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7429936 Parasitic mobility in dynamically distributed sensor networks  
A distributed sensor networks employing mobile sensing nodes that are carried to desired locations by attaching themselves to moving hosts and detaching themselves when the host arrives at the...
7426480 In-vehicle promotions system  
An in-vehicle promotions system and a method for distributing promotions information. A system is installed in a vehicle able to display promotions information from stores or other businesses...
7423553 Image display apparatus, image display method, measurement apparatus, measurement method, information processing method, information processing apparatus, and identification method  
An external index detection unit ( 105 ) receives an image sensed by a camera ( 100 ), and detects an external index set in a real scene. A tachometer ( 110 ) measures the rotational velocities of...
7421339 Apparatus and method for controlling traffic information display in navigation system  
A navigation system displays different colors on sections of a travel route according to traffic density. A method for controlling a traffic information display in the navigation system includes...
7421338 Robot system  
A robot system including a beacon provided with a transmitting part to transmit a light for location determination, and a mobile robot provided with a receiving part to receive the light. The robot...
7421336 Automobile navigation device with guidance  
A navigation device decreasing the frequency at which a user data stored in a data storage section, the navigation device includes a route receiving section for receiving route data, a data...
7412328 Navigation system for a vehicle  
A navigation system includes a communication port in a vehicle, a hand held portable unit, and a wireless communication between the portable unit and the communication port when the portable unit...
7411518 Parking location reminder device  
The invention relates to a ‘Parking Location Reminder Device’ with means to remind drivers of the location of their parked vehicle. It comprises of housing containing a microphone, speaker and...
7411512 Tracking the geographic location of an animal  
Systems and techniques for tracking the geographic location. In one aspect, a method includes receiving timed magnetic field information descriptive of a magnetic field to which a magnetometer was...
7409294 Traffic alert police radar  
An enhanced police Doppler direction sensing radar detects possibly dangerous traffic conditions during certain vehicle maneuvers such as U-turns and returns to travel after roadside stops. By...
7409221 Technique for communicating information concerning a product or service provider to a vehicle  
In an automobile, communications to and from the automobile are in the form of messages. Such messages are referred to as “electronic car-mail” or “C-mail” messages as each message has a...
7403134 Vehicle driver guarding system using vehicle telematics service and control method thereof  
A vehicle driver guarding system using a vehicle telematics service and a control method thereof are provided. The vehicle driver guarding system includes: a vehicle telematics system for receiving...
7403121 Method and apparatus for generating position information  
A positioning terminal for generating position information of an object being transported includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) module for storing status information of the object...
7403120 Reverse infrastructure location system and method  
Methods and apparatus are provided to locate a terminal within a workspace. Radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are provided in known locations, preferably in, on or adjacent the light...
7398157 Method and system for determining a track record of a moving object  
A method and system is presented for determining a track record of a moving object by determining at least one characteristic property of the object, such as the velocity, acceleration, cetripetal...
7398156 Point search apparatus and in-vehicle navigation apparatus  
There are provided a point search apparatus and an in-vehicle navigation apparatus capable of searching destination candidates from which a user can view a visual target that he/she desires. A...
7398153 Portable motion-activated position reporting device  
The present invention is a portable motion-activated position reporting device. In one embodiment, a controller is coupled with an interrogator component, a position determining component, a...
7397392 Method for remote monitoring equipment for an agricultural machine  
A method of providing information from a plurality of fleet machines located at a plurality of locations for purposes of permitting a manager of fleet equipment to make management decisions...
7395151 System and method for knowledge-based emergency response  
A knowledge-based system and method for establishing and managing routes for emergency vehicles. The knowledge-based system and method uses a knowledge base having information useful in...
7395149 Navigation apparatus  
When a vehicle is traveling along a route toward a parking lot located near a destination facility, if traffic congestion along the route is detected, the navigation apparatus searches for an...
7394405 Location-based notifications  
A method for location-based notifications, the method including receiving a request for a notification from an input device. A current location of the input device is determined in response to the...
7394400 Vehicle communication apparatus and system for supporting vehicles passing through narrow road  
In the car navigation system including a vehicle communication apparatus mounted on a vehicle, different diffusion codes are assigned to each road such as a single lane road and a road with double...
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...
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....
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...