positioning system for determining an estimated location area of a train and a track database having track location data. A computer: obtains... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090105894 - Outboard motor control apparatus: In an apparatus installed on a boat for identifying and controlling operation of an outboard motor selected by an operator and clamped to the boat from among outboard motors in different models prepared to be selectable by the operator, including a model having an analog device that produces analog signal... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090105895 - Fuel cell vehicle: In a fuel cell vehicle according to one aspect of the invention, an amount of battery assist for a fuel cell stack is adequately set according to the setting of a mode position and an accelerator opening change rate. The driver's requirement for abrupt acceleration is inferred from a large... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090105896 - Method for controlling power flow within a powertrain system: A method for operating a powertrain system includes monitoring a state of charge of an energy storage device and determining an effective state of charge based upon the monitored state of charge of the energy storage device and a range of available power from the energy storage device. A preferred... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090105899 - Apparatus and method for detecting vehicle rollover using ehanced sensor inputs and processing architecture: The present invention relates to an occupant protection system and, more particularly, to an apparatus and method for detecting a vehicle rollover event using and enhanced sensor input architecture that uses both a roll over sensor and an electron stability control system.... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20090105898 - Method for monitoring a motor speed sensor: A method for detecting speed faults in a hybrid powertrain having engine and electric machine speed inputs includes directly sensing the engine and machine speeds and performing comparisons of sensed engine speed with engine speed determined based upon the machine speeds.... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090105897 - Vehicle feedback method and system: A feedback method and system. The method includes identifying by a computing system, a user. A vehicular feedback software application is enabled for the user. A feedback software application in the computing system monitors a group of vehicle operation functions currently being executed by the user with respect to a... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20090105900 - Reconfigurable structure method of estimating vehicle lateral velocity: A system, method and computer program product is provided for estimating the lateral velocity of a vehicle. The method comprises providing a plurality of estimation structures, each estimation structure corresponding to one of a plurality of dynamic regions in which a vehicle may operate, determining in which of the plurality... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090105901 - System for utilizing vehicle data and method of utilizing vehicle data: A system for monitoring vehicle operating data and transmitting same to a central processing center. The central processing center analyzes the received data and transmits the analyzed data to other vehicles.... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20090105903 - Malfunction recording device: A malfunction recording device includes: a detection section that detects diagnostic trouble codes of a vehicle; a recording section that records the diagnostic trouble codes and operates in an inspection mode or a normal mode; a switch section that changes the operation mode of the recording section between the inspection... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090105902 - Method for providing vehicle accident information and apparatus therefor: An apparatus for providing vehicle accident information periodically collects vehicle travel information, and stores vehicle travel information that is collected during an accident of a vehicle, in a vehicle black box. The apparatus for providing vehicle accident information collects information about other vehicles through communication with the other vehicles during... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090105904 - Control system for vehicle lift: A control system for a vehicle lift apparatus is provided, having an infrared wireless controller and a wired controller for operating the lift. The wired controller includes an infrared sensor for receipt of the signals from the wireless controller. The wired controller is removably attached to the vehicle lift apparatus... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20090105905 - Universal pneumatic suspension control unit and vehicle anti theft device: A versatile automobile pneumatic suspension control unit and vehicle anti theft device. The microprocessor based unit allows precise calibration and operation of all manufacturer's air suspension bags and incorporates a system for deflation of all vehicle air bags so as to place the vehicle body directly onto the vehicle chassis... Agent: Mark S. Hubert, P.C.

20090105906 - Method and apparatus for vehicle sway detection and reduction: A method of controlling a vehicle involves determining if the vehicle is swaying (e.g., if a trailer being towed by the vehicle is exerting a sway force on the vehicle), and if the vehicle is swaying, reducing a torque of an engine of the vehicle and applying independent braking forces... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090105908 - Apparatus and method for controlling vehicle motion: An apparatus and method for controlling a steering command of a vehicle is provided. A deadband value based on a current state of a transporter is applied to a roll compensated steering command to control steering of the vehicle. A gain is applied to a steering command to control steering... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20090105909 - Rotational angle detecting device: In a steering angle detecting device for a steering shaft, gear tooth omission abnormality is detected with high accuracy without causing an increase in costs. A speed increasing side detecting gear and a speed reduction side detecting gear are rotated in conjunction with a rotor gear integral with a steering... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20090105907 - Steering system: There is provided a steering system allowing a comfortable steering operation even if a driver quickly turns a steering wheel when a transfer ratio is quickened in a low vehicle speed range. In the steering system that changes the transfer ratio of a steering angle of the steering wheel to... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090105912 - Automatic optical axis direction adjusting apparatus for vehicles: A vehicle headlight apparatus receives road data from a navigation system. The apparatus has a first and a second swivel devices for adjusting an optical axis directions of a main light and a sub-light corresponding to one and the other headlights of a right and a left headlights, respectively. The... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090105911 - Implement control system for an all terrain or utility vehicle and method: Controller for an all terrain or utility vehicle for automatically raising and lowering an implement to a pre-selected position using an electric winch. The winch is turned for a predetermined time during with the winch is turned, and based on the selected lowered position and the predetermined time the winch... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20090105910 - Methods and apparatus for securing an active vehicle seat: A method for operating an active vehicle seat in a vehicle includes detecting a triggering event related to a security threat to the active vehicle seat. An operation of the active vehicle seat is disabled in response to the detected triggering event. The operation of the active vehicle seat is... Agent: Bose Corporation C/o Donna Griffiths

20090105913 - Method for reaching a neutral position of a gearshift fork in a shift transmission: The invention relates to a method for reaching a neutral position N located between two end positions of a gearshift fork in a shift transmission in a motor vehicle from a starting position of the gearshift fork. The method allows finding the neutral position of the gearshift fork without a... Agent: Alexander R Schlee SchleeIPInternational P.C.

20090105915 - Automated transmission controller and vehicle including the automated transmission controller: Rotational driving force can be transferred to the follower side (clutch plate) of a friction clutch by adjusting the engagement condition of the clutch so that a first gear and a second gear of a dog-clutch-type transmission can rotate relative to each other. At the time of shift change during... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090105914 - Method and system for inhibiting operation in a commanded operating range state for a transmission of a powertrain system: A hybrid powertrain system includes torque generative devices to transfer power to an output member. An operator torque request, a rotational direction and speed of the output member, and a signal output from a transmission range selector are monitored. When a change in a direction of intended motion is determined,... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090105916 - Avoiding drift engagement of a hydraulic clutch: A method for controlling speed of an input shaft to a hydraulically actuated clutch that includes a hydraulic balance dam volume includes determining a limit speed of the input shaft that varies as a function of time during a predetermined period after the clutch starts rotation and that causes a... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20090105917 - Method and device for controlling the operation of a parallel shifting transmission: A method for controlling operation of a parallel transmission comprising two partial transmissions that act upon a common drive shaft and can be coupled to a drive shaft via one respective clutch. The gear ratio of the parallel transmission can be changed from the gear that is engaged in one... Agent: Simpson & Simpson, PLLC

20090105918 - Vehicle control device: A vehicle control device including an input member drive-connected to a power source; a mechanical pump; an electric pump assisting the mechanical pump; a drive mechanism transmitting the rotational driving force of the input member to an output member; a fluid coupling between the input member and the drive transmission... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090105920 - Brake interface module: A brake interface module for an electronic air brake (EAB) or a magnet valve that incorporates positive train control digital commands with additional fail-safe, discrete train control spare inputs into a single, fail safe output via redundant power supplies. The brake interface module comprises a positive train control circuitry including... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090105919 - Method and system for determining initiation of a panic braking maneuver: A method for determining whether a panic braking maneuver has been initiated in a vehicle with a brake pedal includes the steps of receiving brake pedal travel data, receiving brake pedal force data, determining a rate of change of acceleration of the brake pedal from the brake pedal travel data,... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090105921 - Road surface condition estimating method, road surface condition estimating tire, road surface condition estimating apparatus, and vehicle control apparatus: The vibration of a tire 10 of a running vehicle in the circumferential direction or the width direction is detected by a road surface condition estimating tire 10, provided with an acceleration sensor 11 and a signal processing unit 12. Data of a detected vibration waveform are divided into data... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090105923 - Headway distance maintenance supporting device and method: A headway distance maintenance supporting system may include a running controller for performing constant headway distance control, a deceleration controller for performing deceleration support control, a transitional state detector for detecting transitional states of said given vehicle based on the running environment of said given vehicle or the operations performed... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090105922 - Travel control device: A running control apparatus for controlling a running state of a vehicle by adjusting acceleration and deceleration of the vehicle releases the running control in case of a predetermined steering operation or more while the vehicle is stopped during the running control. This prevents the vehicle from running in a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090105924 - Power output apparatus, control method of power output apparatus, and vehicle equipped with power output apparatus: In response to the driver's depression of a brake pedal in requirement of catalyst deterioration control with a catalyst deterioration control flag Fc set equal to 1, the braking control of the invention controls the operation of a motor to make a rotation speed Ne of an engine approach to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090105925 - Vehicle travel history provision system: A vehicle travel history information provision system is provided by having: a travel information acquisition unit for acquiring travel information of a vehicle orderly from a preceding vehicle; a history information generation unit for generating preceding vehicle travel history information in a selective manner based on a comparison between information... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090105926 - Control method for improving fuel efficiency of hybrid electric vehicle: The present invention provides a control method for a hybrid electric vehicle According to a control method of the present invention, the fuel efficiency is improved by extending a fuel cut operation in a wider transmission range and the impact caused by the extended fuel cut operation is reduced by... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090105927 - Control system for automotive vehicle having diagnosis function: A system for controlling on-board air-conditioner according to the present invention includes input/output means such as sensors and driving motors, a control means such as a microcomputer, and input/output circuits connecting the input/output means to the control means. Means for generating diagnosis information, such as failure flag-setting circuits, feedback circuits... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090105929 - Control method for a direct injection system of the common-rail type provided with a shut-off valve for controlling the flow rate of a high-pressure: A control method of a direct injection system of the common-rail type provided with a shut-off valve for controlling the flow rate of a high-pressure fuel pump; the control method contemplates the steps of: feeding the pressurized fuel to a common rail by means of a high-pressure pump which receives... Agent: Fsp LLC

20090105930 - Method and device for operating an internal combustion engine: In order to operate an internal combustion engine, a fresh-air quantity, a residual-gas quantity and a fuel quantity are provided as a function of a load demand. During a change of load from a first to a second load demand, provision is made for the residual-gas quantity to first be... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090105928 - Method for controlling a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine: In a method for controlling a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine with at least one combustion chamber, wherein the fuel injection system comprises a high pressure pump, whose flow rate is controllable, a control parameter of the high pressure pump is evaluated during the operation of the... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090105931 - Controller for internal combustion engine: A computer determines whether fuel is supplied to the fuel tank while the engine is stopped. When Yes, an injection quantity varying control is performed immediately after the engine is started in which the fuel injection quantity is varied with respect to each cylinder by correcting the fuel injection quantity... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090105932 - Method of providing detail information using multimedia based traffic and travel information message and terminal for executing the same: There is disclosed a method of providing detailed information using a multimedia based traffic and travel information message and a terminal for executing the same. A method of providing detailed information using a multimedia based traffic in accordance with this document may comprise receiving transport protocol expert group (TPEG) information,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090105933 - System for providing visual information of a remote location to a user of a vehicle: In a system for providing visual information of a remote location to a user of a vehicle, one or more resources provide visual information of the remote location. Through an input unit, the user may select a remote location for which the visual information is to be requested and input... Agent: The Eclipse Group LLP

20090105934 - Destination prediction device and destination prediction method: A destination prediction device includes: a map information accumulation unit (104) that accumulates map information including at least positions of a plurality of points on a map and routes between the plurality of points; a start position acquisition unit (102) that acquires a start position of the mobile body; a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090105935 - Hybrid heuristic national airspace flight path optimization: Hybrid-heuristic optimization of competing portfolios of flight paths for flights through one or more sectors of an airspace represented by an air traffic system. In one embodiment, a hybrid-heuristic optimization process (100) includes one or more heuristic based processes (110), a genetic optimization process (120), an evaluation process involving an... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20090105937 - Facility-guidance process, facility-guidance apparatus, and computer-readable medium storing facility-guidance program: In a facility-guidance apparatus realized in a computer by execution of a program for guiding a visitor to an exhibition place in a facility, character information indicating characters of articles exhibited at each of exhibition places is stored in advance in correspondence with place information indicating each exhibition place, for... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090105938 - Navigation apparatuses, methods, and programs: Navigation apparatuses, methods, and programs store path information for a path each time the path is traveled, the path being a segment of the guidance route from a branch point to a junction. The apparatuses, methods, and programs store detour route information for the detour route each time the detour... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090105936 - Route guidance apparatus, route guidance method, route guidance program and computer-readable recording medium: A route guidance apparatus includes a detecting unit that detects from an set route a left/right-turn point that a vehicle has not passed; a searching unit that searches for an alternative route before the vehicle passes the left/right-turn point in case the vehicle misses the turn at the left/right-turn point;... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090105940 - Route calculation based on traffic events: Based on an origin location and a destination location, a navigation device is configured to provide an initial route. Traffic messages describing traffic events are received by the navigation device. Based on a location code in each of the traffic messages, the navigation device determines a traffic event delay if... Agent: Ronen Bitan

20090105939 - Vehicle navigation system with obstacle avoidance: A vehicle navigation system through an area having a plurality of objects. A Voronoi decomposition on the area is first constructed having a number of edges surrounding the obstacles. A Voronoi field having a value between zero and an upper limit is calculated for geometric locations within the area such... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20090105941 - Automatic destination determination for multiple travelers departing from multiple source locations based on user specified criteria: The present invention discloses a software implemented solution for automatically determining a travel destination. The method can identify a set of source locations, each source location representing a starting location of a traveler. Criteria for a destination to which each of the travelers is to travel can then be identified.... Agent: Patents On Demand, P.A. Ibm-rsw

20090105944 - Display route creation method, display route creation apparatus, and display route creation program: A display route creation method includes: a route determination step in which a route determination section determines a route based on a departure point and a destination set on a map; a directional sign information extraction step in which a read section reads out directional sign information existing on the... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090105942 - Method and apparatus for estimating a travel time of a travel route: The invention relates to a method, apparatus and computer program product for estimating a travel time of a travel route. The method comprises the steps of determining a travel route having a travel start point 404 and a travel end point 407, subdividing the travel route into at least a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090105943 - Method and device for creating an aircraft flight plan: The device (1) comprises means (2, 6) allowing an operator of the aircraft to enter a creation objective, as well as requested information, and means (3, 8) for automatically creating a flight plan on the basis of the various information entered into said device (1).... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC James E. Ledbetter, Esq.

20090105945 - Map display system and map display method: A map display system according to the present invention includes: a search section searching for a reference point where a map has not changed for approximately the same period as a period during which a map or a landscape of a base point has not changed; and a display section... Agent: Straub & Pokotylo

20090105946 - Method for providing navigation background information and navigation system using the same: A navigation system, including: a peak point database storing corresponding location information for each peak identifier (ID); a distance/angle computation unit computing distance information and angle information between a vehicle and a peak by referring to the peak point database and current location information of the vehicle; an image loading... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090105947 - Computer system and method for providing warnings to a user for completing tasks from the task list: A computer system is disclosed, including a processor unit, arranged to communicate with a memory and a positioning device, the memory including a map database and a task list, the task list including at least one task, where at least one of the at least one task has a location... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090105948 - System and method for expressing map according to change season and topography: A system for displaying a map, the system including: a map database maintaining map data associated with a route; a map data identification unit identifying map data corresponding to a driving route of a vehicle from the map database; an information receiving unit receiving weather information associated with a current... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090105949 - Generation in a mobile device of a traffic map based on traffic messages: A Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled mobile device includes traffic map generation capability. The mobile device receives traffic messages including information about a traffic event. Based on the information included in the traffic messages and a current location, the mobile device generates a traffic map depicting a location of the... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20090105950 - Real-time location information system using multiple positioning technologies: Systems, methods and computer program products for tracking objects in an area of interest are described. According to an embodiment, an object is tracked as follows. First position information relating to the object is received from a first sensor and translated to a coordinate system of a map. The object... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090105951 - Method and device for updating the position of an aircraft: The device (1) comprises a first system (3) which comprises means (14) for calculating the vector difference between a position generated by this first system (3) and a realignment position received from a second system (4), for one and the same date-stamping, and means (16) for adding this difference to... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC James E. Ledbetter, Esq.

20090105952 - Watercraft automation and aquatic effort data utilization: Watercraft automation and aquatic data utilization for aquatic efforts are disclosed. In one aspect, an anchor point is obtained and a watercraft position maintenance routine is actuated to control the watercraft to maintain association with the anchor point. In another aspect, prior aquatic effort data is obtained in association with... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090105953 - Headway distance maintenance assisting system and method: A headway distance maintenance supporting system may include an obstacle detector, a controller configured for determining an operation reaction force to be generated in a driving operation equipment, and an operation reaction force generator for generating the operation reaction force in the driving operation equipment. The controller is configured for... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090099709 - Robotic vehicle apparatus and method: A method for forming a robotic vehicle. The method may involve forming a body and arranging a plurality of movable legs to project from the body for propelling the body over a surface. An actuator may be carried by the body to selectively engage and disengage different ones of the... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20090099708 - Systems and methods for designing a haul road: A method for designing a haul road based on machine performance comprises receiving one or more haul road parameters and identifying at least one type of machine to be operated on the haul road. The method also includes selecting at least one target operating parameter associated with the at least... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090099707 - Systems and methods for improving haul road conditions: A method for improving haul road surface conditions comprises collecting performance data associated with at least one machine operating on a haul route and determining a rolling resistance of each of the at least one machine based on the performance data. An average rolling resistance associated with one or more... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090099711 - Remote starting device and remote starting method: A remote starting device prevents the temperature of exhaust gas from being made too high or the amount of toxic gas around a vehicle from being made too large by engine starting by remote control. The remote starting device controls a starter for starting an engine of the vehicle when... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090099710 - Unmanned vehicle retrofitting system: A system for incorporation into a manually controlled vehicle to provide unmanned operational capability to the vehicle, comprises a quantity of subsystem controllers. The subsystem controllers include: a throttle controller, integratable with an existing throttle system of the vehicle; a brake controller, integratable with an existing brake system of the... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20090099712 - Procedure to minimize the risk of mid-air collision for personal air vehicles: A method of and a system for controlling personal air vehicle (PAV) traffic provides a take-off-and-landing zone, and a forward flight zone. The take-off-and-landing zone may be from the ground up to a first altitude. The forward flight zone may be from the first altitude up to a second altitude.... Agent: Evan Law Group LLC And The Boeing Company

20090099713 - Device and method for providing a flight status signal: The present invention provides a device for providing an aircraft flight status signal which indicates whether the aircraft is in the air or on the ground, which device calculates the flight status signal as a function of a number of differently provided flight speed signals, a number of differently provided... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20090099714 - System and method for dynamically determining a force applied through a rail vehicle axle: A system is provided for dynamically determining a force applied through a plurality of axles in a rail vehicle configured to travel along a rail track in a travel direction. The rail vehicle includes a plurality of wheels received by the plurality of axles. The system includes a controller configured... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20090099715 - Method and apparatus for control and safe braking in personal rapid transit systems with linear induction motors: A speed control system for controlling vehicle speed of one or more vehicles in a personal rapid transit system when the one or more vehicles travel along a track, the personal rapid transit system including a vehicle propulsion system including one or more motors, each motor being adapted to generate... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090099716 - Method of constructing artificial mark for autonomous driving, apparatus and method of determining position of intelligent system using artifical mark and intelligent system employing the same: A method for constructing an artificial mark for autonomous driving of an intelligent system, an apparatus and method for determining the location of an intelligent system using the artificial mark, and an intelligent system employing the same. The apparatus and method for determining the location of an intelligent system includes... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090099717 - Trajectory tracking control system and method for mobile unit: A trajectory tracking control system according to the invention controls a robot (1) to track a target path (100). In this system, the target path (100) is approximated to an arc, and the curvature of the arc is calculated. At this time, the curvature is calculated in accordance with the... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090099721 - Abnormality reporting device for vehicle and control program: The abnormality reporting device is equipped with a detector 2 for detecting the state of a driver 10 or the state of a vehicle 20 as a prescribed state when the vehicle 20 is moving, a judging unit 4 for judging on the basis of the detection result of the... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090099718 - Device and method for determining the center of gravity of a vehicle: A device and a method for determining the height of the center of gravity of a vehicle, including a determining device which determines a pitching dynamics variable which represents the dynamic pitching behavior of the vehicle, and an evaluation unit to which the determined pitching dynamics variable for calculating a... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090099722 - Internal-combustion-engine ignition diagnosis apparatus and internal-combustion-engine control apparatus: The internal-combustion-engine ignition diagnosis apparatus is configured in such a way that the first duration setting unit sets the first detection duration in a predetermined duration including a time instant when the spark discharge is generated, the second duration setting unit sets the second detection duration after the first detection... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090099723 - Method for optimizing vehicles and engines used for driving such vehicles: The invention relates to methods for optimizing vehicles and engines that are used for driving such vehicles, comprising the following steps: measurements are taken during real operation of the vehicle (10) on the road or on a roller-type test stand or the engine (21) on an engine test stand (19);... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20090099719 - Method for vehicle suspension wear prediction and indication: A vehicle suspension wear prediction and indication method includes processing data inputs from a suspension system and converting the data inputs into a cumulative wear estimate. The data inputs are selected to model a magnitude factor and a duration factor related to the operation of the suspension system.... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090099720 - Monitoring the operation and maintenance of vehicles: A system for monitoring the operation and maintenance of vehicles. The system comprises a plurality of sensors attached to various vehicle modules that need to be monitored. The sensors are operatively connected to a control module, which in turn is operatively connected to a scheduler and to a communication module.... Agent: Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco Pl

20090099725 - Electronic mileage logger: The electronic mileage logger has a GPS module, a processor module, a display module, a memory module, and an output module interoperably connected to allow recording, display and printing out of elapsed mileage. The memory module allows dedicated recording of trip mileage. Elapsed mileage is then stored in the memory... Agent: Orum & Roth LLC

20090099724 - Methods and systems for monitoring of motor vehicle fuel efficiency: Systems and methods for monitoring of vehicle efficiency use wireless remote sensors associated with the vehicle and with a fueling station. Vehicle data is collected from the wireless sensors in conjunction with fueling of the vehicle. Efficiency is calculated, such as by calculating miles per gallon for the vehicle, and... Agent: Holland & Hart, LLP

20090099726 - Method of providing and utilizing information for vehicle travel: The present invention relates to a method of providing and utilizing information for vehicle travel, such as information about traffic flow on roads, and about parking lots. In an encoding method according to the present invention, at least one component including information for vehicle travel is generated. Information about a... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090099727 - Vehicle subsystem control method and apparatus: A method is provided for controlling at least one active subsystem in a vehicle chassis. The method includes, but is not limited to the steps of evaluating a driver's driving style based on data (ax(K), ay(K)) representative of acceleration of the vehicle and setting an operating state of the subsystem... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)

20090099728 - Control apparatus for avoiding collision: A collision avoiding control apparatus has a side acceleration command calculator unit for calculating a side acceleration command by judging whether an obstacle is to be avoided, by calculating a distance of the obstacle capable of being avoided, in accordance with a distance and width of the obstacle in front... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090099731 - Electric power steering system: A control unit estimates reverse transfer torque transferred from tires to a steering wheel and calculates an assist gain based on the reverse transfer torque. The control unit calculates basic assist torque demand by multiplying torsion torque detected by a torque sensor by the assist gain. The control unit further... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090099729 - Methods and systems for controlling steering in a vehicle using a primary active steering functionality and a supplemental active steering functionality: A method for controlling steering in a vehicle includes the steps of obtaining a vehicle steering communication, controlling an actuator coupled to a hand wheel, a road wheel, or both using a primary active steering functionality, if the vehicle steering communication reflects one or more of a plurality of types... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20090099730 - Satellite based vehicle guidance control in straight and contour modes: A method for steering an agricultural vehicle comprising: receiving global positioning system (GPS) data including position and velocity information corresponding to at least one of a position, velocity, and course of the vehicle; receiving a yaw rate signal; and computing a compensated heading, the compensated heading comprising a blend of... Agent: Law Office Of Mark Brown, LLC

20090099732 - Automatic crash notification using wimax: An automatic crash notification system may include a crash detection system configured to detect a crash of a vehicle, a wireless communication system configured to wirelessly transmit a message to and wirelessly receive a message from a remote location in conformance with the IEEE 802.16 standard, and a processing system... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090099733 - Method and device for activating restraining means: A method and a device for activating a restraining arrangement, in which the restraining arrangement is triggered as a function of the crash type and/or the crash severity. The crash type is derived from a signal characterizing the crash. The crash type is ascertained by analyzing signal and slope values... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090099734 - Post impact safety system with vehicle contact information: A system for providing post-impact signals in a vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes at least one impact zone with a passive safety sensor positioned at designated sections of the vehicle. The system comprises a plurality of passive safety sensors, a passive safety controller, and an active safety controller. The... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090099736 - Vehicle pre-impact sensing system and method: A vehicle pre-impact sensing system and method are provided. Included in the system is an array of energy signal transmitters mounted on a vehicle for transmitting signals within multiple transmit zones incrementally spaced from the vehicle. The system further includes an array of receiver elements mounted on the vehicle for... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090099735 - Vehicle rollover prediction with occupant restraint system activation: An automobile rollover prediction and restraint device deployment system comprises a plurality of automobile data sensors to generate a plurality of data signals, and a controller to receive the data signals and configured to deploy resettable and non-resettable restraint devices. The controller is configured to activate at least one resettable... Agent: O''brien Jones, PLLC

20090099738 - Coordinated joint motion control system: A coordinated joint control system for controlling a coordinated joint motion system, e.g. an articulated arm of a hydraulic excavator blends automation of routine tasks with real-time human supervisory trajectory correction and selection. One embodiment employs a differential control architecture utilizing an inverse Jacobian. Modelling of the desired trajectory of... Agent: Board Of Regents, Nevada System Of Higher Education, On Behalf Of Universtiy Of Nevada, Reno

20090099737 - Method and apparatus for optimization of agricultural field operations using weather, product and environmental information: An agricultural system which includes at least one agricultural implement with at least one application device for applying crop inputs. A databus is connected to the at least one agricultural implement, and at least one input device is connected to the databus. At least one data storage device is connected... Agent: Cnh America LLC Intellectual Property Law Department

20090099740 - Concept for using software/electronics to calibrate the control system for an automatic transmission: A software calibration strategy for calibrating solenoid controlled valves and valve systems in an automatic transmission. The strategy includes identifying a characteristic equation for the valve or valve system that is a mathematical relationship between a current applied to the solenoid and the pressure at the output of the valve... Agent: Warn, Hoffmann, Miller & Lalone, .p.c

20090099739 - Driving force transmission device: A driving force transmission device includes a transfer torque command value calculation section which calculates a transfer torque command value indicating a command value of the transfer torque between two members based on a running state of the vehicle, an energy calculation section which calculates an energy value obtained by... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090099741 - Method and system for controlling operation of a transmission lockup clutch: A method of controlling a reduction of an amount of fuel supplied to an engine provided to a motor vehicle with an automatic transmission separated from the engine by a torque converter is provided. The method includes the step of sensing commencement of a deceleration state during which an amount... Agent: Emerson, Thomson & Bennett

20090099743 - Control apparatus and control method for automatic transmission: An ECU executes a program including a step of down shifting by disengaging a B3 brake as well as reducing engagement force of a C2 clutch and then engaging a C1 clutch and a B1 brake, or disengaging the B1 brake as well as reducing the engagement force of the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090099742 - Method and apparatus to monitor a flow management valve of an electro-mechanical transmission: A flow management valve is operative to enable a multi-range electro-mechanical transmission in first and second ranges. Fluid pressure in a hydraulic circuit is monitored to detect a fault in the flow management valve.... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090099745 - Brake assist driver command for vehicles: A method for controlling a braking system in a vehicle during a panic braking event includes the steps of determining a magnitude of force applied to the brake pedal, determining a first level of braking that would result from the magnitude of force applied to the brake pedal if there... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090099744 - Brake assist exit method and system for vehicles: A method for providing a smooth exit from a panic braking assist algorithm, in a vehicle having a braking system with a brake pedal, comprises the steps of measuring a force applied to the brake pedal, measuring a movement of the brake pedal, applying a first level of braking when... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090099746 - Method for controlling an electric parking brake of a utility vehicle: A method is provided for controlling an electric parking brake of a utility vehicle, having a device including an electronic control unit and a manual control unit that communicates with the electronic control unit, and via which driver requests depending on the type of actuation of the manual control unit... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090099747 - Method for recognizing reference position of wedge of disk brake for vehicles: Disclosed is a method for recognizing the reference position of a wedge of a disk brake for vehicles, which has a disk rotating together with the rotation of a wheel of a vehicle, a movable friction pad rubbing against one surface of the disk and generating driving force, a wedge... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20090099748 - Parking brake control system: A motor current detecting device is provided in a parking brake control system for detecting electric current flowing through an electric motor. And current supply to the electric motor is stopped in case of carrying out a parking brake releasing operation, when a time period in which a differentiated value... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090099749 - Vehicle collision decision apparatus: The vehicle collision decision apparatus has first acceleration detectors and a second acceleration detector for detecting an acceleration of the vehicle in a longitudinal direction, and third acceleration detectors for detecting an acceleration of the vehicle in a transverse direction thereof. When the vehicle is involved in an offset collision,... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20090099750 - Manuever-based aircraft gas turbine engine speed control system and method: A system and method for controlling the rotational speed of a gas turbine engine in an aircraft includes appropriate devices and processes for determining a pressure of lubricant supplied to the turbine engine, and for determining a maneuver state of the aircraft. The rotational speed of the gas turbine engine... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090099751 - Homogenous charge compression ignition engine and controlling method of the engine: s

20090099752 - Control apparatus for internal combustion engine: A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine includes a variable valve mechanism that changes the duration of an intake valve, and a controller that controls the variable valve mechanism to change the duration based on the operating state of the internal combustion engine. If a determination that there is... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090099753 - Engine control apparatus: A control apparatus of an engine that includes an intake passage fuel injector and an in-cylinder fuel injector according to the invention is characterised by further including correcting means for selectively increase-correcting or decrease-correcting a fuel injection quantity to bring an air-fuel ratio close to a predetermined target air-fuel ratio;... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090099755 - Even fire 90a°v12 ic engines, fueling and firing sequence controllers, and methods of operation by ps/p technology and ifr compensation by fuel feed control: 90° V12 reciprocating, EFI/DIS fueled/fired, IC engines having a PCM controller operating the engine in an Even Fire ignition mode, in a novel fueling and firing sequence called Progressive Single/Pair (PS/P) firing, wherein the cylinders of each of a set of four pairs of internal cylinders are simultaneously fueled and... Agent: Jacques M. Dulin, Esq. Dba Innovation Law Group, Ltd.

20090099756 - Fuel injection control device of internal combustion engine: An internal combustion engine including an in-cylinder injection injector and an intake port-injection injector. An ECU includes a fuel injection duration calculation portion that calculates a requested fuel injection duration and a fuel injection control portion that causes the in-cylinder injection injector to inject fuel during the compression stroke during... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090099754 - Method and device for optimizing combustion of diesel fuels with different cetane numbers in a diesel internal combustion engine: The invention relates to a method and a device for optimizing combustion of diesel fuels with different cetane numbers in a diesel internal combustion engine. It is provided that cylinder pressures are measured in at least one cylinder of the internal combustion engine during the combustion period, that at least... Agent: Novak Druce & Quigg LLP

20090099757 - Internal combustion engine system, vehicle equipped with internal combustion engine system, and control method of internal combustion engine system: Upon satisfaction of an idle learning condition, the internal combustion engine system of the invention successively performs learning of an idle control amount and learning of a most delayed angle control amount in this sequence. Upon satisfaction of a most delayed angle learning condition, on the other hand, the internal... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090099758 - Apparatus, system, and method for thermal management of an engine comprising a continuously variable transmission: A method is disclosed for thermal management of an engine comprising a continuously variable transmission. The method includes an engine capability module storing a torque-speed map comprising a first region where the engine inefficiently regenerates an aftertreatment device, a second region where the engine efficiently regenerates the aftertreatment device, and... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20090099759 - Power output system, vehicle including the same, and method of controlling power output system: A power output system that provides power to a driveshaft is provided which includes an internal combustion engine, an electric motoring mechanism, an electric storage device, a first exhaust gas channel that guides exhaust gas from the engine directly to an exhaust gas purifying catalyst, a second exhaust gas channel... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090099760 - Method and system for expansion of real-time data on traffic networks: A method and structure of estimating traffic in a network. A real-time estimate of the network traffic is calculated, based on limited real-time data about the network traffic calculated in an offline phase and limited real-time data received in a real-time phase.... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090099761 - Wireless, battery-powered, photovoltaically charged and monitored runway-based aircraft identification system and method: A battery-powered runway-based aircraft identification system includes a frangibly mounted image capture and communication subsystem adjacent to an airport runway. A power supply subsystem adjacent to the frangibly mounted image capture and communication subsystem is operably coupled to the frangibly mounted image capture and communication subsystem and configured to controllably... Agent: Mark Young, P.A.

20090099762 - Vehicle control by pitch modulation: A method for fore-aft stabilization of a vehicle for motion in a specified direction over an underlying surface. The vehicle has at least one forward wheel and at least one aft wheel, and the forward wheel is characterized by a force normal to the instantaneous direction of motion of the... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20090099765 - Apparatus and method for measuring velocity of moving object in a navigation system: An apparatus and method for measuring a velocity of a moving object in a navigation system are provided, which can increase an accuracy of velocity measurement and position estimation of die moving object are provided. The apparatus includes a sensor part including an acceleration sensor for measuring acceleration of the... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20090099767 - Light stripe detection method for indoor navigation and parking assist apparatus using the same: Disclosed is a method for detecting a light stripe for indoor navigation and a parking assist apparatus using the same. The apparatus applies light plane projection to indoor navigation, detects a light stripe from an image inputted through a camera, detects an obstacle, and assists vehicle parking by using an... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090099766 - Map data update system: A cellular phone receives map update data from a digital broadcast provider before a start-up of a car navigation apparatus, stores the received map update data in a storage section, and transmits the map update data stored in the storage section to the car navigation apparatus in response to the... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090099764 - Network system for vessel instruments: A network system where vessel instruments including sensors are connected through a communication network is provided. The sensors generate the same type of navigation data. The system includes a first network for realizing one-to-many communication, a first group instruments connected with each other through the first network, and a second... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090099763 - Speech recognition apparatus and navigation system: In a navigation system, a switching use dictionary is provided as storing an aggregation of switching commands, which are also stored in the individual language-specific dictionaries including the language 1 dictionary, language 2 dictionary, . . . , and language n dictionary. It is determined whether a switching command included... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090099768 - Methods and apparatus for swarm navigation of multiple agents: A swarm navigation system is disclosed. The swarm navigation system includes a plurality of mobile agents, each having a receiver and capable of receiving a collision avoidance signal or a target attraction signal from a remote source. A stereo antenna system and memory storing instructions cause the mobile agent to... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20090099769 - Abbreviated directions for route navigation: A geographic navigation system for segmenting a received set of instructions (or directions) that guide a user over a geographic route from a starting location to an ending location, and then abbreviating a subset of the instructions related to the inexact or familiar regions into a more concise and relevant... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090099771 - Method and system for providing awareness of a vehicle's location and heading: A method for providing awareness of a vehicle's location and heading may include determining a geographic location and heading of the vehicle and presenting a map corresponding to a geographical area where the vehicle is located. The method may also include presenting a predetermined symbol on the map representing the... Agent: Moore And Van Allen PLLC For Boeing

20090099770 - Multiple directions to a destination without providing a specific origin: The automatic generation of multiple sets of directions for navigating geographically to a specific destination without specification of an origin. Based on the destination, candidate roads or other transportation conduits are selected for analysis. Candidate meta-departure points are analyzed and selected along the roads based on distribution about the destination,... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090099772 - Augmented navigation system and method of a moving object: In an augmented navigation method of a moving object, an error model capable of outputting calibrated data is created according to global positioning system (GPS) data and inertial detecting data when an object is moving. When the moving object enters an invisible region, the calibrated data and the inertial detecting... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esquire

20090099773 - Positioning method, program, positioning device, and electronic apparatus: A positioning method in a positioning device includes: measuring a current position by receiving positioning signals transmitted from a plurality of positioning satellites and performing first positioning processing using a least square method; determining whether or not a result of the first positioning processing satisfies a positioning change condition set... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20090099774 - Systems and methods for improved position determination of vehicles: Systems and methods for determining a position of a vehicle are described. The system includes at least one GNSS sensor mounted to the vehicle for receiving GNSS signals of a global positioning system and at least one physical sensor mounted to the vehicle for generating physical data indicative of a... Agent: Workman Nydegger/leica 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090099775 - Method and system for controlling the loading of a container associated with a vehicle: A leader location-determining receiver determines a leader location of a lead vehicle. A follower location-determining receiver determines a follower location of a follower vehicle, which has a container for storing a material. A data processor or position module calculates an observed relative position between the lead vehicle and the follower... Agent: Deere & Company

20090093918 - Control arrangement: An aerospace control arrangement comprising a control unit connected to a plurality of connecting node sets, each connecting node set having associated therewith a plurality of connecting nodes, and each node having associated therewith at least one effecter and/or sensor, resulting in at least some of the nodes being connected... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20090093919 - Method and a device for obtaining a predictive vertical speed of a rotorcraft: third means (3) for calculating the predictive vertical speed vAP of a rotorcraft, the third means being connected firstly to the first and second means via respective first and second connections (l1, l2) and containing in memory predetermined values for the minimum-power speed VY and a characteristic constant k that... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090093920 - Method and system for automatically locating end of train devices: ABSTRACT An end of train unit includes a positioning system such as a GPS receiver and is configured to transmit a message including the EOT unit's location when the EOT unit detects a loss of air pipe pressure and/or it is tipped over and/or a low battery condition is detected.... Agent: Dla Piper LLP (us) Attn: Patent Group

20090093921 - Method for operating a hybrid vehicle: A method for operating a hybrid drive, in which at least two power units cooperate in driving, and an energy store of one of the power units is charged intermittently and one of the power units is at least intermittently supplied with driving energy from the energy store, the power... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090093922 - Automated infrastructure delivery system: An automatic delivery system for an infrastructure comprising passenger transportation, freight delivery, electrical grid, oil, gas, water pipelines, communication, sewer removal, etc. The automation at the current state of technology is mostly achieved by enclosing the delivery system inside of a tunnel.... Agent: Alisa Michnik Phil Michnik

20090093923 - Status indicator, system, and method of use: A system comprises a status indicator comprising a persistent display. The System allows unidirectional or bidirectional data transmission from a status computer to allow visual status indication of a predetermined status. In an embodiment, insurance policy status, e.g. in force or expired, is displayed on the persistent data display of... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - Houston

20090093924 - Vehicle state quantity predicting apparatus and vehicle steering controller using the same, and a method for predicting a vehicle state quantity and vehicle steering controlling method using the same: A vehicle state quantity prediction apparatus has sensors such as a GPS receiver that observe prescribed state quantities representing a movement state of a vehicle and a Kalman filter that inputs the state quantities observed by the sensors into a model of the movement state of the vehicle to predict... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090093925 - Automated control of delivery stop for delivery vehicles: A vehicle electrical system controller is used to monitor selected operating variables, or predetermined operator actions to identify a delivery stop, and upon the vehicle coming to a stop, invoking various vehicle functions to give warning to others that the vehicle is stopped for a delivery, to assist the driver... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20090093927 - Driver assistance method: The invention relates to a method for the assistance of a driver of a vehicle during a journey along a road, in which bend data indicating the course of a bend in the road extending in front of the vehicle seen in the direction of travel and road condition data... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090093926 - In-vehicle equipment control device and in-vehicle equipment setting method using the device: A disclosed in-vehicle equipment control device “S” includes input units 2 and 3 for increasing and decreasing a set value of in-vehicle equipment, and a set value increase/decrease halting unit 13 for stopping the increase/decrease of the set value when the set value reaches a prescribed value after being increased... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090093928 - Trailer oscillation detection and compensation method for a vehicle and trailer combination: A system and method of controlling a vehicle with a trailer comprises determining the presence of a trailer, generating an oscillation signal indicative of trailer swaying relative to the vehicle, generating an initial weighted dynamic control signal for a vehicle dynamic control system in response to the oscillation signal, operating... Agent: Angela M. Brunetti, PLLC

20090093929 - Steering device, boarding type moving body with steering device, and steering method for moving body: A steering device for steering a moving body having moving means has: an operating part; a detecting part that detects a physical quantity based on a magnitude and direction of a force applied to the operating part; and a controller that drives the moving means based on the physical quantity... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090093930 - Steering guide device and steering guide method: A steering detecting section (11) detects steering angle in the steering operation of a vehicle driver performed for a steering (10) and a control section (12) controls rotational movement of a visual information display (13) based on the detected steering angle. A rotational angle is set while the value for... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090093931 - Steering control device and electrically powered vehicle: Motor-generators are incorporated in front wheels and drive the front wheels, respectively. An ECU determines whether or not a steering apparatus including a steering actuator, a tie rod and a steering angle sensor has failed, based on an operation angle of a steering wheel from a steering wheel angle sensor... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090093932 - Vehicular seatbelt monitoring system and process: A seatbelt monitoring system is provided for use onboard a vehicle having a seat assembly including at least one seat and corresponding seatbelt. The seatbelt monitoring system includes a wireless seatbelt status detector and a vehicle seatbelt status indicator. The wireless seatbelt status detector includes a seatbelt latch sensor, a... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20090093933 - Integrated control system for vehicles: The present invention relates to an integrated safety control system for vehicles. In particular, the present invention includes a sensor unit, an actuating unit, an actuating control unit, and an integrated control unit. The sensor unit includes a plurality of sensors for outputting sensed signals required for chassis control and... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090093934 - Apparatus protecting vehicle with bucket when bucket strikes fixed object: A mounting apparatus for a bucket of a front end loader vehicle. The mounting system allows the bucket to pivot up and over fixed objects when the leading edge of the bucket strikes an immovable object for the purpose of protecting the loader assembly, vehicle, and operator.... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.

20090093935 - Method and device for triggering a circuit arrangement with electric actuators: A method and a device for actuating a shifting arrangement with electric actuators with directly controlled valves of an electrohydraulic, electropneumatic, electromagnetic or electromotor transmission control of a motor vehicle. A current monitoring function, in which a total current of the shifting arrangement available at a point in time is... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20090093936 - Method for gear selection during driving of a vehicle in a heavy uphill drive condition: A method for gear selection during driving of a vehicle in a heavy uphill drive condition is provided, the vehicle including an engine, an automated mechanical transmission, a clutch, a control unit for receiving input signals including signals indicative of vehicle speed, engaged ratio of the transmission, rotational speed of... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20090093937 - Torgue control method of a road vehicle: A control method of the torque of a road vehicle having a powertrain system provided with an engine and a driveline which transmits the torque generated by the engine to the road surface; the method contemplates the steps of: determining a target torque; modeling the powertrain system as a single... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20090093938 - Speed control system for vehicles: In a vehicle speed control system, a preset offset distance is taken as a zero value of an inter-vehicle distance in a brake discriminant. When the current value of a corrected distance condition evaluation index is higher than the brake discriminant, a value on the brake discriminant is set as... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090093939 - Valve control synchronization and error detection in an electronic valve actuation engine system: A system for controlling a multiple cylinder internal combustion engine with electromagnetic valve actuation, comprising of at least one cylinder with an engine cylinder valve, a second controller operably coupled to the engine cylinder valve, said second controller configured to adjust at least one of the valve opening and closing... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20090093940 - Vehicle and vehicle control method: When a power demand Pe* is not less than a preset reference value Pref2 in a vehicle stop state (steps S110 and S260), a target rotation speed Ne* of an engine is set to a rotation speed of not lower than a relatively low minimum rotation speed Nemin2 (step S290).... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090093942 - Control device of high-pressure fuel pump of internal combustion engine: A control device of a high-pressure fuel pump of an internal combustion engine capable of improving stability in controlling the drive of the high-pressure fuel pump by limiting the end timing of a drive signal of the high-pressure fuel pump and driving an actuator in a control effective range of... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20090093945 - Controller and control system for internal combustion engine: An alcohol sensor detects alcohol concentration of a fuel stored in a fuel tank. When an internal combustion engine is started, a start timing of heating a sensor element by a heater is variably set based on the alcohol concentration.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090093941 - Fuel injection control system with exempt area of fuel map: A fuel management system for fuel injected vehicles permits a user to modify vehicle performance without exceeding acceptable standards for vehicle emissions. A portion of the fuel management system fuel map is designated as an exempt area in which the user is not permitted to modify the fuel offset values.... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20090093943 - Fuel pressure control apparatus for an internal combustion engine: The engine ECU executes a program including the step (S320) of setting an upper limit guard value of a fuel pressure by executing low fuel pressure control in the case where a low fuel pressure control execution condition is satisfied with fulfillment of conditions that execution of the low fuel... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090093947 - Injection method and associated internal combustion engine: In order to improve a combustion process of a motor vehicle, in particular with regard to emissions and/or the development of noise, a method for regulating an injection profile is provided, in which method a fuel is injected directly into a combustion chamber, wherein the regulation brings about a change... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090093948 - Method for controlling an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle: A method for controlling an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle with an injection quantity correction unit is disclosed. The method includes the use of an electronic control device for controlling the internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle, for fault recognition with an irregular running determination unit and... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20090093946 - Method of controlling an internal combustion engine and system including the engine: A method of controlling an internal combustion engine and system including the engine is provided. The method may include closing an exhaust valve of a combustion chamber of said engine during a cylinder cycle prior to opening an intake valve of said combustion chamber. The method may include, when a... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20090093944 - Method of controlling fuel injection apparatus: A method and apparatus for controlling fuel injection in an engine is described. The apparatus comprises at least one fuel injector which is connected in an injector drive circuit powered by a power source. The method comprises determining an injection event sequence of the at least one fuel injector based... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090093950 - Approach for improved fuel vaporization in a directly injected internal combustion engine: A system and a method of facilitating fuel vaporization in a directly injected internal combustion engine are provided. As one example, the method comprises: closing an exhaust valve of the cylinder; opening an intake valve after the exhaust valve has closed; moving a piston of the cylinder away from top... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20090093949 - Staggered intake valve opening with bifurcated port to eliminate hydrogen intake backfire: A method is described for operating a gaseous fueled engine, where gaseous fuel and intake air are delivered to a first intake port of a cylinder of the engine and intake air without gaseous fuel is delivered to a second intake port of the cylinder, the first port separated from... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20090093951 - Method for determination of covariance of indicated mean effective pressure from crankshaft misfire acceleration: A method for determining Covariance of Indicated Mean Effective Pressure (COVIMEP) using already-available crankshaft-based measurements that correlate with COVIMEP. Correlated values of COVIMEP are stored as lookup tables in an Engine Control Module for use in continuously determining COVIMEP during engine operation. COVIMEP thus calculated may be used in known... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090093952 - National radio network for ground vehicle traffic management: A “Traffic Reporting” Method and System utilizing a unique traffic data gathering and processing methodology consisting of both personal testimony and available commercial computer related traffic program data. Analysis of the gathered data is then achieved resulting in timely and accurate critical traffic related information and/or route evasion instructional information... Agent: James C. Lassiter Sr.

20090093953 - Method and system for dynamically determining and displaying navigation information: A method and system for dynamically evaluating a quantity of context sensitive information used by an operator of an airborne mobile platform in performing an operational procedure involving said mobile platform, and determining, in real time, a sub-quantity of context sensitive information that pertains to only that sub-quantity of information... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20090093954 - Route search device and method for searching route: A route search device searches a route from a starting place to a destination based on a road data in a map data. The device includes: a path setting element for setting a path in a special section according to a search condition; and a route searching element for searching... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090093955 - Apparatus and method of compiling a combined picture and showing it on a display: In one embodiment of the present invention, a method of and system for receiving vector graphics data is disclosed relating to a map of a first geographic area corresponding to a portion of the earth surface and to show first data relating to the vector graphics data on a display,... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090093957 - Navigation device with power saving mechanism and method thereof: A navigation device with power saving mechanism and method thereof are provided. The navigation device includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, a first processing unit, a second processing unit and a sound playing unit. The GPS receiver produces a longitude-latitude information by receiving a satellite signal from the GPS.... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20090093956 - Transmitting location data in wireless networks: A wireless access point in a wireless network that may be adapted to transmit location data indicating its location to other devices within range, including other wireless access points and client devices. In some embodiments of the invention, the location data may be embedded in a control message or announcement... Agent: Wolf Greenfield (microsoft Corporation) C/o Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090093958 - System and method for determining position within or without a complex polygon geofence: A geofence system which locates a position as within or without the complex polygon type geofence using a simplified algorithm. The algorithm obtains a position and compares it to the polygon by establishing a ray from the position constructed in a cardinal direction of the coordinate system. The “polarity” of... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20090093959 - Real-time high accuracy position and orientation system: A real-time high accuracy position and orientation system (RT-HAPOS) system for a vehicle, such as an aircraft, comprises a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver disposed on the vehicle and an integrated inertial navigation (IIN) module disposed on the vehicle. The GNSS receiver generates GNSS position data indicating approximate positions... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090093960 - Method and system for obstacle avoidance for a vehicle: A mapping module or path filtering module is arranged to identify admissible curved paths for which the vehicle is able to stop prior to reaching a detected obstacle in accordance with an observed translational velocity and an observed rotational velocity. A data processor determines a respective objective function for the... Agent: Deere & Company

20090088915 - Vehicle assistance system: There is disclosed a vehicle assistance system including an assistance vehicle provided with a power source; an assisted vehicle driven by power; and an electric cable which electrically connects the assistance vehicle to the assisted vehicle, wherein the power of the power source is supplied from the assistance vehicle to... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090088916 - Method and system for automatic path planning and obstacle/collision avoidance of autonomous vehicles: Method and systems of traversing through a domain is provided. One method comprises getting a set of widely spaced waypoints, assigning the next waypoint to be the goal, then using a Laplacian path planner to construct a desired finely detailed path towards the goal, through the domain that avoids boundaries... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20090088917 - Steering arrangement for a driverless vehicle: A driverless vehicle, for example for a passenger rapid transport (PRT) system, comprises steered wheels (2, 4) which are steerable both by means of a linkage including a track rod (14) driven by a steering motor (38), and by differential torque applied by drive motors (20, 22). The motors (20,... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group, LLP

20090088919 - Control device for vehicle, and control method thereof: A drive force control portion (90B) firstly changes a front wheel command torque (Tfcm) and a rear wheel command torque (Trcm) so that each command torque reaches a torque in a predetermined range. For example, if the rear wheel command torque (Trcm) reaches the torque in the predetermined range earlier... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090088922 - Method to detect mechanical faults and dynamic instability in rotor systems of helicopters, tilt rotor aircraft, and whirl towers: This method uses revolution to revolution blade track height and timing data to determine mechanical and dynamic stability, mal-adjustment, and faults in a vertical lift aircraft rotor system with a plurality of blades. Raw data are processed from tracking devices to improve their resolution then sorted in a way as... Agent: Gilbert R. Mesec

20090088921 - Module for detecting a vehicle crash and an airbag deploying system including the same: Embodiments of the present invention may provide a module for detecting a vehicle crash. The module includes a housing mounted to a vehicular frame member at one end portion thereof. The module includes first and second rods housed in the housing. The first rod is contacted to the frame member... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090088918 - Vehicle control device: A control means for controlling actuators of a vehicle creates a time series of a future behavior of the vehicle using a vehicle model. A state amount of the vehicle model is initialized on the basis of a state amount of the vehicle, and the future behavior is created starting... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090088920 - Vehicle load backup circuit: A load backup device includes an abnormality detection part which detects an abnormal operation of a processing part, and a backup driving part which drives a load based on an output from the abnormality detection part when the abnormality detection part detects the abnormal operation of the processing part.... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090088923 - Vehicular control apparatus and program storage medium: Whether an anomaly occurs in a data-rewritable second nonvolatile memory is determined by comparison between (i) a diagnosis code stored in the second nonvolatile memory and (ii) data contents stored as a diagnosis table in a first nonvolatile memory. The first nonvolatile memory previously stores the diagnosis table for listing... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090088924 - Vehicle tracking, communication and fleet management system: A vehicle fleet management information system identifies location and direction of movement of each vehicle in a fleet in real-time, and automatically reports such information, as well as status of predetermined events in which the vehicle is engaged, directly to the fleet manager. Each fleet vehicle has an assigned time... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20090088925 - Drive assist system: A drive assist system includes an assist starting part starting assist, a detection part detecting relative distances and speeds between a vehicles, a calculation part calculating collision risks when changing a lane by the basis of the relative distances and speeds, a first judgment part judging whether the lane can... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090088926 - Tilt angle detecting apparatus for vehicle, and rollover judging apparatus using this tilt angle detecting apparatus for vehicle: A tilt angle detecting apparatus removes an unnecessary component included in an angular velocity detecting signal (an input ω) inputted from an angular velocity sensor 1 with the deadband (−ωo to +ωo) of an unnecessary component removing means 2, performs integration processing on the angular velocity detecting signal (an output... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090088927 - Steering control method, steering control device, and watercraft: A watercraft includes an operating method in which a present steering wheel rotational angle is detected, and a steering wheel rotational angle variation is calculated by subtracting a steering wheel rotational angle in a preceding control period from the steering wheel rotational angle. Next, a steering angle ratio is set.... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090088928 - Occupant based navigation aid lock-out function: A vehicle navigation aid (nav-aid) system and method are provided to un-lock nav-aid functions in a moving vehicle. Sensors within the vehicle provide vehicle speed S and whether a person other the driver is present. For S greater than predetermined threshold speed Sth≧0, the nav-aid system remains in a locked-out... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20090088934 - Bicycle control system: A bicycle control system is provided with a sensed element, a sensor and a cycle computer. The sensed element is mounted to a first part of a bicycle. The sensor is mounted to a second part of the bicycle at a location to selectively detect the sensed element and send... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20090088935 - Control apparatus and control method for automatic transmission: If a mode-detection value is switched from an automatic shift-mode to a manual shift-mode, a T-ECU changes a shift-stage to a speed lower than a speed that is obtained before the switching of the mode-detection value. The T-ECU determines that a state of the T-ECU returns to a recognizable-state, in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090088936 - Cvt control system having variable power source speed: A powertrain control system is disclosed. The powertrain control system may have a power source and a CVT coupled to an output of the power source. The powertrain control system may further have a controller in communication with the power source and the CVT. The controller may have a map... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090088938 - Gear ratio control method for continuously variable transmission of a vehicle: At an actual engine rotary speed corresponding to a partially engaged state of a starting clutch, a target gear ratio control of a continuously variable transmission is performed by determining a target gear ratio from a target engine rotary speed. At an actual engine rotary speed corresponding to an engaged... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20090088937 - Vehicle power transmission system: A vehicle power transmission system has a first electric motor, a differential section, a power interruption element forming part of a power transmission path, a second electric motor connected to a power transmission path, and a control device that maintains the output rotational speed of the differential section at a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090088945 - Fuel injection strategy for gasoline direct injection engine during high speed/load operation: A system and method for controlling operation of a multiple cylinder direct injection internal combustion engine include injecting fuel directly into the combustion chamber during the exhaust stroke at high engine speeds and loads to reduce the effect of intake airflow on the injection spray and improve fuel-air mixture homogeneity.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl/dsb

20090088952 - Fuel injector having algorithm controlled look-ahead timing for injector-ignition operation: The present invention provides an injector-ignition fuel injection system for an internal combustion engine, comprising an ECU controlling a heated catalyzed fuel injector for heating and catalyzing a next fuel charge, wherein the ECU uses a one firing cycle look-ahead algorithm for controlling fuel injection. The ECU may further incorporate... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20090088947 - Fuel volatility compensation for engine cold start speed control: A fuel control system includes devices that generate parameter signals. The parameter signals include an engine runtime signal and at least one of an engine load signal, a temperature signal and a barometric pressure signal. A modification module generates a modification signal based on the parameter signals. A control module... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090088949 - Method for operating an internal combustion engine: In a method for operating an internal combustion engine with a crankcase breather venting into an intake tract, operating parameters of the internal combustion engine are measured 102. A mass flow of fuel from the crankcase into the intake tract is determined as a function of the operating parameters measured... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20090088962 - Apparatus for and method of providing data to an external application: A method of providing data to an external application is provided. The location and time of an object are periodically recorded to form a record of sightings. The record of sightings is then analysed in accordance with at least one criterion specified by the external application to which the data... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, L.L.P.

20090088964 - Map scrolling method and apparatus for navigation system for selectively displaying icons: A map scrolling method and apparatus for a navigation system prevents from displaying certain icons while displaying other icons based on conditions and settings of the navigation system during a transition period of a map scrolling operation. The map scrolling method includes the steps of: detecting activation of a map... Agent: Muramatsu & Associates

20090088963 - System and method for geographic interpolation of traffic data: A method for geographic interpolation of traffic data in a vehicle navigation system in which the navigation system includes a map database divided into geographic meshes. Each mesh includes a plurality of road links of different types. That data also includes a first set of meshes containing traffic flow data... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090088966 - Driving support system: A driving support system includes a lane detecting unit for detecting lanes around a vehicle, a route correcting unit for correcting a route along which the vehicle is expected to travel taking into consideration an obstacle on the route after the route has been recognized by lanes detected by the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090088965 - Enhancement for navigation systems for using weather information when predicting a quickest travel path: The present invention discloses a software method for determining a travel path. The software method can identify a point of origin, a travel destination, and a travel time. Multiple different possible travel pathways between the point of origin and the travel destination can be determined. Predicted weather conditions for each... Agent: Patents On Demand, P.A. Ibm-rsw

20090088969 - Map display apparatus: A map in a navigation apparatus is displayed on a screen with its orientation aligned with an orientation of a facility map that is distributed in a facility when a vehicle having the navigation apparatus is traveling in a facility area that has pre-memorized guide information. When the vehicle is... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090088968 - Map display apparatus and map display method: A map display apparatus includes an image storage unit that stores images in association with corresponding items of image capturing position information of places where the images were captured; an image information reading unit that reads image capturing position information of a specified image from the image storage unit; an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090088970 - Method for displaying background sky in navigation system and apparatus thereof: A method of displaying a background sky in a navigation system, the method including: storing and maintaining map data and background sky image data with respect to one or more directions of the map data in a database; detecting a driving direction angle of a vehicle; computing a position of... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090088967 - Systems, techniques, and methods for providing location assessments: Methods and systems for providing location assessments are provided. Example embodiments provide a Location Assessment Provider System, which generates and provides assessments of various characteristics of specified locations. In one embodiment, the Location Assessment Provider System receives a specified location, determines a location assessment for the specified location, generates a... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC