Motorola Corporation

Temic Automotive of North America, Inc.

Shrirang Nilkanth Jambhekar

David John Wheatley

William F Zancho

Leslie Gabor Seymour

John R Barr

Jacques Hara

Bruce Edward Stuckman

Walter L Davis

William L Reber

Cary D Perttunen

Daniel L Williams

Nicholas Mischenko

Daryl R Harris

Thomas V D'Amico

Jurgen Reinold

Thomas J Mactavish

Don Remboski

Daryl Robert Harris

William Louis Reber

Cary Drake Perttunen

A device () and method () authenticate and secure control event data for a vehicle, wherein the device includes: A) a microcontroller (), coupled to receive control event information, for attaching a first time stamp and vehicle identification number VIN to the control event information to provide first information and sending the first information to memory () in time overlap fashion; B) the memory (), coupled to the microcontroller () and a microprocessor (), for storing first information and second information in time overlap fashion; and C) the microprocessor (), coupled to the memory () and a plurality of transducers (), for determining whether received impact data varies from previous impact data, and where received impact data varies, adding a second time stamp and VIN to the received impact data to form second information.

Method and device for vehicle control events data recording and securing

Vehicles () are equipped with two-way communication units () that communicate with roadside () and vehicular mounted two-way communication units to receive and/or exchange journey-related information. When approaching a geographic zone that does not support such services, a given vehicle () can receive at least a partial download of journey-related information concerning the second geographic zone () while still proximal to the entry border () for that zone (). The download can be implemented wirelessly, through hard physical contact, or both. The download may also be at least partially concluded while traveling within the second geographic zone () through use of a second non-compatible wireless service such as wireless telephony.

Apparatus and method for downloading journey-related information

Substantive informational conflicts as between navigation information provided by an in-vehicle navigation unit ( ) and an in-vehicle roadside information service receiver ( ) are detected ( ). When detected, information from one source or the other is modified ( ). Such modification can include alteration and/or deletion of one information item or the other. The modification can alleviate the conflict and/or otherwise provide alternative information to a user of the vehicle to support journey goals.

Method and apparatus for modification of vehicular navigation information

In a vehicle equipped with a dedicated short-range two-way communications system to acquire and otherwise participate in a roadway information service, method and apparatus are provided to detect ( ) an absence of the availability of such a service and to respond by substituting ( ) roadway information from other sources and to provide notice ( ) to the driver regarding the absence of realtime service information and/or the present use of substituted roadway information.

Method and apparatus for detecting and responding to an absence of journey-related information

A device (100) and method (200, 300) authenticate and secure control event data for a vehicle, wherein the device includes: A) a microcontroller (104), coupled to receive control event information, for attaching a first time stamp and vehicle identification number VIN to the control event information to provide first information and sending the first information to memory (106) in time overlap fashion; B) the memory (106), coupled to the microcontroller (104) and a microprocessor (108), for storing first information and second information in time overlap fashion; and C) the microprocessor (108), coupled to the memory (106) and a plurality of transducers (110), for determining whether received impact data varies from previous impact data, and where received impact data varies, adding a second time stamp and VIN to the received impact data to form second information.

A portable radiotelephone device (100) comprises a radio housing (114) having radiotelephone circuitry (1102), a battery housing (110) having a battery (1104) and an accessory housing (1100) having accessory circuitry (1106). A first latch mechanism (116) secures the battery housing (1100) to the radio housing (114) to permit the battery (1104) to power the radiotelephone circuitry (1102) via a first pair of conductive power contacts (1108, 1110). A second latch mechanism (118) secures the accessory housing (1100) to the battery housing (110) to permit the battery (1104) to power the accessory circuitry (1106) via a second pair of conductive power contacts (112, 1112). Alternatively, a first pair of conductive data signal contacts (1116, 1118) between the radio housing (114) and the battery housing (110) and a second pair of conductive data signal contacts (1120, 1122) between the battery housing (110) and the accessory housing (1100) permit data signals to be passed between the radiotelephone circuitry (1102) and the accessory circuitry (1106). Alternatively, a mechanical device (812) having no electrical function is interchangeable with the accessory housing (1100) to be releasably secured to the battery housing (110).

Portable radiotelephone device adapted to receive a variety of other

A message is formed by capturing at least one image of an individual, and producing a first signal representative thereof. A signal is transmitted based upon both the first signal and a second signal which indicates a selected image from a plurality of predetermined images. The message is reconstructed from a received radio frequency signal which contains a third signal representative of the at least one image of the individual and a fourth signal indicative of the selected image. The selected image is retrieved from a plurality of prestored images based upon the fourth signal. At least one combined image is displayed based upon the at least one image of the individual, provided by the third signal, and the selected image.

Wireless pager with prestored images and methods and systems for use

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Palatine, IL, United States of America

Shrirang Nilkanth Jambhekar