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Data Processing: Vehicles, Navigation, And Relative Location > Vehicle Control, Guidance, Operation, Or Indication > Vehicle Subsystem Or Accessory Control Vehicle Subsystem Or Accessory ControlVehicle Subsystem Or Accessory Control patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/30/06 - 20060271257 - Controller for engine having component A required-generate-current (RGC) is calculated according to conditions of the electric loads and a charging state of the battery. The required-alternator-drive-torque (RADT) is estimated according to the required-generate-current (RGC). A required engine torque is calculated by adding the required-alternator-drive-torque (RADT) and the required-vehicle-drive-torque (RVDT) together. The engine torque which is ... 11/16/06 - 20060259219 - Vehicle climate control apparatus and method A vehicle climate control apparatus and method realizing a satisfactory drive feeling and in-compartment comfort, at the same time, by estimating the behavioral intention of the driver at an early time are disclosed. The vehicle climate control apparatus comprises an air-conditioning control unit for controlling the air-conditioning state in the ... 11/09/06 - 20060253237 - Automated vehicle battery protection with programmable load shedding and engine speed control Automated motor vehicle battery voltage protection is provided by setting voltage trip points for increasing engine speed and for shedding selected electrical loads. The system is effected by programming a vehicle body computer which communicates with, and exerts control over, various vehicle system controllers over one or more controller area ... 11/02/06 - 20060247836 - Personal mobility vehicle control system with input functions programmably mapped to output functions An electronic control system has the ability to programmably assign or map various input functions to different output functions. This allows for a much greater degree of customization of the control system for an individual user and allows inputs to be matched to different outputs to suit the individual users ... 11/02/06 - 20060247835 - Electric control unit In a electronic control unit, a computer is operable based on a first power supply voltage output from a power supply circuit. The computer executes a fault diagnostic task. As the fault diagnostic task, the computer controls a timer circuit to change the level of a second activate signal between ... 11/02/06 - 20060247834 - Turning radius calculation method, steering assistance apparatus and parking assistance apparatus employing the turning radius calculation method, turning radius calculation program, and recording medium Disclosed is a turning radius calculation method including: expressing a steering system model by means of relational expressions having a steering angle and turning angles of outer and inner tires as variables and including known parameters and unknown parameters; entering data on the known parameters based on design data; calculating ... 10/26/06 - 20060241832 - Vehicular information providing device Audio information providing means estimated to be mounted at an increasing ratio on a vehicle, and a vehicular information providing device enabled to satisfy the tastes of a user by applying a customize mode. Control means 201 has a customize mode, in which various kinds of setting of specifications relating ... 10/19/06 - 20060235588 - Control unit having a deactivatable interface A control unit having a microprocessor and at least one electronic memory for storing a program-controlled sequence control for a motor vehicle and a first electronic interface for transmitting the program code of the sequence control from an external data transmission device into the memory and also having a second ... 10/19/06 - 20060235587 - Electronic control system An electronic system has a controller device, at least one controller responsive device operating in response to the controller device, and at least one status indicating device arranged to provide a control status output. The response mode of operation of the controller responsive device is predetermined dependent upon the control ... 10/12/06 - 20060229781 - Power window device A power window device for use in a vehicle for raising and lowering each window glass. The power window device includes a drive unit for each door operable for raising and lowering the associated window glass. Each drive unit includes an EEPROM for retaining mounting position information of the position ... 10/05/06 - 20060224284 - Pedal system and vehicle system with the pedal system The invention provides a pedal system in which a preferable characteristic of a pedal and a preferable characteristic of a vehicle motion are achieved by changing a stiffness of the pedal and an outputting way of a vehicle output in accordance with a parameter on the basis of an operational ... 09/21/06 - 20060212198 - Vehicle with a vehicle data network A vehicle has multiple functional units and a central control, whereby the various functional units and the central control can exchange data via a digital vehicle data network. At least one user data interface (03, 05) is incorporated into the vehicle data network so that digital data can be exchanged ... 09/21/06 - 20060212197 - In-vehicle multimedia system The present invention relates to a rear seat multimedia system within a motor vehicle. A display is movable between a position in which the display extends downwardly from the headliner so as to be viewable by a rear seat passenger, and a retracted position against the headliner. A motor is ... 09/21/06 - 20060212196 - Vehicle identification means detection and evasion system A system for detecting and evading vehicle identification means (VIM), comprising: locating means, control means having a plurality of I/O channels, each adapted to receive or transmit serial or parallel data, processing means, electronic storage means comprising at least one database of known VIM coordinates and identification prevention device (IPD) ... 09/14/06 - 20060206249 - Vehicle anti-theft device The immobilizer includes: user identification data storing means 26 having the user identification data stored therein, the user identification data being indicative of a registered user having permission to utilize the vehicle; identifying means 27 for judging whether or not the person is identical to the registered user on the ... 08/31/06 - 20060195239 - System for limiting received audio A vehicle entertainment and information processing (VEIP) system may allow a user to listen to quality broadcast signals while moving through regions of varying signal strength. The VEIP system includes a navigation unit, a tuning receiver, and a system controller to analyze broadcast signals based on a broadcast station database. ... 08/10/06 - 20060178794 - Beacon-based traffic control system Disclosed is a beacon-based traffic control system installed in a motor vehicle for receiving a wireless signal from one of a plurality of beacons that arranged in multiple geographic locations, each beacon being defined to have a respective identification code, each beacon having a short-distance wireless transmitter for transmitting a ... 08/03/06 - 20060173595 - Secondary power supply for telematics terminal The present invention provides a secondary power supply for the telematics terminal. A secondary power supply for a telematics terminal including: a power control unit for controlling a power supply based on a power control signal of the telematics terminal and/or a start-up key signal; a telematics control unit which ... 08/03/06 - 20060173594 - Vehicle multimedia system A vehicle multimedia system includes a display that displays a hierarchically structured menu. The hierarchically structured menu may have a main menu, a plurality of submenus, and menu items. The multimedia system provides a memory for storing information identifying a menu or menu item, and a memory control unit for ... 08/03/06 - 20060173593 - Vehicular navigation with location-based noise reduction A method or system for managing the noise level of a vehicle establishes one or more noise sensitive zones in a work area. A present location is determined for a corresponding vehicle in the work area. A charge level is measured. The charge level pertains charge level of an energy ... 08/03/06 - 20060173592 - Control of magnetorheological mount A system and method of controlling engine vibration mounted within a vehicle including at least one hydraulic mount, each mount including a fluid chamber. A pair of accelerometers sense relative acceleration across the mount between the engine and the frame and generate a relative acceleration signal. A control unit is ... 07/27/06 - 20060167602 - Operating device and in-vehicle electronic device A switch function selector collects vehicle's positional information and road data of roads surrounding the vehicle from a navigation device, and thereby determines whether the turn-signal lamps need controlling. When affirmatively determining, the switch function selector outputs an operating signal from a lever switch to a turn-signal lamp controller. When ... 07/20/06 - 20060161320 - Portable memory automobile ignition system A portable memory device used in substitution of an automobile key and interfaced with an automobile onboard computer and ignition system. The portable memory device contains data that, when read by the onboard computer, enables the ignition system. The portable memory device is read and write capable, thereby allowing for ... 07/06/06 - 20060149443 - Method and apparatus for communication within control systems A method and apparatus for synchronous communication in a control system is disclosed. Within a first time interval, a first source task is executed to broadcast a first destination task, within a second sequential time interval, the first destination task is communicated over a channel to a first destination, and ... 07/06/06 - 20060149442 - Vehicle integrated radio remote control Radio remote control over a motor vehicle and particularly of auxiliary systems installed on the vehicle is effected through an onboard controller which is integrated with the vehicle's controller area network. This arrangement increases flexibility of the system for handling different systems, and potentially more than one unrelated system. ... 06/29/06 - 20060142915 - Moving body energy management apparatus and moving body energy management method A moving body energy management apparatus is installed in a moving body having a supply part that supplies energy and a consumption part that consumes the energy supplied from the supply part. The consumption part includes a first part that consumes the energy for moving the moving body, which is ... 06/22/06 - 20060136106 - Method of determining and predicting entertainment selections for telematics units A method for providing entertainment in a vehicle, including monitoring entertainment selections at a telematics unit, determining at least one user entertainment selection profile based on the monitoring and activating entertainment units based on the profile. ... 06/15/06 - 20060129291 - System for dynamically determining vehicle rear/trunk loading for use in a vehicle control system A control system (18) and method for an automotive vehicle (10) includes a pitch rate sensor (37) generating a pitch rate signal, a longitudinal acceleration sensor (36) generating a longitudinal acceleration signal, and a yaw rate sensor (28) generating a yaw rate signal. A safety system (44) and the sensors ... 06/08/06 - 20060122750 - Telematics equipment having preference extraction function Provided is telematics equipment connected to various devices of a vehicle, and configured to receive information from the exterior through a network, the telematics equipment including: a certification module for receiving personal information from a driver of the vehicle to provide use authority; a collecting module for collecting propensity and ... 06/01/06 - 20060116801 - Automatic braking-enhanced steering system A system for enabling a vehicle with a conventional steering system to make tighter right and left turns. The vehicle has one or more computers that monitor the steering angle and that are also capable of independently controlling a right braking unit and a left braking unit. When the computers ... 05/11/06 - 20060100759 - Control unit for controlling and/or regulating at least one vehicle function A control unit for controlling and/or regulating at least one vehicle function, including at least one computing element and one transceiver for connecting the control unit to at least one data line of a data bus of a client-server network. Using at least one transmitted signal and at least one ... 05/11/06 - 20060100758 - Methods and systems for multi-state switching using at least one ternary input and at least one discrete input Systems, methods and devices are described for placing a controlled device into a desired operating state in response to the position of a multi-position actuator. Two or more switch contacts provide input signals representative of the position of the actuator. Control logic then determines the desired state for the controlled ... 05/11/06 - 20060100757 - Method for protecting a motor vehicle component against manipulations in a control device, and control device The invention relates to a method for protecting at least one motor vehicle component against manipulation in a control device, which comprises at least one microcomputer (μC) and at least one memory module (2, 3), characterized in that the code which is necessary for operation of the control device (1) ... 05/04/06 - 20060095178 - Controlling the flow of air through at least one vehicle opening at a front portion of the vehicle Mechanisms are described for selectively closing grille and/or bumper openings. These mechanisms may be operated in response to one or more vehicle parameters. Closure mechanism control signals may be delivered to such mechanisms along a vehicle databus. In addition, vehicle parameters used in determining the control of such mechanisms may ... 05/04/06 - 20060095177 - Operator control device for individually operating a motor vehicle device An operator control device for operating at least one electronic device in a motor vehicle contains a display panel for displaying at least one predefined operator control menu of the electronic device compiled of selectable operator control functions, a turn and press switch for selecting and setting one of the ... 04/13/06 - 20060080013 - Mobile energy management system A recreational vehicle includes a chassis having a living space, an electrical system for providing electrical power to the living space, an air conditioner for cooling the living space, a heater for heating the living space, and a plurality of appliances within the living space attached to the electrical system. ... 04/13/06 - 20060080012 - Vehicle power storage controller A rotary electric machine (1) which constitutes a prime bar of a vehicle and an electricity storage device (10) serving as a main power source of the rotary electric machine (1) and composed of a plurality of capacitor modules (11) in which a plurality of capacitor cells make one set ... 03/30/06 - 20060069479 - Control apparatus for a vehicle equipment device There is disclosed an apparatus for controlling a vehicle equipment device. The apparatus permits a reduction in the cost of manufacturing a vehicle in which the apparatus is installed. The apparatus also enables easy and precise switching between normal mode and delivery mode. The apparatus has a delivery decision unit ... 03/30/06 - 20060069478 - Parking-assist system using image information from an imaging camera and distance information from an infrared laser camera A parking-assist system for providing parking-assist information, including: a front imaging camera (2-6); a left imaging camera (4-6); a right imaging camera (5-6); a rear imaging camera (3-6); a left infrared laser camera (4-7) configured to obtain information on a distance as to the left side on a pixel to ... 03/09/06 - 20060052922 - Mobile energy management system A recreational vehicle includes a chassis having a living space, an electrical system for providing electrical power to the living space, an air conditioner for cooling the living space, a heater for heating the living space, and a plurality of appliances within the living space attached to the electrical system. ... 03/02/06 - 20060047386 - Touch gesture based interface for motor vehicle An improved apparatus and method is provided for operating devices and systems in a motor vehicle, while at the same time reducing vehicle operator distractions. One or more touch sensitive pads are mounted on the steering wheel of the motor vehicle, and the vehicle operator touches the pads in a ... 02/23/06 - 20060041352 - Inter-device communication system An inter-device communication system for a wiper control apparatus that includes a rain detection device and a wiper driving device includes communication circuits having a transmission line for unidirectionally sending a rain detection signal to the wiper driving device, a transmission circuit arranged in the wiper driving device for short-circuiting ... 02/23/06 - 20060041351 - In-vehicle equipment system The present invention includes front-mounted in-vehicle equipment arranged to a front part of a vehicle internal space, rear-mounted in-vehicle equipment arranged to a rear part of the vehicle internal space, and a connection adapted to connect the front-mounted in-vehicle equipment and the rear-mounted in-vehicle equipment. As a result of the ... 02/23/06 - 20060041350 - Informed memory access for vehicle electronic modules A vehicle electronic module receives vehicle bus messages from a vehicle communication bus interface. The vehicle bus messages may include vehicle status data. The electronic module may determine whether a memory safety condition has been met based on the vehicle status data. The electronic module may delay reading or writing ... 01/26/06 - 20060020381 - A voice notification system for a vehicle A notification system for a vehicle includes at least a first and a second power source. The notification system also includes a controller that is operable with the first and second power sources and is configured to determine operating modes of the first and second power sources. The controller is ... 01/12/06 - 20060009890 - Method and device for operating a vehicle A method and a device for operating a vehicle in which a plurality of vehicle functions are activatable or de-activatable. A first profile is provided, according to which a first configuration is predefined, which specifies how the individual vehicle functions are to be set. Furthermore, a second profile is provided, ... 01/05/06 - 20060004501 - Method of operating an engine cooling permanent magnet dc motor to increase motor life A method is provided for cleaning a DC permanent magnet motor 15 of a vehicle. The motor 15 has a commutator 16 and brushes 18 and is capable of operating at, at least a low speed and a high speed. The method obtains certain operating data associated with the vehicle. ... 12/29/05 - 20050288837 - System for programming customizable vehicle features A system for communicating user identified preferences to a vehicle includes a programming device adapted to receive input indicative of user defined vehicle settings and operable to store the input as vehicle setting data. A first portable security device is operable to transmit a first identification code. A transceiver residing ... 12/15/05 - 20050278093 - Vehicle control unit and vehicle control system having the same A vehicle control system has a detection section, a vehicle control unit, and a function section. The vehicle control unit has a memory section, a user condition determination section, a intention determination section, a function selection section, and a function control section. The user condition determination section determines movements and ... 12/15/05 - 20050278092 - Electronic control system for vehicle operating units Electronic control system for a driving device for operating units on a vehicle comprising a central control unit to control the activation and deactivation of said device. The central control unit defines a first condition of the selective action defined as rest condition, a second condition defined as block condition, ... 12/15/05 - 20050278091 - Dual image display An improved display system for automotive applications is provided. The display system includes a display controller, a display, a driver information system, and a vehicle entertainment system. The display controller is in communication with the display to provide a driver side image and a passenger side image. The driver information ... 12/08/05 - 20050273233 - In-vehicle electronic apparatus and method for displaying digital broadcast in the same An in-vehicle digital broadcast receiving apparatus includes a display, a traveling detection unit that determines whether or not a vehicle in which the in-vehicle digital broadcast receiving apparatus is installed is traveling, and a video decoding unit including an auxiliary data extractor and a display controller. The auxiliary data extractor ... 12/08/05 - 20050273232 - Automobile communication courtesy display An automobile communication system is provided for communicating with others by displaying operator selected or input messages on a display mounted in the rear window of a vehicle. The operator may select messages on a keypad or by voice commands received by a microphone mounted in the vehicle. The system ... 12/01/05 - 20050267659 - In-vehicle device control system and master apparatus of in-vehicle network A main controller (100) as a master apparatus and respective actuator units (MIX, MODE, F/R) as slave devices carry out serial data communication through a LIN bus (BUS), and when it is detected that a battery power source voltage is out of a predetermined voltage (for example, 7.3-18 volts) by ... 12/01/05 - 20050267658 - Intelligent and efficient system and/or method for automatic notification and/or enforcement of legal traffic speed limits and spots The present invention provides an intelligent and efficient system (600) and/or method (600) for automatic notification and/or enforcement of legal traffic speed limits and stops, comprising roads, streets, highways, construction zones, accident sites, and anywhere needed (400) installed at appropriate advanced locations with information tags (101) written with information including ... 11/24/05 - 20050261816 - Remote programmer for a vehicle control system A remote programmer for remotely programming a vehicle control system is provided. The remote programmer includes a display, an input for receiving user input data, a first interface for interfacing with a computer, wherein the first interface receives data associated with programming the vehicle control system from the computer; a ... 11/24/05 - 20050261815 - System for customizing settings and sounds for vehicle A system for customizing vehicle settings includes a control unit adapted to communicate with a vehicle input source and a vehicle auxiliary device. The system further includes a data storage device in communication with the control unit for storing and retrieving audio electronic data for customizing sounds related to the ... 11/10/05 - 20050251309 - Digital recorder assembly for a vehicle A digital recorder assembly for a vehicle includes an interior vehicle component and a digital recorder. The interior vehicle component includes a docking location having a communication interface. The digital recorder is adapted to be positioned within the docking location and has a communication interface communicable to the communication interface ... 11/10/05 - 20050251308 - Method and device for controlling the functional unit of a motor vehicle A method and a device for controlling a functional unit of a motor vehicle are provided. In the method, a function sequence is implemented in a functional program. The functional program is verified here by a safety program, which is in turn monitored by a monitoring module. Like the safety ... 10/27/05 - 20050240325 - Method and device for operating a motor vehicle including auxiliary systems A method and a device for operating a motor vehicle including auxiliary systems which enable a coordinated and less costly switch-off or performance reduction strategy for the auxiliary systems. At least one switch-off condition is predefined for multiple auxiliary systems as a function of an operating state of the motor ... 10/27/05 - 20050240324 - Enhanced automotive monitoring system using sound The vehicular monitoring system obtains audio information from the speech of occupants within the vehicle and then processes that audio information to extract information about the behavior of the vehicle occupants. Using the behavioral information the system then assesses whether said behavior is in compliance with a predefined set of ... 10/20/05 - 20050234619 - In-vehicle device It is an object of this invention to control the output of a piece of music in response to a change in a user's seat even when the piece of music is being played, in an in-vehicle device having a plurality of output units. According to this invention, when individually ... 10/20/05 - 20050234618 - Conversion interface of car audiovisual satellite navigation system A conversion interface is connected between a car audiovisual satellite navigation system and an external navigation device. The conversion interface has a video conversion device and a video control device. The video conversion device converts a video input by the external navigation device into a video conforming to a format ... 10/20/05 - 20050234617 - Driver support system A driver assistance system for a motor vehicle includes output means for outputting information to a vehicle driver of the motor vehicle and/or operating means for operation of the driver assistance system by the vehicle driver, and control means for controlling the information output and/or operation. Means for determining a ... 10/13/05 - 20050228562 - Car-mounted electronic control device The car-mounted electronic control device is constructed to include a main control circuit unit to be powered with a car-mounted battery through a switching element and a main power source circuit, and a starting timer circuit unit powered at all times through an auxiliary power source circuit. The timer circuit ... 10/13/05 - 20050228561 - Operating element for motor vehicle components The invention relates to an operator control element for motor vehicles having a fixed base body (1), a handle (3) which is mounted so as to be capable of rotating about an axis (2) in the base body (1), display windows (10) which are arranged radially around the axis (2), ... 10/06/05 - 20050222726 - Vehicle customizing system A vehicle customizing system is highly reliable in the event of communication failures. For setting control characteristic values pertaining to functions of control units to control characteristic values favored by the user, the functions and the present control characteristic values set for the functions are displayed on a display unit. ... 10/06/05 - 20050222725 - Vehicle-mounted equipment control apparatus A vehicle-mounted equipment control system for regulating an image display or an operation by a vehicle-mounted equipment during vehicle's running comprises a power state detecting unit for detecting whether a power of the vehicle-mounted equipment is ON or OFF, a vehicle state detecting unit for detecting whether a vehicle is ... 10/06/05 - 20050222724 - Control system for movable body A control system includes a risk management control unit, an input unit, an execution system unit, and an evaluation unit. The evaluation unit detects gain in line with expected target characteristic and risk contrary to the target characteristic as a result of control. The detected gain and risk are processed ... 09/22/05 - 20050209749 - Driving assistance system A driver's gaze distribution is detected. Based on the detected distribution, an image corresponding to a driver's visual-field is extracted from images photographed by a front monitor camera and is accumulated. A first driver's gaze probability distribution necessary for steering operation is computed based on the accumulated images, and a ... 09/15/05 - 20050203686 - Method for determining geometric data for vehicle parking processes Method for determining geometric data for parking processes of vehicles, wherein the lateral distance between the vehicle and a curb is measured several times successively by means of a distance sensor attached to the vehicle as the vehicle is driven by the parking space. The angle of the longitudinal axis ... 09/15/05 - 20050203685 - Driver assistance system for a road vehicle The invention relates to a driver assistance system provided with an auxiliary system. The driver assistance system comprises detecting means for detecting information about a vehicle and influencing means for influencing a direction of movement and/or the speed of the vehicle according to information about said environment. The auxiliary system ... 09/15/05 - 20050203684 - 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) ... 09/01/05 - 20050192726 - Headlight optical axis control assembly An optical axis control assembly is provided with a plurality of control means which are supplied with information necessary for deciding the tile angle of the car body 1, and determine the body tilt angle by sharing the input information with the other control means; and optical axis control means ... 09/01/05 - 20050192725 - Auxiliary visual interface for vehicles An auxiliary visual interface for a vehicle is disclosed, which is designed to expand the traffic view of the driver beyond the driver compartment. The visual interface consists of four video cameras respectively installed at four corners of the vehicle. Through two switching elements, video images from the front-end or ... 09/01/05 - 20050192724 - Method and apparatus for importing weather data from source external to vehicle A method for importing weather data into a motor vehicle for controlling at least one motor vehicle function located therein includes determining a current position of the motor vehicle. Next, weather data based on the current position of the motor vehicle is accessed from a weather data source external to ... 08/11/05 - 20050177288 - Interdependent control of aftermarket vehicle accessories without invasive control connections An interdependent control apparatus for an accessory mounted to a vehicle. An accessory control connector is connected to the vehicle's on board diagnostic port data bus and an accessory microcontroller is in data communication with the accessory control connector. An output device associated with and operating a component of the ... 08/11/05 - 20050177287 - Haptic reconfigurable dashboard system A haptic reconfigurable dashboard system for controlling and monitoring vehicle subsystems is disclosed. The haptic dashboard system comprises (a) a computer for controlling the haptic reconfigurable dashboard system, (b) a virtual device panel for displaying a virtual control device or indicator, the virtual control device or indicator corresponding to one ... 08/04/05 - 20050171665 - Vehicle data transmission system Vehicle data input/output unit connected to all vehicle's voice input/output units via vehicle's communication line gives a data channel to each voice input/output unit, and the data input/output to the data channel input/output is given to a proper channel on the basis of the passenger position specifying unit of vehicle ... 08/04/05 - 20050171664 - Multi-modal data input A control system processes commands received from a user. The control system may control one or more devices within a vehicle. A switch allows the control system to choose one of multiple input channels. The method that receives the data selects a channel through a process that minimizes data losses. ... 07/28/05 - 20050165527 - Variable blower controller for vehicle A control system for controlling the climate of a vehicle includes a control element, a temperature sensor, a motor and a microprocessor. The microprocessor may receive a temperature signal indicative of the temperature at the control element and may receive at least one further input. The at least one further ... 07/28/05 - 20050165526 - Image processing system to control vehicle headlamps or other vehicle equipment An imaging system of the invention includes an image array sensor including a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels generates a signal indicative of the amount of light received on the pixel. The imaging system further includes an analog to digital converter for quantizing the signals from the pixels ... 07/28/05 - 20050165525 - Parking guidance system for large vehicles A parking guidance system for large vehicles has a horizontal bar, a data collection assembly and a console unit. The horizontal bar is hollow and is mounted on the rear bumper, and houses the data collection assembly. The data collection assembly uses multiple ultrasonic transmitter and detector modules and an ... 07/21/05 - 20050159862 - Vehicle situation monitoring apparatus and vehicle situation monitoring method If it is judged by a navigation device that a vehicle traveling on a yield line is approaching a merging point into a right-of-way line, the mirror surface angle of a side mirror is adjusted so that vehicles traveling on the right-of-way line can be checked with the side mirror. ... 07/07/05 - 20050149239 - Car display capture apparatus An in-vehicle information retrieval system includes a data generating module for generating data within the vehicle. A data capture module is in communication with the data generating module for capturing data from the data generating module. A printing unit is mounted in the vehicle and is connected to the data ... 06/30/05 - 20050143884 - Information system in a motor vehicle with driving-style-dependent production of information to be outputted Information system in a vehicle, having a plurality of information sources for outputting respectively associated information. The information which is to be output is generated and/or filtered as a function of the state of the driver and/or of the behavior of the driver. The state of the driver and/or of ... 06/23/05 - 20050137766 - Vehicle integrated control system An integrated control system includes a main control system (accelerator) controlling a driving system, a main control system (brake) controlling a brake system, and a main control system (steering) controlling a steering system, based on manipulation by a driver, as well as an adviser unit generating and providing information to ... 06/23/05 - 20050137765 - Vehicle accessory proximity sensor slide switch A method is provided for operating a proximity sensing unit for controlling an accessory device of a vehicle. A plurality of proximity sensors is disposed in a sequential pattern within a sensing unit whereby the proximity sensors are responsive to a manual activation. At least two activation signals are received ... 06/23/05 - 20050137764 - Vehicle energy management system using prognostics An energy management system for controlling an electrical system comprises data collection components, such as sensors, for providing quantified variables for forming an instantaneous state vector. A time series predictor generates an estimated future vector value in response to the instantaneous state vector. An electrical system manager includes predetermined decision ... 06/16/05 - 20050131603 - Vehicle safety system having methods and apparatus configurable for various vehicle geometries Methods and apparatus for automatically adjusting the angle of a rotatable side view mirror of an articulated tractor and trailer includes transducers attached to the tractor for transmitting signals toward the trailer and for receiving signals reflected by the trailer. The transducers have a substantially symmetrical arrangement about a centerline ... 06/09/05 - 20050125123 - On-vehicle rear-seat display device A camera is built in a DVD mechanical portion or a display portion of a rear entertainment system, and the camera takes a passenger sat in a rear seat or his or her situations, or a backward scene of the vehicle seen from the rear seat as a moving image ... 06/09/05 - 20050125122 - Coordination of a vehicle stability system with an external vehicle dynamics control system A method for coordinating a vehicle stability system with an external vehicle dynamics control system, the systems processing various controller variables. The systems may be coordinated particularly well when the vehicle dynamics control system transmits a controller variable to the vehicle stability system and a resulting variable is formed from ... 06/09/05 - 20050125121 - Vehicle driving assisting apparatus The front scenery of a vehicle is imaged as a picture by a CCD camera. The number of pixels in each horizontal line necessary for traveling of the vehicle is stored, and it is determined whether the vehicle can pass through by a parking vehicle based on a ratio of ... 06/09/05 - 20050125120 - Method and apparatus to align auxiliary aircraft equipment attitude and heading Precision alignment of auxiliary equipment on an aircraft is accomplished by a locating tool for the aircraft inertial reference unit (IRU) attached to the auxiliary equipment mount. Aircraft attitude and heading are obtained using the IRU. The IRU is removed from its avionics tray in the aircraft and installed on ... 06/02/05 - 20050119810 - Method of damping the parasitic vibrations coming from the front axle assembly of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a method for motor vehicles provided with an electrical sero steering controlled by an electronic processor. The method comprises using an electrical signal within the processor which has at least one component image of the parasite vibrations coming from the front subframe. Said signal is filtered ... ### FreshPatents.com Support - Terms & Conditions |