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6782313 Diagnostic test device for motor vehicle with programmable control devices  
A diagnostic tester for motor vehicles is described, and programmable control units having self-diagnostic means are provided for in the motor vehicle that, in program-controlled fashion, control,...
6778903 Method and system for exchanging routing data between end users  
A method and system that provides end users with the ability to exchange routing data. A route recorder application on a first computing system provides a first end user with the ability to define...
6775602 Method and system for vehicle emissions testing through on-board diagnostics unit inspection  
A decentralized method and system for vehicle emissions testing preferably uses the OBD unit of the vehicle to be tested. A preferred implementation of the method and system includes a remote...
6768935 Vehicle diagnostic record mapping  
A method for vehicle diagnostic record mapping comprising receiving a vehicle service record. A target record is created in response to receiving the vehicle service record. The target record...
6768966 Method for storing odometer data  
A method for storing odometer reading data in a vehicle having control units which are connected via a data bus. The odometer reading data, which is determined at a particular time by an odometer,...
6768940 Engine testing system using torque controller designed by &mgr -synthesis method  
An engine testing system has a torque control system which controls at least one of an axial torque and an engine load torque. The torque control system comprises a mechanical transfer function...
6766232 Method for recognition of faults on a motor vehicle  
A method for the detection of errors in a motor vehicle, performance characteristics and information for characterizing the performance characteristics being recorded in a motor vehicle over a...
6760651 Method of monitoring the service life of a ceramic brake disk  
A method of monitoring the service life of a ceramic brake disk, in which the load of the brake disk is computed by way of the actual sensed braking and driving dynamic characteristics and is...
6757600 Control device for a networkable device  
A control device for a device that can be networked, in particular for a water or air heating device, operated with liquid fuel, of a motor vehicle, in the form of a supplementary heater or an...
6754564 Integrated vehicle information system  
An integrated vehicle information system ( 10 ) which utilizes a vehicle identification number ( 12 ) having segments of vehicle identification number make ( 12 A), vehicle identification number...
6751545 Aircraft taxi planning system and method  
A taxi planning system for aircraft provides an intuitive user interface for entering and selecting taxi plans quickly and easily. The system includes predefined reduced selection menus that prompt...
6748322 Speed monitoring device for motor vehicles  
A system for monitoring the speed and location of a vehicle over a given area by using a global positioning system and comparing the position fix and speed against a computerized map for the area...
6747552 Apparatus and method for testing an antilock brake system  
A device and method for determining the status of an anti-lock brake system in a tractor-trailer configuration. The device includes a connector that can be connected to the trailer or tractor...
6748303 Variable exception reporting  
A method of analyzing train operational data recorded during each run of a train and transferred to a processing station. Operational and informational parameters are derived from the recorded...
6748305 Method and device for storing data in a vehicle and for evaluating said stored data  
A device and a method for storing and/or analyzing data in a memory in a motor vehicle is described, the data being transmitted in the vehicle over a data bus to which are or can be connected...
6745151 Remote diagnostics and prognostics methods for complex systems  
A diagnostic/prognostic system monitors performance of a vehicle or other apparatus wherein the vehicle has a plurality of operational components. Each operational component has a predetermined...
6745010 Wireless, frequency-agile spread spectrum ground link-based aircraft data communication system with wireless unit in communication therewith  
A system and method provides a retrievable record of the flight performance of the aircraft and includes a ground data link unit that obtains flight performance data representative of aircraft...
6745153 Data collection and manipulation apparatus and method  
A vehicle maintenance system predicts potential failure of a component or system using statistical data and methods. The maintenance system preferably includes a communications apparatus for...
6735505 Aircraft flight and voice data recorder system and method  
An onboard portion of the system is located on an aircraft for monitoring a plurality of flight parameters and detecting a predetermined exceedence indicative of a potential problem. With regard to...
6725137 Method and apparatus using historical data to associate deferral procedures and fault models  
A method of associating deferral procedures to a fault model for complex systems based on historical data, the method including the steps of: analyzing historical data for deferral information to...
6721558 Method and apparatus for determining the configuration of hardware installed on remote equipment  
A technique is disclosed for automatically determining system configuration information, including the type and version of hardware installed on remote equipment. A modified central control station...
6721640 Event based aircraft image and data recording system  
An apparatus and method for recording image data of flight parameters and events includes a reconfigurable set of instructions for determining when such data will be retained in flight recorder...
6718235 Route control system  
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...
6718239 Vehicle event data recorder including validation of output  
An event recorder ( 10 ) mounted in a vehicle ( 20 ) includes sensors, including image sensor ( 60 ), sound sensor ( 90 ), location sensor ( 95 ), and vehicle performance sensors, and a capture...
6711496 System and method of monitoring cargo container mobility and efficiency  
A system and method of monitoring cargo container mobility and efficiency for facilitating post-transit analysis of cargo shipments. The system and method of monitoring cargo container mobility and...
6707391 Supplemental automotive traffic safety apparatus and method  
An apparatus and method for supplementing automotive safety includes a transmitter associated with the traffic safety concerns or conditions such as traffic signals, traffic barricades, or...
6708086 Vehicle computer  
A vehicle computer system that integrates a diverse array of electronic systems and services into a single, user-friendly system that allows a user to shop, order and purchase items, pay for tolls,...
6701234 Portable motion recording device for motor vehicles  
A system and method are disclosed for monitoring motor vehicle movement parameters, such as speed, location and acceleration, for assessing the driving habits of inexperienced drivers and rewarding...
6697763 Measurement module and system for monitoring the status of armored vehicle electronic components  
A testing apparatus and method consisting of multiple measurement modules having one or more circuit assembly boards, two data/power connectors, and a target connector. Signal data is accessed from...
6694483 System for backing up vehicle use data locally on a construction vehicle  
A data management device of a construction machine comprises a computing function for computing service meter time, a nonvolatile storage function for storing the computed data, and a transmission...
6694235 Vehicular relay device, in-vehicle communication system, failure diagnostic system, vehicle management device, server device and detection and diagnostic program  
A gateway ECU identifies a requested ECU from a plurality of ECUs through a LAN based on an access request of an external device for requesting access to the requested ECU and determines whether...
6690260 Driver authentication apparatus and method for identifying automatically-extracted driver's operation feature data with already-registered feature data  
A driver authentication apparatus and method permits a vehicle driver to be identified using a simpler method without using an ID card or the like, and without performing any special operation. The...
6691007 Vehicle condition monitoring system  
The present invention is a system and method for monitoring conditions of a vehicle and generating a maintenance plan according to the monitored conditions. The system includes one or more sensors...
6684137 Traffic accident recording system  
A traffic accident recording system, wherein a recording unit is provided along a road, comprising a TV camera for continously obtaining visual images of a certain section of the road and a storage...
6676841 Water-in-fuel abuse detection  
A water-in-fuel abuse detection system provides a way to determine if a vehicle operator has ignored a conventional water-in-fuel indicator light and continued to operate the vehicle beyond a...
6678631 Vehicle attitude angle estimator and method  
An attitude angle estimator and method of estimating attitude angle of a vehicle having an angular attitude rate sensor sensing angular attitude rate of a vehicle, a vertical accelerometer sensing...
6658327 Method and device for controlling a vehicle  
A method and a device for controlling a vehicle, where an actuation variable of an operating control element operable by the driver is measured and converted into a controlled variable, using a...
6654680 CPU diagnosing device and method  
The invention provides a CPU diagnosing device and method comprising an arithmetic processing section provided with a plurality of processing states, a exercise setting section for setting...
6650978 Method and apparatus for preserving calibration data in a vehicle seat occupant detection system  
Dedicated memory locations for vehicle identification data and seat calibration data are provided in a first rewritable, non-volatile memory within an occupant detection system module and a second...
6643569 Method and system for detecting a failure or performance degradation in a dynamic system such as a flight vehicle  
A method and system for detecting a failure or performance degradation in a dynamic system having sensors for measuring state variables and providing corresponding output signals in response to one...
6643801 Method and system for estimating time of occurrence of machine-disabling failures  
A method for analyzing fault log data and repair data to estimate time before a machine-disabling failure occurs is provided. The method allows for searching in a database of historical fault log...
6643572 Controller for automobile  
A nonvolatile memory built in a vehicle control computer and storing control software and an auxiliary storage for setting an unerasable region to the nonvolatile memory and updating the control...
6636789 Method and system of remote delivery of engine analysis data  
A vehicle analysis system includes a system analyzer, such as an engine analyzer, having probes that gather data from vehicle parameters such as engine components. The data is converted into...
6636791 Collision record apparatus, collision state estimation method, and record medium  
A collision recording apparatus records times in a memory, when a collision waveform provided accompanying a collision of a mobile unit and a waveform derived from the collision waveform reach...
6628573 Sound apparatus for vehicle  
When some failure has been detected as a result of self diagnosis in first and second sound playback units ( 20, 30 ), a nonvolatile memory ( 48 ) in a control unit ( 40 ) stores device, product,...
6629029 Multi-purpose plug-in monitor for vehicles  
Modem passenger vehicles have many electronic control modules linked by a serial data bus. The control modules provide a large, continuous stream of driving and vehicle parameters which are...
6629030 Method and device for recoding vehicle data  
A method for recording data from parameter values captured using sensors in a vehicle, particularly for the reconstruction of accidents, as well as a memory device and a device for recording such...
6625527 Sensor system with monitoring device  
A sensor system with monitoring device wherein the sensor system includes at least two redundant sensors for gathering a process reference variable or process measured variable of a process, and in...
6622070 Diagnostic device for monitoring a sub-system in a motor vehicle  
The invention relates to an on-board or off-board diagnostic device ( 1 ) enabling a vehicle manufacturer or the like (“clients”) to carry out a client diagnosis (N) or to monitor a motor...
6622083 Portable driver information device  
A system and method for making use of a removable device, such as a PDA, cellphone or similar device, in conjunction with a driver information system. The removable device is brought to a vehicle...