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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...
7397424 System and method for enabling continuous geographic location estimation for wireless computing devices  
System and method for enabling a wireless computing device to continuously determine its position includes a wireless computing device and a wireless positioning system substantially collocated...
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...
7398151 Wearable electronic device  
A wearable electronic device ( 10 ) is disclosed comprising a location determining component ( 12 ) enclosed by an elongated housing ( 14 ) and a strap ( 16 ) operable to secure the housing to a...
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,...
7386396 System and method for situational location proactive search  
Situational location dependent information is transmitted from a server data processing system to a receiving data processing system. The server data processing system communicates with the...
7386394 Navigation and inspection system  
A method of detecting a changed condition within a geographical space from a moving vehicle. Images of that geographic space are memorialized in conjunction with GPS coordinates together with its...
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...
7376509 Travel time calculating method and traffic information display method for a navigation device  
The navigation device of the present invention has a storage device which stores map data including link data of respective links constituting roads on a map, and statistical data including travel...
7373152 Radio signal strength mapping through a telematics system  
The invention provides a method of and system for determining a radio-frequency signal strength at a mobile vehicle. A signal strength measurement request is received from a call center for a...
7372400 Methods and apparatus for a navigation system with reduced susceptibility to interference and jamming  
A navigation system provides a significant level of protection against all forms of interference or jamming to GPS in a cost-effective way. The system employs a network of ground reference stations...
7373249 Automatic mirror stabilization  
A system and a method are disclosed for automatically controlling the position of a mirror to stabilize the view in the mirror in spite of changes in viewing position. Initially, a mirror position...
7373250 AGPS module time synchronization method and device using system time information in mobile terminal  
An Assisted Global Positioning System (AGPS) module time synchronization method and device using system time information in a mobile terminal that perform time synchronization using system frame...
7366609 Navigation device with control feature limiting access to non-navigation application  
A portable navigation device is provided that includes a receiver configured to receive signals from GPS satellites. The device includes memory that stores a non-navigation application and...
7366611 System and method for detecting interference in global positioning satellite signals  
A system and method are provided for detecting local interference in GPS signals. A GPS receiver is capable of determining its GPS coordinates. A memory is capable of storing an initial location of...
7366610 Downloading map segment(s) to a cell phone based upon its GPS coordinates and mobility  
A wireless terminal displays its location and navigation information (map segment) on its display. The wireless terminal accesses a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver of the wireless terminal...
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...
7362221 Touchscreen device for controlling a security system  
The present invention is a hand held portable remote such as a key fob that allows a user to interact with the security system using a flat panel touch-pad. The touch-pad input allows a user to...
7360623 Motor mount assembly for controlling a mobile machine  
Embodiments of the present invention recite a motor assembly comprising a lower motor mount and an upper motor mount. The lower motor mount is mechanically coupled with a steering column of a...
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...
7362278 GPS-equipped meter  
A versatile GPS-equipped meter includes a GPS antenna and a GPS processing circuit in an existing meter unit. Posture adjusting members are provided that have different shapes according to an...
7359703 Adaptive communications system and method  
System and method for the adaptive control of VHF communications in aircraft. In one embodiment, the invention includes an adaptive communications system for an aircraft having a communications...
7356392 System and method for evaluating vehicle and operator performance  
The present invention relates to the field of safety management of one or more vehicles, and more particularly, to a system and method for analyzing information relating to a vehicle's performance...
7355513 Ultra-reliable personnel position locating system  
A survivor locator system allows for the detection of the location for a person who is lost and requires recovery and extraction from their current environment. By using a phase matched antenna...
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...
7353139 Portable apparatus with performance monitoring and audio entertainment features  
A portable apparatus ( 10 ) providing both substantially automated performance monitoring and audio entertainment features. In a preferred embodiment the apparatus ( 10 ) broadly comprises a...
7349705 Wireless remote location system and method  
A wireless subscriber unit for a tracking and locating system and method is disclosed. The locating system provides positional information of remote locator devices in the form of images viewable...
7349759 Area coverage with an autonomous robot  
A robotic system for systematically moving about an area to be covered. The system includes at least one boundary marker ( 48 ) located along the outer edge of the area to be covered, a robot ( 40...
7345628 Location dependent display of information for GPS devices  
An invention for providing information to a GPS device by selecting location-specific information stored on a memory medium incorporated in the GPS device, or received by the GPS device from...
7342483 Method for contacting stolen vehicles  
A method and system for locating a stolen vehicle includes the steps of receiving at least one stolen vehicle input associated with the stolen vehicle at a call center and assigning a first ping...
7340212 Method and system for delivery of location-specific data using digital satellite broadcast  
A method and system for location-specific delivery of digital satellite broadcast data comprising determining a current service location, selecting a satellite radio band based on the...
7340260 System and method for tracking the location of multiple mobile radio transceiver units  
An object locating system ( 100 ), the system ( 100 ) comprising at least first and second mobile devices ( 120, 130 ) associated by a relationship defined at least in part by a threshold. The at...
7340343 RTK positioning system and positioning method therefor  
The locations of pseudolites and the location of a stationary reference station are previously known by a user processing unit, and codes and carrier phase of signals transmitted from the...
7337063 Method and system for using database and GPS data to linearize VOR and ILS navigation data  
A method and system for determining a deviation of a vehicle from a desired course are described. The method includes receiving bearing signals from a transmitter, accessing a database, on the...
7337055 Adaptive cruise control system for automotive vehicle  
An adaptive control system for an automotive vehicle, which warns of a driver and/or reduces the vehicle speed in consideration of a future trajectory. Receiving from a navigation system node...
7336227 Portable position determining device  
A position determining device is disclosed comprising a satellite navigation receiver for automatically providing computed position information, when the device has changed its position relative to...
7337062 Walker navigation device and program  
A pedestrian navigation device ( 10 A) of this invention comprises a position information reception portion ( 12 ), which obtains current position information from a GPS ( 20 ); a position...
7337061 Location monitoring and transmitting device, method, and computer program product using a simplex satellite transmitter  
A device, method, and computer program product for monitoring and transmitting a location and a local status of a remote device using a simplex satellite transmitter. The monitoring device includes...
7330789 Apparatus and method for providing a telematics service having and AGPS function  
An apparatus for providing a telematics service including an AGPS function. An initial position measuring time of a telematics system is shortened due to the AGPS function of the telematics...
7327258 System for, and method of, monitoring the movements of mobile items  
A system monitors parameters (e.g., speed, position, threshold boundaries) of mobile items attached to beacons and produces signals indicating these parameters. The system also monitors non-mobile...
7328103 Navigation system for a vehicle  
An interior rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having a reflective element. An information display is at the interior rearview mirror assembly and...
7321342 Image display system  
An image display system includes at least one display panel, a memory circuit, and a position sensing subsystem. The memory circuit stores image information, associated with positions within a...
7321776 Estimating GPS time at cellular terminals based on timing of information from base stations and satellites  
A mobile terminal generates an estimate of GPS time. The mobile terminal includes a cellular receiver, a GPS receiver, and a processor. The cellular receiver is configured to receive communication...
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...
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...
7317975 Vehicle telematics system  
Disclosed is a system providing tracking and wireless communications for remote diagnostics of a vehicle which transmits data communicated over a vehicle system's CAN bus to a remote location,...
7317910 Providing location information  
In a method in association with a communication system a request for a connection is signaled between a user equipment and another party. The requested connection is then analyzed. Subsequent to...
7317986 Method of map version management for a car navigation system  
According to a car navigation system and a map version management method thereof, a version management method for a server having maps of different versions and a car navigation apparatus is...
7313476 Method and system for controlling a valuable movable item  
One embodiment in accordance with the invention can include a controller that can be coupled with a position determining component, and a motion detecting component. In one embodiment, the motion...
7313477 Vehicle dash-mounted navigation device  
A GPS system ( 10 ) which may be mounted on a dashboard ( 12 ) of any vehicle ( 14 ) after the vehicle has been manufactured yet appears to be integral with the dashboard. The GPS system ( 10 )...