Communications: electrical inventions 04/07

20070090917 - Vehicle dealership security system: This invention relates to a vehicle dealership security system. The system includes a vehicle security system installed in each of a plurality of vehicles on display for sale on a shop floor of a vehicle dealership. All of the systems are configured to be disarmed by the same RF disarm... Agent: Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

20070090918 - Wireless mobile phone with authenticated mode of operation including finger print based authentication: A wireless mobile phone is equipped to operate in an unauthenticated and an authenticated mode of operation, depending on whether a user has been authenticated. In one embodiment, the wireless mobile phone includes a finger print reader to enable a user's finger print to be inputted and be used for... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20070090919 - Combined tire pressure monitoring and keyless entry receiver: A system for monitoring conditions within a tire (12) including a sensor assembly (14) including a pressure sensor (36), an accelerometer (34), a temperature sensor (32), and a transmitter (40) to transmit signals indicative of current tire conditions. A remote transmitter (22) for actuating a remote keyless entry system (19)... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070090920 - Apparatus and method for controlling access to remotely located equipment: An apparatus and method for controlling access to remotely located equipment are disclosed. The method includes receiving a request at an access control module (ACM) from a host controller to provide a serial number associated with the ACM and communicating the serial number to the host controller. In response to... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20070090921 - Electronic lock box with key presence sensing: An electronic lock box contains a secure compartment for storing keys to a structure. A sensing system allow the lock box to determine whether the contents of the lock box have been replaced as well as ensuring the correct key or object has been returned. The system reports the status... Agent: Frederick H. Gribbell Frederick H. Gribbell, LLC

20070090922 - Security layers for wireless industrial control user interface: A wireless user interface is operable to interface with an industrial control system including a device operable to store a first password and a wireless interface module operable to store a second password. The wireless user interface includes a processing unit operable to prompt a user for the first and... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./(qb)

20070090923 - Mobile communication and terminal: Controlling message handling in a mobile communication terminal. A message creation procedure is initiated followed by assigning a destination address to a message. Message content for the message is recorded and subsequent to the assignment of the destination address, a message received from an originating address is recognized. The originating... Agent: Perman & Green

20070090925 - Radio communication system: A radio communication system includes: a communication control device; a radio tag for communicating with the communication control device; an antenna for transmitting an incident wave; and a first reflective plate for reflecting the incident wave as a first reflected wave. The radio tag is disposed between the antenna and... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070090924 - System and method for synchronization of data streams: A method of and system for acquiring data by a data reader from a transponder, such as in an RF proximity access card system, in which the data from the transponder does not require a preamble, framing bits or the like to denote the beginning of the data sequence. A... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070090926 - Chemical and biological sensors, systems and methods based on radio frequency identification: Embodiments of the invention include a wireless sensor, such as an RFID tag, that includes a substrate, an antenna disposed on the substrate, and an environmentally sensitive sensor material disposed over at least a portion of said substrate. Other embodiments an RFID tag and at least one antibody coupled to... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070090927 - Chemical and biological sensors, systems and methods based on radio frequency identification: Embodiments of the invention include a wireless sensor, such as an RFID tag, that includes a substrate, an antenna disposed on the substrate, and an environmentally sensitive sensor material disposed over at least a portion of said substrate. Other embodiments an RFID tag and at least one antibody coupled to... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070090928 - Tire pressure monitoring system plant learning: A method and system of teaching identification codes for a tire pressure monitoring system includes the steps of transmitting a prompt signal that includes a location identifier. This prompt signal instructs the tire pressure monitoring sensor to transmit an initialization signal. The initialization signal includes the location identifier. A factory... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070090929 - Display apparatus and control method thereof and network system comprising the same: A network system for generating predetermined alarm data pertaining to an electronic appliance and then transmitting the predetermined alarm data via an electronic appliance network module to a display apparatus is provided. A display network module of the display apparatus is connected to the electronic appliance network module via a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070090930 - Anti-theft vehicle alarm system: An anti-theft vehicle alarm system includes an acceleration sensor acting as a tilt sensor, a microcomputer, a first power source for supplying a first voltage to the microcomputer, and a second power source for supplying a second voltage to the acceleration sensor. The microcomputer calculates a tilt angle of a... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070090931 - Pedestrian impact sensing apparatus for a vehicle bumper: An impact sensing apparatus includes a laterally extending air channel within a block of foam or other crushable medium disposed between a bumper fascia and a rigid bumper frame element, and one or more airflow sensors for detecting airflow within the air channel. The air channel may be defined by... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070090932 - Indication change instrument cluster: An illuminated gauge includes a dial with at least first and second ranges of markings. The first range of markings indicates one type of vehicle information and the second range of markings indicates another type of vehicle information. A single motor is used to move a common pointer between the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070090933 - Method for alarming inner pressure lowering of tires using gps information and device thereof, and program for alarming inner pressure lowering of tires: Provided is a method which is free from falling into a state impossible for detecting inner pressure lowering of tires even when GPS signals cannot be received and capable of precisely detecting inner pressure lowering of tires. A method for alarming inner pressure lowering of tires comprising a step of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070090934 - Wireless wheel speed sensor: In accordance with one or more aspects of the present invention, a wireless sensing system is disclosed, where the system has particular application to sensing the speed of a vehicle wheel, for example. To sense wheel speed, a sensing unit senses changes in magnetic flux and wirelessly relays a signal... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates, LLC National City Bank Building

20070090935 - Method and apparatus for adjusting the pressure sensor measurement range in a tire pressure monitoring system: A tire pressure monitoring system (12) for a vehicle (10) has a pressure sensor circuit (16A) that includes an ECU (95), a transmitter/receiver (90), and pressure sensor (94). A method of operating a tire pressure monitoring system includes calibrating a tire pressure sensor circuit in a first range and a... Agent: Artz & Artz, P.C.

20070090936 - Tire pressure monitoring system telegram with suppressed id: A tire pressure monitoring system receiver includes a storage unit to store transmitter IDs associated with a plurality tire pressure monitoring system transmitters, a receiving unit to receive a transmitted tire pressure monitoring system telegram and a transmitted checksum, a calculating unit to calculate a test checksum from the received... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070090937 - Method for alerting a vehicle user to refuel prior to exceeding a remaining driving distance: A method for alerting a vehicle user to refuel prior to exceeding a remaining driving distance includes monitoring vehicle fuel conditions. The remaining driving distance of the vehicle is determined through analysis of the vehicle fuel conditions. The position of the vehicle is monitored, and the user is provided with... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070090938 - Infant alert system and methods thereof: An infant seat alarm system to both detect and alert the presence of an unattended infant in a vehicle comprises an infant seat having a sensor and a detector seat having a second sensor. The sensor is coupled to the second sensor and both sensors are coupled to a timer... Agent: David Landman, Ph.d.

20070090939 - Indication change instrument cluster: An illuminated gauge for a vehicle instrument panel includes a single LCD having at least a first display configuration and a second display configuration different from the first display configuration. A pointer is selectively actuatable to operate within one of the first and the second display configurations. A selector is... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070090940 - Emergency power shutdown management system: An emergency power shutdown management system (EPSMS) comprises a programmable logic controller (PLC), relays coupled to the outputs of the PLC for shutting down electrically operated equipment, and indicators for indicating the status of the EPSMS and the controlled equipment. The PLC receives input signals from a fire control panel... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070090941 - Alarm system with analog devices: Alarm system includes a controller, a single-wire loop connected to the controller, identification modules connected to the single-wire loop and attachments to or incorporated structures on or in the identification modules. Attachments or incorporated structures include digital and analog devices. Each identification module is programmed to provide a signal or... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070090942 - Methods for responding to biological, chemical or nuclear attacks: A system is provided for responding to chemical, biological and/or nuclear attacks in large areas such as cities, states and nations. The system protects the public before significant exposure occurs, utilizing a preventive approach rather than a purely reactive approach. Modeling may be conducted to selectively position sensors for the... Agent: Pietragallo, Bosick & Gordon LLP

20070090943 - Passenger transportation system, particularly elevator system or escalator: A passenger transportation system, in particular an elevator system or an escalator, includes an emergency-call system that has a plurality of telephones, a monitoring system that has a plurality of monitoring units for monitoring the functioning of the passenger transportation system, and a central control unit. The monitoring units are... Agent: Butzel Long

20070090944 - Home-monitoring system: A method and system for securing neighborhoods against crime. In one system, a short range wireless LAN technology, e.g., WiFi or WiMax, is employed to relay sensor information, including that from cameras, in real-time to a security server in a neighbor's house, which can significantly improve response time. The wireless... Agent: General Instrument Corporation Dba The Connected Home Solutions Business Of Motorola, Inc.

20070090945 - Power conserving mode for a sensor for monitoring the structural integrity of a building: A sensor for a system adapted to monitor the structural integrity of a building enters a power conserving sleep mode in which the supply of power is inhibited to nonessential functions, including sensing functions and radio functions. A real time clock on the sensor preferably prompts periodic wake up of... Agent: Scot A. Reader, Esq. Suite 228

20070090946 - Wireless sensor unit: A low cost, robust, wireless sensor that provides an extended period of operability without maintenance is described. The wireless sensors are configured to communicate with a base unit or repeater. When the sensor unit detects an anomalous ambient condition (e.g., smoke, fire, water, etc.) the sensor communicates with the base... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070090947 - Set of interacting self-finding units: A set of mutually intercommunicating units each include a transmitter arrangement and a receiver responsive to a single encoded signal. Each transmitter arrangement produces any one of the encoded signals other than its own. Each unit is associated with an important or valuable item, such as keys, cellphone, wallet/purse and... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20070090948 - Portable instantaneous wireless event based photo identification and alerting security system: A portable instantaneous wireless event based photo identification and alerting security system ideally suited for mobile protection of property, spaces and people, and for protection in motor vehicles, residences, businesses and other commercial locations, either as a stand alone system or as an addition in whole or in part to... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20070090949 - Domestic appliance and switch for application in a domestic applicance: A dishwashing machine is provided having a door pivotable around the horizontal axis thereof and a switch arranged on the door. The switch is operable to generate an electric signal when a predetermined pivoting angle of the door is reached as the door is being opened. The dishwasher also includes... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070090950 - Containment mechanism manipulation responsive electrical circuit power usage apparatus and method: An object (201) (such as a containment mechanism) supports both a functional electrical circuit (203) and an electrical circuit (202) to which the functional electrical circuit is responsive. In a preferred approach the functional electrical circuit has both a low power state of operation and a higher power state of... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070090953 - Management system for semiconductor manufacturing equipment: A management system for semiconductor manufacturing equipment in a manufacturing facility is provided. The system includes a host computer communicating with a tracking server, the tracking server communicating with a wireless network adapted to communicate with a radio tag associated with a wafer cassette. The tracking server is adapted to... Agent: Volentine Francos, & Whitt PLLC

20070090952 - Method and apparatus for generating position information: A positioning terminal for generating position information of an object being transported includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) module for storing status information of the object relative to at least two predefined locations, and a communication module for sending position information of the object to a control center. A controller... Agent: Patrick G. Burns Green, Burns & Crain, Ltd.

20070090951 - Systems and methods for visualizing auto-id data: Embodiments of the present invention improve visualization of information associated with auto-ids (tag IDs). In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method of processing auto-identification data comprising storing a plurality of tag identifications, storing a plurality of locations, wherein each tag identification is associated with at least one location,... Agent: Chad R. Walsh Fountainhead Law Group

20070090954 - Rfid security system and methods: A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag security device that selectively enables the readability of a RFID tag in a passport or book. The device has an RFID tag on one page and at least one layer of conductive material on a different page such that the tag and conductor are... Agent: Rutan & Tucker, LLP Robert D. Fish

20070090955 - Capacitor strap: A capacitor strap that is applied to a security tag coil or antenna to form and properly tune an EAS or an RFID security tag. The capacitor strap is a thin film capacitor formed of two metal foils in between which is a dielectric material having ends that are electrically... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20070090956 - Palletizing process for optimization of store aisle placement: A method for arranging items on a pallet is provided. The method comprises the steps of: identifying one or more items for inclusion on the pallet; retrieving the one or more items from a storage location; and arranging the one or more items on the pallet according to a build... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P.

20070090957 - Rfid antenna rack assembly: An antenna rack assembly comprising a base, a top spaced apart from the base, at least two beam members, each fixedly attached at one end to the base and at another end to the top, for mounting at least one antenna component, and one or more covers removably attached to... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20070090958 - Clip for rfid transponder of a security network: A clip for an RFID transponder used in a security network based on RFID techniques. The clip includes a flexible, semi-rigid body engaging the RFID transponder via a slip or snap-in placement. The clip also includes an electrical contact interconnecting with an electrical contact of the RFID transponder, a mechanical... Agent: Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP

20070090959 - Personal locator beacon: A personal locator beacon including: an outer case open at one end and an inner case having a major portion removably received within the outer case leaving a minor portion extending outside the outer case; a wireless transmitter and a power supply within the inner case; and a switch for... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070090960 - Lighting control system and control system: The present invention includes a lighting control system provided with two or more lighting devices and one or more illumination comparing devices; wherein the illumination comparing device supplies to the lighting devices a comparison result in which a sampled illumination of an arbitrary position and a target illumination are compared;... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070090961 - Method and system for detecting and measuring the disturbances in terms of frequency of the rate of rotation of a rotor: The invention pertains to a method of detecting the variations of speed (R) of a rotor characterized by the fact that it consists, in real time, in: measuring signals representative of the march-past of the teeth of a phonic wheel or of an equivalent means secured to the rotor for... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070090962 - Control of indicator lights in portable information handling system using ambient light sensors: An improved system and method for controlling the brightness of indicator lights used on portable information handling systems. Various embodiments of the invention optimize the output of the indicator lights in accordance with detected ambient light levels. The brightness of the indicator lights can be adjusted automatically in accordance with... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

20070090963 - Energy supply of a measuring device: An energy supply unit for a measuring device for determining and/or monitoring a physical or chemical, process variable of a medium. Included is at least one voltage limiting unit and/or at least one current limiting unit in the energy supply unit, wherein the voltage limiting unit is embodied in such... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070090964 - Indicating circuit for computer: In one preferred embodiment, an indicating circuit for a computer includes a microcontroller receiving a plurality of signals from the computer, and transforming the signals into a plurality of control signals; and an indicator having at least two light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and controlled by the control signals, wherein the at... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070090965 - Key-fob locating method and apparatus: Methods and apparatus are provided for obtaining information on the whereabouts of a vehicle key-fob. The apparatus comprises a transmitter, a receiver, a motion detector, memory, and a controller operatively coupled thereto. The controller uses instructions stored in the memory to operate the transmitter in response to a first signal... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070090967 - Control system for electrical loads of a vehicle: Described herein is a control system (1) for electrical loads (2) of a vehicle (3), in particular a motor car. The control system (1) comprises a plurality of wireless control devices (4) for controlling the electrical loads (3), configured for being arranged in a removable way in respective housing seats... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070090966 - Remote control with a barcode reader: A device for controlling at least one electronic equipment is provided, which comprises a scanner part for reading a barcode representing formation identifying a program processable by the electronic equipment, and a remote control part capable of remotely sending at least one command signal incorporating the information to the electronic... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20070090968 - Remote control system and presetting method for remote commander: Disclosed herein is a remote control system including a remote commander and a main device having a capability to connect with a subordinate device. The main device includes: display means; first storage means for storing a plurality of sets of remote control codes; first signal reception means; first signal transmission... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070090969 - Security system and monitoring method using power line communication technology: A pressure sensor portion includes a plurality of pressure sensors arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns inside a pressure-sensor-equipped carpet. The pressure sensor portion senses a pressure applied to the surface thereof and outputs a pressure value to a control portion. In an initial learning... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070090970 - Wheel identifying apparatus and tire inflation pressure detecting apparatus with function of wheel identification: According to the present invention, a wheel identifying apparatus includes a plurality of transceivers, each of which is located on one of a plurality of wheels of a vehicle, a triggering device, a receiver, and a wheel identifier. The triggering device is located on a body of the vehicle at... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070090971 - Parked vehicle location system: A parked vehicle location system including a plurality of detectors, where each detector is operative to detect whether or not a vehicle is present in at least one of a plurality of parking spaces, and provide a notification characterizing the detection, and parking status apparatus operative to receive a plurality... Agent: Daniel J Swirsky

20070090972 - Airborne digital video recorder: An airborne digital video system comprising a first video router adapted to receive at least one aircraft data, at least one analog to digital converter adapted to receive a routed aircraft data form the first video router and at least one digital video recorder coupled to the analog to digital... Agent: Attn: Kirt S. O'neill Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P.

20070090973 - Systems and methods for using multiple hypotheses in a visual simultaneous localization and mapping system: The invention is related to methods and apparatus that use a visual sensor and dead reckoning sensors to process Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM). These techniques can be used in robot navigation. Advantageously, such visual techniques can be used to autonomously generate and update a map. Unlike with laser rangefinders,... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070085655 - Biometric safe lock: A lock interface for a biometric lock is provided. The lock interface includes a body, a biometric sensor, and a biometric alignment feature. The biometric sensor is mounted to the body for reading a unique identifying characteristic of an individual. The alignment feature is associated with the sensor to assist... Agent: Jaeckle Fleischmann & Mugel, LLP

20070085657 - Portable device for keyless entry system of motor vehicle: The portable device includes a control part for authenticating with an on-vehicle keyless control device by communication therewith to lock/unlock a door, a receiving part for receiving a radio signal from the control device, a transmitting part for outputting a response signal to the control device, a sender judging part... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070085656 - System and method for remotely controlling a function: A system and method for remotely controlling a function. A range-limited function is performed when a wireless control signal is indicative of a range-limited function and an elapsed time value exceeds a threshold value.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070085658 - Multi-antenna system and method for remotely controlling a function: A system and method for remotely controlling a function. The system includes a transmitter and a receiver control circuit having a plurality of antennas. The transmitter transmits a wireless control signal having first and second signal portions. An antenna is selected based on the first signal portion. A function is... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070085659 - Sensor system with activation alert: A method of communicating an activation alert to an electronic system comprises receiving an input signal, evaluating the validity of the input signal, communicating an activation alert signal to a computer module at least partially simultaneously with the evaluation of the input signal in response to a predefined prompt, and... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070085660 - Service providing method, service providing apparatus and computer readable information recording medium: A service providing method includes the steps of: a) providing a correspondence between a tag and personal information; and b) providing a service to a person concerning the personal information, for which the correspondence with the tag is provided in the step a), wherein: the step a) comprises the step... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070085663 - Data exchange systems and methods employing rf data transmission: A data exchange system for exchanging data with a host device, comprising at least one button assembly and a dock assembly. The at least one button assembly comprises an encoder, a button coil, and a switch, where closing the switch forms an antenna circuit. The dock assembly comprising a controller,... Agent: Schacht Law Office, Inc.

20070085661 - Rfid tag, rfid reader/writer, rfid system, and processing method of rfid system: A reader/writer (R/W) transmits a query command ALL (A), which causes RFID tags (A) with a communication method (A) to respond at a time, to N RFID tags (A) with the communication method (A) and X RFID tags (C) with a communication method (C). In this case, since R/W receives... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20070085662 - Visitor reception system with improved security by limiting visitors authorized to enter, outdoor unit and communication terminal included in the same: In order to improve security by limiting visitors authorized to enter, a visitor reception system includes an outdoor unit and a communication terminal capable of communicating with the outdoor unit. The outdoor unit includes a short-range communication portion to communicate with a mobile phone, a communication I/F to communicate with... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070085664 - Frequency hopping system and method for communicating with rfid tags: Radio frequency (RF) power is sent out by a base station to radio frequency identification transponders (RFID tags) for a first time at a first frequency. The frequency is changed to a second frequency, and the RF power sent out for a second time substantially different from the fist time... Agent: John H. Sherman, Legal Dept. Intermec Technologies Corporation

20070085665 - Power supply and useful data exchange between a fire alarm control unit and a current sink: A method, system and circuit arrangement exchange data and supply power to at least one current sink connected via at least one data line pair to a fire alarm control unit. A pulsed voltage is used as the supply voltage for the current sink connected via at least one data... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070085666 - Post-trip bus inspection alert system: A system and method for alerting responsible personnel to perform a post-trip inspection check for passengers remaining on a bus at the end of a trip by issuing audible and/or visual alerts when the bus is parked and the motor shut off at the end of the trip. The ignition... Agent: International Truck Intellectual Property Company,

20070085667 - Motor vehicle signalling system incorporating a haptic accelerator pedal: The system comprises: a signalling device able to provide the driver with a sensorial alarm signal indicating a danger situation; detectors able to provide signals and/or data representing the situation outside the motor vehicle and/or the travel conditions of the vehicle itself; and electronic processing and control devices designed to... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070085668 - Tire condition monitoring device: A tire condition monitoring device mounted on a wheel assembly with a tire and executing wireless signaling to a vehicle body, includes an electric circuit further including a sensor detecting a condition of the tire and a wireless circuit executing wireless signaling to transmit results of detection by the sensor,... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070085669 - Seat-belt warning device: The invention relates to a seat-belt warning device comprising a device which detects a seat occupied by a passenger, a device which detects whether the seat-belt associated with a seat is being used, and a device which emits a warning signal. According to the invention, the device which detects seat... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070085670 - Industrial process sensor with sensor coating detection: An industrial process sensor having a sensor component exposed to process fluid detects when the sensor performance has been degraded by a sensor coating buildup from the process fluid. A baseline statistical metric, such as standard deviation of the process parameter sensed by the sensor, is determined during an initial... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20070085671 - Industrial process sensor with sensor coating detection: A security system that includes provisions for alarm faults for the premises surrounding a building which includes a security panel including a microprocessor and memory, the security panel has an armed mode and a disarmed mode. The apparatus further includes a plurality of sensors disposed outside of a building, each... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070085673 - Sensing and analysis of ambient contextual signals for discriminating between indoor and outdoor locations: Methods and systems that determine automatically the likelihood that a device is inside or outside of a structure or building. The system uses one or more sensors to detect ambient conditions, and make the determination. The inference can be used to save power or suppress services from certain devices, which... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070085672 - Vacuum system and warning method thereof: A vacuum system suitable for a semiconductor process is provided. The vacuum system includes a plurality of devices, a plurality of sensors and a warning/control unit. The sensors are respectively disposed in these devices for performing sensing and they output a plurality of sensing values. The warning/control unit is electrically... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070085674 - Self-contained cellular security system: Described is a cellular security system for monitoring an asset from a remote monitoring site without utilizing a signal modulating device or a cellular voice service. The cellular security system includes a detector, a display device, a cellular telephone that includes a camera and email capabilities, and a remote email... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20070085675 - Powered device with priority indicator: A method for communicating settable priority data from a powered device being powered over communication cabling to power sourcing equipment, the method comprising: prior to connecting power to operational circuitry of the powered device, transmitting first multi-bit data from the powered device to the power sourcing equipment; subsequent to the... Agent: Powerdsine Ltd.

20070085676 - Security system reporting events through e-mail massages: Security system communication with a user device via electronic means, including via e-mail transmitted over the internet are provided. A security system interface receives a signal indicating an occurrence of an event, such as a fault or alarm condition, in a zone of the security system; a memory stores a... Agent: Honeywell Law Department Patent Services

20070085677 - Wireless monitoring device: The system of the invention includes a method for monitoring changes in the status or condition of a Container using one or more monitoring units mounted to the Container. The monitoring units preferably include a power supply, sensors using reflective energy with programmable parameters, globally-unique sensor identification, recording capability on... Agent: Mark A. Tidwell Jackson Walker L.L.P.

20070085678 - Environmental monitoring device: The disclosure is directed to a sensor device including processing circuitry, at least one sensor coupled to the processing circuitry, a serial data interface coupled to the processing circuitry and memory responsive to the processing circuitry. The memory includes a static unique identification number. The serial data interface provides access... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.C.

20070085679 - Security system: In a security system for monitoring security in a predetermined space from outside the space, the security system comprising: (a) at least one detection means located in or near the space for determining a violation of security in the space, the detection means having a normal mode representative of no... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20070085680 - Device, system and method for securing cargo items: A system enabling detection of unauthorized removal of a cargo item 414 from a cargo claim area 420, said system may comprise: a locking device 100 attachable to cargo item 414, wherein locking device 100 may comprises a transmitter 110 adapted to transmit data wirelessly, said data being indicative on... Agent: Fleit Kain Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco

20070085681 - Method and apparatus for tracking objects and people: An object locating, identifying, and tracking system is provided for managing physical objects and people in environments such as police departments, law offices, the Courts, hospitals, warehouses, and department stores. The system employs RFID technology, computer programming and database applications, networking technologies, and hardware elements. Employing its algorithmic decision machine... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070085682 - Moving object management system and moving object apparatus: A moving object apparatus includes a shopping cart to be moved along an aisle which is provided together with wireless tags arranged near the aisle, an antenna which is attached to the shopping cart and has directivity toward a direction predetermined for communication with the wireless tags, and a transmission... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070085683 - Systems and methods for providing secure environments: A system and method for monitoring a facility is provided. Generally, the system comprises monitoring tags wherein each monitoring tag emits an identifier signal unique to each monitoring tag, monitoring sensors wherein the monitoring sensors receive signals from the monitoring tags and relay the signals to one or more monitoring... Agent: Hayes, Soloway P.C.

20070085684 - Systems and methods for providing secure environments: A system and method for monitoring a facility is provided. Generally, the system comprises monitoring tags wherein each monitoring tag emits an identifier signal unique to each monitoring tag, monitoring sensors wherein the monitoring sensors receive signals from the monitoring tags and relay the signals to one or more monitoring... Agent: Hayes, Soloway P.C.

20070085688 - Expanded compatibility rfid tags: Systems and methods for providing expanded compatibility in identification tags such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) devices. Integrated devices can be equipped with various combinations of passive and active tags configured for compatibility with passive and active readers, respectively. Additionally, the integrated devices can be equipped with various combinations of... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20070085685 - Label with electronic components and method of making same: A method of making an electronic label, such as an RFID label, includes attaching a circuit, such as an antenna, to a substrate material, applying an adhesive layer to the substrate material over the circuit, adding a release layer over the adhesive layer, forming at least one opening in the... Agent: Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP (avery)

20070085687 - Projector: A projector comprising a main body, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and a controller is provided. The main body comprises a light module and an optical engine. The light module is used for emitting a light. The optical engine is used for receiving the light and outputting a projecting... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070085689 - Rfid tag incorporating at least two integrated circuits: Multiple RFID integrated circuit microradio chips are located at the feed point of an RFID tag antenna for greater reliability, elimination of testing and to take advantage of coherent microradio operation for increased gain and power, better signal-to-noise ratios, improved range and low bit error rates.... Agent: Robert K. Tendler

20070085686 - Tracking of disposable components: The present invention concerns monitoring and tracking of disposable components employed in endoscopes. In particular the invention is described in connection with tracking of a disposable component of a gastrointestinal endoscope. The disposable component is provided with a passive RFID tag programmed with identification information. The RFID tag is capable... Agent: Bruce E. Lilling Lilling & Lilling PLLC

20070085690 - Patient monitoring apparatus: A monitoring system includes one or more cameras to determine a three dimensional (3D) model of a person; means to detect a dangerous condition based on the 3D model; and means to generate a warning when the dangerous condition is detected.... Agent: Tran & Associates

20070085691 - System and method for ensuring location of an individual within a designated area: A system and method for ensuring that a monitored individual is located within a designated area is provided. The system contains a monitoring band having a transmitter capable of transmitting a signal. A transceiver interface unit is also located within the system, which is capable of receiving the signal and... Agent: Hayes Soloway, P.C.

20070085692 - Carbon monoxide detector on a gas powered generator: A carbon monoxide detector is coupled to a gas-powered generator. The carbon monoxide detector is configured to provide notification when a predetermined concentration of carbon monoxide is reached and may also be utilized to disable the generator.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070085693 - System, a tool and method for communicating with a faulted circuit indicator using a remote display: Provided is a system, a tool and a method for communicating with a faulted circuit indicator (FCI), the faulted circuit indicator including a detection circuit for monitoring an electrical conductor of a power system. The system includes a remote display mounted in a wall of an enclosure and visible from... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20070085694 - Monitoring of alarm system wiring: A supervisory method and apparatus provide for detection of “partial fault” conditions such as a relatively high series impedance in the wiring, or a relatively low parallel impedance across the wiring. A non-linear element, such as a semiconductor diode, can be used as an end of line element. The element... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070085695 - Natural unterine sound producing crib liner: A crib liner, including a base and upstanding walls that create a cavity for containing an infant. The crib liner includes a playback device that is capable of recording natural heartbeat sounds from the mother of the infant, and reproducing those sounds through speakers located within the upstanding walls, for... Agent: Goldstein Law Offices, P.C.

20070085696 - Matching a transmitter and a receiver supplied by the same power module: The present invention supports pairing a transmitter and a receiver that use the same power line and power module. The transmitter associates an identification number with a command message so that a receiver can ascertain that a command message is intended for the receiver. The transmitter uses the time from... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070085697 - Weight determining systems and methods for vehicular seats: Vehicular seat including a weight determining system for obtaining an indication of the weight of an occupying item in the seat includes a seat support structure, a cushion arranged on the seat support structure, the cushion having an upper surface over which the occupying item is situated during occupancy of... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20070085702 - Light management system having networked intelligent luminaire managers: A light management system having networked intelligent luminaire managers. A plurality of networked luminaire managers, each collocated with a respective luminaire, monitor the status of their respective luminaires. The luminaire managers include transmitters for transmitting status information about their respective luminaires such as, for example, a lamp out condition upon... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070085701 - Light management system having networked intelligent luminaire managers that support third-party applications: A light management system having networked intelligent luminaire managers. A plurality of networked luminaire managers, each collocated with a respective luminaire, monitor the status of their respective luminaires. The luminaire managers include transmitters for transmitting status information about their respective luminaires and third-party devices to a network server. The network... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070085700 - Light management system having networked intelligent luminaire managers with enhanced diagnostics capabilities: A network operation center for a light management system having networked intelligent luminaire managers. A plurality of networked luminaire managers, each collocated with a respective luminaire, monitor the status of their respective luminaires. The luminaire managers include transmitters for transmitting status information about their respective luminaires and third-party devices to... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070085699 - Network operation center for a light management system having networked intelligent luminaire managers: A network operation center for a light management system having networked intelligent luminaire managers. A plurality of networked luminaire managers, each collocated with a respective luminaire, monitor the status of their respective luminaires. The luminaire managers include transmitters for transmitting status information about their respective luminaires and third-party devices to... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070085698 - Enhanced sonde recognition: A detector for locating a sonde includes a plurality of antennas, an analogue to digital converter 11 and a digital signal processor to isolate the magnetic signal produced by the sonde. The digital signal processor includes a phase feedback loop 21 to allow the digital processing unit to follow variations... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070085703 - Traffic crossing warning device, and method for warning of an oncoming locomotive object: A traffic crossing warning device is provided. The device includes a beam transmitter for transmitting a beam such as an IR beam, and a beam sensor in electrical communication with a signal processor for sensing the IR beam. In addition, the device includes a multimedia warning beacon, and a mounting... Agent: Peter L. Brewer Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz Law Firm

20070085704 - Parking violation recording system and method: A parking violation recording system capable of recording violations based on the location of a violating vehicle, is provided. The system includes at least one camera located on a mass transit vehicle, oriented so that it is capable of viewing a violating vehicle and recording an image containing violating vehicle... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070085705 - Dynamic primary flight displays for unusual attitude conditions: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of dynamically transitioning into a distinct display format during unusual attitude conditions. In one embodiment, the method includes collecting attitude data, comparing current attitude to a first set attitude angle, and fading a distinct display format into a display for unusual attitude... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070085706 - Intuitive wind velocity and direction presentation: A method for displaying the direction of an external force relative to a craft is provided. The method comprises obtaining direction data for an external force, obtaining craft directional data, calculating the force's direction relative to the craft's direction, and displaying a graphical representation of the force's direction relative to... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070085707 - System and method for presenting aircraft heading and track in a track-forward display format: Disclosed is a system and method for displaying a Horizontal Situation Indicator (HSI) in which the track is projected along a forward direction, and the heading is displayed in a heading indicator that translates around the periphery of the compass card of the HSI, depending on the heading. The track... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070085708 - Vehicle display apparatus: When an ignition switch is turned on to display an image on a display apparatus, the display apparatus first displays a needle image of meter images and a warning indicator image. Out of the meter images, the display apparatus displays the needle image for a specified time period (e.g., 0.2... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070080776 - Image processing apparatus and control method therefor: An object of this invention is to allow deleting/updating firmware at high speed and properly deleting/updating a software part for executing a job without posing any problem in a general job in an image processing apparatus which executes a job by combining a plurality of independent software parts. For this... Agent: Cowan Liebowitz & Latman P.C. John J Torrente

20070080778 - Door lock with protected biometric sensor: A door lock is provided with a biometric sensor and a key cylinder. The biometric sensor is protected by being positioned on a shield, and such that the sensor is not exposed to damage by being on the front face of the door lock. The shield extends vertically downwardly from... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070080779 - System and method for remotely controlling a function: A system and method for remotely controlling a function. The system includes a transmitter and a receiver. The transmitter transmits a first signal portion at a first frequency deviation level and transmits a second signal portion at a second frequency deviation level when a range-limited function is requested.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070080780 - Universal remote-controllable theft-proof device: This invention is about a universal remote-controllable theft-proof device. Its main functions include single user mode and multi-user mode, and both modes can set theft-proof state on each part (the default picture is shown on the screen) of one or more subjects that are being monitored. It will notify the... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070080777 - Device provided with means for maintenance against a comunication surface of a contactless data medium: The invention relates to a device (10) comprising a housing wherein a communication station is accommodated, said communication station comprising an inner antenna (12), wherein the housing comprises a wall (14) which has a transversal outer communication surface (16) which is generally vertical and which is fitted close to the... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20070080781 - Device, system and method of coordination among wireless transceivers: Some embodiments of the invention provide devices, systems and methods of coordination among wireless transceivers. For example, an apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes first and second wireless transceivers, wherein the first wireless transceiver is to enter a non-transmission mode for a pre-defined time period in... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070080782 - Communication partner appliance with automatic send mode activation: In a data carrier (2) which is provided as a communication partner appliance for a communication system with at least one further communication partner appliance (3, 40), a first communication mode or a second communication mode can be activated. A detection device (32) for detecting the presence of a received... Agent: Philips Electronics North America Corporation Intellectual Property & Standards

20070080786 - Image forming apparatus: When, based on a detection signal from a cover opening/closing detection portion 25, a CPU 20 recognizes that a cover is open, that is, a switch 61 is in an OFF state, the CPU 20 forbids wireless communication between a first transmitter-receiver 26 and a wireless tag 30. By contrast,... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070080787 - Interrogator for rfid tag: An interrogator has antennas for communicating information in a non-contact manner with an IC circuit part of a RFID circuit element to be interrogated, a control circuit, and a radio frequency circuit including a directivity switching control portion. In accordance with at least said communication distance of information communication, the... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20070080785 - Method for selecting desired item information in mobile terminal: Provided is a method for selecting only desired item information in a mobile terminal. The method includes the steps of: a) setting up an item category desired and selected by a user in the mobile terminal; b) reading item information stored in tags attached to items with a Radio Frequency... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070080784 - Mobile rfid service providing apparatus and method thereof: Provided is a mobile Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) service providing apparatus and a method thereof. The apparatus, includes: a policy server for establishing a policy on level of quality of service (QoS) to be provided to each user, and a policy to be applied between nodes for security; an Authentication,... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070080783 - System and method for controlling performance of a rfid network: A system and method for controlling the performance of a RFID network comprising a plurality of RFID tags and a central unit is disclosed. Each of the plurality of RFID tags is operative to transmit a data packet comprising a unique identification for that RFID tag. Additionally, each RFID tag... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070080788 - System and method for slaves in a master-slave wireless network to dynamically develop affinity to a time slot: A method to dynamically schedule communication between a master and slaves in a variable slave population in a master-slave wireless network. The method includes receiving a first interrogation phase command signal from the master, transmitting a response signal to the master responsive to the first interrogation phase command signal after... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070080789 - Ice detection apparatus and method: Ice detection apparatus for monitoring ice accretion on aircraft surfaces, comprising an array of optical fibres which are mounted flush with an outer surface of an aircraft skin, and an intermediately located electromagnetic radiation emitter which is provided by an optical fibre. In use radiation is emitted by the emitter... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070080790 - Handheld aid for the visually impaired: The system of the preferred embodiments includes a housing, an input element to detect the characteristics of an area, a processor to convert the detected characteristics of an area to an output signal, and an aiming device to adjust the orientation of the input element with respect to the housing.... Agent: Schox PLC

20070080791 - Tactile device: A tactile device that may make different sounds and vibrations during shaking, rotation, or sliding back and forth between the hands of a user or when attached to a user's limb or appendage. The device comprises a flexible mesh housing having a plurality of musically-pleasing sound producing members so that... Agent: Phil Virga

20070080792 - Vehicle theft detection system: A tilt sensor, height sensors and tire pressure sensors sense a behavior of a parked vehicle and output an angle signal, a height signal and a pressure signal, respectively. These sensor signals are obtained by a sensor signal obtaining section. An initial value setting section sets an initial sensor signal... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070080793 - Auto brake alert: Embodiments of the invention generally provide a spatial separation apparatus for vehicles. The apparatus of the invention is configured to monitor the distance between the user vehicle and at least one vehicle proximate thereto, and generate a proximity warning for the driver of the vehicle in accordance with the measured... Agent: Gaynell Blase

20070080794 - Magnetic transmitter and receiver for a tire pressure monitoring system: A vehicle tire pressure monitoring system and method is provided, the system including a tire pressure transducer affixed to either the tire or wheel of a vehicle. An electromagnet system is in electrical communication with the tire pressure transducer, the electromagnet system configured to generate pulses and transfer a single... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070080795 - Tire sensor device and tire information transmission method: A tire sensor device comprising sensor modules 20A to 20D, each comprising a sensor, a communication module having a communication function and a power regenerating circuit, and an antenna; and a base station comprising an internal communication device for communication with the sensor modules 20A to 20D, an information processing... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070080796 - Car lighting and alerting device: A car has a lighting and alerting device secured on a semicircular edge of each fender thereof for giving signals and making the car get noticed easily; each lighting and alerting device includes a shining mechanism, and a fixing member; each shining mechanism includes a front cover part, a rear... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070080797 - Maintaining or identifying mote devices: One aspect of the disclosure relates to identifying, at least partially using a maintaining device, at least one mote device to be maintained based at least in part on determining that the at least one mote device is not operating properly. Another aspect of the disclosure relates to determining, at... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20070080798 - Mote signal energy aspects: One aspect of this disclosure relates to converting an energy or power contained in a signal received by an at least one mote device into an energy or power form that can be utilized to at least partially operate the at least one mote device. Another aspect of this disclosure... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20070080799 - System and method for autonomous interaction among neighboring sensors in a network of sensors: Sensors in a network each have a geographical location and they each periodically broadcast this information to all the sensors in the network. Each receiving sensors then builds a list of sensors (neighbor list) that are closest to that sensor by computing the distance between itself and the other sensors.... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070080800 - Creation of environments to detect wireless devices: Detecting a wireless device is disclosed. A situation in a wireless medium is created for the wireless device to transmit. A transmission of the wireless device is received. The wireless device is detected based at least in part on information associated with the received transmission of the wireless device.... Agent: Van Pelt, Yi & James LLP

20070080801 - Universal communications, monitoring, tracking, and control system for a healthcare facility: A communication and asset locating and tracking system is provided by a wireless high resolution locating and tracting system having a plurality of receivers that are located in different locations in a facility, such as floors, rooms, corridors, common areas and portions thereof within the facility, the locating system is... Agent: Bose Mckinney & Evans LLP James Coles

20070080802 - Tamper & intrusion detection device: A tamper and intrusion detection device comprising a securing element received in an opening to contact a switch assembly, wherein insertion of the securing element places a switch of the switch assembly in a closed position, and removal of the securing element places the switch in an open position. The... Agent: Oyen, Wiggs, Green & Mutala LLP 480 - The Station

20070080807 - Alarm-integration-management-enabled mobile terminal: A mobile terminal including an output unit configured to output an alarm, a memory configured to store an expandable alarm-integrated database, and a controller configured to expand the alarm-integrated database to include alarm information corresponding to an alarm feature of content added after the mobile terminal was manufactured.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070080806 - Anti-theft security device and perimeter detection system: A security tag in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing, a membrane operable for attachment to merchandise, wherein the housing is connected the membrane, a monitoring device operable to monitor whether a party removes or attempts to remove the housing from the membrane and an... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070080803 - Method and device for wireless monitoring of system status: A method and device for wireless monitoring of system status is provided. The method employs a radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder and a RFID reader for transmission of system status. When the system monitoring program executed in the computer device detects abnormality, it would generate a system status code and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070080805 - Point of selection merchandise display system: A system and a method of supplying content in a point of selection merchandise display system in response to detected movement of a radio frequency identification tag attached to a consumer product.... Agent: The Eclipse Group

20070080804 - Systems and methods for enhanced rfid tag performance: A radio frequency identification system (20) generally includes at least one container (22), a radio frequency identification tag (24) capable of transmitting a radio frequency signal associated with the container, and a radio frequency device, such as a repeater (26) associated with the radio frequency identification tag or the container... Agent: Weyerhaeuser Company Intellectual Property Dept., Ch 1j27

20070080808 - Marker for mechanically resonant article surveillance system: A magnetomechanical resonance element or marker strip with facilitated performance based on an amorphous magnetostrictive alloy ribbon is utilized in an electronic article surveillance marker. A curvature along the element's length direction is introduced during ribbon fabrication with a different radius of curvature, which increases the resonance performance with minimal... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070080809 - Antenna system: An antenna system for a radio frequency identification system comprising: (a) a base; (b) a first patch antenna disposed on the base and having a circular polarization and adapted to convert between electrical signals and electromagnetic fields; and (c) a second patch antenna disposed on the base and having a... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20070080811 - Fob for rf responsive circuits: A radio frequency identification fob is disclosed which includes a body and a cover engaged with each other as a fob to enclose a radio frequency identification device. The body and the cover are typically molded plastic. The engagement of the cover to the body may be via an elongated... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070080810 - Shielded rfid transceiver with illuminated sensing surface: A transceiver for reading RFID tags has a ferrite core antenna substantially circular in cross-section having a transmitting and receiving face producing substantially no RF energy below a plane of the transmitting and receiving face outside a peripheral surface of the ferrite core. A portion of the transceiver enclosure which... Agent: Vincent L. Ramik Diller, Ramik & Wight

20070080815 - Apparatus, method, device and computer program product for audibly communicating medicine identity, dosage and intake instructions: A device, method, and computer software product are provided for communicating medicine dosage and intake instructions to a user by labeling a medicine container with a tag containing a unique identifier, associating the unique identifier with an audio file comprising instructions related to medicine usage, and delivering the audio file... Agent: Townsend & Banta C/o Portfolio Ip

20070080813 - Apparatus, system, and computer program product for presenting unsolicited information to a vehicle or individual: A system for providing directed advertising or informational messages specific to individual persons or vehicles. The system encompasses a sensing and evaluation mechanism to detect persons or vehicles, in conjunction with a billboard or other display device capable of delivering a message specific to one or more individuals.... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070080812 - Awareness enhancement and monitoring devices for the treatment of certain impulse control disorders: Apparatus for monitoring and discouraging trichotillomania and other unwanted behaviors includes a proximity detector, an event logger, and a user input facilitating event characterization. The proximity detector includes a sensor and an element associated with the arm, hand, finger, head or other user body part. The proximity detector is operative... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070080814 - Dynamo operated portable device having an alert radio: A battery powered portable device comprises an alert radio for receiving an alert broadcast signal. The portable device further includes a battery compartment for one or more rechargeable batteries that power the alert radio. A dynamo electrically coupled to the battery compartment of the portable device charges the one or... Agent: Venable LLP

20070080816 - Vigilance monitoring technique for vehicle operators: A vigilance monitoring system to determine the alertness of a driver of a vehicle. The system uses one or multiple sensors located at the driver-vehicle interface (steering wheel, accelerator, brakes). The sensor monitors the magnitude and frequency of the force (or displacement) exerted by a driver at the driver interface.... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C Attn: Pennsylvania State University

20070080818 - Electronic device and control method thereof: Disclosed is an electronic device including a plurality of connection terminals and a control method thereof. The electronic device including a plurality of connection terminals, including: a light-emitting unit disposed adjacent to the plurality of connection terminals; a sensing unit sensing whether an external connection terminal is within a predetermined... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070080817 - Programmable earpiece: For a firefighter or for an emergency rescue worker, an earpiece comprising a speaker, a microphone, and a temperature sensor comprises a programmable chip, which is programmed to sound an alarm via the speaker if and only if a temperature sensed by the temperature sensor equals or exceeds a preset... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070080819 - Smoke detector with remote alarm silencing means: A smoke detector employs a receiver and a remote transmitter to silence the audible alarm of the smoke detector in the event the detector was triggered by nuisance smoke. The receiver and transmitter circuits are designed to operate in a no-power or low-power consumption mode until the alarm is activated... Agent: Joseph S. Heino, Esq. Davis & Kuelthau, S.c.

20070080820 - Control system for a plurality of lamp-operating devices that are arranged in a distributed manner and method for initializing such a control system: Disclosed is a control system for several distributed lamp-operating devices, comprising at least one control station (1), a control line (2) that connects the control station (1) to each lamp-operating device, and a receiver which is allocated to each lamp-operating device and is used for communicating with the control station... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070080821 - Method and mechanical tamper-evident case fastener: A method and apparatus are provided for identifying product tampering. A mechanical fastening screw, a sleeve and a movable follower disk are arranged to show evidence of tampering. The movable follower disk is received within a cavity defined by the sleeve. The sleeve includes a channel and a final resting... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept 917

20070080822 - Indicator device for machine: An indicator device is used in a machine for indicating the operation status of the machine. The indicator device includes a body detachably mounted to the machine, a plurality of circuit boards, which are detachably electrically coupled together, mounted inside the body and each provided with a plurality of light... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070080823 - Techniques for pairing remote controllers with host devices: Techniques for associating a wireless controller to a host device are disclosed. Once associated, the host device is responsive to the associated wireless controller but not responsive to other wireless controllers that may be in the vicinity. Subsequently, if desired, the association with the wireless controller can be removed and... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070080824 - Short range wireless tracking and event notification system for portable devices: A method and system for tracking a portable device. A tracking system includes a portable device, a first Radio Frequency (RF) module, and a second RF module. The first Radio Frequency (RF) module is installed in the portable device for transmitting a wireless signal. The second RF module is used... Agent: Wagner, Murabito & Hao LLP Two North Market Street,

20070080825 - Method and system for providing warnings concerning an imminent vehicular collision: Method for transmitting a warning signal to a driver of a driven vehicle regarding an impending collision with a moving and/or stationary object in the vicinity of the driven vehicle. The method comprises the following steps of providing the driven vehicle with means for obtaining updated data regarding, position, velocity... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20070080826 - Pluggable digital video recording device for car use: A pluggable digital video recording device for car use is provided, including a casing, a control panel, a locker and a main unit. The casing is accommodated in an external box, and the control panel is disposed on the casing and aligned with the front edge of the external box.... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070080827 - Automatic charging system for parking vehicles: An automatic charging system for parking vehicles comprises a controller, at least one parking charge unit, and other peripherals. The controller comprises an image identifier for identifying images for fining license plate and identifying characters of the license plates; a ticket processing unit for deciding parking time periods of vehicles,... Agent: Ching Tiem Huang

20070080828 - Hybrid centered head-down aircraft attitude display and method for calculating displayed drift angle limit: Methods and apparatus are provided for displaying terrain and attitude data symbology for an aircraft. The apparatus is a hybrid centered head-down display for an aircraft having a monitor configured to generate a display and a processor coupled to the display. The display has a centerline. The processor is configured... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070080829 - Method and apparatus in a vehicle for producing and wirelessly transmitting messages to other vehicles: In line with the invention, the communication means (2) is in the form of part of a unit (5) in the vehicle for determining road tolls, the activation means (3) is in the form of a direction-of-travel indicator operating element, and the messages are sent to the vehicles (11) from... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070080830 - Techniques for displaying and caching tiled map data on constrained-resource services: Techniques are disclosed that enable users to access and use digital mapping systems with constrained-resource services and/or mobile devices (e.g., cell phones and PDAs). In particular, latency of a mapping application on high-latency and low-throughput networks is minimized. One embodiment utilizes volatile and non-volatile storage of the mobile device to... Agent: Google / Fenwick

20070080831 - Position detecting system and position detecting program: A plurality of positional information transmitters 100, each of which transmits positional information to which a plurality of unit spaces are each uniquely assigned, are disposed on a ceiling. A mobile terminal 10 receives the positional information transmitted from each of the positional information transmitters 100 and changes a terminal-side... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, P.C.

20070075827 - Service provision method: In a service provision method wherein a person is authenticated by a face image recording medium and granted a predetermined request right for provision of a predetermined service by presentation of the request right, a service provider issues a reservation by combining recognition data of the service and validation data... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070075828 - Door opener-closer: A door opener-closer includes a door handle. The door opener-closer includes a magnetic body core made of a soft magnetic body, is received in the door handle, and includes a plastic antenna serving as transmitter-receiver communicating with a portable device. The door opener-closer includes a handle body having a backface... Agent: Glenda C Callahan

20070075829 - Portable electronic apparatus and method for timely receiving and displaying electronic files: A portable electronic apparatus for timely receiving and displaying an electronic file is provided. The portable electronic apparatus is connected to a sender which transmits an electronic file to the electronic apparatus. The portable electronic apparatus includes a power unit, a receiving unit, a main part and a power controlling... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070075830 - System, electronic device and method for timely receiving and displaying electronic files: A method for timely receiving and displaying electronic files is provided. The method includes: providing an electronic device being electrically coupled to an electronic sending device, the electronic device comprising a receiving unit and a main part, the main part being in one of a “power-on” state and a “power-off”... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070075835 - Encapsulated transponder and method for manufacturing the same: The invention concerns an encapsulated transponder (1) having an integrated circuit (2), an antenna (3) and one or more electrical connections (4) between the integrated circuit (2) and the antenna (3). At least a part of the transponder (1) comprising the electrical connections (4) is embedded within a capsule (6)... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070075834 - Method and system for communicating with and tracking rfid transponders: An RFID system and method for communicating between a host computer, one or more interrogators connected to the host computer, and a large body of transponders distributed within an area covered by the interrogators. Each transponder originally has a common identification code, and upon initialization by the host computer internally... Agent: Christensen O'connor Johnson Kindness PLLC

20070075831 - Method of and apparatus for long distance reading of passive tags in radio frequency identification systems: A method and an apparatus for reading passive tags affixed to objects to be identified and tracked by a radio frequency identification system are disclosed. An interrogating station sends radio-frequency inquiry signals toward the passive tags through an antenna array and receives the response signals from the tags through the... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070075833 - Prefetching manifest data in an rfid system: In an RFID system having an edge controller and a tag reader that is operably connected to the edge controller, a manifest of items having RFID tags tracked by the RFID system is identified, and data from the manifest is downloaded to the edge controller in anticipation of reading the... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20070075837 - Radio frequency data communications device with selectively removable antenna portion and method: An adjustable radio frequency data communications device has a monolithic semiconductor integrated circuit with integrated circuitry, interrogation receiving circuitry provided on the monolithic integrated circuit forming at least part of the integrated circuitry and configured to receive an interrogation signal from the interrogator unit, an antenna electrically coupled to the... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070075832 - Rfid reader with programmable i/o control: A user-programmable (UP) component for an RFID reader. The UP component facilitates reading an RFID tag and interfacing to I/O that functions as a validation mechanism that the read operation has occurred. The UP component facilitates application of the reader to new and/or different systems and products. The UP component... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./(at)

20070075836 - System for detecting radio-frequency identification tags: Techniques for detecting radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags are disclosed. For example, an exit control system is described that detects unauthorized removal of articles from a protected facility. A series of antennas are setup to produce interrogation corridors located near the exit of the protected area. RFID tags are attached to... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070075838 - Method and apparatus for avoiding radio frequency identification (rfid) tag response collisions: Methods and apparatuses for obtaining data from radio frequency identification (RFID) tags in an efficient manner are described. The method includes the following steps. During the course of an interrogation of an RFID tag population, an RFID tag in the population determines a time slot in which it is designated... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070075839 - Monitoring and adjustment of reader in an electronic toll collection system: An electronic toll collection system that includes a reader with internal monitoring circuitry. The reader includes a controller and transceiver, which is connected to an antenna, wherein the transceiver sends outgoing RF signals to the antenna and receives incoming RF signals from the antenna. The reader includes transceiver monitor circuitry... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20070075840 - Rf-networked sensor system and method: A system is provided for sensing data and for conveying the data to a network via an RFID tag. The sensed data may be provided as simply two-state single-bit data or as multi-bit data converted from analog values. The sensor used in the system alters an RFID tag address to... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./(fy)

20070075841 - Data encoding in radio frequency identification transponders: A method and apparatus are provided for efficiently encoding source data in radio frequency identification (RFID) systems. The encoded source data may also provide additional functionality such as data error detection and correction. A source data encoding and decoding method for a RFID system having a RFID transponder comprises the... Agent: Brian M Berliner, Esq O'melveny & Myers, LLP

20070075842 - Pill-mate / event-reminder: A very first new pill-mate/event-reminder uses electronic alarms to remind people at the pre-set time to take medicines or attend events. It has 5 settings: 4 times/day (every 4 hours); 3 times/day (every 6 hours); 2 times/day (every 12 hours); 1 time/day (every 24 hours); and 1 time/week. This device... Agent: Dr. Wanda Zhao Russell

20070075843 - Multi-wideband communications over power lines: Systems and methods for communicating over a power line are configured to substantially simultaneously communicate over a plurality of wideband frequency ranges. Signals may be communicated two or from a communication node at two different frequencies simultaneously. These signals may be exchanged with different nodes and/or include independent data. In... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20070075844 - Alarm apparatus: An alarm apparatus may include a housing constructed of a base and a lens. A control apparatus, a light and a siren may positioned within the housing. An external sensor may also be provided to monitor an environment and trigger the alarm. The control apparatus is operable to permit a... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20070075845 - Leisure vehicle: A leisure vehicle including a plurality of communication devices built into a vehicle body of the leisure vehicle; and a multiplex communication line through which the plurality of communication devices are coupled to each other. The communication devices are configured to perform multiplexed data communication through the multiplex communication line.... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20070075846 - Enhanced audio feedback for vehicle security systems: A vehicle security system comprises a security module adapted to detect an event, a memory for storing a composition, and a processor coupled to the security module, wherein upon detecting the event the processor selects the composition from the memory and triggers a modulated signal representing the composition, wherein the... Agent: Frank Chau, Esq. F. Chau & Associates, LLP

20070075847 - Monitor system, central monitor apparatus, on-vehicle monitor apparatus, monitor method, monitor program, computer-readable recording medium containing the same: A monitoring system which can monitor a plurality of vehicles (1) includes vibration sensing units (15) each sensing a vibration of the associated vehicle (1), a sensed time specifying unit (20b) which specifies an instant at which the vibration of the vehicle (1) is sensed by the vibration sensing unit,... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070075848 - Cellular augmented vehicle alarm: Cellular network technology is combined with a vehicle alarm to provide direct wireless notification of a vehicle alarm event over a cellular system to the owner or other interested party of a vehicle. A vehicle alarm notification is sent directly to the owner of a particular vehicle immediately upon alarm,... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter PLLC

20070075849 - Cellular augmented vehicle alarm notification together with location services for position of an alarming vehicle: A cellular alarm notification signal is received wirelessly from an alarming vehicle, and a position of a cellular transceiver of the alarming vehicle is requested and provided to police, security, emergency personnel, and/or surveillance cameras. A vehicle alarm notification is sent directly to the owner of a particular vehicle immediately... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter PLLC

20070075850 - Method and device for warning the driver of a motor vehicle: A method and a device for warning the driver of a motor vehicle. An object detector is provided, which detects preceding vehicles and ascertains their distance and relative velocity with respect to the host vehicle and supplies these to an evaluation device. The evaluation device assumes that the preceding vehicle... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070075851 - Allocation method for a combined tire pressure monitoring system in a motor vehicle: The invention relates to an allocation method for a combined tire pressure monitoring system in motor vehicles, at least partly comprising wheels with pneumatic tires being equipped with pressure measuring modules, and each pressure measuring module records a tire inflation pressure or a value responsive to the tire inflation pressure... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20070075852 - Sensor for the detection of the position of a mechanical force-transmitting device: A device for the wire-free determination of a position (4, 5, 6) of a mechanical force-transmitting device (2a), having at least one storage device (11) for storing electrical energy, at least one sensor element (10) which detects the position and is monitored by at least one sensor electronic unit (7),... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane Suite 1210

20070075853 - Cargo sensing apparatus for a cargo container: A cargo sensing apparatus for a cargo container such as a semi-trailer includes a laser line scanning unit. In a preferred embodiment, first and second laser line generators are mechanically scanned in synchronism with a solid-state imager to identify and map the contents of the cargo container. The map is... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070075856 - Anti-theft alarm system for portable computer: An anti-theft alarm system for a portable computer, the anti-theft alarm system includes a controller, a button for delivering an anti-theft enabling signal to the controller, and a motion sensor enabled when the controller receives the anti-theft enabling signal and providing a detection signal indicating unauthorized movement of the portable... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070075858 - Apparatus and method for controlling alarm by motion recognition in a portable terminal: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for controlling an alarm using motion recognition in a portable terminal. In the method, motion input of the portable terminal is sensed in an alarm mode. It is checked whether the motion is a predetermined motion in a motion database.... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070075854 - Motion activated home security system: A novel security system for use by a homeowner in protecting their premises, that is responsive to the presence of an intruder or others, the security system includes a housing for a motion detector, a recorder/playback system, a photo sensor, and a light display. In one embodiment, when the motion... Agent: Christopher D. Harrington

20070075855 - Remote surveillance device: A remote surveillance device is provided herein, which mainly contains a camera, infra-red LEDs, an anti-theft circuit, a radio-frequency transmission circuit, a solar panel, and a battery, etc. The remote surveillance device is operable during power outage, saves captured images locally, transmits captured images to at least a remote control... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070075857 - Video surveillance system: A video surveillance system is used with a plurality of video sources and a monitor. The system includes a video surveillance control device in communication with the video sources and the monitor; and a video surveillance control program operated in the video surveillance control device for controlling the video surveillance... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20070075859 - Security device with adjustable magnet location: A security device that is adapted to be affixed along a window to provide anti-intruder protection while providing the ability to open the window a variable amount for venting an area. The security device comprises a magnetic member, located in a housing, and means for mounting the magnetic member at... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070075860 - Alarm for selectively detecting intrusions by persons: Improved alarm system that is able to distinguish intrusions by persons from intrusions by others, such as nonhuman animals and inanimate objects. Multiple sensors are placed in a vertically aligned array, so that each sensor monitors at a different elevation. As animals and other objects generally have different sizes and... Agent: Dla Piper Rudnick Gray Cary Us, LLP

20070075862 - Locating a device in a given state: Methods and computer program products for locating devices having a given state by locating a device using an RFID tag associated with the device that responds to queries from an RFID tag reader independently of the state of the device, and determining the state of the device using an RFID... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20070075864 - Method and system for providing tracking services to locate an asset: The present invention is directed to a method of asset location. Location data is received from a cellular transmitter associated with a selected asset, which location data includes data representative of a cellular receiver with which direct communication with the cellular transmitter is made. The location data is then communicated... Agent: Tucker, Ellis & West LLP

20070075863 - Network management using suppressible rfid tags: Methods and computer program products for managing a device connected to a network include querying the device using the network, querying the device using a simulated RFID tag, and querying the device using a suppressible RFID tag to determine status information about the device. A system for managing a device... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20070075861 - Rfid asset identification systems: An RFID tag configured to contain identification information in at least three forms. For instance, the RFID tag may include an RFID system, a human readable number and a bar code that may be visible on an outer surface of the body. The RFID system, the human readable number and... Agent: Michael W. Taylor

20070075865 - Method and system for producing and reading labels based on magnetic resonance techniques: The invention provides a method and system for labeling items, wherein the labels contain digital information and can be read when desired. The coding of the labels is done by choosing specifically engineered nano-particles, micro-particles, or liquid material in the form of “ink.” The particles are designed to contain materials... Agent: Weyerhaeuser Company Intellectual Property Dept., Ch 1j27

20070075866 - Apparatus for encapsulating radio frequency identification (rfid) antennae: An apparatus capable of being retrofitably installed on a conveyor having a radio frequency identification (RFID) system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a non-metallic frame and multiple mounting means for facilitating the mounting of the non-metallic frame onto a metallic slider bed of the conveyor. The apparatus can be inserted... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20070075867 - Method and apparatus for displaying a patient worklist: An apparatus displaying a patient worklist includes at least one processor, a pointing device, a display screen having a viewing area, and memory, and is configured to store patient information, including cautionary information and scheduled medical procedures, in the memory. The apparatus is further configured to display the patient information... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale, LLP

20070075868 - System and method for light control: An exemplary system for light control is disclosed. The system includes a computer (1), a chip (3) which is connected with the computer via a level converting circuit (2), and a plurality of light luminance control circuits. Each light luminance control circuit controls a corresponding light circuit. A related method... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070075870 - Method and system for heating dies: A method and system for monitoring the temperature of dies during the processing of thermoplastics. A non-contact infrared remote sensor is configured to remotely monitor each die of a cuber extruder. The face of the cuber dies is divided into four quadrants. A sensor is aimed at the center of... Agent: Dubois, Bryant, Campbell & Schwartz, LLP

20070075869 - System and method of channel serialization in a safety i/o product: A system serializes control signals within a safety control architecture wherein a safety serial interface at least one of receives and transmits signals from one or more processing components. A serialization component receives and serializes at least one data packet from the safety serial interface to control at least one... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./fay

20070075871 - Foldable electronic alarm device and alarm display device: A foldable electronic alarm device including a first housing, a second housing, a pivot, a display screen and an alarm module is provided, wherein the pivot is disposed in one side of the first housing and the second housing to enable the first housing to pivot relative to the second... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070075872 - Drive circuit for driving indicator in computer system: A circuit for indicating status of a component of a computer system includes a first indicator (D1), a second indicator (D2), a power supply (V), a first transistor (Q1), and a second transistor (Q2). The first indicator includes a positive end and a negative end. The second indicator includes a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070075873 - Location awareness system using rfid and wireless connectivity apparatus for location awareness system used therein: A location awareness system using RFID and a wireless communication apparatus for the location awareness are provided. The location awareness system includes a RFID tag, a wireless communication apparatus for location awareness, more than three anchors, a coordinator, and a server. The wireless communication apparatus identifies the target object with... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070075874 - Downhole telemetry system for wired tubing: A communications system employing discrete multi-tone (“DMT”) modulated signals on a communications channel formed by inductively-coupled pipe. In one embodiment, the communications system includes a string of wired pipe joints that couple a transmitter to a receiver. Each pipe joint in the string possesses threaded ends configured for mechanically connecting... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20070075875 - Method and device for determining the size and position of a parking space: The present invention relates to a method and a device for determining the size and position of a parking space in relation to the position of a vehicle while the vehicle is driving past the parking space, the parking space extending longitudinally to the traffic lane and transversely to the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070075876 - Aircraft security method: A security method obscures the visibility through an aircraft's windshield upon determining the existence of a potential security problem, such as a terrorist attempting to take unauthorized control of the aircraft. The windshield can be obscured by various means such as actuating a liquid crystal system of a chromogenic glass... Agent: Robert J. Harter