Learning Systems

[Mark Pitts]

Bot being up with this stuff.. does it mean if it's patented we cant use =
it???? or does it mean that we can use it for our own fun, but not sell =
it? (or if we do pay royalties), or would we have to pay to even use it =
for fun.... If you get my drift?


Mark ;-)



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From:  Dirk Wright[SMTP:wright at uspto.gov]
Sent:  Friday, September 20, 1996 9:41 AM
To:  diy_efi at coulomb.eng.ohio-state.edu
Subject:  Re: Learning Systems

On Fri, 20 Sep 1996, David Crocombe wrote:
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> It would be interesting to play with this kind of learning
> in relation to cars. The vehicles could then be self tuning
> depending on environment, load, parameter drift, wear or
> whatever. I guess traction control and antilock brakes are
> a step in this direction of making cars more intelligent.

As an examiner at the patent office, I work in the automatic =
transmisison=20
field, as well as manual transmissions. Adaptive controllers are well=20
documented in the prior art, infact the Chrysler minivan was an adaptive =

transmission that adjusts for wear in the frictional members to maintain =

an optimum shift each time. There are others that sense a driving =
"style"=20
and adjust shift timing to meet that style. There are numerous adaptive=20
engine control schemes, also, but I don't work in that specific field,=20
although all of the automatic transmissions have an engine related=20
component.=20

If I can be helpful in locating some patents for you, please let me =
know.

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Dirk Wright 					            wright at uspto.gov
"I speak for myself and not my employer."               1974 Porsche 914 =
2.0
"A real hifi glows in the dark and has horns."            1965 Goodman =
House
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