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7619542 System for estimating the location of vehicles in parking lots  
A system for estimating the location of vehicles in parking lots. The system includes a reading device to capture data related to license plates of the cars circulating through the inside of the...
7619506 Device for sensing tractor trailer connection  
A sensor device for detecting whether a tractor and a trailer of a truck are connected includes a container having a plurality of tabs extending radially outwardly to engage an inside surface of a...
7610147 Map data processing unit  
A map data processing unit includes a batch update section and dynamic update section. A type of update data fed from an update data input section is decided using header information. If the update...
7609176 Traffic information prediction apparatus  
A traffic information prediction system, including a traffic information prediction apparatus, of the present invention comprises travel status measuring means for measuring a travel status of a...
7606869 Method and device for the exchange of data  
A system for exchanging data includes at least two memory units, each unit functioning as both a transmitter and a receiver of data. The exchange of data occurs whenever at least two memory units...
7606525 Broadcasting receiver and method thereof  
Digital broadcasting content is viewed by a user, such as through a portable terminal having a broadcasting receiver configured to receive digital broadcasting content. An original travel path is...
7603235 Arrangement for collision prevention of mine vehicle  
A mine vehicle and a method of preventing a mine vehicle from colliding. The mine vehicle ( 1 ) includes at least one scanner ( 13, 14 ) to scan the environment in front of the vehicle. On the...
7602945 Driving support apparatus  
Disclosed is an apparatus which, even when it becomes impossible to take an image of a mobile object due to existence of an obstacle to hide the mobile object, is capable of making a simulatory...
7599794 System and method for tracking position of remote vehicle using telematics system  
A system and method for tracking a position of a remote vehicle using a telematics system is provided. The system includes a communication terminal for generating and transmitting a remote position...
7599758 Sensors and associated methods for controlling a vacuum cleaner  
A vacuum cleaner includes a housing, a height adjust mechanism disposed on the housing and a height adjust motor, disposed within said housing that controls a height of the height adjust mechanism....
7595740 Real time navigation and advertising platform for public transportation  
Invention is provided for navigation and orientation for all types of passengers traveling in public transportation. Segmentation methods for digital advertising based on location and number of...
7592916 Smart shipping and storage container  
The system of the preferred embodiment includes a container that functions to hold objects for shipping and storage; a sensor system coupled to the container that functions to detect the state of...
7583204 Wireless communication system in a vehicle  
A wireless communication system in a vehicle includes a wireless communication link in the vehicle with a mobile accessory that is a personal accessory of an occupant of the vehicle. The wireless...
7580791 Route evaluation system  
A route evaluation system includes a processor, a computer readable memory and a database that stores roadway data pertaining to a route. A first routine is arranged to obtain selected roadway data...
7579967 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...
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...
7573403 Systems and methods for controlling a density of visual landmarks in a visual simultaneous localization and mapping system  
The invention is related to methods and apparatus that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot...
7573402 Dual laser beam guidance and parking device  
A vehicle guidance and parking system that continuously guides the operator of a vehicle to a pre-determined parking position by using two laser beams impinging on a forward or rearward surface....
7573381 Reverse locator  
A remote locator (RL) continuously transmits multi-frame pings in a slow ping mode. The user activates a transponder/micro-transponder (MT) to receive at least a portion of the multi-frame ping and...
7570274 Method and system for presenting different views to passengers in a moving vehicle  
Systems and methods for presenting images in a vehicle as the vehicle rotates about a rotation axis are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a signal receiving portion that receives a...
7570179 System and method of locating vehicles with keylock signals  
A wireless key is signal, having a key-specific identifier, is received, the key-specific identifier detected, and the signal transmission location is calculated. The signal transmission location...
7570155 Position-based proximity security system for parked vehicle  
A security system includes a position detecting device, a sensing device, and a notifying device. The position detecting device detects a position of a vehicle. The sensing device senses a moving...
7567166 Safety/security method and device for two-wheeled vehicles and similar  
The invention relates to a safety/security method and device for two-wheeled vehicles and similar. The inventive device comprises a processor which is connected to a geographic positioning centre...
7564375 System and method to associate geographical position data collected from a vehicle with a specific route  
Data collected in connection with operation of a vehicle can be used to automatically determine upon which one of a plurality of predefined routes a vehicle has been operating. In one exemplary...
7561960 Motion classification methods for personal navigation  
A personal navigation system including one or more sensors that sense motion of a human and output signals corresponding to the motion of the human and a human-motion-classification processing...
7561063 Mobile terminals including location management systems and location management methods for mobile terminals  
Methods of managing a location of a mobile terminal include obtaining a position of the mobile terminal, estimating a distance from the mobile terminal to a destination point, generating an...
7561037 Apparatus for and method of collecting and distributing event data to strategic security personnel and response vehicles  
A security and surveillance system for aircraft on the ground incorporates a plurality of strategically spaced sensors including video imaging generators, audio sensors, motion detectors, and fire...
7557730 GPS-generated traffic information  
Disclosed herein is a traveler information monitoring and dissemination system. The system disclosed herein provides real time information to a traveler, wherein the real time information may be...
7554461 Recording medium, parking support apparatus and parking support screen  
A recording medium, a parking support apparatus and a parking support screen for displaying an image allow the driver of a vehicle to easily grasp the situation while maneuvering the vehicle for...
7552008 Populating geospatial database for onboard intelligent vehicle applications  
The present invention is an apparatus and a method for populating a geospatial road database. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a geospatial database management system is mounted...
7548753 Application for automatic tracking of mobile devices for computer network processor systems  
A method and system is provided for tracking mobile devices combining packet processing technology with Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. A central network system comprising a packet...
7545259 Vehicle locating using GPS  
Method, fob, and system suitable for use in directing a user to the vehicle. The direction being determined as a function of GPS coordinates determined with GPS units on a fob and vehicle. The GPS...
7541940 Proximity-based task alerts  
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code to generate proximity-based task alerts in a mobile computing device. A geographic location is linked to a set of tasks in...
7539574 Vehicular navigation system  
With respect to a connection road linked with a rotary included in a guidance route, a vehicular navigation system acquires a dummy link that is defined to extend towards an inside of the rotary...
7538691 Mobile thing determination systems and methods based upon user-device location  
Systems and methods are disclosed for automated notification systems. One representative method, among others, comprises the following steps: during a communication session with a personal...
7538667 Dynamically configurable wireless device  
A wireless device for facilitating for GPS-based asset tracking via a wireless communications network and a centralized management system. The wireless device includes dynamically configurable...
7535379 Server and vehicle-mounted navigation apparatus, vehicle employing the same, and meteorological information distribution system related to the same  
A server specifies a sending range for meteorological information that it has received, for each type of meteorological information. The server also specifies constitution and size of area...
7529618 Image forming system and image forming apparatus  
An image forming system and apparatus are provided which utilizes a portable terminal such as a cellular phone when printing and outputting map data, etc. On a network by separating the operation...
7526268 Method and system for selectively processing traffic incident information  
A method includes receiving current location and heading information, receiving threshold range, and bearing values, receiving an incident report corresponding to a traffic incident at a location...
7526246 Method and system for pulling information from a mobile vehicle within a mobile vehicle communications systems  
A system and method is directed to obtaining information from a mobile vehicle within a mobile vehicle communication service. The method provides creating a mobile vehicle contact list based on an...
7518530 Method and system for broadcasting audio and visual display messages to a vehicle  
A method and system facilitate the exchange of information between a remote location and a motor vehicle, via a targeted transmission of audio and visual broadcast messages to vehicle operators....
7511634 Retrieving and presenting dynamic traffic information  
A system, a method and computer-readable media for presenting dynamic traffic information. A user profile is stored, and advisory data based on the user profile is gathered. The advisory data may...
7508321 System and method for predicting travel time for a travel route  
A system for predicting a travel time for a traffic route is disclosed. The traffic route comprises one or more road segments. A predicted travel time for each of those segments is calculated...
7508320 Intelligent selectively-targeted communications systems and methods  
There is disclosed a system and method wherein precise geographical location information such as Global Positioning System coordinate data is utilized as a principal criterion for implementing...
7502685 Vehicle navigation apparatus and method with traveling direction indication at guidance intersection  
A vehicle navigation apparatus is provided which can reliably guide a vehicle along a guidance route when the vehicle approaches an intersection of interest at which it is to make a turn even if...
7502678 Method for controlling an agricultural machine system  
For controlling an agricultural machine system while it works a territory, which a route (R) is created for the machine system, which includes working tracks (F N ) along which the machine system...
7502672 Wireless vehicle diagnostics with service and part determination capabilities  
An in-vehicle device data communicates with global network based data processing resources for the purpose of transacting e-commerce and e-business. The in-vehicle device and the global network...
7501976 Monopulse traffic sensor and method  
A method and system for determining a position of a vehicle within a field of view using a traffic sensor are provided. This involves (a) mounting the traffic sensor at a fixed location relative to...
7501944 Activation of tracking device  
A tracking device obtains container position information, which is communicated wirelessly to a remote site. It is determined if the container is in proximity to an aircraft by detection of...
7499796 Driver information device  
A driver information device with a map display is designed in such a way as to make the map display clear and easy to read. This is achieved, in cases where multiple special objects are situated at...