Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
701320300 | Including vehicle location determination | 58 |
20120197483 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE STATE OF COMPONENTS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES - A method for monitoring the state of components of a railway vehicle, wherein sensors for capturing loads acting on the components are operated, the measurement values thereof are fed as input values to an analysis unit for analyzing the wear state, wherein the current position of the railway vehicle is processed as a signal to this end, wherein the current velocity of the railway vehicle is recorded over time, from which a v-t profile is generated and compared to a stored v-t profile in order to determine the current position as a further input value for monitoring the state by stochastically comparing both profiles. | 08-02-2012 |
20120296515 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO MODIFY ROUTING INFORMATION BASED ON DETECTION OF RATE OF CHANGE OF PRESSURE IN TIRES - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method, system and program product for monitoring the rate of deflation or inflation in vehicular tires to determine the time or distance it takes before the tire pressure of one or more tires enters an undesirable state. Under the present invention, tire specifications, environmental modifiers, vehicular modifiers, road and weather conditions, and current tire pressure for each tire are recorded as input to provide an alert with a route plan for a driver to bring a vehicle to a service station before tire pressure reaches an undesirable condition. In one embodiment, the system can inform the driver at what time in the future a tire will reach an undesirable condition. In another embodiment, the system can inform the driver at what distance (measured in miles, for example) a tire will reach an undesirable condition. In yet another embodiment, the system can modify a route in order to avoid an unsafe tire condition. | 11-22-2012 |
20130090804 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR VEHICLE - An electronic control unit includes a threshold acquiring element, a behavior determining element and a storing element. The threshold acquiring element acquires a threshold for defining a determination condition. The threshold is set to correspond to a road condition on which a vehicle travels. The behavior determining element determines whether a vehicle behavior satisfies the determination condition defined by the threshold. The storing element stores predetermined operation data of the vehicle when the behavior determining element determines that the vehicle behavior satisfies the determination condition. | 04-11-2013 |
20130116883 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATIC DOCUMENTATION OF SITUATIONS DURING FIELD WORK - An arrangement and a method for the automatic documentation of situations during fieldwork in which an operating parameter sensor records an operating parameter of an agricultural machine during field work or a crop sensor records a characteristic of the crop that is gathered or processed by the agricultural machine during the field work. A computer unit generates a triggering signal with the appearance of a pre-specified condition of the received signals of the operating parameter sensor or crop sensor. The computer unit is connected with an image recording device for the generation of an image signal by the agricultural machine or its surroundings. As a reaction to a triggering signal, image signals are stored in a geo-referenced manner and sent to a distant site over a transmission path. | 05-09-2013 |
20130166137 | MOBILE APPARATUS AND LOCALIZATION METHOD THEREOF - A mobile apparatus and a localization method thereof which perform localization of the mobile apparatus using a distributed filter system including a plurality of local filters independently operated and one fusion filter integrating results of localization performed through the respective local filters, and additionally apply accurate topological absolute position information to the distributed filter system to improve localization performance (accuracy, convergence and speed in localization, etc.) of the mobile apparatus on a wide space. The mobile apparatus includes at least one sensor, at least one first distribution filter generating current relative position information using a value detected by the at least one sensor, at least one second distribution filter generating current absolute position information using the value detected by the at least one sensor, and a fusion filter integrating the relative position information and the absolute position information to perform localization. | 06-27-2013 |
20130184930 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE - A method for operating a driver assistance system of a vehicle, includes providing and using data for making a decision as to whether or not the driver assistance system is to provide a driver assistance function, detecting a vehicle position when the driver assistance function is provided, and assigning the detected vehicle position to the used data to create a set of driver assistance system data. A device for operating a driver assistance system of a vehicle, as well as a vehicle system for a vehicle and a computer program are also described. | 07-18-2013 |
20130218402 | CHARGE GUIDANCE APPARATUS AND ONBOARD NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A charge guidance apparatus includes a history creation retaining unit | 08-22-2013 |
20130274990 | NAVIGATION DEVICE FOR DEAD RECKONING - A navigation device is provided that includes a processor configured to track a path of the navigation device based on a first signal received by the navigation device, and calculate a calculated position of the navigation device based on a second signal different from the first signal. The navigation device may further include a graphical user interface configured to display a calculated position graphical element representing the calculated position determined based on the second signal and display a tracked position graphical element representing the path of the navigation device determined based on the first signal, the tracked position graphical element and the calculated position graphical element being distinguishable in appearance. | 10-17-2013 |
20140067194 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AND TRACKING THE POSITION OF A MOVABLE TRANSFERRING DEVICE/LOADING DEVICE OF A BUCKET-WHEEL EXCAVATOR OR BUCKET CHAIN EXCAVATOR - Exemplary embodiments are directed to a method for detecting and tracking the position of a mobile transferring device/loading device of a bucket-wheel excavator or bucket chain excavator. The bucket-wheel excavator or bucket chain excavator includes an extraction device having a pivotable superstructure, which has inclinable cantilever, a track-drivable substructure, and a transferring device having a loading cantilever and renders conveyed material through a bench conveyor. An open-loop/closed-loop control device establishes the pivot angle and the inclination of the loading cantilever of the transferring device according to the signals of a plurality of sensors. | 03-06-2014 |
20140088820 | Location Services in Mining Vehicle Operations - A system of computers, wireless networks, and vehicle-based location sensors allows real time display of equipment location, utilization, and expected arrival times for mobile vehicles. Display of location by load status and expected arrival time allows monitoring of not just vehicle location but the impact on queue times at loading and unloading endpoints allowing for equipment reallocation. Overhead map views of actual location including hazard locations and queries for vehicle and operator status are also supported. | 03-27-2014 |
20140214264 | COORDINATED DATA TRANSMISSION TRIGGERS - A system to provided coordinated data transmission triggers is disclosed. The system may be termed as Vital Information Management System (VIMS). The VIMS may operate on the basis of certain data transmission triggers. The VIMS may further use a cellular, satellite or Wi-Fi network for the wireless communication of vehicle information. The data transmission triggers may include data transmission triggers based on time and/or time independent data transmission triggers. Examples of the data transmission triggers may be a trigger based on vehicle speed parameter, a trigger based on proximity to specified location(s) and the like. The time based data transmission triggers may send the one or more data signals after a predefined time interval. Whereas the time independent data transmission triggers may send one or more data signals as soon as the event associated with the data transmission triggers is satisfied. | 07-31-2014 |
20140257626 | DOCKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - A system for assisting in docking of a machine at a loading location is provided. The system includes a first controller and a second controller. The first controller is configured to generate a signal indicative of one or more loading locations associated with a loading machine. The second controller is communicably coupled to the first controller, a position detection module, a sensor and a display unit. Based on the signals received from the first controller, the position detection module and the sensor, the second controller compares the received signals and selects an exact loading location of the one or more loading locations. The second controller then determines when the current position of the machine crosses a predefined threshold distance and displays, on the display unit, a zoomed-in top view of the machine on the worksite and the exact loading location, based on the determination. | 09-11-2014 |
20140350777 | APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING DRIVING BEHAVIOR, METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING DRIVING BEHAVIOR, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - An apparatus for diagnosing driving behavior includes a storage unit that stores ideal running information defining a relationship between a vehicle speed and a vehicle position corresponding to a road situation, a generation unit that generates actual running information expressing a relationship between an actual vehicle speed and an actual position when a vehicle passes through a road, a condition identification unit that identifies a matching condition where the degree of correlation of the actual running information with the ideal running information exceeds a predetermined value, and a diagnosis unit that diagnoses a driving behavior of a driver of the vehicle, based on a degree of similarity between the ideal running information and the actual running information under the matching condition identified in the condition identification unit. | 11-27-2014 |
20140371979 | Yard Maintenance Vehicle Route and Orientation Mapping System - A riding yard maintenance vehicle may include a positioning module. The positioning module may be configured to store position information indicative of a position history of the vehicle responsive to operation of the vehicle defining a route. The positioning module may include a user interface, a memory for storing data received via one or more sensors, and processing circuitry in communication with the user interface and the memory. The processing circuitry may be configured to control operation of the positioning module and generate feedback via the user interface. The feedback may be provided to an operator based on the position information. | 12-18-2014 |
20150039178 | RESISTANCE ESTIMATION APPARATUS, ENERGY ESTIMATION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM - According to one embodiment, a resistance estimation apparatus includes a first detection unit, a second detection unit, a third detection unit and a first calculation unit. The first detection unit detects, as an output value, an output of a driving source of a vehicle. The second detection unit detects, as a braking value, a strength of a braking force. The third detection unit detects a speed of the vehicle. The first calculation unit calculates a traveling resistance resulting from a road surface that the vehicle has traveled during a traveling period, using a vehicle characteristic, the output value, the braking value and the speed, the traveling period including a period from a first time point when the vehicle starts and the speed changes from zero to a second time point when the vehicle stops and the speed changes to zero. | 02-05-2015 |
20150094904 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNDERWATER VEHICLE SIMULATION - System and method for using forecast ocean currents to improve the prediction of an underwater vessel's trajectory as compared to using a simple dead reckoned path determined by vessel commanded heading and speed through the water. System and method for position-tagging long-term underwater time series data collected by a submerged mobile vehicle, and locally storing and uploading the position-tagged data. | 04-02-2015 |
20150142258 | MINING MACHINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND MINING MACHINE MANAGEMENT METHOD - A mining machine management system includes: a position information detection unit detecting position information related to a position of a mining machine; and a determination unit determining a second route corresponding to a plurality of pieces of the position information is identical to a first route based on at least whether a position of each node corresponds with the position information, the node being a piece of information related to a position of the first route that is a route taken by the mining machine departing a predetermined first position, passing a second position at which a load is loaded, and moving to a third position at which the load is removed. | 05-21-2015 |
20150306967 | IDENTIFICATION OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE ADJACENT TO A POWER REPLENISHMENT STATION - The present invention concerns a technique (method and a system) for use in servicing of electric vehicles at power replenishment service stations. The technique of the invention enables identification of a respective vehicle located at the power replenishment service station by carrying out the following: receiving and processing user request data from at least one power replenishment service station for identifying therein user data indicative of a user requesting power replenishment service, receiving and processing data from control systems of vehicles for identifying certain data including at least specific vehicle data, and processing the user data and the specific vehicle data and identifying the respective vehicle located at the power replenishment service station to thereby enable management of services to be provided to the respective vehicle. | 10-29-2015 |
20150310356 | FACILITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE UTILIZATION - A facility utilization system includes a plurality of vehicles with telematics systems. A server receives telematics information from the plurality of vehicles, including location information of each of the plurality of vehicles. The server compares the location information to a location of at least one facility to determine facility utilization. The server monitors utilization of the at least one facility based upon the comparison of the location information of the plurality of vehicles to the location of the at least one facility. | 10-29-2015 |
20150310678 | WORK MACHINE, CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WORK MACHINE - A work machine includes a tank that stores liquid. The work machine includes a calculation unit configured to obtain a difference between an amount of the liquid inside the tank acquired at a first timing and an amount of the liquid inside the tank acquired at a second timing after the first timing, and a notification unit configured to notify abnormality information indicating occurrence of abnormality related to the tank in the case where an operating time of the work machine during a period from the first timing to the second timing is equal to or smaller than a first threshold and also the difference is equal to or larger than a second threshold, and further configured not to notify the abnormality information in the case where the operating time is larger than a second threshold. | 10-29-2015 |
20150317848 | CROP DENSITY MAP USING ROW SENSORS - A harvester has a stool width sensor that senses stool width of a crop stool. A position sensor senses a position of the harvester, and a map generator generates a map based on the sensed stool width and the sensed position. | 11-05-2015 |
20150356796 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND REPORTING ROAD QUALITY - A server communicates with vehicles traveling along a route. The server obtains sensor data indicative of road quality from the vehicles. The server determines that a certain proportion of the vehicles traveling along the route experience better road quality than the remaining vehicles traveling along the route. The server than determines that a first lane in the route has significantly better road quality than a second lane in the route. | 12-10-2015 |
20160010988 | DUMP TRUCK | 01-14-2016 |
20160035149 | TRUCK SPOTTING SYSTEM USING POSITION DETECTION AND PERCEPTION - A truck spotting system is provided that uses a position detection module in a truck and a position detection module in a loader to provide a initial position and orientation of each machine. A perception module on-board the loader is configured to measure a distance and orientation of the truck relative to the loader. A controller receives a initial target position from the truck and calculates a target position from the distance and orientation, then communicates a refined target position to the truck. | 02-04-2016 |
20160057635 | VEHICULAR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK DEVICE - The present invention discloses a vehicular wireless local area network device, comprising: an interface module configured for accessing an OBD system of a vehicle, a main control module connected to the interface module, a power module connected to the interface module and the main control module, and is configured for obtaining electric power from the OBD system and providing electric power to the vehicular wireless local area network device. Wherein, the main control module comprises a first Wi-Fi module configured for establishing a wireless local area network and a second Wi-Fi module configured for accessing an external wireless local area network. The technical solution provided by the present invention can achieve Wi-Fi function by use of vehicle resources. | 02-25-2016 |
20160093121 | DRIVING EVENT NOTIFICATION - A driving event notification device is described, and comprises an accelerometer for detecting forces experienced by a vehicle, a positioning device for determining the position of the vehicle, and a camera for generating image data. A processor is provided, for detecting the occurrence of a driving event by comparing the outputs of one or both of the accelerometer and the positioning device with at least one rule. A communications port is provided, for establishing a connection with the Internet and an email handler uses an email address dedicated to the driving event notification device, for generating a reporting email containing event information concerning the detected event and image data generated by the camera at or around the time of occurrence of the detected event, and sending the reporting email over the Internet via the communications port to a destination email address. The processor is responsive to the detection of the occurrence of the event to cause the email handler to generate the reporting email and send it over the Internet to the destination email address. By providing the notification device with a dedicated email address and communicating detected events by email to a destination email address, there is no need to provide a fixed IP address for the notification device, or to provide a reliable machine-to-machine communications session between the notification device and a remote server. A conventional link to the Internet (e.g. via 3G) can be established, and reporting emails sent as and when events are detected at the notification device. Further, by providing image data in association with an event, confirmation of the nature of the event can be made, enabling “false” events to be identified and disregarded. | 03-31-2016 |
20160117868 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXECUTING CUSTOM FLEET VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SCRIPTS - System and methods are disclosed for gathering vehicle data from a vehicle engine computer installed in an engine of a vehicle and a plurality of sensors disposed about the vehicle and providing functionality for a third-party to install and then execute custom scripts within a telematics application to change default functionalities of the telematics application when processing the vehicle data. | 04-28-2016 |
20160123500 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY MEASURING TIMES OF VARIOUS OPERATIONS IN FLOATING VESSEL PIPE DEPLOYMENT - A method for determining start and stop times of at least one selected operation on a pipe deployment vessel includes measuring either or both tension on a pipe deployed from a reel on the vessel and velocity of pipe motion with respect to the vessel. Rotational velocity of the reel is measured. Geodetic position of the vessel with respect to time is measured. The start and stop times of the at least one selected operation are determined from the measured tension, motion velocity, rotational velocity and geodetic position. The start and stop times are recorded. | 05-05-2016 |
20160129736 | WHEEL LOCALIZER, WHEEL LOCALIZATION DEVICE, SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR LOCATING A POSITION OF A WHEEL - Embodiments provide a device, a system, a method and a computer program for locating a plurality of positions of a plurality of wheels on a vehicle. The device comprises an input to obtain information related to a position of one wheel from the plurality of wheels, and a detector to obtain information related to rotational frequencies of the one wheel and of at least one other wheel of the plurality of wheels. The device further comprises a locator coupled to the input and to the detector. The locator is configured to determine information related to the position of the at least one other wheel based on the information related to the position of the one wheel and based on the information related to the rotational frequencies. Additionally or alternatively, an embodiment of the device may comprise one or more inputs to obtain information related to rotational frequencies of the plurality of wheels and information related to accelerations at the plurality of wheels. The device may further comprise a locator coupled to the one or more inputs. The locator is configured to determine the plurality of positions of the plurality of wheels based on the information related to the rotational frequencies of the plurality of wheels and based on the information related to the accelerations at the plurality of wheels. | 05-12-2016 |
20160138248 | System for Assisting a User of a Machine of a Kind Comprising a Body and an Implement Movable Relative to the Body - A system for providing guidance to a user of a machine of a kind including a body and an implement movable relative to the body is disclosed. The system may provide a user with information regarding a current position of a part or parts of the implement that may not otherwise be visible to a user situated in a cab of the machine. The system may provide a user with information regarding a future trajectory of a part or parts of the implement on the basis of sensed data relating to current machine position and movement. | 05-19-2016 |
20160196697 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE USAGE RECORDING | 07-07-2016 |
701320400 | By satellite positioning system (e.g., GPS, etc.) | 27 |
20120197484 | System and Method for Tracking Vehicle Mileage with Mobile Devices - Disclosed is a system for tracking vehicle locations and accumulating mileage for said vehicles by detecting intervals when said vehicles are in proximity to mobile devices and utilizing the location aware sensors of said mobile devices to determine vehicle locations. Proximity between mobile devices and vehicles is determined by short range data communication identification. Multiple vehicles and drivers may thus be tracked for trip, interval, or overall mileage traveled. | 08-02-2012 |
20120303207 | GOLF BALL TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREFOR - A golf ball tracking system comprising at least one golf ball including an RFID device, wherein the RFID device contains golf ball information, such as a unique identifier. The system includes an RFID reader capable of reading the golf ball information from the RFID device. A positioning system, such as GPS, is associated with the reader and is capable of determining the location of the reader. A computer is interconnected with the RFID reader and the positioning system that is capable of receiving the golf ball information from the reader and location information from the positioning system. The computer is operative to record the golf ball information and associated location information. The system may further comprise a plurality of readers separated by at least one blocker that is made of metal screen. | 11-29-2012 |
20130006467 | BOOM-MOUNTED MACHINE LOCATING SYSTEM - A locating system for a machine having a boom is disclosed. The locating system has a first GPS unit and a second GPS unit. The second GPS unit is located on the boom. | 01-03-2013 |
20130144483 | SYSTEM OPERATION FOR TELEMATICS SYSTEMS THAT USE A BATTERY - A vehicle telematics system repeatedly reports vehicle status, including the location of a stolen vehicle. As wireless reports are transmitted over time, battery capacity will decrease if the engine is not running. As the vehicle battery capacity decreases over time, status reports are adjusted to extend battery life and therefore the time over which at least some vehicle status information can be obtained. | 06-06-2013 |
20130245880 | EVENT BASED GPS TRACKING - System and method for enabling predefined events to be used to trigger the collection of vehicle position data. A combination GSM device and GPS device is used to collect vehicle position data and to convey that position data to a remote computing device for review and/or analysis. There is a tradeoff between collecting too much data (cell phone bill is too high) and collecting too little data (value added analytics cannot be achieved without sufficient data). The concepts disclosed herein relate to method and apparatus to enable the data collection/transmission paradigm of such a GSM/GPS to be varied (or triggered) based on the detection of one or more predefined events. This enables data which can contribute to value added analytics to be acquired, without wasting airtime on unimportant data. | 09-19-2013 |
20130261880 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECORDING AN IMAGE FOR A VEHICLE USING ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION - An apparatus and method for recording an image from a vehicle using On Board Diagnostic (OBD) information are provided. A vehicle state information acquirer receives state information about a devices loaded on the vehicle and an OBD terminal provided in the vehicle. A sensor unit senses movement of the vehicle. An image input unit captures images related to vehicle driving. A controller senses a value that is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold received from the sensor unit or receives vehicle state information related to an occurrence of an event is received from the OBD terminal, starts capturing the images through the image input unit, and controls storing of the captured images with the vehicle state information. A memory that stores the captured images with the vehicle state information. | 10-03-2013 |
20140025252 | VEHICLE COLLISION EVENT ANNOUNCING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle collision event announcing system is provided. The system includes: a processor; an image capturing unit, coupled to the processor, for capturing vehicle images from at least a part of the vehicle; a collision sensing unit, for detecting whether the vehicle is running into a probable collision event; and a feature image comparison unit, coupled to the processor, for when the collision sensing unit detects the probable collision event, comparing the vehicle images before and after the probable collision event to determine whether the probable collision event is a real collision event which causes damage to the vehicle and/or the seriousness of the damage of the real collision event. | 01-23-2014 |
20140067195 | ON BOARD DIAGNOSTIC (OBD) DEVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for processing and transmitting on-board diagnostics (OBD) signals are provided. An electronic device includes a housing, an OBD engagement member configured to physically engage with an OBD port of an (FHV) and receive power and data communications therefrom. Computer circuitry disposed at least partially within the housing is configured to receive time, location, and/or distance information associated with a trip taken by the FHV, the information being received through the OBD port of the FHV. The computer circuitry is further configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more computing devices disposed within the FHV over a local area network when the on-board diagnostics device is connected to the OBD port. | 03-06-2014 |
20140277919 | Method for providing vehicle configurations - A method for providing vehicle configurations, the providing of at least one vehicle configuration is a function of a local position of the vehicle. | 09-18-2014 |
20140288765 | METHOD OF BUILDING AND USING LOCAL MAP OF VEHICLE DRIVE PATH - An automotive vehicle mapping system is disclosed. The mapping system includes an on-vehicle electronic storage device, a GPS receiver, and an electronic controller. The electronic controller is configured to receive GPS data from the GPS receiver indicative of a current location of the vehicle. The electronic controller is also configured to store the GPS data on the electronic storage device if the location of the vehicle is outside of a location envelope. | 09-25-2014 |
20140288766 | Real-Time Monitoring of Vehicle - A monitoring unit for vehicle monitoring comprising a receiving module configured to receive data from an OBD, wherein the data is associated with a plurality of jerks detected by a 3-axis accelerometer. The monitoring unit comprises an analytics module configured to compare an intensity of each jerk of the plurality of jerks to a predefined jerk threshold and capture high intensity jerks from the plurality of jerks. The high intensity jerks have intensity equal to or more than the predefined jerk threshold. The method further comprises determining an elapsed time for each of the high intensity jerks. The elapsed time for each of the high intensity jerks is compared to a predefined time threshold. Further it is determined whether an analysis on the high intensity jerks is to be performed at the vehicle or at a server located remotely. | 09-25-2014 |
20140303834 | Sectional Control Method For Use With An Agricultural Implement - A sectional control apparatus and method prompts the operator of an implement when the implement, or portion thereof, is traversing over land that has already been seeded and/or disturbed. The apparatus includes a GPS or GNSS receiver that communicates with a GPS or GNSS system and a controller that maps movement of the implement so that real-time positional data for the implement can be compared to the movement map. When the position of the implement, or portion thereof, is detected as moving over previously seeded and/or disturbed land, the controller activates an alert mechanism in the operator cab of the implement to notify the operator that sectional control, i.e., shutting down metering of product or raising the tool bar, needs to be implemented. | 10-09-2014 |
20140379205 | VEHICLE EFFICIENCY AND DEFECT RECOGNITION BASED ON GPS LOCATION - Apparatuses and methods are described for detecting vehicle efficiency and recognizing a vehicle defect. A vehicle operating parameter may be measured and recorded at a specific vehicle location. The measurement may be compared to prior measurements of the same operating parameter at the same location previously recorded for the same vehicle or a comparable vehicle. A vehicle defect may be detected where the measurement shows a statistical deviation from previous measurements. The vehicle's operator, owner, lessee, or lessor may be notified of the defect. | 12-25-2014 |
20150081162 | INTERACTIVE TIMELINE INTERFACE AND DATA VISUALIZATION - A computer system and method for storing and processing GPS data for a plurality of drivers and vehicles to provide a visual representation of driver's activity for fleets of driver and vehicles. | 03-19-2015 |
20150100199 | VEHICLE LOCATION AND FAULT DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A fault diagnostic system of a vehicle includes: a global positioning system (GPS) receiver and a diagnostic module. The GPS receiver determines a location of the vehicle. The diagnostic module diagnoses a fault in a component of the vehicle. In response to the diagnosis of the fault, the diagnostic module stores diagnostic data in a computer readable medium. The diagnostic data includes both a predetermined diagnostic trouble code associated with the fault diagnosed and the location of the vehicle when the fault was diagnosed. | 04-09-2015 |
20150105969 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS LEAK DETECTION BASED ON A VEHICLE LOCATION - A method for detecting evaporative emissions system leaks, comprising: adjusting a leak detection threshold based on a vehicle geographical location including jurisdiction borders; and indicating a leak based on the adjusted threshold. In this way, a vehicle may perform OBD EVAP leak tests in accordance with local regulations. This method allows for a single PCM to be installed in all vehicles of a certain model during manufacturing regardless of the jurisdiction where the vehicle will be sold, thereby reducing part complexity and simplifying the manufacturing process. | 04-16-2015 |
20150127212 | Dynamic Safety System - A rollover detection system is provided that comprises a device, a sensor and/or a group of sensors and a warning system for use in a vehicle to reduce or prevent the likelihood of a rollover during operation of the vehicle. The rollover detection system can provide a driver of a vehicle, information that informs the driver of the risk and imminence of a rollover and allows the driver to take corrective action to reduce the risk or imminence of a rollover. The rollover detection system can also allow for the review of information collected by a device by a driver or other individual during and after a risk of a rollover is detected. | 05-07-2015 |
20150307107 | DRIVER PERFORMANCE DETERMINATION BASED ON GEOLOCATION - A system for determining driver performance based on vehicle geolocation comprises one or more onboard vehicle sensors, one or more processors, and a memory. The one or more onboard vehicle sensors are configured to detect driving data of a moving vehicle. The one or more processors are configured to determine driver performance based at least in part on the driving data. The driver performance is normalized for a vehicle geolocation. The memory is coupled to the one or more processors and configured to provide the processor with instructions. | 10-29-2015 |
20150307274 | WEIGHING SYSTEM FOR A FRONT-END-LOADING WASTE-HAULING VEHICLE - A weighing system for a waste-hauling vehicle having a front end loader with at least two arms for lifting a waste container, the weighing system comprising: an extensometer mounted on at least one arm of the front end loader, the extensometer secured to separate extensometer mounts so that the extensometer is operative to detect deflections in the front end loader arm in response to loads of varying weights; and a vehicle data hub in communication with the extensometer, the vehicle data hub operative to receive inputs from the extensometer and determine therefrom: (i) the weight of a waste container containing waste as the waste container is lifted by the front end loader for emptying into a waste receptacle on the vehicle; (ii) the weight of the waste container as it is lowered by the front end loader after the waste container has been emptied into the waste receptacle on the vehicle; and (iii) the net weight of the waste that was contained in the container. | 10-29-2015 |
20150363984 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE PROCESS OF DRIVING A VEHICLE - Device for monitoring the process of driving a vehicle consisting of at least the following:
| 12-17-2015 |
20160035154 | Bus Monitoring System to Detect Driver Alertness and Enhance Passenger Safety - A vehicle monitoring system to detect driver alertness and enhance passenger safety is provided. The system includes a global positioning system connected to the bus and able to generate positioning data associated with the bus, an accelerometer gyroscope connected to the bus and able to generate 3-axis acceleration, heading, roll and yaw data associated with the bus, a plurality of vision sensors connected to the bus and able to generate passenger data associated with the bus, and a computing device affixed to the bus and able to store and transmit the positioning data, 3-axis acceleration data, heading data, roll data, yaw data, passenger data, bus compartment access data, and driver identification data to a central server via a communication device to enable an analysis to detect driver alertness and enhance passenger safety. | 02-04-2016 |
20160082993 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE SYSTEM TO REDUCE WHEEL AND TRACK WEAR - A method includes determining a location of a vehicle system traveling on a track during a first trip relative to a curve in the track. The method also includes monitoring a temperature profile at a contact interface between a wheel of the vehicle system and a rail of the track that contacts the wheel as the vehicle system traverses the curve in the track. The temperature profile is based, at least in part, on a first speed profile of the vehicle system during the first trip. The method further includes analyzing the temperature profile to detect a flanging event between the wheel and the rail as the vehicle system traverses along the curve in response to the temperature profile indicating that a flange of the wheel engages a side of the rail. | 03-24-2016 |
20160086397 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING A DRIVER BY CREATING A UNIQUE DRIVER PROFILE FOR A VEHICLE FROM DRIVING HABITS - A method and system for automatically creating a unique driver profile for a vehicle from driving habits. A unique driver profile is created with a portable on-board diagnostic series 2 (OBD-2) apparatus and/or linked and/or standalone network device (e.g., smart phone, tablet, wearable device, etc.). The unique driver profile is created from the accepted plural signals including time and geo-location data based on driving habits of the driver. The unique driver profile information is recorded on the apparatus and/or network device, downloaded at a later time or sent in real-time to check and verify an identity of the driver. The unique driver profile helps confirm an identity of the driver of the vehicle based on unique driving habits of the driver. | 03-24-2016 |
20160101786 | System and Method for Collecting Vehicle Use and Driving Behavior Data Using a Mobile Communication Device and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Device - A system and method for collecting motor vehicle use, driving behavior or motor vehicle use and driving behavior data using a Bluetooth® low energy (“BLE”) device and a mobile communication device (“MCD”). One embodiment can automatically turn on the MCD Global Positioning System location services (“GPS”) and start the collection of such data when the MCD user is in a predetermined proximity of the motor vehicle and the vehicle is in motion as well as automatically turn off the GPS and stop data collection when the MCD is not in a predetermined proximity to the motor vehicle and BLE device and the motor vehicle stops moving. | 04-14-2016 |
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