| Targeted Patent: Patent: US7337650B1 Filed: 2004-11-09 Issued: 2008-03-04 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Medius Inc (Current Assignee) Autobrilliance LLC Inventor(s): Dan Alan Preston, David N. Olmstead Title: System and method for aligning sensors on a vehicle | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US6807469B2 Filed: 2001-06-15 Issued: 2004-10-19 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) CarCheckup LLC (Current Assignee) Innova Electronics Corp Inventor(s): Travis Funkhouser, Jennifer Funkhouser, Kevin T. Combopiano, Michael Combopiano Title: Auto diagnostic method and device |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] sensor alignment system, sensor, vehicle, vehicle body reference frame, processor, micro-inertial sensor, process, centralized process, vehicle hood, first sensor, second sensor | system, device, means, network, computer, controller, unit | [FEATURE ID: 1] maintenance device capable, diagnostic port, vehicle, maintenance device, first data link connectable, processor, memory unit capable, first data link, global computer network, server, database, sufficient data processing capability, wireless data transmitter capable |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] establishing, gathering, target data, alignment | measuring, sensing, providing, obtaining, surveillance, measurement, testing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] vehicle monitoring, monitoring, retrieving |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] maintaining, using | providing, utilizing, retaining, incorporating, with, having, includes | [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] comprising, storing, transferring |
| [FEATURE ID: 4] automotive sensors, optical information, measures, sensors | data, signals, parameters, information, images, memory, cameras | [FEATURE ID: 4] hand holdable data acquisition, diagnostic data, unprocessed diagnostic data, error codes, data acquisition |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] comprising | having, with, incorporating, has, carrying, and, of | [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] including, containing |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] mounted | fitted, fixed, installed | [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] connected |
| [FEATURE ID: 7] automotive vehicle | onboard, engine, odometer, accessory | [FEATURE ID: 7] OBD |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] micro inertial sensor | receiver, device, sensor, unit, transmitter, transmission | [FEATURE ID: 8] transfer device, wireless data link |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] included | mounted, attached, coupled | [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] attachable |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] separate micro inertial sensor, camera | processor, receiver, vehicle, compass, unit, gps, second | [FEATURE ID: 10] global computer network communicable device, second data link |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] determining | interpreting, resolving, receiving, analyzing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] processing |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 12] aligning | registering, docking, synchronizing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 12] communicating |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] sensor target data | image, information, data, content, text, same, latter | [FEATURE ID: 13] unproccessed diagnostic data, unprocessed data |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] claim | figure, clause, clair, claimed, paragraph, item | [FEATURE ID: 14] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 15] sensor aperture | display, memory, processor, vehicle | [FEATURE ID: 15] time period |
| [FEATURE ID: 16] vehicle system processor | transmitter, unit, transceiver, device, transfer, transmission, receiver | [FEATURE ID: 16] second data link connectable, transfer unit |
| [FEATURE ID: 17] micro-inertial sensors | instructions, information, text, images, commands, memory, outputs | [FEATURE ID: 17] natural language diagnostic information, useable diagnostic information, data |
| 1 . A sensor alignment system [FEATURE ID: 1] for establishing [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] and maintaining [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] accurate alignment of automotive sensors [FEATURE ID: 4] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] : a sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] on an automotive vehicle [FEATURE ID: 7] for gathering [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] target data [FEATURE ID: 2] around the vehicle [FEATURE ID: 1] using [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] optical information [FEATURE ID: 4] ; a micro inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 8] included [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] with the sensor that measures [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] rotation rate and acceleration along two or more axes of the sensor for the establishment of a sensor reference frame ; a separate micro inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 10] independently mounted on the vehicle that measures rotation rate and acceleration along two or more axes of the vehicle for the establishment of a vehicle body reference frame [FEATURE ID: 1] ; and a processor [FEATURE ID: 1] for determining [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] an amount of misalignment of the sensor reference frame with the vehicle body reference frame and aligning [TRANSITIVE ID: 12] the sensor target data [FEATURE ID: 13] with the vehicle body reference frame according to the amount of misalignment . 2 . The system according to claim [FEATURE ID: 14] 1 wherein the processor is collocated with the sensor aperture [FEATURE ID: 15] and the micro-inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] . 3 . The system according to claim 2 wherein the alignment [FEATURE ID: 2] of the sensor target data to the vehicle body reference frame is done at the sensor . 4 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the processor is located within a vehicle system processor [FEATURE ID: 16] , which includes a micro-inertial sensor . 5 . The system according to claim 4 wherein the alignment of the sensor target data to the vehicle body reference frame is done within the vehicle system processor . 6 . The system according to claim 1 wherein multiple sensors for gathering target data around the vehicle are mounted on the vehicle , each with micro-inertial sensors [FEATURE ID: 17] that are used to determine an amount of misalignment between the multiple sensors . 7 . The system according to claim 6 wherein each sensor aligns itself to the vehicle body reference frame in a distributed process [FEATURE ID: 1] . 8 . The system according to claim 6 wherein each sensor is aligned to the vehicle body reference frame in a vehicle system processor in a centralized process [FEATURE ID: 1] . 9 . The system according to claim 6 wherein only one of the sensors [FEATURE ID: 4] aligns itself to the vehicle body reference frame . 10 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the sensor includes a camera [FEATURE ID: 10] . 11 . The system according to claim 10 wherein the amount of misalignment is determined according to a number of pixels of an image separating two of the axes . 12 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle body and a vehicle hood [FEATURE ID: 1] are used to compute the amount of misalignment . 13 . The system according to claim 12 wherein the vehicle hood is used to determine one of the two or more axes of the vehicle body reference frame . 14 . A sensor alignment system for an automotive vehicle comprising : a first sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted on the vehicle for gathering target data around the vehicle ; a second sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] |
1 . A vehicle monitoring [FEATURE ID: 2] and maintenance device capable [FEATURE ID: 1] of being connected [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] to a diagnostic port [FEATURE ID: 1] of a vehicle [FEATURE ID: 1] , the monitoring [FEATURE ID: 2] and maintenance device [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] a hand holdable data acquisition [FEATURE ID: 4] and transfer device [FEATURE ID: 8] including [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] ( a ) a first data link connectable [FEATURE ID: 1] to a diagnostic port of a vehicle for retrieving [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] diagnostic data [FEATURE ID: 4] from the vehicle ; ( b ) a second data link connectable [FEATURE ID: 16] to a global computer network communicable device [FEATURE ID: 10] ; and ( c ) a processor [FEATURE ID: 1] and memory unit capable [FEATURE ID: 1] of retrieving unprocessed diagnostic data [FEATURE ID: 4] containing [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] error codes [FEATURE ID: 4] from the vehicle via the first data link [FEATURE ID: 1] , storing [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] the unproccessed diagnostic data [FEATURE ID: 13] for a time period [FEATURE ID: 15] , and transferring [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] the unprocessed data [FEATURE ID: 13] to the global computer network communicable device , through the second data link [FEATURE ID: 10] wherein the global computer network communicable device is capable of communicating [TRANSITIVE ID: 12] , over a global computer network [FEATURE ID: 1] , with a server [FEATURE ID: 1] containing a processor and a database [FEATURE ID: 1] for processing [TRANSITIVE ID: 11] the unprocessed diagnostic data into natural language diagnostic information [FEATURE ID: 17] , and wherein the hand holdable data acquisition and transfer device lacks sufficient data processing capability [FEATURE ID: 1] to fully process the unprocessed diagnostic data into human - useable diagnostic information [FEATURE ID: 17] . 2 . The vehicle monitoring and maintenance device of claim [FEATURE ID: 14] 1 wherein the first data link includes at least one of a cable and a wireless data transmitter capable [FEATURE ID: 1] of transferring data [FEATURE ID: 17] between the data acquisition [FEATURE ID: 4] and transfer unit [FEATURE ID: 16] ; and at least one of an OBD [FEATURE ID: 7] and datalink port of the vehicle . 3 . The vehicle monitoring and maintenance device of claim 2 wherein the at least one of the cable and wireless data link [FEATURE ID: 8] comprise a cable selectively attachable [FEATURE ID: 9] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US7337650B1 Filed: 2004-11-09 Issued: 2008-03-04 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Medius Inc (Current Assignee) Autobrilliance LLC Inventor(s): Dan Alan Preston, David N. Olmstead Title: System and method for aligning sensors on a vehicle | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US6806977B1 Filed: 1998-12-31 Issued: 2004-10-19 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Automated Business Cos Inc (Current Assignee) FREENY CHARLES C III ; FREENY JAMES P III Inventor(s): Bryan E. Freeny, Charles C. Freeny, III Title: Multiple integrated machine system |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] sensor alignment system, sensor, system, vehicle system processor, process, first sensor, second sensor | device, mechanism, computer, vehicle, means, module, unit | [FEATURE ID: 1] multiple integrated machine system capable, multiple integrated machine system, digital machine element grouping control unit, first subgroup function control unit, second subgroup function control unit |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] establishing, gathering | making, generating, providing, determining, acquiring, performing, detecting | [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] forming |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] maintaining | using, utilizing, communicating, managing, providing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] performing |
| [FEATURE ID: 4] automotive sensors, axes, sensors | components, parameters, elements, systems, objects, devices, images | [FEATURE ID: 4] digital machines, hardware portions, email addresses |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] comprising | comprises, having, involving, featuring, has, incorporating, utilizing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] comprising, including |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] mounted | supported, implemented, configured, provided | [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] controlled |
| [FEATURE ID: 7] automotive vehicle, image | object, item, area, individual, apparatus, icon, envelope | [FEATURE ID: 7] email address |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] target data, pixels | features, conditions, components, parts, points, parameters, elements | [FEATURE ID: 8] functions |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] using | from, of, into, as | [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] form |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] micro inertial sensor | component, hardware, unit, device | [FEATURE ID: 10] digital machine element |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] establishment | configuration, selection, determination, setting | [FEATURE ID: 11] first digital machine selection |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] separate micro inertial sensor | system, processor, controller, device | [FEATURE ID: 12] PC digital machine |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] processor | server, system, device, unit, processors, microprocessor, mailer | [FEATURE ID: 13] same operating system, small office home office digital machine, storage digital machine element |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 14] aligning | arranging, integrating, assembling, combining | [TRANSITIVE ID: 14] connecting |
| [FEATURE ID: 15] claim | paragraph, figure, embodiment, claimed, clause, item | [FEATURE ID: 15] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 16] multiple sensors | several, all, the, various, units, each, functions | [FEATURE ID: 16] digital machine elements, part, predetermined, PC digital machine program functions |
| [FEATURE ID: 17] micro-inertial sensors | modules, services, parameters, data, features, programs, instructions | [FEATURE ID: 17] software portions, function modes |
| [FEATURE ID: 18] centralized process | sequence, group, single, series | [FEATURE ID: 18] first combination |
| [FEATURE ID: 19] number | range, plurality, series, subset | [FEATURE ID: 19] group |
| 1 . A sensor alignment system [FEATURE ID: 1] for establishing [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] and maintaining [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] accurate alignment of automotive sensors [FEATURE ID: 4] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] : a sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] on an automotive vehicle [FEATURE ID: 7] for gathering [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] target data [FEATURE ID: 8] around the vehicle using [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] optical information ; a micro inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 10] included with the sensor that measures rotation rate and acceleration along two or more axes [FEATURE ID: 4] of the sensor for the establishment [FEATURE ID: 11] of a sensor reference frame ; a separate micro inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 12] independently mounted on the vehicle that measures rotation rate and acceleration along two or more axes of the vehicle for the establishment of a vehicle body reference frame ; and a processor [FEATURE ID: 13] for determining an amount of misalignment of the sensor reference frame with the vehicle body reference frame and aligning [TRANSITIVE ID: 14] the sensor target data with the vehicle body reference frame according to the amount of misalignment . 2 . The system [FEATURE ID: 1] according to claim [FEATURE ID: 15] 1 wherein the processor is collocated with the sensor aperture and the micro-inertial sensor . 3 . The system according to claim 2 wherein the alignment of the sensor target data to the vehicle body reference frame is done at the sensor . 4 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the processor is located within a vehicle system processor [FEATURE ID: 1] , which includes a micro-inertial sensor . 5 . The system according to claim 4 wherein the alignment of the sensor target data to the vehicle body reference frame is done within the vehicle system processor . 6 . The system according to claim 1 wherein multiple sensors [FEATURE ID: 16] for gathering target data around the vehicle are mounted on the vehicle , each with micro-inertial sensors [FEATURE ID: 17] that are used to determine an amount of misalignment between the multiple sensors . 7 . The system according to claim 6 wherein each sensor aligns itself to the vehicle body reference frame in a distributed process [FEATURE ID: 1] . 8 . The system according to claim 6 wherein each sensor is aligned to the vehicle body reference frame in a vehicle system processor in a centralized process [FEATURE ID: 18] . 9 . The system according to claim 6 wherein only one of the sensors [FEATURE ID: 4] aligns itself to the vehicle body reference frame . 10 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the sensor includes a camera . 11 . The system according to claim 10 wherein the amount of misalignment is determined according to a number [FEATURE ID: 19] of pixels [FEATURE ID: 8] of an image [FEATURE ID: 7] separating two of the axes . 12 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle body and a vehicle hood are used to compute the amount of misalignment . 13 . The system according to claim 12 wherein the vehicle hood is used to determine one of the two or more axes of the vehicle body reference frame . 14 . A sensor alignment system for an automotive vehicle comprising : a first sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted on the vehicle for gathering target data around the vehicle ; a second sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] |
1 . A multiple integrated machine system capable [FEATURE ID: 1] of performing [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] as at least two or more digital machines [FEATURE ID: 4] , the multiple integrated machine system [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] : two or more digital machine elements [FEATURE ID: 16] controlled [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] by the same operating system [FEATURE ID: 13] , each of the digital machine elements including [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] hardware portions [FEATURE ID: 4] and software portions [FEATURE ID: 17] and each digital machine element [FEATURE ID: 10] being capable of performing as part [FEATURE ID: 16] of one of the digital machines , each of the digital machine elements being different ; a digital machine element grouping control unit [FEATURE ID: 1] automatically and operatively connecting [TRANSITIVE ID: 14] predetermined [TRANSITIVE ID: 16] digital machine elements in a first combination [FEATURE ID: 18] to form [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] a first digital machine upon receipt of a first digital machine selection [FEATURE ID: 11] whereby the digital machine elements forming [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] the first digital machine are capable of performing one or more functions [FEATURE ID: 8] of the first digital machine , and automatically and operatively connecting predetermined digital machine elements in a second combination to form a second digital machine upon receipt of a second digital machine selection whereby the digital machine elements forming the second digital machine are capable of performing one or more functions of the second digital machine , the first combination of predetermined digital machine elements being different from the second combination of digital machine elements ; a first subgroup function control unit [FEATURE ID: 1] associated with the first digital machine for selecting for use one or more function modes [FEATURE ID: 17] to be performed by the first digital machine ; and a second subgroup function control unit [FEATURE ID: 1] associated with the second digital machine for selecting for use one or more function modes to be performed by the second digital machine , wherein the first digital machine is a small office home office digital machine [FEATURE ID: 13] having at least two of the function modes selected from the group [FEATURE ID: 19] comprising a message center mode , a storage center mode , a document center mode , and an internet center mode with at least one of the message center mode , the storage center mode , the document center mode , and the internet center mode having an email function , and wherein the first subgroup function control unit selects for use one of the message center mode , the storage center mode , the document center mode , and the internet center mode . 2 . The multiple integrated machine system of claim [FEATURE ID: 15] 1 , wherein the second digital machine is a PC digital machine [FEATURE ID: 12] having multiple PC digital machine program functions and wherein the second subgroup function control unit selects for use one or more of the PC digital machine program functions [FEATURE ID: 16] . 3 . The multiple integrated machine system of claim 1 , wherein one of the digital machine elements of the first digital machine is a storage digital machine element [FEATURE ID: 13] storing a plurality of predetermined email addresses [FEATURE ID: 4] and wherein when the first subgroup function control unit selects the document center mode and the first digital machine receives an email message transmitted from an email address [FEATURE ID: 7] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US7337650B1 Filed: 2004-11-09 Issued: 2008-03-04 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Medius Inc (Current Assignee) Autobrilliance LLC Inventor(s): Dan Alan Preston, David N. Olmstead Title: System and method for aligning sensors on a vehicle | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US20040181329A1 Filed: 2002-08-01 Issued: 2004-09-16 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Ford Global Technologies LLC (Current Assignee) Ford Global Technologies LLC Inventor(s): Hongtei Tseng, Li Xu Title: System and method for detecting roll rate sensor fault |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] sensor alignment system, vehicle, vehicle system processor, centralized process, first sensor | system, device, unit, wheel, module, car, processor | [FEATURE ID: 1] method, warning lamp |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] establishing, maintaining, gathering, determining | monitoring, providing, identifying, sensing, processing, obtaining, measuring | [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] detecting, generating, pass filtering |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] accurate alignment | stability, operation, control | [FEATURE ID: 3] vehicle position |
| [FEATURE ID: 4] automotive sensors, axes, multiple sensors, micro-inertial sensors, sensors | systems, components, devices, parameters, elements, images, modules | [FEATURE ID: 4] roll stability control |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] comprising, using | including, of, with, by, includes, has, and | [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] comprising, having, comprises |
| [FEATURE ID: 6] sensor, separate micro inertial sensor, sensor target data, vehicle hood | vehicle, target, wheel, camera, reference, frame, system | [FEATURE ID: 6] compensated |
| [FEATURE ID: 7] micro inertial sensor | sensor, gyroscope, gyro, tachometer | [FEATURE ID: 7] lateral acceleration signal |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] rotation rate, acceleration, misalignment | speed, velocity, torque, deceleration, slope, motion, movement | [FEATURE ID: 8] roll rate signal, reference velocity signal, yaw rate signal, roll rate ω x term, double wheel lift, stability, vehicle stability |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] amount | effect, order, error | [FEATURE ID: 9] cycle |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] claim | figure, step, embodiment, clair, claimed, paragraph, item | [FEATURE ID: 10] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] alignment | measurement, calculation, determination, comparison | [FEATURE ID: 11] detection |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] number | range, magnitude, lack, percentage, quantity, distance, value | [FEATURE ID: 12] time, determination |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] second sensor | second, first, threshold, third, reference, limit, value | [FEATURE ID: 13] second threshold, third threshold, fourth threshold, predetermined |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] pitch | turn, rolling, steering, yaw, motion, parking, drift | [FEATURE ID: 14] roll stability control system sensor fault, turning, straight driving |
| 1 . A sensor alignment system [FEATURE ID: 1] for establishing [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] and maintaining [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] accurate alignment [FEATURE ID: 3] of automotive sensors [FEATURE ID: 4] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] : a sensor [FEATURE ID: 6] mounted on an automotive vehicle for gathering [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] target data around the vehicle [FEATURE ID: 1] using [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] optical information ; a micro inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 7] included with the sensor that measures rotation rate [FEATURE ID: 8] and acceleration [FEATURE ID: 8] along two or more axes [FEATURE ID: 4] of the sensor for the establishment of a sensor reference frame ; a separate micro inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 6] independently mounted on the vehicle that measures rotation rate and acceleration along two or more axes of the vehicle for the establishment of a vehicle body reference frame ; and a processor for determining [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] an amount [FEATURE ID: 9] of misalignment [FEATURE ID: 8] of the sensor reference frame with the vehicle body reference frame and aligning the sensor target data [FEATURE ID: 6] with the vehicle body reference frame according to the amount of misalignment . 2 . The system according to claim [FEATURE ID: 10] 1 wherein the processor is collocated with the sensor aperture and the micro-inertial sensor . 3 . The system according to claim 2 wherein the alignment [FEATURE ID: 11] of the sensor target data to the vehicle body reference frame is done at the sensor . 4 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the processor is located within a vehicle system processor [FEATURE ID: 1] , which includes a micro-inertial sensor . 5 . The system according to claim 4 wherein the alignment of the sensor target data to the vehicle body reference frame is done within the vehicle system processor . 6 . The system according to claim 1 wherein multiple sensors [FEATURE ID: 4] for gathering target data around the vehicle are mounted on the vehicle , each with micro-inertial sensors [FEATURE ID: 4] that are used to determine an amount of misalignment between the multiple sensors . 7 . The system according to claim 6 wherein each sensor aligns itself to the vehicle body reference frame in a distributed process . 8 . The system according to claim 6 wherein each sensor is aligned to the vehicle body reference frame in a vehicle system processor in a centralized process [FEATURE ID: 1] . 9 . The system according to claim 6 wherein only one of the sensors [FEATURE ID: 4] aligns itself to the vehicle body reference frame . 10 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the sensor includes a camera . 11 . The system according to claim 10 wherein the amount of misalignment is determined according to a number [FEATURE ID: 12] of pixels of an image separating two of the axes . 12 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle body and a vehicle hood [FEATURE ID: 6] are used to compute the amount of misalignment . 13 . The system according to claim 12 wherein the vehicle hood is used to determine one of the two or more axes of the vehicle body reference frame . 14 . A sensor alignment system for an automotive vehicle comprising : a first sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted on the vehicle for gathering target data around the vehicle ; a second sensor [FEATURE ID: 13] mounted on the vehicle for determining pitch [FEATURE ID: 14] |
1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] for detecting [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a roll stability control system sensor fault [FEATURE ID: 14] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] : generating [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a compensated [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] roll rate signal [FEATURE ID: 8] having [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] a first threshold ; generating a lateral acceleration signal [FEATURE ID: 7] having a second threshold [FEATURE ID: 13] ; generating a reference velocity signal [FEATURE ID: 8] having a third threshold [FEATURE ID: 13] ; generating a yaw rate signal [FEATURE ID: 8] having a fourth threshold [FEATURE ID: 13] ; and generating a small roll rate shift flag in response to at least one of said first threshold , said second threshold , said third threshold , and said fourth threshold exceeded for greater than a predetermined [TRANSITIVE ID: 13] time [FEATURE ID: 12] . 2 . A method as in claim [FEATURE ID: 10] 1 wherein generating said small roll rate shift flag further comprises [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] generating said small roll rate shift flag in response to said second threshold , said third threshold or said fourth threshold exceeded for turning [TRANSITIVE ID: 14] situations or straight driving situations ; said second threshold , said third threshold or said fourth threshold having alternate threshold limits for each of said turning situations and said driving situations . 3 . A method as in claim 2 wherein generating said small roll rate shift flag further comprises generating said small roll rate shift flag as a function of a small roll rate fault including 3 - 7 deg / s roll rate fault . 4 . A method as in claim 2 wherein generating said small roll rate shift flag further comprises generating said small roll rate shift flag for three situations including straight driving [FEATURE ID: 14] , 0.1 g steady state turns , and 0.2 g steady state turns during which the roll rate ω x term [FEATURE ID: 8] should be zero . 5 . The method of claim 1 further comprising disabling the method when RSC , AYC or TCS are in cycle [FEATURE ID: 9] . 6 . The method of claim 1 further comprising shutting down roll stability control [FEATURE ID: 4] in response to said small roll rate shift flag . 7 . The method of claim 1 further comprising activating a warning lamp [FEATURE ID: 1] in response in response to said small roll rate shift flag . 8 . The method of claim 1 further comprising terminating roll stability control in response to said small roll rate shift flag and in response to a detection [FEATURE ID: 11] that there is no double wheel lift [FEATURE ID: 8] . 9 . The method of claim 1 further comprising generating a dynamic factor ; and generating a determination [FEATURE ID: 12] of stability [FEATURE ID: 8] as a function of said dynamic factor . 10 . The method of claim 9 further comprising low - pass filtering [FEATURE ID: 2] said dynamic factor . 11 . The method of claim 1 further comprising generating a dynamic factor ; generating a dynamic threshold ; and generating a determination of vehicle stability [FEATURE ID: 8] or vehicle position [FEATURE ID: 3] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US7337650B1 Filed: 2004-11-09 Issued: 2008-03-04 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Medius Inc (Current Assignee) Autobrilliance LLC Inventor(s): Dan Alan Preston, David N. Olmstead Title: System and method for aligning sensors on a vehicle | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US6792351B2 Filed: 2001-06-26 Issued: 2004-09-14 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Medius Inc (Current Assignee) Autobrilliance LLC Inventor(s): Robert Pierce Lutter Title: Method and apparatus for multi-vehicle communication |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] sensor alignment system, sensor, vehicle, micro inertial sensor, separate micro inertial sensor, processor, sensor target data, system, vehicle system processor, process, centralized process, camera, first sensor, second sensor | device, module, controller, unit, detector, computer, network | [FEATURE ID: 1] method, vehicle, electronic map, vehicle communication system, receiver, processor |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] establishing | identifying, determining, storing, analyzing, generating, sending, transmitting | [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] receiving, containing, comparing, processing |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] maintaining, gathering, determining | monitoring, receiving, processing, transmitting, providing, reading, identifying | [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] processing messages, storing |
| [FEATURE ID: 4] accurate alignment, axes, pixels | parameters, locations, elements, paths, measurements, coordinates, areas | [FEATURE ID: 4] events |
| [FEATURE ID: 5] automotive sensors, target data, optical information, micro-inertial sensors, sensors | signals, data, information, images, events, parameters, objects | [FEATURE ID: 5] emergency information, messages, vehicles, queries, collision information, different vehicles, portals |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] comprising, using | including, having, with, containing, of, by, incorporating | [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] comprising |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] mounted, included, multiple sensors | arranged, installed, incorporated, embedded, provided, disposed, positioned | [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] located |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] automotive vehicle, sensor aperture | engine, vehicle, object, individual, accelerometer, aircraft | [FEATURE ID: 8] emergency vehicle |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] rotation rate, acceleration, pitch | position, speed, heading, direction, deceleration, motion, inclination | [FEATURE ID: 9] route, speed information |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] claim | item, claim number, step, embodiment, requirement, statement, paragraph | [FEATURE ID: 10] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] alignment | determination, correlation, association, detection, matching, calculation, identification | [FEATURE ID: 11] comparison, segments |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] image | object, environment, intersection, area, arc | [FEATURE ID: 12] original route |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] vehicle body | object, vehicle, engine | [FEATURE ID: 13] vehicle identifier |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] vehicle hood | driver, vehicle, pedestrian, windshield, user, road | [FEATURE ID: 14] vehicle operator, new route |
| 1 . A sensor alignment system [FEATURE ID: 1] for establishing [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] and maintaining [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] accurate alignment [FEATURE ID: 4] of automotive sensors [FEATURE ID: 5] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] : a sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] on an automotive vehicle [FEATURE ID: 8] for gathering [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] target data [FEATURE ID: 5] around the vehicle [FEATURE ID: 1] using [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] optical information [FEATURE ID: 5] ; a micro inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] included [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] with the sensor that measures rotation rate [FEATURE ID: 9] and acceleration [FEATURE ID: 9] along two or more axes [FEATURE ID: 4] of the sensor for the establishment of a sensor reference frame ; a separate micro inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] independently mounted on the vehicle that measures rotation rate and acceleration along two or more axes of the vehicle for the establishment of a vehicle body reference frame ; and a processor [FEATURE ID: 1] for determining [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] an amount of misalignment of the sensor reference frame with the vehicle body reference frame and aligning the sensor target data [FEATURE ID: 1] with the vehicle body reference frame according to the amount of misalignment . 2 . The system [FEATURE ID: 1] according to claim [FEATURE ID: 10] 1 wherein the processor is collocated with the sensor aperture [FEATURE ID: 8] and the micro-inertial sensor . 3 . The system according to claim 2 wherein the alignment [FEATURE ID: 11] of the sensor target data to the vehicle body reference frame is done at the sensor . 4 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the processor is located within a vehicle system processor [FEATURE ID: 1] , which includes a micro-inertial sensor . 5 . The system according to claim 4 wherein the alignment of the sensor target data to the vehicle body reference frame is done within the vehicle system processor . 6 . The system according to claim 1 wherein multiple sensors [FEATURE ID: 7] for gathering target data around the vehicle are mounted on the vehicle , each with micro-inertial sensors [FEATURE ID: 5] that are used to determine an amount of misalignment between the multiple sensors . 7 . The system according to claim 6 wherein each sensor aligns itself to the vehicle body reference frame in a distributed process [FEATURE ID: 1] . 8 . The system according to claim 6 wherein each sensor is aligned to the vehicle body reference frame in a vehicle system processor in a centralized process [FEATURE ID: 1] . 9 . The system according to claim 6 wherein only one of the sensors [FEATURE ID: 5] aligns itself to the vehicle body reference frame . 10 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the sensor includes a camera [FEATURE ID: 1] . 11 . The system according to claim 10 wherein the amount of misalignment is determined according to a number of pixels [FEATURE ID: 4] of an image [FEATURE ID: 12] separating two of the axes . 12 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle body [FEATURE ID: 13] and a vehicle hood [FEATURE ID: 14] are used to compute the amount of misalignment . 13 . The system according to claim 12 wherein the vehicle hood is used to determine one of the two or more axes of the vehicle body reference frame . 14 . A sensor alignment system for an automotive vehicle comprising : a first sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted on the vehicle for gathering target data around the vehicle ; a second sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted on the vehicle for determining pitch [FEATURE ID: 9] |
1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] for processing messages [FEATURE ID: 3] in a vehicle [FEATURE ID: 1] , comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] : receiving [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a message containing [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a message identifier ; comparing [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] the message identifier to an vehicle identifier [FEATURE ID: 13] ; processing [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] the message according to the comparison [FEATURE ID: 11] between the message identifier and the vehicle identifier ; and storing [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] the message in memory located [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] in the vehicle and periodically transmitting the stored message from the vehicle to other vehicles . 2 . A method according to claim [FEATURE ID: 10] 1 including deleting the message from memory according to when the message was received in the vehicle . 3 . A method for processing messages in a vehicle , comprising : receiving a message containing a message identifier ; comparing the message identifier to an vehicle identifier ; processing the message according to the comparison between the message identifier and the vehicle identifier ; receiving emergency information [FEATURE ID: 5] in the message from an emergency vehicle [FEATURE ID: 8] ; identifying a route [FEATURE ID: 9] for the emergency vehicle from the message identifier ; identifying a route for the vehicle ; displaying the message to a vehicle operator [FEATURE ID: 14] according to a comparison of the emergency vehicle route and the vehicle route ; and relaying the emergency information to other vehicles according to the comparison of the emergency vehicle route and the vehicle route . 4 . A method for using an electronic map [FEATURE ID: 1] , comprising : identifying an original route [FEATURE ID: 12] using the electronic map ; receiving messages [FEATURE ID: 5] identifying events [FEATURE ID: 4] associated with the original route ; identifying a new route [FEATURE ID: 14] according to the identified events ; and receiving the messages from vehicles [FEATURE ID: 5] traveling along the original route . 5 . A method according to claim 4 including : sending out queries [FEATURE ID: 5] for events associated with the original route ; receiving messages identifying events associated with the original route ; and selecting the new route according to the identified events for the original route . 6 . A method according to claim 4 wherein the events include speed information [FEATURE ID: 9] or collision information [FEATURE ID: 5] from vehicles traveling along the original route . 7 . A method according to claim 4 including : receiving messages from different vehicles [FEATURE ID: 5] traveling over the original route ; and selecting the new route according to the messages from the different vehicles most recently traveling the original route . 8 . A method according to claim 4 including ; tracking a traveled route for the vehicle ; recording events associated with the traveled route receiving a route query from another vehicle containing a proposed route ; comparing the traveled route to the proposed route ; and sending the recorded events to the vehicle sending the route query for segments [FEATURE ID: 11] of the traveled route matching the proposed route . 9 . A vehicle communication system [FEATURE ID: 1] , comprising : a receiver [FEATURE ID: 1] receiving messages containing events detected by other vehicles or portals [FEATURE ID: 5] ; a processor [FEATURE ID: 1] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US7337650B1 Filed: 2004-11-09 Issued: 2008-03-04 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Medius Inc (Current Assignee) Autobrilliance LLC Inventor(s): Dan Alan Preston, David N. Olmstead Title: System and method for aligning sensors on a vehicle | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US6785551B1 Filed: 2000-04-07 Issued: 2004-08-31 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Ford Motor Co (Current Assignee) Ford Motor Co Inventor(s): David Andrew Richard Title: Method of providing dynamic regionally relevant data to a mobile environment |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] sensor alignment system, sensor, vehicle, micro inertial sensor, separate micro inertial sensor, processor, system, sensor aperture, centralized process, camera, first sensor, second sensor | device, unit, controller, module, platform, detector, receiver | [FEATURE ID: 1] method, mobile environment, receiver station, motor vehicle |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] establishing, maintaining, determining | monitoring, identifying, obtaining, providing, controlling, tracking, processing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] receiving, filtering |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] automotive sensors, optical information, sensors, pixels | signals, data, information, elements, messages, images, components | [FEATURE ID: 3] different information, portions, points, text, data packets |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprising, using, measures | including, incorporating, comprises, with, containing, involving, by | [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprising, includes, having |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] mounted | based, located, arranged | [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] coded |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] gathering | receiving, transmitting, determining | [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] current position changes |
| [FEATURE ID: 7] target data | data, coverage, information, video, images | [FEATURE ID: 7] relevant information, audio |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] included | associated, shared, combined | [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] respective |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] rotation rate, acceleration, pitch | movement, speed, motion, direction, attitude, velocity, inclination | [FEATURE ID: 9] current position |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] axes, multiple sensors | locations, different, ranges, components, all, sources, directions | [FEATURE ID: 10] respective ones, regions |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] establishment | determination, selection, setting | [FEATURE ID: 11] predetermined area |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] sensor target data | system, same, data | [FEATURE ID: 12] information |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] claim | item, step, embodiment, clair, requirement, claimed, paragraph | [FEATURE ID: 13] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] vehicle system processor, vehicle hood | vehicle, trailer, pedestrian, chassis, device, driver, bumper | [FEATURE ID: 14] user, person |
| [FEATURE ID: 15] micro-inertial sensors | coordinates, data, information | [FEATURE ID: 15] codes |
| [FEATURE ID: 16] process | database, way, memory, mode, manner | [FEATURE ID: 16] format suitable |
| [FEATURE ID: 17] number | location, distance, range, portion | [FEATURE ID: 17] area |
| 1 . A sensor alignment system [FEATURE ID: 1] for establishing [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] and maintaining [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] accurate alignment of automotive sensors [FEATURE ID: 3] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : a sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] on an automotive vehicle for gathering [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] target data [FEATURE ID: 7] around the vehicle [FEATURE ID: 1] using [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] optical information [FEATURE ID: 3] ; a micro inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] included [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] with the sensor that measures [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] rotation rate [FEATURE ID: 9] and acceleration [FEATURE ID: 9] along two or more axes [FEATURE ID: 10] of the sensor for the establishment [FEATURE ID: 11] of a sensor reference frame ; a separate micro inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] independently mounted on the vehicle that measures rotation rate and acceleration along two or more axes of the vehicle for the establishment of a vehicle body reference frame ; and a processor [FEATURE ID: 1] for determining [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] an amount of misalignment of the sensor reference frame with the vehicle body reference frame and aligning the sensor target data [FEATURE ID: 12] with the vehicle body reference frame according to the amount of misalignment . 2 . The system [FEATURE ID: 1] according to claim [FEATURE ID: 13] 1 wherein the processor is collocated with the sensor aperture [FEATURE ID: 1] and the micro-inertial sensor . 3 . The system according to claim 2 wherein the alignment of the sensor target data to the vehicle body reference frame is done at the sensor . 4 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the processor is located within a vehicle system processor [FEATURE ID: 14] , which includes a micro-inertial sensor . 5 . The system according to claim 4 wherein the alignment of the sensor target data to the vehicle body reference frame is done within the vehicle system processor . 6 . The system according to claim 1 wherein multiple sensors [FEATURE ID: 10] for gathering target data around the vehicle are mounted on the vehicle , each with micro-inertial sensors [FEATURE ID: 15] that are used to determine an amount of misalignment between the multiple sensors . 7 . The system according to claim 6 wherein each sensor aligns itself to the vehicle body reference frame in a distributed process [FEATURE ID: 16] . 8 . The system according to claim 6 wherein each sensor is aligned to the vehicle body reference frame in a vehicle system processor in a centralized process [FEATURE ID: 1] . 9 . The system according to claim 6 wherein only one of the sensors [FEATURE ID: 3] aligns itself to the vehicle body reference frame . 10 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the sensor includes a camera [FEATURE ID: 1] . 11 . The system according to claim 10 wherein the amount of misalignment is determined according to a number [FEATURE ID: 17] of pixels [FEATURE ID: 3] of an image separating two of the axes . 12 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle body and a vehicle hood [FEATURE ID: 14] are used to compute the amount of misalignment . 13 . The system according to claim 12 wherein the vehicle hood is used to determine one of the two or more axes of the vehicle body reference frame . 14 . A sensor alignment system for an automotive vehicle comprising : a first sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted on the vehicle for gathering target data around the vehicle ; a second sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted on the vehicle for determining pitch [FEATURE ID: 9] |
1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] of providing regionally relevant information [FEATURE ID: 7] to a mobile environment [FEATURE ID: 1] , the method comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : receiving [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] , at a receiver station [FEATURE ID: 1] of the mobile environment , transmitted geographically coded [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] regionally relevant information , wherein the information [FEATURE ID: 12] includes [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] different information [FEATURE ID: 3] corresponding to respective ones [FEATURE ID: 10] of a plurality of regions [FEATURE ID: 10] with the information for each region having [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] a respective [FEATURE ID: 8] geographically coded portion which identifies the region ; and automatically filtering [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] said transmitted geographically coded regionally relevant information based on a current position [FEATURE ID: 9] of said receiver station and a predetermined area [FEATURE ID: 17] around said current position of said receiver station in order to process the information having geographically coded portions [FEATURE ID: 3] corresponding to regions within the predetermined area around said current position of said receiver station while ignoring the information having geographically coded portions corresponding to regions outside of the predetermined area around said current position of said receiver station . 2 . The method of claim [FEATURE ID: 13] 1 wherein said predetermined area [FEATURE ID: 11] is periodically updated when said current position changes [FEATURE ID: 6] . 3 . The method of claim 1 wherein processing the information includes placing this information in a format suitable [FEATURE ID: 16] for presentation to a user [FEATURE ID: 14] . 4 . The method of claim 3 wherein said regionally relevant information comprises traffic information , weather information , points [FEATURE ID: 3] of interest , historical information or advertisements . 5 . The method of claim 3 wherein said format comprises text [FEATURE ID: 3] . 6 . The method of claim 3 wherein said format comprises audio [FEATURE ID: 7] . 7 . The method of claim 3 wherein said format comprises video . 8 . The method of claim 3 wherein said format comprises graphics . 9 . The method of claim 1 wherein said mobile environment comprises a motor vehicle [FEATURE ID: 1] . 10 . The method of claim 1 wherein said mobile environment comprises a person [FEATURE ID: 14] . 11 . The method of claim 1 wherein : said transmitted regionally relevant information comprises data packets [FEATURE ID: 3] ; said data packets each comprise a header portion and a data portion ; said header portion comprises a geographically coded portion of said geographically coded regionally relevant information ; and said data portion comprises said regionally relevant information . 12 . The method of claim 11 wherein said geographically coded portions comprise global positioning system geo - codes [FEATURE ID: 15] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US7337650B1 Filed: 2004-11-09 Issued: 2008-03-04 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Medius Inc (Current Assignee) Autobrilliance LLC Inventor(s): Dan Alan Preston, David N. Olmstead Title: System and method for aligning sensors on a vehicle | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US20040164228A1 Filed: 2003-02-21 Issued: 2004-08-26 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Gentex Corp (Current Assignee) Gentex Corp Inventor(s): Jeremy Fogg, Gregory Ejsmont, Darin Tuttle, Joseph Stam Title: Automatic vehicle exterior light control system assemblies |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] sensor alignment system, vehicle, included, vehicle body reference frame, processor, system, process, centralized process, camera, first sensor, second sensor | device, sensor, module, unit, method, apparatus, housing | [FEATURE ID: 1] automatic vehicle exterior light control system, configured, control system, are, chip, common silicon wafer |
| [FEATURE ID: 2] accurate alignment, aligning | alignment, adjusting, control, aiming, calibration, leveling, tracking | [FEATURE ID: 2] automatic alignment |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] automotive sensors, target data, sensors | images, data, measurement, information, signals, targets, elements | [FEATURE ID: 3] pixels, view |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprising, using | including, incorporating, having, with, containing, by, of | [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprising |
| [FEATURE ID: 5] sensor | laser, transmitter, camera, microphone, timer, memory, microprocessor | [FEATURE ID: 5] low voltage differential signal line driver, compass |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] mounted | configured, arranged, attached, fixed, located, installed, positioned | [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] aligned |
| [FEATURE ID: 7] automotive vehicle, amount, sensor aperture | engine, assembly, actuator, element, angle, aperture, sensor | [FEATURE ID: 7] attachment member, imager board, image sensor |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] optical information, misalignment | accuracy, optics, illumination, radio, offset, error, rotation | [FEATURE ID: 8] image area, microprocessor |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] micro inertial sensor, micro-inertial sensor | camera, sensor, microphone, controller, gyroscope, transceiver, clock | [FEATURE ID: 9] rearview mirror assembly, temperature sensor, voltage regulator, second image sensor, moisture sensor |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] rotation rate, acceleration, pitch | direction, angle, motion, movement, tilt, position, alignment | [FEATURE ID: 10] image sensor optical axis, minor image sensor misalignment, image sensor optic axis |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] axes, micro-inertial sensors, pixels | elements, lines, features, edges, sensors, channels, systems | [FEATURE ID: 11] peripheral pixels |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] separate micro inertial sensor, vehicle system processor | receiver, frame, chassis, unit, processor, vehicle, component | [FEATURE ID: 12] baffle |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] sensor target data, number | matrix, camera, target, frame, portion, plurality | [FEATURE ID: 13] nominal field |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] claim | item, statement, claim number, append claim, aspect, figure, paragraph | [FEATURE ID: 14] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 15] image | interface, aperture, imager | [FEATURE ID: 15] image sensor control logic |
| [FEATURE ID: 16] vehicle body, vehicle hood | frame, lens, camera, windshield, reflector, vehicle, cover | [FEATURE ID: 16] carrier |
| 1 . A sensor alignment system [FEATURE ID: 1] for establishing and maintaining accurate alignment [FEATURE ID: 2] of automotive sensors [FEATURE ID: 3] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : a sensor [FEATURE ID: 5] mounted [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] on an automotive vehicle [FEATURE ID: 7] for gathering target data [FEATURE ID: 3] around the vehicle [FEATURE ID: 1] using [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] optical information [FEATURE ID: 8] ; a micro inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 9] included [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] with the sensor that measures rotation rate [FEATURE ID: 10] and acceleration [FEATURE ID: 10] along two or more axes [FEATURE ID: 11] of the sensor for the establishment of a sensor reference frame ; a separate micro inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 12] independently mounted on the vehicle that measures rotation rate and acceleration along two or more axes of the vehicle for the establishment of a vehicle body reference frame [FEATURE ID: 1] ; and a processor [FEATURE ID: 1] for determining an amount [FEATURE ID: 7] of misalignment [FEATURE ID: 8] of the sensor reference frame with the vehicle body reference frame and aligning [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] the sensor target data [FEATURE ID: 13] with the vehicle body reference frame according to the amount of misalignment . 2 . The system [FEATURE ID: 1] according to claim [FEATURE ID: 14] 1 wherein the processor is collocated with the sensor aperture [FEATURE ID: 7] and the micro-inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 9] . 3 . The system according to claim 2 wherein the alignment of the sensor target data to the vehicle body reference frame is done at the sensor . 4 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the processor is located within a vehicle system processor [FEATURE ID: 12] , which includes a micro-inertial sensor . 5 . The system according to claim 4 wherein the alignment of the sensor target data to the vehicle body reference frame is done within the vehicle system processor . 6 . The system according to claim 1 wherein multiple sensors for gathering target data around the vehicle are mounted on the vehicle , each with micro-inertial sensors [FEATURE ID: 11] that are used to determine an amount of misalignment between the multiple sensors . 7 . The system according to claim 6 wherein each sensor aligns itself to the vehicle body reference frame in a distributed process [FEATURE ID: 1] . 8 . The system according to claim 6 wherein each sensor is aligned to the vehicle body reference frame in a vehicle system processor in a centralized process [FEATURE ID: 1] . 9 . The system according to claim 6 wherein only one of the sensors [FEATURE ID: 3] aligns itself to the vehicle body reference frame . 10 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the sensor includes a camera [FEATURE ID: 1] . 11 . The system according to claim 10 wherein the amount of misalignment is determined according to a number [FEATURE ID: 13] of pixels [FEATURE ID: 11] of an image [FEATURE ID: 15] separating two of the axes . 12 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle body [FEATURE ID: 16] and a vehicle hood [FEATURE ID: 16] are used to compute the amount of misalignment . 13 . The system according to claim 12 wherein the vehicle hood is used to determine one of the two or more axes of the vehicle body reference frame . 14 . A sensor alignment system for an automotive vehicle comprising : a first sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted on the vehicle for gathering target data around the vehicle ; a second sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted on the vehicle for determining pitch [FEATURE ID: 10] |
1 . An automatic vehicle exterior light control system [FEATURE ID: 1] , comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : an attachment member [FEATURE ID: 7] and carrier [FEATURE ID: 16] / baffle [FEATURE ID: 12] configured [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] to secure an imager board [FEATURE ID: 7] within approximately 5 degrees and approximately −5 degrees of a desired image sensor optical axis [FEATURE ID: 10] . 2 . An automatic vehicle exterior light control system as in claim [FEATURE ID: 14] 1 wherein the control system [FEATURE ID: 1] is configured to self calibrate an image area [FEATURE ID: 8] of an image sensor [FEATURE ID: 7] to compensate for minor image sensor misalignment [FEATURE ID: 10] . 3 . An automatic vehicle exterior light control system as in claim 1 wherein said imager board is vertically aligned [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] within approximately 5 degrees and approximately −5 degrees of a desired image sensor optical axis . 4 . An automatic vehicle exterior light control system as in claim 1 wherein said imager board is horizontally aligned within approximately 5 degrees and approximately −5 degrees of a desired image sensor optic axis [FEATURE ID: 10] . 5 . An automatic vehicle exterior light control system as in claim 1 , said attachment member further comprising a ball for attachment of a rearview mirror assembly [FEATURE ID: 9] . 6 . An automatic vehicle exterior light control system as in claim 1 wherein the image sensor and at least one other device selected from the group comprising ; an image sensor control logic [FEATURE ID: 15] ; an A / D converter ; a low voltage differential signal line driver [FEATURE ID: 5] ; a temperature sensor [FEATURE ID: 9] ; control output ; a voltage regulator [FEATURE ID: 9] ; a second image sensor [FEATURE ID: 9] ; a microprocessor [FEATURE ID: 8] ; a moisture sensor [FEATURE ID: 9] and a compass [FEATURE ID: 5] are [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] integrated in a common application specific integrated chip [FEATURE ID: 1] . 7 . An automatic vehicle exterior light control system as in claim 6 wherein said image sensor and said at least one other device are integrated on a common silicon wafer [FEATURE ID: 1] . 8 . An automatic vehicle exterior light control system , comprising : an attachment member and a carrier that cooperate to define an image sensor optical axis . 9 . An automatic vehicle exterior light control system as in claim 8 further comprising at least one shim positioned at least partially between said attachment member and said carrier to define a second image sensor optical axis . 10 . An automatic vehicle exterior light control system as in claim 8 , said image sensor comprising peripheral pixels [FEATURE ID: 11] that surround pixels [FEATURE ID: 3] associated with a nominal field [FEATURE ID: 13] of view [FEATURE ID: 3] . 11 . An automatic vehicle exterior light control system as in claim 10 further comprising automatic alignment [FEATURE ID: 2] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US7337650B1 Filed: 2004-11-09 Issued: 2008-03-04 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Medius Inc (Current Assignee) Autobrilliance LLC Inventor(s): Dan Alan Preston, David N. Olmstead Title: System and method for aligning sensors on a vehicle | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US6782315B2 Filed: 2002-06-19 Issued: 2004-08-24 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Ford Global Technologies LLC (Current Assignee) Ford Global Technologies LLC Inventor(s): Jianbo Lu, Todd Allen Brown Title: Method and apparatus for compensating misalignments of a sensor system used in a vehicle dynamic control system |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] sensor alignment system, vehicle, separate micro inertial sensor, vehicle body reference frame, processor, micro-inertial sensor, vehicle system processor, process, camera, vehicle hood, first sensor, second sensor | device, body, system, sensor, controller, chassis, unit | [FEATURE ID: 1] method, vehicle dynamics control system, safety system |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] establishing, maintaining, gathering, determining, aligning | monitoring, adjusting, detecting, providing, performing, calculating, obtaining | [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] controlling, determining, activating, measuring, generating |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] comprising, using | of, by, including, having, with, includes, incorporating | [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] comprising, comprises |
| [FEATURE ID: 4] sensor, sensor target data, sensor aperture | vehicle, camera, controller, vehicle sensor, gyroscope, accelerometer, speedometer | [FEATURE ID: 4] yaw rate sensor, pitch rate sensor, lateral acceleration sensor, longitudinal acceleration sensor |
| [FEATURE ID: 5] automotive vehicle, image, vehicle body | axle, axis, engine, object, angle, aperture, aircraft | [FEATURE ID: 5] acceleration sensor |
| [FEATURE ID: 6] micro inertial sensor | sensor, controller, gyro, gyroscope, inclinometer, vehicle, imu | [FEATURE ID: 6] roll rate sensor, vertical acceleration sensor, vehicle speed sensor |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] included | configured, packaged, incorporated | [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] recited |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] rotation rate, acceleration, amount, pitch | velocity, speed, yaw, heading, rate, tilt, lateral | [FEATURE ID: 8] roll rate, yaw rate, pitch rate, lateral acceleration, vertical acceleration, global roll angle, global pitch angle, global yaw angle, acceleration, pitch angle, roll angle, vehicle speed |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] claim | figure, clam, append claim, clause, item, aspect, paragraph | [FEATURE ID: 9] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] centralized process | parallel, series, line | [FEATURE ID: 10] accordance |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] number | fraction, portion, plurality, comparison, sum, subset | [FEATURE ID: 11] function |
| 1 . A sensor alignment system [FEATURE ID: 1] for establishing [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] and maintaining [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] accurate alignment of automotive sensors comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] : a sensor [FEATURE ID: 4] mounted on an automotive vehicle [FEATURE ID: 5] for gathering [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] target data around the vehicle [FEATURE ID: 1] using [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] optical information ; a micro inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 6] included [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] with the sensor that measures rotation rate [FEATURE ID: 8] and acceleration [FEATURE ID: 8] along two or more axes of the sensor for the establishment of a sensor reference frame ; a separate micro inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] independently mounted on the vehicle that measures rotation rate and acceleration along two or more axes of the vehicle for the establishment of a vehicle body reference frame [FEATURE ID: 1] ; and a processor [FEATURE ID: 1] for determining [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] an amount [FEATURE ID: 8] of misalignment of the sensor reference frame with the vehicle body reference frame and aligning [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] the sensor target data [FEATURE ID: 4] with the vehicle body reference frame according to the amount of misalignment . 2 . The system according to claim [FEATURE ID: 9] 1 wherein the processor is collocated with the sensor aperture [FEATURE ID: 4] and the micro-inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] . 3 . The system according to claim 2 wherein the alignment of the sensor target data to the vehicle body reference frame is done at the sensor . 4 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the processor is located within a vehicle system processor [FEATURE ID: 1] , which includes a micro-inertial sensor . 5 . The system according to claim 4 wherein the alignment of the sensor target data to the vehicle body reference frame is done within the vehicle system processor . 6 . The system according to claim 1 wherein multiple sensors for gathering target data around the vehicle are mounted on the vehicle , each with micro-inertial sensors that are used to determine an amount of misalignment between the multiple sensors . 7 . The system according to claim 6 wherein each sensor aligns itself to the vehicle body reference frame in a distributed process [FEATURE ID: 1] . 8 . The system according to claim 6 wherein each sensor is aligned to the vehicle body reference frame in a vehicle system processor in a centralized process [FEATURE ID: 10] . 9 . The system according to claim 6 wherein only one of the sensors aligns itself to the vehicle body reference frame . 10 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the sensor includes a camera [FEATURE ID: 1] . 11 . The system according to claim 10 wherein the amount of misalignment is determined according to a number [FEATURE ID: 11] of pixels of an image [FEATURE ID: 5] separating two of the axes . 12 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle body [FEATURE ID: 5] and a vehicle hood [FEATURE ID: 1] are used to compute the amount of misalignment . 13 . The system according to claim 12 wherein the vehicle hood is used to determine one of the two or more axes of the vehicle body reference frame . 14 . A sensor alignment system for an automotive vehicle comprising : a first sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted on the vehicle for gathering target data around the vehicle ; a second sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted on the vehicle for determining pitch [FEATURE ID: 8] |
1 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] for controlling [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a vehicle dynamics control system [FEATURE ID: 1] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] : determining [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a roll misalignment angle ; determining a pitch misalignment angle ; determining a yaw misalignment angle ; and activating [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a safety system [FEATURE ID: 1] as a function [FEATURE ID: 11] of said roll misalignment angle , the pitch misalignment angle and the yaw misalignment angle . 2 . A method as recited [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] in claim [FEATURE ID: 9] 1 further comprising measuring [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a roll rate [FEATURE ID: 8] , measuring a yaw rate [FEATURE ID: 8] , measuring a pitch rate [FEATURE ID: 8] , and generating [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a corrected roll rate , a corrected yaw rate and a corrected pitch rate as a function of said roll misalignment angle , the pitch misalignment angle and the yaw misalignment angle . 3 . A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising measuring a lateral acceleration [FEATURE ID: 8] , a longitudinal acceleration , and a vertical acceleration [FEATURE ID: 8] , and generating a corrected lateral acceleration , a corrected longitudinal acceleration and a corrected vertical acceleration as a function of said roll misalignment angle , the pitch misalignment angle and the yaw misalignment angle . 4 . A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising determining a global roll angle [FEATURE ID: 8] as a function of the roll misalignment angle . 5 . A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising determining a global pitch angle [FEATURE ID: 8] as a function of the pitch misalignment angle . 6 . A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising determining a global yaw angle [FEATURE ID: 8] as a function of the yaw misalignment angle . 7 . A method as recited in claim 1 wherein determining a roll misalignment angle comprises [TRANSITIVE ID: 3] determining a roll misalignment angle as a function of a yaw rate from a yaw rate sensor [FEATURE ID: 4] , a pitch rate from a pitch rate sensor [FEATURE ID: 4] , and at least one of an acceleration [FEATURE ID: 8] from an acceleration sensor [FEATURE ID: 5] , a pitch angle [FEATURE ID: 8] or a roll angle [FEATURE ID: 8] . 8 . A method as recited in claim 1 wherein determining a pitch misalignment angle comprises determining a pitch misalignment angle as a function of a yaw rate from a yaw rate sensor , a roll rate from a roll rate sensor [FEATURE ID: 6] and at least one of a lateral acceleration from a lateral acceleration sensor [FEATURE ID: 4] , a roll angle or a pitch angle . 9 . A method as recited in claim 1 wherein determining a yaw misalignment angle comprises determining a yaw misalignment angle as a function of a yaw rate from a yaw rate sensor , a lateral acceleration from a lateral acceleration sensor , and a longitudinal acceleration from a longitudinal acceleration sensor [FEATURE ID: 4] . 10 . A method as recited in claim 1 wherein determining a roll misalignment angle comprises measuring a yaw rate from a yaw rate sensor , a vertical acceleration from a vertical acceleration sensor [FEATURE ID: 6] , a pitch rate from a pitch rate sensor and a vehicle speed [FEATURE ID: 8] from a vehicle speed sensor [FEATURE ID: 6] in accordance [FEATURE ID: 10] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US7337650B1 Filed: 2004-11-09 Issued: 2008-03-04 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Medius Inc (Current Assignee) Autobrilliance LLC Inventor(s): Dan Alan Preston, David N. Olmstead Title: System and method for aligning sensors on a vehicle | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US20040162064A1 Filed: 1999-09-10 Issued: 2004-08-19 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Himmelstein Richard B. (Current Assignee) Tamiras Per Pte Ltd LLC Inventor(s): Richard Himmelstein Title: System and method for matching users based on proximity and/or user-defined profiles |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] sensor alignment system, vehicle, micro inertial sensor, separate micro inertial sensor, sensor target data, system, sensor aperture, vehicle system processor, centralized process, camera, first sensor, second sensor | device, module, processor, sensor, receiver, mechanism, computer | [FEATURE ID: 1] system, user, unit, means, means, mobile unit, profile means, method, step, global positioning system device |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] establishing, maintaining, determining, aligning | identifying, tracking, monitoring, providing, registering, defining, creating | [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] matching, including, storing, searching |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] automotive sensors, target data, axes, multiple sensors, sensors, pixels | elements, parameters, devices, user, objects, features, messages | [FEATURE ID: 3] users, profiles, mobile units, user profiles, exchange means, information, profile information, target units, matching target units, items, target users |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprising, using | including, incorporating, having, with, containing, providing, representing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprising |
| [FEATURE ID: 5] sensor | camera, device, watch, workstation, headset, calculator, wristwatch | [FEATURE ID: 5] motor vehicle, cellular telephone, personal digital assistant |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] mounted, included | configured, located, provided, embedded, positioned, integrated, arranged | [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] based, defined |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] gathering | receiving, transmitting, providing | [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] requesting |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] rotation rate | position, location, angle | [FEATURE ID: 8] distance |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] processor | calculator, server, microprocessor | [FEATURE ID: 9] wireless communication device |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] claim | step, embodiment, requirement, claimed, aspect, clam, paragraph | [FEATURE ID: 10] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] micro-inertial sensors | means, capabilities, elements, features | [FEATURE ID: 11] steps |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] process, number | pattern, list, database, network, series, program, arrangement | [FEATURE ID: 12] wireless communication system, user profile, number |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] image | indicator, icon, interface | [FEATURE ID: 13] audio indicator |
| 1 . A sensor alignment system [FEATURE ID: 1] for establishing [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] and maintaining [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] accurate alignment of automotive sensors [FEATURE ID: 3] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : a sensor [FEATURE ID: 5] mounted [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] on an automotive vehicle for gathering [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] target data [FEATURE ID: 3] around the vehicle [FEATURE ID: 1] using [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] optical information ; a micro inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] included [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] with the sensor that measures rotation rate [FEATURE ID: 8] and acceleration along two or more axes [FEATURE ID: 3] of the sensor for the establishment of a sensor reference frame ; a separate micro inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] independently mounted on the vehicle that measures rotation rate and acceleration along two or more axes of the vehicle for the establishment of a vehicle body reference frame ; and a processor [FEATURE ID: 9] for determining [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] an amount of misalignment of the sensor reference frame with the vehicle body reference frame and aligning [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] the sensor target data [FEATURE ID: 1] with the vehicle body reference frame according to the amount of misalignment . 2 . The system [FEATURE ID: 1] according to claim [FEATURE ID: 10] 1 wherein the processor is collocated with the sensor aperture [FEATURE ID: 1] and the micro-inertial sensor . 3 . The system according to claim 2 wherein the alignment of the sensor target data to the vehicle body reference frame is done at the sensor . 4 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the processor is located within a vehicle system processor [FEATURE ID: 1] , which includes a micro-inertial sensor . 5 . The system according to claim 4 wherein the alignment of the sensor target data to the vehicle body reference frame is done within the vehicle system processor . 6 . The system according to claim 1 wherein multiple sensors [FEATURE ID: 3] for gathering target data around the vehicle are mounted on the vehicle , each with micro-inertial sensors [FEATURE ID: 11] that are used to determine an amount of misalignment between the multiple sensors . 7 . The system according to claim 6 wherein each sensor aligns itself to the vehicle body reference frame in a distributed process [FEATURE ID: 12] . 8 . The system according to claim 6 wherein each sensor is aligned to the vehicle body reference frame in a vehicle system processor in a centralized process [FEATURE ID: 1] . 9 . The system according to claim 6 wherein only one of the sensors [FEATURE ID: 3] aligns itself to the vehicle body reference frame . 10 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the sensor includes a camera [FEATURE ID: 1] . 11 . The system according to claim 10 wherein the amount of misalignment is determined according to a number [FEATURE ID: 12] of pixels [FEATURE ID: 3] of an image [FEATURE ID: 13] separating two of the axes . 12 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle body and a vehicle hood are used to compute the amount of misalignment . 13 . The system according to claim 12 wherein the vehicle hood is used to determine one of the two or more axes of the vehicle body reference frame . 14 . A sensor alignment system for an automotive vehicle comprising : a first sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted on the vehicle for gathering target data around the vehicle ; a second sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] |
1 . A system [FEATURE ID: 1] for matching [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] users [FEATURE ID: 3] in a wireless communication system [FEATURE ID: 12] based [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] on user [FEATURE ID: 1] - defined [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] profiles [FEATURE ID: 3] , comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : at least two mobile units [FEATURE ID: 3] , including [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a requesting [TRANSITIVE ID: 7] unit [FEATURE ID: 1] and at least one target unit ; profile means [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] for storing [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a user profile [FEATURE ID: 12] ; and search means [FEATURE ID: 1] for searching [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] for at least one target user by a requesting user , said search means comparing the user profiles [FEATURE ID: 3] of at least one target user with the user profile of the requesting user . 2 . The system according to claim [FEATURE ID: 10] 1 , further comprising notifying means for notifying the users when the user profile of said requesting unit matches the user profile of said at least one target unit . 3 . The system according to claim 1 , further comprising exchange means [FEATURE ID: 3] for exchanging information [FEATURE ID: 3] contained in the user profiles between said requesting unit and said at least one target unit . 4 . The system according to claim 1 , further comprising initiating means for initiating a communication between said requesting unit and said at least one target unit . 5 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein each mobile unit [FEATURE ID: 1] functions as a requesting unit and a target unit . 6 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein said profile means [FEATURE ID: 1] includes entering means for entering profile information [FEATURE ID: 3] , including temporary profile information . 7 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein said profile means includes storing the user profile on a mobile unit . 8 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein said profile means includes storing the user profile on the wireless communication system . 9 . The system according to claim 1 , wherein said search means includes comparing the user profiles of said target units [FEATURE ID: 3] that are located within a predetermined distance [FEATURE ID: 8] of said requesting unit . 10 . A method [FEATURE ID: 1] for matching users in a wireless communication system based on user - defined profiles , comprising the steps [FEATURE ID: 11] of : providing each user with a mobile unit , including a requesting unit and at least one target unit ; storing a user profile ; comparing the user profile of each target unit with the user profile of the requesting unit ; notifying the users when the user profile of the requesting unit matches the user profile of at least one target unit ; and initiating a communication between the requesting unit and each of the matching target units [FEATURE ID: 3] . 11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein said providing step [FEATURE ID: 1] includes each mobile unit functioning as a requesting unit and a target unit . 12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein said storing step includes storing temporary profile information . 13 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein said storing step includes storing the user profile on a mobile unit . 14 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein said storing step includes storing the user profile on the wireless communication system . 15 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein said comparing step includes matching a predetermined number [FEATURE ID: 12] of items [FEATURE ID: 3] in the user profile of each target unit with the user profile of the requesting unit . 16 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein said notifying step includes providing a visual indicator to the requesting unit and each matching target unit . 17 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein said notifying step includes providing an audio indicator [FEATURE ID: 13] to the requesting unit and each matching target unit . 18 . The method according to claim 10 , further comprising the step of : detecting at least one target unit when within a predetermined distance of the requesting unit . 19 . The method according to claim 18 , wherein said detecting step is performed by a global positioning system device [FEATURE ID: 1] contained in each mobile unit . 20 . A mobile unit for matching users in a wireless communication system based on user - defined profiles , comprising : profile means for storing a user profile ; and search means for searching for at least one target user by a requesting user , said search means comparing the user profiles of at least one target user with the user profile of the requesting user . 21 . The mobile unit according to claim 20 , further comprising notifying means for notifying the users when the user profile of the requesting user matches the user profile of at least one target user . 22 . The mobile unit according to claim 20 , wherein said mobile unit functions as a requesting unit and a target unit . 23 . The mobile unit according to claim 20 , further comprising exchange means for exchanging information contained in the user profiles between the requesting user and at least one target user . 24 . The mobile unit according to claim 20 , further comprising initiating means for initiating a communication between the requesting user and at least one target user . 25 . The mobile unit according to claim 20 , wherein said profile means includes entering means for entering profile information , including temporary profile information . 26 . The mobile unit according to claim 20 , wherein said profile means includes storing the user profile on a mobile unit . 27 . The mobile unit according to claim 20 , wherein said profile means includes storing the user profile on the wireless communication system . 28 . The mobile unit according to claim 20 , wherein said search means includes comparing the user profiles of the target users [FEATURE ID: 3] that are located within a predetermined distance of the requesting user . 29 . The mobile unit according to claim 20 , wherein said mobile unit is a motor vehicle [FEATURE ID: 5] . 30 . The mobile unit according to claim 20 , wherein said mobile unit is a cellular telephone [FEATURE ID: 5] . 31 . The mobile unit according to claim 20 , wherein said mobile unit is a personal digital assistant [FEATURE ID: 5] . 32 . The mobile unit according to claim 20 , wherein said mobile unit is a wireless communication device [FEATURE ID: 9] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US7337650B1 Filed: 2004-11-09 Issued: 2008-03-04 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Medius Inc (Current Assignee) Autobrilliance LLC Inventor(s): Dan Alan Preston, David N. Olmstead Title: System and method for aligning sensors on a vehicle | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US6778924B2 Filed: 2001-11-06 Issued: 2004-08-17 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Honeywell International Inc (Current Assignee) Honeywell International Inc Inventor(s): Joel G. Hanse Title: Self-calibrating inertial measurement system method and apparatus |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] sensor alignment system, sensor, vehicle, vehicle body reference frame, processor, sensor target data, system, sensor aperture, vehicle system processor, centralized process, camera, vehicle body, vehicle hood, first sensor, second sensor | device, module, controller, unit, computer, apparatus, mechanism | [FEATURE ID: 1] Calibration test apparatus, multi axis rate table, respective inertial measurement unit, connector, inertial measurement unit, processor, calibration test apparatus, system, station, memory device, rate table, signal path |
| [FEATURE ID: 2] accurate alignment | parameters, measurements, calibration, data, control, performance, results | [FEATURE ID: 2] outputs, correction coefficients, accuracy, test software, signals |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] automotive sensors, automotive vehicle, axes, separate micro inertial sensor, micro-inertial sensor, multiple sensors, micro-inertial sensors, sensors | devices, components, parameters, elements, systems, modules, vehicles | [FEATURE ID: 3] inertial measurement units, environmental conditions, processors, slip rings |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprising, using | including, of, having, with, containing, by, includes | [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprising |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] mounted | arranged, configured, implemented, included, placed, positioned, attached | [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] mounted, used, connected, programmed, operable |
| [FEATURE ID: 6] target data, measures | records, conditions, measurements, points, data, registers, samples | [FEATURE ID: 6] values |
| [FEATURE ID: 7] optical information, pitch | motion, acceleration, illumination, radiation, speed, sound, weather | [FEATURE ID: 7] various known environmental conditions, temperatures, vibration, altitude |
| [FEATURE ID: 8] micro inertial sensor | sensor, receiver, controller | [FEATURE ID: 8] processor internal |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] included | mounted, attached, coupled | [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] memory device internal |
| [FEATURE ID: 10] rotation rate, acceleration | velocity, motion, speed, gravity, attitude, vibration, movement | [FEATURE ID: 10] input motion, motion conditions |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] amount, image | indicator, offset, object, effect, area, angle, event | [FEATURE ID: 11] output signal |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] misalignment, number | comparison, offset, inconsistency, variance, difference, imbalance, mismatch | [FEATURE ID: 12] differences |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] claim | item, paragraph, to claim, clause, aspect, figure, statement | [FEATURE ID: 13] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] process | program, database, configuration, memory | [FEATURE ID: 14] calibration coefficient |
| 1 . A sensor alignment system [FEATURE ID: 1] for establishing and maintaining accurate alignment [FEATURE ID: 2] of automotive sensors [FEATURE ID: 3] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : a sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] on an automotive vehicle [FEATURE ID: 3] for gathering target data [FEATURE ID: 6] around the vehicle [FEATURE ID: 1] using [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] optical information [FEATURE ID: 7] ; a micro inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 8] included [TRANSITIVE ID: 9] with the sensor that measures [TRANSITIVE ID: 6] rotation rate [FEATURE ID: 10] and acceleration [FEATURE ID: 10] along two or more axes [FEATURE ID: 3] of the sensor for the establishment of a sensor reference frame ; a separate micro inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 3] independently mounted on the vehicle that measures rotation rate and acceleration along two or more axes of the vehicle for the establishment of a vehicle body reference frame [FEATURE ID: 1] ; and a processor [FEATURE ID: 1] for determining an amount [FEATURE ID: 11] of misalignment [FEATURE ID: 12] of the sensor reference frame with the vehicle body reference frame and aligning the sensor target data [FEATURE ID: 1] with the vehicle body reference frame according to the amount of misalignment . 2 . The system [FEATURE ID: 1] according to claim [FEATURE ID: 13] 1 wherein the processor is collocated with the sensor aperture [FEATURE ID: 1] and the micro-inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 3] . 3 . The system according to claim 2 wherein the alignment of the sensor target data to the vehicle body reference frame is done at the sensor . 4 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the processor is located within a vehicle system processor [FEATURE ID: 1] , which includes a micro-inertial sensor . 5 . The system according to claim 4 wherein the alignment of the sensor target data to the vehicle body reference frame is done within the vehicle system processor . 6 . The system according to claim 1 wherein multiple sensors [FEATURE ID: 3] for gathering target data around the vehicle are mounted on the vehicle , each with micro-inertial sensors [FEATURE ID: 3] that are used to determine an amount of misalignment between the multiple sensors . 7 . The system according to claim 6 wherein each sensor aligns itself to the vehicle body reference frame in a distributed process [FEATURE ID: 14] . 8 . The system according to claim 6 wherein each sensor is aligned to the vehicle body reference frame in a vehicle system processor in a centralized process [FEATURE ID: 1] . 9 . The system according to claim 6 wherein only one of the sensors [FEATURE ID: 3] aligns itself to the vehicle body reference frame . 10 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the sensor includes a camera [FEATURE ID: 1] . 11 . The system according to claim 10 wherein the amount of misalignment is determined according to a number [FEATURE ID: 12] of pixels of an image [FEATURE ID: 11] separating two of the axes . 12 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle body [FEATURE ID: 1] and a vehicle hood [FEATURE ID: 1] are used to compute the amount of misalignment . 13 . The system according to claim 12 wherein the vehicle hood is used to determine one of the two or more axes of the vehicle body reference frame . 14 . A sensor alignment system for an automotive vehicle comprising : a first sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted on the vehicle for gathering target data around the vehicle ; a second sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted on the vehicle for determining pitch [FEATURE ID: 7] |
1 . Calibration test apparatus [FEATURE ID: 1] for use with a plurality of inertial measurement units [FEATURE ID: 3] to be mounted [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] on a multi axis rate table [FEATURE ID: 1] and subject to various known environmental conditions [FEATURE ID: 7] to determine any differences [FEATURE ID: 12] between the outputs [FEATURE ID: 2] of the inertial measurement units and the known environmental conditions [FEATURE ID: 3] and to compute a plurality of correction coefficients [FEATURE ID: 2] to be used [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] to modify the outputs to achieve greater accuracy [FEATURE ID: 2] , comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : a plurality of processors [FEATURE ID: 3] , wherein each of the plurality of processors is connected [FEATURE ID: 5] internally to a respective inertial measurement unit [FEATURE ID: 1] and programmed [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] to have the known environmental conditions ; a connector [FEATURE ID: 1] that supplies the outputs of each inertial measurement unit [FEATURE ID: 1] to the processor [FEATURE ID: 1] located within the inertial measurement unit that supplied the outputs , wherein the outputs do not pass through slip rings [FEATURE ID: 3] ; and the plurality of processors are operable [FEATURE ID: 5] to compare the known environmental conditions with the outputs and compute the plurality of correction coefficients . 2 . The calibration test apparatus [FEATURE ID: 1] of claim [FEATURE ID: 13] 1 , wherein the known environmental conditions include input motion [FEATURE ID: 10] . 3 . The calibration test apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the environmental conditions include temperatures [FEATURE ID: 7] . 4 . The calibration test apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the environmental conditions include vibration [FEATURE ID: 7] . 5 . The calibration test apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the environmental conditions include altitude [FEATURE ID: 7] . 6 . A system [FEATURE ID: 1] for calibrating an inertial measurement unit , comprising : an inertial measurement unit that generates an output signal [FEATURE ID: 11] ; a memory device internal [FEATURE ID: 9] to the inertial measurement unit that stores a calibration coefficient [FEATURE ID: 14] ; a prep - station [FEATURE ID: 1] ; test software [FEATURE ID: 2] downloaded into the memory device [FEATURE ID: 1] from the prep - station prior to calibrating the inertial measurement unit ; a rate table [FEATURE ID: 1] that subjects the inertial measurement unit to a known plurality of motion conditions [FEATURE ID: 10] and a known plurality of environmental conditions ; a plurality of values [FEATURE ID: 6] representing the known plurality of motion conditions and the known plurality of environmental conditions ; a processor internal [FEATURE ID: 8] to the inertial measurement unit that compares the output signal to the plurality of values to compute an updated calibration coefficient , wherein the processor modifies the output signal based on the updated calibration coefficient ; and a signal path [FEATURE ID: 1] for transferring signals [FEATURE ID: 2] |
| Targeted Patent: Patent: US7337650B1 Filed: 2004-11-09 Issued: 2008-03-04 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Medius Inc (Current Assignee) Autobrilliance LLC Inventor(s): Dan Alan Preston, David N. Olmstead Title: System and method for aligning sensors on a vehicle | Cross Reference / Shared Meaning between the Lines |
Charted Against: Patent: US6778073B2 Filed: 2001-06-26 Issued: 2004-08-17 Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Medius Inc (Current Assignee) Micropairing Technologies LLC Inventor(s): Robert Pierce Lutter, Dan Alan Preston Title: Method and apparatus for managing audio devices |
| [FEATURE ID: 1] sensor alignment system, sensor, included, separate micro inertial sensor, processor, sensor target data, system, micro-inertial sensor, process, centralized process, camera, first sensor, second sensor | vehicle, device, module, controller, unit, computer, network | [FEATURE ID: 1] vehicle audio system, wireless audio sensor, configured, display, processor |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] maintaining, gathering, determining | providing, receiving, transmitting, communicating, controlling, monitoring, identifying | [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] outputting, connecting |
| [FEATURE ID: 3] automotive sensors, target data, optical information, axes, sensors, pixels | components, elements, audio, information, objects, signals, devices | [FEATURE ID: 3] different audio sources, audio sources, audio output devices, icons, wireless audio output devices, different audio output devices, object sensors, multiple audio output devices |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprising | including, wherein, comprises, having, with, containing, involving | [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] comprising |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] mounted | provided, carried, located, positioned, disposed, arranged, placed | [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] brought |
| [FEATURE ID: 6] automotive vehicle, image | angle, element, article, area, axis, edge, individual | [FEATURE ID: 6] object |
| [FEATURE ID: 7] vehicle, vehicle hood | body, device, car, windshield, sensor, vehicular environment, vehicles | [FEATURE ID: 7] vehicle |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] using | as, of, and | [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] according |
| [FEATURE ID: 9] micro inertial sensor | receiver, microphone, device | [FEATURE ID: 9] cellular telephone |
| [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] measures | takes, reads, receives | [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] patches |
| [FEATURE ID: 11] rotation rate, acceleration, vehicle body, pitch | velocity, location, movement, speed, position, motion, heading | [FEATURE ID: 11] same time, direction, velocity vector, distance |
| [FEATURE ID: 12] establishment | setup, adjustment, configuration, definition | [FEATURE ID: 12] selection |
| [FEATURE ID: 13] amount | event, effect, input, indicator | [FEATURE ID: 13] output signal |
| [FEATURE ID: 14] claim | figure, clam, to claim, clause, item, aspect, paragraph | [FEATURE ID: 14] claim |
| [FEATURE ID: 15] sensor aperture | display, memory, vehicle | [FEATURE ID: 15] warning signal output |
| [FEATURE ID: 16] vehicle system processor | device, console, dashboard, computer | [FEATURE ID: 16] graphical user interface |
| [FEATURE ID: 17] multiple sensors | two, the, various, different, particular, other, corresponding | [FEATURE ID: 17] detected, identified |
| [FEATURE ID: 18] micro-inertial sensors | instructions, data, outputs, information | [FEATURE ID: 18] audio data |
| [FEATURE ID: 19] number | subset, plurality, portion, first, second, difference, separate set | [FEATURE ID: 19] first set, second one, second set |
| 1 . A sensor alignment system [FEATURE ID: 1] for establishing and maintaining [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] accurate alignment of automotive sensors [FEATURE ID: 3] comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : a sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] on an automotive vehicle [FEATURE ID: 6] for gathering [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] target data [FEATURE ID: 3] around the vehicle [FEATURE ID: 7] using [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] optical information [FEATURE ID: 3] ; a micro inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 9] included [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] with the sensor that measures [TRANSITIVE ID: 10] rotation rate [FEATURE ID: 11] and acceleration [FEATURE ID: 11] along two or more axes [FEATURE ID: 3] of the sensor for the establishment [FEATURE ID: 12] of a sensor reference frame ; a separate micro inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] independently mounted on the vehicle that measures rotation rate and acceleration along two or more axes of the vehicle for the establishment of a vehicle body reference frame ; and a processor [FEATURE ID: 1] for determining [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] an amount [FEATURE ID: 13] of misalignment of the sensor reference frame with the vehicle body reference frame and aligning the sensor target data [FEATURE ID: 1] with the vehicle body reference frame according to the amount of misalignment . 2 . The system [FEATURE ID: 1] according to claim [FEATURE ID: 14] 1 wherein the processor is collocated with the sensor aperture [FEATURE ID: 15] and the micro-inertial sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] . 3 . The system according to claim 2 wherein the alignment of the sensor target data to the vehicle body reference frame is done at the sensor . 4 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the processor is located within a vehicle system processor [FEATURE ID: 16] , which includes a micro-inertial sensor . 5 . The system according to claim 4 wherein the alignment of the sensor target data to the vehicle body reference frame is done within the vehicle system processor . 6 . The system according to claim 1 wherein multiple sensors [FEATURE ID: 17] for gathering target data around the vehicle are mounted on the vehicle , each with micro-inertial sensors [FEATURE ID: 18] that are used to determine an amount of misalignment between the multiple sensors . 7 . The system according to claim 6 wherein each sensor aligns itself to the vehicle body reference frame in a distributed process [FEATURE ID: 1] . 8 . The system according to claim 6 wherein each sensor is aligned to the vehicle body reference frame in a vehicle system processor in a centralized process [FEATURE ID: 1] . 9 . The system according to claim 6 wherein only one of the sensors [FEATURE ID: 3] aligns itself to the vehicle body reference frame . 10 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the sensor includes a camera [FEATURE ID: 1] . 11 . The system according to claim 10 wherein the amount of misalignment is determined according to a number [FEATURE ID: 19] of pixels [FEATURE ID: 3] of an image [FEATURE ID: 6] separating two of the axes . 12 . The system according to claim 1 wherein the vehicle body [FEATURE ID: 11] and a vehicle hood [FEATURE ID: 7] are used to compute the amount of misalignment . 13 . The system according to claim 12 wherein the vehicle hood is used to determine one of the two or more axes of the vehicle body reference frame . 14 . A sensor alignment system for an automotive vehicle comprising : a first sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted on the vehicle for gathering target data around the vehicle ; a second sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] mounted on the vehicle for determining pitch [FEATURE ID: 11] |
1 . A vehicle audio system [FEATURE ID: 1] , comprising [TRANSITIVE ID: 4] : a wireless audio sensor [FEATURE ID: 1] configured [TRANSITIVE ID: 1] to wirelessly detect different audio sources [FEATURE ID: 3] brought [TRANSITIVE ID: 5] into or next to a vehicle [FEATURE ID: 7] and identify the detected [TRANSITIVE ID: 17] audio sources [FEATURE ID: 3] on a display [FEATURE ID: 1] ; audio output devices [FEATURE ID: 3] for outputting [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] audio data [FEATURE ID: 18] ; and a processor [FEATURE ID: 1] for selectively connecting [TRANSITIVE ID: 2] a first one of the identified [TRANSITIVE ID: 17] audio sources identified on the display to a first set [FEATURE ID: 19] of the audio output devices and selectively connecting a second one [FEATURE ID: 19] of the audio sources to a second set [FEATURE ID: 19] of the audio output devices . 2 . A vehicle audio system according [TRANSITIVE ID: 8] to claim [FEATURE ID: 14] 1 wherein the display is a graphical user interface [FEATURE ID: 16] that allows selection [FEATURE ID: 12] of any of the displayed different audio sources for outputting to any of the audio output devices . 3 . A vehicle audio system according to claim 2 wherein the graphical user interface automatically displays icons [FEATURE ID: 3] representing the wireless audio output devices [FEATURE ID: 3] brought into or next to the vehicle . 4 . A vehicle audio system according to claim 3 wherein the different audio sources are selectively connected to the different audio output devices [FEATURE ID: 3] by dragging and dropping icons displayed on the graphical user interface representing the different audio sources over icons representing the audio output devices . 5 . A vehicle audio system according to claim 1 including object sensors [FEATURE ID: 3] connected to the processor . 6 . A vehicle audio system according to claim 1 wherein the processor detects portable audio output devices moved within a vicinity of the vehicle and patches [FEATURE ID: 10] in a warning signal output [FEATURE ID: 15] by the portable audio output devices . 7 . A vehicle audio system according to claim 5 wherein the processor causes the audio output devices to output a warning signal from multiple audio output devices [FEATURE ID: 3] at the same time [FEATURE ID: 11] simulating a three - dimensional Doppler effect associated with a direction [FEATURE ID: 11] of an object [FEATURE ID: 6] detected by the object sensors . 8 . A vehicle audio system according to claim 7 wherein the warning signal is generated according to a velocity vector [FEATURE ID: 11] associated with the detected object . 9 . A vehicle audio system according to claim 8 wherein the processor automatically interrupts other audio sources with the warning signal when the object comes within a specified distance [FEATURE ID: 11] and direction of the vehicle . 10 . A vehicle audio system , comprising : a wireless audio sensor configured to wirelessly detect different audio sources brought into or next to a vehicle ; wireless audio output devices for outputting audio data having assigned priority values ; and a processor for selectively connecting the different audio sources to the audio output devices according to the assigned priority values for the audio data . 11 . A vehicle audio system , comprising : a wireless audio sensor configured to wirelessly detect different audio sources brought into or next to a vehicle ; wireless audio output devices for outputting audio data having assigned security values ; and a processor for selectively connecting the different audio sources to the audio output devices according to the assigned security values for the audio data . 12 . A vehicle audio system according to claim 9 wherein one of the audio sources comprises a cellular telephone [FEATURE ID: 9] or a portable music player that generates an output signal [FEATURE ID: 13] |