Abstract: A method carried out in a system having a diagnosis plug-in device, a host server, a plurality of third-party servers and a user display device. The method includes the steps of: coupling the diagnosis plug-in device to the diagnosis port of a vehicle of interest; collecting at the diagnosis plug-in device, a basic data set, including vehicle speed, itinerary and geolocations; transferring the basic data set to the host server; at the host server, enriching a driver's profile relating and updating the vehicle's data history; forwarding the basic data set from the host server to the third-party servers; at the third-party servers, enriching the driver's profile and/or updating the vehicle's data history; at each third-party server, deciding based on a set of message issuance criteria to build a message for the user and conditions of delivery of this message concerning vehicle maintenance and/or advertisement messages.

Abstract: Electronic device having at least one main antenna (1) where such antenna is formed as a conductive layer on walls of a housing (10) of the electronic device through a laser direct structuring process and has a first portion (2, 3) on an internal part of the housing, a second portion (4) forming a junction area on an edge between an interior part and an exterior part of the housing and a third portion (5) on an outer part of the housing in electrical continuity with the first portion through the junction area.

Abstract: A method carried out in a system having a diagnosis plug-in device, a host server, a plurality of third-party servers and a user display device. The method includes the steps of: coupling the diagnosis plug-in device to the diagnosis port of a vehicle of interest; collecting at the diagnosis plug-in device, a basic data set, including vehicle speed, itinerary and geolocations; transferring the basic data set to the host server; at the host server, enriching a driver's profile relating and updating the vehicle's data history; forwarding the basic data set from the host server to the third-party servers; at the third-party servers, enriching the driver's profile and/or updating the vehicle's data history; at each third-party server, deciding based on a set of message issuance criteria to build a message for the user and conditions of delivery of this message concerning vehicle maintenance and/or advertisement messages.

Abstract: Electronic device having at least one main antenna (1) where such antenna is formed as a conductive layer on walls of a housing (10) of the electronic device through a laser direct structuring process and has a first portion (2, 3) on an internal part of the housing, a second portion (4) forming a junction area on an edge between an interior part and an exterior part of the housing and a third portion (5) on an outer part of the housing in electrical continuity with the first portion through the junction area.

Abstract: Information device for a vehicle driver comprising at least one electronic central unit linked to a display screen and to geolocating means, and the electronic central unit simultaneously running an operating system and a plurality of applications including at least one geolocated application. At least one first application is adapted to be displayed on the screen while defining a window adapted to present a display controlled by a second application, the first application allowing or not allowing the possibility of having this window displayed and controlling only the size and the position of this window, whereas the second application controls the content of the window.

Abstract: Navigation system and method comprising a server system with a navigation server (6) and a host server (7) connected to internet, having a first cartographic database (61) and a first routing engine, a mobile device (8) having geolocating means to determine a current location, having a second cartographic database (81) and a second routing engine, wherein the mobile device transmits a routing request to the remote server system, wherein the server system calculates a primary route (4) from the current location (3) to the destination point (2), said primary route comprising a list of maneuvering points each maneuvering point, wherein the server system calculates a list of waypoints located on the primary route, spaced away from the maneuvering points, the second routing engine establishing therefrom a secondary route (5), based on the waypoints and on the second cartographic database.

Abstract: Portable information device (1) for a vehicle driver comprising an electronic controller (4), a display touch screen (2), communication means (7) geolocating means (6), wherein the information device (1) comprises a plurality of individual control switches (3), each in correspondence with one of the applications, in which the electronic controller is adapted to switch, upon an actuation of one of the individual control switch from a current display to a display mode dedicated to the application corresponding to the actuated switch, whereby a direct access to certain functions or applications is easily provided to the driver, and to return to the initial display upon a second subsequent actuation of the same control switch. Method to control the device accordingly.

Abstract: Data communication system between a wireless mobile device (10), and remote servers (30) connected to the Internet the mobile device having client applications (3), comprising a host server (20) interposed between the client applications (3) and the remote servers (30), a communication channel (4) based on a TCP tunnel and/or UDP protocol between the mobile device and the host server (20), on which are transmitted uplink and downlink data messages, the communication tunnel (4) being connected to a first data concentrator module (1) belonging to the mobile device, and to a second data concentrator module (2) belonging to the host server.

Abstract: Navigation system and method comprising a server system with a navigation server (6) and a host server (7) connected to internet, having a first cartographic database (61) and a first routing engine, a mobile device (8) having geolocating means to determine a current location, having a second cartographic database (81) and a second routing engine, wherein the mobile device transmits a routing request to the remote server system, wherein the server system calculates a primary route (4) from the current location (3) to the destination point (2), said primary route comprising a list of maneuvering points each maneuvering point, wherein the server system calculates a list of waypoints located on the primary route, spaced away from the maneuvering points, the second routing engine establishing therefrom a secondary route (5), based on the waypoints and on the second cartographic database.

Abstract: An autonomous tracking device (1) for a vehicle, comprising: a support member (10) having a front face (11), a GPS module (2) having a GPS antenna (20), a transceiver (3) adapted to wirelessly send tracking data (30) with vehicle locations data to a remote unit, a rechargeable battery (8), a solar photocell array (4) placed on the front face or on the back face of the device, and adapted to supply the rechargeable battery, sticking means (5) extending on a portion of the front face (11) of the support member, adapted to be fixed to a surface of the dashboard or to an inner surface (26) of a windshield (25) of a vehicle.

Abstract: Data communication system between a wireless mobile device (10), and remote servers (30) connected to the Internet the mobile device having client applications (3), comprising a host server (20) interposed between the client applications (3) and the remote servers (30), a communication channel (4) based on a TCP tunnel and/or UDP protocol between the mobile device and the host server (20), on which are transmitted uplink and downlink data messages, the communication tunnel (4) being connected to a first data concentrator module (1) belonging to the mobile device, and to a second data concentrator module (2) belonging to the host server.

Abstract: Information device for a vehicle driver comprising at least one electronic central unit linked to a display screen and to geolocating means, and the electronic central unit simultaneously running an operating system and a plurality of applications including at least one geolocated application. At least one first application is adapted to be displayed on the screen while defining a window adapted to present a display controlled by a second application, the first application allowing or not allowing the possibility of having this window displayed and controlling only the size and the position of this window, whereas the second application controls the content of the window.

Abstract: The present invention relates to water-stress tolerance, in particular to the OSR-1 (osmotic stress resistant-1) protein, and nucleic acids encoding the OSR-1 protein. The present invention provides assays for the detection of OSR-1, and polymorphisms and mutations associated with water stress tolerance. In particular, the present invention relates to compositions comprising small interfering RNA duplexes (RNAi), or vectors that encode dsRNA, that inhibit expression of the OSR-1 gene (e.g. by targeting OSR-1 mRNA), and methods of using these compositions to impair deleterious nematodes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to water-stress tolerance, in particular to the OSR-1 (osmotic stress resistant-1) protein, and nucleic acids encoding the OSR-1 protein. The present invention provides assays for the detection of OSR-1, and polymorphisms and mutations associated with water stress tolerance. In particular, the present invention relates to compositions comprising small interfering RNA duplexes (RNAi), or vectors that encode dsRNA, that inhibit expression of the OSR-1 gene (e.g. by targeting OSR-1 mRNA), and methods of using these compositions to impair deleterious nematodes.