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7394403 Everyday wireless vehicle notification and vehicle location systems and methods related thereto  
The present invention features a system and methods for notifying passengers of an approaching vehicle. Utilizing such a system and methods, passengers can remain in a safe, controlled environment,...
7392132 Position notifying device  
From a data terminal device ( 3 ), a position notifying device ( 1 ) acquires a position request for requesting position information of a target object and identification information, with...
7385500 System and method for effectuating the acquisition and distribution of tracking data on mobile assets, including shipment containers used in freight transportation  
A method and system for effectuating the optimum configuration of a duplex tracking device used to track the location and attributes of a mobile asset during a discrete event and the distribution...
7369845 Managing features available on a portable communication device based on a travel speed detected by the portable communication device  
A portable communication device detects a current speed of travel of the portable communication device independent of any vehicle temporarily transporting the portable communication device. A speed...
7366608 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...
7363126 Core area territory planning for optimizing driver familiarity and route flexibility  
Route planning methods for use by a package delivery service provider are disclosed that satisfy a stochastic daily demand while taking advantage of drivers' route familiarity over time. A model...
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...
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...
7260472 GPS-based traffic monitoring system  
A method for providing traffic information comprises maintaining a list of vehicles that are subscribers of the traffic information. The method comprises receiving vector and location data from a...
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...
7251559 System, navigation method, medium, and information set  
When traveling to a destination reported in a television broadcast or the like, the user has had to make a memo while watching the television and, when actually traveling by car, the user has had...
7246007 System and method of communicating traffic information  
A system and method of automatically communicating traffic information from a traffic probe vehicle to a traffic information and management system when the probe vehicle is operated within an...
7236878 Method and apparatus for peripheral vehicle position calculation  
A signal processing unit of a radio communication section of a vehicle-mounted device mounted on a vehicle broadcasts first sets of data, each set of data including a vehicle speed and a traveling...
7231295 System and method for creating accurate topographical maps using low-drift DGPS  
The present invention is directed to a method for acquiring elevation data for an area. The method includes using a GPS receiver to map ground elevations while driving back and forth over an area...
7221909 Method for guiding wireless communication device into communicable range and wireless communication device  
A personal digital assistant (PDA) detects its position by a two-axis acceleration sensor provided therein. While the PDA is within a communicable range where the PDA can communicate with the...
7199726 Method and apparatus for locating mobile units tracking another or within a prescribed geographic boundary  
A mobile location reporting communication system consists of a network of communication sources and targets managed by one or more control stations. In the system, a communication source may...
7151441 Vehicle burglar alarm system with GPS recognition  
A vehicle burglar alarm system includes a global position system installed in a vehicle for receiving a satellite signal, and an on-vehicle main unit installed in the vehicle and electrically...
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...
7113107 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...
7089107 System and method for an advance notification system for monitoring and reporting proximity of a vehicle  
Generally, the present invention monitors and communicates travel data transmitted from vehicles being monitored by the system to users requesting travel information on a particular vehicle. A...
7075459 Vehicle speed sensor for navigation system  
A vehicle navigation system includes a vehicle displacement sensor comprising a wireless transmitter generating a signal indicating rotational displacement of a vehicle component. A complementary...
7065445 Vehicle passive alert system and method  
A passive alert system is provided for vehicles traveling along a predetermined travel route. The vehicles are equipped with vehicle processing systems which are in communication with a remote...
7064681 Response systems and methods for notification systems  
Response systems and methods are disclosed for communications in connection with an automated computer-based notification system. One representative response method, among others, can be summarized...
7003386 Device and method for determining the position of a working part  
The invention relates to a device and to a method for determining the position for a working part of a tool on a working machine with a position-determining apparatus ( 2, 4, 5, 6; 2, 4 a, 4 b, ...
6989765 Personalized traveler information dissemination system  
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...
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...
6965827 Method and system for tracking moving objects  
A database receives location information about a moving object. Using the destination of the object and an electronic map, the database finds a projected path for the moving object. From the...
6965323 Communal vehicle system  
In a motor vehicle sharing system for managing motor vehicles parked in a parking area and renting the motor vehicles to users, the motor vehicle is provided with a detector for detecting the start...
6958701 Transportation monitoring system for detecting the approach of a specific vehicle  
A system and apparatus for detecting the approach of a vehicle includes an encoded signal which identifies a vehicle or route, and which is used to distinguish from different vehicles and routes. A...
6943704 Method for collecting altitude-related data along roads  
A method is disclosed for obtaining altitude-related data along roads. A vehicle includes equipment capable of determining the current absolute positions of the vehicle as it is being driven. The...
6904359 Notification systems and methods with user-definable notifications based upon occurance of events  
Methods and systems are disclosed for a vehicle status reporting system for allowing a user to define when a user will receive a vehicle status report about the status of a mobile vehicle, in...
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...
6868338 Method and apparatus for recording and synthesizing position data  
A method and system for recording, synthesizing, distributing, and playing back position data includes a reference receiver having a known position, a mobile receiver having a variable position...
6859149 Vehicle information display apparatus  
A vehicle information display device has a vehicle information receiving means for receiving a vehicle information, a present position detecting means for detecting the present position of a...
6853919 Method for reducing repeat false alarm indications in vehicle impact detection systems  
A method for reducing repetitive false alarm indications in a vehicle impact detection system for a host vehicle includes generating false alarm positional information corresponding to a detected...
6804524 System and method for the acquisition of automobile traffic data through wireless networks  
A system and method is disclosed for the acquisition of automobile traffic information through wireless data networks. In one embodiment, the method determines traffic conditions on roadways using...
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...
6756918 Method and apparatus for locating mobile units tracking another or within a prescribed geographic boundary  
A mobile location reporting communication system consists of a network of communication sources and targets managed by one or more control stations. In the system, a communication source may...
6748318 Advanced 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...
6741933 Travel tracker  
The present invention utilizes integrated software and hardware apparatus to identify, track and report tax-deductible vehicle travel routes including actual mileage, stops and routes driven....
6717527 Vehicle location system  
A vehicle location system which operates to provide a location of a vehicle. Specifically, if a payment due date associated with the vehicle has passed and a payment has not been received for the...
6717509 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...
6717508 Vehicle anti-theft matching system  
In a vehicle anti-theft matching system, password matching is effected only when a mismatch between a current vehicle position acquired from a car navigation system 1 and an authorized storage...
6701251 Method and system for providing multiple beginning maneuvers for navigation of a vehicle  
A method of generating navigation instructions for a vehicle is provided. A destination of the vehicle is received at a route generation application. A maneuver list comprising a plurality of...
6658349 Method and system for marine vessel tracking system  
A marine ship tracking system automatically and accurately monitors ship movements utilizing a limited number of reports from a marine ship and is easily installed and operated. Ships utilizing the...
6647340 Space based augmentation systems and methods using ionospheric bounding data to determine geographical correction source  
Systems, devices and methods are provided improving the accuracy, availability and integrity of GPS service. Specifically, the present invention provides a GPS device with the correction messages...
6611688 Position reporting method for a mobile terminal in a mobile communication network  
A mobile terminal reports its position to the mobile communication network on a regular and unsolicited basis. Position reports are combined with data, such as channel quality measurements or...
6587763 Train control system and method therefor  
A system and method to flexibly control intervals between trains in which there are base stations at predetermined intervals along a train rail. Each base station has a radar which detects data of...
6567741 Method and system for reducing shape points for a navigation system  
The present invention provides a system, a method and a computer usable medium including a program for generating navigation instructions for a vehicle. This may be done by determining a number of...
6522250 Movement history based selective distribution of generally broadcast information  
A message filtering system is provided for filtering generally broadcast messages received by a movable unit. The generally broadcast message includes an information segment including location,...
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