公开(公告)号：US08605009B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-10

申请号：US12960526

申请日：2010-12-05

申请人： Anthony Gerald King ,  Brian Bennie ,  Jeffrey Thomas Remillard

发明人： Anthony Gerald King ,  Brian Bennie ,  Jeffrey Thomas Remillard

IPC分类号： G09G5/00

CPC分类号： B60Q9/00 ,  B60K35/00 ,  B60K2350/1056 ,  B60K2350/1096 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G02B2027/014 ,  G02B2027/0187

摘要： A system and method for displaying information within a vehicle is described. The system includes at least one sensing device detecting a set of data associated with the vehicle, driver, or surroundings, which is processed using a processing unit for identifying a set of information to be displayed. The system also includes a set of display devices coupled to the vehicle. A router selects one or more display devices for displaying the display element based on a set of conditions. A display control unit generates an appropriate display element for the set of information identified and the selected display.

摘要翻译： 描述用于在车辆内显示信息的系统和方法。 该系统包括至少一个感测装置，其检测与车辆，驾驶员或环境相关联的一组数据，其使用用于识别要显示的信息集合的处理单元进行处理。 该系统还包括耦合到车辆的一组显示装置。 路由器基于一组条件选择一个或多个显示设备来显示显示元素。 显示控制单元为所识别的信息集合和所选择的显示生成适当的显示元素。

公开(公告)号：US08525657B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-03

申请号：US12712669

申请日：2010-02-25

申请人： Dilip B. Patel ,  Steven Yellin Schondorf ,  John Robert Van Wiemeersch ,  Brian Bennie ,  Gregory Swadling

发明人： Dilip B. Patel ,  Steven Yellin Schondorf ,  John Robert Van Wiemeersch ,  Brian Bennie ,  Gregory Swadling

IPC分类号： B60Q1/00 ,  B60Q1/26 ,  B60C23/00

CPC分类号： B60C23/0408 ,  B60C23/0401 ,  B60C23/0406 ,  B60C23/0462 ,  B60C23/0484 ,  B60R25/00

摘要： Various embodiments may include methods and systems for determining a tire pressure status. The system may include at least one computer. An input defining an inflation status of one or more vehicle tires, as well as tire inflation data of the one or more tires, may be received. A specific value associated with an inflation event of the one or more vehicle tires may be calculated based on the inflation data. Further, one or more messages for outputting the specific value from one or more vehicle components may be generated and transmitted to the one or more vehicle components. The specific value may be output as one or more messages from the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20130226399A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-29

申请号：US13405679

申请日：2012-02-27

申请人： Thomas Lee Miller ,  Brian Bennie ,  Eric L. Reed

发明人： Thomas Lee Miller ,  Brian Bennie ,  Eric L. Reed

IPC分类号： E05B65/20

CPC分类号： B60R25/20 ,  B60W50/0098 ,  B60W50/085 ,  B60W2050/0082 ,  B60W2540/28

摘要： An apparatus for controlling a restricted mode is provided. The apparatus includes a controller that is configured to receive a first input from a primary driver corresponding to a request to change a vehicle from a fully operational mode to a restricted mode for a secondary driver. The controller is further configured to initiate a first timer for preventing the vehicle from exiting from the restricted mode to the fully operational mode if an occupant communication device belonging to the primary driver is detected by the vehicle prior to the first timer expiring.

摘要翻译： 提供一种用于控制受限模式的装置。 该装置包括控制器，其被配置为从对应于将车辆从完全操作模式改变为用于辅助驾驶员的限制模式的请求的主要驾驶员接收第一输入。 如果在第一计时器到期之前车辆检测到属于主驾驶员的乘员通信设备，则控制器还被配置为发起第一定时器，用于防止车辆从受限模式退出到完全操作模式。

公开(公告)号：US20130027195A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-31

申请号：US13190010

申请日：2011-07-25

申请人： John Robert Van Wiemeersch ,  Jeffrey Wallat ,  Brian Bennie ,  Steven Yellin Schondorf ,  Brian Wolski ,  Timothy Prodin

发明人： John Robert Van Wiemeersch ,  Jeffrey Wallat ,  Brian Bennie ,  Steven Yellin Schondorf ,  Brian Wolski ,  Timothy Prodin

IPC分类号： G08B21/00

CPC分类号： G08G1/167 ,  B60W30/12 ,  B60W2050/0075

摘要： A lane departure warning system has a trailer detector for detecting that a trailer is attached to a vehicle, a lane boundary detector for detecting a position of a lane boundary on a roadway over which the vehicle is travelling, and an information processor including a calibrator for generating calibration parameters used in determining an unintended lane departure event with respect to the lane boundary. The information processor initiates a process for allowing a vehicle operator to provide trailer width information when the trailer detector indicates that the vehicle has the trailer attached thereto. The trailer width information is used by the information processor for generating the calibration parameters as a function of a width of the trailer.

摘要翻译： 车道偏离警报系统具有用于检测拖车附接到车辆的拖车检测器，用于检测车辆行驶的道路上的车道边界的位置的车道边界检测器，以及包括校准器的信息处理器， 产生用于确定相对于车道边界的非预期车道偏离事件的校准参数。 当拖车检测器指示车辆具有连接到其上的拖车时，信息处理器启动允许车辆操作者提供拖车宽度信息的处理。 信息处理器使用拖车宽度信息来产生作为拖车宽度的函数的校准参数。

公开(公告)号：US08305206B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-06

申请号：US12535146

申请日：2009-08-04

申请人： Thomas Lee Miller ,  Kenneth Nkosi Williams ,  Brian Bennie ,  Vilay Patel ,  Robert Bruce Kleve ,  Andrea Bowes Chowanic

发明人： Thomas Lee Miller ,  Kenneth Nkosi Williams ,  Brian Bennie ,  Vilay Patel ,  Robert Bruce Kleve ,  Andrea Bowes Chowanic

IPC分类号： B60Q1/00

CPC分类号： G08G1/0962 ,  B60W30/146 ,  B60W50/085 ,  B60W2540/28 ,  B60W2550/22 ,  B60W2550/402

摘要： In at least one embodiment, a method for generating a speed alert with an electronic device in a vehicle is provided. The method comprises receiving a vehicle speed signal indicating the speed at which the vehicle is traveling on a road and receiving a speed limit signal indicating the posted speed limit for the road traveled by the vehicle. The method further comprises adding a predetermined speed buffer to the posted speed limit and comparing the posted speed limit and the predetermined speed buffer to the vehicle speed signal. The method further comprises generating an alert if the vehicle speed signal is greater than the posted speed limit and the predetermined speed buffer.

摘要翻译： 在至少一个实施例中，提供了一种用于在车辆中用电子设备产生速度警报的方法。 该方法包括接收指示车辆在道路上行驶的速度的车速信号，并且接收指示车辆行驶的道路的张贴速度限制的限速信号。 该方法还包括将预定的速度缓冲器添加到已发布的速度限制，并将发布的速度限制和预定速度缓冲器与车速信号进行比较。 该方法还包括如果车速信号大于所述速度限制和所述预定速度缓冲器，则产生报警。

公开(公告)号：US08258939B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-04

申请号：US12966520

申请日：2010-12-13

申请人： Thomas Lee Miller ,  Brian Bennie ,  Andrew D. Sarkisian ,  Matthew J. Dalebout ,  Lawrence Daniel Cepuran ,  Anthony Dwayne Cooprider ,  Ronald Patrick Brombach ,  Kevin Thomas Hille ,  Karl William Wojcik ,  John Robert Van Wiemeersch ,  Terry Thomas Cwik ,  Scott Alan Watkins ,  Shimul Bhuva ,  Aaron Lewis Mills

发明人： Thomas Lee Miller ,  Brian Bennie ,  Andrew D. Sarkisian ,  Matthew J. Dalebout ,  Lawrence Daniel Cepuran ,  Anthony Dwayne Cooprider ,  Ronald Patrick Brombach ,  Kevin Thomas Hille ,  Karl William Wojcik ,  John Robert Van Wiemeersch ,  Terry Thomas Cwik ,  Scott Alan Watkins ,  Shimul Bhuva ,  Aaron Lewis Mills

IPC分类号： B60Q1/00

CPC分类号： B60R25/00 ,  B60R21/01546 ,  B60R25/241

摘要： In at least one embodiment, a device for controlling one or more vehicle features for a primary driver and a secondary driver is provided. The device comprises at least one controller that is configured to receive at least one driver status signal indicative of the driver being one of the primary driver and the secondary driver and to determine whether the driver of the vehicle is the one of the primary driver and the secondary driver based on the at least one driver status signal. The controller is further configured to control one or more vehicle features and to prevent the one or more vehicle features from being disabled in response to determining that the at least one driver status signal indicates that the driver of the vehicle is the secondary driver.

摘要翻译： 在至少一个实施例中，提供了用于控制主驱动器和辅助驱动器的一个或多个车辆特征的装置。 该设备包括至少一个控制器，其被配置为接收指示驾驶员是主要驾驶员和次要驾驶员中的一个的至少一个驾驶员状态信号，并且确定车辆的驾驶员是否是主要驾驶员和 基于所述至少一个驾驶员状态信号的次驾驶员。 响应于确定所述至少一个驾驶员状态信号指示所述车辆的驾驶员是次要驾驶员，所述控制器还被配置成控制一个或多个车辆特征并且防止所述一个或多个车辆特征被禁用。

公开(公告)号：US08072352B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-06

申请号：US12431151

申请日：2009-04-28

申请人： Eric L. Reed ,  Steven Y. Schondorf ,  Brian Bennie ,  Thomas M. McQuade

发明人： Eric L. Reed ,  Steven Y. Schondorf ,  Brian Bennie ,  Thomas M. McQuade

IPC分类号： G08G1/14

CPC分类号： G01S13/931 ,  G01S2013/9314 ,  G01S2013/9317 ,  G01S2013/9353 ,  G01S2013/9385

摘要： The subject of the present invention is a host vehicle that determines a parking angle while backing out of a parking space and employs this parking angle when using a cross traffic alert system. The parking angle is determined based on the trajectories of the host vehicle and a target vehicle. The parking angle is used to determine areas of interest and areas not of interest within the fields of view of vehicle mounted sensors. The areas of interest are those used to determine if cross traffic alerts need to be issued.

摘要翻译： 本发明的主题是在使用交叉交通警报系统时停止停车位并确定停车角度并采用该停车角的主车辆。 基于本车辆和目标车辆的轨迹确定停车角。 停车角用于确定感兴趣的区域和车载传感器的视野内不感兴趣的区域。 感兴趣的领域是那些用于确定交叉交通警报是否需要发出的领域。

公开(公告)号：US08068019B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-29

申请号：US12342101

申请日：2008-12-23

申请人： Brian Bennie ,  Thomas Lee Miller ,  Thomas Michael McQuade ,  Ibrahim Issa

发明人： Brian Bennie ,  Thomas Lee Miller ,  Thomas Michael McQuade ,  Ibrahim Issa

IPC分类号： B60C23/00 ,  B60Q1/00 ,  G06F7/00 ,  B60L1/00

CPC分类号： B60C23/0408 ,  B60C23/009 ,  B60T8/1708

摘要： A system and method that, upon connection of a trailer to a tow vehicle, recognizes the trailer and applies a stored trailer configuration in a controller. In one embodiment, tire pressure sensors transmit RF signals that are received by the tire pressure monitoring system. Transmissions from the sensors are decoded in a controller and processed to identify, or create a particular trailer configuration as well as implement tire pressure monitoring automatically calibrated to the particular trailer configuration based on the sensor identifications for the tire pressure sensors. In another embodiment, the trailer configuration includes a pulse width modulated gain control for the trailer brakes.

摘要翻译： 一种将拖车连接到拖车上的系统和方法，其识别所述拖车并将存储的拖车配置应用于控制器。 在一个实施例中，轮胎压力传感器传送由轮胎压力监测系统接收的RF信号。 来自传感器的传输在控制器中被解码并被处理以识别或创建特定的拖车配置，以及基于轮胎压力传感器的传感器标识来实现针对特定拖车配置自动校准的轮胎压力监测。 在另一个实施例中，拖车配置包括拖车制动器的脉宽调制增益控制。

公开(公告)号：US20110082625A1

公开(公告)日：2011-04-07

申请号：US12966520

申请日：2010-12-13

申请人： Thomas Lee Miller ,  Brian Bennie ,  Andrew D. Sarkisian ,  Matthew J. Dalebout ,  Lawrence Daniel Cepuran ,  Anthony Dwayne Cooprider ,  Ronald Patrick Brombach ,  Kevin Thomas Hille ,  Karl William Wojcik ,  John Robert Van Wiemeersch ,  Terry Thomas Cwik ,  Scott Alan Watkins ,  Shimul Bhuva ,  Aaron Lewis Mills

发明人： Thomas Lee Miller ,  Brian Bennie ,  Andrew D. Sarkisian ,  Matthew J. Dalebout ,  Lawrence Daniel Cepuran ,  Anthony Dwayne Cooprider ,  Ronald Patrick Brombach ,  Kevin Thomas Hille ,  Karl William Wojcik ,  John Robert Van Wiemeersch ,  Terry Thomas Cwik ,  Scott Alan Watkins ,  Shimul Bhuva ,  Aaron Lewis Mills

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  B60R25/10

CPC分类号： B60R25/00 ,  B60R21/01546 ,  B60R25/241

摘要： In at least one embodiment, a device for controlling one or more vehicle features for a primary driver and a secondary driver is provided. The device comprises at least one controller that is configured to receive at least one driver status signal indicative of the driver being one of the primary driver and the secondary driver and to determine whether the driver of the vehicle is the one of the primary driver and the secondary driver based on the at least one driver status signal. The controller is further configured to control one or more vehicle features and to prevent the one or more vehicle features from being disabled in response to determining that the at least one driver status signal indicates that the driver of the vehicle is the secondary driver.

摘要翻译： 在至少一个实施例中，提供了用于控制主驱动器和辅助驱动器的一个或多个车辆特征的装置。 该设备包括至少一个控制器，其被配置为接收指示驾驶员是主要驾驶员和次要驾驶员中的一个的至少一个驾驶员状态信号，并且确定车辆的驾驶员是否是主要驾驶员和 基于所述至少一个驾驶员状态信号的次驾驶员。 响应于确定所述至少一个驾驶员状态信号指示所述车辆的驾驶员是次要驾驶员，所述控制器还被配置成控制一个或多个车辆特征并且防止所述一个或多个车辆特征被禁用。

公开(公告)号：US20110071720A1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-24

申请号：US12563548

申请日：2009-09-21

申请人： Steven Yellin Schondorf ,  Robert Bruce Kleve ,  John Robert Van Wiemeersch ,  Dilip B. Patel ,  Brian Bennie ,  Gregory Swadling

发明人： Steven Yellin Schondorf ,  Robert Bruce Kleve ,  John Robert Van Wiemeersch ,  Dilip B. Patel ,  Brian Bennie ,  Gregory Swadling

IPC分类号： G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/06 ,  G07C5/008 ,  G07C5/0808 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04W4/04

摘要： A computer-implemented method for detecting a working condition of one or more vehicle components includes communicating with a cellular communication module in a vehicle over a telecommunications network. A vehicle component characteristic or identifier for the vehicle components is received over the telecommunication network. One or more operation status identifiers for the one or more vehicle components based on data from the vehicle is also received. A location for servicing or purchasing the one or more vehicle components based on the vehicle component characteristic or identifier is determined. A service status of the one or more vehicle components based on the one or more operation status identifiers is also determined. Based on the service status, a message including an identification of the vehicle components and a service or purchase location for the vehicle components is generated. The message is transmitted to a terminal for display.

摘要翻译： 用于检测一个或多个车辆部件的工作状况的计算机实现的方法包括通过电信网络与车辆中的蜂窝通信模块进行通信。 通过电信网络接收车辆部件的车辆部件特性或标识符。 还接收基于来自车辆的数据的一个或多个车辆部件的一个或多个操作状态标识符。 确定基于车辆部件特性或标识符来维修或购买一个或多个车辆部件的位置。 还确定了基于一个或多个操作状态标识符的一个或多个车辆部件的服务状态。 基于服务状态，产生包括车辆部件的识别和车辆部件的服务或购买位置的消息。 该消息被发送到终端进行显示。