Motorola Corporation

Other

Sirius Xm Radio Inc.

Joan S DeLuca

Michael J DeLuca

Richard Alexander Erhart

Amy R Kabcenell

Barry W Herold

Douglas R Kraul

Paul D Marko

Craig P Wadin

Stelios J Patsiokas

Stuart Anderson Cox

Mark Rindsberg

Richard Andrew Michalski

Anh Xuan Nguyen

Thomas F Holmes

Joseph Michael Smallcomb

Richard E Johnson

George David Mantel

Charles E Batey, Jr

John M McKee

Gary L Pace

David Jeffery Hayes

Gregory O Snowden

Mark T Stair

Kevin T McLaughlin

Randi L Dulaney

Charles M Mellone

John Schwendeman

Mark J Abbaticchio

Jeffrey David Hayes

Kathy Lynch

Jeffery David Hayes

George B Shea

Various applications, systems and methods for using, and enhancing V2V communications for various purposes are described. These systems and methods leverage various aspects of satellite radio broadcasts in combination with V2V communications. In some embodiments, V2V-enabled vehicles can receive advertisements or offers from RSEs, or even other V2V enabled vehicles, in a defined Target Region, which may then be played to a user in-vehicle once a given Trigger Region has been entered. By logging all advertisements or offers played to a user and sending the log to an RSE, for example, and from there to a content provider (e.g., an SDARS service operator), verified delivery of advertisements is achieved, which allows the content provider to obtain significant revenues from advertisers. In return for uploading the playback record from the vehicle to the RSE, a variety of incentives may be offered, such as (i) free or discounted satellite radio subscription; (ii) download credits for music or videos from an online store; (iii) reduced or free tolls on toll roads (e.g., RSE embedded in a toll collection plaza); (iv) premium audio or video content, (v) credit at an online store; and (vi) a special coupon code redeemable for merchandise.

Systems, methods and applications for using and enhancing vehicle to vehicle communications, including synergies and interoperation with satellite radio

A battery operated portable device, or &ldquo;lockator&rdquo; facilitates location of a parked automobile within having an unknown or forgotten location. The lockator locks, unlocks and locates the automobile with a simplified user interface. The locator has a combined automobile door lock and unlock transmitter and GPS locator. Pressing a lock button both transmits a lock signal and substantially determines the automobile location. Pressing the unlock button transmits the unlock signal and determines the direction back to the location where the lock button was pressed. Left and right icons on the lockator direct the driver back to the vehicle. The icons blink at a rate indicative of the distance to the automobile and indicate if the driver is heading away from the automobile. Measures are take to conserve power drawn from a battery powering the lockator.

Automobile lock and locate method and apparatus

A virtual reality system ( ) stereoscopically projects a virtual reality images including a three dimensional image ( ) having an interface image ( ) in a space observable by a user ( ). The display system includes a substantially transparent display means ( ) which also allows real images of real objects ( ) to be combined or superimposed with the virtual reality images. Selective areas or characteristics of the real images are obstructed by a selective real image obstructer ( ) to enhance viewing of selected virtual reality images while providing for viewing or real images or virtual images combined with real images in other viewing areas. The display system includes either a stereoscopic headset display system or a heads-up display system. The selective real images obstructer is a gray scale liquid crystal display included with the display system providing for adjustment of the size, shape and/or transparency of the obstruction of real images. The obstruction of real images may be adjusted in response to information for generating the virtual image, manual inputs or processing of real images by video cameras ( and ). Other selective real image obstructions include filtering a portion of the spectrum of visible light associated with the real images.

Selective real image obstruction in a virtual reality display apparatus and method

The braking system of a vehicle is securely engaged in response to the operator of the vehicle causing the vehicle to stop. The braking system remains securely engaged upon detection of a fault such as a vehicle collision, a vehicle malfunction or a problem with the operator or operation of the vehicle, thereby improving vehicle safety. In the event of a collision, securely engaged brakes can significantly reduce resulting vehicle acceleration, potentially avoiding a secondary collision and reducing injuries experienced by the vehicle operator and passengers. In the event that no fault is detected, the braking system is disengaged in response to the operator accelerating the vehicle, either by pressing the gas pedal or releasing the brake pedal, thereby making the securely engaged brakes virtually unperceivable under normal operating circumstances. The rate of release of the braking system is responsive to the gas pedal position. The braking system is released rapidly in response to a substantially depressed gas pedal to facilitate a rapid start or gradually in response to a partially depressed gas pedal to facilitate a smooth start.

Fault responsive securely stopped vehicle method and apparatus

The braking system of a vehicle is securely engaged in response to the operator of the vehicle causing the vehicle to stop. The braking system improves vehicle safety by remaining securely engaged upon detection of a fault such as a vehicle collision, an unintentional transmission shift, a vehicle malfunction or a problem with the operator or operation of the vehicle. In the event of a collision, securely engaged brakes can significantly reduce resulting vehicle acceleration, potentially avoiding a secondary collision and reducing injuries experienced by the vehicle operator and passengers. In the event that no fault is detected, the braking system is disengaged in response to the operator accelerating the vehicle, either by pressing the gas pedal or releasing the brake pedal, thereby making the securely engaged brakes virtually unperceivable under normal operating circumstances. The braking system may be released rapidly in response to a substantially depressed gas pedal to facilitate a rapid start or gradually in response to a partially depressed gas pedal to facilitate a smooth start.

Fault reactive securely stopped vehicle method and apparatus

A virtual reality system ( - ) stereoscopically projects virtual reality images including a three dimensional image ( ) having an interface image ( ) in a space observable by a user ( ). The display system includes a substantially transparent display ( ) which also allows real images of real objects ( ) to be combined or superimposed with the virtual reality images. Selective areas or characteristics of the real images are obstructed ( &prime;) by a selective real image obstructer ( ) to enhance viewing of selected virtual reality images while providing for viewing or real images or virtual images combined with real images in other viewing areas. Icons (FIG. ) are displayed opposite the real image obstructions in order that a second person can ascertain the nature of the information viewed by the viewer.

Multiple viewer headset display apparatus and method with second person icon display

A system and apparatus for permitting a user of a selective call receiver (,) to receive a certain number of personal messages and information service updates without paying a fee for such services in return for reading advertisements wirelessly transmitted to the selective call receiver. The user is allowed to read the advertisements at any time prior to receiving the personal messages and information service updates. The certain number is proportional to the number of advertisements read. The certain number can be increased by the user responding to questions within advertisements using reverse channel messaging capabilities of a selective call transceiver (,), or by using a conventional telephone (,).

Advertiser pays information and messaging system, apparatus and method

The braking system of a vehicle is securely engaged in response to the operator of the vehicle causing the vehicle to stop. The vehicle being stopped is determined in response to several conditions including a predetermined time of stopping as well as suspensions settling time. The braking system remains securely engaged in the event of a moving vehicle colliding with the stopped vehicle. The braking system also remains securely engaged even if the foot of the operator is removed from the vehicle's brake pedal. The braking system is disengaged in response to the operator accelerating the vehicle, such as the operator's pressing of the vehicle's gas pedal, release of the vehicle's clutch and/or release of the vehicle's brake pedal. The rate of release of the braking system is responsive to the gas pedal position. The braking system is released rapidly in response to a substantially depressed gas pedal to facilitate a rapid start. The braking system is release gradually in response to a partially depressed gas pedal to facilitate a smooth start.

Securely stopped vehicle method and apparatus

A two dimensional display panel produces a time variable image composed of light emitting pixels. The pixels are generated by a light emitting phosphor distributed within the panel, the pixels radiate light in response to being excited by charging and triggering energy beams. The energy beams are relatively invisible and may be generated by lasers or solid state diode energy sources. Wave guides within the panel direct the energy beams to the pixels. The wave guides may be composed of fiber optic threads and the display panel comprised of a fabric of woven fiber optic threads wherein pixels are produced at intersections of the woven fiber optic threads.

Intersecting beam display panel

Multiple wave guide phosphorous display

A system and apparatus for permitting a user of a selective call receiver (31) to receive a certain number of personal messages and information service updates without paying a fee for such services in return for reading advertisements wirelessly transmitted to the selective call receiver. The user is allowed to read the advertisements at any time prior to receiving the personal messages and information service updates. The certain number is proportional to the number of advertisements read. The certain number can be increased by the user responding to questions within advertisements using reverse channel messaging capabilities of a selective call transceiver (32), or by using a conventional telephone (22).

Advertiser pays information and messaging system and apparatus

A data communication receiver (100) includes a receiver (110) for receiving a message including at least one code, a database (155) for storing codes and image data associated with the codes, and a presentation element (150) for locating the at least one code in the database (155). The presentation element (150) then retrieves the image data associated with the at least one code. The image data associated with the at least one code is representative of at least one image. The data communication receiver (100) also includes a display (130) coupled to the presentation element (150) for presenting the at least one image as a graphic message.

Method and apparatus for presenting graphic messages in a data

Status changes made on first pager (130 and 530) are wirelessly communicated to an infrastructure (110 and 510) which communicates the status changes to other pagers (150 and 550) so that the other pagers make corresponding status changes. Thus, a user's status changes made on one pager are automatically made on the user's other pagers. Status changes include changes to received messages, alarm times, alert thresholds, and key word alerts.

Multiple pager status synchronization system and method

A method for full duplex communication between master and slave devices (403, 422) coupled by a serial peripheral interface (420) includes the steps of the slave device (422) updating a status register (421) based upon an event, after which the slave device (422) transmits a communication request to the master device (403). When the master device (403) thereafter takes the slave-select line low to initiate communication, the slave device (422) automatically transmits the contents of the status register (421) over the master-in-slave-out line. At the same time, the master device (403) transmits an 'empty' byte of information over the master-out-slave-in line.

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Joan S DeLuca