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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...
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...
7577525 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...
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...
7460954 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...
7447573 Driving control device for a vehicle  
A base station is installed in a driver's house or the like where the precise position has been measured beforehand, includes a GPS antenna, a GPS receiver, and a wireless communication device, and...
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...
7418339 Method for initiating navigation guidance in a distributed communications system  
A method is provided for improved navigation guidance in a portable navigation device ( 104 ) having a first navigation operating mode ( 302 ) for requesting ( 318, 324 ) and receiving ( 326, 334 )...
7394404 System and method for controlling public transportation  
A public transportation control system controls a suitable distance between public buses traveling on a road with traveling data of the buses through collection of the traveling data of the buses...
7383051 Estimating the location of a mobile unit based on the elimination of improbable locations  
A method for determining the location of a mobile unit (mobile unit) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The illustrative embodiment provides a computationally-efficient technique for...
7336171 Vehicular electronic key system  
A vehicular electronic key system includes an on-board device that mutually communicates with a portable device, and operates control equipment installed on a vehicle when specific information from...
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...
7272471 Computer-readable media, methods, and systems for computer tactical operation  
Computer-readable media, methods, and systems for computer tactical operation are provided. First computer program code to facilitate a communication with a remote station. Second computer program...
7254481 Action support method and apparatus  
An action support apparatus displays a destination specification screen for specifying a destination, and receives from the user a specification of a general destination. If a general destination...
7251473 System and method for controlling access to mobile devices  
A system and method for controlling access to, and especially protecting against unauthorized attempts to provide input to, e.g., program, or elicit output from, a vehicular or other mobile device...
7242322 Security tracker  
A covert activity monitoring apparatus and conditional response system having a response apparatus comprising a sensor interface and a wireless interface and one or more sensors having a...
7202801 Method and apparatus for an automated location-based, dynamic notification system (ALDNS)  
An automated, location-based, dynamic notification system comprises a mobile unit hardware device and a control center computer facility with communication capabilities. The mobile unit comprises a...
7139662 Device and method for determining the position of a working part  
A device and method for determining the position for a working part of a machine with a position-determining apparatus is disclosed. A detector is placed at a defined place on the machine to...
7120452 Radio apparatus capable of detecting its position and position search method  
When receiving an incoming call, a portable telephone that receives a search request judges whether or not this incoming call is the search request sent from a second portable telephone, which is a...
7119696 System for ensuring driver competency  
A method and apparatus for detecting conditions that indicate unauthorized usage of a vehicle and for responding to the conditions that indicate the vehicle is being used in an unauthorized or...
7113110 Stop list generation systems and methods based upon tracked PCD's and responses from notified PCD's  
Systems and methods are disclosed for automated notification systems. A representative method, among others, can be summarized by the following steps: monitoring travel data associated with a first...
7091880 Licensed driver detection for high occupancy toll lane qualification  
A method for collecting tolls on a high occupancy toll lane includes detecting a number of driver's licenses inserted into a card reader located in a vehicle and transmitting the number of driver's...
7071842 System and method for locating and notifying a user of a person, place or thing having attributes matching the user's stated preferences  
A location-based and preference-based system and method for matching the profiles of the attributes and/or characteristics of persons, places and/or things with the expressed preferences of mobile...
7057532 Road safety warning system and method  
An in-vehicle system for tracking events that occur at specific locations of a transportation route and alerting a driver of an impending significant event includes a location determination unit...
7026915 Information service method and its computer program  
Upon providing information from an information center ( 1 ) to the user of a navigation apparatus ( 2 ) connected via a wireless/wired communication line, the user sets a category used to specify...
6990398 System for controlling operating information of construction machine and construction machine therefor  
The present invention provides an operating information control system of a construction machine comprising: operating information collection device for collecting operating information regarding...
6983205 Compressing location data of moving objects  
Provides methods, apparatus and system for compressing a large number of continuous location data of moving objects. A large number of continuous location data of moving objects sent from a mobile...
6970069 Method for sending message that indicates position and message transmission device and message transmission server  
A method and system for sending messages that indicate position. In one embodiment, the message transmission device includes a message transmission unit that is coupled to a position determination...
6970782 System for updating navigation information and apparatus for distributing updated navigation information  
A navigation information updating system G updates navigation information for use in a navigation process executed by navigation apparatus S that navigate respective vehicles. The navigation...
6952645 System and method for activation of an advance notification system for monitoring and reporting status of vehicle travel  
Generally, the present invention automatically monitors the travel of vehicles in response to requests from users at remote locations. In this regard, a user at a remote location submits a vehicle...
6944465 Estimating the location of a mobile unit based on the elimination of improbable locations  
A method for determining the location of a mobile unit (mobile unit) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The illustrative embodiment provides a computationally-efficient technique for...
6917306 Radio linked vehicle communication system  
A radio linked vehicle communication system for text messaging, traffic light control, resource management and traffic monitoring, designed to establish the location of emergency vehicles and...
6907238 Beacon for locating and tracking wireless terminals  
A method and apparatus to facilitate the locating and tracking of a wireless terminal, which may be advantageously used for E-911 service. The terminal may be directed to transmit a beacon for...
6882932 Systems, functional data, and methods to bias map matching  
Devices, systems, functional data and methods are provided for biasing an active location to an acceptable location within a planned route of a map. The navigational device with map biasing...
6879836 Location management method and apparatus for managing a location of a GPS-equipped portable telephone carried by a member  
A location management method manages the location of a member which move around carrying a GPS-equipped portable telephone. The method includes inquiring of the GPS-equipped portable telephone...
6873909 System for preventing unauthorized trailer uncoupling  
A method and apparatus for detecting uncoupling of a trailer outside a planned uncoupling area. A global positioning system determines the location of the trailer. A vehicle computer coupled to the...
6868313 Automobile license tag scanning system  
A system for reading license tags on vehicles enables a law enforcement officer to rapidly identify stolen tags, stolen vehicles and expired vehicle registrations. According to the system, law...
6861959 Help and/or risk signaling means for the traffic of vehicles and pedestrians using a short range infrared or electromagnetic signaling system  
The present invention incorporates fixed radio beacons (TX-F), mobile and portable radio beacons (TX-M), together with vehicle receiver units (RX-M) and/or receiver units (RX-P) carried by...
6862500 Methods for communicating between elements in a hierarchical floating car data network  
Participating vehicles and egress points communicate with each other according to an infrastructure mode. Participating vehicles communicate with other participating vehicles according to an ad-hoc...
6853905 Method and system for obtaining user feedback regarding geographic data  
A reporting program and system whereby end users of navigation systems, or other computing platforms that use geographic data to obtain navigation-related or map-related services, can make reports...
6853849 Location/status-addressed radio/radiotelephone  
Point-to-point or point-to-multipoint communications are established based on a database query broadcast to all stations. Stations satisfying the query respond and communications are established...
6816778 Event finder with navigation system and display method thereof  
An event finder on a remote terminal for finding events such as movies, sports, weather, news and the like through a remote terminal such as a lap top computer, personal digital assistant (PDA) and...
6810323 System and method for storing and using information associated with geographic locations of interest to a mobile user  
A system ( 10 ) for storing and using information associated with geographic locations of interest to a mobile user comprises a mobile apparatus ( 100 ) and a remote apparatus ( 200 ). The mobile...
6810325 Position locating system, server, position locating method, and program  
A server includes a position estimation section for estimating the current position of a client apparatus based on the already acquired position information when the server cannot acquire position...
6759972 Tour group notification method  
The invention is a method of calling a group of tourists back to their conveyance, in which each passenger is given a portable alerting device when they leave the conveyance. When the conveyance is...
6756913 System for automatically dispatching taxis to client locations  
A system and method for dispatcher free vehicle allocation. A client requesting taxi service calls a taxi dispatch center using a cellular phone equipped with a location identification device. The...
6748320 Advance notification systems and methods utilizing a computer network  
An advance notification system notifies users of the impending arrival of a vehicle, for example, an overnight package delivery vehicle, at a particular vehicle stop. The system generally includes...
6732020 Accident notification system for vehicle  
An accident notification system for a vehicle includes a damage predicting system which detects that a vehicle occupant has been injured in an accident involving the vehicle, a vehicle position...
6714857 System for remote monitoring of a vehicle and method of determining vehicle mileage, jurisdiction crossing and fuel consumption  
A monitoring system that determines vehicle position and fuel consumption in a jurisdiction, and jurisdiction crossings. The system includes a vehicle having a fuel reservoir from which fuel is...
6711500 Method for vehicle dispatching system  
A method for a vehicle dispatching system for controlling dispatching communications between vehicles and a control center mainly includes a control center and at least one vehicle. Every vehicle...
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