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7620493 |
System, method and apparatus for providing navigational assistance
The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus to assist a user navigate from a current location to a second location within an environment by determining a distance traveled by the...
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7616129 |
In-vehicle conditional multi-media center
A system for controlling the operation of an in-vehicle multi-media system based on identifying operating conditions for the vehicle. Various operational rules can be applied to the multi-media...
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7613563 |
Navigation service
A group of two or more vehicles ( 21, 22, 23 ), each vehicle ( 21, 22, 23 ) comprising a communication unit ( 210, 220, 230 ) coupled with a navigation unit ( 211, 221, 231 ), wherein one vehicle...
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7613544 |
Mobile robot, and system and method for autonomous navigation of the same
Disclosed herein is a mobile robot, and system and method for autonomous navigation of the same. The mobile robot includes a communications module for transmitting a light source control signal to...
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7613468 |
Method and a system for communicating information to a land surveying rover located in an area without cellular coverage
Embodiments of the present invention pertain to methods and systems for communicating information to a roving positioning device. In one embodiment, a cellular communication device, a non-cellular...
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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...
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7610146 |
Vehicle position determining system and method
Vehicle positioning system and method for enabling a vehicle to determine its position while traveling on a road in which an identity of at least one marker is determined as the vehicle passes each...
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7606687 |
Proximity search methods using tiles to represent geographical zones
A proximity search engine for carrying out a proximity search with respect to a reference location uses as a reference frame the earth divided into tiles, which are predefined geographic regions of...
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7606663 |
Navigation device and method for exchanging data between resident applications
Navigation software is integrated with other kinds of software running on the same device so that capabilities of the navigation software can be made available from within the other applications....
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7606662 |
Traffic navigation system
A vehicle navigation system is provided with a destination input section, a travel route information section, a historical data input section and an expected travel time reporting section. The...
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7606582 |
System and method for populating a geo-coding database
A method is disclosed of populating a geo-coded database. A polygon is received for defining a first geographic region. At least one group of at least two points is determined corresponding to the...
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7606579 |
Auto mapping through location based triggers
An automated map generator that can be used for creating new maps for uncharted areas, augmenting uncompleted maps, or creating maps for areas that are changing dynamically. One or more mobile...
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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...
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7606416 |
Landmark detection apparatus and method for intelligent system
A landmark detection apparatus and method, the apparatus including a first detection unit that generates N first sample blocks in a first sampling region using a first weighted sampling method...
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7603232 |
Vehicle position tracking system via satellite and method thereof
A vehicle position information transmitter via satellite, a method thereof, a vehicle position tracking system using the same and a method thereof are provided. The transmitter transmits vehicle...
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7599795 |
Mobile location aware search engine and method of providing content for same
A method includes identifying a geographic position of a wireless device. Data input by a user while the user is located at the geographic position of the wireless device is received. The data is...
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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...
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7599789 |
Beacon-augmented pose estimation
A beacon-augmented pose estimation system includes positionable beacons that can determine their own 3-D geospatial coordinates and transmit those coordinates back to the pose object. An imaging...
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7594038 |
Method and system for remotely configuring mobile telemetry devices
An approach is provided for configuring telemetry devices over a wireless network is disclosed. A client (e.g., web browser application) communicates with a fleet and asset management system to...
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7593812 |
Technique for effective navigation based on user preferences
A navigation device utilizes stored user profiles to navigate a user who may be driving in a vehicle on foot, or in other mode of transportation. Each user profile corresponds to one of the user's...
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7593809 |
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...
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7586438 |
Navigation with satellite communications
A Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) satellite is used for broadcasting differential navigation corrections. Using LEO satellites, the “footprint” of the beam is much smaller than for geosynchronous...
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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...
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7577524 |
Method and system for data detection in a global positioning system satellite receiver
A data detection circuit within a global positioning system (GPS) satellite receiver operates to detect and decode data sent in a spread spectrum signal. The data detection circuit receives input...
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7577522 |
Spatially associated personal reminder system and method
Spatially associated reminder systems and methods enable users to create reminders and associate those reminders with entering/exiting particular trigger areas. A user's portable computing device...
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7577520 |
Method for updating map data used in on-vehicle navigation apparatus, map data update system, authentication key generation apparatus and navigation apparatus
In a map data update method for updating map data used in an on-vehicle navigation apparatus by installing update map data, an authentication key is generated based upon an apparatus-inherent ID...
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7577519 |
Methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing a locator service
Methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing a locator service are provided. The method includes receiving, at a computer system, object identification information and location...
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7577514 |
Running time estimation apparatus, running data relay apparatus, and running time estimation system
A running time estimation system according to the present invention is provided with a receiver for receiving running data including a plurality of time and position data having a predetermined...
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7577502 |
Proximity detection and communication mechanism and method
A vital proximity detection mechanism and method for reliably determining and communicating the position of a railroad switch point relative to a normal fixed track and a reverse fixed track,...
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7576679 |
Radar detector with position and velocity sensitive functions
A GPS enabled radar detector dynamically handles radar sources based upon previously stored geographically referenced information on such sources and data from the GPS receiver. The detector...
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7574661 |
Application program prediction method and mobile terminal
A mobile terminal that appropriately predicts an application that a user is likely to use that includes: an input device that selects and executes any of two or more applications; a GPS reception...
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7565240 |
Navigation device, method, and program
In a navigation device, a destination waypoint is set by a user through an input section ( 13 ), and, when guidance to the destination waypoint is started, a control section ( 11 ) stores...
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7561968 |
Scale factor calibration and compensation for angular position resolver
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a resolver system has at least one resolver and at least one amplifier in electrical communication with each resolver. A reference circuit...
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7561962 |
Abridged map generating apparatus, on-vehicle information terminal, abridged map distribution system and abridged map generating method
This abridged map generating apparatus includes a route searching unit that searches for a plurality of routes from a departure point to a destination which has been set, an abridged map generation...
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7561961 |
Vehicle position estimating apparatus and vehicle position estimating method
A vehicle position estimating apparatus for estimating a vehicle position on the basis of a vehicle position (GPS position) calculated from a signal received from a GPS satellite includes a travel...
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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...
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7557753 |
Spacecraft hardware tracker
A GPS tracker is disposed on launch hardware that separates from a spacecraft launch vehicle during ascent to orbit with the launch hardware having a suborbital trajectory from launch to impact...
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7557736 |
Handheld virtual overlay system
A handheld virtual overlay system (HVOS) device is presented that includes a global positioning system (GPS) receiver for detecting a global position of the HVOS device; a compass/tilt sensor for...
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7555384 |
Mobile object position detecting apparatus
A control unit 10 detects the presence/absence of receiving position information based on the position data provided from a GPS receiver 14 . While the GPS receiver 14 is supplying no position...
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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...
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RE40801 |
GPS airborne target geolocating method
A geolocation method is applied for accurate targeting of a target using an airborne beacon as a pseudo star generated by a high altitude vehicle, and using optical sensors by a low altitude...
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7548804 |
Emulation to provide multiple applications in mobile equipment
To reduce the number of processors and/or displays in mobile equipment, an operating system is emulated in one example. A primary operating system runs on a processor or uses a particular display....
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7546395 |
Navagation processing between a tracker hardware device and a computer host based on a satellite positioning solution system
Methods and systems consistent with the present invention provide a host based positioning system. The host based positioning system includes a tracker hardware interface that connects to a...
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7546182 |
Inter vehicular ad hoc routing protocol and communication system
A routing protocol and inter-vehicle communication system adapted for use with a traveling host vehicle, and at least one traveling remote vehicle, includes a locator sub-system configured to...
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7545261 |
Passive method and apparatus for alerting a driver of a vehicle of a potential collision condition
The present invention discloses a vehicular collision alert system ( 100 ) which receives signals ( 104 ) from devices ( 102 ) commonly associated with vehicular use. The direction ( 308 ) of the...
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7542845 |
Information navigation interface
The information navigation interface facilitates receiving an indication of a discrete physical contact event with a user input device. The contact event is associated with a user request for...
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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...
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7539573 |
Enhanced positional accuracy in geocoding by dynamic interpolation
A method and apparatus that improves the positional accuracy of a geocoded point in comparison to traditional goecoding methods and geocoders. The method and apparatus utilize ground truth data...
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7539572 |
Image display
An image display whereby one can extremely easily know the current position of one's own vehicle and also grasp the actual situation around the current position of the vehicle, and with which the...
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7539563 |
System and method for identifying objects in a space
A system and method for identifying objects existing in a space. The system includes a mobile robot obtaining object identification information of each object in the space and transmitting the...
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