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6236933 Instantaneous traffic monitoring system  
A system for instantaneously monitoring traffic congestion including a plurality of monitoring electronic devices located in motor vehicles traveling on roadways in a selected region. Each...
6236330 Mobile display system  
A mobile display system comprises one or more movable billboard displays, equipped with externally viewable display panels and a controller. The display is moved from location zone to location zone...
6236337 Process for transmitting information between moving bodies and a communication device for carrying out this process  
A process for transmitting information between moving bodies, in particular vehicles (3, 4, 5, 8, 8'), wherein each of the moving bodies has a communication device (6) for receiving and sending...
6236924 System and method for planning the operations of an agricultural machine in a field  
The system includes a path planning system adapted to store a site model of the field. The site model includes data defining a plurality of parameters associated with the field. The path planning...
6236936 Maintaining a desired separation or distribution in a moving cluster of machines using a time multiplexed global positioning system  
A method for maintaining a desired distribution of a moving cluster of machines is described. At each machine, the location of the machine is determined via a global positioning system calculation....
6233519 Car-mounted equipment  
A car-mounted equipment in which an ETC car-mounted unit and a navigation system work integrally together to share the data, making it possible to diversify the functions, to enhance the precision...
6233517 Predictive model for automated vehicle recommendation system  
A system and method for determining which of a plurality of vehicles is able to respond most quickly to an event. In one embodiment, the present invention divides a geographic region into a...
6230018 Devices and processing in a mobile radio communication network having calibration terminals  
In a mobile communication network, the accuracy of location determinations for mobiles based on TDOA measurements made by the mobiles is increased by measuring the TDOA of signals from base station...
6226572 Vehicle monitor  
In accordance with the equipment of the present invention, the communication over the entire region of a wide working site can be performed without a cost increase due to the installation of...
6226622 Methods and devices utilizing a GPS tracking system  
A method and system which tracks productivity including summarization of `tasks performed` for productivity analysis. The tracking capabilities of the system uses a global positioning system and...
6222463 Vehicle communication network  
The present invention provides a bi-directional vehicle communication network which has the ability for record management and collection, including updating registration, insurance, inspection...
6223124 Route consideration apparatus  
The present invention provides a route consideration apparatus which can reduce amount of road geometry data to a necessary and sufficient volume to be managed, foreseeing probable routes by...
6218934 Mini-trip computer for use in a rearview mirror assembly  
A trip computer is incorporated into a rearview mirror assembly for displaying trip information to the driver of a motor vehicle. The mirror assembly includes a reflective element, a housing for...
6218961 Method and system for proximity detection and location determination  
A system and method for preventing collisions between vehicles, such as railway vehicles, by exchanging data regarding track position of the vehicles. By use of an on-board track database, the...
6216071 Apparatus and method for monitoring and coordinating the harvesting and transporting operations of an agricultural crop by multiple agricultural machines on a field  
An apparatus and method for monitoring and coordinating the harvesting and transporting operations of an agricultural crop by multiple agricultural machines on a field is disclosed. The apparatus...
6212392 Method for determining if the location of a wireless communication device is within a specified area  
The present invention is directed to a method for determining whether a location associated with a wireless station, such as a cellular telephone, is located within an area of interest. The area of...
6211798 Process and guidance system for ensuring reliable guidance of a vehicle  
A process for guiding a vehicle along a route to a predetermined destination point includes determining a route in the form of consecutive path points which include at least geographic coordinates,...
6208932 Navigation apparatus  
A navigation apparatus for appropriately providing a driver with necessary information without offering an excessive amount of information. When there are a plurality of information to be provided...
6208859 Service preemption for mobile terminals in a mobile satellite communications system  
In a communication system, such as a satellite communication system, a method of performing a priority process for a priority event includes the steps of continuously monitoring, by a mobile...
6205381 Method and apparatus for providing autoguidance for multiple agricultural machines  
A method and apparatus for providing autoguidance for a plurality of agricultural machines. Each agricultural machine has a work implement attached to it. The method includes the steps of...
6204757 Seatbelt usage and safety data accounting system  
An improved system for registering and recording the usage of an active restraint system, commonly referred to as a seat belt, in commercial or private vehicles and other human-operated equipment....
6199011 Navigation system and a vehicle control system  
A navigation system is provided where an error in the road data and an omission of the road data can be compensated for, and a vehicle control system is provided for using the navigation system. A...
6195023 Communication based vehicle positioning reference system  
A communication based vehicle positioning reference system that includes a vehicle path. The vehicle path is divided into regions, wherein the regions contain a portion of the vehicle path. Each...
6195611 Route search method  
A route from a departure point to a destination point is searched. When a route R1 does not exist in a search area A1 which is in the form of an ellipse focusing a departure point S and a...
6195022 Action analyzing/recording system  
The action of a user who is carrying a movable terminal is analyzed in a host terminal. The portable terminal detects the time and position where the portable terminal is present at a predetermined...
6192312 Position determining program and method  
A program and method are disclosed that provide for determining a position of an object, such as a vehicle, relative to a road network represented by a geographic database. An intermediate position...
6188955 Method and apparatus for storing cartographic route data  
A method and device implementing a three-level hierarchy for storing, recalling and processing navigational and graphical data. A vehicle is equipped with an electronic navigation thoroughfare...
6188958 Satellite navigation  
A method for satellite navigation and, in particular, a method for DGNSS (Differential Global Navigation Satellite System) is provided. Separate differential corrections are generated in a...
6184802 Autonomous estimator of vehicle arrival time  
An autonomous apparatus for generating real-time estimates of the time of arrival of vehicles at user selected sites. The apparatus is comprised of two separate components, a vehicle unit which is...
6185503 Navigation system  
In a navigation system that reports on a traffic control point and a traffic jam location by voice on a route, various types of traffic information are received by an FM multiplex receiver. If the...
6184800 Visual automobile alignment parking device  
A visual parking aid comprising a laser pointer supported by a mounting bracket configured for removable attachment to the interior of a vehicle's windshield. The mounting bracket houses the laser...
6184801 Clandestine location reporting for missing vehicles  
Apparatus and method for a location determination and reporting (LDR) system for clandestinely or surreptitiously determining and reporting a missing vehicle present location. The vehicle may be...
6182006 Navigation system remote control unit with data caddy functionality  
An improved remote control unit for an in-vehicle navigation system and methods for use thereof. The improved remote control unit includes a re-writable data storage memory and a data reception...
6175803 Vehicle navigation route generation with user selectable risk avoidance  
A navigation system for automotive vehicles generates navigation routes between an initial location and a desired destination using a route criteria including a statistical risk index, such as a...
6169497 Mobile tracking and positioning system  
A mobile tracking and positioning system includes a plurality of mobile transmit and receive stations that track a mobile target which emits a radio signal in response to the occurrence of a...
6169955 Communication and navigation system incorporating position determination  
A method and apparatus for providing navigation and information services. A mobile unit which includes a microphone and a speaker is used to communicate between a user and a service location. The...
6166626 Clandestine missing vehicle location reporting using cellular channels  
Apparatus and method for a location determination and reporting (LDR) system for clandestinely determining and reporting a missing vehicle present location. The vehicle is equipped with a handheld...
6166627 Mobile detection and alert system  
A mobile detection and alert vehicle tracking and security system for an individual vehicle as well as a plurality of individual vehicles in a given security area. The mobile detection and alert...
6163750 Route guiding device for vehicle  
When a car is traveling ahead of the car on which a route guidance device of this invention is carried, the route guidance device determines the distance D to the preceding vehicle and judges...
6163752 Method and arrangement for representing data in vehicle navigation systems  
A method and arrangement for representation of data in a navigation system includes an input unit, a data memory, a position-determining unit, an evaluating unit and a control unit to control a...
6161072 Automatic cruise control  
An automatic cruise control uses stored information about speeds which the vehicle used at given positions in the past to control the speed of the vehicle at a current position. In this way, the...
6157890 Motorcycle navigation system  
A navigational system particularly adapted for use with small open vehicles such as a motorcycle. The navigational system includes a display which displays, in addition to vehicle speed and...
6154703 Control for vehicle navigational system  
A navigational system particularly adapted for use with small open vehicles such as a motorcycle. The navigational system includes a display which displays, in addition to vehicle speed and...
6154150 Vehicle positioning apparatus  
A vehicle positioning apparatus includes a projection unit mounted above a parking position in a garage or similar enclosure, and having a projector which will project a beam of visible light...
6154152 Road data maintenance system and on-vehicle terminal apparatus compatible therewith  
Unpossessed road data is added to possessed road data stored in a road contour database of an information center. An on-vehicle terminal apparatus first compares a current position of a vehicle...
6151552 Route guidance apparatus  
A route guidance apparatus comprises a guiding device for, every time a turning point for which guidance is to be provided existing on a route for reaching a destination is approached, providing...
6147626 Determination of zero-angular-velocity output level for angular velocity sensor  
A technique for determining a gyro zero voltage is provided. A gyroscope ("gyro") is installed in an automobile as a component of an on-board navigation system. The gyro outputs a voltage...
6148261 Personal communication system to send and receive voice data positioning information  
A location tagged data provision and display system. A personal communication device (PCD) with electromagnetic communication capability has a GPS receiver and a display. The PCD requests maps and...
6144917 Calculation of estimated time of arrival (ETA) based on thoroughfare classification and driving history  
A portable electronic navigational aid device and method calculates estimated time en route and estimated time of arrival. A user inputs a plurality of variables, including identity, cartographic...
6144920 Map displaying apparatus  
A map displaying apparatus comprises a displaying device for displaying a map, a map storing device for storing data of multiple maps showing predetermined areas with different scales, a facility...