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        <title>Free Patents Online: Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location</title>
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        <description>USPTO Class 701 Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location</description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Street-Level Routing]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0313124.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A system and method for providing a street route to a user. A server communicates with a user and a routing engine. Database includes spherical photographic images, street vectors, and parcel coordinates. User gives start and end addresses and requests a route. Start and end addresses are sent to routing engine which responds with parsed start and end addresses and route therebetween. Exact start and end locations are calculated with reference to street vectors and parcel coordinates in the database. Spherical photographic images corresponding with calculated start and end locations, and display points calculated with reference to maneuver points provided by routing engine, are retrieved. Rectangular images are created corresponding with start and end locations and display points. Graphical navigation aids are superimposed on images. Optionally, advertising is inserted at appropriate points on images. A report is provided to the user.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Graphical Travel System for the Internet]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0313054.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A graphical user interface for a travel system allows the beginning and end points to be selected, and then displays a line indicating the travel, and calculates fares.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Collision determination apparatus for vehicle]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312949.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A collision determination apparatus for a vehicle is disclosed. The collision determination apparatus includes: a chamber member that is arranged in a bumper and has therein a chamber space; a main sensor that senses pressure of the chamber space; a safing sensor that senses the pressure of the chamber space independently of the main sensor; and a vehicle speed sensor that senses a speed of the vehicle. The collision determination apparatus detects an occurrence of a collision between an object and a bumper and determines whether the collision necessitates activation of the protection apparatus based on sensing results of the main sensor, the safing sensor and the vehicle speed sensor.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING POSITION/ATTITUDE INFORMATION TO ENHANCE A VEHICLE GUIDANCE SYSTEM]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312948.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An enhanced vehicle guidance system comprising a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver and a data processor with a memory component and a computing device. The method of enhancing a vehicle's guidance system may comprise calculating the altitude, latitude, and longitude of a GNSS receiver for each of a plurality of positions; calculating the incline angle between adjacent points; and using the calculated incline angles to infer the attitude of the vehicle at any of the plurality of positions. The attitude may be used to calculated an inertial correction factor to compensate for GNSS position inaccuracies induced as a result of the vehicle rolling and pitching on uneven terrain. The altitude, latitude, longitude, and attitude of the plurality of positions may be stored in the memory such that the system may look-up the attitude for a given position without recalculating the attitude and without using an inertial sensor.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ROUTES USING REAL-TIME PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312947.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method and system are provided for providing a transportation route to a user terminal. Travel information is received at a route-generating unit from the user terminal. Public transportation information, including real-time public transportation information, is received at the route-generating unit from a public transportation information unit. One or more transportation routes are determined in accordance with the received travel information and the received public transportation information at the route-generating unit. The one or more transportation routes are transmitted from the route-generating unit to the user terminal.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[TRAVEL HISTORY EDITING DEVICE]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312946.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A travel history editing device in the present invention includes: a position information detecting unit ( 101 ) detecting position information regarding the vehicle; a map information accumulation unit ( 104 ) which accumulates pre-registered position information and name information regarding the position information; an arrival point name providing unit ( 115 ), assuming an engine shut-down position of the vehicle to be detected by the position information detecting unit ( 101 ) as an arrival point, reading out a name of the facility from the map information accumulation unit ( 104 ), and providing the name of the facility for the arrival point in the case where the arrival point corresponds to the position of the facility, and reading out the other kind of name information from the map information accumulation unit ( 104 ), and providing the other kind of name information for the arrival point in the case where the arrival point does not correspond to the position of the facility; an arrival point history accumulation unit ( 116 ) which accumulates an arrival point corresponding to the facility and the name of the facility; a name editing unit ( 117 ) editing the name of the arrival point for which the other kind of name is provided as the name of the facility accumulated in the arrival point history accumulation unit ( 116 ).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[NAVIGATION DEVICE AND METHOD, NAVIGATION PROGRAM, AND STORGAGE MEDIUM]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312945.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A navigation device ( 10 ) having measurement means ( 12 ) for measuring both (i) the position of travel of a mobile body driven by a driver and (ii) travel information as information on traveling conditions; determination means ( 22 ) for determining the degree of danger based on the measured traveling conditions; point processing means ( 22  etc.) for adding/subtracting a point corresponding to the determined degree of danger; providing means ( 19, 20 , etc.) for providing the driver with a message; acquisition means ( 16  etc.) for acquiring accident information; and control means ( 22  etc.) for controlling, based on the acquired accident information, the providing means so that a predetermined message corresponding to the point obtained by addition/subtraction is provided.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method and Device for Supplying Location Information]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312944.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A location information display device comprising, a housing coupled to, a distance measuring mechanism, a visual locator, a tilt angle determination mechanism, a compass, a location determination mechanism, and a display. One device is adapted to display an device location and a user-specified distant location position on an area representation.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[System and Method for Weather Mapping to Road Segments]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312943.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A computer-implemented method for generating a weather index mapped to a road segment for a particular time frame includes receiving weather condition information for a plurality of time periods, parsing the weather condition information to determine weather conditions for a road segment defined by a starting point and an ending point for the plurality of time periods, and generating a plurality of weather indices for the road segment. Each weather index is associated with one of the plurality of time periods and is representative of a predicted traffic impact based on historical information of the received weather conditions for the road segment. The plurality of time periods includes at least one future time period and the weather condition information includes forecasted weather information.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ROUTE EVALUATION SYSTEM]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312942.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A route evaluation system includes a processor, a computer readable memory and a database that stores roadway data pertaining to a route. A first routine is arranged to obtain selected roadway data from the database. A second routine is arranged to determine a route from an origin to a destination based at least in part on the roadway data. A third routine is arranged to compute a set of navigation parameters for the route. A fourth routine is arranged to compare the set of navigation parameters to at least one vehicle maneuverability parameter of a vehicle.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FUEL SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS BY ANALYZING ENGINE CYLINDER PRESSURE SIGNAL AND CRANKSHAFT SPEED SIGNAL]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312941.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method for distinguishing between combustion issues and sensor faults within an engine includes monitoring pressure sensor data from a cylinder within the engine, monitoring engine data describing combustion health from a source other than a pressure sensor, analyzing the pressure sensor data to diagnose an anomalous combustion event, comparing the anomalous combustion event to analysis of the engine data, and indicating a pressure sensor fault warning if the comparison diagnoses a pressure sensor fault.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY TURNING OFF A VEHICLE]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312940.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The present invention relates to a system and method for turning off a vehicle when in an idle state. The system comprises a stationary state detector for detecting a stationary state of the vehicle and a timer for measuring a period during which a stationary state is detected. In addition to this, the system further comprises a presence sensor for sensing the presence of a driver in the vehicle and an engine cutoff for turning off the fuel engine. Moreover, the system comprises a controller for processing an input from the stationary state detector, an input from the timer and an input from the presence sensor. The controller is adapted to activate the engine cutoff when the stationary state is detected for a period of time that is greater than a period threshold and when the presence sensor senses that the driver is present.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ENGINE CONTROL APPARATUS INCLUDING COMPUTING SECTION AND A/D CONVERTING SECTION]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312939.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The engine control apparatus includes a computing section which performs computation for engine control in synchronization with rotation of an engine, and an A/D converter which A/D-converts an analog signal necessary for the computing section to perform the computation, the analog signal being outputted from an external device such as a knock sensor. The computing section and the A/D converter are configured to enable detection of garble in the data transmitted from the A/D converter to the computing section on the side of the computing section without affecting the operation of the A/D converter.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[GAS SENSOR, OXYGEN SENSOR AND AIR-FUEL RATIO CONTROL SYSTEM]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312938.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The invention provides an air-fuel ratio control system in which high precision can be applied to the air-fuel ratio feedback control of an engine by using a gas sensor mainly configured by an oxygen sensor that prevents the deterioration of the holding power of sealing material which enables high density filling with a small compressive load or the deterioration of the sealing material. The gas sensor such as the oxygen sensor is based upon a gas content detecting sensor that includes a gas content detecting element and a holder holding the gas content detecting element and that seals a measuring part of the gas content detecting element in the holder by a sealing part in which the sealing material is compressively filled, and has a characteristic that the sealing material is molded by mixed powder including plural species of forms of particles.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method for controlling and diagnosing a vane-type cam phaser having intermediate position pin locking]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312937.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An improved control and diagnostic algorithm for coordinating the operation and checking reliability of oil control valves for a vane-type camshaft phaser in an internal combustion engine. A first oil control valve governs the rotational position of the phaser rotor within the stator, and a second oil control valve controls the locking and unlocking of a locking pin operable between the rotor and the stator. The algorithm determines when a change is needed in the position of the locking pin, commands the rotor to a predetermined angular position to permit the position change to be carried out, determines whether the commanded change was carried out successfully, and reports instances wherein the commanded locking pin position change was unsuccessful.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Apparatus and Method for Controlling Engine]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312936.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An engine controller capable of reducing torque fluctuation and the like in change between spark ignition combustion and homogeneous charge compression ignition combustion is provided. Spark ignition burning mode or homogeneous charge compression ignition burning mode is selectively set as burning mode according to the operating state of an engine. In spark ignition burning mode, a spark plug is used. In homogeneous charge compression ignition burning mode, fuel is burned utilizing pressure rise in a combustion chamber in conjunction with the ascent of a piston. The burning mode is changed between these modes. In transition for change between the spark ignition burning mode and the homogeneous charge compression ignition burning mode, the following measure is taken: a period during which the lift amount and/or the valve opening period (IVevent) of an intake valve is made smaller than a set value for the homogeneous charge compression ignition burning mode is provided.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING FUEL OF LPG CAR HAVING LPI SYSTEM]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312935.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Disclosed is method and apparatus for supplying fuel of LPG car having LPI system. More particularly, the present invention generates a gas fuel injection signal based on a gasoline fuel injection signal and directly injects LPG fuel within a fuel tank to a combustion chamber using the generated gas fuel injection signal to drive an engine. Therefore, an engine can be easily changed, the manufacturing cost of a duel car of LPG and gasoline can be reduced, and the manufacturing process thereof can be simplified.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method for Operating a Combustion Machine, Device for Obtaining Thermal Energy, and Motor Vehicle]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312934.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method for operating a combustion machine, such as an internal combustion engine, has the following steps: provision of a combustion machine for producing thermal energy; operation of the combustion machine, and thereby burning fuel to obtain the thermal energy; detection of the concentration of at least one pollutant, which is produced during the combustion, in the surroundings of the combustion machine; regulation of the operation of the combustion machine, in which a characteristic variable of the combustion machine is set according to the detected concentration in such a way that the emission of the pollutant is reduced.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Device for Switching on and Off a Vehicle Engine as a Function of the Traffic Situation]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312933.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A device for switching on and switching off an engine of a motor vehicle having a sensor for locating a preceding vehicle and a control unit for switching on and switching off the engine as a function of the state of motion of the preceding vehicle, wherein the control unit is set up to control the switching on and switching off of the engine as a function of the state of motion of at least one additional vehicle in the same lane.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FUEL SYSTEM DIAGNOSTICS BY ANALYZING ENGINE CRANKSHAFT SPEED SIGNAL]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312932.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Combustion within an internal combustion engine is diagnosed and includes monitoring crankshaft angular velocity and generating a combustion phasing value for a combustion chamber based on the crankshaft angular velocity. The combustion phasing value is compared to an expected combustion phasing value based on a predetermined start of injection crank angle and combustion phasing differences greater than an allowable combustion phasing difference are identified based on the comparison.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FUEL SYSTEM INJECTION TIMING DIAGNOSTICS BY ANALYZING CYLINDER PRESSURE SIGNAL]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312931.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method for diagnosing combustion within an engine includes monitoring pressure cylinder pressure and generating a measured combustion phasing value for the cylinder at a predetermined metric selected to index the combustion cycle. The measured combustion phasing value is calculated through a Fast Fourier Transform and compared to an expected combustion phasing value.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[STALL PREDICTION APPARATUS, PREDICTION METHOD THEREOF, AND ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312930.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A stall prediction apparatus of an axial compressor provided with: a rotor provided with a plurality of rotor blades; and a cylindrical casing facing the rotor blades and provided so as to cover the outer circumference of the rotor, comprising: pressure sensors provided in equal numbers at a plurality of locations in a circumferential direction of an inner wall surface of the casing, an index calculator for calculating an index (stall risk index) for evaluating the stall risk based on time-series data detected by each of the pressure sensors, and a signal processor for predicting the stall occurrence based on the stall risk indexes obtained corresponding to said each of the pressure sensors. In accordance with the present invention, it is possible to obtain a stall risk index which is highly accurate (supersensitive) and stable necessary for the active stall control, and to realize an engine control system with high reliability.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING A PASSIVE ROLLING MOMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312929.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Method for identifying a passive rolling moment of a motor vehicle ( 1 ), for example an undesired rolling moment with which the vehicle ( 1 ) starts moving in a direction opposite to a direction of travel in relation to a selected speed. According to the method, a mechanism detects reverse rotational directions of a secondary side ( 11 ) of an automatic starting element ( 4 ) which is connected to a transmission input shaft ( 12 ) of a variable speed transmission (3) in relation to a primary side ( 9 ) of the start-up element ( 4 ) connected to a driving shaft (10) of a drive engine ( 2 ), a transmission oil pump ( 16 ) which delivers independently of the rotational direction being associated with the variable speed transmission ( 3 ). The method and device provide a simple and inexpensive way for identifying reverse rotational directions close to the beginning of a starting process. For this purpose, the number of revolutions of the transmission input shaft ( 12 ) and the oil pressure in the variable speed transmission ( 3 ) are detected in a time-resolved manner and subjected to a correlation examination by way of which unequal rotational directions of the primary side ( 9 ) and of the secondary side ( 11 ) of the starting element ( 4 ) are detected when there is insufficient correlation and, as a result, drive-related measures are taken to counteract an identified undesired passive rolling moment. A device for carrying out the method is also disclosed.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[METHOD FOR MONITORING A STARTING PROCESS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312928.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The invention relates to a method for monitoring a starting process of a motor vehicle, having a drive train, with a driving motor, a torque transfer system, and a transmission, a controller, and an actuator controlled by the controller for actuating the torque transfer system. If a starting observer detects that, despite a clear starting request, no starting occurs, appropriate measures supporting the starting of the motor vehicle are thereupon initiated.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[CONTROL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE MOUNTED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312927.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An ECU executes a program including the steps of: determining whether or not the conditions for execution of low-temperature neutral control: the temperature of the automatic transmission hydraulic fluid is at most a threshold value; the shift position is D or R position; the vehicle speed is zero; and the brake is ON and the vehicle is stopped, are continuously satisfied for a period of time represented by a threshold value; executing the neutral control when the conditions for execution of low-temperature neutral control are continuously satisfied for at least the period represented by the threshold value; returning from the neutral control when the conditions for execution of low-temperature neutral control are not satisfied; and restricting the throttle opening position in returning from the neutral control.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Using Driving Behavior to Determine Gear Changes of an Automatic Transmission]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312926.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method for changing the timing of gear changes of an automatic transmission for a motor vehicle including repetitively updating a current value of a count whose value is a measure of driving behavior, performing an evaluation of driving behavior and updating the current value by a value determined from the evaluation, determining shift schedules that define the occurrence of a gear change to be produced by the transmission, and using the updated current value to establish from among the shift schedules a shift schedule that defines a gear change to be produced by the transmission.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[TORQUE CONVERTER CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312925.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[When an upshift is performed while a traveling condition of a vehicle corresponds to a driving condition or a downshift is performed while the traveling condition of the vehicle corresponds to a coasting condition, a second target slip amount is set as a target slip amount for a period extending from the start of gear ratio variation following issuance of a gear position change start command to completion of the gear ratio change, and when a downshift is performed in the driving condition or an upshift is performed in the coasting condition, a first target slip amount is set as the target slip amount for a period extending from issuance of the shift command to completion of the shift.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Control device and control method for vehicle]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312924.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[When an automatic transmission is shifted from neutral to a a forward gear, an ECU calculates the appropriate target gear. If the target gear speed is the second forward gear or higher, a target command pressure of a first engagement element is immediately increased to a maximum pressure regardless of an input torque, and a target command pressure of a second engagement element is gradually increased in accordance with the input torque.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[AUTOMOTIVE SLIPSTREAMING SUPPORT SYSTEM]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312923.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Systems and methods are provided to enhance the ability of a driver to safely slipstream a leading vehicle to realize a fuel economy benefit.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Clutch control device and clutch control method]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312922.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A clutch control device includes: a plurality of hydraulic clutches built into a transmission; a clutch switching pattern storage device in which a plurality of clutch switching patterns, each defining engage/release changeover timing with which the plurality of hydraulic clutches are engaged/released are stored in correspondence to individual speed change patterns adopted by the transmission; a clutch switching pattern selection device that selects a clutch switching pattern stored in the clutch switching pattern storage device in correspondence to a speed change pattern for the transmission at a time of speed change; and a hydraulic control device that executes hydraulic control for the plurality of hydraulic clutches in correspondence to the clutch switching pattern selected by the clutch switching pattern selection device.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[TRANSMISSION UPSHIFT RUN-THROUGH DETECTION AND CONTROL]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312921.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A control system for a transmission of a vehicle comprises an actuation module and an upshift control module. The transmission has a first gear that corresponds to a first transmission ratio and a second gear that corresponds to a second transmission ratio that is less than the first transmission ratio. The actuation module controls an amount torque transferred to the second gear using a friction device. The upshift control module selectively increases the amount of torque transferred to the second gear based on a comparison of the first transmission ratio and a measured transmission ratio at a predetermined period of time after an upshift to the second gear is commanded, wherein the measured transmission ratio is determined based on an input speed of the transmission divided by an output speed of the transmission.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Agricultural harvesting machine]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312920.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An agricultural harvesting machine includes different working units, an input and display unit, a memory and evaluation unit, and a control device for influencing adjustable operating parameters of the working units, at least one set criterium being stored in the memory and evaluation unit, and, based on at least one crop material parameter and/or operating parameter that was determined in the harvesting process, and based on the at least one set criterium, a prognosis regarding the attainability of an actual harvesting goal is formulated, the prognosis being taken into account in the adjustment of the operating parameters.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[System and method employing short range communications for establishing performance parameters of an exemplar agricultural machine among a plurality of like-purpose agricultural machines]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312919.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A system and method for enabling the communication to and establishment among a plurality of generally like and like-purpose agricultural machines designed to perform generally similar agricultural operations within a given area generally like performance parameters, especially based upon the performance parameters of a particular agricultural machine that is considered or deemed to be the expert or exemplar machine, which system and method employ short range communications systems included in or associated with the operating systems of the individual agricultural machines to effect the distribution of the exemplar performance parameters to the plurality of agricultural machines, through a peer-to-peer wireless network between and among the plurality of agricultural machines for point-to-point communications, for use by the individual agricultural machines in controlling and performing the agricultural operation.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Transmission Control Lever With User Interface]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312918.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[It comprises an operating device (gearshift command) for at least browsing and selecting one or more functions, and output device (e.g. a display) for sending information to an user about at least the selected function. Gearshift command is suitable for further setting a corresponding status of said function (on/off status, adjustable status). Functions comprise at least a function related to driving and other functions (comfort, multimedia, etc). The operating device may be provided with locking device for enabling or disabling operation of functions.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING AND/OR DEACTIVATING FUNCTIONS OF A VEHICLE]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312917.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[At least two functions provided in an off-road operation of a vehicle are activated or deactivated by a single operation of a control device. The feedback regarding the activated overall functionality takes place via the display device, which may be provided as backlit symbol in the control device. The functions to be activated or deactivated are driver assistance on downhill grades in the form of a downhill driving restriction, flat accelerator pedal characteristic map, either power take-off function for a manual transmission or gear step preselection function for an automatic transmission, navigation display function, instrument cluster display function, driving light activation function, and automatic parking brake function.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[LOW COST WHIPLASH REDUCTION SYSTEM]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312916.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A low cost whiplash reduction system for a host vehicle, said host vehicle including a sensor arrangement operable to detect closing velocities of one or more rearwardly approaching objects substantially in a direction of travel of the host vehicle, and a processing arrangement for receiving information from the sensor arrangement indicative of said detected closing velocities, said processing arrangement being operable to actuate adaptive safety features in response to detected velocities of detected rearwardly approaching objects to the host vehicle to automatically selectively apply said adaptive safety features in response to said information received from the sensor arrangement for avoiding or mitigating host vehicle occupant neck whiplash injury occasioned by a crash of the rearwardly approaching object and the host vehicle]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ELECTRONIC SYSTEM TO INDUCE THE OCCUPANTS OF A VEHICLE TO FASTEN SEAT BELTS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312915.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An electronic system to induce the occupants of a vehicle to fasten seat belts is described. The electronic system is configured to determine an alert condition indicating that a seat belt of at least one occupant of the vehicle is not fastened or is not properly fastened. The electronic system is also configured to allow the car radio to operate even when said alert condition is present, and to control the volume of the car radio for as long as said alert condition persists, preventing it from exceeding a low volume level.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BLIND SPOT MONITORING AND CROSS TRAFFIC ALERT BASED ON DRIVER STATUS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312914.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A system for controlling the operation of performing at least one of blind spot monitoring and cross traffic alert in a vehicle based on driver status is provided. The system comprises a controller configured to receive at least one driver status signal indicative of whether the driver of the vehicle is one of the primary driver and the secondary driver. The controller is configured to determine whether the driver of the vehicle is the primary or the secondary driver based on the at least one driver status signal. The controller is configured selectively control the operation of performing the at least one of blind spot monitoring and cross traffic alert based on whether the driver of the vehicle is the primary driver or the secondary driver.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[STEERING SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE STRATEGIES AND VARIABLE DEADZONE]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312913.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A steering system for a machine having at least one steerable traction device is disclosed. The steering system may have a steering actuator operatively connected to the at least one steerable traction device, and a travel speed sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a travel speed of the machine. The steering mechanism may also have an operator input device having a deadzone. The deadzone may vary in response to the signal. The steering system may also have a controller in communication with the steering actuator, the operator input device, and the travel speed sensor. The controller may be configured to affect operation of the steering actuator in response to operation of the operator input device only when the operation of the operator input device deviates from the deadzone.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Control Unit and Method for Driver Assistance]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312912.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A control unit for a driving assistance of a vehicle includes a data interface for querying sensors for detecting surroundings data of the vehicle, a data interface for querying a steering angle of the vehicle, an arithmetic unit for ascertaining driving instructions based on the surroundings data of the vehicle transmitted by the sensors, a data interface for outputting the driving instructions, the driving instructions including at least one instruction to perform a steering of the vehicle at a standstill, and an interface for activating a braking system of the vehicle in such a way that the vehicle is braked during the steering performed at a standstill until a predefined steering angle is reached.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC USER-CONFIGURABLE STEERING PARAMETER CONTROL]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312911.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A vehicle guidance system and method for automatically adjusting an amount of a user-configurable steering parameter applied to at least one steerable wheel of a vehicle. The vehicle guidance system may comprise a computing device for receiving a desired angle of the steerable wheel, measuring the actual angle of the steerable wheel, and comparing the actual angle with the desired angle. The computing device may then decrease the user-configurable steering parameter automatically if over-steering has occurred, meaning the actual angle of the wheel is determined to be greater than the desired angle of the wheel and angled in the same direction as the desired angle, or the computing device may increase the user-configurable steering parameter automatically if under-steering has occurred, meaning the actual angle of the wheel is determined to be less than the desired angle of the wheel or is angled in the opposite direction as the desired angle.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method and Vehicle Electric System for a Motor Vehicle With a Pre-Emptive Temporary Load Reduction of the Vehicle Electric System]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312910.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method is provided for reducing the energy consumption of a motor vehicle having at least one vehicle electric system, to which at least a first electric consumer is connected. In order to achieve an efficient vehicle electric system, which, in addition, contributes to a reduced energy consumption of a motor vehicle, in a first operating mode of the motor vehicle, the level of the electric load on the vehicle electric system without at least the first consumer is at a first level. In a second operating mode of the motor vehicle, the level of the electric load on the vehicle electric system without at least the first consumer is decreased temporarily to a second level that is lower than the first level. A device, which is intended for detecting the driving situation and is provided in the vehicle, recognizes an imminent specific driving situation on the basis of the previous behavior of the driver in controlling the vehicle and/or the behavior of the vehicle in advance and initiates a temporary switch in the level of the electric load on the vehicle electric system to the second lower level.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312909.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An electronic control unit ( 36 ) receives a detection value from each sensor (S 11 ), and determines a familiarity degree coefficient Nk_0 indicating the degree of driver's familiarity with steering characteristics, using the received detection values (S 12 ). When the coefficient Nk_0 has a value near “0”, a desired actual steering angle δd is calculated to be a small value, and when the coefficient Nk_0 has a value near “1”, a desired actual steering angle δd is calculated to be a large value (S 16 ). When the coefficient Nk O has a value near “0”, a time constant τ of an actual steering actuator ( 21 ) is set to a large value, and when the coefficient Nk_0 has a value near “1”, the time constant τ is set to a small value (S  7 ). A reaction torque Tz is determined based on the coefficient Nk_0 (S 18 ).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SELF-BALANCING VEHICLE]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312908.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A vehicle includes:
 
     at least three wheels, of which at least two wheels are situated on either side of the centre of gravity of the vehicle's longitudinal axis and wherein at least one of the wheels has a steering effect on the direction of the vehicle, a frame having a tilting frame section, rotatable in the longitudinal axis relative to the road surface, a steering element mounted so as to rotate relative to the tilting frame section, one or more tilting elements connected to the tilting frame section and the wheels for exerting a tilting movement between the tilting frame section and the road surface, a speed sensor, a steering sensor for determining the force/torque or size of the steering wheel movement for achieving a change in the direction of the steerable wheel or wheels.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[METHOD OF CONTROLLING AT LEAST ONE ANTI-ROLL BAR ACTUATOR ON BOARD A VEHICLE]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312907.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method of controlling at least one anti-roll bar actuator on board a vehicle. The method controls the at least one anti-roll actuator as a function of a measurement of lateral acceleration of the vehicle and controls the vehicle as a function of a value of a static gain in relation to a transfer function between an angle of a vehicle steering control member and a rate of yaw of the vehicle.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[VERTICAL ALIGNMENT OF A LIDAR SENSOR]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312906.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An analysis unit for a driver assistance system for a vehicle includes an input for receiving image information which is captured by a camera, a calculating device for using image information to calculate a variable which describes an angle of inclination of the vehicle, a determining device for using the variable to determine an output signal, wherein the output signal relates to a vertical orientation of electromagnetic radiation which is to be emitted by a transmitter unit, and an output for outputting the output signal. A driver assistance system, a computer program product and a method for operating a driver assistance system, are also provided.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[CONTROLLING SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN AIR HANDLING SYSTEM]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312905.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The invention relates to a controlling system for controlling an air handling system that is arranged to handle air in an enclosure such as a cabin of a vehicle. The controlling system comprises a first sensing unit, a second sensing unit, and a controller The first sensing unit is arranged to generate a first output signal based on a measurement of the 5 concentration of certain airborne pollutants at the upstream side of an air cleaning unit that is comprised in the air handling system. The second sensing unit is arranged to generate a second output signal based on a measurement of the concentration of certain airborne pollutants at the downstream side of the air cleaning unit. The first output signal and the second output signal are used for specific purposes in a decision-making process that can be  10  performed by the controller. The controller is arranged to switch the air handling system into recirculation mode when the first output signal exceeds a predetermined threshold value. Furthermore, the controller is arranged to fine-tune settings of the air handling system, such as the mixing ratio of air admitted from outside the enclosure and recirculating air from the enclosure in the total air flow passing through the air handling system when the air handling  15  system operates in an outside-air-inlet mode. The controlling system according to the invent ion has an increased functionality and can maintain an acceptable air quality inside an enclosed space under a large variety of circumstances.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Snow Plow Position-Controlled Vehicle Headlight Operation System And Method]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312904.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A headlight control system for use on a snow plow mounted on the front of a vehicle and a related method are disclosed that automatically, selectively illuminate the headlights of the vehicle in addition to the headlights of the snow plow only when the snow plow blade is in a down position such that it is not physically obstructing the headlights of the vehicle. The headlight control system and method only operate to turn on the vehicle headlights when the snow plow lights are turned on. The headlight control system and method are capable of operating both the low beam headlights and the high beam headlights of the vehicle in conjunction with the low beam headlights and the high beam headlights of the snow plow when the snow plow blade is lowered.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Maintaining Energy Principal Preferences in a Vehicle]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312903.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for managing user preferences associated with charging transactions for electric vehicles. In one embodiment, a set of principals associated with a charging transaction for an electric vehicle is identified in response to receiving a request for a set of preferences from an energy transaction planner. The vehicle preference service is located on the electric vehicle. The set of preferences are retrieved from a plurality of preferences. The set of preferences comprises a subset of preferences for each principal in the set of principals. A preference in the set of preferences specifies a parameter of the charging transaction that is to be minimized, maximized, or optimized. The set of preferences are sent to an energy transaction planner.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION FEATURE BASED ON DRIVER STATUS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312902.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A system for controlling the operation of performing emergency notification in a vehicle is provided. The system comprises a controller configured to receive at least one driver status signal indicative of whether the driver is one of the primary driver and the secondary driver from a key ignition device positioned on at least one of a primary key and the secondary key. The controller is configured to determine whether the driver of the vehicle is one of the primary and the secondary driver based on the at least one driver status signal. The controller is configured to selectively control the operation of performing emergency notification based on whether the driver of the vehicle is one of the primary driver and the secondary driver.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN OCCUPANT COMMUNICATION DEVICE BASED ON DRIVER STATUS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312901.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A system for controlling the operation of at least one of commanding an occupant communication device and entering data into the occupant communication device based on whether a driver is a primary or a secondary driver is provided. A controller is configured to receive a driver status signal indicative of whether the driver is the primary driver or the secondary driver. The controller is configured to determine whether the driver of the vehicle is one of the primary and the secondary driver based on the at least one driver status signal. The controller is configured to selectively control the operation of at least one of commanding the occupant communication device and entering data into the occupant communication device based on whether the driver of the vehicle is the primary driver or the secondary driver.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Multi-Dimensional Controls Integration]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312900.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A multi-dimensional control system for simultaneously controlling multiple device functions in a motor vehicle is disclosed. The system includes a control panel having a control surface and an input device that is selectable at a plurality of positions about the control surface. Each of the positions is associated with one of a plurality of first function settings and one of a plurality of second function settings. Additional devices, systems, and methods for controlling multiple functions in a motor vehicle are disclosed.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[MONITORING VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS AT AN AIRPORT]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312899.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A sensor network for monitoring vehicle operations comprises a set of wireless gateways, a plurality of wireless sensors, a plurality of wireless routers, and data processing system. The set of wireless gateways is capable of receiving emissions data from the sensor network. The plurality of wireless sensor units has sensors capable of monitoring vehicle emissions and is capable of generating the emissions data in response to monitoring the vehicle emissions. The plurality of wireless routers is capable of receiving emissions data received from the plurality of wireless sensor units and routing the emissions data received from the plurality of sensors to the set of wireless gateways. The data processing system is capable of receiving the operations data from the set of wireless gateways and capable of processing the operations data. The operations data may include data related to emissions from the vehicle or equipment.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[IN-VEHICLE ELECTRONIC CONTROL APPARATUS HAVING MONITORING CONTROL CIRCUIT]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312898.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A main control circuit unit  20 A and a monitoring control circuit unit  30 A are connected in series; the main control circuit unit  20 A and an external control apparatus  40  are connected in series. When the monitoring control circuit unit  30 A generates concurrent question information, the main control circuit unit  20 A generates main-machine answer information A 1 n , and the external control apparatus  40  generates supplementary-apparatus answer information. The main control circuit unit  20 A combines these answer information items and transmits the combined answer information items to the monitoring control circuit unit  30 A; the monitoring control circuit unit  30 A compares the combined answer information items with synthesis correct-solution information items stored in a correct-solution information storage memory  35 A so as to perform a total abnormality determination. The main control circuit unit  20 A performs an abnormality determination on the external control apparatus  40,  based on correct-solution information for the external control apparatus  40;  the main control circuit unit  20 A generates synthesis answer information by use of the correct-solution information.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ANALYSIS TOOL]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312897.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method is provided for identifying events that impact aircraft availability. Operational data, maintenance data, supply data, and provisioning data are collected for a plurality of aircraft from a plurality of sources to form collected data. The collected data is processed to form processed data containing a plurality of events, wherein the processed data is in a form needed to perform an analysis on the aircraft availability for the plurality of aircraft. A set of metrics relating to the aircraft availability for the plurality of aircraft is calculated from the processed data to form a set of calculated metrics. A set of trends relating to the set of calculated metrics affecting availability of the plurality of aircraft is identified.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Telematic Method and Apparatus with Integrated Power Source]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312896.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Telematic method and apparatus adaptively uses fuel cell power source in vehicle with integrated power system, electrical system, telematic system, and body/powertrain system. Telematic communications systems including internet, digital video broadcast entertainment, digital audio broadcast, digital multimedia broadcast, global positioning system navigation, safety services, intelligent transportation systems, and/or universal mobile telecommunications system. Network-accessible software enables integrated modular function for automated control and provision of fuel cell resources for telematic appliance and/or other vehicle electro-mechanical devices.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mode change control method of hybrid vehicle]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312895.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The present invention provides a mode change control method of a hybrid vehicle, which can improve driving performance and power performance and provide a more stable vehicle behavior control during a mode change from an EV mode to a HEV mode. For this purpose, a transmission input speed is compared with an engine idle speed. If the transmission input speed is lower than the engine idle speed, the pressure of a clutch is open-loop controlled so that an optimal engine torque of operation point determination circuit can be transferred to the clutch. On the other hand, if the transmission input speed is equal to or higher than the engine idle speed, the clutch pressure is feedback-controlled so that a delta RPM follows a target delta RPM profile.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING ENGINE STARTS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312894.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Systems, methods, and computer readable storage media are described for a vehicle, such as a locomotive. In one example, a system comprises an automatic engine start/stop control system configured to automatically start the engine at a selected clock time.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[PERSPECTIVE VERTICAL SITUATION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312893.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A display system and method for an aircraft simultaneously displays the terrain under the flight plan, or under the current track of the aircraft, as both a two-dimensional lateral situation view image and as a perspective vertical situation view image. This provides improved tactical flight planning, and that does not erroneously show the flight plan passing through the displayed terrain.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[DISTRIBUTED ENGINE CONTROL SYSTEM]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312892.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A distributed engine control system is provided. The engine control system includes first and second engine data concentrators. Each of the first and second engine data concentrators include a processor module, a signal conditioning module coupled to the processor module, a data transfer module coupled to the processor module, and a data bus coupled between the first and second engine data concentrators and a hydro-mechanical unit (HMU).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Conversion system fault management system for tiltrotor aircraft]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312891.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The difference between a first position of a first pylon of a tiltrotor aircraft and a second position of a second pylon of the aircraft is prevented from becoming too large. An actuator position error for the first pylon is calculated from a difference between the first position and a commanded first position of the first pylon. An actuator position error for the second pylon is calculated from a difference between the second position and a commanded second position of the second pylon. An absolute value of the actuator position error for the first pylon is compared to the preset limit. If the absolute value of the actuator position error for the first pylon is greater than or equal to a preset limit, the actuator position error for the second pylon is calculated from the difference between the first position and the second position.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEMORY MEDIUM FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF A SERIES OF CONNECTED VEHICLES]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312890.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A remote control system for controlling movement of a train comprises one or more sensors positioned relative to a railroad track for detecting the presence of a lead railcar on the track being pushed by a remotely controllable locomotive. The one or more sensors are spaced a distance from a predetermined stop location of a lead railcar and transmit signals when the lead railcar is detected on the track. A programmable controller positioned off-board or wayside receives signals from the one or more sensors and is in radio communication with an onboard operating system of the locomotive. The controller transmits a signal to the locomotive when the lead railcar is detected by a sensor, and in response to the signal the operating system of the locomotive sets a maximum speed setting for the locomotive to travel on the track toward the stop location.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[VEHICLE CONTROL USING STOCHASTIC INFORMATION]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312889.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method for operating a vehicle includes estimating expected states and probable ranges for influence factors associated with stochastic parameters over a time horizon. A preferred control state and a candidate control state for an objective function are determined. The objective function is controlled using the preferred control state for the objective function over the time horizon.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[DISPLAY OF A RELEVANT TRAFFIC SIGN OR A RELEVANT TRAFFIC INSTALLATION]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312888.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In a method for displaying information in a vehicle: a region of the surroundings of the vehicle is captured optically via at least one image capture device; the captured image data are transmitted to a control and analysis unit, which analyzes the captured image data for the presence of traffic signs or traffic installations; and information is displayed on a display unit in the vehicle if the captured image data following analysis on the part of the control and analysis unit contain at least one traffic sign and/or at least one traffic installation. The control and analysis unit is supplied with route information about the current or planned route of the vehicle, information adapted to the current or planned route of the vehicle being displayed if for different route options different traffic signs and/or different traffic installations are detected.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312145.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Embodiments are directed to a front end accessory drive (FEAD), subassemblies, and components therefor. Embodiments disclosed cover power modulating devices (PMD) which can be used in a FEAD. In one embodiment, a continuously variable transmission (CVT) is coupled directly to a crankshaft of a prime mover, and the CVT is used to regulate the speed and/or torque delivered to an accessory. A compound drive device includes a motor/generator subassembly cooperating with a CVT subassembly to provide a motor functionality with torque multiplication or division, or alternatively, a generator functionality with torque multiplication or division. In some embodiments, a FEAD includes a PMD having a sun shaft configured to couple to a sun of the PMD and to an electric motor component, such as an electrical armature or an electrical field. In one embodiment, the electrical armature the electrical field are placed concentrically and coaxially and configured to rotate relative to one another in opposite directions.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[METHOD TO CONTROL A HYBRID DRIVE TRAIN]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0312144.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method of controlling a hybrid drive train of a vehicle having, in series, an internal combustion engine, a clutch, an electric motor and a transmission with an output connected to the drive axle. During traction operation, the vehicle changes from an electric driving mode into a combination driving mode or a combustion engine driving mode, in that the clutch is engaged and the combustion engine torque is temporarily increased. The method includes regulating engagement of the clutch at least until reaching a starting rotational speed of the combustion engine such that the acceleration of the combustion engine occurs according to a predetermined progression of rotational speed and that the torque of the combustion engine is increased by the same amount as the transferable torque of the clutch is increased by the engagement process.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Wave Power]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0311925.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A wave-powered water vehicle includes a surface float, a submerged swimmer, and a tether which connects the float and the swimmer, so that the swimmer moves up and down as a result of wave motion. The swimmer includes one or more fins which interact with the water as the swimmer moves up and down, and generate forces which propel the vehicle forward. The vehicle, which need not be manned, can carry communication and control equipment so that it can follow a course directed by signals sent to it, and so that it can record or transmit data from sensors on the vehicle.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING AND REPRODUCING MOTION PICTURE WITH LOCATION INFORMATION]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0310938.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method and apparatus for recording and reproducing a motion picture with location information are provided. The method for reproducing the motion picture includes acquiring, when a request for playing a motion picture is detected, current location information of the mobile terminal using location data, retrieving location information included in the motion picture, comparing the current location information and the retrieved location information, and reproducing, when the current location information and the retrieved location information are substantially identical with each other, the motion picture.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[WEARABLE DISPLAY MEDIA]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0310290.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A system and method for displaying visual content on a piece of clothing. This is achieved by utilizing a flexible display attached to or forming a part of the clothing. The content displayed on the flexible display is provided by a video controller connected to a computer, both of which reside in the clothing. Content may be provided via wireless transmission or through a Universal Serial Bus. The computer communicates wirelessly through a network to a server which serves up content and tracks information on user location and types of content displayed.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Programmable Wireless Remote Control System And Method For Snow Plows]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0309779.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A control system and method for operating a snow plows is disclosed which utilizes a programmable, wireless remote control for providing fully functional operation of a snow plow blade mounted on a vehicle. The system includes a remote control that can be used to operate both a snow plow and a spreader, with the system being configurable to work with any of a variety of different snow plows. The remote control may be programmed to perform a series of functions that can be sequentially performed by pressing a single button on the remote control.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[DEVICE FOR COUNTING OSCILLATIONS OF AN OSCILLATING TEMPORAL SIGNAL]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0309574.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A device for counting oscillations of an oscillating temporal signal. The device comprises means for counting all the alternate crossings of a positive threshold value and of a negative threshold value by a monitored time signal.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method for starting an internal combustion engine in a hybrid drive]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0308673.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method is described for starting an internal combustion engine of a hybrid drive having at least one electric drive. This drive can be coupled to the internal combustion engine via a first clutch for the pulse start of the engine. A speed change of the at least one electric drive occurring during the pulse start of the internal combustion engine is compensated for by continuously occurring changes of the transmission ratio in a vehicle transmission.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[HYBRID DINGHY PUSHER]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0308670.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A hybrid dinghy pusher for pushing motorhomes is provided. A hybrid vehicle can be connected to a motorhome by a tow bar for towing the hybrid vehicle. When being towed behind a motorhome, the hybrid vehicle can be switched into hybrid dinghy pusher mode. In this mode, during acceleration of the motorhome, the electrical batteries and motors of the hybrid vehicle can provide a propulsive force through the tow bar to the motorhome, which assists the motorhome in accelerating and improves fuel efficiency. Additionally, the dinghy motors can act as generators when appropriate, creating energy which can be stored in batteries for later use during acceleration. The resistance created by the hybrid vehicle can also provide an additional braking force to the motorhome via the tow bar.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[GASOLINE CONVERSION SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES THAT OPERATE WITH FUELS BASED ON METHANOL AND OIL]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0308366.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The invention relates to a conversion system for engines that use mixtures of fuels based on methanol and an oil mixture, which enables said two-stroke engines to be operated with gasoline. The conversion is performed by a system using an intelligent device which, in accordance with the engine operating parameters, adapts the situation such that the fuel (gasoline) in the engines is or is not ignited.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[NOISE MINIMIZATION FOR EVAPORATIVE CANISTER VENTILATION VALVE CLEANING]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0308359.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A control system comprising a detection module that detects at least one of a vehicle speed and an engine speed and a canister vent valve control module that selectively modulates the canister vent valve based on at least one of the vehicle speed and the engine speed. A method comprising detecting at least one of a vehicle speed and an engine speed and selectively modulating a canister vent valve based on at least one of the vehicle speed and the engine speed.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[High Pressure Fuel Supply Control System for Internal Combustion Engine]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./y2009/0308351.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A high pressure fuel supply control system for an internal combustion engine is provided which can reduce shot-to-shot varieties in the quantity of fuel discharged by a high pressure fuel pump and fuel pressure pulsation, thereby realizing stable fuel combustion and emission performance. The fuel supply control system for an internal combustion engine includes fuel injectors provided for a common rail and a high pressure fuel pump for pressure-feeding the fuel sent out from a low-pressure fuel pump to the common rail. The high pressure fuel pump includes a pressurized chamber, a plunger for pressurizing the fuel in the pressurized chamber, a fuel passage valve provided in the pressurized chamber, and an actuator for operating the fuel passage valve. The control system has a drive signal calculation unit which calculates a drive signal for driving the actuator so as to control the discharge quantity of the high pressure fuel pump and the pressure in the common rail. The drive signal calculation unit has a means of keeping the discharge quantity of the high pressure fuel pump equal to or larger than a prescribed value.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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