Electric power-assisted wheelchair
This invention is adapted to be embodied in a power-assisted, manually operated wheelchair having a seat for a rider. A pair of ground-engaging wheels are disposed on opposite sides of the seat. Each ... Read More
Inventors: Uchiyama, Atsushi; Ogata, Hiroaki;, Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha (Iwata, JP) |
Method and apparatus for monitoring the surroundings of a vehicle and for detecting failure of the monitoring apparatus
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a surroundings monitoring method for monitoring the surroundings of a vehicle which is capable of identifying a detected object lying or... Read More
Inventors: Tsutsumi, Kazumichi; Okamura, Shigekazu; Irie, Tatsuji;, Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Service-oriented community agent
The present invention overcomes the limitations of currently existing real-time data acquisition and control systems by providing a framework which facilitates dynamic building of the object model by ... Read More
Inventors: Wewalaarachchi, Bandu J.; Gunasekera, M. V. Priyantha; Gunasingham, Haritharan; Liyanarachchi, Rohana;, Assignee: Eutech Cybernetics Pte Ltd. (Singapore, SG) |
System and method to automatically obtain a service
In view of the foregoing, the present invention provides for a system, method, and program embodied in a computer readable medium for obtaining a service. In one embodiment, the method comprises the s... Read More
Inventors: Narasimhan, Sangeetha; Clifton, Lori;, Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (Houston, TX) |
Lighting control apparatus of a control panel in an automobile
It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved lighting control apparatus of a control panel in an automobile. It is another object of the present invention to provide a lighting cont... Read More
Inventors: Asano, Michio;, Assignee: Zexel Corp. (Tokyo, JP) |
Circuit keeping daytime head lamps on after engine and head lamp switch are turned off
In view of such problems of prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a twilight delay apparatus at a low cost and can reduce a battery consumption, as well. To achieve the above obj... Read More
Inventors: Kambara, Jun; Yamamoto, Harushige;, Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Kanagawa-ken, JP); Niles Parts Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Head-up display on a vehicle, with controlled brightness of warning light
In consideration of the above circumstances, an objective of the present invention is to provide a head-up display on a vehicle for calling the attention of the driver or passenger to a dangerous obje... Read More
Inventors: Ohkawara, Osamu; Satomura, Masashi; Hattori, Hiroshi; Tsuji, Takayuki; Asami, Ken;, Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Vehicle for evaluating properties of road surfaces
It is, therefore, a main object of the present invention to provide a vehicle for evaluating the properties of road surfaces, which resolves the problems with the conventional techniques, can cope wit... Read More
Inventors: Shoutaro, Kato; Tatsuhide, Nakane; Tetsuo, Ogiwara;, Assignee: Kokusai Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Digital to analog interface conversion circuit
In accordance with the invention there is provided an interface circuit for use in connecting a rotation sensor and its associated electronics having a digital pulse output to a rotation measuring sys... Read More
Inventors: Desmarais, Richard R.; Karpinski, Jr., Andrew J.;, Assignee: Honeywell Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) |
Method for determining the response pressure of motor vehicle brakes using a test pressure
The present invention relates to a method for determining the response pressure of vehicle brakes particularly a road vehicle, by a) admitting a test pressure to the brakes to be examined, with and wi... Read More
Inventors: Frank, Peter;, Assignee: Knorr-Bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH (Munich, DE) |
Modular food guard apparatus and systems and methods of use thereof
The present invention provides an apparatus and method of using a modular food guard. One embodiment of the present invention provides a modular food guard apparatus. The apparatus includes at least o... Read More
Inventors: Matus, Jr., Jose Orlando;, Assignee: Elemental Ideas, LLC (Gainesville, GA) |
Method and apparatus for transport of communication signals over a public network
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for improving the quality of a communication signal transmitted across a backbone network between a source and destination and the handling of the... Read More
Inventors: Miska, Richard A.; Myers, Albert E.;, Assignee: Lucent Technologies Inc. (Murray Hill, NJ) |
FFT receiver for MFSK
We claim: 1. An electronic circuit comprising: a receiver for receiving a signal comprising a data signal at a frequency within a range of discrete frequency tones representing a predetermined range o... Read More
Inventors: Fines, Panagiotis; Wong, Siu Wah;, Assignee: Inmarsat Limited (GB) |
Vehicle information and safety control system
What is claimed is: 1. A communication system for a vehicle, comprising: a switched-circuit cellular radio communication transceiver located in said vehicle; a first CDPD network data transceiver loca... Read More
Inventors: Caci, Joseph Claude;, Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation (Owego, NY) |
Mobile detection and alert system
The present invention is a mobile detection and alert system for an individual vehicle as well as a plurality of individual vehicles in a given security area. The mobile detection and alert system pro... Read More
Inventors: Reeley, Ronald B.;, Assignee: |
Method and system for providing geographic specific services in a satellite communications network
In accordance with the present invention, a method and apparatus are provided for transmitting and receiving geographic specific services in a satellite communications network by utilizing location id... Read More
Inventors: Marko, Paul D.; Wadin, Craig P.;, Assignee: XM Satellite Radio Inc. (Washington, DC) |
Wireless piconet access to vehicle operational statistics
In accordance with the principles of the present invention, a wireless piconet transceiver for mounting in a vehicle comprises an RF piconet front end. Memory is adapted for storage of monitored stati... Read More
Inventors: Cannon, Joseph M.; Johanson, James A.; Mooney, Philip D.;, Assignee: Agere Systems Guardian Corp. (Orlando, FL) |
Calendar timer mechanism and processing apparatus
It is a major object of the present invention to provide a calendar timer mechanism which is capable of effectively turning on and off an object to be controlled in an apparatus, depending on the mann... Read More
Inventors: Ito, Tomohiko;, Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (Kanagawa-ken, JP) |
Display unit
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a top plan view of a race track and race track timing tower showing how displays 31 constructed in accordance with the present invention are mounted on racing v... Read More
Inventors: Reid, Dennis;, Assignee: |
Work management method, management system and management apparatus suited to work sites
What is claimed is: 1. A work management method for work sites, comprising the steps of: detecting a position of a working machine; transmitting a position signal for the detected position; receiving ... Read More
Inventors: Adachi, Hiroyuki; Hirata, Toichi; Sugiyama, Genroku; Watanabe, Hiroshi; Shibata, Koichi; Komatsu, Hideki;, Assignee: Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Vehicular navigation system
Accordingly, in order to improve upon the present state of this technology, the present invention sets forth an additional novel element to current GPS (Global Positioning Systems), which utilizes an ... Read More
Inventors: Kanevsky, Dimitri; Zlatsin, Alexander;, Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation (Armonk, NY) |
Extended brake switch software for vehicle stability enhancement system
This invention is typically applicable in automotive vehicles incorporating a computer-based antilock brake system (ABS) or a traction control system (TCS) in combination with vehicle yaw control. It ... Read More
Inventors: Ghoneim, Youssef Ahmed; Sidlosky, David Michael;, Assignee: General Motors Corporation (Detroit, MI); Delphi Technologies Inc. (Troy, MI) |
Vehicle-mounted information processing apparatus having magnetic disk device
As described earlier, when the magnetic disk device according to the background art is used in the vehicle-mounted information processing apparatus such as the car-navigation system or a vehicle-mount... Read More
Inventors: Satoh, Naoki; Yamaguchi, Takashi; Saito, Atsushi; Nakamura, Kozo; Tokuyama, Mikio; Nakamura, Shigeo; Kohida, Hiroyuki; Miyazawa, Hirohisa;, Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd. (Tokyo, JP); Xanavi Informatics Corporation (Kanagawa, JP) |
Navigation with multimedia
In the FIGURE, a navigational device 1 according to an example embodiment of the present invention is shown having a CD disc drive 2. Connections of the navigational device 1 to sensors and a GPS rec... Read More
Inventors: Duckeck, Ralf; Pilsak, Otmar;, Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart, DE) |
Beat analysis of musical signals
Overview The following discussion is directed to a system that analyzes music to detect the beat of the music. Advantages of this system include an improved approach to beat detection that does not r... Read More
Inventors: Lu, Lie; Zhang, Hong-Jiang;, Assignee: Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, WA) |
Route generating device
A first object of this invention is to provide a route generating device capable of generating a traveling route while preventing obstructs such as a fall, a tumble and any other inability in movement... Read More
Inventors: Akimoto, Shinji;, Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Methods and apparatus for precision agriculture operations utilizing real time kinematic global positioning system systems
The precision agriculture systems and methodologies described below may find application in crop spraying operations, harvesting operations, ploughing operations, planting/seeding operations, mining ... Read More
Inventors: Keller, Russell J.; Nichols, Mark E.; Lange, Arthur F.;, Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited (Sunnyvale, CA) |
Vehicle navigation system
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an astride ty... Read More
Inventors: Morita, Hiroyuki; Katayama, Mutsumi;, Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Electric vehicle and transit control method thereof
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an electric vehicle with which it is possible to make direction adjustments and turns of the electric vehicle without putting a burden on ... Read More
Inventors: Wakitani, Tsutomu; Bungo, Keiichiro; Kuroiwa, Kenji; Inui, Tsutomu; Kanke, Hiroo; Hanafusa, Jitsumi; Yamamoto, Takahiro;, Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (JP) |
Method and system for controlling a mechanical arm
A system and method for controlling a mechanical arm comprises planning a desired path of a mechanical arm. An actual path segment of the mechanical arm is measured. An error is determined between the... Read More
Inventors: Cripps, Donald Lewis;, Assignee: Deere & Company (Moline, IL) |
Navigation and GPS 
