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7640090 Active headrest of a vehicle that rotates horizontally and moves laterally based on angle and direction of inertia force caused by rear-impact  
A headrest control apparatus includes: a headrest moving mechanism that supports a headrest in such a manner that at least one of a rotation of the headrest about an axis of the headrest, which...
7636479 Method and apparatus for controlling classification and classification switching in a vision system  
A system for classifying image data includes a vision system ( 58 ) for continuously imaging an area ( 42 ) of interest and providing an image signals. A classifier ( 84 ) determines an image class...
7615944 Control system for window lifters of a motor vehicle  
A control system for a first window lifter adjusts a first window pane of a motor vehicle having a first drive, and for a second window lifter for adjusting a second window pane of the motor...
7617030 Display system, in-vehicle display system, operation control system, and operator specification method  
A seat sensor is arranged for each of a plurality of seats. A pulse-signal supplying unit supplies a pulse signal with a different timing to the seat sensor. An operator identifying unit detects,...
7617034 Control apparatus for opening/closing body  
A control unit controls a sliding door that opens and closes an opening in a vehicle body by moving with respect to the vehicle body. The control unit includes a drive motor that switches between a...
7612650 Remote control system and method  
Each of a portable device and an in-vehicle unit is provided with respective GPS receivers to determine a portable device position and a vehicle position. The portable device transmits a response...
7612515 Method and device for identifying pinching situations in displacing drives in motor vehicles  
Disclosed is a method for identifying pinching situations in a motor-driven displacing device. During a displacing process along an actuating direction, values (W(n) to (W(n−m)) of a quantity ( 1...
7590479 Remote login of a personal computer  
A system for remotely logging into a personal computer includes a controller coupled to the personal computer and a remote control device. The controller memorizes a login password for the personal...
7584031 Method for driving head light of vehicles  
A method for detecting errors in driving device of head light of vehicles utilizes a microprocessor control unit of a main circuit to detect the position of the driving shaft by checking the change...
7579938 Vehicular control system  
After a door of a vehicle is locked, a touch switch and a lock switch is disabled for a predetermined time period. A predetermined operation of a holder of a handheld unit to a door handle during...
7571042 Navigation system for a vehicle  
A navigation system for a vehicle includes a control and a global positioning system. The control may receive a user input and may download directional information from an external service provider...
7571041 Automatic control of automotive rearview mirror  
A side rearview mirror control system for a vehicle that automatically changes a rear viewing angle of a side rearview mirror. The control system receives various vehicle inputs to determine if and...
7567864 Method for controlling a vehicle's lighting functionality  
A method for controlling a vehicle's lighting functionality is disclosed herein. The method may include realizing a preferred vehicle lighting configuration and transmitting a signal to the vehicle...
7561950 Method of determining and predicting entertainment selections for telematics units  
A method for providing entertainment in a vehicle, including monitoring entertainment selections at a telematics unit, determining at least one user entertainment selection profile based on the...
7555380 Non-contact seat position system  
A non-contact seat position system is provided. The system includes a lower seat track, an upper seat track, a target and a sensor. The upper seat track is positionably connected to the lower seat...
7552000 Cockpit of an automotive vehicle with a steering wheel and an adjustable seat  
A passenger compartment (cockpit) of an automotive vehicle is equipped for the driver with a steering wheel ( 20 ), with an underbody ( 24 ), and with a seat ( 26 ). The seat ( 26 ) comprises an...
7552001 Irradiation direction controller and leveling angle setting method of vehicle lamp  
A leveling controller (ECU) calculates a pitch angle based on a vehicle height value of a vehicle and controls an irradiation direction of a vehicle lamp. The leveling controller includes a vehicle...
7551995 Door and ramp interface system  
An access system for a vehicle includes a gateway module that connects to the vehicle data bus, and an interface system coupled to the gateway module via a gateway bus. The interface system is also...
7548809 Apparatus for controlling and sensing moisture on a movable closure member, more particularly an electrically powered automotive window pane  
An apparatus for controlling and sensing a closure member ( 20 ) movable between an open position and a closed position, more particularly an electrically powered window pane ( 20 ) of a motor...
7542826 Control apparatus for automobile  
In a control apparatus for an automobile with a microcomputer, the control software stores the type of the terminal pin allocated to each control function in the fixed storage section, in a...
7536256 Agenda replicator system and method for travelers  
In automotive GPS navigation systems, a traveler's agenda with multiple desired destinations can be entered in a largely automatic fashion by downloading an agenda table created using the agenda...
7535344 Technique for operating a vehicle effectively and safely  
A control system is employed in a vehicle to assist a user to operate the vehicle effectively and safely. In accordance with the invention, the system provides driving assistance to the user by...
7532964 Driver seat system and awakening device  
There are provided a monitor for monitoring a human condition of a driver, and an awakening device for awakening a driver, which starts operation when received a predictive signal for fall-asleep...
7526370 Alternative input control method and device  
An electronic control unit determines whether a level of a battery supply voltage is low, and whether a feedback system of a door lock control device is in an abnormal state. If the level of the...
7516811 Vehicle accessory pedal and method  
The present invention includes a foot-operated accessory pedal located on the floor area of a vehicle interior. The accessory pedal is depressible to activate one of a plurality of vehicle...
7516002 Rain sensor for detecting rain or other material on window of a vehicle or on other surface  
A system and/or method for sensing the presence of moisture (e.g., rain) and/or other material(s) on a window such as a vehicle window (e.g., vehicle windshield or backlite). In certain example...
7512470 Cockpit of an automotive vehicle with a steering wheel and an adjustable seat  
A driver's compartment of an automotive vehicle including a steering wheel, an underbody, a seat, the seat having an underframe connected to the underbody, a seat pan carried by the underframe, a...
7496439 Multifunction exterior display for a vehicle mirror  
A display unit carried in an exterior rearview mirror assembly having a generic display matrix displaying numbers, text and indicia interchangeably. A vehicle status sensor in communication with...
7483772 System for remotely operating vehicle functions  
A method for remotely operating vehicle functions including receiving at least one wireless key fob signal at a kiosk system, receiving a vehicle function request at the kiosk system, and sending...
7477977 Power window device  
A power window device for use in a vehicle for raising and lowering each window glass. The power window device includes a drive unit for each door operable for raising and lowering the associated...
7477976 Automatic optical axis direction adjusting apparatus for vehicles  
A vehicle headlight apparatus receives road data from a navigation system. The apparatus has a first and a second swivel devices for adjusting an optical axis directions of a main light and a...
7474199 In-vehicle device remote control system  
An in-vehicle device remote control system includes a vehicle-side device, a main mobile device that returns a first response signal in response to a request signal transmitted from the...
7474200 Vehicle device control system, vehicle-side unit and portable device  
On condition that a holder of a portable device has manipulated an ignition switch, a main control ECU discriminates the open/closed state of a luggage compartment door. When the luggage...
7474957 Driving assistance system  
A driving assistance system able to suitably inform a user of the occurrence of congestion or an accident or other situation which may obstruct the advance of one's own vehicle and accordingly able...
7471832 Method and apparatus for arbitrating outputs from multiple pattern recognition classifiers  
A system ( 400 ) for classifying an input image into one of a plurality of output classes includes a plurality of pattern recognition classifiers ( 420, 422, 424 ). Each of the plurality of pattern...
7472009 Method and apparatus for monitoring a load condition of a dragline  
A dragline includes a boom, a bucket, a hoist rope from which the bucket is suspended from the boom, and a drag rope for dragging the bucket. Data is produced on the alignment, with respect to a...
7469175 Arrangement and method for calculating the chassis height at a vehicle  
Method and device for calculating chassis height of a vehicle that has at least three air-suspended wheel axles ( 2, 3, 4 ). The device includes a control unit and two level sensors ( 9, 10 ). The...
7447581 Procedure for controlling the light width of a motor vehicle  
In a method for traffic dependent light width adjustment of light width for headlights in a motor vehicle, at least two image capturing units are provided whose pictures are forwarded to a control...
7440828 Operation checking method for adaptive front lighting system  
An operation checking method for an adaptive front lighting system (AFS), which is applicable to on-line automobile inspections involves an operation checking program prepared to activate the AFS...
7437229 Driving position adjusting device for automotive vehicle  
The pedal adjusting devises and the floor adjusting device control pedals and the movable floor respectively according to the driver's body size detected, with first adjusting characteristic such...
7437228 Automatic adjusting apparatus for adjustable equipments  
An automatic adjusting apparatus for coordinately adjusting positions of adjustable equipments of an automobile comprises a first switch manually operated to adjust a first position of one of the...
7429120 Headlight swivel control apparatus  
The headlight swivel control apparatus includes a first function of obtaining road map data, current position information of a vehicle, and width-direction-position information for determining a...
7430467 Regulating method for a motor vehicle seat  
A regulating method is provided for a motor vehicle seat. According to the method, the ideal seat position data associated with a vehicle user is recorded in a seat data memory. The respective...
7425085 Vehicle headlight apparatus  
A vehicle headlight apparatus includes a headlight and an actuator. The actuator horizontally changes a lighting direction of the headlight. The vehicle headlight apparatus drives the actuator such...
7417396 Manual operation device for automotive vehicle  
A manual operation device for controlling an instrument mounted on an automotive vehicle includes: an operating portion to be operated manually; an actuator for applying a force to the operating...
7415338 Apparatus for controlling auxiliary equipment of vehicle  
An apparatus for controlling operation of auxiliary equipment of a vehicle by receiving an output of a surroundings detection sensor for detecting the surrounding of the vehicle and an output of...
7415339 Vehicle accessory adjusting system and method of adjusting vehicle accessory  
A vehicle accessory adjusting system that adjusts a variety of on-vehicle accessories of a vehicle to suit a driver or a passenger according to personal data stored in an IC card or other portable...
7412307 Refuse vehicle control system and method  
A refuse vehicle is disclosed that includes a control system which comprises a plurality of microprocessor based interface modules, a communication network, and at least one output device. The...
7406377 Vehicle-use automatic opening/closing device  
When a slide door stops at an intermediate position over a protection action time start time (Tβ), an electric motor is operated in closing direction in low driving force mode. When the move speed...
7404584 Seat apparatus for vehicles  
Disclosed is a seat apparatus for a vehicle, which has the functions of supporting a seat main body being placed on a floor and behind pedals in the vehicle in such a way that the seat main body is...
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