Communications: electrical inventions 03/06

20060066438 - Method and system for controllably and selectively securing a portable computing device to a physical holding device: A method and system for controllably and selectively securing a portable computing device to a physical holding device includes a physical holding device for receiving a portable computing device. A locking mechanism locks the portable computing device to the physical holding device. A security application associates with the portable computing...

20060066439 - Smart key entry system: A smart key entry system for unlocking a plurality of doors in a platform includes a controller within the platform. The controller is operable to lock and unlock each of the plurality of doors. A sensor is located on each of the plurality of doors. Each sensor is operable to...

20060066440 - Structure of door lock control apparatus: An improved structure of a door lock control apparatus is disclosed. The present invention mainly comprises: a control box and a monitor, wherein a plurality of function keys, a microphone, a speaker, a camera lens, an identifier, a storage device, two grips, a tongue part, and a latch part are...

20060066441 - Multi-frequency rfid apparatus and methods of reading rfid tags: A portable/handheld device is provided having a processing module configured to selectively operate a reading mode selected from a far-field mode and a near-field mode, and a directional antenna array coupled to the processing module. The directional antenna array includes a first antenna element configured to radiate electromagnetic (EM) radiation...

20060066442 - Smart keyless system control unit: When a predetermined condition is met while the engine is running (S1→yes), the output of an alternator is reduced (S2). Then, a request signal which requires a response from a portable unit is delivered in the vehicle and an ID signal output from the portable unit in response to the...

20060066444 - Method and system for networking radio tags in a radio frequency identification system: A radio frequency tag for a radio frequency identification system is provided that includes an antenna and a receiver coupled to the antenna. The receiver receives and demodulates a message received on at least one frequency. A retransmit controller receives the message, determines a retransmit status for the message, and...

20060066443 - Self-adjusting rf assembly: A self adjusting RF assembly including an RF radiator is disclosed. The RF assembly includes at least one component that may be replaced by a user of the RF assembly. The RF assembly includes an identification element associated with the at least one component for representing at least one characteristic...

20060066445 - Emergency contact apparatus and method for mobile communication: This invention provides an emergency contact apparatus used in mobile communication. The emergency contact apparatus includes a memory device, a triggering device, a position responding device, and a transmitting device. The memory device is used for storing contact group information and an emergency message. The triggering device is used for...

20060066446 - Automobile door structure: Disclosed is an automobile door structure supported on an automobile body and adapted to be engaged with and disengaged from said automobile body through a door latch, which comprises an outer segment 2, and an inner segment 6, 8 disposed on the side of an automobile cabin relative to the...

20060066447 - System and method for monitoring status of a visual signal device: System and method for monitoring status of a visual signal lamp. The system includes at least one optical fiber comprising a first end and a second end. The first end is positioned proximate to the signal lamp and is oriented to capture a portion of light signal emitted by the...

20060066448 - Computer-automated system and method of assessing the orientation, awareness and responses of a person with reduced capacity: A system and method for scheduling, and reminding people receiving care (PRC) about upcoming events uses a remote computer-based interface that allows a Caregiver at a remote location to schedule the events for the PRC. The PRC has in their residence (or other location) a device that prompts the PRC,...

20060066449 - Rfmon: devices and methods for wireless monitoring of patient vital signs through medical sensor readings from passive rfid tags: A system for monitoring a selected physiological activity of a person includes a passive wireless tag including a sensor for monitoring the selected physiological activity of the person and a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag coupled to the sensor. The RFID tag may include a unique identifier and may be...

20060066450 - Methods, location circuits and computer program products for automated location and monitoring of mobile devices: Methods are provided for providing location information associated with a mobile device. A request for presence information is transmitted from a location circuit to an identification circuit associated with the mobile device. The presence information is associated with the mobile device. The requested presence information is received at the location...

20060066451 - Transponder and a sensing system using the transponder: A measuring system enabled to simultaneously start measurement by a plurality of transponders by communication between a reader/writer and a plurality of transponders each with a built-in sensor is to be provided. In addition to an identifier SID intrinsic to a sensor and a chip identifier TID intrinsic to a...

20060066452 - System for controlling ignition sources when flammable gas is sensed: Upon detection of a flammable gas condition, an intelligent thermostat regulates operation of appliances that have sources of ignition which could be the source of or may ignite the flammable gas. This hazardous condition is detected by a flammable gas detector and is communicated to the intelligent thermostat by wired...

20060066453 - Rfid transducer alignment system: A radio frequency identification (RFID) system having the capacity to detect the parameter of alignment, wherein the system may be used with hand-held, fixed-in-place, stationary and permanently mounted apparatus. The system includes an RF transponder configured for use with dental x-ray, medical imaging and digital radiography apparatus The system may...

20060066454 - Earth magnetic field measurements with electronically switched current in a source loop to track a borehole: Methods and apparatus for precisely tracking a borehole using electronically controlled DC current switching in a source loop in the vicinity of the borehole together with measurements of the apparent Earth's magnetic field are disclosed. A field averaging method optimally gives the location of points in the borehole in the...

20060066455 - Grouping mesh clusters: Systems and methods for grouping mesh networks. Mesh networks enable energy data to be transferred from an energy sensing device to a destination device using various networks and reduces the need to install metering stations. Embodiments of the invention join or group mesh networks that otherwise are not able to...

20060066456 - Revenue meter with power quality features: Power quality detection, monitoring, reporting, recording and communication in a revenue accuracy electrical power meter is disclosed. Transient events are detected by monitoring the wave shape of the electrical power and comparing deviations to a known threshold. Sags and Swells are detected by computing root mean square value over a...

20060066457 - System and methods for wirelessly transmitting data from a utility meter: A system and method for transmitting data from a utility meter, such as a power meter, is disclosed. A microprocessor housed inside the power meter obtains readings of various power indicia, stores the readings in memory, and determines an efficient means of formatting the data for transmission to a remote...

20060066458 - Perimeter of sign warning system: A perimeter-of-sign warning system is provided having a number of novel features. The provided system is defined by a warning flasher that encompasses the perimeter of a road sign. Its enclosure has provisions for mounting the sign, and a cross member provides additional support to the sign. Furthermore, the enclosure...

20060066459 - Multi-view head-up synthetic vision display system: Systems and methods for providing an enhanced head up display to an aircraft pilot are disclosed. According to a first aspect of the present invention, a system for increasing pilot situational awareness is disclosed. The system includes a navigational component that determines one or more of an aircraft location and...

20060055507 - Certifying system, radio tag, certifying method and certifying program: A certifying system for checking validity of a radio tag passing through a predetermined route includes a route information writing section that writes information relating to a route passed by the radio tag on the radio tag, a route information acquisition section that acquires information relating to the route written...

20060055506 - Securing device for a security module connector: The aim of this invention is to control the change of a security module and deactivate the apparatus in the event of the non-authorized removal or replacement of said module. A protection device for a security module connector is proposed, said connector forming part of an acceptor placed on a...

20060055508 - Security techniques in the rfid framework: The subject invention provides a system and/or a method that facilitates employing a security technique to an RFID network. An interface can receive role-based authorization data related to an operating system. A security component can enhance security to at least one of a manipulation of a process and a utilization...

20060055509 - Control system and method using biometric information: An entry control system includes a portable device carried by a vehicle user and a biometric sensor attached to a vehicle door. The biometric sensor includes a CCD camera and a shutter. The shutter is moved to uncover the CCD camera only when the portable device is validated. After the...

20060055510 - Access control: An access control system for controlling access to a restricted area or space using proximity detection of a portable control unit has a manually operated switch (18) that operates in conjunction with the proximity detection. When a control unit is sensed within range of a detection means, the switch is...

20060055511 - Barrier operator with secure/unsecure transmitter and method of use: A wireless transmitter used with an operator system controls movement of a barrier between limit positions can be used in an unsecure, single-button actuation mode, or a secure, multiple button actuation mode. The transmitter includes at least two transmitter switches, and a controller connected to the switches. The controller has...

20060055512 - Method and system for monitoring the movement of people: A method of monitoring the movement of people, comprising: obtaining, at a first point along the movement of people from a public area to a secure area, biometric data of individual people and associated identification data; obtaining, at a second point in the secure area, biometric data of individual people...

20060055513 - Control system: In a system for remotely controlling the supply of electric power to customer premises, each customer premises is fitted with a power-switching arrangement coupled to a paging receiver (5-1, 5-2, 5-3). A utility company supplying the electric power can input requests to a server (1), optionally via a terminal (2)...

20060055514 - Ic tag and ic-tag-attached sheet: An IC tag includes: a communication unit which exchanges data with an external device; a storing unit which stores data; a detecting unit which detects a change in environment surrounding the IC tag or a change in a state of the IC tag; and a deleting unit which deletes the...

20060055515 - Tactile presenting device: A tactile presenting device includes a panel presenting tactile, and a control unit that vibrates the panel in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the panel by magnetic force, the control unit vibrating the panel at a frequency equal to or lower than 50 Hz....

20060055516 - Visual communication safety system for off-road vehicles: The communication safety system overcomes the disadvantages of hand signaling between drivers of off-road vehicles. Two or more light sources, e.g., high intensity Light Emitting Diodes (LED's), are mounted in a casing that is attached to the body of an off-road vehicle or to the driver's helmet. The LED's can...

20060055517 - Circuit board assembly with integral antenna: A circuit board assembly for use in a vehicle immobilizer system in accordance with the present invention includes a printed circuit board for mounting in an interior portion of the vehicle and having an aperture formed therethrough. The aperture is defined by an interior wall of the printed circuit board....

20060055518 - Tire condition detecting system and method: A tire condition detecting system has transmitters and a receiver. The transmitter is installed in a plurality of wheels and the receiver is installed in a chassis of a vehicle. The receiver has a controller which determines transmission timings in which a transmitting/receiving unit transmits the electrical wave for electrical...

20060055519 - Tire pressure monitoring system and method: A tire pressure monitoring system includes a plurality of TPMS sensors for measuring air pressure of respective tires and outputting electronic wave signals corresponding to the pressures, a plurality of exciters for outputting electronic wave signals for activating the respective TPMS sensors, a plurality of antennas provided in correspondence to...

20060055520 - Actuated braking and distance sensing system for operational regulation of belt loader equipment: An actuated braking and distance sensing system for operational regulation of belt loader equipment and/or other applicable ground support equipment, wherein the present invention incorporates, among other embodiments, spring-responsive actuated emergency braking and distance sensing systems, emergency braking and distance sensing systems implemented via linear variable displacement transducers, and/or emergency...

20060055521 - Automatic activation of an in-car video recorder using a gps speed signal: An in-car video system and method are provided where a GPS speed signal is compared against a user-settable threshold value. If the vehicle speed exceeds the threshold value, an alarm is generated. The alarm is used by the in-car video system to automatically activate the record function of a video...

20060055522 - Tire pressure characterization method and key fob: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for characterizing tire pressure on the four tires of a conventional passenger automobile. The method uses an apparatus disposed on a key fob. The key fob includes a tire valve stem interface that is capable of taking manual measurements of tire pressure....

20060055523 - Method for locating tire condition sensing apparatuses: A method is disclosed for locating a plurality of tire condition sensing apparatuses mounted on a vehicle. At first, all of the antennas in the vehicle are maintained at an activation status for receiving and decoding a signal transmitted from one of tire condition sensing apparatuses of the tired, and...

20060055524 - Tire condition monitoring apparatus, transmitter, and receiver: A tire condition monitoring apparatus comprises transmitters and a receiver. Each transmitter is provided in a tire and the receiver is provided in a body frame of a vehicle. The apparatus further comprises initiators each corresponding to one of the transmitters. Based on a trigger signal from the corresponding initiator,...

20060055525 - Driving support system and driving support module: A driving support system has a capability of displaying information in such a manner that the information can be directly used by a driver in driving the vehicle, thereby further enhancing driving safety of the vehicle. The driving support system acquires judgment information and, based on such information, decides whether...

20060055526 - Patient monitor with magnetic disarming circuit: Provided is a patient monitoring device having a magnetic disarming circuit which allows for disarming of the alarm system only by authorized staff having a suitable magnetic disarming key....

20060055527 - Apparatus and method for receiving emergency alert signals: An apparatus such as a television signal receiver provides an emergency alert function, according to an exemplary embodiment, the television signal receiver includes a first tuner for tuning a first channel when the television signal receiver is in an on mode. A second tuner is provided for tuning a second...

20060055528 - Remote monitoring system and method using the same: The invention provides a remote monitoring system which has a simplified configuration and is capable of remotely monitoring the current state of a person needing care and detecting an abnormality in the person's behavior and then addressing the abnormality, and further provides a method using the remote monitoring system. The...

20060055529 - System and method for communicating alarm conditions in a mesh network: Each of a plurality of satellite nodes coupled to a sensing device or an actuator and logically dispersed around an access node are configured to wirelessly communicate alarm conditions. A first satellite node detects and accesses an alarm condition and then prepares an alarm message containing an alarm code corresponding...

20060055530 - Detecting the position of an rfid attached asset: Provides asset position detecting apparatus and methods for determining the correspondence relation between an asset attached to an RFID tag and the position in which the asset is located in a predetermined space range. An example apparatus includes: a movable RFID reader movable in the space range, for detecting whether...

20060055531 - Combined rf tag and saw sensor: Sensors and transponders combined on a single semiconductor substrate package. The invention includes an RFID tag and a sensor commonly assembled onto a common substrate. The substrates can be provided in the form of a flex circuit or printed circuit board. The flex circuit would be fabricated using standard flex...

20060055532 - System and method for reporting lost baggage in real time: A method and system for reporting lost baggage in real time is capable of rapidly finding a lost baggage for a passenger. A service station provides a 24-hour service phone number. A baggage tag is attached onto the passenger's checked baggage. The 24-hour service phone number of the service station,...

20060055533 - Method and system for remotely monitoring garage door position: A method, system and computer program product for adaptively tracking the position of an entry portal, such as an automatic garage door. In accordance with the present invention a transmitter assembly senses and transmits the sensed position of the door position in a periodic manner at a predetermined transmit interval....

20060055534 - Digital capacitive sensing device for security and safety applications: A capacitive sensing system senses the presence of an object proximate to an antenna using a sensing field signal having a sensing field frequency. The capacitive sensing system can be used in security systems, to provide an alarm if a valuable object is removed from where it can be detected....

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20060055535 - Method of building electronic label for electronic device: A method for building an electronic label within an electronic device, which plants and incorporates the electronic label into the electronic device, protects the electronic label from separation or damage caused by external force, and thereby facilitates the sale management or manufacture management of various electronic devices. The method includes...

20060055537 - Methods, identification tags and computer program products for automated location and monitoring of mobile devices: Methods are provided for providing location information associated with a mobile device. A request for presence information is received at an identification circuit associated with the mobile device. The request is received from a location circuit within a predetermined proximity of the identification circuit. The requested presence information is transmitted...

20060055536 - Methods, systems and computer program products for automated location and monitoring of mobile devices: Systems are provided for providing location information associated with a mobile device. The systems include a location circuit and an identification circuit. The location circuit is integrated with an existing power outlet and is configured to transmit a request for presence information associated with the mobile device. The identification circuit...

20060055540 - Antennae for radio frequency identification tags in the form of artwork such as a logo, brand name, graphics, trademark, or the like: An RFID antenna or tag is designed to be integrated with artwork such as a logo, brand name, trademark, graphic element, and/or letters. The RFID tag comprises a substrate, which may include or be integrated with a product package. An antenna is formed on the substrate. Non-conductive artwork is printed...

20060055539 - Antennas for radio frequency identification tags in the form of a logo, brand name, trademark, or the like: An RFID antenna or tag is designed to be integrated with artwork such as a logo, brand name, trademark, graphic element, and/or letters. The RFID tag comprises a substrate, which may include or be integrated with a product package. An antenna is formed on the substrate. The antenna includes first...

20060055542 - Rfid device with content insensitivity and position insensitivity: An RFID device includes an antenna structure that provides good performance throughout a range of different positions relative to nearby materials, such as metallic objects in a carton or other container. The antenna structure has compensation elements that interact with the nearby materials to provide good performance over the range...

20060055541 - Rfid tag having a silicon micro processing chip for radio frequency identification and a method of making the same: A RFID device includes a silicon micro processing chip having an IC antenna disposed on a substrate or other surface, such as a label, tag or coin. At least one secondary antenna is also positioned on the substrate. The IC antenna of the chip is positioned within a coupling distance...

20060055545 - Alarm device for use with fall protection equipment: A preferred embodiment alarm device for use with fall protection equipment includes an elongating member, an alarm, an activation member, and a connecting member. The elongating member has a first end and a second end and extends in length as the first end and the second end are pulled in...

20060055544 - Signaling device: A portable, handheld, battery powered signaling device for emitting signals corresponding to a physical sensation being experienced by the user of the device. The device includes a handgrip portion and a novel sensor in the form of a force sensitive resistor, which changes resistance when a gripping force is applied...

20060055543 - System and method for detecting unusual inactivity of a resident: A system and method for detecting a period of unusual inactivity of a person is provided. The system comprises a monitoring system, which is in communication with location and motion sensors. The monitoring system comprises a processor-based device programmed to develop a model of the person's periods of inactivity within...

20060055546 - Method and apparatus for generating an indication of a level of vigilance of an individual: A method and apparatus are disclosed for generating an indication of a level of vigilance of an individual using a gaze acquisition unit providing a gaze data stream of at least one eye of the individual, a processing unit receiving the gaze data stream and determining a level of vigilance....

20060055547 - Warning device for clogged air filter: A warning for identifying clogged air filter condition uses a sensor mounted in the air passage downstream of the air filter. The sensor is connected to an electrical power generator, which transmits the electrical power to a selected one of the light emitting or audio signal emitting members in response...

20060055548 - Smoke detecting system having self-monitoring function: There is provided a smoke detecting system having self-monitoring function in which working status of a smoke detector, non-polarized wire cables and a signal receiving station are self-tested. The smoke detecting system comprises a smoke detector which detects the presence of a smoke accompanied with a fire, a signal receiving...

20060055549 - Outage notification device and method: An outage notification system for detecting a power outage at a customer location is provided. The outage notification system comprises a first outage notification device operably coupled to a first circuit at the customer location, a second device operably coupled to a second circuit at the customer location. The first...

20060055550 - Wheelchair and alarm therefor: The present invention relates to a wheelchair and an underseat alarm system therefor....

20060055551 - Giant magnetoresistance based gyroscope: A gyroscope (10) for determining rate of rotation includes a giant magnetoresistor (GMR) (14) attached to a mass (12) oscillating along a first axis. When the gyroscope (10) is rotated, the mass (12) also oscillates along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. A magnetic element (16), which includes...

20060055552 - Rfid device for object monitoring, locating, and tracking: An RFID monitoring arrangement comprises a first RFID device and a second RFID device for monitoring the first RFID device. The first RFID device transmits at least two messages each including unique identifying information and a power level code, wherein the transmitter power level corresponds to the power level represented...

20060055553 - Apparatus for leaving message on refrigerator: An apparatus for leaving a message on a refrigerator is disclosed. The apparatus can be mounted on the refrigerator so as to broadcast a voice upon opening a door of the refrigerator. A control unit for processing and controlling the voice is mounted on the main body of the present...

20060055554 - Universal remote control system: A controlling device having keys actuatable to emit signals to a consumer appliance and a releasable media storage device having data which is readable by the controlling device. At the controlling device at least a subset of the keys of the controlling device are selectively enabled or disabled as a...

20060055555 - Communication apparatus: A communication system transmits data in a control system for an underwater fluid well. A communications link is located between first and second facilities of the well. A data transmitter for transmitting data from one of the facilities to the other via the communications link has both a relatively high...

20060055556 - Joint source-channel coding for multicarrier modulation: Methods and systems employing combined source-channel coding for multi-carrier modulation (MCM). In some embodiments, a described method comprises: estimating channel gain to noise ratio (CGNR) as a function of frequency bin; determining MCM parameters that minimize distortion of one or more telemetry signals; generating a communications signal using the MCM...

20060055558 - Portable traffic signalling device: A portable traffic signalling device comprises a frame on wheels which supports an enclosed occupant compartment arranged to receive an occupant therein. The compartment is pivotal on the frame between an upright deployed position and a transport position lower in elevation than the deployed position. A traffic indicator is supported...

20060055557 - Traffic light prediction system: The present invention is a system to predict colors of a traffic light before vehicles reach the traffic light, helping the drivers to avoid stopping at red light. There are three kinds of moving zones: green, yellow, and red defined on the street before a traffic light. The moving zones...

20060055559 - Retractable lighted traffic control strip: A traffic control device specially adapted to replace lines of slow-burning flares now commonly used to direct vehicular traffic around a crime or accident scene. The device includes two spools of ribbons that mount a series of fluorescent, reflective and illuminated markers. The ribbons can be quickly unrolled and laid...

20060055560 - Method and system for detecting with laser the passage by a vehicle of a point for monitoring on a road: The invention relates to a method for detecting the passage by a vehicle of a determined point for monitoring on a road, wherein from a remotely situated location a laser beam is transmitted continuously to the point for monitoring, reflections from the transmitted laser beam are received at the remotely...

20060055561 - Automatic speed violation detection and response system using wireless communication, positioning and rf id: An automatic mobile speed violation detection and response system for identifying vehicles traveling in excess of a predetermined speed and providing a response to this violation is proposed. The mobile speed violation detection device includes: measurement of target vehicle speed and outputting signal indicative of the measured speed; capturing license...

20060055562 - Rotating beacon system: A rotating beacon system and a method for synchronizing multiple rotating beacons. The rotating beacon system includes two or more rotating beacons and a feedback based control system adapted to sense an angular position of each of the two or more rotating beacons and generate two or more digitally controlled...

20060055563 - Method for setting screens of inboard indicators: A method for setting screens of plural inboard indicators connected to an inboard network via a communication line includes connecting a terminal to the inboard network. The method also includes loading the terminal with data from the plural indicators and setting the screens of the indicators in the terminal. Additionally,...

20060055564 - System, method, and apparatus for capturing telematics data with an active rfid tag: The invention is directed to a data collection and evaluation system that includes an active RFID tag for collecting, time-stamping, and storing vehicle sensor data. Examples of the type of data collected include door data, ignition data, oil pressure data, temperature data, speed data, global positioning data, and diagnostic and...

20060055565 - System and method for processing and displaying traffic information in an automotive navigation system: A system and method for displaying traffic information in an automotive navigation system having a display, memory and a data receiver. The method includes the first step of storing in a traffic speed table in memory at least two speed threshold limits wherein each speed threshold limit represents a different...

20060049914 - Method and apparatus for a rolling code learning transmitter: A barrier movement operator system having a receiver for receiving, learning and responding to transmitted rolling code type access codes; at least one trained transmitter for operating the system by transmitting a rolling code type access code to the receiver; at least one learning transmitter for learning the rolling code...

20060049915 - Usb port incorporated into vehicle access components: A remote keyless entry component is provided with a USB connector such that it can be plugged into a docking station on a vehicle, or into a user's home computer. In this manner, diagnostic information may be stored on the remote keyless entry component, and then transmitted over the internet...

20060049916 - Communication device and portable electronic instrument providing this communication device: A disclosed communication device includes a controller that outputs a signal; an antenna that transmits a radio wave which corresponds to the signal output from the controller and also outputs a signal which corresponds to a received radio wave to the controller; a first function that receives a signal, which...

20060049918 - Noncontact information carrier reader and method of reading information stored in a noncontact information carrier: In a noncontact information carrier reader, a receiving unit receives a response wave transmitted from a noncontact information carrier. The response wave is generated by modulating the carrier wave based on a response signal. An amplifying unit amplifies carrier wave components contained in the received response wave based on a...

20060049917 - Rfid tags combining signals received from multiple rf ports: Circuits, devices and methods for use in RFID tags include receiving multiple RF signals from multiple ports. The signals are added after some processing, to produce a single combined signal. Additional components process the single combined signal by itself....

20060049919 - Channel-to-channel compare: A word recognizer for providing a channel-to-channel compare for an input digital signal divides channels of the input digital signal into equal-width input signal channel paths. One input signal channel path serves as a reference value for comparison with the other input signal channel path to produce the channel-to-channel compare....

20060049920 - Handheld device having multiple localized force feedback: An electronic device (100) comprises a housing (112), an input (118, 122) coupled mechanically to the housing for receiving data, an output (114, 118) coupled mechanically to the housing for presenting information to a user of the electronic device in at least one of an audio and visual mode, an...

20060049921 - Anti-theft system for vehicle: An anti-theft system for a vehicle includes schedule taking means for taking a usage schedule of the vehicle, wherein the usage schedule of the vehicle includes a future time for the vehicle to be used next, interval calculating means for calculating an interval between a present time and the future...

20060049922 - Multi-functional fob: A multi-functional fob provides at least one of the features selected from a programmable lock/unlock button; a voice activated button; an ice-scraper; a credit card strip; and a rechargeable interface. One or a combination of the features may be integrated into a single fob. A fob-retaining device may be provided....

20060049924 - Tire information detecting apparatus without distortion: A tire information detecting apparatus includes an interrogator which transmits an interrogation signal toward a tire in a vehicle at a transmitting timing, and receives a reply signal including tire information at a receiving timing so as to process the signals. A responder is disposed in the tire and has...

20060049923 - Wheel condition-monitoring system: A wheel condition-monitoring system comprises transmitters (1) installed on individual rotatable wheels, for transmitting conditions of the wheels, and a receiver (11) installed on the side of a vehicle body, for receiving the conditions of the wheels sent from the transmitters. The rotation speed of the wheels are detected, and...

20060049925 - Anti-theft system for vehicle: An anti-theft system for a vehicle includes parking location sensing means for sensing a present parking location of the vehicle, user location sensing means for sensing a present location of a user of the vehicle, distance calculating means for calculating a distance between the present parking location of the vehicle...

20060049926 - Data recorder suitable for use as a railcar hunting detector: A data recorder for use as a hunting detector includes a piezofilm accelerometer. A bandpass filter tuned to the approximate frequency of a hunting railcar couples the output of the accelerometer to a hold circuit. A controller, operating primarily in a low power consumption “sleep” mode, awakens periodically to check...

20060049927 - Alarm display system for vehicles: A display has a panel display unit with plural display screen portions arranged along a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body and providing an alarm display on a screen, a multistage display unit with reflecting mirrors inclined with respect to the screen portions and arranged at intervals along the longitudinal...

20060049928 - Arrangement of a magnetic coupling coil and a transponder circuit on a vehicle wheel: The arrangement of a magnetic coupling coil (2) and a transponder circuit (1) on a vehicle wheel (5) allows wireless data communication with an interrogation circuit (3) arranged on a fixed structure of the vehicle on which the wheel is mounted so as to be able to rotate about at...

20060049929 - Child restraint system with in-motion belt status monitoring: A child restraint system includes a belt assembly for restraining a child occupant and a control unit for monitoring proper adjustment of the belt assembly. The belt assembly may include a belt harness affixed to the child restraint system or a vehicle belt seat. The child restraint system also includes...

20060049931 - Crime preventing device: This invention provides a crime preventing device capable of repelling a criminal and blocking an escape. A remote-controllable liquid sprayer 3 is incorporated in the inside 2 of a counter 1 and a nozzle 4 of the liquid sprayer 3 is disposed on the bottom of a front face 5...

20060049930 - Method and apparatus for implementing multipurpose monitoring system: Method for the monitoring of an environment, by procuring, adjourning and storing in a memory, files representing the background space. Programs for processing data obtained from the observation of objects are defined and stored in a memory, for identifying the objects and for determining whether they are dangerous. Parameters, according...

20060049932 - Bio-chemical beeper: This Bio-Chemical Beeper will be used to locate, detect, distinguish any chemical, gas or radiation or any foreign substance. The system will by color/data/alpha/numeric/video/midi/audio/satellite detect and relay the results to the appropriate security system, paramedics, and will send a message to a home base picture frame used for entertainment, allowing...

20060049933 - Method and apparatus for tactical planning: A method and apparatus as provided for aiding in the strategy and tactical planning for emergency response teams by dividing a site into a plurality of locations and making 360° photographs of the site from each location. The site is interrogated at each location to obtain interrogation information of the...

20060049934 - Methods and systems for utilizing a data network for the communication of emergency alerts: A method and system are provided for utilizing a data network for the communication of emergency alerts. A monitoring station generates a data message containing an emergency alert which is communicated to alert nodes over the data network. Each alert node communicates the emergency alert in the data message to...

20060049935 - Method of configuration a wireless-controlled lighting system: A method for associating a group of lighting units in a wireless-controlled lighting system to respective buttons or other control elements on a remote control. Each of the lighting units transmits, via modulation of its own illumination light, a unique identification code for the respective unit. The remote control is...

20060049936 - Configurable system for alerting caregivers: A system that monitors various conditions of a plurality of hospital beds located in different rooms of a healthcare facility is provided. Alternatively or additionally, other types of equipment may be monitored by the system. Various configurations of network interface units that are coupleable to or integrated into a hospital...

20060049937 - Care device with wireless data communication: A care device and process are provided. The care device has a sensor module (11), which is to be placed directly on the patient (3) for picking up the patient's data, such as temperature, pulse and ECG. A first receiving means (13) is arranged in space in the vicinity of...

20060049939 - Method and apparatus for the control of a safety-relevant function of a machine: An apparatus for the control of at least one safety-relevant function of a machine is described having a machine control for the control of the movements of the machine, having at least one sensor for the sensing of an object inside a monitored zone and having an evaluation unit for...

20060049940 - Security system and moving robot: A security system comprises a first sensor disposed in an area to be monitored in a building to monitor the area; a moving robot having a robot main body, a second sensor for monitoring the area to be monitored and a robot operation processor for moving the robot main body...

20060049938 - Warning unit: A warning unit includes a housing for mounting to a wall with the housing containing a control unit. The warning unit further includes a proximity sensor, which is able to detect the approach of a person to cause the control unit to activate a sound emitting device, which preferably replays...

20060049941 - Reusable tamper respondent enclosure: The present invention relates to a tamper respondent enclosure which may be opened and closed as many times as necessary. In particular, the present invention relates to a re-usable tamper respondent enclosure comprising a first sensing means and a second sensing means wherein the first sensing means detects any attempt...

20060049944 - Ic tag administration device, robot including the ic tag administration device, and ic tag administration method: An IC tag administration device includes an information reader which reads original information from an IC tag added to a product, a transformation unit which transforms the original information read by the information reader to information, to which a predetermined local rule is applied, under the local rule, and an...

20060049942 - Ic tag mounting on a harness and harness mounting method: An IC chip and a minute antenna for conducting transmission with a weak radio wave are mounted on a male connector. An auxiliary antenna for amplifying the weak radio wave emitted by the minute antenna and transmitting the amplified radio wave is mounted on a female connector. If the male...

20060049945 - Installation construction of radio communication module on vehicular license plate: An installation construction of a radio communication module on a license plate of a vehicle includes the followings: the radio communication module provided with a housing having an engaging portion and a fixing hole; an engagement of the engaging portion with a rim of the license plate; and a screw-fastening...

20060049943 - Magnetic object detection device: A compact magnetic object detection device with high degree of freedom for installation can be provided. The magnetic object detection device includes magnetic field generating mechanism for radiating an alternating magnetic field in a vicinity space; one or a plurality of loop antennas which convert the magnetic field in the...

20060049946 - Rfid tag sensitivity: Systems, methods, or computer program products may collect information about the performance of individual RFID tags. In particular, signal strength and/or signal sensitivity of individual RFID tags may be measured and the resulting performance information may be stored in a data repository. In the data repository, the performance information for...

20060049947 - Rfid tags with eas deactivation ability: A radio-frequency identification (RFID) and an electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag includes an RFID device and an EAS device. The RFID device may operate in a plurality of states including an activated state in which communication with a reader is enabled and a deactivated state in which communication with a...

20060049948 - Anti-counterfeit sealing cap with identification capability: A sealing cap with an anti-counterfeit and identification capability comprises a cap body, an identification chip with a signal emitting device generating an identification signal, and a destructive device, characterized in that the cap body is electrically connected with the signal generating device and serves as an antenna of a...

20060049949 - Rfid potted mounting hole, rfid mounting clip and associated meat hook assembly: An epoxy potting compound holds a radiofrequency identification (RFID) tag in a recessed hole of an assembly. Sidewalls of the recessed hole have a characteristic which securely holds the epoxy potting compound. In various embodiments the sidewalls can be undercut at an angle or can be surface treated such as...

20060049950 - Fall-sensing systems, hip protector systems, and other protective systems: Fall-sensing systems are provided which do not generate false alarms for a non-falling event. Inventive fall-sensing systems may be magnetometer-free. Thin-profile (less than ½ inch, pre-inflation) wearable systems are provided. By removing the problem of false alarms and by slimming the pre-inflation profile, a practically useable wearable protection solution may...

20060049951 - Re-check alert system: A warning indicator device installed in the tractor to give a driver an internal warning of a refrigerated trailer malfunction. This includes a internal warning indicator fault speaker and a red laminated light to be mounted on the lower part of the dashboard of the tractor, a 5-plug sensor input,...

20060049953 - Container having photo-audio effect: A container includes a photo-audio drive circuit including a photo-audio IC (integrated circuit), at least one light emitting member connected to the photo-audio IC, a loudspeaker connected to the photo-audio IC, and two exposed connecting legs each connected to the photo-audio IC. Thus, the two exposed connecting legs are electrically...

20060049952 - Warning device for container to indicate waterless condition: A warning device for a container includes a photo-audio drive circuit including a photo-audio IC (integrated circuit), at least one light emitting member connected to the photo-audio IC, a loudspeaker connected to the photo-audio IC, and two exposed metallic contacts each connected to the photo-audio IC. Thus, the warning device...

20060049954 - Electronic display with multiple pre-programmed messages: Currently pre-printed signs are used for many functions and are not always appropriate or attractive. The present invention provides an electronic display with multiple pre-programmed messages. A particularly useful application is for preprogrammed messages to be displayed by a hotel guest on the corridor side of the hotel room door....

20060049955 - Electronic floor display with weight measurement and reflective display: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a floor display system comprising or associated with a weight measuring device. An output of the weight measuring device may be processed by electronic logic to display corresponding information on an electronic display device of the floor display system. The information may relate...

20060049956 - Explosion-proof multi-status multi-color visual indicator: An explosion-proof industrial signaling device. The explosion-proof industrial signaling device having an explosion-proof housing and a single module with the capability of emitting different colored lights to indicate the operating condition of a machine. The emitted light can be steady or flashing, and controlled by an external PLC or an...

20060049957 - Biological interface systems with controlled device selector and related methods: Various embodiments of a biological interface system and their related methods are disclosed. A biological interface system may include a sensor including a plurality of electrodes configured to detect multicellular signals emanating from one or more living cells of a patient and a processing unit configured to receive the multicellular...

20060049958 - Remote controller: A remote controller accesses via a connection control data from an appliance to be controlled. The remote controller includes a connection interface, a control unit, an input keypad and a remote signal output unit. When a user intends to remotely operate the appliance, first the connection interface needs to be...

20060049959 - Digital control system for lcd backlights: The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for digital control of a backlight system in an LCD display. More specifically, the system utilizes a control system in embedded firmware and a mixed signal micro controller unit (MCU) to allow servo digital control of the operation of the backlight...

20060049960 - Battery conservation for downhole telemetry: Methods and apparatus for conserving battery energy used in transmitting signals carrying data from a downhole location, using a transmission system where a predetermined set of data is to be transmitted once during a predetermined period. The method can comprise the steps of: transmitting at least one signal during said...

20060049961 - Wireless communication: The present invention relates to a sensor unit (1) having a measured signal receiver (4), which registers a measured signal (9), an A/D converter (5) for digitizing the measured signal (9), a transceiver device (6) for wireless data communication to an environmental device (2), and a processor (7). The processor...

20060049962 - In-vehicle antitheft device and central authentication device: An in-vehicle antitheft device and a central authentication device can improve a convenience of use of a user while maintaining a high security, which is a merit of a central-type authentication system. A use of a first group of vehicle functions, which has not been permitted, is permitted when an...

20060049963 - Smith alert system: This system relates to increasing the safety of public roadways and the reduction of accidents by making the vehicle operators more aware of their surroundings by using Radio Frequency Identification (RDIF) and specifically designated radio frequencies sent from stationary and or mobile transceivers to transponders mounted or incorporated into the...

20060044106 - Remote control device, remote control method, and remotely controlled device: A remote control system capable of detecting an operating status of devices through the Internet at real time is provided. A remote controller (20) which enables a terminal device to control an operation of the device (30a, . . . ) through a network (100), acquires a latest address of...

20060044107 - Biometrically correlated item access method and apparatus: A housing can contain a plurality of items. Controlled access to portions of such items occurs in response to biometric information as presented by an authorized individual. In a preferred approach, a first biometric identifier for a given individual correlates to a first kind, level, or degree of dispensation or...

20060044108 - Electronic communication system and method of detecting a relay attack thereon: In the case of an electronic communication system (100) having; a) at least one base station (10) having at least one antenna unit (16: 16a, 16b), in particular in coil form, which base station (10) is arranged in particular on or in an object to be secured against unauthorized use...

20060044109 - Identification and selection of keys for use with locks: The present invention describes a method for coupling electronically addressable and readable illumination means to one at least lock keys. Said illumination means may be used to identify key function and to select a particular key from a group of keys on a key grouping means (eg key ring). A...

20060044110 - System and method for detecting access to an article or opening of a package: A system for detecting access to an article, including an RFID tag, a reader detecting the RFID tag via wireless communication, and a container including conductive material is described. The container encloses the article. The conductive material surrounds the RFID tag and substantially prevents wireless communication between the RFID tag...

20060044111 - Real-time data reporting using radio frequency identification: A system for tracking and reporting data using RFID technology includes an article and a radio frequency identification tag attached to the article. The tag has an identifier associating the tag with the article and containing data representative of information about the article. A reader senses the presence of the...

20060044112 - Wearable rfid reader and system: A wearable RFID system of wearing on the body of a user is disclosed. The wearable RFID system comprises an RFID reader, a network controller coupled to the RFID reader and a network transceiver coupled to the network controller. The wearable RFID reader reads data stored on RFID tags, such...

20060044113 - Wireless tag system, wireless tag access control device, wireless tag access control method, wireless tag access control program and wireless tag: A wireless tag system does not require any anti-collision process or, if an anti-collision process is required, can reduce the number of tags that need to participate in the anti-collision process to make the anti-collision process proceeds fast. The wireless tag system comprises a plurality of wireless slave tags which...

20060044114 - Method for selecting one or more transponders: A method and device for selecting one or more transponders, in particular backscatter-based transponders, from a plurality of transponders by a base station, which method is based on a slotted ALOHA method, in which the base station defines numbered time slots and a random number generated in a given transponder...

20060044115 - Rfid tag device, tag identification device and radio communication system: An RFID tag device has a random number generator which generates a random number or a pseudo-random number, an identification information holding unit which holds identification information having a plurality of bits, a noise addition processing unit which generates noise-added identification information by conducting either of reversal from “0” of...

20060044116 - Key holder: The present invention is an improved key holder. In particular, the present invention is directed to a key holder with a plurality of lights for illuminating and identifying keys or key rings attached to the key holder. A preferred embodiment of the key holder comprises a circular hub containing a...

20060044117 - Mapping power system components: Power system components are mapped using a controller and a data collection system. The controller is operable to transmit a first power system component ID for the first power system component to a second power system component, wherein the second power system component receives power from the first power system...

20060044118 - Transmitter for tire condition monitoring apparatus and antenna for the transmitter: A transmitter for a tire condition monitoring apparatus includes a circuit board, circuit components mounted on a main surface of the circuit board, and a transmission antenna that transmits a transmission signal as radio waves. The transmission antenna includes a loop shaped transmission conductor that transmits radio waves. The transmission...

20060044119 - Warning device in a vehicle: A warning device in a vehicle includes at least one output unit for outputting at least one warning. A training mode for calling up warnings may be started via an input unit, in which the warnings are output following a call-up without a situation, for which a warning should be...

20060044120 - Car audio system and method combining with mp3 player: The car audio system combining with a MP3 player of the present invention comprises an audio system, a MP3 player, and a connecting interface. The audio system comprises an audio host, a microphone, and a speaker, wherein the audio host has a speaker phone mode. The MP3 player comprises a...

20060044121 - Device and method to facilitate coupling of a hitch: A device and method to facilitate the coupling of trailer with a socket to a truck with a ball, in which a direction signal is generated by a transmitter on the trailer indicative of the direction the socket is from the ball, and a distance signal returned to a receiver...

20060044122 - Optical trailer hitch locator: A vision sensor mounted above a hitch ball attached to a vehicle detects a colored magnet mounted on a trailer hitch and transmits the visual signal to a processor mounted within the vehicle operated by a power source such as the vehicle's 12 volt D.C. battery. The processor assimilates the...

20060044123 - Monitoring system of car with driving mirrors having monitors disposed thereon: A monitoring system for a vehicle is provided. The monitoring system includes at least one mirror having at least one first camera lens disposed thereon, wherein the first camera lens monitors an environment at a front side of the vehicle....

20060044124 - Locking system for a motor vehicle and method for controlling such a locking system: A classifying seat occupancy detection device is used to classify whether a particular seat is occupied by an adult, an infant or not at all. Depending on the classification the door lock assigned to the seat is automatically switched either to a childproof mode or to a non-childproof mode, without...

20060044125 - Device for detecting the position of a vehicle wheel: The invention relates to a device for detecting the position of a vehicle wheel (2), which is intended, in particular, for a vehicle equipped with a tyre pressure monitoring system. The inventive device consists of first and second means of measuring acceleration in a direction (D1, D2) comprising a component...

20060044127 - Vehicle-based vehicle occupant reminder using capacitive field-based sensor: Methods and apparatus are provided for providing an indication to a person external to a vehicle, of an occupant inside the vehicle. The method comprises determining whether an occupant is in a vehicle, based on a capacitance measured within the vehicle; sensing whether an ignition of the vehicle is in...

20060044126 - Vehicle-based vehicle occupant reminder using weight-based sensor: Methods and apparatus are provided for providing an indication to a person external to a vehicle, of an occupant inside the vehicle. The method comprises determining whether a first object in the vehicle is an occupant, based, in part, on a weight of the first object; sensing whether an ignition...

20060044128 - Vehicle lighting system: A vehicle lighting system includes rear blinking lights and brake lights, which can be used together for a braking process and/or a blinking process. Control electronics are provided, which drive the rear blinking lights and brake lights, and if one of the rear blinking lights fails, the control electronics change...

20060044130 - After-market, kit for monitoring motorcycle and vehicle turn signal indicators: This invention is a monitoring system in a kit form to retrofit motorcycles or other vehicles that do not have self-canceling turn signals and as an aid to the hearing impaired. After the kit is installed, whenever the turn signals are activated, the monitoring system creates a vibration in the...

20060044129 - Facilitating signaling in a vehicle: A signal control system for a vehicle includes one or more indicator lights, and a steering wheel having a manually operable switch mounted thereon for activating at least one of the indicator lights. These steering wheel switches are easier to reach and activate, and less complex to incorporate into a...

20060044131 - Controlling turn signaling in a vehicle: A turn signal control system for a vehicle having a turn signal indicator includes a wheel position sensor that senses a position of a wheel of the vehicle. A turn signal control module switches off the turn signal indicator based on input from the sensor. This system eliminates a need...

20060044132 - Property entrance and exit notification, inventory control system: A property entrance and exit notification, inventory control system of the present invention automates the documentation of entry time, exit time and position of personnel entering, equipment, tools and vehicles exiting and movement throughout the property. Being logged into the system identifies time of entry onto the property and time...

20060044133 - Alarm triggered shut off appliance system (atsas): The Alarm Triggered Shut off Appliance System (ATSAS) relates to a safe control shut-off system for all utility appliances. It reduces the risks of fire and carbon monoxide poisoning before they occur by turning off utility appliances when the smoke detection/carbon monoxide alarms sound. As the alarms sound, the ATSAS...

20060044134 - Wireless item location monitoring system and method: A wireless electronic tracking system employs transmitters attached to moveable target items that send continuous analog radio frequency (RF) digitally-coded signals at prime number differentiated time intervals to a base receiver. The coded signals carry transmitter and base unit identifiers, low battery and attachment status information. The base unit periodically...

20060044135 - Apparatus and method for collision avoidance: A safety apparatus for a medical system comprises at least one source for emitting an optical signal, and at least one sensor for detecting the optical signal emitted by the at least one source. The at least one source and the at least one sensor are disposed such that an...

20060044136 - Method and device for intrusion detection using an optical continuity system: A fiber optic based security system is disposed on or in a structure such as a wall, roof, floor, ceiling, container, and/or ground. The security system contains an optical cable having first and second ends and an interface unit connected to both ends of the optical cable. The interface unit...

20060044137 - Automatic surgical sponge counter and blood loss determination system: A surgical sponge detection system includes a plurality of surgical sponges (2) having radio frequency identification tags (1) securely attached thereto and a non-optical hand-held reader (40) for detecting the sponges by detecting the tags (1). Also disclosed is a device (30) for automatically counting, weighing, and calculating blood loss...

20060044138 - Die anti-tampering sensor: This sensor circuit and method for defending against tampering with an integrated circuit die uses metal wire loops to protect the circuitry. In addition, these metal wire loops have several via pairs along its length. One of the vias of the via pair goes to a NAND gate which detects...

20060044139 - Internet accessible mail box system: An Internet-embedded mail box system which transmits mail and package delivery information to a central server that can be accessed by wireless communication devices to determine if any mail is ready for pickup....

20060044140 - System and method for monitoring the wearing compliance of hearing protection devices: The invention relates to a system for monitoring the use of a hearing protection unit comprising a left ear hearing protection device (14) and a right ear hearing protection device (12) to be worn by a user (10) within a monitoring area, comprising: means (16, 18, 22, 1006, 2006) for...

20060044141 - System and method for worker supervision: Systems and methods applicable, for instance, in the supervision of workers. A worker device may, for example, be employed to access a storage element associated with a workplace location, and/or a sensor may capture. The worker device might, for example, provide to another device dispatch including, for instance, sensor output...

20060044142 - Method and system for generating an emergency signal: The invention concerns a method (300, 500) and system (100) for generating an emergency signal. The method can include the steps of detecting (312) at a mobile unit (110) the existence of at least one marker associated with a potential emergency, determining (314) whether the marker has reached a predetermined...

20060044143 - Discreet bed-wetting alarm and method of use thereof: A discreet bed-wetting alarm comprising a controller, earpiece with earphone, and interconnecting cable. The controller comprises a clock/processor with timer, a display, a sound signal/tone generator, an amplifier programmed to provide an increase in sound volume level, a battery, and various input devices. A plurality of alarm time selections corresponding...

20060044144 - Substance detection and alarm using a spectrometer built into a steering wheel assembly: A spectrometer for infrared reflectance measurements of samples for identification of the sample materials is built into a steering wheel assembly. The spectrometer includes a window and optics on a bench adjacent the window, so that the optics will be aligned with the sample when the device is placed in...

20060044145 - Radar level gauge system with variable alarm limits: A radar level gauge system for determining the filling level of a filling material in a tank is disclosed. The system comprises a transmitter for transmitting measuring signals towards the surface of the filling material; a receiver for receiving echo signals from the tank; processing circuitry for determining the filling...

20060044146 - Systems and methods for radio frequency trigger: Systems and methods are provided for utilize a work machine having a radio frequency device. The system includes a radio frequency reader that transmits a radio frequency signal over a first communication channel to the radio frequency device when the work machine travels within range of the radio frequency reader....

20060044147 - Angle of position object location system and method: An object location system and method is provided for locating objects. The system includes an RFID reader, an angle calculator, and a distance calculator to determine which of a plurality of zones an object is located in or passing through. An RFID tag is affixed with the object that is...

20060044148 - On-demand system for connector access independent of ambient light level: A computer system includes a plurality of LEDs situated in correspondence to a plurality of connectors. System peripherals which connect to the plurality of connectors are outfitted to include a transponder having a unique RF ID tag The system further includes an RFID reader which detects an RF ID tag...

20060044149 - Electronic floor display with alerting: Embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic floor display system with an alerting feature to encourage persons standing near or on the floor display system to look down and observe its display....

20060044150 - Self-adjusting strobe: A strobe unit responds to a selected candela output by selecting an optimal capacitor charging frequency to minimize current requirements at the selected candela output. A plurality of charging frequencies can be stored and associated with available input power and selected candela output....

20060044151 - Object movie exporter: Methods and apparatuses for compressing and/or transmitting and/or receiving data representing different views of an object. In one method according to the present invention, the method stores a plurality of frames of an object wherein each of these frames represents a view of the object. The method then assigns a...

20060044152 - Master-slave oriented two-way rf wireless lighting control system: A lighting control system network and method of providing same including a remote control unit having a RF signal transmitter and a RF receiver and a number of lighting control units, each of the lighting control units having a RF signal transmitter, a RF receiver, and a lighting unit associated...

20060044153 - Method for operating a near field communication system: A method for operating a near field communication system (10) of at least a first and a second near field communication device (21, 22) is proposed. It is a basic aspect of the inventive method to provide a step (S10) of supplying action data (AD) from at least one near...

20060044154 - Combination of remote control and manual control for a ceiling fan: A remote control for a ceiling fan includes a control group for emitting command signals and a manual control on a wall has a control group functionally correspondent to the control group on the remote control. A far-infrared device is received in the manual control so as to receive the...

20060044155 - Data transmission device: The device relates to an installation comprising a cavity (13) extending from the surface of the ground (17) and provided with at least one electrically conductive tubular element (21; 25). The device comprises a single-strand smooth cable (3) for supporting an action and/or measurement assembly (5), which cable is electrically...

20060044156 - Well site communication system: A well site communication system for providing communication from downhole devices to surface systems and from surface system to downhole systems, and methods of using are presented. The communication system is particularly applicable for use with spooled conveyances disposed on a reel. The communication system comprises a communication assembly that...

20060044157 - Firmware power cycle routine: Apparatus and methodology ensure reliable electricity meter data recordation and maintenance during ongoing operation and any power failure. During normal operations, data committed to memory is immediately read to determine write success. Upon detection of any power failure while monitoring operating power, a reset procedure is entered that ensures provision...

20060044158 - Methods and systems for meter reading and high speed data transfer: A secure automatic meter reading (“AMR”) method and apparatus which utilizes a microprocessor and a bidirectional broadband connection to access the Internet and can form a wireless distribution network is provided. In addition to AMR, this connection and the network can provide high speed data transmission for other devices and...

20060044159 - Warning unit: A warning unit includes an upright housing in which a sound emitter is disposed, along with a sensor for responding to the approach of a pedestrian to energize the sound emitter. A suction device is provided in the bottom of the warning unit for engaging the floor to retain the...

20060044160 - Rearview camera and sensor system for vehicles: A rearview system component for a vehicle including a housing for attachment to the vehicle, a camera positioned in the housing to have a first axial direction, a first sensor positioned in the housing to have a second axial direction, and a second sensor positioned in the housing to have...

20060044161 - Mobile enforcement reader: A mobile enforcement reader (MER) includes an antenna, a reader coupled to receive signals from the antenna and a control/display unit (CDU) coupled to the reader. The CDU selects a receive direction and processes signals provided thereto from the reader. When the MER and a transponder are in proximity, the...