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7620497 Method and device for informing a driver or for reacting when the vehicle leaves a lane  
A method and a device for driver information and for a reaction upon leaving the traffic lane by a vehicle. In this context, the course of at least one edge marking of the traffic lane is...
7619508 Video mirror system for a vehicle  
A video mirror system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly with an electrochromic reflective element having a front portion and a rear portion generally opposite the front...
7619507 System and method for receiving information in a vehicle  
Aspects of the invention provide a system and method for receiving information in a vehicle. Information pertaining to the vehicle's driver may be stored. Information pertaining to the vehicle's...
7617037 System for automatically monitoring a motor vehicle  
The invention relates to a system for automatically monitoring a motor vehicle, especially for automatically monitoring a vehicle (E) in a traffic jam. Said system comprises at least one sensor ( 2...
7616105 Methods and apparatus for providing hours of service management  
Methods and apparatus for providing hours of service management. A method is provided that operates to provide advisements to a vehicle operator. The method includes receiving a status message in a...
7616104 Notification controller, notification control method and notification information transmitter  
A notification controller allows a notification apparatus to perform notification in accordance with input of notification request information from a notification information transmitter. The...
7616103 Flexible fuel prediction and driver message display  
A fault system for flexible fuel systems is provided. The system includes: a fault monitor module that monitors fuel estimation inputs and detects fuel estimation faults; and a fuel estimation...
7613569 Crash prediction network with visual input for vehicle  
A method for facilitating the avoidance of a vehicle collision with an object includes the following steps: a) providing an environment for generating training examples, b) evolving a good driver...
7612660 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...
7610127 Vehicle stability monitoring system and method and article of manufacture for determining vehicle stability  
A vehicle stability monitoring system and a method and an article of manufacture for determining vehicle stability are provided. The vehicle stability monitoring system includes a plurality of...
7609152 Error handling for multi-functional display  
A vehicle display system includes a plurality of sensors mounted to a vehicle for sensing vehicle operating conditions and a vehicle display controller in communication with the sensors. The...
7609151 Apparatus, method and program for alarming abnormality in tire air-pressure  
The present invention provides an apparatus, method and program for alarming abnormality in tire air-pressure which detects abnormality of a tire even under unusual conditions such as offset load...
7609150 User adaptive vehicle hazard warning apparatuses and method  
Apparatuses and methods for providing improved in-vehicle warnings are disclosed. A driver's prior driving performance and a summary representation of that performance may be used as parameters in...
7606643 Technique for providing management of a motor vehicle information system  
A technique for providing management of a motor vehicle information system includes a number of steps. Initially, a wake-up message is received from a portable transmitter. In general, the wake-up...
7605694 Steering wheel assembly for a motor vehicle  
A steering wheel assembly for a motor vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a steering wheel, a steering wheel rim of the steering wheel at least partially rotating about a steering axis about...
7605693 Visual indicators on vehicle steering wheel displayed in response to hand position  
Visual indicators on a steering wheel of a vehicle provide information to a driver of the vehicle. In one embodiment an input stage is used to receive an input signal. The signal is processed to...
7605692 Indicator control system with camera section  
An indicator control system with a camera section provided with a switch for switching from a measurement value display mode to a camera display mode and vice versa to display a selected mode on a...
7605691 Collision detection system  
A collision detection system for a vehicle is provided with multiple hollow members which are arranged at a periphery portion of the vehicle and define therein substantially closed spaces, at least...
7605690 Rail vehicle with sensing of thrown up ballast  
A rail vehicle includes an underbody which is subjected to thrown up ballast when the rail vehicle is operating on a ballasted section of track. In at least one embodiment, the underbody is...
7602279 Wheel lifted and grounded identification for an automotive vehicle  
A control system ( 18 ) for an automotive vehicle ( 10 ) has a first roll condition detector ( 64 A), a second roll condition detector ( 64 B), a third roll condition detector ( 64 C), and a...
7602278 Steering wheel assembly for a motor vehicle  
A steering wheel assembly for a motor vehicle comprises a steering wheel and a display device mounted on the steering wheel. The display device is functionally linked with a sensor device to be...
7602277 Emergency alert information based upon subscriber location  
A subscriber of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) receiving an EAS alert message can obtain additional information based upon the location of the subscriber. The additional information can include...
7602276 Variable blind spot warning system  
A variable blind spot warning system for detecting objects in a blind spot of a motor vehicle. The system includes at least one movable side view device coupled to a position sensor. The position...
7599770 Apparatus and method for tracking vehicle travel and expenditures  
A system and method is provided to track and log the distance traveled by a vehicle during a trip and other expenditures related to the trip. The system is capable of categorizing the trip as...
7598851 Method and apparatus for transmitting wireless signals on a mobile platform  
A method and apparatus to wirelessly transmit information within a mobile platform is provided, comprising a local processor, signally connected to a plurality of sensing devices and operative to...
7598849 Heads-up speed display for vehicles  
A heads-up speed sensing display and control system for apprising an operator of the risk of operating a vehicle at various speeds has a risk indicator display with a plurality of illuminable...
7598845 Towing load detection system  
A towing load detection system for detecting whether a vehicle is towing an object. The system includes a controller and at least one proximity sensor operable to detect the presence of the object...
7595720 Active wheel speed sensor tester  
A tester for testing an active wheel speed sensor of a vehicle, comprising: a module testing portion to assess operation of a system control module by monitoring an electrical output from the...
7589623 Signal apparatus for a vehicle  
A signal apparatus for a vehicle having at least one input at which signals are received from components associated with the vehicle. The received signals comprise an indication demand signal...
7589621 Information delivery system, vehicle and broadcasting apparatus for an information delivery system, and method of outputting related information therefor  
A comparator is supplied with a hold visit code and a visit guidance message, which are received by a receiver from a broadcasting device via radio waves. Alternatively, the comparator is supplied...
7587265 Apparatus and method of managing vehicle maintenance information in a mobile terminal  
A mobile apparatus having car care book function in a mobile terminal. The apparatus includes a database for managing vehicle information, repair record and repair items required according to the...
7586404 Display apparatus  
Providing a display apparatus with a structure suitable to support a ring-shaped member for three-dimensional effect to express information for recognition of a partial area of a display area of a...
7584035 Method for monitoring the performance reliability of a control unit and diagnostic device  
The present arrangement provides a method for monitoring the performance reliability of a control unit and/or at least one sensor of a safety device for the protection of vehicle occupants,...
7584034 Automobile drive recorder  
In an automobile drive recorder, if a detection signal indicating an occurrence of an abnormal driving state is output by an abnormal state detection sensor, image data of a scene taken by a...
7583184 Video mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle  
A vehicular video mirror system comprises an interior electrochromic mirror having a transflective mirror reflector and a video screen disposed behind the mirror reflector so that the presence of...
7580781 Diagnostic system for a power machine  
A diagnostic application or system for a power machine is disclosed. The diagnostic application or system generates a diagnostic menu to select one or more diagnostic items for diagnostic...
7579944 Information provision system and terminal for same and program for same  
An information provision system of the present disclosure stores a current vehicle condition and a normal unattended condition of the vehicle as relevant information in a driver's unit, when a...
7579942 Extra-vehicular threat predictor  
An apparatus for facilitating the safe operation of a vehicle comprises a sensor system, a sensor signal to object identifier, and a world model implemented using, for example, a multiple-input...
7579940 Information display system for a vehicle  
An information display mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly configured for mounting at an interior portion of a vehicle and having a casing, a...
7579939 Video mirror system suitable for use in a vehicle  
A vehicular video mirror system comprises an interior electrochromic mirror having a transflective mirror reflector and a video screen disposed behind the mirror reflector so that its presence is...
7577502 Proximity detection and communication mechanism and method  
A vital proximity detection mechanism and method for reliably determining and communicating the position of a railroad switch point relative to a normal fixed track and a reverse fixed track,...
7576642 Motor-vehicle seat belt with integrated sensors  
A safety belt has an inner face turned toward the body of a user and an outer face turned away from the user. A plurality of sensor are mounted on the outer face, and the inner face is devoid of...
7576640 Method and apparatus for detecting use of a spare wheel  
An apparatus and method is provided for detecting when a spare wheel has been placed onto a rolling wheel location and for taking appropriate action such as providing a driver alert, limiting...
7573377 Moving display apparatus for a vehicle  
When a CPU judges that a vehicle is stopped, a display image surrounded by a separator is displayed in such a first quality that a driver can watch while the display image is moving from a first...
7573375 Rollover prediction and warning method  
A system for determining a rollover property of a vehicle includes sensors capable of sensing lateral acceleration, a first left tire rotational speed, a first right tire rotational speed, and a...
7571053 Lane deviation prevention apparatus  
There is provided a lane deviation prevention apparatus which can make a lane deviation prediction judgment more accurately. The lane deviation prevention apparatus includes driving lane shape...
7570156 Motor vehicle signalling system incorporating a haptic accelerator pedal  
The system comprises: a signaling device able to provide the driver with a sensorial alarm signal indicating a danger situation; detectors able to provide signals and/or data representing...
7567170 Device for reproducing information on a vehicle  
A device for reproducing information on a vehicle is provided, wherein a portable transponder unit is part of a keyless access and/or travel authorization system, transmitting a code to a control...
7564350 Method and system for monitoring containers to maintain the security thereof  
A container and contents monitoring system includes a device, a reader, a server, and a software backbone. The device communicates with the reader in order to determine the security and/or location...
7561951 Occupant control system integrated with vehicle dynamics controls  
A control system for an automotive vehicle that includes a plurality of dynamics sensors ( 14 ) for generating a plurality of dynamic condition signals and also a plurality of environment sensors (...