Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – Indication or control of braking – acceleration – or deceleration
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-29
2005-03-29
Camby, Richard M. (Department: 3661)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
Indication or control of braking, acceleration, or deceleration
C701S093000, C701S300000, C180S167000, C342S070000, C340S903000, C340S435000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06873899
ABSTRACT:
A drive control apparatus for a vehicle includes an object detecting device for detecting objects in front of the vehicle, a running track calculation device, a preceding vehicle detecting device, a vehicle control device for controlling a speed of the vehicle so that the vehicle runs following the preceding vehicle, a preceding vehicle information output device, and a control mode selecting device for selecting one of a first control mode in which the vehicle control device is allowed to execute a follow-up control operation, and the preceding vehicle information output device is allowed to output information about the preceding vehicle, and a second control mode in which the vehicle control device is not allowed to execute a follow-up control operation, and the preceding vehicle information output device is allowed to output information about the preceding vehicle.
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Camby Richard M.
Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
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