38th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 21 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110227698 | WIRELESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wireless control system for use in a vehicle and for use with a remote electronic system is provided. The wireless control system includes a transceiver for mounting in the vehicle. The transceiver is configured to communicate according to a Bluetooth communications standard. The transceiver is further configured to provide a control signal to the remote electronic system. The transceiver is also trainable to provide a carrier frequency and control information for the control signal. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227699 | PERSONALIZED LOCATION TAGS - Systems and methods are provided for creating and using personalized location information tags (geotags). Personalized geotags take the place of generic location information such as latitude/longitude coordinates or granular city/state information. Such geotags may be published to present to selected people, e.g., family and friends, a user's current location. Thus, the user's location may be shown as “Home” or “Gym,” providing user-specific information without having to list a street address or latitude/longitude coordinates. Personalized geotags may be inferred based upon historical location information of the user. Geotags may also be inferred based upon geotag selections from other users in a network. A matching engine may select an appropriate geotag given the current location of a user device or based upon historical location information associated with the user. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227700 | DETERMINING CONDITIONS OF COMPONENTS REMOVABLY COUPLED TO PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT - Method and system are disclosed for determining conditions of components that are removably coupled to articles of personal protection equipment (PPE) by tracking the components against predetermined criteria. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227701 | GATE SYSTEM - Disclosed is a gate system arranged on two gate frames and detects a tag passing between the two gate frames, the gate system including at least two gate frames that are vertically arranged facing with each other; at least two antenna units that are arranged on the at least two gate frames, respectively; and a reader that is arranged on each of the at least two gate frames and enables the at least two antenna units to emit electromagnetic wave to an article passing between the at least two gate frames using a predetermined frequency signal, and obtains information stored in a tag using a signal that the at least two antenna units receives from the at least two antenna units. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227702 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING MESSAGE USING CUSTOMIZED TAG - A message receiving method and apparatus using a customized tag including: receiving a message including a first customized tag from a message transmitting device; determining whether the first customized tag is included in the message, and, if the first customized tag is determined to be included in the message, extracting the first customized tag from the message; analyzing the first customized tag based on an extraction result; and controlling a message receiving device based on a control operation described in the first customized tag. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227703 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF READING GAMING CHIPS AND OTHER STACKED ITEMS - Systems, methods and computer program products associated with wirelessly (e.g., RF) readable gaming chips are disclosed. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227704 | RFID-BASED ENTERPRISE INTELLIGENCE - An “RFID-Based Inference Platform” provides various techniques for using RFID tags in combination with other enterprise sensors to track users and objects, infer their interactions, and provide these inferences for enabling further applications. Specifically, observations are collected from combinations of RFID tag reads and other enterprise sensors including electronic calendars, user presence identifiers, cardkey access logs, computer logins, etc. Given sufficient observations, the RFID-Based Inference Platform automatically differentiates between tags associated with or affixed to people and tags affixed to objects. The RFID-Based Inference Platform then infers additional information including identities of people, ownership of specific objects, the nature of different “zones” in a workspace (e.g., private office versus conference room). These inferences are then used to enable various applications including object tracking, automated object ownership determinations, automated object cataloging, automated misplaced object alerts, video annotations, automated conference room scheduling, semi-automated object image catalogs, object interaction query systems, etc. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227705 | SYSTEM FOR CHECKING THE LOCATION OF EQUIPMRNT - The invention relates to communication technology. Use of the invention allows to check the location of equipment in telecommunication racks. This technical result is achieved by steps of: providing the rail of rack with lengthy antenna connected to an RFID interrogator; installing on the rail sensors of location that change their state when equipment is mounted in the rack; providing said equipment with RFID tags. When equipment is set into the rack the equipment and its location is identified correlating changing of the RFID tags replay signal and changing of location sensors state. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227706 | EAS Tag with Wrapping Tethers and Cover - An electronic article surveillance (EAS) system is comprised of a first EAS housing and a second EAS housing, each having electrically conducting tethers and a cover to hold the housing in place on an object to be protected. The covers have a surface with adhesive on it. Each housing is placed in a cover with the tethers extending through the cover, and the adhesive surface is pressed to the object. Switches on the bottom of the housing indicate contact with an object. The housings have apertures for receiving the ends of the tethers which are extended from the housings and inserted into the apertures of the other housing to complete circuits between the housings. Electronics within the housings monitor the circuits and switches for tampering and can generate alarms. External devices may arm and disarm the housings via wireless communication. A magnet releases a blocking mechanism to remove the housings. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227707 | METHOD AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION DISTANCE OF RF SIM CARD WITH THE AID OF TAG IDENTIFICATION - A method and RF SIM card communication system using a tag recognition to control the RF communication range, a tag for providing data information is installed on a mobile communication terminal equipped with an RF SIM card, a tag reader module for reading out and transmitting the data information is installed on an RF card reader device, setting a card reading condition for the card reader device as: under the condition that the tag reader module reads out the tag data information, the RF card reader module, based on the data information of the tag, establishes wireless communication link with and transfers data to the RF SIM card in the mobile terminal. The present invention is not affected by the shielding effect of the mobile communication terminal, thereby avoids the cumbersome calibration process for the RF SIM card transceiver power and receiver sensitivity in existing technologies, this both brings convenience to the users, and further facilitates of widespread use of RF SIM cards. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227708 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND COMMAND PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a portable electronic device includes a communication unit and a command processor. The command processor controls the communication unit to send a first response in response to normal execution of the plurality of processes. The command processor controls the communication unit to send a second response in response to occurrence of a first event, for which it is specified that a process is to be aborted upon occurrence thereof, in one process of the plurality of processes. The command processor controls the communication unit to send a third response in response to occurrence of a second event, for which it is specified that a process is not to be aborted upon occurrence thereof, in at least one process of the plurality of processes. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227709 | WIRELESS ASSET MANAGEMENT AND DEMAND FLOOR PLAN AUDIT SYSTEM - Disclosed is a vehicle tracking and system for a vehicle dealerships, storage facilities and financial institutions. The vehicle tracking system includes wireless security apparatus that is coupled with a vehicles OBD-II system. The wireless security apparatus communicates with one or more GPS satellites to obtain location and other GPS generated data. The wireless security apparatus communications using radio-frequency signals and the internet to transfer the GPS data and vehicle OBD-II data to a service facility. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227710 | RFID TAG, RFID TAG SET AND RFID SYSTEM - Provided is an RFID tag by which the communication distance is not shortened even when wireless communication is performed with a metal object and broadband and high gain are achieved. An RFID tag set and an RFID system are also provided. In an RFID tag ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110227711 | General purpose wireless control system - One embodiment of a general purpose wireless control system comprises a means for practically interfacing any type of sensor with a network capable radio, plus a means for practically interfacing any type of actuator with a network capable radio, plus a means for practically interfacing any type of controller and system monitor with a network capable radio, plus a practical economical, and secure means for establishing a radio connection, and including a wireless operating system that allows for the establishment of a secure control signal type of communication, all providing a means for solving at least one inherent problem encountered with the process or process control system. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227712 | COMPUTERIZED MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGY BASED VEHICLE ALARM SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention is a computerized multiple technology vehicle alarm system that includes a closed circuit surveillance camera system, a plurality of door sensors, a plurality of microwave motion sensors, a plurality of shock sensors, a plurality of glass breakage sensors, a GPS system, an engine disabling device, a plurality of visual and audible alarms, a localized computer system and a centralized remote computer system to receive, process and store overall system data. There is also a computer software method for processing vehicle entry of a vehicle and for processing a vehicle break-in of a vehicle used in combination with the computerized multiple technology vehicle alarm system. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227713 | Method for the avoidance or mitigation of a collision, control apparatus for a driver Assistance system and vehicle - A method is provided for the avoidance or at least mitigation of a collision between a first vehicle driving in a first lane and a second vehicle driving in a second lane when the second vehicle changes lane from the second lane to the first lane. The method includes, but is not limited to the following steps. An impending lane change of the second vehicle from the second lane to the first lane is determined, a first distance of the second vehicle from the first vehicle and a first position of the second vehicle are determined. Furthermore, the determined first distance d | 2011-09-22 |
20110227714 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE - If a condition about the state of a vehicle is satisfied, if charging connectors are being connected, and if a parking position has been released, an ECU performs a program including the steps of performing brake pressure increase control and performing notification control. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227715 | Vehicle Information Display And Method - An information display system includes an information display that communicates relevant information relating to the operation of a vehicle. The information display conveys a score representing lifetime or long-term driving or operating efficiency of the vehicle. The score can be conveyed numerically or graphically using a number of indicators, or both. Each indicator may correspond to a different achievement level attained for efficient driving or vehicle use behavior. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227716 | AMBIENT LIGHTING TO REFLECT CHANGES IN VEHICLE OPERATING PARAMETERS - An interior lighting system which responds to changes in vehicle operating parameters, such as fuel economy, electric power consumption and battery recharging, by changing color of interior lighting. The system includes an engine vacuum sensor associated with the internal combustion engine and, when used on a hybrid vehicle, a motor power draw sensor associated with the vehicle's electric motor and a battery recharging sensor associated with the vehicle's storage battery. An array of color-changing ambient interior lights is provided and is operatively associated with the vehicle system controller. The sensors measure specific changes in driving parameters and send signals to the vehicle system controller for further processing. The vehicle system controller then interprets the received information to identify any changes in operating parameters (fuel consumption, electric power consumption, storage battery recharging), and signals one or more of the ambient lights to change colors and thereby signal the driver (or other occupant) as to a change in operating parameters. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227717 | VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD - In a vehicle display device in the invention, because the display position of a displayed image is adjusted by a display position calculation portion ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110227718 | MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY AND OPERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUCH A SYSTEM HAVING OPTIMIZED GRAPHICAL OPERATING DISPLAY - The invention relates to a multi-function display and operating system ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110227719 | MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING HYBRID DRIVE AND EXTERNAL DISPLAY DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING A CURRENT OPERATING MODE OF THE HYBRID DRIVE - A motor vehicle has a hybrid drive that includes a first drive unit and a second low-emission drive unit. The motor vehicle can be driven in travel mode in different modes of operation of the hybrid drive at least either by the first drive unit or by the second low-emission drive unit. To determine a current emission of pollutants and/or substances that are harmful to the climate and/or the noise emissions of such a motor vehicle, a display device is placed at a location of the motor vehicle so as to be clearly visible from outside the motor vehicle during the travel mode for displaying a current mode of operation of the hybrid drive. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227720 | COOPERATED FILTERING WITH REAL TIME AND NON-REAL TIME SYSTEM - To separate a module as a description of a service from another that gains access to sensors and actuators used in the module. The present invention provides cooperated filtering with realtime and non-realtime system including a realtime system to which sensors and actuators are coupled and a non-realtime system coupled to a network, wherein processes to determine operations by the non-realtime system or the realtime system are performed by each of input processing units that process input information from the sensors coupled to the realtime system, service processing units that determine operations of the actuators on the basis of data initialized by the non-realtime system, and output processing units that prepare data used for operating the actuators. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227721 | Leak detection system for pipes - The leak detection system for pipes and couplings is a system for generating an alert signal when a liquid leak from the pipe joint or coupling is detected. The leak detection system includes a transmitter mounted adjacent a pipe joint formed between a first pipe and a fitting of a second pipe. A pair of contacts have first ends electrically connected to the transmitter and second ends extending into an annular recess formed in the pipe joint. The second ends have a gap formed between each other. When an electrically conductive liquid leaks from the pipe joint, the liquid fills the gap between the contacts, closing a transmitting circuit, activating the transmitter to transmit an alert signal. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227722 | Tracking System And Device - A tracking device and system for tracking containers, in particular, containers and their contents, is disclosed. The tracking device utilizes AGPS/GPS/GSM/CDMA/LTE/EVDO/WiFi/RFID/Bluetooth®/TDMA technology to enable an individual to locate and monitor the movement of a Container at any given time and for any desired period of time. The tracking system utilizes virtual geo-fences to identify buildings or specific addresses to assist in determining the specific location of the containers in relation to these buildings or specific addresses. The tracking devices can also be activated by motion sensors to alert the tracking system of a possible theft of the container or sudden movement. The tracking system incorporates software which enables an individual to determine the location of the containers, determine the contents of the containers, and schedule the use of the containers by specific persons and at specific locations. The tracking system also retains information regarding the persons, the supplier's representatives, the warehouses and sales of the containers and any contents that they may have. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227723 | REMOTE MACHINE MONITORING - A system for monitoring a machine includes a monitoring relay for coupling to one or more sensors on the machine and a communication device. The system also includes a remote monitoring unit (RMU) coupled to the monitoring device and the communication device, the RMU receiving data points from the monitoring relay and causing the data points to be provided over a communication to a server via an HTTP POST command. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227724 | AUTOMATED LOCATION-INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC NOTIFICATION SERVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Traffic notification systems include a location determination system that is configured to determine a geographic location of a subscriber and an automated traffic notification system that is configured to automatically transmit a traffic notification message that is based on the geographic location of the subscriber to a wireless. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227725 | Pallet with wireless transceiver for communicating pallet manifest, condition and location information - The inventions involve material handling apparatus including pallets developed to operate in radio frequency rich environments. Apparatus are provided having at least one large compartment capable of enclosing at least one electronic device or a package populated with a plurality of devices. Articles with attached RFID item tags are loaded onto the apparatus. The apparatus includes an RFID reader/writer interrogator for communicating with the RFID item tags to maintain a pallet manifest. The apparatus includes RFID pallet tags that communicate with the device, the RFID item tags and RFID beacon tags positioned within distributed RFID networks. The RFID pallet tags include sensors to monitor pallet conditions to which a pallet management system is responsive. The apparatus includes wireless transceivers for communicating indicative information through LAN, WLAN and Cellular communications networks. The apparatus includes a power resource in order to facilitate long term autonomous operation. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227726 | LOCATION DETECTION SYSTEM USING AN RFID TAG - Provided is a U-safety (Ubiquitous-safety) service using RFID. Unlike conventional systems using RFID which are locally used in one apartment complex, theme park, or the like due to spatial restrictions, the system of the present invention enables RFID readers having a wide range of recognition to be located everywhere all along the street to receive location information via said RFID readers and to transmit the location information together with prestored messages to an operating server in accordance with the RFID clicking frequency via another RFID reader installed in a portable phone, thus informing the guardian of the user of the safety of the user via the messages. Additionally, the guardian may frequently confirm the information on the location of the user via the operating server, and can be directly connected to a social safety network upon the occurrence of an emergency to deal with the emergency in a quick manner. Further, the user of the portable phone may input characters and send desired character messages to inform the guardian of the safety of the user. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227727 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING MOBILE ASSETS - A device attached to an outside surface of a shipping container for tracking the shipping container includes a solar panel, a battery, a GPS receiver module, a cellular data transceiver module, and a microcontroller for controlling the GPS receiver module and the cellular data transceiver module to periodically obtain the location of the shipping container and transmit the location to a tracking database of a central tracking computer. The solar panel, battery, GPS receiver module, cellular data transceiver module and microcontroller are integrated into a one-piece, watertight master control unit. The master control unit may further include a local wireless network master transceiver module. The local wireless network master transceiver module is for communicating with a wireless sensor located within the shipping container through the walls of the shipping container. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227728 | Deterrent Alarm System - The invention relates to a system and method of using a remotely electronically-activated visual, auditory, or transmitted signal to alert persons within close proximity to the visual signal of an emergency situation. In an embodiment of the method of this invention, a visual signal is placed in a location within a structure facing a public area outside of the structure. To operate this system, a person activates an activation mechanism, such as by pushing a button, on a remote transmitter. The remote transmitter then sends an electromagnetic signal, preferably a radio signal, to the receiving antenna of a wireless signal receiver. Upon receiving the electromagnetic signal, the receiving antenna activates a switch that sends electric power from a power source to the visual signal. The electric power activates a light source inside of the visual signal, which lights up a warning message. The visual signal may further comprise an auditory signal, or, by interfacing with a communications system, the visual system may comprise a transmitted signal that relays information about the emergency. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227729 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A SECURE SHIPPING LABEL - According to various embodiments, a shipping label validation system is provided for determining whether a shipping label is valid or counterfeit. The system may be used, for example, by a shipping entity (e.g., a common carrier) to prevent counterfeiting by generating and embedding onto the shipping label a shipping label hash index based upon at least a portion of the data located on the shipping label. The shipping label data may include, for example, a sender's address, recipient's address, package weight, tracking number, routing code, service code, and/or MaxiCode. The system may also be used to detect existing counterfeit shipping labels by independently generating a confirmation hash index based upon the same portion of the data used to calculate the shipping label hash index. In various embodiments, the system identifies counterfeit shipping labels based upon any discrepancies revealed when comparing the shipping label hash index to the confirmation hash index. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227730 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING AND SURVEILLANCE OF PERSONS AND/OR SURROUNDINGS - An embodiment includes a method for receiving a safety device alert activation notification; determining a user profile associated with the safety device; and determining an alert level based on the safety device activation notification, where the determination may a first and second alert level. One embodiment includes determining that a first alert level is present; retrieving a contact list associated with the user profile; initiating contact with at least one contact on the contact list; and determining whether first level emergency criteria are met. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227731 | MARINE OPTIC FIBER SECURITY FENCE - A fence for establishing a secure marine perimeter includes a floating platform, at least two uprights extending to a predetermined height, at least one anchor, at least one anchor line, an optic fiber net extending from a first predetermined point above the surface of the body of water to a second predetermined point below the surface of the body of water, the optic fiber net including at least one optic fiber with an input end and an output end, a light transmitter connected to the input end introducing an input optic signal into the optic fiber, a light receiver connected to the output end receiving an output optic signal from the optic fiber, and a processor comparing the output optic signal with the input optic signal and generating an alarm if a difference between the input optic signal and the output optic signal exceeds a predetermined alarm threshold. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227732 | ACCESSORY ACTUATOR - An accessory actuator device includes a housing member with an opening. The housing member comprises a detachable front cover, back cover and mounting plate. The actuator activates when a sensor located in the opening senses movement. The sensor then communicates a signal to an accessory activating unit, which in turn activates an indicator unit to output an audio or visual component in the form of a greeting, song and/or flashing lights. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227733 | Animal Detection System And Method - A system for detecting an animal proximate a roadway is disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, there is at least one warning station, a plurality of sensor stations, and a processor. Each of the plurality of sensor stations may have a first sensor and a second sensor. The processor may be configured to detect an animal using information provided by the first sensor and the second sensor, and to cause transmission of a warning signal to the at least one warning station when the animal is detected. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227734 | PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT CONTAINER WITH MOTION SENSOR AND ALARM - Systems and methods for monitoring a container ( | 2011-09-22 |
20110227735 | MERCHANDISE DISPLAY SECURITY SYSTEM INCLUDING MAGNETIC SENSOR - A merchandise display security system for displaying and protecting an item of merchandise having a movable or removable cover includes a sensor configured to be attached to the cover. The sensor may include a magnet assembly that produces a magnetic field defining a predetermined minimum strength when the sensor is attached to the cover and the cover is closed on the item of merchandise. A transducer detects the presence of the magnetic field, or alternatively, changes in the strength of the magnetic field and generates an electrical signal corresponding to the strength of the magnetic field, for example an output voltage. The transducer communicates the electrical signal to electronics that activate an alarm if the strength of the magnetic field is less than a predetermined minimum strength or greater than a predetermined maximum strength. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227736 | ACCELERATION-BASED THEFT DETECTION SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A theft prevention system for protecting portable electronic devices is disclosed. An acceleration sensor detects the acceleration of a portable electronic device, and a controller analyzes this acceleration to determine whether a theft condition is present. If so, an alarm can be initiated. The theft prevention system can include a filter for attenuating irrelevant acceleration frequencies and isolating those representative of theft, and comparison hardware/software for determining whether the detected acceleration matches a known acceleration profile characteristic of theft. Various parameters of the theft prevention system can also be set by a user through mechanisms such as a graphical user interface. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227737 | Physiological Sign Assessment Security Scanner System - A security system for determining if a screened individual is a potential perpetrator of a crime. The following scanning devices are connected to a scanning system control computer: a physiological sign scanning device for measuring the physiological signs of the individual, an iris scanner for scanning the individual's iris, and an identification card scanner for scanning the individual's identification. The scanning system control computer is connected to a master database located on a master computer. A predetermined set of baseline normal values of physiological signs and vital signs for the general population is installed on the master database forming a general population database. Each individual who is scanned has their own personal data file created, in which their individual physiological set of norms, plus their iris scan would be attached and compared for future scans forming an individual database. The scanning system control computer is programmed to receive scan inputs from the physiological sign scanning device, the iris scanner, and the identification card scanner and to forward the inputs to the master computer. The master computer is programmed to compare the scanned inputs to the general population database and the individual database and to assign a grade of either a pass or fail to the scanned inputs. The master computer is further programmed to transmit an alert to the scanning system control computer if the grade is a fail. After receiving an alert an operator in charge of the scanning system control computer can pull the individual aside for further investigation and screening. In a preferred embodiment, a boarding pass scanner for scanning an individual's boarding pass is also connected to the scanning system control computer. Also, in a preferred embodiment, the master database is the database of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the scanning system control computer is connected to the master TSA database via the Internet. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227738 | WEARABLE ELECTRONIC GROUND INTEGRITY MONITOR - A device that can electronically track operator ground connectivity to; a) provide continuous visual and/or auditory indication of connection state, b) optionally provide that the ground connectivity state may be monitored and displayed remotely using RF communications, and c) optionally provide that the operators device can track RFID ‘follower’ tags specifically placed to facilitate work-flow data recording and the correlation of the operators activities with specific work-flow process. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227739 | Multi-Display Bedside Monitoring System - The present specification discloses systems and methods for patient monitoring using a multitude of display regions, at least two of which have the capability to simultaneously display real time patient waveforms and vital statistics as well as provide display for local and remote software applications. In one example, a primary display shows real time patient waveforms and vital statistics while a customizable secondary display shows trends, cumulative data, laboratory and radiology reports, protocols, and similar clinical information. Additionally, the secondary display can launch local and remote applications such as entertainment software, Internet and email programs, patient education software, and video conferencing applications. The dual display allows caregivers to simultaneously view real time patient vitals and aggregated data or therapy protocols, thereby increasing hospital personnel efficiency and improving treatment, while not compromising the display of critical alarms or other data. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227740 | PERSONNEL LOCATION AND MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENCLOSED FACILITIES - A wireless time-of-flight distance measurement device a motion detector is used at each of a plurality of stations in a wireless network in an enclosed facility to accurately locate a badge-wearing person near the station. The location, badge number and time of detection are transmitted through the network and stored in a computer memory. In a healthcare facility, hand washing detectors are located at some of the stations and caused to energize a hand wash status indicator light on the badge when the wearer has washed his or her hands. The light remains “on” for only a certain length of time, but will be extinguished sooner by a monitor device near each patient when the healthcare worker leaves the vicinity of the patient. These events also are transmitted and stored so that a timed record of each worker's hand washing and visits to patients is created. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227741 | EMERGENCY RESCUE SYSTEM TRIGGERED BY EYE EXPRESSION RECOGNITION AND METHOD FOR SAME - In an emergency rescue system triggered by eye expression recognition, an eye expression recognition based emergency rescue client and an eye expression recognition based emergency rescue server are provided which are connected to each other over a wired or wireless network, wherein said eye expression recognition based emergency rescue client composes a rescue requesting message and transfers it to the eye expression recognition based emergency rescue server, wherein the rescue requesting message is created by combining two group of rescue requesting signals and processing them with reference to a prepared message conversion database; the first signal which represents, on virtual plane, a series of patterns of a rescue requester's eye gaze change or movement derived from eye components, and the second signal which represents the change of intentional eyelid blinking. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227742 | METHOD FOR MEASURING REMAINING HYDROGEN CAPACITY OF HYDROGEN STORAGE CANISTER INCORPORATING RFID DEVICE - A method is provided for measuring remaining hydrogen capacity of hydrogen storage canister incorporating tag information. An information identification tag is attached to a hydrogen storage canister. The information identification tag contains therein at least one record of tag information indicating the hydrogen storage quantity of the hydrogen storage canister. Once the hydrogen storage quantity is read from the tag information of the information identification tag and hydrogen consumption quantity supplied from the hydrogen storage canister is detected, the hydrogen storage quantity is operated by subtracting the hydrogen consumption quantity therefrom to calculate a hydrogen residue, which is then used to update the tag information of the information identification tag or is stored for subsequent use. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227743 | Remotely actuatable locking system and method for forming doors for accommodating such systems - A door usable for after market installation of remotely actuatable locking systems is provided with a spacer element within its interior. The spacer element includes an orifice sized for accommodating a motor and locking mechanism. A tubular element is also provided through the interior of the door body adjacent to the first orifice, the tubular element being usable to accommodate wiring. A motor disposed within the first orifice can be placed in communication with a power source and/or receiver using wiring extending through the tubular element, while a lock assembly can be installed within the first orifice in operative engagement with the motor. Receipt of a remote signal by the receiver causes actuation of the motor, which then actuates the lock assembly. Use of the spacer and tubular elements enables all primary components of the remotely actuatable locking system to be installed within the interior of the door, after market. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227744 | DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - An information supply apparatus for a construction machine is adapted to enhance alarm/trouble cause checking accuracy. A user-side personal computer | 2011-09-22 |
20110227745 | OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF AGRICULTURAL WORK VEHICLE - Positional information transmitted from a mobile unit mounted on an agricultural work vehicle is displayed overlapping with map data obtained from a map database. Display of the field data on the display screen is color-coded based on a result of comparison of a date of the positional information transmitted from the mobile unit with the field data obtained from the map database and a scheduled date for work stored in the field data. Thereby, an operational management system of an agricultural work vehicle capable of promptly and spatially confirming an operational situation of the agricultural work vehicle is provided. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227746 | DOOR CONTROL APPARATUS - A door control apparatus and methods for controlling a door motion device for a hinged door and, optionally, illuminating a designated area on the floor. During the time the designated area is illuminated, a person can expect that the door will not close. The door control apparatus may include control circuitry, and a sensor, and optionally a light emitter and/or a sound emitter. The sensor detects a person proximate to the door and signals the control circuitry upon a detection event. The light emitter is also connected to the control circuitry. Upon a detection event, the control circuitry signals the light emitter to produce light and signals the door motion device to hold the door open. The light emitter directs light to form an image on the floor in the designated area. The light emitter may be, for example, a laser generator or a light emitting diode lamp. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227747 | COLLISION AVOIDANCE - A method for avoiding collisions may include receiving a signal from a device, where the signal includes an identifier of the device transmitting the signal. The method for avoiding collisions may further include determining strength of the signal. The method for avoiding collisions may further include reading from a database a threshold corresponding to an allowable distance to the device. The method for avoiding collisions may further include comparing the threshold to one of the determined strength of the signal and an approximate distance of the device calculated based on the determined strength of the signal. The method for avoiding collisions may further include issuing a collision warning if the one of the determined strength of the signal and the approximate distance of the device exceeds the threshold. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227748 | RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) SAFETY SYSTEM - A system and method for alerting operators of mobile equipment to the presence of people in monitored areas around the periphery of the mobile equipment they are operating is provided. The system includes an RFID detection system which is installed on the mobile equipment and alerts the operator to the presence of people wearing Personal Protection Equipment containing RFID safety tags. The system also includes a tag programming system which allows RFID safety tags to be created. The system also includes a tag testing system which allows a person to test the functionality of the RFID safety tags contained in the personal safety equipment they are wearing. The system also includes RFID personal safety equipment such as 3D safety vests and RFID hardhats which contains RFID safety tags. The 3D safety vests also include enhanced 3D visual markings. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227749 | Charger Loss Prevention Adaptor - A reminder system for a portable-device charger is designed for determining when it is likely that the charger is about to be left behind. Detection which may be in real time can pertain, depending on the embodiment, to disconnection of a portable device from the charger, and/or movement of a portable device out of wireless range of the charger or a charger adaptor. In some versions, the onset of reminding is, upon detecting disconnection, tentatively postponed until a predetermined criterion is met, such as expiry of a predetermined time period. Or the criterion can be detection of an out-of-range condition based on distance between the portable device and an adaptor or charger. In some embodiments detection and reminder issuance are incorporated in a unit, such as a plug-in wall adaptor or the charger itself. The adaptor can be generalized rather than specialized for a charger of a particular make or model. The system can be unobtrusive, and sensitive to the charger connection status, power saving and power outages. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227750 | Radiation imaging system having radiation imaging cassette and console device, and radiation imaging program - A radiation imaging system includes a radiation imaging cassette and a console device. A communication mode between the cassette and the console device is switchable between a wired mode and a wireless mode. Due to shortage of a battery of the cassette, the communication mode is switched to the wired mode to start charging the battery and send image data from the cassette to the console device through a cable. The console device has first and second judging sections. The first judging section judges whether or not a charge level of the battery exceeds a predetermined threshold value. The second judging section judges whether or not radiography is in progress. If it is judged that the charge level of the battery exceeds the predetermined threshold value and the radiography is not in progress, a window that indicates permission for switching to the wireless mode is displayed on a monitor. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227751 | SUNROOF AND VEHICLE HAVING SAME - An exemplary sunroof for mounting in a vehicle roof is provided. The sunroof includes a panel and a warning apparatus. The sunroof includes a first bottom surface for facing toward an inside of the vehicle. The warning apparatus includes a PCB attached to the panel, and a warning unit mounted on the first bottom surface and electrically connected to the PCB. The warning unit is configured to send an emergency alert signal when the panel is raised up to be substantially perpendicular to the vehicle roof. A vehicle includes the sunroof is also provided. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227752 | Plate Position Display Vibration Machine - The Plate Position Display Vibration Machine is a Whole Body Vibration Machine which represents visually the oscillating plate position as a ratio of the actual position. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227753 | REINFORCED MARINE OPTIC FIBER SECURITY FENCE - A fence for establishing a secure marine perimeter includes an optic fiber net. The optic fiber net includes an optic fiber wire with an input end and an output end. A light transmitter connects to the input end to introduce an input optic signal into the optic fiber wire. A light receiver connects to the output end to receive an output optic signal from the optic fiber wire. A strength member is incorporated into the optic fiber wire to strengthen the optic fiber net. A processor is connected to the light receiver to generate an output signal based on the output optic signal. The processor compares the output optic signal with the input optic signal and generates an alarm if a difference between the input optic signal and the output optic signal exceeds a predetermined alarm threshold. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227754 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DATA AGGREGATION AND REPORTING - The present application is generally directed to mediums, methods, and systems for providing a data aggregator and reporting engine for utilities data. Exemplary embodiments provide procedures for aggregating and reporting data. According to exemplary embodiments, a base configuration for a data aggregator is provided. A variety of characteristics and functionality are built into the base configuration of the aggregator. Each characteristic may include a plurality of built-in options. By selecting one or more relevant options for each characteristic, a utility provider can build an aggregator that applies a custom profile to aggregate and report utilities data. The options may be selected prior to run-time, or may be selected at run-time. A dynamic reporting framework is also provided. The dynamic reporting framework allows for data aggregations to be calculated during the aggregation process without requiring that either the aggregator or the reporting framework be rebuilt or redesigned. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227755 | METERING AND MEASURING POINT SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AND METERING ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND METHOD - The invention relates to a metering and measuring point system for measuring and metering the electrical energy drawn off a connection device or fed in the connection device by a consumption and/or generation unit at a fixed geographical point, comprising (a) an identifiable stationary connection device as well as (b) an identifiable mobile or non-stationary functional unit, the latter comprising respective devices for (b1) detecting the identifier of the connection device, (b2) metering and measuring the electrical energy drawn off and/or fed in the recognized connection device, (b3) storing the determined metering and measuring data and the determined identifier of the respective connection device being used and (b4) reading out the stored data. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227756 | WIRELESS TRAFFIC CALMING, CAUTIONING, EARLY WARNING AND EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - A traffic calming (broadly defined as methods and apparatus for the purpose of reducing or otherwise controlling vehicle speeds and improving safety appropriate to the state of the road), cautioning, early warning and emergency notification system using secure wireless transmitters, receivers and transceivers for localized point to point notification. Static, desktop, portable and vehicle mounted transmitters/transceivers are automatically or manually triggered to transmit cautioning, early warning or emergency alert messages within a specified range to desktop, portable or vehicular-mounted receivers/transceivers, notifying the user of the receiver/transceiver of an approaching traffic calming or cautioning situation (children crossing, train crossing, construction detour, accident scene, etc.) or emergency situation (approaching emergency responder vehicle, such as police, firefighters, ambulance, etc). The system utilizes secure, localized point-to-point wireless technology to overcome typical impediments to effective targeted traffic calming, cautioning, early warning and emergency notification at home, work and in a vehicle by allowing emergency responders and others responsible for cautioning, early warning and emergency notification, who have one or more transmitter/transceiver, to communicate directly and effectively with the immediately affected individual(s) within a specified range, who have at least one receiver/transceiver. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227757 | METHODS FOR CONTEXT DRIVEN DISRUPTION TOLERANT VEHICULAR NETWORKING IN DYNAMIC ROADWAY ENVIRONMENTS - A method and apparatus for optimizing communication of data within a disruption tolerant network. The method comprises of receiving a data packet, said data packet including a context and a state related to said context, storing the data packet to a buffer and disseminating the data packet to neighboring vehicles and RSU, and passing said state to an application, said application associated with said application context. In one embodiment, the method functions as a software protocol within a dashboard computer. The apparatus comprises a processor and a memory operable to receive a data packet, said data packet including a context and a state related to said context, store the data packet to a buffer when the context matches an application context, disseminating the data packet to neighboring vehicles and RSU, and pass said state to an application when the context matches an application context, said application associated with said application context. In one embodiment, the apparatus is presented as a dashboard computer within a vehicle. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227758 | Interactive Mobile Service System - An interactive mobile service system for a transportation system includes a plurality of vehicle hosts deposited in a plurality of vehicles of the transportation system, and a plurality of servers for providing a plurality of services for the plurality of vehicle hosts, wherein the plurality of vehicle hosts request the plurality of servers to provide the plurality of services via a worldwide interoperability for microwave access network. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227759 | Method and System for Ascertaining a Local Information Item for a Vehicle - A method and system for ascertaining at least one traffic-related local information item for a vehicle includes a reception device in a radio system to receive sent data from a radio system in at least one other vehicle in the vicinity of the one vehicle as defined by the reception range of the reception device. The reception device is configured for the vehicle-internal capture and evaluation of data for at least one operating variable from the one vehicle. The traffic-related local information item is ascertained from the received data from the other vehicle. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227760 | INPUT PERIPHERAL - An input peripheral comprises a grip linked to a base. The grip is mobile in a chosen number of degrees of freedom with respect to the base. The peripheral also includes sensors designed to deliver a signal characteristic of a displacement of the grip with respect to the base. The peripheral furthermore comprises at least one force sensor linked to the grip in a manner that is substantially tied in terms of displacement to the periphery of the latter, in such a way that the grip and the force sensor may be invoked simultaneously by a user's hand. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227761 | KEY AND KEYBOARD USING SAME - A keyboard is provided. The keyboard includes a housing and keys. The housing includes frames defining a first through hole to receive the keys and defines a receiving space to receive the frames. The housing includes switches. The receiving space defines slots to receive first magnetic members. Each key is arranged over the switch. Each key includes a base, second magnetic members, a convex lens, and a plate. The base defines a second through hole to receive the convex lens and plate. The plate is arranged below the convex lens. A label is sealed on a top of the plate. The convex lens is rotated, the distance between the convex lens and the plate changes. The size of the image of the label thus changes. The key is depressed to press the switch, the switch is actuated, when the key is released, the key is separate from the switch. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227762 | Telephone Keypad with Quad Directional Keys - A telephone keypad for one touch text messaging the QWERTY pattern of keys in a matrix of nine keys. Using the quad position biasing keys only one touch is needed for each character, so in use to input the letter “C” you touch one key one time, decreasing the time spend text messaging from cell phones or desk tops and dialing phone numbers advertised in letters. The keypad also has a shift key to get upper case included in the nine keys, and a 2 | 2011-09-22 |
20110227763 | Haptic Keyboard Assemblies, Systems and Methods - Various embodiments provide keyboards that utilize electrically-deformable material as an actuating mechanism to provide haptic feedback to a user of the keyboard. In at least some embodiments, the electrically-deformable material is utilized to impart, to a depressed key or keyboard element, a multi-vectored movement that produces a perceived acceleration of the key or keyboard element thus providing a user with haptic feedback which simulates a snapover movement. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227764 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPRESSION OF LOGICAL DATA OBJECTS FOR STORAGE - A compression system configured to compress logical data objects into one or more accommodation blocks with a predefined size, and a method of operating thereof are provided. The compression system includes a compression engine capable of compressing input data with the help of sequential encoding one or more input strings and a counter operatively coupled to the compression engine. The counter is configured to keep its ongoing value indicative of a number of input bytes in one or more strings successfully encoded into a given accommodation block; and, responsive to unsuccessful compression of a string into the given accommodation block, to provide the compression engine with information indicative of starting point in the input stream for encoding into the next accommodation block, thus giving rise to a “start indication.” | 2011-09-22 |
20110227765 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPRESSION OF LOGICAL DATA OBJECTS FOR STORAGE - A compression system configured to compress logical data objects into one or more accommodation blocks with a predefined size, and a method of operating thereof are provided. The compression system includes a compression engine capable of compressing input data with the help of sequential encoding one or more input strings and a counter operatively coupled to the compression engine. The counter is configured to keep its ongoing value indicative of a number of input bytes in one or more strings successfully encoded into a given accommodation block; and, responsive to unsuccessful compression of a string into the given accommodation block, to provide the compression engine with information indicative of starting point in the input stream for encoding into the next accommodation block, thus giving rise to a “start indication.” | 2011-09-22 |
20110227766 | Adaptive Ternary A/D Converter for Use in an Ultra-Wideband Communication System - In an ultra-wideband communication system, a 1-trit ternary analog-to-digital converter (“ADC”) having dynamic threshold adaption and providing an output in ternary form [+1, 0, −1]. The ternary ADC includes a pair of 1-bit binary ADCs, one being configured in a non-inverting form, and one being configured in an inverting form. Each binary ADC includes an feedback network mechanism, thereby allowing for simultaneous and independent adaptation of the pair of thresholds, compensating for the effects of any DC offset that may be present. The use of a trit-based ternary encoding scheme improves system entropy. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227767 | COMPENSATING FOR HARMONIC DISTORTION IN AN INSTRUMENT CHANNEL - Automatic test equipment (ATE) includes circuitry configured to pass a signal in a channel of the ATE, and memory configured to store a first and second correction values. A first correction value is based on a first version of the signal, where the first correction value is for use in correcting static non-linearity associated with the channel. A second correction value is based on a second version of the signal, where the second correction value is for use in correcting dynamic non-linearity associated with the channel. Digital signal processing logic is configured to use the first correction value, the second correction value, and the signal in order to compensate for harmonic distortion from the channel. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227768 | Imbalance and distortion cancellation for composite analog to digital converter (ADC) - Imbalance and distortion cancellation for composite analog to digital converter (ADC). Such an ‘ADC’ is implemented using two or more ADCs may be employed for sampling (e.g., quantizing, digitizing, etc.) of an analog (e.g., continuous time) signal in accordance with generating a digital (e.g., discrete time) signal. Using at least two ADCs allows for the accommodation and sampling of various signals having a much broader dynamic range without suffering degradation in signal to noise ratio (SNR). Generally, the signal provided via at least one of the paths corresponding to at least one of the respective ADCs is scaled (e.g., attenuated), so that the various ADCs effectively sample signals of different magnitudes. The ADCs may respectively correspond to different magnitude and/or power levels (e.g., high power, lower power, any intermediary power level, etc.). Various implementations of compensation may be performed along the various paths corresponding to the respective ADCs. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227769 | METHOD FOR TESTING A HIGH-SPEED DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTER BASED ON AN UNDERSAMPLING TECHNIQUE - A method for testing a digital to analog converter, which operates in an undersampling environment, wherein signals of a tested DAC and a signal generator are modulated by a PWM device and then processed by a digital processing circuit to generate a digital signal, whereby is formed a low-speed equivalent ADC. The signal generator is provided by uniform-distribution random test patterns, and the signal generator generates an uniform-distribution random analog signal to the equivalent ADC. Thereby, the test error caused by the non-ideality of the signal generator is corrected, and the tested circuit can work in a full speed. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227770 | DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER (DAC) - A system having: a digital pre-distortion circuit fed by a digital signal for distorting the digital signal; a digital to analog converter (DAC) core section coupled to an output of the calibration circuit for converting the distorted digital signal into a corresponding analog signal, the DAC core section performing the conversion in accordance with a control signal fed to the DAC core section; a power amplifier (PA) section coupled to an output of the DAC core section for amplifying power in the analog signal; and a calibration circuit coupled to the output of the power amplifier for producing, in response to the power in the power amplified analog signal, the control signal for the DAC core section. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227771 | INEXPENSIVELY IMPROVING RESOLUTION AND REDUCING NOISE OF LOW-NOISE SIGNALS - Systems and methods for improving resolution of low-noise signals in an analog-to-digital conversion circuit. A simple, low cost pseudo-noise generating circuit is disclosed that, when connected to the signal conditioning circuitry of A/D conversion circuit, adds pseudo-noise to an analog input voltage signal. Additional pseudo-noise is beneficial for improving the resolution of analog-to-digital conversion when oversampling and summing or averaging are used in post-conversion processing operations. The circuit is composed of a plurality of resistors configured in at least two parallel branches. An individually switchable voltage source output is connected to each branch. A resulting analog voltage can be measured at a common termination point for the branches, depending on the combination of switchable voltage source output turned on, and the branch to which the voltage output is applied. By varying the combination of switchable voltage source outputs turned on over time, a known analog pseudo-noise signal is developed. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227772 | Method and Apparatus for Analog to Digital Conversion of Small Signals in the Presence of a Large DC Offset - Embodiments of the present invention provide a hybrid analog to digital converter that may include a DAC coupled to a hybrid analog to digital converter input; an integrator having an input coupled to the hybrid analog to digital converter input and the DAC, and generating an integrator output; a comparator coupled to the integrator output and having a comparator output; a successive approximation register coupled to the comparator output; and a counter coupled to the comparator output to generate an hybrid analog to digital converter output. The hybrid analog to digital converter may be operable as a successive approximation register converter and a continuous time sigma delta converter. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227773 | CONFIGURABLE ANALOG INPUT CHANNEL WITH GALVANIC ISOLATION - Embodiments of the invention relate generally to a configurable analog input channel with galvanic isolation. In one embodiment, the invention provides a configurable input channel for selectively receiving one of a plurality of different analog sensor inputs. The input channel includes an interface for implementing switch settings for a selected type of input signal; a set of input terminals, wherein at least two of the set of input terminals are selectively utilized to correspond with the selected type of input signal; an analog-to-digital converter for converting the input signal into a digital output, wherein an operation of the analog-to-digital converter is determined based on the switch settings; and an isolation barrier for isolating the configurable input channel. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227774 | SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION REGISTER ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A successive approximation resistor analog digital converter (SAR ADC) includes a first conversion unit including a correction capacitor array and a bit capacitor array 2 | 2011-09-22 |
20110227775 | COMBINED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORBER - An electromagnetic wave absorber is provided which has an outstanding electromagnetic wave absorption property with a return loss of 20 dB or greater in a wide frequency band of 30 MHz to 20 GHz. A combined electromagnetic wave absorber includes a magnetic absorber plate, a crossed electromagnetic wave absorber disposed on the magnetic absorber plate, and a compact electromagnetic wave absorber disposed in a space defined by the dielectric loss plates of the crossed electromagnetic wave absorber on the magnetic absorber plate. When viewed in the direction perpendicular to the magnetic absorber plate, the compact electromagnetic wave absorber is configured in a multilayer structure having a plurality of electromagnetic wave absorbent layers with a low dielectric layer interposed therebetween. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227776 | MULTI-FEED DIPOLE ANTENNA AND METHOD - A multi-feed dipole antenna and method. Provides a volumetrically efficient antenna with wide radiation pattern bandwidth and wide impedance bandwidth that are relatively independent. Driving the antenna at multiple locations provides for a half wavelength dipole antenna with a wider frequency range than any other known fat dipole of similar volume. The apparatus is constructed from brass or any other suitable metal without requiring dielectric loading and without requiring direct coupling on the outside of the tubes. The apparatus utilizes a parasitic center tube with two end tubes that are driven by a collinearly mounted metal rod that is driven from the midpoint. Insulators hold the parasitic tube to the end tubes. The parasitic tube allows for induced currents to flow on the surface of the tube which allow for operation of the dipole over a wide frequency range. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227777 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARRAY ANTENNA AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING INTERNAL OBJECT USING THE SAME - Provided are a two-dimensional array antenna and a device for detecting an internal object using the same. The device includes a plurality of unit antennas in a two-dimensional array of m columns and n rows on a board (where m and n are integers greater than 1), a first switch selecting one or more transmitting antenna to radiate a pulse signal onto an internal object in a structure from among the unit antennas; a second switch selecting one or more receiving antenna to collect a signal reflected from the internal object from among the unit antennas, and a transceiving analysis module analyzing information about the position and shape of the internal object. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227778 | Hand-Held See-Through-The-Wall Imaging And Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Detection System - The housing of a portable radar unit includes features for providing positioning of auxiliary handles between a first position and a second position, in which: the first position places the auxiliary handles in a position to act as handgrips in conjunction with integral handles and the second position places the auxiliary handles at an angle to the integral handles, so that the radar unit can be held with one hand and supported by a forearm of the same hand. Rotation of each auxiliary handle about a pivot moves the auxiliary handle between the first position and the second position; and a friction mechanism resists the rotation so that the auxiliary handle tends to stay in position until purposefully moved. The housing also includes internal space for housing a radar antenna, a reflector, and a mechanism for adjusting distance between the reflector and the antenna for tuning performance of the antenna. The housing provides external access without intrusion into the housing for operating the adjusting mechanism. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227779 | Activating Motion Detectors - A method and apparatus for activating a motion detector. An electromagnetic signal is transmitted in a form of a beam. The beam is configured to activate the motion detector when the beam encounters the motion detector. The beam is moved to a location in which the motion detector is present such that the motion detector activates. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227780 | Transmission Scheduling for ADS-B Ground Systems - System and methods for reducing redundant messages broadcast in an Automatic Dependent Surveillance—Broadcast (ADS-B) system. For a given target, a controller determines the relevant customers that should receive information about the target, identifies all of the ground stations that can be satisfactorily heard by the relevant customers, and then identifies a smaller subset of ground stations by selecting only those ground stations that are needed to reach all of the relevant customers. ADS-B messages are then broadcast to the relevant customers using only the smaller subset of ground stations. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227781 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING ROAD-EDGES - An on-vehicle apparatus detects at least one of right and left edges of a road on and along which a vehicle travels. In the apparatus, acquired is information indicative of a plurality of detection points which are given as a plurality of candidates for the edges of the road viewed forward from the vehicle. Further acquired is information indicative of behaviors of the vehicle. A calculating member calculates, based on the acquired information, every detection point, a plurality of passing positions each indicating a position of each of the detection points to a position of the vehicle provided that the vehicle travels to a position on the road which is located right beside each of the detection points. A road edge obtaining member obtains the edges of the road based on the plurality of passing positions calculated. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227782 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A VEHICLE TYPE, A VEHICLE SPEED AND WIDTH OF A DETECTING AREA BY A VEHICLE RADAR SENSOR - A method for detecting a vehicle type, a vehicle speed and width of a detecting area by a vehicle radar sensor is disclosed. A radio wave is transmitted to a tracked vehicle. Subsequently, the reflective radio wave from the vehicle is received. The Doppler frequency versus time distribution is generated from the reflective radio wave. Because the reflective radio wave is influenced by the Doppler Effect, a parallelogram or a shape close to a parallelogram of a consecutive motion diagram is shown in the Doppler frequency versus time distribution of the vehicle. According to the consecutive motion diagram, certain information, such as the length and speed of the tracked vehicle and the width of the detecting area, can be acquired. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227783 | DETERMINING AT LEAST ONE COORDINATE OF AN OBJECT USING INTERSECTING SURFACES - In an embodiment, a coordinate determiner is operable to identify at least first and second surfaces that each approximately intersect an object, and to determine at least two approximate coordinates of the object from the first and second surfaces, where at least one of the surfaces is nonplanar. For example, if the coordinate determiner is disposed on a fighter jet having at least to short-baseline-interferometers (SBIs), then two surfaces may be the surfaces of two cones having two of the SBIs as respective vertices, the object may be a close-in target, and the coordinate determiner may determine the azimuth and elevation of the target from the cone surfaces. Furthermore, the coordinate determiner or another computation unit onboard the jet may determine the slant range of the target from the elevation and the altitude of the jet. The coordinate determiner may at least facilitate ranging of the target quickly enough to allow a pilot sufficient time to evade detection by the target, to destroy the target, or to evade or destroy a projectile fired by the target. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227784 | SYSTEM EMPLOYING A DIRECT DIGITAL SYNTHESISER - A DDS based system, such as a radar, includes means for generating a plurality of transmission signals using a DDS, and means for integrating signals derived therefrom, such as received signals. The system further includes means for varying the relative starting phase of the plurality of transmission signals, or adjusting the DDS input clock whilst maintaining similar primary output frequency characteristics of the transmission signals. The approach has the effect of changing the location of unwanted frequency spurs in each of the transmission signals, and hence the effects of these are decreased in the integration process. An improvement in the sensitivity of the system results. Although primarily suited to radar applications the invention may find utility in other systems such as sonar or lidar systems. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227785 | FMCW SIGNAL GENERATION CIRCUIT AND RADAR APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an FMCW signal generation circuit includes a voltage-controlled oscillator, a digital phase detector, a differentiator, a comparator, a low-pass filter, an amplifier, a D/A converter, and an integrator. The voltage-controlled oscillator generates an FMCW signal including an oscillation frequency corresponding to a control signal. The digital phase detector detects phase information of the FMCW signal to generate a detection signal. The differentiator differentiates the detection signal once to generate a differential signal. The comparator compares the differential signal with a target frequency to generate an error signal. The low-pass filter suppresses a high-frequency component of the error signal to generate a filtered signal. The amplifier amplifies the filtered signal to generate an amplified signal. The D/A converter converts the amplified signal to analog to generate an analog signal. The integrator integrates the analog signal to generate the control signal. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227786 | ABNORMAL VALUE DETECTION APPARATUS FOR SATELLITE POSITIONING SYSTEM, ABNORMAL VALUE DETECTION METHOD, AND ABNORMAL VALUE DETECTION PROGRAM - To detect an abnormal value in a satellite positioning system with high precision even when the observation environment changes or there is the time series correlation between data. An abnormal value index calculation unit | 2011-09-22 |
20110227787 | ANTI-SPOOFING DETECTION SYSTEM - Spoofing of a satellite positioning system is detected by receiving position location data from multiple sources. The received data is compared and inconsistent data is marked. A position location is estimated based on the received position location data, while accounting for the marked inconsistent data. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227788 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AND PROPAGATING LOCATION INFORMATION BY A MOBILE DEVICE USING SENSORY DATA - A mobile device may determine its initial absolute location; may track using a plurality of sensors, its movements relative to the initial absolute location; and may generate location related data for a location based on that tracking. Tracking movement of the mobile device may comprise generating data corresponding to three-dimensional (3D) linear and/or rotational changes in position and/or location of the mobile device. The initial absolute location may be determined directly by the mobile device, based on GNSS signals and/or assisted GNSS (A-GNSS) data received from one or more location servers; and/or it may be estimated based on a location of a communication device that is communicatively coupled to the mobile device. The generated location related data may propagated by the mobile device to other mobile and/or communication devices, and/or to the location servers, where a reference database for supporting location related services (LBS) may be updated accordingly. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227789 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Time in a Satellite Positioning System - A method, apparatus and system for time management in a position-location system is described. The method may include (i) obtaining, at a global-navigation-satellite-system receiver while being served by a first node of a wireless network a first time base, a relative-time difference, and a third time base; and forming a time relation as a function of the first time base, relative-time difference (“RTD”) and third time base. The first time base is associated with the first node, and may be, for example, a time base associated with an air interface for communicating with the first node. The RTD may be a difference between the first time base and a second the base associated with a second node of the wireless network. The third time base is associated with a constellation of satellites, and may be, for example, an absolute time associated with the constellation of satellites. The method may include using knowledge of a GNSS time to enhance sensitivity or time to first position of a GNSS receiver. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227790 | CUCKOO HASHING TO STORE BEACON REFERENCE DATA - Storing and retrieving beacon reference data in a truncated cuckoo hash table. Checksums of beacon identifiers associated with beacons are used to retrieve beacon reference data describing locations of the beacons in a hash table. The data is stored in one or more hash tables by cuckoo hashing to eliminate aliasing. The hash tables are provided to devices such as mobile devices. The devices retrieve the beacon reference data from the tables based using beacon identifiers of observed beacons. Location information for the devices is inferred using the retrieved beacon reference data. The cuckoo hash tables consume less memory storage space and obfuscate the beacon reference data. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227791 | SELECTING BEACONS FOR LOCATION INFERENCE - Location inference using selected beacons. Data is received representing a set of beacons observed by a computing device. The beacons are located within a first geographic area. A subset (e.g., a clique) of the beacons is selected based on a coverage area of each of the beacons, where each of the beacons in the selected subset has a coverage area that overlaps with the coverage area of each of the other beacons in the selected subset. Using known or estimated positions of the beacons, a second geographic area is defined based on the selected subset of beacons and the beacon reference data and the coverage areas associated therewith. The second geographic area, smaller than the first geographic area, represents an approximate location of the computing device. In some embodiments, the computing device is calculated to be within the second geographic area with 95% probability. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227792 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING MOBILE UNITS BASED ON ANGLE MEASUREMENTS - A method and system for positioning mobile units using angle measurements taken by neighboring mobile units is disclosed. A selected mobile unit and mobile units in the vicinity of the selected mobile unit are selectively instructed to measure and report information related to the position of the selected mobile unit. The reported information is used to compute a position of the selected mobile unit. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227793 | MULTI POLARIZATION CONFORMAL CHANNEL MONOPOLE ANTENNA - A conformal channel monopole antenna system includes: a housing; a cavity formed within the housing; and a substrate covering the cavity. The substrate includes a first elongated radiating element coupled to two opposing sides of the top surface of the housing at two opposing ends in a first direction; a second elongated radiating element coupled another two opposing sides of the top surface of the housing at two opposing ends in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; a first feed port at one end of the first elongated radiating element; and a second feed port at one end of the second elongated radiating element. The first elongated radiating element is configured to radiate a first type of polarization and the second elongated radiating element is configured to radiate a second type of polarization simultaneously with the first type of polarization. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227794 | PACKAGE INVERTED F-ANTENNA - In described embodiments, a package inverted-F antenna is disclosed. The inverted-F antenna (IFA) is printed on a semiconductor package, and conductive bonding material is applied to leads of the IFA and terminal pads of a substrate when bonding the package to the substrate holding a semiconductor die. Wire leads couple the output terminals of the die to the terminal pads and, hence, the IFA. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227795 | ANTENNA STRUCTURES - Antenna structures and configurations which incorporate alignment keys and support structures which mate Composite Right and Left Handed (CRLH) metamaterial (MTM) structures formed on two or more substrates. | 2011-09-22 |
20110227796 | CERAMIC POWDER, DIELECTRIC COMPOSITE MATERIAL CONTAINING THE CERAMIC POWDER, AND DIELECTRIC ANTENNA - Ceramic powder having a BET specific surface area within a range of from 0.1 to 2.0 m | 2011-09-22 |
20110227797 | GRID NODE - There is provided a grid node having an outer shell, an inner shell that forms a space therebetween, and a multiprotocol antenna array positioned in the space. The multiprotocol antenna array has a supporting matrix; a first number of antennae that receive different RF frequencies, and the gird node can be changed to any one of the frequencies without removal of the grid node from its physical site. | 2011-09-22 |