| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7400235 |
Lane departure warning mirror |
July 15, 2008 |
| A lane departure warning mirror for a vehicle is disclosed that includes a reflecting member and a supporting member that supports the reflecting member on an area of a vehicle within a driver peripheral vision area, wherein the reflecting member is disposed so that an edge mark in a |
| 7359891 |
Hot topic extraction apparatus and method, storage medium therefor |
April 15, 2008 |
| A hot topic extraction apparatus for extracting a hot topic from information includes an information collection unit, an information storage unit, and a hot topic extraction unit. The information collection unit collects a document from an information source. The information storage |
| 7296646 |
System and method for timing of target speed for cooperative speed control system |
November 20, 2007 |
| A device for automatically controlling vehicle speed, including a processor that receives at least (i) a first signal indicative of a first local required speed, (ii) a second signal indicative of a second local required speed received after the first signal, and (iii) a third signal |
| 7225181 |
Document searching apparatus, method thereof, and record medium thereof |
May 29, 2007 |
| A document searching apparatus for searching a document group having a link relation for particular document is disclosed, that comprises a link importance assigning unit weighting the link relation and assigning the link importance which indicates importance of the document based on the |
| 7219031 |
Rumble strip responsive systems: discrimination of types of rumble strips |
May 15, 2007 |
| There are basically two types of rumble strips: shoulder/center rumble strips and in-lane rumble strips. In an embodiment of the invention, there is a device that automatically identifies the type of rumble strip with which a vehicle tire is in contact with. The device may include a |
| 7203673 |
Document collection apparatus and method for specific use, and storage medium storing program us |
April 10, 2007 |
| A document collection apparatus collects a document for a community from a network. Before starting the collection, an initial document group is given as a starting point of the collection. A reference extraction unit extracts a reference from the initial document group. A next prospect |
| 7109850 |
Rumble strip responsive systems |
September 19, 2006 |
| An embodiment of the present invention includes a device to alter transfer characteristics of a road departure warning installation installed on a road to a driver of a vehicle, including a rumble strip sensor to sense input from a rumble strip and an adjustable vehicle component in |
| 7102539 |
Rumble strip responsive systems |
September 5, 2006 |
| An embodiment of the present invention includes a device to alter transfer characteristics of a road departure warning installation installed on a road to a driver of a vehicle, including a rumble strip sensor to sense input from a rumble strip and an adjustable vehicle component in |
| 7003442 |
Document file group organizing apparatus and method thereof |
February 21, 2006 |
| A document organizing apparatus performs a statistical process and a character string process for keywords of documents, extracts an equivalent relation, a hierarchical relation, and an associative relation between keywords, and automatically creates a directory file with links of th |
| 7002672 |
Optical fiber strain sensor device and strain detection method |
February 21, 2006 |
| To provide an optical fiber strain sensor device and a strain detection method, for measuring precisely AE and for detecting effectively a rapid strain change due to a shock load, an optical fiber strain sensor device includes an FBG sensor mounted on an object to be measured, a broadban |
| 6865715 |
Statistical method for extracting, and displaying keywords in forum/message board documents |
March 8, 2005 |
| A group of documents in a forum/message board are stored as a document group database in a predetermined server computer. A document group analysis device analyzes a group of documents contained in each set of documents corresponding to each message board in the document group databa |
| 6344694 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same |
February 5, 2002 |
| A semiconductor device including: a semiconductor substrate, and an interconnect made of a titanium silicide film overlying the semiconductor substrate, the titanium silicide film including at least one atom selected from the group consisting of phosphorus, arsenic and antimony at an |
| 6144963 |
Apparatus and method for the frequency displaying of documents |
November 7, 2000 |
| A document display apparatus, method, and storage medium for realizing the apparatus and method extract data information relevant to each document of a plurality of electronic documents, count the number of the relevant documents in a given unit of time based on the extracted date inform |
| 5999968 |
System and method for presenting shared information to network user in specific order |
December 7, 1999 |
| Users can enter electronic information circulating over a network into a system with simple operations. The electronic information is automatically converted into a common format and then appended with a unique ID on the network. The titles of pieces of electronic information are sorted |
| 5970334 |
Method of manufacturing contacts to diverse doped regions using intermediate layer of arsenic or |
October 19, 1999 |
| In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having a first conductive layer of a first conductive type and a second conductive layer of a second conductive type opposite to the first conductive type, an intermediate layer of a predetermined element selected from the group V is |
| 5950187 |
Document retrieving apparatus and method thereof for outputting result corresponding to highligh |
September 7, 1999 |
| A user inputs to a document retrieving apparatus a retrieval string whose priority level is represented by using multiple of highlight levels, such as a degree of a font size and the like. A document retrieving apparatus retrieves a document including the retrieval string from a database |
| 5945927 |
Apparatus and method for navigating vehicle to destination using display unit |
August 31, 1999 |
| A bird's eye view commonly used in a flight simulation is applicable to an apparatus and method for navigating a vehicle running on a set route of travel to a set destination using a (color) display unit according to the present invention. The bird's eye view of a road map surrounding a |
| 5945719 |
Semiconductor device having metal silicide layer |
August 31, 1999 |
| A gate oxide film is formed on an element region at the surface of a silicon substrate. A polycrystalline silicon film doped with a large amount of phosphorus is formed on the gate oxide by the CVD method. A titanium nitride layer with about 10 nm thickness is deposited on the polycr |
| 5748109 |
Apparatus and method for navigating vehicle to destination using display unit |
May 5, 1998 |
| A bird's eye view commonly used in a flight simulation is applicable to an apparatus and method for navigating a vehicle running on a set route of travel to a set destination using a (color) display unit according to the present invention. The bird's eye view of a road map surrounding a |
| 5557522 |
Apparatus and method for guiding vehicle occupant to travel from present position of vehicle to |
September 17, 1996 |
| In an apparatus and method for guiding a vehicle occupant from a present position of the vehicle to a destination to which the vehicle occupant desires to reach, optimum routes of travel from the present position to respective intersections surrounding the present position of the vehicle |
| 5542293 |
Pressure detecting apparatus for detecting vehicle tire air pressure |
August 6, 1996 |
| A pressure detecting apparatus for detecting vehicle tire air pressure. In a cylindrical housing mounted axially in parallel with a tire wheel, a setting magnet, a rotor magnet and a reversing magnet are coaxially provided and the rotor magnet is supported by a shaft rotatably and ax |
| 5426331 |
Semiconductor device with multi-layered heat-resistive electrode in titanium-titanium nitride-pl |
June 20, 1995 |
| A bipolar transistor fabricated on a silicon layer has a base electrode with a multi-layered structure implemented by a titanium film, a titanium nitride film, a platinum film and a gold film, and the platinum film is regulated to 5 to 30 nanometers thick for decreasing the thermal stres |
| 5251139 |
Vehicular traveling direction measuring system |
October 5, 1993 |
| A system for measuring a traveling direction of a vehicle includes a geomagnetic sensor and a gyro sensor. The system utilizes first and second indicies for deriving the vehicle traveling direction. The first index is indicative of disturbance of a geomagnetic field on a short interval |
| 5206811 |
Navigation system for automotive vehicle |
April 27, 1993 |
| A navigation system for an automotive vehicle includes a map data storage unit. The storage unit stores first known target points and adjoining target points preselected for each of the first target points from the first target points. The storage unit further stores a first data group |
| 5195383 |
Steering torque detecting device |
March 23, 1993 |
| A steering torque is transmitted from a steering wheel side rotary member to a steering shaft side rotary member through a plurality of elastic bodies, when a steering wheel is turned. The elastic bodies are provided around a rotational center of a steering shaft which bending parts. A |
| 5151862 |
Vehicular traveling direction measuring system |
September 29, 1992 |
| A system for measuring a traveling direction of a vehicle includes a geomagnetic sensor and a gyro sensor. The system utilizes first and second indices for deriving the vehicle traveling direction. The first index is indicative of a disturbance of the geomagnetic field on a short distanc |
| 5131155 |
Apparatus and method for measuring forward direction of vehicle |
July 21, 1992 |
| An apparatus and method for measuring a forward direction of a vehicle in which to derive a coordinate position of a center (O.sub.x, O.sub.y) of a directional circle derived from an output of a geomagnetic direction sensor after a magnetization on a vehicle body occurs, the magnetizatio |
| 5129004 |
Automotive multi-speaker audio system with different timing reproduction of audio sound |
July 7, 1992 |
| An automotive audio system separates audio signals from an audio signal source into first and second components. The first component of the audio signal is sent directly to a first main amplifier and reproduced through a main speaker or speakers. On the other hand, the second component o |
| 5067083 |
Vehicle driving azimuth detecting apparatus for correcting a disturbed geomagnetic azimuth |
November 19, 1991 |
| In an apparatus for detecting a driving azimuth of a vehicle, a gyroscopic sensor signal and a geomagnetic sensor signal are acquired. When the vehicle is driven in a disturbed geomagnetic area such as a straight road, the acquired geomagnetic sensor signal does not correctly reflect the |
| 5023799 |
Vehicular traveling direction measuring system |
June 11, 1991 |
| A system measures a traveling direction of a vehicle based on a direction toward a coordinate position defined by outputs of a geomagnetic sensor from a first coordinate position of a center of a corresponding output circle. The system utilizes a preliminary coordinate position as a |
| 4846555 |
System for improving visibility of objects within visual field |
July 11, 1989 |
| Disclosed are a system and a method for improving the visibility of objects within the visual field of a vehicular driver while driving under optically adverse conditions. The system includes an optical filter with a pass band in the visible light range disposed in front of the eyes of t |
| 4706288 |
Speech synthesizer output device |
November 10, 1987 |
| Repeated announcements by a talking timepiece are selectable in two modes: predetermined intervals selected by a selector switch, or arbitrary intervals selected by a keyboard. |
| 4703502 |
Stereo signal reproducing system |
October 27, 1987 |
| A system for reproducing stereophonic signals to create a stereophonic sound image in front of each of listeners sitting side by side in a compartment. The system includes a right-hand loudspeaker positioned relative to the right of the first listener sitting on the right, a left-han |
| 4694497 |
Automotive multi-speaker audio system with automatic echo-control feature |
September 15, 1987 |
| An automotive audio system separates audio signals from an audio signal source into first and second components. The first component of the audio signal is sent directly to a first main amplifier through a first audio signal path and reproduced through a main speaker or speakers. On the |
| 4607539 |
Steering wheel assembly with non-rotatable center hub |
August 26, 1986 |
| In order to support an annular member, to which the non-rotatable center hub is connected, on a tubular holder without permitting an axial play of the annular member relative to the tubular holder, an improved measure is disclosed which comprises an annular groove formed about the tubula |
| 4551010 |
Original conveying apparatus for electrophotographic copying machines |
November 5, 1985 |
| An original conveying apparatus includes a follower roller unit which is moved to its deployed position to define an extension of an original conveying path over the upper surface of the copying machine when a book carrier is used in order to convey an original having substantial thi |
| 4500211 |
Audibly announcing apparatus with power saving feature |
February 19, 1985 |
| An audibly announcing apparatus capable of announcing updated time or results of arithmetic operations in the form of audible sounds or synthesized voices, for example, a talking clock and a talking calculator is provided with power saving circuitry. A detector is provided for detect |
| 4494748 |
Collator |
January 22, 1985 |
| In a collator for use in combination with an electrophotographic copying machine which discharges copies of originals in succession at the same time interval, deflection claws for delivering successive copies of a manuscript into successive bins are provided at inlets of respective bins |
| 4478523 |
Speech synthesizer timepiece with minimal number of keys for time announcements |
October 23, 1984 |
| A speech synthesizer timepiece which is capable of providing a plurality of different kinds of time-related information such as updated time, timer information (remaining time), alarm information and so forth using speech synthesizing technology with the aid of a single voice key. The ti |
| 4469323 |
Collator with collate mode, non-collate mode and job separation mode |
September 4, 1984 |
| A collator includes a series of twenty bins arranged in parallel with each other. A copy feeding member feeds copies supplied from a copying machine along inlets of the successive bins. First and second deflecting devices are arranged at uppermost two bins for delivering the copies into |
| 4460217 |
Position memory for automatically adjustable seat assemblies |
July 17, 1984 |
| A rotary wheel with a peripheral recess rotates with the adjusting movement of a motor-driven, adjustably movable seat. A manual lever is operable to freely rotate the wheel relative to the seat to an angular rest position, where a contact element of a memory switch engages in the recess |
| 4449232 |
Audibly announcing apparatus |
May 15, 1984 |
| A timer-announcer system stores instructions for generating various types of time information, e.g., sharp time (announced at a pre-set time); and updated real time (announcing the present time upon demand by a key actuation). The sounds may be simultaneously required, in which case logi |
| 4448542 |
Electronic timepiece |
May 15, 1984 |
| A timepiece has a time set mode and another time-related mode. It comprises a logic circuit for recognizing the time set mode and an electroacoustic transducer responsive to the logic circuit for providing a particular sound in succession when the timepiece is in the time set mode. The |
| 4423290 |
Speech synthesizer with capability of discontinuing to provide audible output |
December 27, 1983 |
| A noise-free speech synthesizer is disclosed which interrupts an audible output of synthesized sounds during the period of time where a sound waveform signal is at a relatively low level (amplitude), that is, a voiceless interval, a silent interval or a pitch control interval, wherein |
| 4421960 |
Steering wheel with switch assembly |
December 20, 1983 |
| A steering mechanism for a steerable vehicle such as an automotive vehicle, wherein a switch support structure positioned internally of the rim portion of a steering wheel and having incorporated therein a switch assembly including various electric switch units to be manually actuated |
| 4421416 |
Speech synthesizer timepiece with a single command switch |
December 20, 1983 |
| In an aspect of the present invention, a speech synthesizer timepiece is provided which is easy and convenient to handle by providing a single common switch useful for starting the timekeeping operation, outputting the results of the timekeeping and delivering an audible indication of th |
| 4408756 |
Collator with collate mode and job separation mode |
October 11, 1983 |
| A collator includes a series of twenty bins arranged in parallel with each other, a copy feeding member for feeding copies supplied from a copying machine along inlets of the successive bins, first and second deflecting devices arranged at the uppermost two bins for delivering the copies |
| 4404545 |
Analog-to-digital converter of the dual slope type |
September 13, 1983 |
| Errors in determining a measured voltage are mathematically canceled in an analog-to-digital converter circuit useful for dual slope type using positive and negative values of a reference voltage. The errors are due to the off-set voltages inherent to operational amplifiers employed for |
| 4395115 |
Conveyor unit for book carrier in electro-photographic copying machines |
July 26, 1983 |
| A conveyor unit for a book carrier includes a book carrier on which an original having substantial thickness such as a book is placed, and conveys it to an exposure station in order to form an electrostatic latent image of the original in a copying machine. A driven member in the form of |
| 4389121 |
Speech synthesizer timepiece with alarm function |
June 21, 1983 |
| A timepiece is disclosed which is capable of delivering an alarm sound or message when an alarm time setting is reached. The timepiece further includes an output mode selector for selecting a sound mode for deliverying the alarm sound or alarm message and a silence mode for inhibitin |
