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Automatic cruise control
Assignee: Intel Corp
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Filing: 1999-01-21
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Granted: 2000-12-12
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Expires: 2019-01-21
Abstract
Abstract An automatic cruise control uses stored information about speeds which the vehicle used at given positions in the past to control the speed of the vehicle at a current position. In this way, the vehicle may be caused to travel at speeds in accordance with past driving history of the user. The speeds may be adjusted or overridden by the user. In addition, where a prior driving history is not available, the system can consult a database of given speeds at given locations and those speeds may be used to control the vehicular speed.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward O. Clapper
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 06:38
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K31/00; B60K31/0058; B60W; B60W2555/00; B60W2555/60; B60W2555/80; B60W2556/00; B60W2556/45; B60W2556/50; B60W2720/00; B60W2720/10; B60W2720/103
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 25
Claim 1
Independent Claim
28 words
A method comprising: determining a position of a vehicle; and automatically providing information about a suggested vehicle speed that said vehicle traveled at said position in the past.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
28 words
A method comprising: determining a position of a vehicle; and automatically providing information about a suggested vehicle speed that said vehicle traveled at said position in the past.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the position of the vehicle is determined using a global positioning system receiver.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said automatically providing information about a suggested vehicle speed includes comparing speeds for the vehicle's current position with recorded vehicle positions and, if there is a match, providing information about the speed used at a recorded vehicle portion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said automatically providing information about a suggested vehicle speed includes comparing the current vehicle position to a database containing information about speed limits at given locations and if there is a match, providing the information about the speed limits.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 3 further including determining whether a previous speed has been recorded for a given location and if not, using a database containing information about speed limits to propose the suggested vehicle speed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 further including allowing a motor vehicle operator to override the suggested vehicle speed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 further including preventing the vehicle from exceeding the suggested vehicle speed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 1 including determining the position of the vehicle within a predetermined tolerance and automatically providing information about said suggested vehicle speed any time the vehicle is at that position or within that tolerance.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 6 including logging each instance when an operator overrides the suggested vehicle speed and analyzing each instance when the operator overrides the suggested vehicle speed and adjusting a suggested speed based on said analyzing of the operator overrides of the suggested vehicle speed.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
58 words
An automatic cruise control comprising: a position locating device; a controller that compares a current position of a vehicle with a previous condition; determining the vehicle speed based on the current position and the speed used at that position in the past; and a memory storing the speeds that the vehicle used at given locations in the past.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
58 words
An automatic cruise control comprising: a position locating device; a controller that compares a current position of a vehicle with a previous condition; determining the vehicle speed based on the current position and the speed used at that position in the past; and a memory storing the speeds that the vehicle used at given locations in the past.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The control of claim 10 including a network device for enabling the controller to access additional information over a network.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
The control of claim 10 wherein said controller is a computer system.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
The control of claim 12 wherein said computer system is an in-car computer system.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
An article comprising a medium for storing instructions that cause a processor based system to: determine a position of a vehicle; and automatically provide information about a suggested vehicle speed previously traveled at said position.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
An article comprising a medium for storing instructions that cause a processor based system to: determine a position of a vehicle; and automatically provide information about a suggested vehicle speed previously traveled at said position.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
The article of claim 14 wherein said storing instructions that cause a processor based system to determine the position of the vehicle using a global positioning system receiver.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
42 words
The article of claim 14 wherein said storing instructions that cause a processor based system to compare speeds for the vehicle's current position with recorded vehicle positions and, if there is a match, provide the previous speed as the suggested vehicle speed.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
44 words
The article of claim 16 wherein said storing instructions that cause a processor based system to compare the current vehicle position to a database containing information about speed limits at given locations and if there is a match, provide the information about speed limits.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
44 words
The article of claim 16 wherein said storing instructions that cause a processor based system to determine whether a speed has been previously recorded for a location and if not, use a database containing information about speed limits to propose said suggested vehicle speed.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
27 words
The article of claim 14 wherein said storing instructions that cause a processor based system to allow a motor vehicle operator to override the suggested vehicle speed.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
25 words
The article of claim 14 wherein said storing instructions that cause a processor based system to prevent the vehicle from exceeding the suggested vehicle speed.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
47 words
The article of claim 14 wherein said storing instructions that cause a processor based system to determine the position of the vehicle within a predetermined tolerance and automatically provide information about a suggested vehicle speed any time the vehicle is within a given tolerance of that position.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
55 words
The article of claim 19 wherein said storing instructions that cause a processor-based system to log each instance when an operator overrides the suggested vehicle speed and analyze each instance when the operator overrides the suggested vehicle speed and adjust a suggested speed based on said analysis of the overrides of the suggested vehicle speed.
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