Communications: electrical inventions 09/07

20070222553 - Smart task-driven video collection: A multi-camera system that collects images and videos of moving objects in dynamic and crowded scenes, subject to task constraints is disclosed. The system constructs “task visibility intervals” comprising information about what can be sensed in future time intervals. Methods for constructing these intervals applying prediction of future object motion... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070222554 - Access control method for medical facilities and retirement facilities: A method for controlling access to a building selected from a hospital, a medical clinic or the like, or a nursing home, a retirement residence or the like or a portion of the building, comprises (a) positioning an apparatus comprising an input member and an output dispenser proximate to a... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070222555 - Security for anonymous vehicular broadcast messages: An anonymous vehicular broadcast system that has encrypted links between the roadway infrastructure and the vehicles. The vehicles each have a common private key that is generated from a certification key, provided by a certification authority, and a configuration key that is generated at each power up of the vehicle.... Agent: Leffert Jay & Polglaze, P.A.

20070222557 - Vehicle antenna device, vehicle including the vehicle antenna device, and vehicle security system including the vehicle antenna device: A vehicle antenna device includes a first antenna and a second antenna. The first antenna surrounds an ignition key cylinder having a key insertion hole and is configured to receive a first signal transmitted from a first transmitter in a key insertion state where a key is inserted into the... Agent: Ditthavong Mori & Steiner, P.C.

20070222556 - Tracking system for distributable objects which are marked in single laser shot events with dynamically variable images: A supply chain monitoring system having a laser-based image system usable within an object processing facility to form images in objects, a reader operable to read the images on the objects, and an object tracking system coupled to the reader over a data network. The laser-based image system includes an... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20070222558 - Self-adjusting portals with movable data tag readers for improved reading of data tags: Moving data tag readers in a portal responsive to a moving article to improve reading of a data tag on the article. Position sensors determine position information for the moving article. A controller module translates a positioning device having a data tag reader mounted thereon responsive to the determined position... Agent: Senniger Powers (kcc)

20070222559 - Systems and method for delivery of information: A system and related methods are provided that notify affected persons of an alert message in a timely manner. In one embodiment, an authorized individual may first create an alert that is received by a central server. Next, the system may perform authentication to verify that the person creating the... Agent: Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center

20070222560 - Parallel rfid system using cdma: Various embodiments of the invention may use code division multiple access (CDMA) technology in communications from radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to RFID readers, so that multiple RFID tags may respond to the same RFID reader at the same time on the same frequency and still be reliably decoded by... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070222561 - Method and apparatus for efficiently querying and identifying multiple items on a communication channel: Systems and methods for efficiently querying and identifying multiple items on a communication channel are disclosed. The invention is well suited to use with radio frequency identification with interrogation devices and systems that identify radio frequency identification transponders. A depth-first tree traversal protocol algorithm, including commands and symbols, is used... Agent: Alan Loudermilk Loudermilk & Associates

20070222562 - Method and apparatus for remote powering of device connected to network: A network node determines the suitability of coupled devices for being remotely line powered before actually powering them. The node scan its ports to determine which ports are coupled to devices. The node then interrogates the coupled devices. A unique discovery tone or bit pattern is generated and sent to... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.C.

20070222563 - Vehicle security control system: A vehicle security control system receives from a separated communication device a demand signal to prohibit or permit engine operation via an immobilizer. The vehicle control device includes a display for displaying information on the engine operation, a communication unit for receiving the demand signal from the separated communication device... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070222564 - Vehicle wheel stealing detecting apparatus, vehicle wheel stealing detecting method, vehicle wheel stealing detecting program, and recording medium storage vehicle wheel stealing detecting program: A vehicle wheel stealing detecting apparatus (1) includes: a vibration sensor (2) for measuring a vibration of the vehicle; a frequency converting section (16) for converting (i) a result of the measurement carried out by the vibration sensor (2), into (ii) frequency domain data; feature amount extracting section (17) for... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070222565 - Pedestrian detecting device for vehicle: A pedestrian detecting device for a vehicle comprises a far-infrared camera picking up a far-infrared image outside the vehicle, an area-candidate extracting portion extracting an area candidate containing a pedestrian image from the far-infrared image picked up, an environment detecting device detecting an environment outside the vehicle that influences the... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070222566 - Vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus, vehicle surroundings monitoring method, and vehicle surroundings monitoring program: A vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus, a vehicle surroundings monitoring method, and a vehicle surroundings monitoring program which can rapidly determine an object such as a pedestrian to be avoided which must be avoided from coming into contact with the vehicle from an image of the surroundings of the vehicle and... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070222567 - Motor vehicle wheel arch comprising an electrical circuit and assembly comprisng a wheel arch and power supply means: A vehicle wheel arch having an electrical circuit for communicating with an electronic component installed in a tire of the vehicle. The wheel arch comprising an electrical circuit embedded within or installed on a surface of the wheel arch. The electrical circuit includes an antenna formed by a substantially flat... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20070222571 - Batteryless tire inflation pressure detecting apparatus having minimum influence on environment: A batteryless tire inflation pressure detecting apparatus includes, on the body of a vehicle, antennas and a transmitter transmitting radio waves through the antennas. The apparatus also includes, on each wheel of the vehicle, a pressure sensor sensing the pressure of a tire, a transceiver, and a charging unit powering... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070222568 - System and method for vehicle tire usage information: A method (and apparatus), includes communicating, by a reader in a vehicle, with a wireless device in a tire, the wireless device having a unique identification, receiving, by the reader, sensed usage information of the tire from the wireless device, and writing, by the reader, usage parameters to a memory... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070222570 - Tire condition detection system and induction feed method thereof: An external antenna positioned external to a tire, and an internal antenna provided inside a valve of the tire, which transmits and receives power by electromagnetic waves in a predetermined high frequency band is substituted as a new source of power, for a tire pressure/temperature detection device that conventionally uses... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070222569 - Tire, wheel or tire an wheel assembly equipped with a device for counting the number of rotations: In an electronic device for counting the number of rotations for a tire and wheel assembly, a storage means holds counting information (NbRot) intended to represent the number of rotations counted at each moment. The counting information (NbRot) represents the number of rotations counted from a predetermined time.... Agent: Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20070222572 - Multiple passenger vehicle seat belt notification system with force feedback: A seat belt notification system and process for a vehicle can include an occupant detection sensor operable to determine if a vehicle seat is in one of an occupied condition or an unoccupied condition. A seat belt sensor can be operable to determine if a seat belt associated with the... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070222573 - Auto fluid condition alert: A method and device for determining the appropriate time to recharge hydraulic fluid in a work vehicle. The method preferably includes making a real time determination of the at least a quality parameter of hydraulic fluid in a work vehicle. The system includes comparing in real time, the quality parameter... Agent: Fondungallah Kigham & Essien, LLC

20070222574 - Multi vehicle signal ground illumination indicator lamps for turn, hazard and brake signaling to enhance current methods of use: This invention is designed to enhance the existing hazard signal, turn signal and brake signals of vehicles by placing mini spot lamps on four corners and or to the rear of vehicle, near or at existing signal lamp locations or on sides of vehicle, directing their light beams on a... Agent: John Courts

20070222575 - Motorcycle with inclination sensor: A motorcycle that preserves the detection accuracy of an inclination sensor without use of a component provided exclusively for protection of the inclination sensor and without the necessity for rigid attachment of the inclination sensor. The motorcycle includes an inclination sensor for detecting a lateral inclination angle of a vehicle... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070222576 - Method and apparatus for dynamically prioritize network faults based on real-time service degradation: A method and apparatus of an alarm management system (114) for dynamically prioritizing network conditions for a communication system (100) is disclosed. The alarm management system includes a receiver (116) and processor (118) for receiving one of a plurality of alarm conditions indicating a fault in a device within the... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070222577 - Interactive home security system: An Interactive Home Security System with multiple features including: 1. An intercom 2. Motion detector lights 3. Various alarm sounds 4. Recorded play back 5. Recorded voice warning. This integrated system is a simplified consolidated construction of several home security system components. The controls used for various settings and to... Agent: Wayne M. Wilson

20070222579 - Power line communication device and method: A power line communication device configured to facilitate communications over a low voltage power line between a downstream user device and an external power line communication device is provided. In one embodiment, the device may include a communication module configured to communicate over a low voltage power line and a... Agent: Capital Legal Group, LLC

20070222578 - Power line communication network security system: The present embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for use in implementing security systems. Some embodiments provide methods that receive a remote alarm message broadcast across an external power line communication (PLC) network at a first internal PLC security system coupled with the external PLC network from a remote second... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20070222583 - Rfid sensor using pulse processing: A radio frequency identification device having sensing elements incorporated in its tags, and the sensing value determines the width of a sensing pulse in its RFID code. Through a pulse-processing unit, during communication, digital sensing values are obtained by measuring the width of the sensing pulse. Since only discrete signals... Agent: Baohua Qi

20070222581 - Method and system for remotely monitoring and controlling field devices with a street lamp elevated mesh network: An elevated mesh network supported and operably coupled to street lamps can be used to remotely monitor and control field devices. The packet transceiver modules of the mesh network can also be coupled to sensors that monitor operation of a street lamp as well as environmental conditions. The elevated mesh... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20070222582 - Radio system for sensing applications: A radio system for sensing the spatial configuration of a physical object comprising a transmitter (102) which sends a query message to a transponder (104) having at least one antenna (106). A radio frequency shield (108) is moveably interposable between the transmitter and one or more antennas and thereby attenuates... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070222580 - Remote timer, thermometer and paging system: A remote timer, thermometer and paging system includes a first unit having a radio frequency transmitter, a housing having a recess formed therein and a timer for selecting a time period. The system includes a temperature sensor in communication with the first unit for measuring temperature. The system also includes... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070222584 - Wireless sensor system: A sensor system has a least one voltage generator for conversion of non-electrical energy to electrical energy. At least one energy store is connected downstream from the voltage generator. At least one voltage converter is connected to the energy store such that its output signal is suitable for operation of... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070222585 - System and method for visual representation of a catastrophic event and coordination of response: A method for monitoring an environment for threat conditions potentially related to a catastrophic event is disclosed herein. The method includes determining baseline levels of one or more environmental agents in an area based upon first measurement data received from a sensor network. The method further includes establishing one or... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20070222586 - Implantable device and communication integrated circuit implementable therein: A wireless implantable device for communicating with a remote unit, wherein the wireless device is capable of self-initializing, namely initial booting without requiring an external general booting program to force the booting process. The implantable device can download program instructions from the remote unit for the operation of the implantable... Agent: Alfred E. Mann Foundation For Scientific Research

20070222587 - Method and apparatus for electronically tracking luggage: The invention includes an electronic luggage tag that uses GPS technology to both track luggage, and record the specific times and places that a specific piece of luggage is opened. The invention is designed to prevent luggage theft and additionally to provide users the ability to track the location of... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070222588 - Personal property security device: A mobile monitoring device includes a sensor, a controller and a transceiver is in electronic communication with the controller. The transceiver is capable of secure, bidirectional communication with a computing device, or with other devices such as telephones and the Internet. The sensor is in electronic communication with the controller... Agent: J. Harrison Colter

20070222591 - Information management system, method, program and recording medium: An RF tag includes a sensor for detecting a change in an environment near the RF tag, a storage section for storing identifier information uniquely assigned to each RF tag to identify the RF tag, and a controller for controlling the sensor and the storage section. A reader-writer includes a... Agent: Paul J. Esatto, Jr. Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070222589 - Identifying security threats: A method, system, and computer-readable medium is described for analyzing information to assist security personnel in identifying security threats. In some situations, various threat trend analyses are used to identify trends in various security-related information, and trend analysis information may then be presented to appropriate users (e.g., via displayed graphical... Agent: Campbell Stephenson LLP

20070222590 - Passive environmental rfid transceiver: Some embodiments of the invention may incorporate an oscillator circuit into a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag in which the oscillator circuit comprises at least one component that is sensitive to an environmental factor such as temperature or humidity. When the tag responds to an RFID reader, the tag may... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070222592 - Locator-clip for electronic devices: A holder, such as clip, for a portable electronic device is equipped with a lost device locator function as well as with an out-of-the area alarm function. The out-of-the area alarm is activated when the portable electronic device is beyond a preset distance from the locator clip.... Agent: Trojan Law Offices

20070222593 - Detection device and detection method: A detection device for detecting a body entering a predetermined range has a transmission means for periodically radiating a pulse-like transmission signal by way of an electromagnetic wave to which a band restriction has been applied, a first reception means and a second reception means, and a judgment means. Each... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070222594 - Removable pocketbook or handbag electronic alarmed liner: A removable liner can be inserted in a women's handbag or mans briefcase. This liner contains a removable packaged device that consists of a compilation of a radio controlled sonic alarm receiver, with a crystal controlled radio frequency hand receiver that is tuned to a small matched frequency radio transmitter,... Agent: Dorothy P. Kohn

20070222597 - Rack sensor controller for asset tracking: A rack sensor controller is operable to sense information for assets housed in a rack. The rack sensor controller includes a memory storing a location of the rack and sensor information received from a plurality of sensors. At least some of the sensors include one or more RFID readers operable... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070222598 - Centralized implementation of portal announcing method and system: In a facility having a plurality of portals and having a number of individuals having access to the portals and where each portal is assigned a unique portal for his or her use, a system is designed which allows each individual to receive a unique voice message from his or... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20070222596 - Radio frequency identification system and tag: A system and method are provided for associating a plurality of objects using a single RFID tag. The RFID tag includes a first page and a second page. An interrogator communicates with a server to interrogate the first page and the second page, wherein the first page and the second... Agent: Michael W. Taylor

20070222595 - System and method for electronic article surveillance: There is disclosed a system and method for electronic article surveillance wherein the time taken for articles to move from a starting point to a destination point by way of a series of zones is monitored in real time, taking into account bottleneck and non-bottleneck zones. A set of simple... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070222599 - Method and apparatus for cataloging and poling movement in an environment for purposes of tracking and/or containment of infectious diseases: A system and method for containing and restricting spread of infectious diseases within hospitals, clinics and other medical facilities by cataloguing and delimiting movement of patients, medical staff, employees, visitors, contractors and other personnel attending or on-site. The system also provides for tracking and cataloguing contaminated medical apparatus, medicine trolleys,... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070222600 - Systems and methods for monitoring a quantity of waste in a waste transfer station environment: Systems and methods are provided for monitoring a quantity of waste in a waste transfer station environment. Embodiments of the invention maintain a running total of waste deposited within the waste transfer station by automating the process of recording the weights of vehicles depositing and removing waste from the waste... Agent: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr LLP

20070222601 - Article with wireless ic tag: A wireless IC tag mounted on a low magnetic permeability material is mounted on a holding part which has first and second surfaces and is made of a high magnetic permeability material. The holding part has a penetrating part which penetrates the first and second surfaces, and a notch which... Agent: Everest Intellectual Property Law Group

20070222610 - Rfid tag: An RFID tag includes an external power input unit, first antenna unit, first power supply unit, memory unit, and control unit. The external power input unit inputs external power. The first antenna unit receives power from a communication device. The first power supply unit extracts power from the radio wave... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070222609 - Single frequency low power rfid device: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for a reader transceiver circuit are described. The reader transceiver circuit incorporates a frequency generator, such as a surface acoustic wave (SAW) oscillator. A reader incorporating the reader transceiver circuit is configured to read a tag at very close range, including while being in contact with... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070222605 - Auto-tuned rfid reader antenna: A reader for an RFID system includes an antenna assembly, a signal driver and a controller. The antenna assembly has an antenna coupled to an antenna tuning circuit which includes a variable capacitance circuit. The signal driver is coupled to the antenna assembly to apply a drive signal to the... Agent: Rodney F. Brown

20070222611 - Automated antenna trim for transmitting and receiving semiconductor devices: A radio frequency communication device and methods of testing and tuning an antenna attached thereto are described. A radio frequency communication device comprises internal circuitry and an antenna having a plurality of antenna segments associated therewith. Each antenna segment is associated with the antenna in either series or parallel relation... Agent: Trask Britt, P.C./ Micron Technology

20070222607 - Compact microstrip transponder antenna: A transponder formed on a circuit substrate having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis. An antenna is disposed on one side of a transverse axis, extending in a longitudinal direction, and the remaining circuit components are disposed on the other side of the transverse axis. The remaining circuit components... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20070222606 - Module with rfid tag and associated bridge antenna: An RFID bridge antenna is positioned between a tag antenna associated with a tag and a reader antenna associated with a reader. The bridge includes at least two RF antenna elements spaced apart from one another and coupled together by an electrical conductor. The first RF antenna element is located... Agent: John R. Doherty Wiggin And Dana

20070222604 - Rfid bridge antenna: An RFID bridge antenna is positioned between a tag antenna associated with a tag and a reader antenna associated with a reader. The bridge includes at least two RF antenna elements spaced apart from one another and coupled together by an electrical conductor. The first RF antenna element is located... Agent: John R. Doherty Wiggin And Dana

20070222608 - Rfid reader/writer: In an RFID reader/writer, a transmitted signal generation unit generates a carrier wave formed by circular polarization. A first antenna transmits and receives a polarized wave of a first polarization component. A second antenna transmits and receives a polarized wave of a second polarization component orthogonal to the first polarization... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070222603 - Systems and methods for enhancing communication in a wireless communication system: An RFID system comprises an intermediate device that includes a first and second antenna coils connected together in a close loop format. The first coil can be optimized for communication with a reader, while the second coil can be optimized for communication with a tag. Thus, the dimension of the... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20070222602 - Systems and methods for enhancing the magnetic coupling in a wireless communication system: An RFID system comprises an intermediate device that includes a first and second antenna coils connected together in a close loop format. The coils are formed on a flexible substrate that can be folded around a magnetic flux blocker such that one loop is on side of the blocker and... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20070222616 - Monitoring apparatus for housing: A monitoring apparatus for a housing includes: an opening/closing section provided to the housing; a detection section provided to the housing, having a wireless IC chip in which alarm information is pre-stored, and an antenna driving the wireless IC chip with a driving electric power induced by receiving a predetermined... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070222615 - Rfid label with increased readability of printed images: A RFID label has a multilayer structure including a sheet-like antenna base material, a RFID circuit element embedded in the antenna base material, a cover film having a printing region in which prescribed printing is performed, an adhesive layer for that bonds the antenna base material to the cover film,... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20070222613 - Method for manufacturing a rfid electronic tag: A method for manufacturing an electronic tag to be affixed onto a product includes providing, in an electrically conductive film of a foil for packaging, packing or transporting the product, areas devoid of any electrically conductive material for delimiting in the electrically conductive film at least one antenna pattern for... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070222612 - Modular conveyor belt with rfid: A belt module with an intermediate section, a first plurality of link ends extending from the intermediate section in a direction of belt travel, and a second plurality of link ends extending from the intermediate section in a direction opposite to the first link ends. The first and second plurality... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP The Guaranty Building

20070222614 - System and method to monitor wear of an object: A system and method to monitor wear of an object that uses a radio frequency identification tag embedded in the object at a depth that is indicative of wear conditions of the object, a radio frequency transceiver in communication with the radio frequency identification tag, and a data processing subsystem... Agent: Robert D. Gunderman, Jr. Patent Technologies, LLC

20070222621 - Alarm actuated pet door lock release mechanism: A pet door having a locking mechanism for normally limiting ingress and egress, the pet door being adapted communicate with a conventional environmental detector to unlock the locking mechanism when a hazard environmental condition is detected. The pet door is adapted to work in cooperation with either a conventional smoke... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20070222622 - Child safety seat alert system: A system for alerting someone that a child is in a safety seat in a vehicle includes a proximity sensor/transmitter and a receiver. The receiver is removably mounted on a child's car seat and the proximity sensor/transmitter remains on the car seat. After a child is placed in the seat,... Agent: Sung I. Oh, Professional Law Corporation

20070222619 - Intelligent hydration systems and methods: A hydration system comprising a dispenser portion adapted to allow a drinking fluid to flow therethrough, a sensor unit positioned to take a measurement of a flow of the drinking fluid through said dispenser portion and to output said measurement, a logic unit in communication with the sensor portion to... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p

20070222618 - Toilet training apparatus: A toilet training apparatus according to the present invention includes a processor that is in data communication with a timer, a first alarm, and a presence sensor. At a predetermined time, the processor actuates the first alarm to awaken a sleeping toddler to urge him to go to the bathroom... Agent: Harshaw Research, Inc.

20070222620 - Verification and screening system: An inspection system including a first subsystem including a first identity verification system and a passenger screening system each configured to receive information from a passenger and store the verified information in a database, and a second subsystem including at least a second identity verification system configured to receive information... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (22697) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070222617 - Vision based alert system using portable device with camera: An alert system is activated in response to an event by positioning a portable electronic device, a cellular telephone or PDA for example, such that a camera of the electronic device is orientated to capture images relating to a visual criterion by which the event is to be detected. Images... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070222623 - Method and system for producing animal sounds: A system for reproducing animal sounds comprising a transmitting unit having a user interface with at least one input selector corresponding to at least one animal sound, wherein the transmitting unit is adapted to generate and transmit a message indicative of the at least one animal sound selected at the... Agent: The Bilicki Law Firm, P.C.

20070222624 - Pet alert collar: A pet collar for alerting others as to the location of a pet is provided. The pet collar is provided for announcing the presence, audibly and visibly, of a pet such as in a burning structure or otherwise when the pet cannot be found. The pet collar is adapted to... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20070222625 - Emergency help locator switch: This invention relates to electro-optical displays intended to alert emergency response personnel to the location of the emergency. A conventional electrical switch, as would normally be utilized for the on/off switching of electrical lighting or electrical outlets, is modified such that it activates a strong, luminescent signal when engaged in... Agent: Eugene H. Eickholt

20070222626 - Integrated fire exit alert system: A fire exit alert system, preferably integrated into an exit device or automatic fire exit door closer, uses sound and light to signal the location of a fire exit in darkness and smoke-obscured rooms. The alert system includes a voice signal, such as “EXIT LOCATED HERE,” to signal that the... Agent: Law Office Of Delio & Peterson, LLC.

20070222627 - Lamp apparatus with alarm function: A lamp apparatus with an alarm function is disclosed, which includes a power supply circuit and a base, and a light and a gas warning apparatus mounted on the base. The gas warning apparatus comprises an alarm device and a gas sensor. The gas sensor transmits an actuating signal to... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070222628 - Remote monitoring method with event-triggered warning capability: A remote monitoring method includes monitoring a plurality of components on a main board. When one of the plurality of components fails to function properly, a warning message is produced to indicate that the component is out of order. Afterward, the warning message is transmitted to a remote control device... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070222629 - Load impedance defection system for transmitter: The present invention provides a load impedance defect detection system for use in a CDMA base station transmitter including a base band signal generation unit (101) and a reflected signal monitor (106) for detecting a reflected signal. A CPICH power detector (111) detects a CPICH power from the reflected signal... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070222630 - Power supply monitoring device: In a power supply monitoring device, a power supply voltage monitoring portion always monitors a power supply voltage supplied to a monitored circuit and outputs a voltage reduction signal when detecting that the power supply voltage is reduced below a predetermined threshold (e.g. a second voltage higher than a voltage... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070222631 - Combination speaker / light fixture: A combination light and sound producing fixture is disclosed for installation in a wall or ceiling or on a wall or ceiling. The sound producing elements is an arrangement of speakers having a low frequency transducer and one or more high frequency transducers oriented directed to emit sound in a... Agent: Buhler Associates Buhler, Kirk A.

20070222632 - Monitoring device and associated system and method: A monitoring device is provided, comprising a monitoring element configured to provide a monitoring indicia, and a plurality of flexible elongate securing members operably engaged with the monitoring element and adapted to secure the monitoring element to a monitored object. Each securing member has a proximal end secured to and... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070222633 - Advanced floor mat: An advanced floor mat is disclosed. In an embodiment of the present invention, the floor mat includes a cleanable portion. The floor mat may also include a water dissipation component, a water absorbing component, a cushioning component, customized graphics, a transparent cleanable portion, a tacky surface on the cleanable portion,... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070222634 - Advertising apparatus: An advertising apparatus 10 including a generally flat base 12 and a broad face 14 which forms an acute angle 16 with the generally flat base 12. Further, the broad face 14 includes several display portions 20, 22, and 18 which, in one non-limiting embodiment of the invention, are programmable.... Agent: John G. Chupa Law Offices Of John Chupa And Associates, P.C.

20070222635 - Remote control receiver device: The invention relates to a remote control receiver device (100) that is arranged to be in a network with one or more consumer electronic devices (CED1; CED2; CEDN). The remote control receiver device (100) can receive remote control signals (1) from a remote control (20) and can transmit derived control... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070222636 - System and method for a networked utility meter: One embodiment can be characterized as a utility meter system comprising a utility meter connected to a local network through a local network communication interface, the utility meter enabled to monitor consumption of a utility received from a utility provider; and a second communication interface coupled to the utility meter... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20070222637 - Medium voltage signal coupling structure for last leg power grid high-speed data network: A power line based communication system includes a powerline termination module, a plurality of powerline gateways, and a plurality of powerline nodes. AC coupling modules couple powerline nodes to medium voltage power lines. One AC coupling module includes a housing having an upper portion that contains a transformer and a... Agent: Capital Legal Group, LLC

20070222638 - Location based vehicle traffic signal alert system: Embodiments of the location based vehicle traffic signal alert system, according to the present method and apparatus, may alert drivers as to when vehicles are approaching the traffic signal lights while the signal is yellow or red. In addition, it may also warn drivers when the signal ahead is about... Agent: Patti , Hewitt & Arezina LLC

20070222639 - Monitoring signalized traffic flow: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for monitoring signalized traffic flow. A processor in a sensor system or traffic controller interface estimates the time-of-arrival and other traffic flow estimates of one or more vehicles to an intersection stop bar, while the vehicles are within a... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070222640 - Portable hazard marker with sensing and communications systems: A portable communications unit is disclosed. The portable communications unit includes a portable hazard marker that forms a housing. The portable communications unit also includes a wireless receiver/transmitter within the housing, and control circuitry interfaced with the wireless receiver/transmitter. The portable communications unit also includes an electrical energy storage unit... Agent: Erick G. Swenson Merchant & Gould P.C.,

20070222641 - Acoustic or pneumatic pulse transfer system for event counting: An event sensing component includes a housing, wherein the housing includes a first tube that is provided along an entire length of the housing, and a second tube that is provided along the entire length of the housing. The housing also includes a first connector provided at one end of... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070222642 - Aircraft flat panel display system: A flat panel display system for an aircraft display includes a graphics rendering computer for rendering of anti-aliased graphical imaging data derived from aircraft sensors for full-field imaging on a cockpit display screen. A comparator processor independently generates, from the same sensor data, a selected subset or “points of light”... Agent: Lance J. Lieberman, Esq. Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070222643 - Method and device for assisting in the piloting of an aircraft: The device (1) comprises display means (2) which present in a display window (3) of a screen (4) an information presentation illustrating a vertical plane along a flight path which represents a flight plan and which are formed so as to position the display window (3) altitude-wise and a symbol... Agent: Stevens Davis Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070216515 - Power system for area containing a set of power consumers: There is provided a power system for an area containing a set of power consumers which can be applied to a collective housing consisting of a single or more buildings and can prevent power supply stop of a supply line having a higher priority. The system includes: means for cutting... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070216516 - Security system and method for in-vehicle remote transmitter: A security system and method for an in-vehicle remote transmitter that transmits a wireless control signal and has an activation button. A controller determines whether a vehicle status is authorized and permits transmission of the wireless control signal by the in-vehicle remote transmitter if the vehicle status determined is authorized.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070216517 - Automatic vehicle door locking with seat occupant sensor: A vehicle door automatic locking apparatus and method utilizes an electronic control unit, an occupant sensor or a seat with an occupant sensor, a vehicle door, and a vehicle door lock, wherein when the vehicle door is closed and the sensor does not sense seat occupation, the vehicle door lock... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070216518 - Security element and method for producing same: The present invention relates to a security element (30) for securing valuable articles, having a first optically active layer (32) that is present at least in some areas and comprises a cholesteric liquid crystal material. According to the present invention, a second optically active layer (34) that is present at... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20070216519 - Mobile communication terminal: A mobile communication terminal used in a mobile communication system providing mobile communicating service in a first frequency band is disclosed. The mobile communication terminal comprises a first signal processing circuit for processing signals for the mobile communication service; a second signal processing circuit for processing signals for radio tag... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070216520 - Warning system for warning a following vehicle: A warning system for warning a following vehicle includes a distance measuring unit, a calculating unit, a warning unit, a video recording unit and a display unit. The distance measuring unit measures a distance to the following vehicle, and the warning unit shows warning information if the following vehicle does... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070216521 - Real-time traffic citation probability display system and method: Disclosed are systems and methods for assessing the relative probability that a driver will receive a traffic citation as a function of real-time, monitored vehicle activity within the context of historic spatial and temporal traffic citation data. Exemplary systems and methods determine risk as a function of such factors as... Agent: Law Offices Of Kenneth W. Float

20070216522 - Illuminated window safety: An illuminated window safety screen for use in windows with frames and sills is described. A pair of vertical mounting tracks extends vertically from the sill, and has front and back edges and an inner area between. The inner area has at least two oppositely arranged pairs of engagement apertures... Agent: Crossley Patent Law

20070216523 - Mounting foot for light bar: A signaling system for mounting to an exterior surface of an emergency vehicle is provided. The signaling system includes a light bar and a pair of mounting feet. The light bar can include a plurality of signaling devices supported on and distributed along a base member and enclosed by a... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070216524 - Rear light assembly for a straddle type vehicle: A rear light assembly for a straddle type vehicle is provided that enhances illumination of the rear side of the vehicle while also allowing the rider sufficient cargo space in the trunk of the vehicle. The rear light assembly can comprise a movable cover on the trunk space, a first... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070216525 - Rfid paper manufacturing apparatus and inspection method of rfid paper manufacturing apparatus: The present invention provides an RFID paper manufacturing apparatus and an inspection method of an RFID paper manufacturing apparatus with which the location of a fault in the apparatus causing a defect in an RFID tag can be specified easily. An RFID label manufacturing apparatus comprises: a reader/writer for performing... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070216526 - Interrogator and interrogation system employing the same: The present invention is directed to an interrogator, method of discerning metal and radio frequency identification (RFID) objects, and an interrogation system employing the same. In one embodiment, the interrogator includes a metal sensing subsystem configured to provide a first signal having a signature representing a presence of a metal... Agent: Slater & Matsil, L.L.P.

20070216528 - Operation support system, sending device, and receiving device: When a map screen is displayed in a navigation system of a subject vehicle, a position of any other vehicle is estimated and is displayed in the map screen. Influence of delay due to the following is eliminated or reduced: time consumed in processing in a navigation system of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070216527 - Testing a fire detector sensor: A method is disclosed for testing the functionality of a sensor (1) of a fire detector during operation thereof. The method comprises applying a current-limited test signal to the sensor (1), the test signal being such that the impedance of the sensor is such as to absorb the current-limited test... Agent: Ip Legal Department Tyco Fire & Security Services

20070216529 - Intruder alarm: An intruder alarm, for example, a vehicle intruder alarm, uses a microwave transceiver having an antenna arrangement 1 to detect movements into the space to be monitored. Unlike existing intruder alarms of this type, the antenna arrangement 9, 10 transmits beams in the space corresponding to different spatial volumes, and... Agent: Venable LLP

20070216532 - Identification of biological samples: A method for coding and identification of biological samples for in vitro fertilisation comprises the steps of applying to receptacles intended for unfertilised eggs and sperm, respectively, an identification code characteristic of the patient; placing unfertilised eggs and sperm, respectively, in the receptacles; storing, transporting and admixing the respective samples... Agent: Williams Mullen

20070216530 - Radio communication system, fixed information device, and mobile terminal device: A first radio communication unit of a stationary information device performs a radio communication to detect an approach of a mobile terminal device. An attracting unit of the stationary information device generates, when the approach of the mobile terminal device is detected, an attraction force for attracting and fixing the... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070216531 - Rfid sensor and ubiquitous sensor network system thereof: The present invention relates to a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) sensor using an RFID tag and a ubiquitous sensor network system using the RFID sensor. The RFID sensor extracts a unique number of at least one RFID chip chosen according to a used state of a monitored object among at... Agent: Venable LLP

20070216533 - Rfid tags combining signals received from multiple rf ports: Circuits, devices and methods for use in RFID tags include receiving multiple RF signals from multiple ports. The signals are added after some processing, to produce a single combined signal. Additional components process the single combined signal by itself.... Agent: Impj - Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20070216534 - Rfid device and method of forming: A radio frequency identification (RIFD) inlay includes an electrical connection between a chip and an antenna. The electrical connection includes conductive interposer leads and a capacitive connection. The capacitive connection may involve putting the antenna and the interposer leads into close proximity, with dielectric pads therebetween, to allow capacitive coupling... Agent: Jonathan A. Platt Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070216535 - Citizen communication center: A versatile Citizen Alert System is connected to Internet and private databases to acquire real time information useful for subscribed users. During registration, users are required to provide multimedia contact information, including telephone numbers, cell phone numbers, pager information, Blackberry or PDA information, e-mail address, and physical address, along with... Agent: Ernest D. Buff Ernest D. Buff And Associates, LLC.

20070216536 - Methods and systems for detection of ice formation on surfaces: A system for detecting ice formation on metal, painted metal and other material surfaces can include a transparent window having an exterior surface upon which ice can form; a light source and optics configured and arranged to illuminate the exterior surface of the window from behind the exterior surface; and... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070216537 - Alarm mechanism with silent alarm wristband: An alarm system attached to a user's body with silent alarm capability and responsive to wake-up alarms and to emergency sensors such as intrusion detectors. The user is wakened with a silent and safe local electric shock in response to a base unit wireless connection. The base unit utilizes an... Agent: Quickpatents, Inc.

20070216538 - Method for controlling a media content processing device, and a media content processing device: The invention describes a method for controlling a media content processing device (1). It is thereby determined whether a media content (VI) to be processed is described by a pre-defined content descriptor (CD1, CD2) from a multitude of pre-defined content descriptors (CD1, CD2). A device control parameter (P11, P12, P21,... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070216539 - System to warn of an approaching emergency vehicle: A system for warning an occupant of a non-emergency vehicle of the approach of an emergency vehicle has a means for transmitting a signal, installed in the emergency vehicle, and a means for receiving the signal, installed in the non-emergency vehicle. The receiver is integrated into the electrical system of... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20070216540 - Selecting a navigation solution used in determining the position of a device in a wireless communication system: Different types of position solutions may be used to determine the position of a mobile station (104) in a wireless communication system (101). The position solutions include terrestrial, or network (102, 103), based techniques and non-network, such as satellite (160), based techniques. An apparatus and method whereby different position solutions... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070216541 - Maritime port inspection and ingress control: A marine port monitoring system including an inspection apparatus, either fixed or mobile, for intercepting cargo vessels entering the port. The system includes sensors placed in a shipping channel for examination of a hull of a passing vessel to detect externally mounted weapons or explosives. The inspection apparatus includes devices... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P. A.

20070216542 - System and method for remotely tracking and monitoring a container and its contents: An asset tracking and monitoring system and method using a local network within a single shipment enclosure. In one embodiment, the local network includes a tag reader that is operative to retrieve data from tags that are affixed to cargo items that are loaded into the single shipment enclosure. Data... Agent: Law Office Of Duane S. Kobayashi

20070210894 - Method for authenticating subscriber station, method for configuring protocol thereof, and apparatus thereof in wireless protable internet system: Disclosed are a subscriber station authentication method, a protocol configuration method, and a device thereof in a wireless portable Internet system. In the subscriber station authentication method, an authentication mode between a subscriber station (10) and a base station (20) is negotiated, and the authentication mode is negotiated by the... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070210895 - Method and apparatus for combining outputs for multiple systems: Automatic recognition apparatus (100, 700) includes multiple automatic recognition subsystems (102, 104, 106) that are cable of producing estimates of the probability that a subject matches a particular identity, a probability estimate combiner (108) that receives estimates from the multiple automatic recognition subsystems (102, 104, 106) and produces a combined... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070210896 - Modular vehicle key system: A modular vehicle key device system for controlling vehicle access and operation. The device is formed by joining at least two separable modules, a first key device module containing vehicle access and/or operation authorizing elements, such as a keyless entry transmitter and/or an ignition key, and a module for off-vehicle... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070210897 - Network communication system with connection procedure to allow a controller to provide messages to nodes and to identify termination of receipt of the messages: A communication system with at least one controller and a plurality of nodes provides a procedure to enable the controller to connect and send messages to individual nodes to establish and maintain a communication link. The controller further receives an indication from the node when termination of receipt of a... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20070210898 - System and method for power and data delivery on a machine: A power and data delivery system for a machine. The system includes a conductor located throughout at least a portion of the machine for delivering power, a plurality of nodes, each connected to the conductor at a respective location, and a plurality of devices, each connected to a corresponding node.... Agent: Caterpillar Inc. Intellectual Property Dept.

20070210899 - Mobile radio appartus capable of adaptive impedace matching: There is provide a mobile radio apparatus capable of suppressing a mismatching loss, and increasing a transmission/reception sensitivity by means of instantly and adaptively matching the impedance between the antenna and the transmission/reception circuit whatever situation a mobile radio apparatus, such as a mobile phone or the like, may be.... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070210900 - Building alarm system with synchronized strobes: In a building fire alarm system, the light strobes of a network of strobes are synchronized to flash simultaneously. Each strobe has a charging circuit to charge a capacitor which discharges through a flash tube. Once a capacitor is charged, the charging circuit is disabled. A synchronization pulse is applied... Agent: Ip Legal Department Tyco Fire & Security Services

20070210901 - Device for operating a vehicle: The invention concerns a device for operating a vehicle provided, in particular, in the form of a farming or industrial utility vehicle. The device comprises a grip (12) that can be rigidly mounted on a console of the vehicle. The grip (12) is designed in such a manner that enables... Agent: Joel S Carter Patent Department

20070210902 - Visual driving aid: A visual driving aid secured or projected onto a portion of the windshield of a vehicle which allows the vehicle operator to determine and project the wheel path of the vehicle in the advance road surface, the visual driving aid being an indicia on the windshield in front of the... Agent: Clifford G. Frayne

20070210903 - Vibratory warning device and seat provided therewith: The invention relates to a vibratory warning device attachable to a structural element (2) such as a vehicle seat and including vibratory means (3,4,5) for generating mechanical vibration in response to a control signal, and attachment means (7,8,9) for securing the vibratory means (3,4,5) to a portion (6) of the... Agent: Nicolas E. Seckel Patent Attorney

20070210904 - Methods and apparatus for providing hours of service management: Methods and apparatus for providing hours of service management. A method is provided that operates to provide advisements to a vehicle operator. The method includes receiving a status message in a transmission from a vehicle, wherein the status message comprises a status parameter, and determining a compliance indicator associated with... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070210905 - System and method for satellite aided truck/trailer tracking and monitoring: A system and method for satellite aided vehicle monitoring. Tire pressure, mileage, and tachometer/speedometer information are generated by sensors that are affixed to different parts of a truck/trailer. Measurement data taken by the sensors is reported to a mobile terminal affixed to the vehicle. In one embodiment, the sensor data... Agent: Law Office Of Duane S. Kobayashi

20070210906 - Signaling device for displaying warning and/or informational alerts in vehicles: A signaling device for displaying and/or issuing warning and/or informational alerts in vehicles via visual and/or acoustic signal sources is described, direction-related information being supplied to the driver based on an available signal, e.g., from a collision avoidance system, and this information relates to an event associated with a specific... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070210907 - Illuminated motorcycle fairing element: An illuminated motorcycle fairing element is provided. In one embodiment, a trim element shaped as an elongated member is sized to fit adjacent to a motorcycle fairing and a motorcycle windshield. A plurality of light elements is coupled to the trim element, and at least one electrical connector communicates with... Agent: Peter Martinez

20070210909 - Intrusion detection in an ip connected security system: An intrusion detection device and method in an IP connected security system is disclosed. An intrusion detection device is coupled to primary and secondary communication devices of a security system so that when a Internet attack is detected, communication between the security system and a central monitoring station occurs over... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070210908 - Methods and apparatus for providing notifications in a media system: A system to convey user alert messages is disclosed. The system may have a alert service coupled between alert providers and a number of households. After receiving in the alert service an alert message from an alert provider, the alert service may alter the alert message to identify the household... Agent: John Stattler, Esq. Stattler Johansen & Adeli LLP

20070210910 - Systems and methods for distributing emergency messages: The invention relates to systems and methods for providing customized, event-triggered messages in response to emergency events, such as natural disasters and man-made events. The methods and systems provide a set of messages related to responding to the emergency event and a set of rules relating to the distribution of... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20070210911 - System and method for detecting detector masking: A system and method is provided for indicating a masking event using transmission wiring delegated for indicating intrusion and tampering events. The method of indicating a masking event utilizes measurable changes in resistance to indicate the current masking state of a detector. When a detector is not masked, a first... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070210912 - Mobile storage unit with environmental monitoring system: The present invention is a mobile storage unit for use within a mobile storage unit system that includes an environmental monitoring system on the storage unit. The monitoring system includes one or more sensors disposed on one or more of the mobile storage units that are configured to sense a... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20070210913 - Building monitoring system: A system enables safe and prompt communication in case of accident or fire. Detecting an emergency event, detection device 10 transmits emergency event information to each floor device 30 and to monitoring center device 40. Upon receipt of emergency event information, each of floor devices 30 and monitoring center device... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070210916 - Sensor network system, base station, and method to forward measured data: The object of the invention is to facilitate the entry of a new type of sensor node and the adoption of a new protocol in the existing sensor network system effectively utilizing limited resources of radiocommunication. To achieve the object, the following are provided. A sensor node has a radiocommunication... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070210915 - Monitored voltage inverter for security system: A monitored voltage inverter for a security system is disclosed. A voltage inverter is coupled to the power supply of the control panel which can provide AC power to the network hardware devices. The voltage inverter converts the DC voltage of a back-up power supply to household or commercial AC... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070210914 - System and method for asset tracking and monitoring: A multi-mode asset tracking and monitoring system and method is provided that enables comprehensive reporting of asset position, status, and alerts. In one embodiment, the multi-mode system and method is based on the addition of a local network monitoring system to a wide area satellite network monitoring system. In this... Agent: Law Office Of Duane S. Kobayashi

20070210917 - Wireless bed connectivity: A hospital bed has wireless communication circuitry operable to transmit wirelessly bed status data. A surface supported by the bed has wireless communication circuitry operable to transmit wirelessly surface status data. The wireless communication circuitry of the hospital bed and the wireless communication circuitry of the surface communicate with a... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070210918 - Remote control location technique and associated apparatus: In a network comprising a plurality of electronic devices, a processor for use in locating one or more remote control devices, each remote device comprising a transmitter configured to transmit wireless signals, each of the electronic devices having a receiver configured to receive signals transmitted by each of the one... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070210919 - Missing hole detector: A missing hole detector to detect a missing or misplaced hole in a (e.g., sheet metal) workpiece. The missing hole detector is preferably located at a punching station within the upper turret of a CNC punch press. A pushing force generated during the downstroke of a ram causes a test... Agent: Law Offices Of Morland C Fischer

20070210920 - Identification (id) system and method of operation thereof: An identification (ID) tag, in one exemplary embodiment of the invention, includes a motion sensor that generates a trigger signal upon sensing motion. The trigger signal is used to place the ID tag in either an active mode or a sleep mode.... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070210921 - Interrogator and interrogation system employing the same: The present invention is directed to an interrogator, method of discerning metal and radio frequency identification (RFID) objects, and an interrogation system employing the same. In one embodiment, the interrogator includes a metal sensing subsystem configured to provide a first signal having a signature representing a presence of a metal... Agent: Slater & Matsil, L.L.P.

20070210922 - Systems and methods for data reading and eas tag sensing and deactivating at retail checkout: Methods of operation of a data reader and security tag deactivation system whereby a data reader such as a barcode scanner is equipped with EAS deactivation coils or modules disposed in the vicinity of the read volume or generally proximate thereto and the system is operable to permit reading of... Agent: Datalogic Scanning, Inc. - Stoel Rives LLP C/o Stoel Rives LLP

20070210924 - Rfid smart label with reduced layers and method of production: An RFID smart label includes a plurality of layers, wherein one of the plurality of layers is an RFID inlay with a depression/recession region for holding the RFID chip/strap so that it does not extend above the surface of the antenna. The depressed/recessed region can have substantially the same depth... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070210923 - Multiple radio frequency network node rfid tag: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tag that contains multiple Radio Frequency (RF) network nodes that provide enhanced memory capabilities, redundant functionality, and multiple frequency capabilities to the RFID tag using an inter-RF network node communication connection. The inter-RF network... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20070210926 - Apparatus and method for communicating cues during a musical performance: An apparatus for communicating cues from a music director to one or more musicians includes a transmitter unit having a housing, a transmitter controller disposed in the housing, and a plurality of input devices operably coupled to the transmitter controller. At least one transmitter is operably coupled to the controller,... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20070210925 - Electronic unit, especially for detecting living organisms: An electronic unit, especially for detecting living organisms, comprising a transmitting antenna (3a) and a receiving antenna (3b) connected through a coupling block (3) to a reference oscillator (1) for creating reference electromagnetic field, and to a recording oscillator (2) for recording the values of the electromagnetic field emitted by... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20070210927 - Tracking the geographic location of an animal: Systems and techniques for tracking the geographic location. In one aspect, a method includes receiving timed magnetic field information descriptive of a magnetic field to which a magnetometer was subject, the magnetic field information having been collected while the magnetometer was associated with an animal, receiving timed longitude information descriptive... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070210928 - Car-used lock with alerting function: A car-used lock with alerting function comprises a lock installed with a sensor, a buzzer and a transmitter; a receiving control device for receiving signals from the transmitter; the receiving control device being installed with a receiver, a decoder, a microprocessor, an indicator, leaning keys, a dialing control wire and... Agent: Hui-hua Hsieh

20070210929 - Mapping and detection of pipelines using low power wireless sensor network: A wireless sensor network will be used to detect the location of subsurface infrastructures such as a pipeline. The objective is to alert the infrastructure operator and the construction equipment operator of the threat of damage to the infrastructure. Currently the equipment operator has to depend on the color marks... Agent: Aginova Inc

20070210930 - Anti-miss alarm system, method, and shoe supporting anti-miss alarm using wireless personal area network: An anti-miss alarm system, method, and a shoe supporting the anti-miss alarm is provided. The anti-miss alarm method receives a radio signal emitted from a portable article having an interface for a wireless personal area network (WPAN), extracts channel status information from the radio signal, calculates a relative distance from... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070210931 - Flash lamp for rescue at sea: The present invention relates to a flash lamp for rescue at sea that is useful for a rescue of the distressed at sea, and in particular to a flash lamp for rescue at sea that includes a flash lamp capable of emitting flashlights, a metal air battery that uses seawater... Agent: Coleman Sudol Sapone, P.C.

20070210932 - Remote control device, method and system: According to a remote control device of the present invention, the operation situation according to the transmission of the remote control signal is judged based on a changing brightness of the image, and the information of the content according to the result of judgment is displayed. Thereby, it is possible... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070210933 - Systems and methods for monitoring and transmitting utility status information via a universal communications interface: A method and system for monitoring utility meter status, and transmitting a status message via an output device in communication with a universal communications interface in the event that the utility meter status meets a predetermined condition. The voltage level of a utility meter is monitored through a voltage input... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20070210934 - Double barrel chemical seeking sidewinder gun devices: A large size vandal and weather resistance sign, capable of displaying images from several components, including a video cassette with tapes or video disc and other component parts for broadcasting command directions and to provide information. The sign system, with a front and back side and a left and a... Agent: Marrell Haney

20070210935 - Electronic parking meter with vehicle detecting sensor: An electronic parking meter and vehicle detecting sensor for providing the electronic parking meter with the ability to reliably detect the presence or absence of a vehicle in any existing corresponding parking space, without the need to enter payment into the parking meter by an individual.... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20070210936 - System and method for arrival alerts: A system and method for generating predictive alerts, such as imminent arrival alerts is disclosed. This invention utilizes the location determination capabilities of GPS-enabled phones and other devices to overcome a common problem: waiting. The capability to determine the position of an object, such as a vehicle, in real time,... Agent: Nields & Lemack

20070210937 - Dynamic rendering of map information: Provided is a single repository for capturing, connecting, sharing, and visualizing information based on a geographic location, for example. Detailed information can be dynamically rendered as a function of a user parameter, which can include a user demographic, a user profile, and a user preference information. Map information and advertisements... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070210938 - Navigation device, server, and method for communicating therebetween: Methods, servers, and navigation devices are disclosed. An embodiment of a method includes receiving information from a navigation device at a server, the navigation device being connected to the server via a network connection established at least one of through a mobile device and via mobile phone technology within the... Agent: Jacob Eisenberg C/o Tomtom

20070205858 - Method and apparatus for providing state information of digital device in home network: Provided are a method and apparatus for providing state information of a digital device in a home network. The apparatus includes a first network interface module receiving changed state information data from the digital device in the home network, and a control module updating state information of the digital device... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070205862 - Method and device for automatically locking the doors of a vehicle: When the noise level is sufficiently high and the request signal is not received by the identifying device 2, the transmission of the locking signal, which is normally transmitted when the request signal stops being received because of the distance of the identifying device 2 from the vehicle 1, is... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070205872 - Low-power wireless communication apparatus and method: Provided is a low-power wireless communication apparatus and method. In the apparatus, a low-noise amplifier amplifies an RF signal in an on state, the low-noise amplifier be turned on/off according to a predetermined control signal. A wake-up signal detector detects a wake-up signal from the amplified RF signal. A controller... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070205873 - Methods and apparatus for switching a transponder to an active state, and asset management systems employing same: A transponder that may be used as an RFID tag includes a passive circuit to eliminate the need for an “always on” active RF receiving element to anticipate a wake-up signal for the balance of the transponder electronics. This solution allows the entire active transponder to have all circuit elements... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20070205860 - Electronic token to provide sequential event control and monitoring: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates initiating a sequence within an industrial automation environment. A radio frequency identification (RFID) component can receive data from an RFID tag. An event control component can invoke at least one event related to a device in a designated... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./(at)

20070205861 - Rfid/biometric area protection: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates providing a safety mechanism associated with a protective zone in an industrial automation environment. An radio frequency identification (RFID) component can receive data from an RFID tag to identify a location. A safety component can employ a safe... Agent: Rockwell Automation, Inc./(at)

20070205859 - Shopping cart conveyor with gated access: A shopping cart conveyor that inhibits the loading of a non-compliant shopping cart onto the conveyor. In one aspect, the invention provides a conveyor comprising a track operable to guide the shopping cart between a first location and a second location, a gate assembly including a door movable between a... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070205863 - Vehicle having an automatically opening flap: A vehicle, particularly a motor vehicle, has a flap, which automatically opens as a result of an opening command. The opening command takes place without a manual operation of an unlocking/locking mechanism. A proximity sensor and a control device coupled therewith are present, the control device being constructed such that... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070205864 - Secure radio frequency identification system: Radio frequency identification (RFID) system comprising a read-write device 1, including a memory unit 3 for storing a plurality of basic opcodes ba-op, an RFID tag 5, including a memory unit 8 for storing data item and a plurality of opcodes cr-op; the basic opcodes ba-op and opcodes cr-op drives... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070205867 - Ultra wideband radio frequency identification system, method, and apparatus: A method associated with a UWB RFID system provides for receiving a data transmission transmitted using UWB and accessing data within the data transmission using a communications protocol. An initial portion of the data transmission defines a structure of the data transmission such that subsequent data in the data transmission... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20070205865 - Wireless communication device with rfid reader: A wireless communication device is provided with both a transceiver and a low-cost RFID reader. The RFID reader is operable to generate a first outbound radio frequency (RF) signal from first outbound data, to receive a first inbound RF signal responsive to the outbound RF signal and to convert the... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070205866 - Wireless tag determination system and wireless tag determination method: A wireless tag determination system includes a detection information storage configured to store information detected from a wireless tag by a tag reader, as detection information. A determination requesting unit is configured to request a determination for reliability of existence of the wireless tag within a detection range of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070205870 - Support apparatus for reading tag information and method therefor: To support a tag information reader to read information from radio communication tags, attached to each of a plurality of structural objects in a plant and to provide the locations of unread radio communication tags, a tag information acquisition unit acquires information on radio communication tags actually read by the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070205869 - Tag communication device and tag communication method: A tag communication device for which maximum continuous transmission time for one transmission to a tag is determined includes a detecting unit that detects a no-response state of the tag after data transmission to the tag using an open channel detected by carrier sense; a judging unit that judges, when... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070205868 - Tag communication device, control device, and tag communication method: The present invention includes a no-response detecting unit, an interference channel detecting unit, a post-transmission stop time setting unit, and a transmission control unit. The no-response detecting unit performs carrier sense. Then, after communication from an open channel is started, the no-response detecting unit detects the communication state with the... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070205871 - Rfid tag clock synchronization: A radio frequency (RFID) reader may modulate a clock signal onto the carrier wave that it transmits to one or more RFID tags, and maintain that clock signal throughout all or most of its transmission (which in some embodiments may also be modulated additionally for the transmission of data). An... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070205874 - Actuating functionality in electronic device: Arrangement for providing operational settings to an electronic device including a data storage, including at least one data storage element including instructions needed to perform one or more functions in the electronic device. The electronic device includes reading means for reading one or more of the plurality of data storage... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk

20070205875 - Auxiliary device with projection display information alert: An auxiliary device is provided that includes a short-range wireless receiver for receiving information relating to an occurrence of an event involving a portable radio communication equipment for voice and/or information communications. In addition, the auxiliary device includes a projector for projecting a display in response to the receipt of... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070205876 - Rfid-based systems and methods for preventing hi-jacker from using airplanes as guided missiles, vessels as guided torpedoes, and automotive or rail conveyances as bombs: An anti-hijacker system for use in association with a transportation conveyance having an engine or motor system. The anti-hijacker system includes an RFID tag associated with an authorized user of the transportation conveyance and a receiver enabled to read a signal transmitted from the RFID tag. The system further includes... Agent: Donald Bollella Db Technical Consulting

20070205877 - Remote control system with time limited operability: A system and method for controlling