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Data Processing: Vehicles, Navigation, And Relative Location > Vehicle Control, Guidance, Operation, Or Indication > Vehicle Subsystem Or Accessory Control > Vehicle Equipment Position Control (e.g., Seat, Mirror, Door, Window, Headrest, Or Headlamp) Vehicle Equipment Position Control (e.g., Seat, Mirror, Door, Window, Headrest, Or Headlamp)Vehicle Equipment Position Control (e.g., Seat, Mirror, Door, Window, Headrest, Or Headlamp) 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.12/14/06 - 20060282204 - Vehicular heads-up display system with adjustable viewing Heads-up display arrangements for vehicles including a seat in which an occupant sits, a system for forming an image of text and/or graphics in a field of view of the occupant, a determination arrangement for determining a position of the occupant (or a part thereof) and an adjustment system for ... 11/30/06 - 20060271261 - Vehicle illumination system and method An apparatus and method for illuminating a vehicle including a light source connected to an illuminatable component such as an interior or exterior vehicle door handle or steering wheel, and a control system including a plurality of sensors that monitor the vehicle and surroundings for predetermined conditions and selectively illuminate ... 11/09/06 - 20060253241 - Device for adjusting at least one vehicle seat A device for adjusting at least one vehicle seat is provided, the device being configured to automatically adjust the at least one vehicle seat. Furthermore, the device is configured in such a way that the device adjusts a contour of the at least one vehicle seat as a function of ... 10/26/06 - 20060241836 - Passive control of vehicle interior features based upon occupant classification The present invention includes a method of monitoring and controlling interior functions of a vehicle, for example, a memory seat position, a vehicle pedal position, a steering column position, a vehicle interior temperature, and/or whether the vehicle is occupied or unoccupied at certain times and under certain conditions. The interior ... 10/05/06 - 20060224290 - Vehicle door control system and method When a compartment internal transmitter of a vehicle-side unit transmits a request signal with vehicle doors opened, at least one of strength of the request signal and sensitivity of a hand-held device to receive the request signal are set at a level lower than a normal level. Thus, even when ... 09/21/06 - 20060212202 - Illuminating apparatus, image capturing apparatus, and monitoring apparatus, for vehicle driver A driver illuminating apparatus adapted for use in a vehicle includes a light emitting element mounted within a rear field of vision of a driver of the vehicle through a rear-view mirror, for emitting infrared radiation toward the mirror. Alternatively, a driver illuminating apparatus includes a light emitting element mounted ... 09/14/06 - 20060206251 - System and method for positioning a vehicle operator Systems and methods for placing a vehicle operator into an performance driving position for a particular vehicle by adjusting equipment on the vehicle based on various combinations of biometric parameters of the vehicle operator. In one embodiment, the performance driving position for a particular vehicle is first determined and is ... 08/10/06 - 20060178795 - Method for automating the opening and/or closing of vehicle opening elements A method for automatic opening and closing of opening elements (2) of a vehicle (1) pivoting about at least two articulations makes provision to protect interference zones (ZAP1, ZAP2, ZAP3, ZAP4, ZAP5) by having at least one presence detector and/or at least one contact detector and including the steps: Emitting ... 07/27/06 - 20060167606 - Electronically controlled mirror system for vehicle blind spot exposure A driver leveraging system for moving any vehicle's power side mirror outward in order to sweep and expose a vehicle's blind spot zone designed to work with existing power mirror mechanisms is disclosed. Once engaged, the corresponding power side mirror's Left-Right motor is activated, the mirror surface begins moving outward ... 07/13/06 - 20060155445 - Sensor based anticipatory lighting of controls A control system for selectively lighting and/or highlighting a control interface for a specific individual function generally includes at least one sensor for detecting at least one condition; a controller in operative communication with the at least one sensor and the control interface; wherein the controller sends an output signal ... 07/13/06 - 20060155444 - Automatic control of automotive rearview mirror A side rearview mirror control system for a vehicle that automatically changes a rear viewing angle of a side rearview mirror. The control system receives various vehicle inputs to determine if and when a vehicle operator will turn the vehicle, make a lane change, merge into a lane of traffic, ... 06/08/06 - 20060122753 - Safety devices for car windows A plurality of actuators, buttons, or switches is located on a driver's door of a vehicle. The plurality of actuators may be grouped together on a panel of the driver's door of the vehicle. Each of the plurality of actuators, buttons, or switches, can enable or disable a particular window ... 05/25/06 - 20060111827 - Accurate velocity dependent audio system A vehicle system includes a navigation module, a memory, and a processor. The navigation module provides a vehicle velocity signal. An audio control program resides in the memory. The processor is programmed to execute the audio control program to adjust an audio parameter in the vehicle system. ... 05/18/06 - 20060106518 - Image acquisition and processing systems for vehicle equipment control The present invention provides improvements in vehicle vision system components, vehicle vision systems and vehicle equipment control systems employing the vision system components and vision systems. ... 05/11/06 - 20060100764 - Adjustable automotive center console An automotive center console is adjustable in fore and aft directions. In one embodiment, the console includes a console housing slidably mounted within the vehicle interior and a controllable damper having high and low damping states. In the high damping state, the controllable damper maintains the console housing in a ... 04/20/06 - 20060085115 - Handwritten and voice control of vehicle components A recognition system for use in a vehicle or the like includes a handwriting recognizer and a voice recognizer for receiving handwriting and voice signals and a control unit to communicate a command signal associated with one, the other or a combination of both of the voice and handwritten inputs ... 03/16/06 - 20060058936 - mind of it's own automobile security system To Narrate and summarize my invention: I was riding in a car with my friend. After we reached our destination, he proceeded to show off the fact that he could roll his power windows up and down without the keys being in the ignition. I was unimpressed, as I had ... 01/19/06 - 20060015232 - Vehicle safety system A safety system for a vehicle having a window actuator connected to a window system of the vehicle for moving a window to an open position, a door lock actuator connected to a door lock system of the vehicle for moving the door lock system to the unlocked position, a ... 01/05/06 - 20060004505 - Smart system seat controller A master controller and various nodes capable of performing disparate functions are configured to cause devices to manipulate an aircraft seat. The nodes operate independently and without interference of the master controller. The master controller provides programs to the nodes. A node initiates a program when commanded to do so ... 12/29/05 - 20050288840 - Control apparatus for opening/closing body A control unit controls a sliding door that opens and closes an opening in a vehicle body by moving with respect to the vehicle body. The control unit includes a drive motor that switches between a low-speed mode for moving the sliding door with a relatively high torque at a ... 12/22/05 - 20050283293 - Method for controlling a seat adjustment The invention relates to a method for controlling a seat adjustment by means of a passenger compartment camera system, with which images of at least one portion of an individual sitting on a vehicle seat are recorded, and by means of a control unit, via which at least one type ... 12/08/05 - 20050273237 - Control method and control structure for lighting system A lighting system comprises a plurality of light-emitting devices of different color emissions, a plurality of current drivers delivering electric currents to the light-emitting devices in response to drive signals, and a control circuit operable to configure the drive signals in response to a difference between the light outputs from ... 11/10/05 - 20050251314 - Window lifter and method for the control of a window lifter of a power-driven vehicle A controlling device with a sensor for the detection of a position of a window pane of the window lifter depending on a driving motion of an actuation is provided. The position signals generated by the sensor, for example by a path sensor or rotary pulse sensor, concern thereby the ... 10/27/05 - 20050240331 - System of devices for emergency opening of vehicle doors A system for einergency opening of vehicle doors, especially to open from inside the door(s) blocked or jammed during a traffic accident, consisting of pneumatic servomotor or servomotors (1) as the door-opening executing element. The servomotor (1) supplied from pyrotechnical charge/cartridge (2) or pyrotechnical charges or cartridges (2) and (3), ... 10/06/05 - 20050222732 - Tailgate ajar and security monitoring system An embodiment of the present invention is a reconfigurable cargo door/tailgate position indicator assembly adapted to indicate a position of a cargo door/tailgate including a processor configured to receive input from a door/gate monitoring mode input device, receive input from a door/gate position input device, analyze the input from the ... 09/15/05 - 20050203690 - Controlling device of a regulating device of a motor vehicle The present invention relates to a controlling device of a regulating device of a power window. The controlling device includes at least one computer unit to control an actuator of the regulating device. The computer unit is set up to stop or initiate the stop of an adjusting motion of ... 08/25/05 - 20050187689 - Apparatus for controlling and sensing moisture on a movable closure member, more particularly an electrically powered automotive window pane An apparatus for controlling and sensing a closure member (20) movable between an open position and a closed position, more particularly an electrically powered window pane (20) of a motor vehicle (10) is provided with a sensor. The sensor comprises a sensor electrode (40) generating an electric field (F) in ... 08/25/05 - 20050187688 - Method of detecting obstructions caused by motor-driven power windows and similar devices using fuzzy logic algorithms The mobile element is a vehicle window pane, panel, movable seat or similar, conveniently guided, and driven by a DC electric motor with a permanent magnet, and the method comprises a step of detecting an entrapment or collision situation of the mobile element by means of a first fuzzy logic ... 07/14/05 - 20050154518 - Method and system for automatically scanning a side view mirror of a vehicle A method for automatically scanning a side view mirror of a vehicle maintains an original state of the side view mirror during driving and sends a control signal via a turning-signal processing unit or a steering-wheel processing unit to determine which side view mirror to scan. The selected side view ... 06/16/05 - 20050131609 - Automatic adjusting apparatus for adjustable equipments An automatic adjusting apparatus for coordinately adjusting positions of adjustable equipments of an automobile comprises a first switch manually operated to adjust a first position of one of the adjustable equipments; a first adjuster for adjusting the first position; a first control unit putting the first adjuster into operation based ... 06/16/05 - 20050131608 - Apparatus for automatically adjusting direction of light axis of vehicle headlight An apparatus for automatically adjusting a direction of a headlight of a vehicle includes a steered angle sensor detecting a steered angle of a steering wheel of a vehicle, a vehicle speed sensor detecting a speed of the vehicle, a control unit performing a swivel control by which the direction ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |