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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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        <lastBuildDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</lastBuildDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Positional information management system, positional information management method, recording medium, and mobile terminal]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640268.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A worker transfers GPS signals to a communication system at each node of traveling using a cellular phone terminal, and the communication system specifies the position of the cellular phone terminal and notifies positional information to a management system. When the cellular phone terminal cannot receive GPS signals or is outside a range accessible to the communication system, it starts recording acceleration data using an accelerometer. When a communicable state is recovered, the cellular phone terminal sends GPS signals and the recorded acceleration data to the communication system. A management computer determines whether the position notified by the communication system is an intended node. If the notified position is not an intended node, the management computer derives the position of the intended node using the acceleration data, and predicts the travel route based on the node position.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vehicle drive assist system]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640108.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A vehicle drive assist system comprises a camera for picking up an image of an area existing in an advancing direction of a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the camera; steering angle detecting means for detecting a steering angle for steering the vehicle; traveling path predicting means for predicting a traveling path of the vehicle on the basis of the steering angle detected by the steering angle detecting means; and drive assist means for overlaying on the display means drive assist information containing the vehicle predictive traveling path predicted by the traveling path predicting means and guide lines prolonged from the lines defining the width of the vehicle body on the image of the area existing in the vehicle advancing direction.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vehicle drive assist system]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640107.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A vehicle drive assist system comprises a camera for picking up an image of an area existing in an advancing direction of a vehicle; display means for displaying the image picked up by the camera; steering angle detecting means for detecting a steering angle for steering the vehicle; traveling path predicting means for predicting a traveling path of the vehicle on the basis of the steering angle detected by the steering angle detecting means; and drive assist means for overlaying on the display means drive assist information containing the vehicle predictive traveling path predicted by the traveling path predicting means and guide lines prolonged from the lines defining the width of the vehicle body on the image of the area existing in the vehicle advancing direction.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hybrid tracker]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640106.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Apparatus for determining the position of a selected object relative to a moving reference frame, the apparatus including at least one reference frame transceiver assembly firmly attached to the moving reference frame, at least one object transceiver assembly firmly attached to the selected object, an inertial measurement unit firmly attached to the selected object, an inertial navigation system firmly attached to the moving reference frame, and a tracking processor coupled with the object transceiver assembly, with the inertial measurement unit and with the inertial navigation system, the object transceiver assembly communicating with the reference frame transceiver assembly using magnetic fields, the inertial measurement unit producing IMU inertial measurements of motion of the selected object with respect to an inertially fixed reference frame, the inertial navigation system producing INS inertial measurements of motion of the moving reference frame with respect to the inertially fixed reference frame, the tracking processor receiving electromagnetic measurements resulting from the magnetic communication between the reference frame transceiver assembly and the object transceiver assembly, the tracking processor determining the position of the selected object relative to the moving reference frame by using the IMU inertial measurements and the INS inertial measurements to optimize the electromagnetic measurements.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Marking system and method with location and/or time tracking]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640105.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A system may dispense a marker, determine location data or time data, and substantially simultaneously trigger the dispensing of the marker and logging of the location data that identifies a geographic location at which the marker is dispensed or the time data that identifies a time at which the marker is dispensed.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vehicle navigation system and method for displaying waypoint information]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640104.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method for displaying waypoint information on the screen of a vehicle navigation system. The method includes the steps of displaying a route on the screen and inputting criteria which identify desired waypoints along the route as well as the desired time to reach the waypoint. The location of the desired waypoint along the route as a function of the desired time to reach the waypoint in traffic conditions is determined and that waypoint information is displayed on the screen. The method optionally utilizes two-way communication between the navigation system and waypoint content providers.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Multi-function appliance for a satellite navigation data distribution system]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640103.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A multi-function appliance for use in a satellite navigation data distribution system is described. A computer includes an input/output interface and a memory the computer is configured with a plurality of modules. The plurality of modules includes a satellite signal receiver, a packetizer, a network interface, a concentrator, and a decoder. The satellite signal receiver is configured to obtain satellite navigation data from satellite signals. The packetizer is configured to packetize satellite navigation data to produce a reference packet stream. The network interface is configured to transmit packet streams towards a network. The concentrator is configured to remove duplicate packets within reference packet streams to generate a combined packet stream. The decoder is configured to decode satellite data from packet streams. In this manner, the computer may be configured to perform a reference station function, a hub function, or a server function in the satellite navigation data distribution network.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Self-tuning apparatus of vehicle speed pulse coefficient and method thereof]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640102.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A self-tuning apparatus of vehicle speed pulse coefficient and a method thereof wherein a vehicle speed pulse coefficient is flexibly adjusted by environments in which a mobile object travels and a current status of the mobile object to thereby enable to precisely calculate a travel distance and a travel speed of the mobile object in response to a vehicle speed pulse signal. A tuning start signal is generated when a value of DOP (Dilution of Precision) and travel status of the mobile object meet a condition for tuning a vehicle speed pulse coefficient value, and the vehicle speed pulse coefficient value is calculated by a travel speed pulse coefficient tuning unit using a travel distance of the mobile object discriminated by a discriminating unit and the number of vehicle speed pulse signals counted by a travel speed pulse signal counting unit during an established period of time when a tuning start signal is kept being generated during the established period of time, and the pre-established travel speed pulse coefficient value is tuned by the calculated vehicle speed pulse coefficient value.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method and apparatus for motion-based disabling of electronic devices]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640101.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The system of the present invention uses a gps receiver and a computer program product to disable a feature of an electronic device when movement of the receiver is detected. Speed data from a gps data stream is monitored. When the speed of the gps receiver exceeds a predetermined value, the desired feature of the electronic device is disabled. For example, when the speed of the gps receiver exceeds 0.5 knots, a windows function call is executed to set a desired display element as a top window on a display screen. The system may allow for temporary enabling of disabled features and for rapid enabling of disabled features when motion stops. The system may also include navigational software. A manufacturer may also use a proprietary combination of one or more disabled data fields in a gps data stream to identify gps receivers approved for use with the system.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Software based driving directions]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640100.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method for electronically generating driving directions including: indicating a starting address; indicating an ending address; indicating one or more preferences for the directions to include less than all steps that would otherwise be generated if not for the one or more preferences; and generating driving directions based on the indicated starting address, ending address, and one or more preferences. Also provided is a method for electronically generating driving directions including: indicating a starting address; indicating an ending address; instructing the use of less than all steps that would otherwise be generated if not for the instruction; and generating driving directions based on the indicated starting address, ending address, and instruction. Also provided is a method for electronically generating driving directions by indicating addresses or locations on a map.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method and apparatus for inputting data indicating tentative destination for navigation system]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640099.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method and apparatus allows a user to input a tentative destination which is proximate to an intended destination when the address data for the intended destination is not found in the map database. The method includes the steps of allowing a user to specifying an intended destination in the navigation system and searching address data for the intended destination, notifying the user that the address data is not found in the map database, selecting a method for inputting data indicating a tentative destination which is considered proximate to the intended destination, allowing the user to specify the tentative destination through the selected input method, and determining a location of the tentative destination and detecting address data indicating the location of the tentative destination.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Process for generating travel plans on the internet]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640098.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A process for generating a flight plan includes accessing over a computer network from a client computer a selected composite flight navigation chart from among plural selected composite flight navigation charts stored at a server computer, each selected composite flight navigation chart including a flight chart merged with flight navigation waypoints. The selected composite flight navigation chart is downloaded from the server computer to the client computer. A flight route is indicated on the selected composite flight navigation chart at the client computer and transmitted to the server computer. The flight route is incorporated into the selected composite flight navigation chart at the server computer and returned to the client computer as a flight plan.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method for assisting in starting a motor vehicle and corresponding device]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640097.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method for assisting starting of a motor vehicle by application of engine torque on starting the vehicle. In the method parameters for detection of the starting of the motor vehicle are recorded. A set point for engine management is calculated from a parameter for the driver's command. A torque for assisting the start is determined from the engine management set point. The torque assistance is used on starting the vehicle from zero speed to a non-zero speed and the set point for the engine management is calculated as a function of different values for the moment of inertia of the engine. The change from one first value to a second value is carried out on there being a given difference between the engine management value and the measured value.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 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./7640096.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>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method and device for controlling an internal combustion engine]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640095.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Disclosed is an internal combustion engine comprising a first and a second cylinder line, each of which is provided with a camshaft for the gas intake valves and the gas discharge valves as well as a mechanism for adjusting a valve overlap between the gas intake valves and the gas discharge vales. A lambda controller whose manipulated variable acts upon an actuator that is allocated to the respective cylinder line is associated with each cylinder line. Values of the manipulated controller variables are detected as non-valve-overlapping values of the two cylinder lines in an operating situation in which the valve overlap is so small that the same does not influence the manipulated controller variables while values of the manipulated controller variables are detected as valve-overlapping values of the two cylinder lines in another operating situation in which the valve overlap is so great that the same influences the manipulated controller variables. A corrective value is determined for the adjusting mechanism assigned to the first cylinder line and/or a corrective value is determined for the adjusting mechanism assigned to the second cylinder line in accordance with the valve-overlapping values and non-valve-overlapping values of the two cylinder lines. The adjusting mechanisms of the two cylinder lines are triggered according to the corrective values assigned thereto.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Diesel engine]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640094.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A diesel engine having: a reentrant type cavity  11  depressed in the top of a piston  4 ; fuel injection means  9  that injects fuel towards the cavity  11 ; exhaust gas recirculation means  19  that recirculates a part of the exhaust gas into a combustion chamber; and a control device  26  that controls the fuel injection timing by the fuel injection means  9  and the EGR ratio or EGR quantity by the exhaust gas recirculation means  19 , wherein in a predetermined operating region, the control device  26  implements premixed combustion by controlling the fuel injection timing by the fuel injection means  9  so that fuel injection is completed before the compression top dead center of the piston  4  and so that all the injected fuel enters the cavity  11 , as well as controlling the EGR ratio or the EGR quantity by the exhaust gas recirculation means  19  so that the fuel injected by the fuel injection means  9  is ignited near the compression top dead center of the piston  4  after injection of fuel is completed. In this way, favorable premixed combustion can be implemented, and favorable combustion can be ensured even when the combustion is switched to diffuse combustion.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Electronic throttle control apparatus]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640093.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In order to obtain an electronic throttle control apparatus capable of forcibly turning a throttle valve from a full-close position toward an opening side by a predetermined opening degree to place the throttle valve in a desired opening degree position, the electronic throttle control apparatus includes: a throttle opening degree sensor for detecting an opening degree position of a throttle valve; a throttle actuator that opens and closes the throttle valve; a first target opening degree position setting unit for setting a first target opening degree position; throttle opening degree feedback control unit that performs feedback control on the throttle valve; a throttle valve full-close position judgment unit for judging whether or not the throttle valve is being urged in a direction to be closed at a full-close position; a second target opening degree position setting unit for setting a second target opening degree position; and a target opening degree position switching unit that switches a signal to be input to the throttle opening degree feedback control unit from the first target opening degree position to the second target opening degree position.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Data generation and transmission system in agricultural working machines]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640092.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A data generation and transmission system in agricultural working machines for exchanging data between mobile working units and/or stationary working units, and actuators includes data generation and transmission elements assignable to at least a portion of the working units, at least a portion of the data generation and transmission elements enabling wireless exchange of data, and an energy required for dealing with generating the data and/or transmitting the data, is associated with the data generation and transmission system so as to produce the data in the data generation and transmission system and/or transmit the data by the data generation and transmission system.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Control apparatus and method]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640091.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A programmable viticulture management system includes a mechanized device for removing excess undesired portions of plants advances through a vineyard to perform control operations on two rows or half-rows of grape vines simultaneously. Accessories mount to the mechanized device and include various engagement members for engaging the vines. A control system automatically varies the velocity of the engagement members in relation to the vehicle speed. The control system also receives various inputs and provides information on multiple growth control practices.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Active headrest of a vehicle that rotates horizontally and moves laterally based on angle and direction of inertia force caused by rear-impact]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640090.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[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 extends in the vehicle-height direction, and a movement of the headrest in the vehicle-width direction is permitted; a drive unit that causes at least one of the rotation and the movement of the headrest; and a control unit that controls the drive unit.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vehicle-trailer stability and handling performance improvement using rear-wheel steering control]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640089.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A vehicle steering control system for a vehicle/trailer combination that provides rear-wheel steering assist to improve the vehicle/trailer combination stability and handling performance. The control system provides an open-loop feed-forward control signal based on hand-wheel angle and vehicle speed. The control system includes a vehicle yaw rate command interpreter that provides a vehicle closed-loop feedback control signal based on the yaw rate of the vehicle, a trailer yaw rate command interpreter that provides a trailer closed-loop feedback control signal based on the yaw rate of the trailer, and a vehicle lateral acceleration command interpreter that provides a closed-loop feedback control signal based on the lateral acceleration of the vehicle. The closed-loop feedback signals are added together and then combined with the open-loop feed-forward control signal to provide the rear-wheel steering assist.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method and system for controlling steering deadband in a mobile machine]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640088.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method and system for controlling steering dead band in a mobile machine is described. The method includes measuring the dead band, storing a value corresponding to thereto, and applying the dead band value to a controller of a steering mechanism. The steering mechanism is thus controlled according to the dead band value to compensate for the dead band.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Shunt for control network in light duty motor vehicle]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640087.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A programmed microprocessor has a learning mode of operation wherein data to and from a circuit coupled to a wiring harness in a vehicle is stored by the microprocessor. After the learning mode is completed, removal of the circuit does not cause an error condition because appropriate data is supplied instead by the microprocessor. A sleep mode of operation prevents the microprocessor from interfering with the operation of the circuit when the circuit and the microprocessor are coupled to the wiring harness.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Running object and method of controlling the same]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640086.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A running object includes a body, at least two drive wheels disposed on a first axle, and at least one driven wheel disposed on a second axle. The running object is capable of switching between a standing posture in which the driven wheel is suspended in the air and a stable posture in which the driven wheel is placed on the ground. The running object includes a storing device that stores a target incline pattern that chronologically describes the target incline angle of the body during a transition from the standing posture to the stable posture; a detecting device that detects the incline angle and/or the incline angular velocity of the body; a torque calculating device that calculates torque based on a deviation between the target incline pattern stored in the storing device and a detection value detected by the detecting device; and an actuator for applying the torque calculated by the calculating device to the drive wheels.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method and apparatus to provide vehicle information to a requestor]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640085.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An on-board information system is provided, including a help facility, which is operable to provide information to a requester. The information comprises audio or audio-visual descriptions for operating various systems and control devices, using on-board or off-board devices. An information system is provided, comprising a requestor-initiated information inquiry device, an information storage system, and, an information communications center. The information storage system communicates information to the communications center based upon a request for information initiated by the requester to the information inquiry device. The request for information can be canceled during delivery. The system is applicable to vehicles and other systems wherein operators may have limited knowledge of functioning of all aspects of the system.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method and system for adaptively controlling a hybrid vehicle]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640084.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method and system for adaptively controlling a hybrid vehicle comprises a recorder for recording a historical load or duty cycle of vehicle during or after operation of the vehicle. A classifier classifies the historical load in accordance with a load category. A controller assigns at least one of a current control curve and a slew rate control curve associated with the load category for a defined time period after the recording of the historical load or if the vehicle is presently operating generally consistent with the load category. At least one of the current control curve and the slew rate control curve, or data representative thereof, are used to control an operation of an electric drive motor of the vehicle for the defined time period.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Record and playback system for aircraft]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640083.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Multiple data and images are multiplexed and sequenced in order to minimize the recording and monitoring hardware required to process the images, providing a detailed record of an event, greatly enhancing event reconstruction efforts. The multi-media safety and surveillance system for aircraft incorporates a plurality of strategically spaced sensors including video imaging generators for monitoring critical components and critical areas of both the interior and the exterior of the aircraft. The captured data and images are recorded and may be transmitted to ground control stations for real time or near real time surveillance. The system includes a plurality of strategically located video image sensors such as, by way of example, analog and/or digital video cameras, a video data recorder (VDR) and a pilot display module (MCDU or MIDU). All data is in recorded in an IP format. The IP encoder may be an integral component of the VDR, or the data may be transmitted in an IP format from the data generator device.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[System and method for distributively displaying terminal procedure data]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640082.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A display system and method for an aircraft selectively distributes and displays terminal procedure data. The system includes a processor and a display device. The processor is adapted to receive terminal procedure data representative of an airport terminal procedure that is normally illustrated on a terminal procedure chart and is operable, upon receipt of the terminal procedure data, to supply terminal procedure image rendering display commands. Each of the plurality of flight deck display devices is coupled to receive selected ones of the terminal procedure image rendering display commands and is operable, in response thereto, to render a terminal procedure image representative of a portion of the airport terminal procedure that is normally illustrated on the terminal procedure chart.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Roll stability control using four-wheel drive]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640081.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A control system ( 18 ) and method for controlling an automotive vehicle ( 10 ) includes a number of sensors that are used to generate a potential rollover signal. In response to the potential rollover, active differentials ( 112, 114, 116 ) may be used alone or in addition to braking to prevent the vehicle from rolling over.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Estimated parameter based control of a process for controlling emission of a pollutant into the air]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640067.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A controller directs a process primarily performed to control emission of a particular pollutant into the air. The process has multiple process parameters (MPPs), including a parameter representing an amount of the particular pollutant. The controller includes either a neural network process model or a non-neural network process model. In either case, the model represents a relationship between a first of the MPPs and one or more of the other MPPs. The one or more other MPPs include a second of the MPPs which is other than the parameter representing the amount of the emitted particular pollutant. Also included is a processor configured with logic to estimate a value of the second MPP, and to direct control of the first MPP based on the estimated value of the second MPP and the model.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Air-to-ground cellular network for deck-to-deck call coverage]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7640016.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The air-to-ground cellular network for deck-to-deck call coverage provides call coverage to customers who are located in aircraft that are flying within the arrival/departure airspace of an airport by trifurcating the spatial coverage regions or volumes of space to solve the problems of inter-network interference while yielding air-to-ground cellular network coverage at any altitude. Three types of cells are considered: an Outer Cell, an Inner Cell and an Airport Cell. The Outer Cell is a macro cell covering a large volume of space and is one of many cells in the composite air-to-ground cellular network. The Inner Cell is created within an Outer Cell and has at its center an airport. The Airport Cell is a part of the Terrestrial Cellular Network (TCN), created by the present terrestrial cellular operators or service providers.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[System and method for on-road detection of a vehicle using knowledge fusion]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7639841.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The present invention is directed to a system and method for on-road vehicle detection. A video sequence is received that is comprised of a plurality of image frames. A potential vehicle appearance is identified in an image frame. Known vehicle appearance information and scene geometry information are used to formulate initial hypotheses about vehicle appearance. The potential vehicle appearance is tracked over multiple successive image frames. Potential motion trajectories for the potential vehicle appearance are identified over the multiple image frames. Knowledge fusion of appearance, scene geometry and motion information models are applied to each image frame containing the trajectories. A confidence score is calculated for each trajectory. A trajectory with a high confidence score is determined to represent a vehicle appearance.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[System and method for determining intersection right-of-way for vehicles]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7639159.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method and system for determining right of way for a plurality of mobile units at an intersection. The method and system include collecting position and movement information about the plurality of mobile units approaching the intersection; storing a plurality of rules about right of way at the intersection; accessing information about geometry of the intersection; calculating which one or more of the plurality of the mobile units have right of way to enter the intersection, responsive to the position and movement information, the stored rules and the information about geometry of the intersection; and wirelessly transmitting right of way indication signals to one or more of the plurality of the mobile units.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Seat belt warning system]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7639125.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A seat belt warning system comprises a sensing system associated to a vehicle seat for sensing a seat belt related status with respect to said vehicle seat and a control unit communicating with said sensing system for generating a warning signal depending on the seat belt related status determined by said sensing system. The sensing system comprises a seat occupancy detector ( 16 ) for determining a seat occupancy status of a vehicle seat and a seat belt fastening detector ( 18 ) for determining a seat belt usage condition. According to the invention said sensing system further comprises a first surface acoustic wave device ( 26 ) including at least one surface acoustic wave resonator ( 26 ′) and an antenna ( 26 ″) and in that said control unit ( 20 ) comprises an RF antenna ( 22 ) for remotely communicating with said surface acoustic wave device ( 26 ).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method of operating a brushless motor wherein open loop and closed loop controllers utilize different commutation methods]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7638959.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A motor control is provided with both open loop and closed loop controllers. The open loop and closed loop controllers provide commutation signals back to gate drives for an inverter, wherein the commutation signals utilize sinusoidal signals in open loop control, and utilize six step commutation in closed loop control.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method and apparatus for control of transmission shifting]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7637846.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method and system to control transmission shifting in a motor vehicle having an automatic transmission is provided, wherein a command for a transmission up-shift is detected, and, inhibited, based upon operator input, engine speed, and vehicle operating conditions. A fuel cutoff event is immediately implemented, along with electrical energy regeneration using vehicle kinetic energy. Operator input includes monitoring accelerator pedal input, and inhibiting the command for the transmission up-shift when a tip-out event occurs. The command for inhibiting the transmission up-shift is discontinued when an accelerator pedal tip-in is detected, or accelerator pedal position is greater than a calibrated value, or when engine output torque exceeds a torque threshold, or when engine speed exceeds a speed threshold.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method and apparatus for control of a transmission torque converter clutch]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7637842.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method and system to capture energy during regenerative braking while managing driveline disturbances by controlling locking and unlocking of a torque-converter clutch based upon operator input, typically throttle position or accelerator pedal position, vehicle speed, and engine load is offered. The exemplary vehicle has an engine, a torque converter with a clutch, and a transmission device. Vehicle kinetic energy is transmittable to an electrical machine using the transmission device and the torque converter. It includes monitoring an operator demand for power, engine operating speed, and, engine load; and, actuating the locking clutch for the torque converter based upon the operator demand for power, the engine operating speed, and, the engine load.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[System and method for wireless gaming system with alerts]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7637810.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A gaming system is provided. The gaming system allows users to access applications via gaming communication devices coupled to a communication network. At least a portion of the network may be wireless. The gaming applications include gambling, financial, entertainment service, and other types of transactions. The system may include a user location determination feature to prevent users from conducting transactions from unauthorized areas. The system may include an alerts feature operable to generate alert to users based on any or a combination of time information, location information, financial information, user profile information, and other types of information.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Collision detection apparatus]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7637545.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A collision detection apparatus has a support member which is fixed to side members of a vehicle, an absorber which is arranged at a vehicle front side of the support member to define a space therebetween, a chamber member defining therein a chamber space which is substantially sealed, and a pressure sensor for detecting a pressure in the chamber space. The chamber member is arranged in the space defined between the absorber and the support member. A collision of the vehicle is detected based on a variation in the pressure of the chamber space.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fuel injection control device for internal combustion engine]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7637249.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A fuel injection control apparatus is provided with a fuel injection nozzle, a crank angle detector, a timer, and a control computer. The crank angle detector outputs a pulse signal corresponding to each tooth portion of a signal rotor and a pulse signal corresponding to a tooth missing portion. The control computer sets, as a fuel injection timing, a point of time at which a predetermined standby time period has elapsed from a point of time at which a reference tooth portion is detected. The control computer recognizes a tooth missing zone based on the pulse signal corresponding to the tooth missing portion. The control computer determines whether the fuel injection timing is set in a specific section in the tooth missing zone. When the fuel injection timing is set in a section outside the specific section, the control computer sets, as the predetermined standby time period, a remaining time period shorter than one inter-signal time period. In contrast, when the fuel injection timing is set to the specific section, the control computer sets, as the predetermined standby time period, a time period obtained by adding one or more inter-signal time periods to the remaining time period.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method for operating an internal combustion engine by determining and counteracting a pre-ignition state]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7637248.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In a method for operating an internal combustion engine, wherein the internal combustion engine has a cylinder in which a combustion chamber is provided that is delimited by a reciprocating piston guided in the cylinder, wherein the piston is connected by a connecting rod to a crankshaft and wherein the internal combustion engine has a device for supplying fuel and a device for igniting the fuel/air mixture in the combustion chamber at least one engine speed value of the internal combustion engine is determined and evaluated. A pre-ignition state of the internal combustion engine is determined based on the result of the evaluation step.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method and system for controlling an actuator to rotate a valve]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7637245.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In a system, an actuator is linked to a valve rotatably installed in a passage through which gas flows. The actuator changes torque to be applied to the valve so as to adjust a rotational position of the valve based on a deviation between a current position and a target position. In the system, a first storing unit stores therein a first threshold. The first threshold is defined in a variation range within which a torque parameter is variable depending on change in the torque to be applied to the valve. The first threshold allows whether there is a possibility that an operation of the actuator is unstable. If the torque parameter substantially shifts either to or through the first threshold in the variation range, a restricting unit restricts variation in the torque parameter with the gas-flow being substantially kept through the passage.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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