Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Vehicle control – guidance – operation – or indication – Indication or control of braking – acceleration – or deceleration
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-22
2005-02-22
Black, Thomas G. (Department: 3663)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Vehicle control, guidance, operation, or indication
Indication or control of braking, acceleration, or deceleration
C701S023000, C123S352000, C123S319000, C180S170000, C340S903000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06859716
ABSTRACT:
A travel following system includes a lower limit vehicle speed setting device, an upper limit vehicle speed setting device, a vehicle speed control device, and a control start commanding device. The vehicle speed control device is adapted to discontinue vehicle speed control at a vehicle speed between the lower limit vehicle speed and a vehicle speed in a stopped state. The vehicle speed control device is also adapted to ensure that vehicle speed control is discontinued when the vehicle speed becomes equal to or higher than the upper limit vehicle speed, and vehicle speed control is suspended until operation of the control start commanding device. Thus, a moderate tension is provided to the driver during operation of the travel following system so that braking operation can be easily conducted and starting of the vehicle based on the driver's will can be carried out without switching operation by the driver.
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Arent & Fox PLLC
Black Thomas G.
Mancho Ronnie
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