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7392134 Satellite navigation controller  
A navigation device changes a position determination accuracy of a receiver for satellite navigation to a higher accuracy in the following cases: when the subject vehicle approaches a destination,...
7388518 Vehicle tracking system  
A vehicle tracking system central host comprises a memory cache processor for managing a plurality of memory caches and a storage device linked with the memory cache processor, for receiving...
7388516 Mobile apparatus  
A mobile apparatus senses without failing an object which exists in a traveling direction of itself even when a pedestrian is moving while looking at a screen on which information is displayed. The...
7385499 Item-based monitoring systems and methods  
The present invention is generally directed to systems and methods for monitoring whether an item is properly delivered to a designated delivery point. According to one aspect of the invention,...
7385529 Dynamic and predictive information system and method for shipping assets and transport  
The dynamic, predictive information system and method assigns shipping assets (drivers-tractors-trailers) from carriers to transport orders by shippers. Computer databases hold shipping asset data....
7375649 Traffic routing based on segment travel time  
A system for identifying a fastest possible travel route is disclosed. A traveler data processor collects traffic speed data and associates the traffic speed data with road segments. The road...
7375622 Alarm generation method and apparatus  
An on-vehicle alarm generation method and an on-vehicle alarm generation apparatus for notifying a driver to be aware of safe driving by detecting a passerby or a bicycle moving at a dangerous...
7376507 Geophysics-based method of locating a stationary earth object  
A geophysics-based method for determining the position of a stationary earth object uses the periodic changes in the gravity vector of the earth caused by the sun- and moon-orbits. Because the...
7373244 Information mapping approaches  
Methods, systems and applications for updating, enhancing, organizing, and utilizing geographic maps, for locating points of interest and places of businesses, or POI's. Embodiments provide a...
7369042 Warning device for vehicles  
A vehicle warning system has an obstacle sensor for detecting approach of an obstacle to a vehicle, tactile information-generating elements for notifying a driver of the obstacle information based...
7365653 Driving support system  
A driving support system includes a rotation amount setting means and a bird's eye view image generating means. The rotation amount setting means sets a previously-set inclination angle of the...
7366522 Method and system for location tracking  
Techniques for location tracking, location utilization, and dissemination and management of location information are disclosed. As a location monitoring system, one embodiment includes at least a...
7363137 Construction equipment discovery on a network  
Systems and methodologies that facilitate a search for construction equipment(s) (e.g., a welding terminal) via a locator component that searches a networked area as defined by a plurality of...
7355510 Telematics system vehicle tracking  
A method of tracking a vehicle including receiving vehicle information at a call center from a telematics unit via a wireless network, determining whether the vehicle information is associated with...
7353108 Method and apparatus for transmitting position information on a digital map  
The invention purposes to provide a position information transmission method for accurately transmitting a position and a shape on a digital map with a small amount of data. In a position...
7343995 Air cargo transport system  
The cargo transport system according to this invention employs a tow vehicle that can automatically follow and run upon guide lines. The tow vehicle can tow cargo laden equipment such as container...
7340341 Digital map position information compressing method and device  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for compressing data of position information such as a road on a digital map in order to realize an accurate transmission of the position...
7330729 Mobile terminal device and positional information system  
A geomagnetic sensor for detecting geomagnetism is provided in a mobile terminal device. The output value of the geomagnetic sensor is compared with a first set value that has been set in advance,...
7330874 Information processing apparatus and information processing method  
An object of the present invention is to allow a client to make a request for music data stored in a server and to receive it and play it back. A client program 421 controls the sending of a...
7327250 System for providing a virtual vehicle boundary  
System for providing a virtual vehicle boundary. The system includes a method for activating a virtual fence for use with a delivery vehicle. The method comprises steps of detecting a protection...
7321292 Racing control system  
A racing caution-condition control system includes a master control station and first and second caution-condition warning systems. The master control station has a master activation input and a...
7321774 Inexpensive position sensing device  
Inexpensive position sensing devices that allow widespread use and availability of position information are disclosed. One embodiment of the position-sensing device acquires, down converts and...
7321823 Unmapped terrain navigational system  
A navigational system provides information on unmapped terrain based on a waypoint positioned between a point of departure and a destination. The navigational system includes position data stored...
7319413 Method and system to calculate an approximate location of a mobile station in a recurrent route  
A method and system for calculating the approximate location of a mobile station along a recurrent route is disclosed. In an embodiment for the method in accordance with the principles of the...
7319379 Profile-based messaging apparatus and method  
A system for providing directed advertising or informational messages specific to individual persons or vehicles. The system encompasses a sensing and evaluation mechanism to detect persons or...
7319412 Asset monitoring and tracking system  
An apparatus and method for monitoring and reporting the status of a mobile asset are described, where the mobile asset may be moved by a transport vehicle from a starting location to a destination...
7307548 Geographical information supply system and method using RFID, and traffic information supply system using RFID  
A system and method for providing geographical information to a driver of a vehicle using radio frequency identification (RFID). Also provided is a traffic information supply system using RFID. The...
7305302 Geographic database including data indicating wireless coverage and method and system for use thereof  
Wireless coverage data are associated with a geographic database that contains data that represent a road network in a geographic region. The wireless coverage data indicate areas within the...
7305350 System for notifying an online client of a mobile vendor  
Systems and techniques for notifying a potential customer of a vendor that is in geographic proximity to the potential customer. The vendor is associated with a vendor and may include available...
7305287 AGV control system and method  
An automated guided vehicle control system and method which allows overall conveying time to be reduced by simultaneously moving a plurality of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to working locations...
7299125 In-transit package location tracking and reporting  
Methods, program products, and apparatus for reporting the location of packages or parcels as they move from a reception location through various vehicles and distribution locations to a delivery...
7299128 Vehicle navigation system  
To provide a vehicle navigation system that can accurately display a position of a vehicle that has the navigation system mounted thereon and a target direction even when the vehicle is stopped or...
7295155 Satellite positioning apparatus and method  
Available-satellite data indicating satellites available for satellite positioning is obtained from a GPS receiver, and satellites continuously available for satellite positioning in the current...
7292158 Method and system for detecting and rewarding the returning of shopping carts  
A method and a system for detecting and rewarding the returning of shopping carts to the supermarket collection points is provided. During shopping, a first signal A is generated. When a shopping...
7292935 Apparatus and method for guiding location of the other party in navigation system  
There is provided an apparatus and method capable of providing location information of the other party's moving object in a form of map information. The method for guiding the location of the other...
7286930 Ghost following  
A concept for providing navigation information is described. The concept includes a process for providing navigation information including deriving a destination for a first vehicle and determining...
7280037 Alarm display system for vehicles  
A display has a panel display unit with plural display screen portions arranged along a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body and providing an alarm display on a screen, a multistage display...
7280915 Navigation device and method of presenting information corresponding to travel course stage  
A CPU of a navigation device includes a clock unit, a continuous driving time measurement unit that measures continuous driving time from a traveling start time, a course stage prediction unit, and...
7277009 Cargo lock and monitoring apparatus and process  
A security apparatus is disclosed which provides for a cargo asset monitoring and tracking capability. The security apparatus may contain a physical locking function which provides a physical...
7274299 Method of and service architecture for reminding a user subscribed to a communication network  
A method of reminding a user subscribed to a communication network, and a corresponding location reminder service architecture is provided. According to one embodiment, the method includes the...
7272493 G.P.S. management system  
A management system using Global Positioning System receivers for tracking remote units from a central office and quickly and conveniently determining if those remote units have varied from a set...
7272495 System and method for inverse multilateration  
A method and system for location-determination of a mobile comprising of a receiver with a variable processor gain of up to 45.15 dB for detecting signals transmitted from transmitters that at a...
7272467 Systems and methods for filtering potentially unreliable visual data for visual simultaneous localization and mapping  
Apparatus and methods that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot navigation. Advantageously,...
7269503 Method and system for developing traffic messages  
A method of facilitating delivery of traffic messages is disclosed. Data indicating a plurality of traffic conditions on a road network are obtained. For each of the traffic conditions, the data...
7269482 In-vehicle information system and software framework  
A software framework and method for generating a vehicle information system includes a communications manager that manages data inputs and outputs between the framework and vehicle devices, a data...
7269504 System and method for assigning a level of urgency to navigation cues  
System and method for guiding a driver of a vehicle ( 20 ) from a starting point to a destination point using an assignment of levels of urgency of navigation cues. The system comprises a...
7266448 Method for searching return path of moving object for use in navigation system  
A navigation system of the present invention provides a user of a moving object with a return path on an original driving path when the moving object deviates from the original driving path. A...
7263437 Vehicle dispatching system and management server for the same  
The invention provides a useful vehicle dispatching system. Server 60 estimates an approximate location of a passenger on the basis of the area code transmitted from server 40 . Server 60 ...
7260378 Locator system for processing commercial 911 requests  
A locator system for processing commercial 911 requests is disclosed. An e911-enabled wireless network including a switching center is configured to route emergency 911 calls to a Public Safety...
7257485 Navigation system, and information acquisition method  
A technique which enables a navigation system mounted on a vehicle or the like to be connected with an information providing device by utilizing a short range base station. In cases where a...