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7430471 Method and system for monitoring a vehicle  
A method for monitoring a vehicle includes detecting movement or activation of the vehicle, transmitting a signal indicating movement or activation of the vehicle, to a control center, transmitting...
7428449 System and method for determining a workload level of a driver  
System and method for determining a workload level for a driver of a vehicle. The system includes a transceiver, a positioning unit, and a controller. The transceiver is capable of receiving data...
7428419 Method and apparatus for controlling site-specific operations  
A method and apparatus for controlling a site-specific activity at a plurality of remote locations, for example, the inspection of geographically remote equipment or the gathering of data for a...
7424309 System in vehicles for making a telephone call  
A system for making a telephone call in a vehicle in which information concerning the traffic situation of a first vehicle is electronically processed and sent to a second vehicle. By apparatuses...
7421340 Method, apparatus and computer program for azimuth determination e.g. for autonomous navigation applications  
For an observer equipped with a first azimuth data source responsive to a magnetic field to deliver first azimuth data, such as a compass, and with a second azimuth data source delivering second...
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...
7421334 Centralized facility and intelligent on-board vehicle platform for collecting, analyzing and distributing information relating to transportation infrastructure and conditions  
An on-board intelligent vehicle system includes a sensor assembly to collect data and a processor to process the data to determine the occurrence of at least one event. The data may be collected...
7421243 Method for playback of stored or broadcast content based on predicted location and/or attributes  
An apparatus includes a storage section that stores stored content, a content receiving section that receives content, a received content storage section that stores received content, and a...
7419095 Destination prediction apparatus and destination prediction method  
To provide a destination prediction apparatus which can predict a destination of a user by using a carried item carried by the user, the destination prediction apparatus according to the present...
7415355 Method and system for controlling an electronic device  
The present invention is a method and system for controlling an electronic device. In one embodiment, a controller is coupled with a position determining component, and a motion detecting...
7415352 Displaying vehicle information  
An information display unit for an automobile includes a display screen and a user interface presented on the display screen that simultaneously presents at least two display elements each...
7412327 Providing guiding service by means of a wireless terminal  
The invention relates to a guiding system for wireless terminals. In the system, position-specific information of route points of the route on which a first wireless terminal travels is determined...
7412325 System and method for selective navigation tracking  
There is disclosed systems and methods for controlling the communication of navigation positioning information from a source of the information to another device for tracking purposes. In one...
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...
7409429 Cooperative location based tasks  
A method for providing location dependent information to a user for selective colleague assistance. The method on a Client Wireless Component includes the steps of receiving location data from a...
7409287 System and method for networking a plurality of nodes  
A system and method for networking a plurality of nodes is disclosed. A network of data devices having data representations of connectivity, network node position, and/or position topologies is...
7409282 Location information sharing method based on wired and wireless internet using location id  
Disclosed is a location information sharing method based on wired and wireless internet using location ID. The location information sharing method is characterized by: inputting the location...
7405746 Image navigation device  
An estimate image is generated from a position and an angle of a camera and the estimate image is stored. A collating unit collates an estimate image with a scenery image, and corrects estimate...
7400974 Method and apparatus for locating position of a GPS device  
A method and apparatus for locating position of a GPS device is described. In one example, a method for provisioning a mobile device with a model for determining a position of the mobile device in...
7400971 Tailgate ajar and security monitoring system  
An embodiment of the present invention is a reconfigurable cargo door/tailgate position indicator assembly adapted to indicate a position of a cargo door/tailgate including a processor configured...
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...
7398155 Car navigation system  
When an elevated road and a usual fly-under road are located in a stacked state, two roads are shown in overlapped lines on a display unit of a car navigation system in a subject vehicle. When the...
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...
7398152 Data-providing service system  
A data-providing service system of the present invention provides a user with data of an apparatus having a navigation function which outputs current position information. The data-providing...
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...
7395075 System and method for collecting continuous location updates while minimizing overall network utilization  
A wireless device and method for providing location updates to a wireless network includes determining a current location of the wireless device, comparing the current location to a second location...
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,...
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...
7392131 Method for supplying a program-aided information system with specific positional information  
Disclosed is a method for supplying a program-aided information system with specific location information, in which the information system provides at least one selection of certain...
7392130 System and method for determining traffic conditions  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for determining traffic conditions using wireless devices. A number of signals from the vehicles traveling in selected routes are received by...
7389181 Apparatus and method for producing video drive-by data corresponding to a geographic location  
A system and method of providing video drive-by data is provided to enable a street level view of a neighborhood surrounding a selected geographic location. The system includes a video and data...
7389180 Electronic tracking and ranging system  
An electronic tracked and ranging system is disclosed. Electronic tracking and ranging system applies interferometer principles to determine ranging distance from a monitor unit 10 to a tracked...
7389179 Real-time navigation system for mobile environment  
A system and method for providing navigational information to a user connected in real-time, such as through a wireless telephone, PDA, or other device. The system provides navigational information...
7388519 Displaying points of interest with qualitative information  
A method is disclosed for associating and displaying qualitative information with points of interest in a graphical map. In one embodiment, a method comprises the computer-implemented steps of...
7383107 Computer-controlled power wheelchair navigation system  
A wheelchair navigation system for a motorized wheelchair includes dual cameras, proximity sensors, microphones, and rotation sensors for the wheels. Small markers are placed on the walls of a...
7383052 System and method for using location information to execute an action  
A system and method is provided for using location information associated with wireless devices. The system includes a wireless device, a location system, and a feature server. The wireless device...
7379743 Providing navigation services based on subscriber input location information stored in a telecommunication network  
A node in the telecommunication network supports location and direction services that are especially suited for wireless subscribers. Location coordinates such as determined by the global...
7376640 Method and system for searching an information retrieval system according to user-specified location information  
A method and system for searching an information retrieval system for items of interest that are in proximity to geographical locations provided by the user. The information retrieval system can...
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...
7373247 Method and apparatus for updating map data, and computer-readable medium storing program for executing the method  
A method and an apparatus for easily updating map data in real time, using a device employing map data or a navigation system, through a transport protocol expert group (TPEG) service, and a...
7373245 System and method for networking a plurality of nodes  
A system and method for networking a plurality of nodes is disclosed. A network of data devices having data representations of connectivity, network node position, and/or position topologies is...
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...
7369938 Navigation system having means for determining a route with optimized consumption  
A navigation system of a motor vehicle has an input unit, a position-determining unit, a central processor unit (CPU) for calculating a route between a first and a second location by reference to...
7369599 Method and apparatus for reducing code phase search space  
A GPS communication system including a server and a client, each including a GPS receiver, for reducing the code phase search space of the GPS receiver of the client. The communication system...
7365512 System for directing moving object  
A moving-object directing system for directing a moving object to a target location includes: a moving-object directing unit and a moving object. The moving-object directing unit includes: a...
7363149 Autonomous in-vehicle navigation system and diagnostic system  
A method and system for a wireless interface to the electronics of an automotive vehicle for a remote application in the vehicle or within communication range of the vehicle. The remote application...
7363043 Passive GSM-based self-locating device  
A self locating device that uses GSM signals associated with GSM digital telephone base stations to determine its current location. The device uses GSM common channel signals to determine observed...
7362883 Lane marker recognition method  
A lane marker recognition method comprises the steps of inputting an image including a lane marker, extracting luminance change points in the image, and estimating the position of the lane marker...
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