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Information retrieval apparatus and method

Patent Number: RE44276
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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The invention provides an information retrieval apparatus and an information retrieval method by which information can be retrieved in an improved operability. A CPU controls a video camera to fetch an image and controls a GPS to detect a current position. The CPU reads out, from within image data stored in a corresponding relationship with URLs of WWW servers, those image data which correspond to position data regarding positions around the detected current position from a WWW data base ...

Electronic vehicle product and personnel monitoring

Patent Number: RE44275
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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A system providing vehicle, pallet, and personnel tracking within buildings, vehicles such as trucks/trailers, buses, trains and aircraft at a site or in a global network system. RFlD transponder Gate readers are used in building doorways, in vehicles such as tracks/trailers gates or bus doors to read pallets, packages and personnel equipped with RFlD transponder and tamper proof RFlD RF transceiver tags. The RFlD-RF transceivers may contain a GPS/GSM modem for locating of pallets or ...

Navigation system and route planning method using the same

Patent Number: 8467965
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A route planning method for a navigation system of a moving object. The method comprises planning and executing a first navigation route; labeling lane entrances in a road corresponding to a substitute navigation route according to a location of the moving object when traffic information is detected, and planning and executing a second navigation route according to the lane ...

Navigation system and lane information display method

Patent Number: 8467962
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A navigation system includes a lane information acquiring unit 27 for acquiring both the number of lanes of a road which forms an intersection, and lane information which defines a road branching off from each of the lanes, a lane direction determining unit 28 for determining the direction of each of the lanes on the basis of both the lane information acquired by the lane information acquiring unit, and a road attribute of an incoming road coming into the intersection and a ...

Identifying a route configured to travel through multiple points of interest

Patent Number: 8467959
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A computer-implemented method for identifying a route that is configured to travel through multiple points of interest includes receiving a query that includes an origin location, a destination location, and at least a first point of interest and a second point of interest. The method also includes identifying a perimeter that surrounds the received origin and destination locations in response to the query. The perimeter is then used to identify a set of locations for each of the first and ...

Map-centric service for social events

Patent Number: 8467955
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A map-centric service for creating, finding, and organizing social events is described. Social events may include gatherings, goods or services for sale or other types of events about which a group of people may wish to share information. The service provides a graphical indication of the location of a plurality of social events superimposed on a map, providing a geographic context to social events. The geographic context may be augmented with text graphical indications or information in ...

Systems and methods for complex event processing of vehicle-related information

Patent Number: 8467932
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A vehicle-based complex event processing (CEP) engine executes on at least one hardware computer processor in a first vehicle. The CEP engine receives a first input stream onto which vehicle information related to the first vehicle is published, and applies one or more queries to the first input stream to assess if a vehicle-related event has occurred. If it is determined that the vehicle-related event has occurred, the CEP engine publishes an indication of occurrence of the vehicle-related ...

Data mining in a digital map database to identify intersections located at hill bottoms and enabling precautionary actions in a vehicle

Patent Number: 8466810
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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Disclosed is a feature for a vehicle that enables taking precautionary actions in response to conditions on the road network around or ahead of the vehicle, in particular, an intersection located at the bottom of a hill. A database that represents the road network is used to determine locations where an intersection of roads is located at the bottom of a hill. Then, precautionary action data is added to the database to indicate a location at which a precautionary action is to be taken about ...

System comprising two combined instruments mounted on board an aircraft and method implementing the system

Patent Number: 8466809
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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The invention relates to a system including two integrated electronics instruments mounted onboard an aircraft and communication links between the two integrated electronics instruments, each integrated electronics instrument including independent determination of flight parameters of the aircraft and display of either flight parameters or navigation parameters of the aircraft. The system also includes a selection module making it possible to choose, from the sensors of the two integrated ...

Optical parking guide

Patent Number: 8466808
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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An optical sensor based parking guidance system using visual indicators to guide a driver into an optimal position to park a vehicle. The optical sensors create a safe parking envelope and provide visual indicators to the driver in the event the vehicle leaves the established safe area. The invention also indicates the appropriate stopping position within a parking ...

Fast collision detection technique for connected autonomous and manual vehicles

Patent Number: 8466807
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A method is provided for rapidly identifying potential collision threats between communicating vehicles in a vehicle communication network for actuating a vehicle control action to mitigate potential collisions between the communicating vehicles. Vehicle boundaries and trajectory path boundaries are constructed for the communicating vehicles for efficiently identifying a potential collision. Prioritized assessments are performed to determine which respective boundaries intersect one ...

Alert system for a vehicle

Patent Number: 8466806
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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An alert system for a vehicle includes a forward facing camera having a field of view that encompasses the road ahead of and traveled on by the equipped vehicle, and may include a radar detector having a field of view to the side of and rearward of the equipped vehicle as it travels along the road and/or an image-based detector having a field of view to the side of and rearward of the equipped vehicle as it travels along the road. The alert system determines a lane change into a side lane ...

Emergency vehicle siren indicator

Patent Number: 8466805
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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An emergency vehicle includes a siren signal generator emitting an electronic siren signal. A siren loudspeaker is coupled to the siren signal generator and emits an audible siren sound in response to receiving the electronic siren signal. The loudspeaker has two inputs. An impedance detector is coupled to the two inputs of the loudspeaker and measures impedance across the two inputs of the loudspeaker. The impedance detector outputs a loudspeaker presence signal if the measured impedance ...

Incursion collision avoidance system for vehicle traffic control

Patent Number: 8466804
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A system to identify junctions of restricted areas to approaching vehicles, including at least one warning signal generator adapted to transmit the warning signal into areas traversed by the vehicles approaching the restricted areas, a receiver in each of the vehicles receiving the transmitted warning signals when the vehicle approaches one of the restricted areas, and an alarm responsive to the warning signal, which produces an alarm signal detectable by a vehicle ...

Smart meter emulation

Patent Number: 8466803
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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Pulses, including electrical waveforms, emitted light, and light reflected by a moving mechanical device, that are emitted by a standard utility meter may be received. A device may be controlled to vary its usage of the utility and that may be used to determine a usage per pulse. The usage per pulse information may be used to convert a pulse rate from a meter to emulate the pulse rate from another meter. Information about the other meter and/or services offered by the other meter may be ...

Manual connecting device

Patent Number: 8466802
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A manual connecting device includes a connecting tool to be guided manually for connecting a connection to a predetermined connecting point, in particular to a predetermined connecting point in an electrical switchgear cabinet or in an electrical control cabinet. The connecting device also includes a camera and an image processing device connected to the camera. The device is suitable for detecting a respective connecting point before, during or after connecting and for generating an alarm ...

Patient monitoring system

Patent Number: 8466801
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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The patient monitoring system comprises at least one load cell element (12) mounted in relation to a support surface, the load cell element (12) determining movement of a person on a support surface. The movement is determined based on a reference (31) measured using the load cell element (12) when the person is positioned on the support surface in a reference position and the subsequent load changes determined using the load cell element in relation to the ...

Smoke detector testing

Patent Number: 8466800
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A testing device is provided that may be attachable and detachable from a smoke detector. The testing device may have a rod that pushes a testing button on the smoke detector. The testing device may have a light detector which will actuate the rod to push the testing button if the light from an appropriate remote control or other light source is directed onto it, in order to verify that the smoke detector is operating properly without manually pushing the testing button. The testing device ...

Apparatus for detecting carbon dioxide concentration in unsaturated zone, and carbon dioxide concentration monitoring method

Patent Number: 8466799
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A system for monitoring a concentration of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in an unsaturated zone of a site in which CO₂should be stored under the ground is provided which includes: a plurality of apparatuses for detecting the concentration of CO₂in the unsaturated zone, each including a cylindrical chamber buried in an unsaturated zone under the earth surface, gas introduction holes formed in the side surface of the chamber, and a CO₂concentration sensor ...

Refrigerant charge level detection

Patent Number: 8466798
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A system includes a first sensor that provides an output indicative of a sensed temperature of a liquid refrigerant line that is within or extending from an outlet of a condenser coil of an air conditioner or heat pump unit. The system includes a second sensor that provides an output indicative of a sensed pressure in the liquid refrigerant line. A controller is configured to determine at least one target pressure value from the output indicative of the sensed temperature of the liquid ...

Handheld device for infrared temperature measurement with simultaneous image and temperature display

Patent Number: 8466797
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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The invention relates to a handheld device (1) for infrared temperature measurement, comprising an infrared radiation detector (3) for measuring the temperature of a measuring spot (4) on an object under measurement (5), comprising an optical pickup device (2) for sensing the region containing the measuring spot (4) and comprising a display means (6) for presenting the measured temperature value. To provide a handheld device (1) which ...

Blood alcohol indicator device

Patent Number: 8466796
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A disposable breath analyzing device has a housing with an inlet for receiving a breath sample, chip means for indicating the presence of alcohol, processor means for comparing the alcohol level to a threshold, LED circuit means for illuminating said LED in a steady green for a quantity less than said threshold and blinking red for a quantity greater than said ...

Personal security and tracking system

Patent Number: 8466795
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A signaling system is provided for rendering an alarm for an individual in distress combined with a locating and tracking system to thus alert and direct appropriate personnel to the needs of the individual in distress and to monitor the location of that individual. The system comprises a portable signaling unit, a remote alarm switch device, a central dispatch station, and makes use of a wireless communication system. The portable signaling unit and the remote alarm switch may be adapted ...

Head impact event reporting system

Patent Number: 8466794
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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Head impact event evaluation systems and methods. A system and computer implemented method for event detection includes collecting sensor data transmitted from one or more sensor devices being attached to one or more users. The sensors transmit data when an event results in sensor data above a threshold value. At least one force is determined based on the collected sensor data. At least one force vector is determined based on a location of one or more sensors associated with the sensor ...

Electronic tag holder for bottle neck

Patent Number: 8466793
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A device supports an electronic tag to extending neck of a bottle where the extending neck includes a perimetrical undercut thereabout. The device includes a housing formed of a pair of matable housing portions for attachment about the neck of the bottle. At least one of the housing portions supports an electronic tag. A rim portion is formed on each housing portion. The rim portions are mutually aligned. The rim portions form a housing rim which is seatable in the undercut of the neck to ...

Portable radio frequency identification system

Patent Number: 8466792
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A radio frequency identification (“RFID”) system and method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the RFID system includes a portable structure including a frame with a base supported by a plurality of wheels, an antenna tower and at least one removable shelf therein. The RFID system also includes an RFID reader located on the at least one removable shelf and at least one antenna mounted on the antenna tower and coupled to the RFID reader. The RFID system still further includes a ...

Communication device, antenna device, and communication system

Patent Number: 8466791
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A communication device includes a conductor plane, a first loop antenna disposed on one surface of the conductor plane via a first magnetic sheet, a second loop antenna being in a loop direction opposite to a loop direction of the first loop antenna and having an opening structure approximately identical in shape to the first loop antenna, the second loop antenna being disposed on another surface of the conductor plane via a second magnetic sheet so as to be roughly superposed on the first ...

Information sharing in a smart space

Patent Number: 8466790
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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Disclosed is an apparatus including a near field communication unit configured to read usage information pertaining to one or more devices within a certain space; and a processing unit configured to forward at least part of said usage information to one or more devices of another space, such as a personal space comprising devices personally held by a certain user. The certain space may be a smart space. Also related other devices, methods and computer programs are ...

Method for theft recognition on a photovoltaic unit and inverter for a photovoltaic unit

Patent Number: 8466789
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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The invention relates to a method for recognition of the theft of at least one solar module (5) on a photovoltaic unit with an inverter (1) an intermediate circuit (3), a DC-AC converter (4), at least one solar module (5) connected via connector lines (19) and a control device (8). A signal unit (19) which can be connected to the connector lines (9, 10), for generating and transmitting an electrical signal and a device for ...

Device and method for protection against intrusion into the landing gear housing of aircraft

Patent Number: 8466788
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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The disclosed embodiments relate to a device for protection against intrusions into the landing gear housings of an aircraft, including at least one sensor, for at least one housing, covering at least one housing entry area and connected to a calculator capable of processing the data from the sensor for detecting the intrusion of a target and generating intrusion occurrence information for triggering an alarm, wherein the calculator is connected to a device for providing aircraft flight ...

Service method of gas appliances

Patent Number: 8466787
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A service method of gas appliances includes: Detecting the gas appliances at the client ends to generate detecting signals. Transmitting the detecting signals to a service end. Identifying which client end the detecting signals come from. Examining the detecting signals to find whether the gas appliance has an abnormal condition; and informing the client end when the abnormal condition is found. After all, the service end may monitor the gas appliances at the client end, and inform the ...

Locking mechanism with sabbath control unit

Patent Number: 8466786
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A lock mechanism for locking a door or the like with a Sabbath control unit comprises a Sabbath control unit comprising an optical device including a light beam emitter and detector spaced apart with a line of sight path between them, the optical device operative to provide output indicating if a light beam emitted by the emitter is received by the detector, and a locking mechanism comprising a moving member operative to be displaced between a locked state position wherein the door is ...

Method and apparatus for generating localized fire incident and fire exit route map

Patent Number: 8466785
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A method and apparatus are provided for finding fires. The method includes providing a plurality of reference locations within a facility where each of the reference locations is associated with a readily identifiable feature of the facility, detecting a fire within the facility, receiving a fire location request from a monitoring location within the facility and dynamically generating a routing map from the monitoring location to a location of the fire and from the fire to a fire exit of ...

Alarm device

Patent Number: 8466784
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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An alarm device includes: a wireless circuit section which wirelessly exchanges event signals with an other alarm device; an alert section which outputs an alarm; an operation section which accepts predetermined operations; a sensor section which issues an abnormal condition detection signal when an abnormal condition occurred is detected within a monitoring area; an abnormal condition monitoring section which, upon receiving the abnormal condition detection signal from the sensor section, ...

Alarm analysis system and a method for providing statistics on alarms from a process control system

Patent Number: 8466783
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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An alarm analysis system for providing statistics on alarms collected by a process control system including an alarm server receiving and storing alarms from one or more processes supervised by the control system. The alarm analysis system is run on the alarm server and the alarm analysis system is adapted to automatically produce and display the statistics in real time based on the alarms stored in the alarm ...

Tire inflation pressure monitoring apparatus

Patent Number: 8466782
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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An inflation pressure sensor is mounted in a wheel of a vehicle and determines a tire inflation pressure. A wheel-side communication device transmits a detected tire inflation pressure to a body-side communication device at a predetermined interval. An inflation pressure storing unit stores, as an after-travel inflation pressure, a tire inflation pressure after start of travel of the vehicle. A comparing unit compares the after-travel inflation pressure with a lowest reference pressure. The ...

System and method for recording vehicle events and for generating reports corresponding to the recorded vehicle events based on driver status

Patent Number: 8466781
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for recording events in a vehicle based on driver status of a driver is provided. The apparatus comprises a vehicle interface device. The device is configured to receive a driver status signal indicative of the driver being one of a primary driver and a secondary driver. The device is further configured to receive at least one vehicle event signal corresponding to vehicle events in response to the driver status signal indicating that the driver is ...

Vehicle exterior rearview mirror system with indicator module

Patent Number: 8466780
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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An exterior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle includes a mirror casing and a reflective element and an indicator module having a housing, a circuit element and a lens element. The circuit element includes at least one light emitting diode. When the light emitting diode is powered, light emitted by the light emitting diode passes through the lens element. The housing includes at least one attachment element for mechanically attaching the indicator module at the mirror assembly. The lens ...

Vehicle exterior rearview mirror system with a highly viewable display indicator for the driver

Patent Number: 8466779
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A vehicular exterior rearview mirror system includes an exterior rearview mirror assembly and a mirror reflective element sub-assembly having a mirror reflective element. A display indicator has a light source that is activatable to emit light. The light source is disposed behind the reflective element and light emitted by the light source passes through the reflective element to be viewed by the driver of the vehicle. The display indicator is associated with a blind spot detection system ...

Apparatus and method for generating vibration pattern

Patent Number: 8466778
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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An apparatus for controlling a vibration includes a vibration transfer unit; at least one pair of oscillators disposed spaced apart from each other in the vibration transfer unit, and configured to generate a vibration in the vibration transfer unit; at least one driver configured to selectively drive the at least one pair of oscillators; and a controller configured to control the at least one driver and thereby move a center of the vibration within the vibration transfer unit so as to ...

Target object detection server

Patent Number: 8466777
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A target object detection server is a detection server which communicates by wireless to a detector which detects whether or not a target object exists within a surrounding area of the detector by means of a detection tag mounted on the target object. Furthermore, the target object detection server connects through a network with one or more receivers which are arranged in a surrounding area of the target object, and receives a radio wave transmitted from the detection tag. According to the ...

Extended range passive wireless tag system and method

Patent Number: 8466776
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A passive wireless tag assembly comprises a plurality of antennas and transmission lines interconnected with circuitry and constructed and arranged in a Van Atta array or configuration to reflect an interrogator signal in the direction from where it came. The circuitry may comprise at least one surface acoustic wave (SAW)-based circuit that functions as a signal reflector and is operatively connected with an information circuit. In another embodiment, at least one delay circuit and/or at ...

Electronic label authenticating method and system

Patent Number: 8466775
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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An electronic label authenticating method is provided, the method includes: the electronic label receives an accessing authenticating request group sent by a reader-writer, the group carries a first parameter selected by the reader-writer; the electronic label sends a response group of the accessing authenticating to the reader-writer, the response group of the accessing authenticating includes the first parameter and a second parameter selected by the electronic label; the electronic label ...

Remote keyless entry transmitter

Patent Number: 8466774
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A remote wireless keyless entry transmitter includes a communications interface for connecting the transmitter directly to an in-vehicle network for registering the transmitter with the vehicle access system. The interface is further connectable to a personal computer to load a set of control codes and programming codes corresponding to a vehicle. The transmitter is programmable to operate multiple functions for multiple vehicles, separately or simultaneously. The transmitter can include a ...

Method of authorization

Patent Number: 8466773
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
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A method for granting access to restricted areas such as computers, doors, vehicles, or other areas to which access by a user is controlled. An access code is transmitted from a central computer via radio waves to a user's radio terminal, such as a mobile telephone. The radio terminal transmits the access code over a short-range radio link to a communication device at the restricted area. The communication device transmits the access code to the central computer, which compares the received ...

Method and apparatus for providing navigation support for private premises

Patent Number: 8463546
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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Techniques for providing navigation support for private premises are described. In an aspect, a composite map may be generated by combining a geo-coded map for public areas with another geo-coded map for a private premise. The composite map may be generated in real time and may be provided as an aid for navigation in both the public areas and the private premise. In another aspect, a geo-coded map may be dynamically determined based on the current configuration of a private premise, which ...

Two-way communication system for tracking locations and statuses of wheeled vehicles

Patent Number: 8463540
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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A vehicle tracking system includes a wheel containing sensor circuitry capable of sensing various types of conditions, such as wheel rotation, wheel vibration caused by skidding, and specific electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals indicative of particular wheel locations. The sensor circuitry is coupled to an RF transceiver, which may but need not be included within the wheel. The wheel may also include a brake mechanism. In one embodiment, the wheels are placed on shopping carts and are ...

Vehicle profile control and monitoring

Patent Number: 8463488
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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Methods, systems and apparatus for vehicle control, tracking, and reporting. In an aspect, vehicle parameters that describe the current operation of the vehicle are compared to profile parameters of a driver. If the vehicle parameters are not within the operational limits defined by the profile parameters, an out of profile parameter process is performed. The out of profile parameter process includes wirelessly sending a violation report to an administrator ...

Process for service diagnostic and service procedures enhancement

Patent Number: 8463485
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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A method is provided for enhancing service diagnostics utilizing service repair data of previously serviced vehicles. Service repair data of previously serviced vehicles is obtained from a memory storage device. The service data is compiled into a service diagnostic code dataset and a service labor code dataset. The service diagnostic code dataset and service labor code dataset are categorized into an electronic data table. Respective combinations are formed in the electronic data table. An ...

Method and system for monitoring vehicle electrical systems

Patent Number: 8463483
Publication Date: 2013-06-11
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Methods and systems are provided for monitoring an electrical system of a vehicle. Data pertaining to the electrical system is obtained. Calculation modules are performed using the data to generate intermediate determinations. An aggregate calculation module is performed using each of the intermediate determinations to generate an aggregate determination pertaining to the electrical system. Redundant intermediate calculations are performed using the data to generate redundant intermediate ...