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

20090240383 - Automobile detection and control gateway interface and method thereof: An automobile detection and control gateway interface and a method thereof are provided. The automobile detection and control gateway interface is connected with a controller area network (CAN) formed by a body control module (BCM) and body devices, and pre-stores a plurality of device diagnostic commands and status diagnostic data,... Agent: Wpat, PC

20090240384 - Vehicle controller: There is provided a vehicle controller that is mounted in a box-shaped manner beneath the floor or on the roof of a vehicle so as to supply electric power to vehicle apparatuses. The vehicle controller is configured with a plurality of functional modules 4; each of the functional modules 4... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090240385 - Electronic control apparatus for vehicle: In an electronic control system for a vehicle, when a switch manipulation signal is inputted from a portable radio device, a control apparatus sets a check condition for switching an air-conditioner from the present condition to a different condition as a check condition for checking a manipulation pattern. The control... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090240386 - Device for issuing authorization to act on the operating conditions of an aircraft engine and engine control system comprising same: The invention concerns a device (1) comprising first means (4, 10) for determining particular parameters concerning the aircraft, including the position of a power lever controlling the supply of fuel to the engine, and second means (11) for determining, based on said particular parameters, whether the aircraft is in a... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC James E. Ledbetter, Esq.

20090240387 - Control device of hybrid vehicle and hybrid vehicle: A hybrid vehicle includes a motor generator used for driving the vehicle, an engine used in combination with the motor generator, an accelerator sensor arranged in an instructing unit instructing increase and decrease in required drive torque, and a control device starting the engine when a required engine output value... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090240388 - Data acquisition for operation of a vehicle: A vehicle has independent electric traction system (ETS) and internal combustion engine (ICE). An system controller, a data acquisition system, and a GPS system are added to the vehicle. A remote system has a data base of locations identifying emission non-attainment areas. The data acquisition system obtains the vehicle location... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090240389 - Electric power steering apparatus: An electric power steering apparatus includes motor relative angle detect means 48 including motor relative angle information calculating portions 48a ˜48c for calculating the relative angle information of an electric motor corresponding to a driver's steering amount applied to a steering system and a relative angle information compensating portion 48e... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090240390 - System and method for component monitoring: The health of components of an asset is proactively monitored. A sensor network provides a collection of metrics from a plurality of components of an asset. The collection of metrics includes a set of metrics corresponding to each component, and the set of metrics measures at least one operating characteristic,... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20090240391 - Configuration of an electronic control system for controlling the operation of at least one component of a vehicle: An electronic control system for controlling the operation of at least one component of a vehicle includes: a microcontroller; programmable non-volatile memory, wherein the microcontroller is configured to process input signals from at least one vehicle sensor to provide output signals for controlling the at least one vehicle component in... Agent: Bryan Cave LLP

20090240392 - Control device, control method, control device of vehicle, and control system of vehicle: Provided is a control device including: a storage portion for storing binary data transmitted from outside and received successively; and a control portion for carrying out processing including: production processing of producing a frame where of the stored binary data, pieces of data expressing events occurring in a predetermined period... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090240393 - Methods, program products, and systems for controlling for improper installation of vehicle sensors: A method for controlling for improper installation of sensors of a vehicle is provided. The method comprises the steps of determining a first indication of direction based at least in part on a yaw value, determining a second indication of direction based at least in part on a steering angle... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20090240394 - Device for monitoring and recording driver's operations and the peripheral scene of a motor vehicle: A recording device for monitoring and recording the driver's operations and the peripheral scene of a motor vehicle, comprising information acquisition units and a central processing unit. The information acquisition units capture information such as image data, while the central processing unit stores and process the information captured by the... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20090240395 - Environment customization with extensible environment-settings data: Environment customization includes downloading extensible environment-settings data from a data-storage device and adjusting one or more environmental parameters defined by the extensible environment-settings data. The extensible environment-settings data is amended to include previously undefined settings, and the amended extensible environment-settings data is uploaded to the data-storage device.... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090240396 - Pit road display: Instruments or gauges arranged to provide feedback detectable by the peripheral vision of a driver when vehicle operating parameters, such as engine speed, temperature, pressure, and voltage, are in a critical range, include one or more of the following types of instruments or gauges and/or features: (a) a tachometer that... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090240397 - Vehicle information display: A communication system for a vehicle includes an interior assembly and an in-vehicle communication control that is located in the vehicle remote from the interior assembly. A human-machine interface is located at the interior assembly and is connected to the in-vehicle communication control via a connective link to communicate at... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20090240398 - Apparatus for changing a vehicle speed setting of cruise control: A vehicle speed setting of cruise control is changed based on an operation by a driver. At this time, it is determined whether the vehicle is traveling in a passing lane or a traveling lane (S202). If the vehicle is traveling in a passing lane, the speed at which the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090240399 - Three-wheel vehicle electronic stability system and control strategy therefor: A method for enhancing stability of a three wheel vehicle having a pair of front wheels and a single rear wheel, each of the wheels having a tire with a tire grip threshold. The method including deploying an electronic stability system (ESS) on the vehicle, providing the ESS with input... Agent: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP (brp)

20090240400 - Vehicle security control system: A vehicle security system for controlling the operation of a vehicle. The security system includes a controller and a concealed proximity sensor that provides an input to the controller. The proximity sensor is activated by the presence of a body within a defined detection zone in the interior of the... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20090240402 - Liftgate controller: A controller for a lift, includes a communication module configured to wirelessly transmit data relating to the personnel operating and operating conditions of a lift to a remotely located station. The remote station wirelessly sends satisfaction or non-satisfaction messages to the lift controller in response to received input data or... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20090240401 - Trapping prevention guard and method for controlling a motor-driven adjusting device for an adjusting device: In order to draw a reliable conclusion about the existence of a jamming situation, in particular in a seat adjusting means, provision is made to distinguish between the following movement classes: a) running difficulty of the adjusting apparatus, b) jamming of an object, c) encountering an end stop, and d)... Agent: King & Spalding

20090240403 - Control system and method for electric-powered forklifts: Disclosed herein is a system and method for controlling an electric-powered forklift. The control system of the present invention includes a travel motor, an actuation unit motor, travel sensing means, actuation unit sensing means, and a controller. The travel motor drives a wheel, and an actuation unit motor drives an... Agent: Heather M. Barnes Brouse Mcdowell, Lpa

20090240404 - Engine control device for working vehicle: This engine control device of a self-propelled working vehicle is an engine control device of a self-propelled working vehicle that includes a working machine hydraulic pump for driving a working machine, and includes a vehicle velocity detection section configured and arranged to detect a vehicle velocity and a traction force... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20090240405 - Shift control apparatus and method for continuously variable transmission: An ECT-ECU executes a program that includes a step of executing a stepped shift control if cruise control is not being executed during sequential shift control (stepped shift control) and a step of executing stepless shift control in response to cruise control being activated during sequential shift control (stepped shift... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090240406 - Engine control device for working vehicle: An engine control device is adapted to a working vehicle that is capable of switching between a power mode and an economy mode, and capable of forcibly downshifting through gears of a transmission so as to shift down to a lower speed side. The engine control device includes an engine... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20090240407 - Engine control during coasting events: An engine control system comprises a coasting identification module, a throttle adjustment module, and a fuel adjustment module. The coasting identification module selectively identifies a coasting event. The throttle adjustment module increases an opening of a throttle valve during the coasting event. The fuel adjustment module decreases fuel provided to... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090240409 - Electronic shift lockout for scale model vehicle: A powered scale model vehicle having a transmission with a forward gear and a reverse gear. The transmission is shiftable between the forward gear and the reverse gear. The vehicle has a radio control receiver, a sensor and a microcontroller. The receiver is adapted to output a throttle signal and... Agent: Carr LLP

20090240408 - Method for controlling shifts in an automated gearshift transmission: A method for controlling a vehicle's automated transmission, which is arranged in a drive train in the force flow between a engine and a drive axle or a transfer box, depending on certain operating parameters and control actions of an adaptive cruise control system (ACC) that can be operated using... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20090240410 - Control device for continuously variable transmission and control method thereof: When a shift lever is shifted from an N range to a D range and a predetermined learning condition is established, a learning timer tm_pulse up to a point at which a pulse signal is detected by a primary pulley rotation speed sensor is calculated, and when a deviation between... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090240412 - Brake control interlock logic: A brake control circuit for determining if a brake command from a brake pedal is valid is provided. The brake control circuit includes at least two independent channels configured to receive data indicative of brake pedal deflection for the brake pedal, and logic circuitry operatively coupled to the at least... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (goodrich)

20090240411 - Control apparatus and control method of a vehicle: An HV_ECU executes a program including a step of calculating an estimated gradient, a step of performing rate limit processing on a change in the estimated gradient when on a hill and an absolute value of the vehicle speed is equal to or below V(0), a step of performing hysteresis... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090240413 - Driving support device, driving support method, and driving support program: A target vehicle speed at a predetermined position ahead of a host vehicle is obtained, and a plurality of deceleration patterns with different deceleration schemes is obtained for decelerating the host vehicle to the target vehicle speed. Based on a driving operation for controlling speed of the host vehicle, a... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090240414 - Brake noise suppression via system pressure modulation: A method of brake noise suppression via brake system pressure modulation is disclosed that includes detecting a brake apply and modulating a brake system pressure to disrupt formation of a friction instability upon detection of the brake apply. The brake system pressure can be modulated at each brake apply detected,... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090240415 - Integrated engine torque model: A method of operating a vehicle having at least a driven wheel, the driven wheel driven at least by a driving torque, includes maintaining an inclination angle of the vehicle in memory during a vehicle off condition; after starting the vehicle from the vehicle off condition, first updating a vehicle... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20090240416 - Traction control system using torque sensor for adaptive engine throttle control: A system and method using a vehicle drive shaft torque coupled to a driven wheel and a non-driven wheel speed for a vehicle throttle control system includes reading first and second torque values generated by the torque sensor The method identifies when a sustained drop occurs between the first and... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20090240417 - Diagnosis device for electromagnetic relief valve in fuel delivery device: A fuel delivery device 11 has a delivery pipe 18, which supplies fuel to a fuel injection valve 21 of an internal combustion engine 10. An electromagnetic relief valve 22 releases the fuel from the delivery pipe 18 in response to an opening instruction and lowers the pressure of the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090240418 - Dual throttle position sensor diagnostic system with reduced stalling: A system includes an out of correlation (OOC) detection module that detects an OOC error between a first throttle position sensor (TPS) and a second TPS. An out of range (OOR) detection module that detects first and second OOR errors for the first and second TPS, respectively. An OOC counter... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090240421 - Fuel control device for internal combustion engine: A fuel control device for an internal combustion engine determines that the internal combustion engine is in a transient state, by a criterion D, and makes fuel correction, where the transient-state criterion D is set to be a more relaxed criterion (=|ΔTHaf|) when forcible modulation control is being performed, compared... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090240419 - Pre-delivery strategy for diesel-engine vehicles: A method to supply fuel to an engine of a vehicle is provided. The method includes adjusting a direct injection of fuel into a cylinder of the engine based on whether the vehicle is in a pre-delivery state. In one example, the method includes reducing an amount of fuel in... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20090240420 - Variable valve system, and engine system and vehicle including the same: A cam sensor is provided in a position opposing one surface side of a cam driven sprocket in a valve timing control device. When the valve timing control device is in a high revolution state, a weight is pivoted by centrifugal force caused by the rotation. This allows a projection... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090240422 - Internal egr control device for internal combustion engine: An internal EGR control device for an internal combustion engine, which is capable of properly controlling an internal EGR amount, while causing conditions of burned gases to be reflected thereon in controlling the internal EGR by changing valve-closing timing of an exhaust valve. An internal EGR control device sets a... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090240423 - Misfire detecting device for water jet propulsion watercraft: A misfire detecting device is provided for a water jet propulsion watercraft in which a propulsion unit operates through an operation of an engine to propel the water jet propulsion watercraft. The misfire detecting device includes injectors arranged to inject fuel into the engine under a fuel injection amount adjusting... Agent: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090240424 - Open community model for exchanging information in dynamic environments: An open community model for information exchange enables individuals to plan and attain superior outcomes in a dynamic environment. A continually “world model” maintains information about the dynamic environment that is valuable for individuals of the open community. An open community model application publicizes a specification of relevant types of... Agent: Lumen Patent Firm

20090240428 - Mobile phone having gps navigation system: A method of providing navigational instructions on a mobile device having an integrated GPS receiver, a geographic information system, and access to at least one database of addresses of geographic locations, each address having an association to a telephone number. The method includes the steps of establishing a present geographic... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090240426 - Navigation device and navigation method: A navigation device and the like capable of preventing a user from falsely recognizing an intersection to take a turn even when another intersection is present near a guidance target intersection. The navigation device that performs route navigation by displaying a guiding symbol superimposed on a photographed image includes: an... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090240427 - Portable navigation device with wireless interface: A portable navigation device (PND) is disclosed comprising processing means, a graphical display, memory, map data stored in said memory, user-input means, and signal reception means for receiving one or more wireless signals by means of which the processor can determine a present location of the device and in conjunction... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090240425 - System for marking a region: In the case of a system for marking a region within an image of a road map detail displayed on a vehicle video screen, the regions are shown in a circular shape. The center and the dimensions of the region can be changed by a control element, which can be... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090240429 - Method for route planning on a navigation system including points of interest: A method for route planning for use with a vehicle navigation system. The method includes the steps of inputting a route origin and route destination on a computer separate from the navigation system, such as a PC. The user also inputs activities or points of interest. The computer then searches... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090240430 - System and method for generation of an inner boundary of a work area: A boundary definer or data processor establishes an outer boundary of a work area and defines an offset between an inner boundary and the outer boundary. A reference path module or data processor defines a primary reference path with a target angular heading within the work area. The reference path... Agent: Deere & Company

20090240431 - Panoramic images within driving directions: Embodiments of the present invention enable displaying a plurality of driving direction steps that form a driving directions path between a start address and a destination address; receiving input selecting a driving direction step of said plurality of driving direction steps; and displaying a panoramic image of a geographic area... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, P.l.l.c.

20090240432 - Vehicle-installation obstacle detection apparatus: A vehicle-installed obstacle detection apparatus includes a forward-view camera, and processes resultant image data to detect objects as possible obstacles. A size value such as tail lamp spacing, transmitted from a preceding vehicle, and a corresponding size value as measured in a captured image, are used to calculate the distance... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090234514 - Method and device for executing prioritized control processes: A system for controlling a plurality of components in a means of transportation includes a control device with a first control program for a first component and additional control programs for additional components. Each control program carries out a chronologically limited process to control the assigned component. Processes are executed... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090234515 - Organization system for influencing a system: The organization system is designed for influencing a system, in particular a vehicle system, during ongoing operation of the system. The organization system has an adaptation manager and adaptive software components, each having an interface. The adaptation manager sets, adapts and/or controls the adaptive software components through the interfaces. The... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090234517 - Automatic configuration-tracking apparatus, and a method and a system for such tracking: The invention relates to tracking the configuration of a vehicle (1) having a multitude of components for which it is desired to consult and record various items of data specific thereto, and their identification/authentication parameters, history, and operating state. A plurality of transponders (17, 17A), each coupled to one component... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090234516 - Method and device for compensation of mechanical stresses in an aircraft structure: A method and a device are described for compensation of mechanical stresses in an aircraft structure. The method comprises the steps of producing signals that represent mechanical stresses occurring in the aircraft structure, and operating actuators, which absorb at least some of the mechanical stresses and are arranged in the... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20090234518 - Active-inceptor tactile-cueing hands-off rate-limit: The system contains the active inceptor having mobility in a first direction. A feedback mechanism is in communication with the active inceptor. The mechanism provides a variable level of force to the active inceptor in the first direction. A programmable device communicates with the feedback mechanism. The programmable device controls... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20090234519 - Joining a civil trajectory and a military trajectory: The present invention relates to a trajectory calculation method making it possible to join a so-called military trajectory (Tm1) from a so-called civil trajectory (Tc1) and, reciprocally, to join a so-called civil trajectory (Tc2) from a so-called military trajectory (Tm1). For example, if the flight of an aircraft (A) must... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20090234520 - Communication, monitor and control apparatus, and related method, for railway traffic: An apparatus, and related method, for monitoring and controlling the traffic of public transport means, and in particular railway trains, provides that the position of the trains, equipped with specific devices comprising, among other things, satellite positioning systems, is monitored by a series of centralized units dedicated to control adjacent... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20090234521 - System and method for managing an amount of stored energy in a powered system: A system is provided for managing an amount of stored energy in a powered system. The powered system is configured to complete a mission from an initial stage to a final stage. The system includes a controller including a memory configured to store a plurality of handling stages. The controller... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20090234523 - System and method for determining a quality of a location estimation of a powered system: A system is provided for determining a quality of a location estimation of a powered system at a location. The system includes a first sensor configured to measure a first parameter of the powered system at the location. The system further includes a second sensor configured to measure a second... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20090234522 - System, method and computer readable media for regulating the speed of a rail vehicle: A system is provided for regulating the speed of a rail vehicle traveling along a track. The track has a pair of rails. The system includes a temperature sensor positioned on an external surface of the rail vehicle. The temperature sensor measures a temperature of one of the rails. The... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20090234525 - Redundant hardware architecture for the control signal stage of the braking system of a vehicle in which each of the wheels are connected to at least one rotary electrical machine: An electric braking system is provided for a road vehicle that includes at least one wheel connected for rotation to at least one rotary electric machine. At least one electronic wheel control module controls an electric machine of a corresponding wheel, The electric braking system includes: a central unit (3)... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20090234524 - Torque control method for hybrid electric vehicle: The present invention provides a torque control method for an HEV, the method comprising: detecting an operation failure of an integrated starter-generator (ISG); calculating a driver demand torque based on a current accelerator position sensor (APS); controlling the hydraulic pressure and operation of a clutch so as to increase an... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090234527 - Autonomous mobile robot device and an avoidance method for that autonomous mobile robot device: An autonomous mobile robot device, comprises an obstacle detecting unit, which is configured to detect an obstacle, a path producing unit, which is configured to produce a path for reaching to a goal while avoiding the obstacle, which is detected by the obstacle detecting unit, upon basis of a predetermined... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090234526 - Vehicle control apparatus, and vehicle control method: A vehicle control apparatus (1) provided with an automatic cruise apparatus (30) that automatically moves a vehicle, and a pre-crash brake apparatus (40) that automatically applies a brake to the vehicle when an obstacle is detected, includes cruising output value setting means (15) for making a cruising output value, which... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090234529 - Method for processing data based on an evaluation of real-time measurements of movements of a user in a vehicle and based on statistical data on user interactions with input devices in the vehicle: A method for processing data includes providing statistical data on user interactions with input devices, which are for example provided in a vehicle, and performing real-time measurements of user movements. A user intent is predicted by evaluating the real-time measurements of the user movements and the statistical data on the... Agent: Manfred Beck Pa

20090234530 - Shift range switching control apparatus: When a vehicle driver operates a momentary-type gear shift lever and the lever continuously stays for not less than a predetermined length of time at a target gear position, in R, D, and N positions, corresponding to a target shift range of the automatic transmission of a vehicle, a shift... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090234528 - Vehicle efficiency information display and method: An efficiency information display for a vehicle includes an indicator arrangement having a visual display configured to provide vehicle efficiency information to an operator of the vehicle. The visual display includes a target vehicle efficiency. A control system, including at least one controller, is configured to receive at least one... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090234531 - Vehicle-mounted electronic control apparatus: A vehicle-mounted electronic control apparatus can perform a variety of abnormality detections while reducing the control load of a microprocessor in the abnormality detection of a volatile backup memory that is backed up by an on-board battery. The apparatus includes a control CPU which is fed with power from a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090234532 - Auto management system for air filter used in battery pack and auto management method for the same: Disclosed are an auto management system for an air filter used in a battery pack and an auto management method for the same. The system for an air filter used in a battery pack having at least one cell and a case accommodating each of the cells so that there... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090234533 - Programmed engine oil change notification system for an engine-driven welder/generator: An engine oil change notification system is disclosed for an engine-driven electrical generator (e.g., welder/generator). The system may include an engine, an electrical generator, and an oil system configured to provide oil for lubrication of the engine. The system may further include a plurality of sensors coupled to the engine,... Agent: Fletcher Yoder (illinois Tool Works Inc.)

20090234534 - Securing and diagnosing the vehicle speed input and direction for torque control systems: A vehicle speed module includes a speed arbitration module that receives at least two of a wheel speed, a transmission output speed (TOS), and an electric motor speed (EMS), and that determines a vehicle speed based on a comparison of the at least two of the wheel speed, the TOS,... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090234535 - Method and apparatus for operating a digital tachograph and a data storage medium: A digital tachograph (12) has a data storage medium apparatus for accommodating a data storage medium (CARD). The digital tachograph (12) is arranged in a motor vehicle (2). If the data storage medium (CARD) is in the data storage medium apparatus, the data storage medium (CARD) is automatically authenticated (AUTH)... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20090234536 - High bandwidth control of magnetic ride control system: A semi-active suspension system that employs magnetically controlled dampers. The semi-active suspension system includes a plurality of sensors that measure vehicle parameters in response to disturbances on the vehicle and provide sensor signals to a central controller. The central controller converts the sensor signals to a flux command signal that... Agent: MillerIPGroup, PLC General Motors Corporation

20090234537 - Vehicle damping force control apparatus: A damping force control apparatus has shock absorbers 10 each being capable of changing damping force. An electronic control unit 40 calculates estimated roll angle and estimated pitch angle of a vehicle body BD in accordance with sprung accelerations detected by sprung acceleration sensors 41 fl to 41rr, calculates a... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090234538 - Method and apparatus for controlling electric power steering system: Disclosed herein is a method for controlling an electric power steering system, wherein a motor is controlled by vector control and driven by a current command value calculated on the basis of a parameter such as a steering torque to provide a steering assist power to a vehicle steering system,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090234539 - Systems and methods involving velocity dependent damping: A method for controlling a power steering system, the method including, receiving a first signal, determining a velocity from the first signal, determining a scale factor from a function of the velocity, multiplying the scale factor with a damping factor, and outputting a scaled damping factor.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090234541 - Industrial truck, in particular, a lift truck: Industrial truck, in particular a lift truck, with a drive axle with drive wheels and a drive motor, a steering axle with two steerable wheels, a target value sensor that is connected to a steering wheel, a steering motor, a steering device which is in effective connection with a steering... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20090234540 - Method and device for measuring the angular position, between two steering lock stops on a vehicle steering wheel: A method and a device for measuring the angular position, between two steering locks, of a steering wheel of a vehicle, includes equipping the vehicle with a main gearing (4, 5) designed, once the vehicle has started, to make it possible to calculate the absolute angular position of the steering... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090234542 - Child seat detection system: A safety system for a vehicle comprises a first acquisition unit for acquiring first information relating to a child scat placed on a scat of a vehicle, a second acquisition unit for acquiring second information relating to the child scat. The first and second acquisition units are of different types.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090234543 - Method for determining a direction of travel in a motor vehicle: Disclosed is a method for detecting a direction of travel in a vehicle with a protection system which avoids accidents. When an object is detected in front of the vehicle in the direction of the vehicle and contact between the vehicle and the object is possible, the method triggers a... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20090234544 - Vehicle active head restraint system with a locking linkage: A vehicle seat is provided with a frame providing structure for a seat back within a vehicle. An active head restraint system is supported by the frame for moving to an extended position when the active head restraint system is activated. The active head restraint system has a linkage to... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20090234545 - Ecm security strategy for rationalizing and controlling increasing transmission torque requests above driver command: A control module includes a predicted torque control module that determines a desired throttle area based on a transmission torque request and a desired predicted torque. A throttle security module determines a throttle limit based on the desired throttle area and the desired predicted torque and determines an adjusted desired... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090234546 - Control apparatus and control method of continuously variable transmission, program for realizing that method, and recording medium on which that program is recorded: An ECU executes a program that includes a step of increasing belt squeezing pressure to a value P (ON) greater than a normal value P (OFF) that is set as the belt squeezing pressure when a footbrake switch is off, when the footbrake switch is on and the time elapsed... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090234547 - Control system for automatic transmission: A control system including a friction engagement element, a solenoid valve, an engagement pressure control valve and an electronic control unit, wherein a learning correction amount is divided into an initial learning amount that has no dependence upon an engagement pressure command value and a time-dependent deterioration amount that has... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090234550 - Driving support device, driving support method, and driving support program: Factor information is acquired that indicates at least one factor that imposes a psychological effect on a driver of a host vehicle when the host vehicle is traveling on a road with a descending slope ahead of the host vehicle. An overall psychological effect that is imposed on the driver... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090234548 - Holding brake for track-bound motor vehicles: The invention relates to a holding brake for track-bound motor vehicles (1) with the holding brake being realized by means of at least one electric machine (2) which has a rotor and a stator. A control system for the electric machine is hereby provided to so control the operation of... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20090234549 - Shift hunting control of a hybrid electric vehicle: In a powertrain for a motor vehicle that includes an engine, a transmission driveably connected to the engine and wheels of the vehicle, an electric machine for transmitting power to at least some of the vehicle wheels, a method for controlling the powertrain includes operating the engine and transmission to... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20090234551 - Increased capability modular vehicle-dynamics control architecture: A system and method for controlling the amount of torque generated by at least torque generating device in a vehicle is provided. A vehicle layer transmits arbitrated torque request signals indicative of first and second amounts of torque and at least one torque reservation request signal indicative of whether the... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090234552 - Driving action estimating device, driving support device, vehicle evaluating system, driver model creating device, and driving action determining device: s

20090234553 - Vehicle running control system: In a vehicle running control system, when an estimated collision time taken until a subject vehicle collides with a target object is shorter than a set threshold value, the target object is regarded as a preceding vehicle, and the subject vehicle is caused to follow the target object. Even in... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20090234555 - Active pattern factor control for gas turbine engines: A method of actively controlling pattern factor in a gas turbine engine includes the steps of issuing fuel into a combustion chamber of a gas turbine engine through one or more circumferentially disposed fuel injectors, determining an initial circumferential pattern factor in the combustion chamber, and adjusting fuel flow through... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090234554 - Gas turbine engine fixed collective takeoff compensation control system and method: A system and method of controlling a gas turbine engine controller in a rotorwing aircraft includes determining when a fixed collective takeoff (FCTO) of the rotorwing aircraft is being conducted. A control loop gain of the gas turbine engine controller is at least selectively varied when the FCTO is being... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090234556 - Control strategy for transitioning among combustion modes in an internal combustion engine: A method for operating an internal combustion engine having a plurality of controllable engine actuators includes operating the engine in a first combustion mode using a first control scheme while simultaneously simulating operating the engine in a second combustion mode using a second control scheme and in accordance with simulated... Agent: Cichosz & Cichosz, PLLC

20090234557 - Control device and control method for spark-ignition direct-injection internal combustion engine: If two-split injection logic has been adopted, an engine ECU executes a program including the steps of calculating first injection start timing of the two-split injection logic, calculating second injection start timing of the two-split injection logic, calculating a first injection permitted time period A of the two-split injection logic,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090234558 - Fuel injector control method: A fuel injector control method comprises determining a required separation time between a termination of an on signal associated with a first injection event and an initiation of an on signal associated with a second injection event. The method comprises calculating an overlap time between the separation time and the... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090234560 - Hcci combustion moding state control for fuel economy and seamless transitions: A method and system for controlling an engine includes a spark ignition (SI) control module operating the engine in a spark ignition mode in a high lift valve state and a pre-HCCI control module entering a matching state when homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) mode conditions are met. When a... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090234559 - Method and apparatus for generating injection signals for an injection system of an internal combustion engine: In a method and an apparatus which more accurately reach a predefined setpoint value of a combustion characteristic variable for an internal combustion engine (1) with an injection system (30), a first injection signal which triggers an injection of fuel into a combustion chamber (53) of the internal combustion engine... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20090234561 - Method to enable direct injection of e85 in flex fuel vehicles by adjusting the start of injection: An engine control system includes a fuel injector that injects a mixture of ethanol and gasoline directly into a combustion chamber of a spark-ignition direct-injection (SIDI) engine. A control module controls a start of injection of the fuel injector such that the start of injection occurs more than 335 crank... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090234562 - System and method for detecting cylinder misfire: A system for detecting individual cylinder misfire in a multiple cylinder internal combustion (IC) engine having exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). The system includes: a device for predicting EGR flow rate on a cylinder to cylinder basis; a device for sensing actual EGR flow rate on a cylinder to cylinder basis... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.c/deere & Company

20090234563 - Automatic idle adjustment and shutdown of vehicle: A vehicle is disclosed having an automatic idle adjustment system. The vehicle may also include an automatic shutdown system. A method for utilizing the automatic idle adjustment system and the shutdown system is also disclosed.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20090234568 - Destination setting support devices, methods, and programs: A controller arranges in order destination candidates that are found and divides them into groups of two hundred destination candidates each. The controller caches in a cache memory the group to which the destination candidates that are currently displayed in search results display spaces belong, as well as the adjacent... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090234571 - Method and apparatus for generating and securely distributing long-term satellite tracking information: A method and apparatus for generating and distributing satellite tracking data to a remote receiver is disclosed. The method for includes extracting from memory at least a portion of long-term-satellite-tracking data, generating formatted data from the at least a portion of long-term-satellite-tracking data, the formatting data being in a format... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090234570 - Method and apparatus for universal and unified location representation and its interaction with gps devices: Location information is translated from a variety of formats to a common uniform format and then fed into a GPS device in an easy and automatic manner. A global canonical and unique numeric representation of a specific location is created. This involves a global bi-directional translation method between an address,... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC

20090234567 - Method for searching route in navigation system: The present invention provides a method of searching a route in a navigation system. A method of setting a destination is determined. If, as the result of the determination, the method of setting a destination is determined to be a method of setting a regional destination, one or more link... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090234566 - Method for the input of a destination and navigation device: In a method for the input of a destination, first of all a category selection is made, destinations corresponding to the category selection subsequently being offered for selection, at least a portion of the destinations being assigned to at least one subordinate category that, in each instance, has a superordinate... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090234565 - Navigation device and method for receiving and playing sound samples: A navigation device is disclosed including a processor unit, memory device, and a speaker. The memory device includes a plurality of sound samples. In at least one embodiment, the navigation device is arranged to play a selection of the sound samples over speaker to provide navigation instructions. In at least... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090234569 - Routing method for calculating a route: n

20090234564 - Unoccupied seat route search system, unoccupied seat route search device, and terminal device: An unoccupied route search system for efficiently searching for a route (transportation means used) to the destination according to presence/absence of an unoccupied set of transportation means. An unoccupied seat route searching system (10) comprises an operation data DB (52) storing operation data on operation of transportation means, a search... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090234575 - Navigation device and method: A navigation device includes a route generator, a travel log recorder, a traveled route generator, and a display module. The route generator is used for generating a route from a current position to a destination based on predetermined mapping data when receiving a route request. The travel log recorder is... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090234576 - Navigation device and method: A navigation device includes a transceiver, a timer, an angle detector, and a processor. The transceiver is for projecting a detecting signal and receiving the detecting signal reflected from an obstacle in front of the transceiver. The timer is for calculating a time interval between projecting the detecting signal and... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090234577 - Navigation system: A method of operating a navigation system for a vehicle and a vehicle navigation system are provided, where an initial route to a destination is determined, the initial route that includes a plurality of links, each of which is associated with an initial cost. The initial route may be calculated... Agent: The Eclipse Group LLP

20090234574 - Routing method and routing device for determining target route according to poi distribution: A routing method determines a route according to a distribution of POIs within a distance extending from the route. The distribution of POIs is derived from a POI density that is calculated by dividing an amount of POIs within the distance extending from a path with a length of the... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090234572 - Surrounding search data generating system, surrounding search system, surrounding search data generating method, surrounding search method, and navigation apparatus: The disclosed system makes it possible to conduct a search for the most appropriate facility, while a vehicle is driven on a limited access road. The system judges whether a facility is located within a surrounding search area and generates first data when the facility is judged to be within... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090234573 - Travel partner matching using selectable map interface: Systems and methods for travel partner matching using a map-based user selectable interface. A user can search for potential travel partner matches using a map-based user selectable interface. In various implementations, the map-based user selectable interface can provide cost savings estimations based upon a potential travel partner selected and/or a... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090234578 - Vehicle location and navigation system: An automatic vehicle location (AVL) system where vehicles are provided with navigation devices (104) for which destination data may be transmitted from the AVL base computer system (102).... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090234580 - Method for map matching with guaranteed integrity:

20090234579 - Systems of points of interest in satellite navigation system applications: A system includes a point of interest (POI) database and a power engine. The POI database is used for storing a plurality of POIs used for a satellite navigation system (SNS). The power engine is coupled to the POI database for searching a plurality of desired POIs from the POI... Agent: Patent Prosecution O2mirco , Inc.

20090234581 - Device for processing navigation data of a satellite navigation system for delivering integrity area maps: A device (PD) is dedicated to processing navigation data related to satellites in a satellite navigation system in orbit around a heavenly body. This device (PD) comprises processing means (PM) tasked with comparing integrity data (ID), which represents reliability values of corrections to errors in the orbital positioning and/or synchronization... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090234582 - On-board diagnostics based navigation device for dead reckoning: A computing navigation device is disclosed that includes a processor configured to control a communication module configured to receive a global positioning satellite (GPS) system signal corresponding to a vehicle position of a vehicle. The processor may be further configured to recognize a dropped signal condition in which no operational... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090228157 - Method for modifying an existing vehicle on a retrofit basis to integrate the vehicle into an information exchange system: Method for modifying an existing vehicle on a retrofit basis to integrate the vehicle into an information exchange system in which the vehicle includes a processor arranged to receive information and use the information in the operation of the vehicle. A communications device is coupled to the processor and can... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20090228158 - Multi-function control device and radio-navigation system for a motor vehicle: The multi-function control device for a motor vehicle has a plurality of operating elements, function groups and/or functions subordinate to the function groups being operable via the operating elements, the function groups having one or more menu levels, which are displayable via a display device, and one or more function... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090228159 - Dual fov imaging semi-active laser system: The present invention includes a multifaceted imaging semi-active laser system (“I-SALS”). In one aspect, the I-SALS closes on a laser designation of a target until it starts imaging the target, whereupon the I-SALS then homes on the target from the image. Some embodiments employ a slightly defocused designation. Other embodiments... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20090228160 - Method, apparatus and computer program product for predicting and avoiding a fault: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to not only predict an impending fault, but also to avoid the occurrence of the fault such that continued operations are permitted with a reduced likelihood of the occurrence of the fault. In this regard, a plurality of features are provided... Agent: Alston & Bird, LLP

20090228161 - Method and device for automatically controlling an emergency descent of an aircraft: m

20090228162 - Capsize prevention system for power vessels: An anti-capsizing system for automatic deployment of an auxiliary floatation device, on shallow draft marine vessels, is provided by this invention. More specifically, the system of this invention provides for automatically deploying an auxiliary floatation device, which can also restrain an occupant within such vessel under knock down conditions. Such... Agent: John H. Faro, Esq.

20090228164 - Control system for a electrical vehicle: A control system for controlling the functionality of an electrically powered vehicle is described. The control system comprises a plurality of control modules in electronic communication with each of the control modules being programmed to implement a specific control function for the vehicle. The control modules comprise a first memory... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20090228163 - High-voltage vehicle fault detection method and apparatus: A method includes detecting high-voltage faults, such as welded contactors or disconnected components, in a vehicle by measuring the total electrical impedance between positive and negative rails of a high-voltage bus and a ground or chassis, comparing the impedance before and after opening the contactors, and executing a maintenance response.... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090228165 - Autonomous coverage robot navigation system: An autonomous mobile robot system for bounded areas including a navigation beacon and an autonomous coverage robot. The navigation beacon has a gateway beacon emitter arranged to transmit a gateway marking emission with the navigation beacon disposed within a gateway between the first bounded area and an adjacent second bounded... Agent: O'brien Jones, PLLC (w/irobot Corp.)

20090228166 - Robotic vehicle controller: A control system is provided for automatically moving a machine along a desired path.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20090228167 - Diagnostics for two-mode variable valve activation devices: A method for detecting a low-lift or zero-lift failure mode in a variable valve activation system of an internal combustion engine includes the steps of positioning a piezo-electric element that acts as a radio frequency transmitter relative to a lost motion spring of a two-mode variable valve activation lost motion... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090228168 - Vehicle behavior detection apparatus: A vehicle behavior detection apparatus can accurately detect an unstable state of a vehicle without making an incorrect determination even if a travel environment of the vehicle is abnormal. The apparatus includes a road surface reaction torque detecting unit that detects a road surface reaction torque which a tire of... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090228169 - Automatic method and system for the calibration of earthworking machines: An earthworking machine having a working tool at the end of an articulated arm is automatically calibrated. The calibration method includes collecting angular position data relating to different articulated components, after a series of movements of the end of the working tool between reference points located in accordance with a... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090228170 - Vehicle information-communication method, vehicle information-communication system, vehicle and control center: A control center transmits failure information transmission request information to a vehicle. The vehicle receives the failure information transmission request information transmitted from the control center. A navigation ECU and a gateway ECU obtain failure information from each ECU in cooperation with each other. At this time, the gateway ECU... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090228171 - Battery monitor system attached to a vehicle wiring harness: A computer system that installs in the proximity of the vehicle's operator, attaches to the battery power source in the vehicle's wiring harness, gathers information relating to the operational state of the vehicle's battery, calculates the health of the battery from the gathered information, provides the health and operational state... Agent: Lonnie Goff

20090228172 - Vehicle-to-vehicle position awareness system and related operating method: A vehicle-to-vehicle position awareness system that utilizes wireless communication techniques is provided. An embodiment of the system includes a detection and ranging system located on a host vehicle, where the detection and ranging system is configured to sense a neighboring vehicle proximate to the host vehicle. In response to the... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20090228174 - Apparatus and process for vehicle driving assistance: A vehicle driving assistance apparatus includes a brake operation sensing device to sense a driver's brake operation, a steering operation sensing device to sense a driver's steering operation, a forward, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine whether there is a need for avoiding the obstacle, by examining... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090228173 - Authority limits for a vehicle steering system: A method for controlling a limited by-wire active front steering system includes measuring an input steering angle, determining a tire saturation limit, and comparing the saturation limit to the input angle. A target actuator angle from a steering actuator is limited when the input angle is greater than the saturation... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090228175 - Vehicle control system and method of controlling such: Vehicle control system (10), capable of controlling a number of controllable motor vehicle subsystems (30-80) according to at least two preset vehicle operating modes. The control system comprises a central control unit (20) for controlling the motor vehicle subsystems (30-80), and a driver interface (90) with an input arrangement (92)... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090228177 - Adaptive work cycle control system: A control system for an excavation machine is disclosed. The control system may have a work tool movable to perform an excavation work cycle, at least one sensor configured to monitor a speed of the work tool and generate a signal indicative of the monitored speed, and a controller in... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090228176 - Data acquisition system indexed by cycle segmentation: A data acquisition system for an excavation machine having a power source configured to drive a tool through a work cycle is disclosed. The data acquisition system may have a first sensor associated with the power source to generate a first signal indicative of a performance of the power source,... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090228178 - Chassis system engine torque requests: An engine control system of a vehicle comprises a torque module and a chassis request evaluation module. The torque module controls a torque output of an engine based on a driver torque request and selectively increases the torque output based on a chassis torque request. The chassis request evaluation module... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090228179 - Shift control device for automatic transmission and control method thereof: In a shift control device for an automatic transmission according to this invention, when the engine load increases such that a shift to a first gear position on a low speed side of a current gear position is required, control is performed to calculate an estimated vehicle speed following the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090228180 - Shift control device for automatic transmission and control method thereof: In a shift control device for an automatic transmission according to this invention, when the engine load increases such that a kickdown is required, and a gear position calculated in accordance with the shift map from an operating condition defined by a look-ahead vehicle speed at a predetermined future time... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090228181 - Method and device for regulating the driving dynamics of a vehicle: The present device relates to a method for regulating the driving dynamics of a vehicle, in which at least one wheel of the vehicle is acted upon by a torque on the basis of control of a clutch transmitting a torque to the wheel and/or on the basis of control... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20090228182 - Method and driving dynamics control system for stabilizing a car-trailer combination: When swaying motions of a trailer or semi-trailer of a car-trailer combination are encountered, input signals which are taken into consideration to calculate a reference signal frequently include also oscillation components, due to which driving dynamics control for stabilization of the car-trailer combination can become very unreliable. To enhance the... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20090228183 - Slip detection and traction control for a vehicle: A slip detection system for a vehicle comprises an engine speed detector configured to detect an engine speed of an engine mounted in the vehicle, an engine speed increase rate detector configured to detect an increase rate in a predetermined time of the engine speed detected by the engine speed... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20090228185 - Method for controlling speed and/or distance in motor vehicles: The invention relates to a method for controlling speed and/or distance in motor vehicles having distance-related longitudinal control systems, wherein during clear driving, a clear drive acceleration value is set to reach a preset speed, and while following a detected target object, a following acceleration value is set to maintain... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20090228184 - Vehicle control device and vehicle control method: A cruise control device and an obstacle detection device are provided which achieve a safe and appropriate tracking control by avoiding a sudden recognition of a short following distance when a preceding vehicle is found in an uphill or downhill gradient, in a curve, or at an intersection, or by... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090228186 - Method and device for air pilot control in speed-controlled internal combustion engines: A method for operating a speed-controlled internal combustion engine, including regulating the rotational speed of the internal combustion engine, information concerning a torque to be set being provided as a manipulated variable, limiting the manipulated variable according to a torque limiting value in order to obtain a limited manipulated variable,... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090228190 - Method for operating a self-igniting internal combustion engine and corresponding control device: Operating a self-igniting internal combustion engine includes: specifying a setpoint combustion position and a setpoint combustion noise feature; operating at least one cylinder of internal combustion engine for at least one cycle while maintaining a first injector control variable and/or an air valve control variable and a second injector control... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090228189 - Method for operating a two-stroke engine: A two-stroke engine has a fuel supply device, an intake passage formed partially in the fuel supply device, and an air filter with clean air chamber. The intake passage upstream of the fuel supply device is connected to the clean air chamber. A partition divides the intake passage downstream of... Agent: Gudrun E. Huckett Draudt

20090228188 - Method for operating an internal combustion engine: A method for operating an internal combustion engine is provided and at least a first map of prefixed first values is predetermined, each prefixed first value being a function of a prefixed nominal fuel quantity (Qecu—prefix). The method includes, but is not limited to the steps of determining a nominal... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)

20090228187 - Variable valve actuation system of internal combustion engine and control apparatus of internal combustion engine: In a control apparatus of a supercharged internal combustion engine, a variable valve actuation system interacts with an engine control system. A controller is configured or programmed to increase an intake-valve lift by a variable valve lift mechanism, which is provided for variably controlling at least the intake-valve lift of... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090228191 - Combustion control via homogeneous combustion radical ignition (hcri) or partial hcri in cyclic ic engines: A process is provided for enhancing homogeneous combustion and improving ignition in rotary and reciprocating piston IC engines. Physical embodiments supporting this process have secondary chambers embedded in the cylinder periphery to initiate radical ignition (“RI”) species generation in an earlier cycle for use in the main chamber combustion of... Agent: Thomas W. Epting Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP

20090228192 - Intake-air cooling device for internal combusion engine and automobile using the same: The invention provides an intake-air cooling device for an internal combustion engine that can be installed compactly. The invention provides an intake-air cooling device for a gasoline engine equipped with an intercooler that cool intake air with outside air and an evaporator that cools intake air with refrigerant circulating in... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090228193 - Wireless broadcasting of drive-times data: Either vehicle traffic or financial markets data is regularly broadcast in a fixed size packet over a wireless network in a push manner to one or more wireless receiver devices located within a particular service coverage region. A data center stores information specific to the particular region including drive-times strings... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090228195 - Discrepancy reporting in electronic map applications: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for proposing an update for a navigation chart displayed in an aircraft data processing system. A selection of a navigation object is received in the navigation chart through the aircraft data processing system. In response to receiving the selection, a... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20090228197 - Map display apparatus: Destination information, which includes as a retrieval condition an address of a destination spot, is received externally. Under the received retrieval condition of the address, a spot retrieval is performed with reference to own map data to thereby acquire a specified spot and second coordinates data indicating the specified spot.... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090228196 - Method and system for using routine driving information in mobile interactive satellite services: A method and an apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention includes a controller to process a criterion for selecting a point-of-interest (POI). The criterion can be based on historical trip data. Data related to a POI, including a community-of-interest rating, for example, can be accessed through a satellite... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090228194 - Navigation apparatus, data updating method, and data updating program: A navigation apparatus includes a storage unit, an acquiring unit, a comparing/identifying unit, an updating unit, and a control unit. The navigation apparatus stores data required for the navigation operation in a plurality of areas and also acquires the data from an external recording medium. The data stored in the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090228200 - Electronic device and navigation method using the same: A handheld electronic device and a navigation method using the same are provided. The handheld electronic device includes a calculating unit and a display unit. The calculating unit generates an indication direction according to first geographic location information, second geographic location information, and a reference direction. The display unit is... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20090228201 - Navigation method and applications thereof: A navigation method, a navigation apparatus, and a navigation system are disclosed. The method includes the following steps. A position of at least one hand-held device in an indoor environment is obtained. Positions of other hand-held devices in the indoor environment are then obtained to get information of distribution of... Agent: Chih Feng Yeh Brian M. Mcinnis

20090228199 - Providing route alternatives based on radio strength: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for determining route alternatives from a starting point to an ending destination for a vehicle, based at least in part on radio signal strength and availability. An input defining a starting point and an ending destination is received. A... Agent: Mollborn Patents, Inc.

20090228198 - Selecting landmarks in shortest path computations: A set of landmarks may be selected during preprocessing by evaluating a sample of the queries that the landmarks may be used in. A cost function may be used to generate a k-median problem. The k-median problem may then be solved with heuristics. The landmarks may then be used with... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090228202 - Method and apparatus for editing electronic flight plans: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for managing a flight plan for an aircraft. A set of projected flight plan parameters are displayed associated with a waypoint presented on a display of an aircraft data processing system. User input is received to form a set of... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20090228203 - Destination selection support device, methods, and programs: A navigation device uses a group display to display destination candidates that are chain stores as a group on a candidate display screen. However, where a destination candidate satisfies a specified extraction condition, such as being within a specified distance from a current position of a vehicle, being closest to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090228204 - System and method for map matching with sensor detected objects: A system and method for map matching with sensor detected objects. A direct sensor and object matching technique can be used to disambiguate objects that the driver passes. The technique also makes it possible for the navigation system to refine (i.e. improve the accuracy of) its position estimate. In some... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20090228205 - Method and device for three-dimensional path planning to avoid obstacles using multiple planes: An obstacle-avoidance-processor chip for three-dimensional path planning comprises an analog processing circuit and at least two analog-resistive-grid networks. The analog processing circuit is communicatively coupled to receive data from an inertial measurement unit and from at least one obstacle-detection sensor. The analog processing circuit is configured to construct a three-dimensional... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090228206 - Navigation apparatus: When an exit road from a rotary is a road inside of the rotary, a right/left turn branch display is performed instead of performing a rotary guidance display. Thus, a driver is enabled to correctly recognize the exit road which advances inward of the rotary.... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090228207 - Vehicle navigation apparatus: The navigation apparatus has a display unit ready to accept a user operation that moves a reference point of a navigation route already being defined on a map by the apparatus. The move of the reference point of the navigation route according to the user operation, together with map information,... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090228208 - Navigation device and navigation method using the same: A navigation device and a navigation method using the same are provided. The navigation device includes a storage unit, a positioning module, a first calculating unit and a display unit. The first calculating unit is coupled to the storage unit, and the display unit is coupled to the first calculating... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20090228209 - Methods and apparatuses for assisted navigation systems: The invention relates to a navigation systems and elements. A network element (M) includes a receiver (M.2.2) for forming assistance data relating to at least one navigation system. The network element (M) inserts indication of the navigation system and a selected mode into the assistance data and constructs the assistance... Agent: Perman & Green

20090228210 - Navigation system based on neutrino detection: A method and system for navigating is disclosed. The method and system comprises measuring the angle of arrival of neutrinos emitted by a source and tagging the neutrino measurements utilizing an accurate clock. The method and system further includes processing the tagged neutrino measurements through a computational model of a... Agent: Sawyer Law Group, LLP

20090222148 - Autonomous outer loop control of man-rated fly-by-wire aircraft: The present invention is directed to a system for converting a man-rated fly-by-wire (FBW) aircraft into a remote controlled unmanned airborne vehicle (UAV). The FBW aircraft includes a FBW flight control system (FBW-FCS) configured to control aircraft control surfaces disposed on the aircraft. The system includes a controller coupled to... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20090222149 - System and method for controlling swarm of remote unmanned vehicles through human gestures: A method is disclosed for controlling at least one remotely operated unmanned object. The method may involve defining a plurality of body movements of an operator that correspond to a plurality of operating commands for the unmanned object. Body movements of the operator may be sensed to generate the operating... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, PLC

20090222150 - System for monitoring anemobaroclinometric parameters for aircraft: m

20090222151 - Method and system for limiting an aircraft control surface steering angle:

20090222152 - Device for control of relative position(s) by measurements of power, for a spacecraft of a group of spacecraft in formation: A control device (D) for a spacecraft of a group of spacecraft intended to travel in a chosen formation comprises i) a set of at least three send/receive antennas (A1-A3) installed on at least three differently oriented faces of its spacecraft and adapted to send/receive radio-frequency signals, ii) first measuring... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20090222153 - Method of determining and controlling the inertial attitude of a spinning, artificial satellite and systems therefor: A method of and apparatus for determining and controlling the inertial attitude of a spinning artificial satellite without using a suite of inertial gyroscopes. The method and apparatus operate by tracking three astronomical objects near the Earth's ecliptic pole and the satellite's and/or star tracker's spin axis and processing the... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20090222154 - Automatic pilot module and system for automatically steering a sailboat for sailing in the presence of waves: A steering correction signal generator module (MC) for generating steering correction signals (SC) for an automatic pilot for automatically steering a sailboat comprises: an inlet (EM) for a signal (SM) indicating movement of the sailboat that is caused by waves; a processing unit (UE) for generating a steering correction signal... Agent: Clark & Brody

20090222155 - Propulsion system: A system for automatically controlling the speed of a battery powered electric propulsion motor driving a shaft connected to a propeller located on a sailing vessel. The system includes a user interface for selecting either a neutral, a regeneration or a forward thrust operating mode. The system also includes a... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090222158 - Control method for industrial vehicle and industrial vehicle: A control method for an industrial vehicle can appropriately set a charge amount for a battery, and an industrial vehicle are provided. The control method includes an estimation step that estimates the charge rate of a battery by calculating the current that is charged to the battery and the current... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090222157 - Method for controlling fuel cell vehicle: The present invention provides a method for controlling a fuel cell vehicle, comprising generating a torque (TACCEL) calculated based on an accelerator pedal depression value upon completion of start-up of a fuel cell and entering a fuel cell only mode; performing a torque limit control for the torque (TACCEL) calculated... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090222156 - Methods, program products, and systems for controlling braking in a hybrid vehicle: A method for controlling braking in a hybrid vehicle includes the steps of determining a value of a variable pertaining to operation of the hybrid vehicle and applying regenerative braking based at least in part on the value of the variable. The variable comprises a speed of the hybrid vehicle,... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20090222159 - Fully automatic straddle carrier with local radio detection and laser steering: A fully automatic driverless straddle carrier for transporting and stacking freight containers is equipped with several different sensor systems for the vehicle detection and navigation, the signals of which being evaluated and monitored in an electronic sensor fusion system and the current coordinates of the location determined thereby then being... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090222160 - Method and system for coordinated vehicle control with wireless communication: A control system controls a pair of vehicles in coordination to traverse a respective pair of trajectories. The control system is configured to specify a plurality of successive waypoints, a safe stopping interval and an intermediate interval greater than the safe stopping interval, and exchange waypoints between vehicles. The system... Agent: Cnh America LLC Intellectual Property Law Department

20090222161 - System and method for arranging vehicle repair service: An exemplary vehicle management system for arranging vehicle repair service includes a management center and a vehicle. The management center includes a center processor associated with a center transceiver and a center database. The vehicle includes a vehicle processor associated with a GPS receiver and a vehicle transceiver. The GPS... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090222162 - System and method for indirectly detecting machine movement: A method for indirectly detecting a movement of a machine and a failure of a speed sensor is disclosed. The method may include receiving an operator input signal, and determining a first factor based on the operator input signal. The method may also include measuring a machine operation parameter, and... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090222163 - Memory management in event recording systems: A vehicle event recorder is provided that includes a camera for capturing a video as discrete image frames, and that further includes a managed loop memory and a management system for generating a virtual ‘timeline dilation’ effect. To overcome size limits in the buffer memory of the video event recorder,... Agent: Jones Day

20090222165 - Industrial truck having a device for the wear reduction of wheels with cushion tires: An industrial truck comprises a plurality of wheels, each wheel comprising a hub and a cushion tire mounted thereon. The truck further comprises a sensor adapted to measure a temperature of a tread of one of the cushion tires and a control unit communicably coupled with the sensor and with... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20090222164 - Method and device for determining the roll angle of a motorcycle: A device and method for determining a roll angle of a motorcycle are disclosed. The method includes the step of acquiring a rolling rate ({dot over (λ)}M) of the motorcycle. A first roll angle variable (λ1) is determined from the rolling rate ({dot over (λ)}M). At least one vehicle movement... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090222166 - Method and device for steering a motor vehicle: A method for steering a motor vehicle in a collision avoidance maneuver ahead of an object in the front or lateral surroundings of the motor vehicle. It is arranged that a linear control method is employed, in which case one controller output signal (δLLM1; . . . ; δLLMN) each... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090222167 - Multi-direction vehicle control sensing: A vehicle includes a first control configured to operate the vehicle from a first operator position facing a front of the vehicle and a second control configured to operate the vehicle from a second operator position facing a rear of the vehicle. The vehicle further includes a processor configured to... Agent: Bryan D. Kirkpatrick Stolowitz Ford Cowger LLP

20090222169 - Method for controlling the steering feedback torque: A method is provided for controlling the steering feedback torque of a power steering system within a closed loop control system. The power steering system provides an actual value (TACT) of the steering feedback torque, a nominal value (TNOM) of the steering feedback torque is calculated by first means using... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)

20090222168 - Remote control system: A remote control system comprising a user operated movable input device (1) and a controlled movable device (9) to be controlled in accordance with an input provided via said movable input device. The remote control system has means for providing tactile feed-back to said user via said user operated movable... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090222170 - Lane maintenance assistant for motor vehicles: Lane maintenance assistant for motor vehicles, having a sensor device for recognizing the lanes on the roadway, a control device that exerts a force on the steering system of the vehicle via an actuating element in order to hold the vehicle in the lane, and a device for recognizing an... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090222171 - Force limiting unit for a motor vehicle: In at least one embodiment of the present invention a force limiting device for a motor vehicle is provided. The force limiting device is adopted for adjusting the absorption of a force between two parts moving relative to one another during a dangerous situation in the motor vehicle. The force... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090222172 - System and method for classifying a target vehicle: A system and method for classifying a target vehicle using a sensor system, including a plurality of target vehicle sensors. The sensor system acquiring target vehicle data points that define at least an upper and lower portion of the target vehicle. The sensor system reconstructing a target vehicle shape using... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20090222173 - Motor vehicle for car to car communication and associated method for operating an antenna structure of a motor vehicle: A motor vehicle is equipped for radio communication with at least one further motor vehicle. An antenna structure is used to transmit and receive useful signals. The antenna structure can be controlled with the aid of a control device in such a way that it is possible to change the... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090222174 - System and method for dynamic braking a vehicle closure system: A system for dynamic braking a vehicle closure including a drive mechanism mounted to the vehicle, the drive mechanism having contacts to receive a drive signal to cause the drive mechanism to move the vehicle closure between an open and a close position in response to the drive signal, the... Agent: Patton Boggs LLP

20090222175 - Control system for starting electrically powered implements: A control system is provided for starting electrically powered implements on a vehicle such as a grass mowing machine with electrically powered cutting reels. The electric motors are started at intervals, rather than simultaneously. The intervals between starting each electric motor may be based on pre-defined criteria such as a... Agent: Deere & Company

20090222177 - Control unit for earth moving equipment and the similar: Earth moving equipment and other heavy machinery for environmentally harsh conditions are controlled by a control panel supplied with a lock, and such panels are frequently removable to prevent theft or unauthorized operation. The interface is in the form of a plug-and-socket, the parts of which have to be sealed... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090222176 - Loader: A loader including a vehicle including a structural frame and an elongate boom arm is provided. The boom arm is pivotally mounted at its first end to the frame and has at its second end an assembly for receiving a tool. The loader includes actuators to actuate the boom arm... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20090222178 - Power transmission gearbox presenting a modifiable speed of rotation at its outlet, and a corresponding method of operation: A power transmission gearbox for rotorcraft for transmitting rotary movement from at least two engine members to a main shaft, wherein the gearbox presents at least two transmission systems for imparting rotary movement to the main shaft, each of the transmission systems including: an inlet shaft designed to be driven... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090222179 - Dynamic learning of solenoid p-i curves for closed loop pressure controls: In a pressure control system having a solenoid-operated fluid valve that has an output hydraulic pressure which varies in accordance with a solenoid input signal, a dynamic learning block is configured to adjust the initial, default values for control points stored in a pressure-current (P-I) data table based on observed... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090222180 - Method for real-time learning of actuator transfer characteristics: In a pressure control system having a solenoid-operated fluid valve that has an output hydraulic pressure which varies in accordance with a solenoid input signal, a dynamic learning block is configured to adjust the initial, default values for control points stored in a pressure-current (P-I) data table based on observed... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090222181 - Method for instructing a collective gear shift request in a gear box and a method for communicating a gear shift instruction to a gear box: Method and arrangement for providing an electronic gear shift selector associated with an automatic mechanical transmission for a heavy vehicle. The gear shift selector includes a toggle switch for asserting at least one gear shift request, a counter receiving the at least one gear shift request, and a time delay... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20090222182 - Shift control device of transmission: An ECU is configured to disengage a clutch by driving a motor upon detection of starting of a shift operation, and to engage the clutch upon detection of completion of the shift change. The shift operation starting detection is detected upon determination that an operational force given to a shift... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090222184 - Algorithm for power drive speed control: A control system for a self-propelled patient-support apparatus includes a controller that utilizes a power drive speed control algorithm to control the power output to a motor of a drive mechanism for driving the patient-support apparatus across a floor. The control algorithm normalizes a force input by a user on... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP

20090222183 - Method and system to control electronic throttle sensitivity: An electronic throttle control system for a motorized vehicle includes a sensor providing a signal corresponding to a relative position of an accelerator pedal between an undepressed position and a fully depressed position at a first predetermined time interval. A memory device is provided for storing a plurality of provided... Agent: Cnh America LLC Intellectual Property Law Department

20090222185 - Method and system for controlling states of travel of a land craft: Method and system for controlling driving conditions of a land vehicle, with which, if understeering and oversteering driving conditions exist at the same time, measures for generating braking forces and/or driving forces which counteract the understeering driving condition, and measures for controlling braking forces and/or driving forces which counteract the... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20090222186 - System for controlling a multimachine caravan: A control system is disclosed. The control system includes a first set of operator input devices and a laser target located on a first machine. The control system also includes a first laser measurement system located on a second machine and configured to measure a distance to the laser target.... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20090222187 - Gas turbine engine controls for minimizing combustion dynamics and emissions: Embodiments for controlling a gas turbine engine to minimize combustion dynamics and emissions are disclosed. Methods and an apparatus are provided for controlling the gas turbine engine where a compressor inlet temperature is measured and a turbine reference temperature is calculated in real-time and utilized to determine the most-efficient fuel... Agent: Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090222190 - Apparatus and method for preventing an underspeed event of a turbocharger: A method is disclosed for preventing an underspeed event of a turbocharger. The method includes interpreting a turbocharger speed, a compressor differential pressure (CDP) and a turbocharger differential pressure (TDP). The method further includes calculating a thrust load capacity (TLC) based on the turbocharger speed, and calculating a current thrust... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20090222189 - Apparatus, system, and method for determining a regeneration availability profile: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for determining a regeneration availability profile for an exhaust gas aftertreatment system. The method, in one embodiment, tracks historical attempts and success to determine the availability of regeneration for the system. In a further embodiment, the method divides the system operation into segments... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20090222188 - Control apparatus for internal combustion engine having motor-driven supercharger: The air flow inhaled into the internal combustion engine is calculated based on the operation state of the electric motor, the operational state of the bypass valve and the signal of the intake air flow sensor. Immediately after the bypass valve is opened when the electric motor is running, the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090222191 - Method and apparatus for limiting wheel slip: An engine control system comprises an engine speed control module and an idle limiting module. The engine speed control module selectively controls an engine based on an idle speed request. The idle limiting module selectively reduces the idle speed request by an amount that is based on a wheel slip... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090222194 - Adaptive miller cycle engine: A Miller cycle combustion engine capable of operating on multiple fuel types, and a method of operating the engine, is provided. The engine includes a fuel type determiner to determine the fuel type, and a compression adjustor to adjust the compression of a first cylinder of the engine to match... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090222195 - Method for controlling two consecutive injection pulses in an electrically-actuated fuel injector system for an internal combustion engine, particularly a diesel engine: At each engine cycle, nearby the TDCC, an injector is driven so as to perform a fuel injection sequence according to a predetermined pattern (A-Z), including a plurality of successive, separate fuel injection pulses (pulse 1-pulse N) having respective predetermined durations. The start of the first injection pulse (Pulse 1)... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gme)

20090222193 - Method of fuel injection: The present invention relates to a method of operating an internal combustion engine. With reference to FIG. 1, fuel is supplied to charge air using an injector (116) which in each operation delivers a set amount of fuel. The amount of fuel supplied to the charge air in each engine... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.C.

20090222192 - Straddle-type vehicle and combustion controller for straddle-type vehicle: A straddle-type vehicle 30 includes a vehicle body frame 31, an engine 1 mounted on the vehicle body frame 31, combustion adjusting devices (fuel injection valves) 14 and 15 for adjusting the combustion condition of the engine 1, and a combustion controller (ECU) 22 for controlling the fuel injection valves... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20090222196 - 2-step oil control valve failure diagnostic: A method may include commanding operation of an engine in a first lift mode. The engine may include a valve lifter system that selectively operates a valve member in the first lift mode and a second lift mode through engagement with a camshaft. A first duty cycle of a cam... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090222197 - Control apparatus and control method for internal combustion engine: A control apparatus for an internal combustion engine is employed for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine. The control apparatus includes a variable valve operating mechanism which changes a valve characteristic of an engine valve; a valve stop mechanism which stops opening/closing of the engine valve in at least one cylinder;... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090222198 - Method of determining a route as a function of the sinuosity index: The invention relates to a method of determining routes between a point of departure (α) and a point of arrival (β) for a digital road mapping system comprising a set of segments that are representative of a road network. The inventive method comprises the following steps consisting in: receiving a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090222199 - Navigation device and navigation program: Navigation devices, methods, and programs display a list of facilities without calculating an estimated travel time from the current position of the vehicle to a facility position by displaying the facilities in the order of a front-left side area, a front-right side area, a rear-left side area, a the rear-right... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090222200 - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for telematics navigation: Provided are methods, systems, and apparatuses for telematics navigation.... Agent: Hughes Telematics, Inc.

20090222201 - Device and method for outputting routing information of a navigation system: To provide a navigation system having a locating unit, a database, a route calculation unit, an input device and an output device for routing, whose user-friendliness is enhanced and the traffic safety is improved, an evaluation unit is provided for determining the need for outputting routing information. Furthermore, a corresponding... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090222202 - Navigation apparatus and navigation program: If it is determined that a course change at a branch point is necessary and a vehicle is traveling on a road in which a lane is added to correspond to a road which is taken after the course change (road before the branch point), “direction guidance” is provided before... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090222203 - Method and system for displaying navigation instructions: A method and a system for displaying at least one navigation instruction of a navigation system in a vehicle, a section of the vehicle's surroundings being recorded by a camera and displayed as an image sequence of the surroundings by a display unit, the navigation instruction being likewise displayed by... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090222204 - Vehicle guidance and sensor bias determination: Systems and methods for guiding a vehicle and vehicle sensor bias determination methods are disclosed. A method for guiding a vehicle includes a primary antenna of a primary survey-grade GNSS-receiver and a secondary antenna of a secondary GNSS-receiver mounted to the vehicle, which are at least temporarily receiving GNSS-signals of... Agent: Workman Nydegger/leica 1000 Eagle Gate Tower