Communications: electrical inventions 12/07

20070296543 - Information providing apparatus and method: If an information sending request is received from an information terminal via a data communication connection before search for information requested by the information terminal via a voice communication connection is finished, the sending of the information to the information terminal is prohibited. This prevents old information from being transmitted... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070296547 - Communication method in a home-automation installation: The communication method applies to a home-automation installation comprising at least one sending element, a self-powered receiving element and an element for substituting for the receiving element. The method is such that, when the receiving element is in a sleep mode, the substitution element receives and records information sent by... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070296548 - Resonant circuit tuning system using magnetic field coupled reactive elements: A resonant circuit tuning system and a method for tuning are provided. The resonant circuit tuning system may include an LCR circuit and a reactive element magnetically coupled to the LCR circuit.... Agent: Frank Cona Sr. Intellectual Property Conusel

20070296549 - Sensor device management system and method: An “inter-reader rule extracting portion” is provided to extract rules existing among the sets of ID acquired by the respective readers. In addition, the state in which a predetermined number of rules are invalid is defined as the time to change the service, and at the time of changing the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070296553 - Reader/writer, optical transceiver module, and cable system: A reader/writer is provided which is capable of speedily recognizing a correspondence between one end and the other end of a fiber-optic cable when a plurality of fiber-optic cables is laid. The reader/writer according to the present invention reads, on receiving through the fiber-optic cable a signal that is an... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070296544 - Method for using a sensor to register a biometric for use with a transponder-reader system related applications: A method for registering biometric information for use in a transponder-reader system is disclosed. The method includes steps of detecting, verifying and storing a proferred biometric sample. During detecting, a sensor detects a proffered biometric to obtain a biometric sample. During the verifying step, the biometric sample is compared with... Agent: American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. C/o Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.

20070296545 - System for management of ubiquitously deployed intelligent locks: A lock system having a remote actuating key device, e.g., a portable member arranged to wirelessly transmit a wireless signal, and a passive lock device for receiving that signal. The lock device includes an actuatable trigger mechanism and a control circuit. The control circuit receives the wireless signal, which powers... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20070296546 - Code based access systems: A system including at least two parts or stations wherein a transaction or connection between any two or more of the parts or stations is conducted or established by means of an access code, the access code being available to an accessed part or station and requiring an identical access... Agent: Crockett & Crockett

20070296550 - Edge server failover: First and second RFID edge servers can interact with RFID tag readers. The first and second RFID edge servers can arbitrate which of the first and second RFID edge servers will be active upon start up or edge server failure.... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20070296551 - System for biometric security using a fob: The present invention discloses a system and methods for biometric security using biometrics in a transponder-reader system. The biometric security system also includes a biometric sensor that detects biometric sample and a device for verifying biometric samples. In one embodiment, the biometric security system includes a transponder configured with a... Agent: American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. C/o Snell & Wilmer, L.L.P.

20070296552 - System and method for setting up a universal remote control: A system and method for using an RFID tag to automatically setup and configure a universal remote control to command appliances of various types and various manufacturers.... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070296554 - Radio frequency identification (rfid) device programing system and method: A radio frequency identification (RFID) device programming system and method may be used to provide pre-programmed RFID devices, for example, as a roll of RFID devices that may be later applied to articles or items. The programming system may include a plurality of RFID probes configured to apply programming signals... Agent: Ip Legal Department Tyco Fire & Security Services

20070296555 - Radio frequency identification tag and commodity: Disclosed herein is a radio frequency identification tag including, a substrate, an antenna provided at the substrate, the antenna formed by winding a conductor in a coil pattern around, and on a plane orthogonal to, a center axis of the substrate, the center axis extending in a direction parallel to... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20070296556 - Method for break reminder and display device using the same: The present invention provides method for break reminder and a display device. The display device includes a display unit; a clock counter; a distance estimator configured for detecting if the display device being used by a user, calculating distance between the user and a front of the display device, and... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070296557 - Methods of performing a numerical analysis on a power distribution network: A method of performing a numerical analysis on a power distribution network includes obtaining N planes respectively modeling N planes and (N−1) inter-planes respectively modeling electrical interoperation between the neighboring planes, the N planes being vertically coupled, respectively performing numerical analyses on the N planes and the (N−1) inter-planes, and... Agent: Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20070296558 - Mote device locating using impulse-mote-position-indication: One aspect of the present disclosure relates to receiving by at least one mote device a request to provide an impulse-mote-position-indication; and indicating at least partially using the impulse-mote-position-indication of the at least one mote device positional information about the at least one mote device at least partially in response... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20070296560 - Wireless horn relay type car antitheft system: A wireless horn relay type car antitheft system includes a horn relay housing internally provided with a power input and voltage regulator circuit, a radio transceiving circuit, a CPU decoding and controlling circuit, a horn relay driving circuit, a relay, and an antitheft sensor to detect any car theft behavior... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070296561 - Rail vehicle with sensing of thrown up ballast: A rail vehicle includes an underbody which is subjected to thrown up ballast when the rail vehicle is operating on a ballasted section of track. In at least one embodiment, the underbody is equipped with at least one acoustic signal pickup which acoustically senses ballast stones striking the underbody; a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070296559 - Vehicle-based control of a hand-held communication device: A system and method for controlling a hand-held communication device in a vehicle is disclosed. In an embodiment of the invention, the hand-held communication device is controlled by a driver advocate or workload manager module. To control the cellular telephone, at least a transmitter is coupled to the diagnostic connector... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070296562 - Passive activation vehicle system alert: A method of alerting a vehicle passenger or other entity of an inability to re-active a previously activated passive vehicle system. The method being suitable for use with any number of passive activation systems, including but not limited to passive entry and passive starting systems. The method alerting the passenger... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20070296563 - On-vehicle apparatus theft deterrence system: A navigation apparatus is detachably installed to a vehicle and is lockable to implement activation lock of the navigation apparatus. The navigation apparatus stores all of manufacturer serial numbers of wireless IC tags and an ID code. Each IC tag stores the ID code and is attached to a corresponding... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070296564 - Rear collision warning system: A control system for warning a following vehicle of a potential collision with a leading vehicle. The leading vehicle includes a detection system for detecting the presence and velocity of the following vehicle. The control system determines a desired distance between the leading vehicle and the following vehicle based on... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070296565 - Method for initiating safety measures for a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a method for initiating safety measures for a motor vehicle in which a transceiver unit of the motor vehicle emits an electromagnetic field into a predefined, close surrounding area of the motor vehicle, if a second motor vehicle is located in the predefined, close surrounding area... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070296566 - Vehicle surroundings display unit and a method of displaying vehicle surroundings: A vehicle surroundings display unit, including: 1) a pick-up unit for picking up a video of vehicle surroundings; 2) an approaching vehicle sensor for sensing, based on the video picked up by the pick-up unit, an approaching vehicle which is approaching a subject vehicle; 3) a display processor for displaying... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070296567 - Fuel economy indicator lamp control system: A fuel economy (FE) indicator lamp regulation system for a hybrid electric vehicle having an internal combustion engine includes an FE indicator lamp, a first module that calculates an instantaneous FE of the hybrid electric vehicle and a second module that determines a velocity of the hybrid electric vehicle. A... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20070296568 - Tire condition detection device: A tire condition detection device is arranged such that a tire condition detection signal detected on a tire side of a vehicle is received by a receiving antenna and entered into a receiver on the vehicle body side of the vehicle. The receiving antenna and the receiver are electrically connected... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070296569 - Hardwired alarm system with power-on sequence: A sensor and alarm system having a power-on sequence. The system has a power supply permanently-like connected to a power line of a facility. There may be a power interrupt to the power supply, which may initiate a power-on sequence of alarms. The sequence of alarms may indicate whether the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070296570 - Method and apparatus for detection of hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions: A fire alarm system includes a fire alarm control panel (FACP) and an addressable signaling line circuit (SLC) operably coupled to the FACP for communicating with addressable components, including a plurality of sensors. The sensors can include a plurality of atmospheric sensors operably coupled to the SLC and each configured... Agent: Gerald Bluhm Tyco Fire And Security

20070296571 - Motion sensing in a wireless rf network: Techniques and systems that monitor motion of a person or object and wirelessly communicate the motion data of the person through a network of wireless communication transceiver nodes to a central monitor station. An abnormal state of motion of the person or object can be detected based on the motion... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070296573 - Flexible position tracking system and tracking and research methods utilizing such systems: Disclosed herein are systems and related methods for flexibly tracking the position of one or more mobile devices using a satellite positioning system. The embodiments of the invention are particularly adapted to provide an inexpensive, reliable, flexible, and readily scalable solution that can be readily applied without requiring large capital... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLPIPGroup, Columbia Square

20070296572 - Location system: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a user may receive guidance information from a guidance support center via a location system.... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group, LLP

20070296574 - User-centric event reporting with follow-up information: The invention provides a system and method for receiving hazard and event information in a mobile unit and using that information to warn a user of an event or future hazard with reference to the mobile unit's location and/or intended direction of travel. A hazard location algorithm compares a forecast... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070296575 - Disaster alert device, system and method: A disaster alert system and disaster alert devices for use in the system. Each disaster alert device includes a radio receiver, and a processor programmed to monitor radio transmissions from one or more central stations for disaster alerts directed to the location of the disaster alert device. Each alert device... Agent: Trex Enterprises Corp.

20070296576 - Radio frequency warning system for ferromagnetic threats: A ferromagnetic threat warning system utilizing two or more radio frequency transmitters or transceivers. A remote transmitter or transceiver is attached to each ferromagnetic threat that may enter the area to be protected. A master receiver or transceiver is mounted at each door controlling entry into the area to be... Agent: Gerald W. Spinks

20070296577 - Compound security systems limited: A security system for a boundary is generally shown as (1) in FIG. 1. The components comprise an elongate member (2) and a support (3) for the bar. The bar support (3) can be fitted to boundary support. A conduit (7) extends through the housing (3). The rod is surrounded... Agent: Tod T. Tumey

20070296578 - Field disturbance sensor utilizing leaky or radiating coaxial cable for a conformable antenna pattern: A system, device, and method for monitoring an uncontrolled area around a mobile object uses a distributed antenna, which can be a leaky coaxial cable, enclosing its perimeter. A field disturbance sensor, such as a microwave sensor, detects an intruder entering a protected area defined by field of the antenna.... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20070296579 - Method for delivering and retrieving return deliveries to and from an electronic parcel deposit box facility: A method for accepting return deliveries in an electronic parcel deposit box facility, which integrates various logistics service providers and/or customers and various user authorizations, whilst safeguarding the operator of the parcel deposit box facility against the abuse of the return delivery process. To verify the customer authorizations, the method... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070296582 - Coordination of multiple integrated circuit assemblies of a device: A device includes a plurality of IC assemblies, where each IC assembly includes circuitry and RFID tag circuitry. The circuitry is operable to perform at least one function. The RFID tag circuitry is operable to: receive an RFID signal; process the RFID signal to produce a supply voltage for the... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070296583 - Integrated circuit assembly including rfid and components thereof: An integrated circuit (IC) assembly includes circuitry, radio frequency identification (RFID) tag circuitry, and an antenna structure. The circuitry is operable to perform at least one function. The RFID tag circuitry is coupled to process an RFID signal to produce a supply voltage for the RFID tag circuitry and to... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20070296581 - Removable data storage media tracking system: A system for tracking locations of portable data storage media. The system includes media with a wireless tag storing metadata pertaining to its stored data. The tag is adapted to respond to an interrogatory signal by wirelessly transmitting a signal comprising the metadata, e.g., is a high frequency radio frequency... Agent: Hogan & Hartson LLP

20070296584 - Supporting the accurate chronological organization of rfid tag data from distributed sources: A computer-implemented method is disclosed for encouraging an accurate chronological organization of radio frequency identification (RFID) tag data gathered from distributed servers. The method includes limiting the processing of RFID tag data based at least in part on the operational status of a plurality of sources of RFID tag data.... Agent: Westman Champlin (microsoft Corporation)

20070296589 - Anti-theft system and apparatus and method for selectively disabling/enabling electrical apparatus: An anti-theft apparatus is mounted within the casing of an electronic apparatus and coupled to the power supply of the electronic apparatus. The system includes tracking structure enabling the device to be located in the event of theft. Upon receipt of an interrogator signal, the system disables the apparatus, rendering... Agent: Trask Britt, P.C./ Micron Technology

20070296585 - Automated warehouse: An ID tag of an article is read at the time of storing the article in a warehouse. An ID and a rack address of the article are written in an ID tag of a bucket. A stacker crane stores the bucket 24 at the rack address written in the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070296587 - Contactless identification tag: A contactless identification tag includes a capacitor and an electrostatic capacity variable device that varies an electrostatic capacity of the capacitor according to an externally applied compression force.... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070296586 - Determining the three-dimensional read accuracy of an rfid tag using a power scaling factor: A method of generating a normalized matrix for use in determining one or more read accuracies of an RFID tag at selected points in space relative to a transmitter associated with the RFID tag. The method may further include using the normalized matrix to determine a particular read accuracy of... Agent: Philip E. Levy, Esq. Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

20070296588 - Dynamic display of rfid and sensor data: Systems, methods and computer program products, implementing techniques for automatic data acquisition and the real-time display of automatically acquired data. A system implementing the techniques includes one or more automatic data acquisition devices that emit data; and a data integration system that receives data from the automatic data acquisition devices... Agent: Fish & Richardson, P.C.

20070296580 - Rfid tag theft prevention screening system, tag and base station therefor: A method is provided for communicating between an electronic tag and at least two base stations, the electronic tag including a memory for storing a code having a plurality of levels, an apparatus for reading out a series of code values, at least one antenna for communicating with a base... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070296590 - Rfid readers systems and methods for hopping away from a frequency channel with rf interference: RFID readers, systems, and methods are provided for overcoming the effects of RF interference. While a system is communicating in a channel, RF interference is monitored. If it is low, then the next channel to be hopped onto is chosen in an unbiased manner. But if interference is high, then... Agent: Merchant & Gould P.C.

20070296591 - Wireless synchronized operation of pulsed eas systems: A system and method for providing wireless synchronized operation of electronic article surveillance (EAS) systems are provided. The method may include communicating wirelessly between each of a plurality of controllers connected to a plurality of detectors of the plurality of EAS systems and receiving with a communications receiver of each... Agent: Dean D. Small The Small Patent Law Group LLP

20070296592 - Display panel module and radio frequency identification module applied thereto: A display panel module with a transparent radio frequency identification module is provided. The radio frequency identification module comprises a radio frequency identification chip and a transparent antenna electrically connected thereto. Since the antenna of the radio frequency identification module comprises transparent material, the antenna can be disposed on the... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070296593 - Resonant circuit tuning system with dynamic impedance matching: A resonant circuit tuning system and a method for tuning are provided. The resonant circuit tuning system may include a resonant circuit having a first capacitive element in series between a transmitter and an antenna coil and a second capacitive element in parallel with the transmitter and the antenna coil.... Agent: Dean D. Small The Small Patent Law Group LLP

20070296594 - Antenna for a combination eas/rfid tag with a detacher: A security device detaches a combination electronic article surveillance (EAS) and radio frequency identification (RFID) tag (EAS/RFID tag), and includes a detacher (magnet) to selectively disengage a clutch release disposed in a first portion of the combination EAS/RFID tag, a near field antenna configured to electronically read information stored in... Agent: Ip Legal Department Tyco Fire & Security Services

20070296595 - Rfid material tracking method and apparatus: A method and apparatus for tracking items automatically is described. A passive RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tag is used with a material tracking system capable of real-time pinpoint location and identification of thousands of items in production and storage areas. Passive RFID tags are attached to the item to be... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner And Kluth, P.A. Attn: Daniel J. Polglaze

20070296596 - Rfid material tracking method and apparatus: A method and apparatus for tracking items automatically is described. A passive RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tag is used with a material tracking system capable of real-time pinpoint location and identification of thousands of items in production and storage areas. Passive RFID tags are attached to the item to be... Agent: Attn: Daniel J. Polglaze Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070296598 - Apparatus for identifying support tray data and method thereof: An apparatus for identifying information regarding an auxiliary tray used to supply medicines to a tray of a special tablet system for an automatic medicine packing system, includes an electronic tag that is attached on a predetermined location on the auxiliary tray, an information reader that retrieves information from the... Agent: Park Law Firm

20070296597 - Rfid tag system for a carpet: RFID tag system for a carpet (1), having a first side (1a) intended to lean on a floor and a second side (1b) opposite to the first side (1a), comprising an RFID tag (2) and a support (3) for housing and protecting the RFID tag (2), placed on the first... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070296599 - Sealing detection mechanism using rfid tag for container: Disclosed is a sealing detection mechanism for detecting sealing of a closure fastened to a container having a top open end. The sealing detection mechanism includes a RFID tag mounted at a selected position of the closure, at least one operable tear portion formed at the closure, and at least... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070296600 - Obstruction detection apparatus for a bed: An apparatus is provided for detecting the presence of an obstruction with respect to a height-adjustable bed. The apparatus includes sensors coupled to the bed. At least one of the sensors has an output signal which is variable in response to changes in a weight applied to the support surface.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP

20070296601 - System and method for determining whether a vehicle operator has an impaired cognitive state: A system and a method for determining whether an operator of a vehicle has an impaired cognitive state are provided. The method includes determining an intoxication indication value indicative of whether the operator is intoxicated, utilizing a controller. The method further includes determining a drowsiness indication value indicative of whether... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070296602 - Semiconductor device having a test-voltage generation circuit: A semiconductor device includes an internal power supply line, a first power supply circuit, and second power supply circuits. The first power supply circuit includes an ordinary-voltage generation circuit supplying an ordinary voltage to the internal power supply line during an ordinary operation, and a test-voltage generation circuit supplying a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070296603 - Rfid readers systems and methods for early hopping out of a frequency channel in the presence of rf interference: RFID readers, systems, and methods are provided for overcoming the effects of RF interference. While a system is communicating in a channel, RF interference is monitored. If it is low, then hopping to another channel is performed according to an ordinary decision. But if interference is high, then hopping out... Agent: Merchant & Gould Impinj

20070296604 - Remote controller: A remote controller includes: an image taking unit that takes in image data of devices by photographing; a storing unit that stores the image data and registers the devices; a setting unit that sets a control code for each of the registered devices; an image recognizing unit that recognizes a... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

20070296605 - Individual survival module: This invention is directed toward an individual protective module which provides protection against earthquakes, cyclones, terrorist attacks, acts of war and other natural and criminal disasters. The module comprises a parallelepiped frame with a dimensionally-stable structure which is constructed of highly fire resistant and structurally robust material with an outer,... Agent: Eric Hanscom

20070296606 - System and method for wireless data transmission: The invention relates to a system and method for wireless data transmission in an open process regime, for example a producing (or injecting) well associated with oil and gas production, the system comprising means for data acquisition, means for en data conversion, means for wireless data transmission, control means, power... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20070296607 - Housing for utility meter amr components: The invention relates to an enclosure for housing transmitter components of an Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) system electrically associated with a utility meter disposed in a substantially non-RF transparent location. The enclosure comprises a first section mechanically associated with a second section where the first section is disposed outside the... Agent: Simmons Patents

20070296608 - Beverage communication system: A beverage system including a communication means (300) for communicating between a beverage dispensing module (32) and a base station (304). Each beverage-dispersing module (32) includes a controller (76), which is centralized for use with multiple modules (32) or dedicated to an individual module (32). The controller (76) collects information... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20070296609 - Method and apparatus for object recognition and warning system of a primary vehicle for nearby vehicles: A vehicle to vehicle warning system comprises a transmitter associated with a primary vehicle alerting one or more secondary vehicles of its proximity through a receiver. The transmitter may emit a radio frequency signal which activates radio frequency receivers in surrounding vehicles. When in appropriate proximity, the signal is configured... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20070296610 - Traffic light safety zone: A traffic light safety zone is a painted marked area, of parallel lines, approaching a traffic intersection to warn motorists whether they can safety proceed through the road intersection before a traffic sign light turns red, the zones are configured to indicate whether a motorist in the zone has clearance... Agent: Alfred M. Walker

20070296611 - Foreign object detection system and method: A system for detection of foreign objects on airport travel surfaces including a plurality of foreign object detector modules mounted on a corresponding plurality of existing aircraft travel surface lighting supports, the plurality of foreign object detector modules providing a corresponding plurality of detection outputs and a high speed detection... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070296612 - Systems and methods for reducing nuisance alerts for helicopter enhanced ground proximity warning systems: Systems and methods for controlling activation of a look-ahead function of a terrain alert and warning system. The system receives rate of climb and aircraft speed information, compares the rate of climb and aircraft speed information to a predefined threshold, and deactivates a look-ahead function based on the comparison.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services Ab-2b

20070290787 - Systems and methods for group messaging: Systems and methods for sending messages to a group using a preferred or an optimal communication medium for each individual in the group are provided. Groups may be indicated by tags associated with each individual in the group. Determining a preferred or optimal communication medium for each individual may be... Agent: Carr & Ferrell LLP

20070290791 - Rfid-based security systems and methods: RFID-based systems and methods are presented. A portable electronic device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes an electrical system, a controller coupled to the electrical system, a display screen coupled to the electrical system, input devices coupled to the electrical system, and an RFID tag coupled to... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20070290792 - Door lock mechanism controller and method of controlling door lock mechanism: A door lock mechanism controller includes a first communication device and a second communication device. The first communication device transmits a first radio signal to a first communication terminal through a first antenna so as to receive authentication information for operating a door lock mechanism. The second communication device transmits/receives... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070290793 - Mesh network door lock: Systems and methods are disclosed for sending a code from a mesh network key and wirelessly communicating the code with one or more mesh network appliances over a mesh network such as ZigBee; receiving the code over the mesh network by a mesh network lock controller; and providing access to... Agent: Tran & Associates

20070290794 - Vehicular control system: After a door of a vehicle is locked, a touch switch and a lock switch is disabled for a predetermined time period. A predetermined operation of a holder of a handheld unit to a door handle during the predetermined time period causes a device mounted in the vehicle to perform... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070290796 - Vehicle door control apparatus: Based on a user's instruction, a door control unit drives a door opening/closing motor for a pop-up operation. A door is thereby rotated to a predetermined angle, which is smaller than a fully opened angle. Therefore, even when a user holds stuff in his/her hands, the door can be easily... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070290797 - Access control system: An access device for a system having at least one lock that is configured to receive instructions and to energize a lock mechanism to unlock the at least one lock and a computer is disposed at a remote location from the at least one lock and the access device. The... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation

20070290798 - Lockbox key with callback feature: An access device is provided for a system that has a plurality of locks that are each configured to receive instructions and to energize a lock mechanism to unlock the lock and a computer that is disposed at a remote location from the locks and that is connected to a... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation

20070290799 - Lockbox key with illuminator: An access device for a real estate lockbox system that has at least one lock that is configured to receive instructions and to energize a lock mechanism to unlock the at least one lock and a computer that is disposed at a remote location from the at least one lock... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation

20070290800 - Biometric identification and authentication system using electromagnetic frequency response: A method of and a system for using electromagnetic frequency response to identify an unknown individual or authenticate the identity of an individual transmits an electromagnetic signal into a body part of the individual is positioned in a magnetic field. An electromagnetic signal is received from the body part and... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20070290801 - Coach and player sports communication system: A portable, wireless, bi-directional communication system for transmitting visual information about plays and instant messaging between a coach and players during a game comprises a notebook or palm sized computer device with transmitter and receiver, and a wrist sweat band viewing screen with transmitted and receiver, thereby creating an effective,... Agent: Donald W. Meeker Patent Agent

20070290803 - Data synchronization and integrity for intermittently connected sensors: A system for data synchronization of intermittently connected sensors may include an RFID system and an information management system. The system may also include an application to insure integrity of data retrieved or posted between the RFID system and the information management system.... Agent: Charles L. Moore Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20070290802 - System, method and computer program product for calibrating interrogator signal strength and/or tag response range setting: A system, method and computer program product according to one embodiment are provided for calibrating an RFID interrogator. A signal is sent from an interrogator to a calibration device. A backscatter signal is received from the calibration device. The backscatter from the calibration device is analyzed. An outgoing signal strength... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20070290804 - Wireless communication apparatus: The invention includes a first antenna section, a second antenna section, a transmitting signal generating section configured to generate a predetermined transmitting signal for a wireless tag, a transmitting section configured to transmit the transmitting signal generated by the transmitting signal generation section from the first antenna section, and a... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20070290805 - Wireless communication system and wireless communication method: To perform communication between an antenna and an RFID tag securely. There are generated an interference area with an increased electric field level and an interference area with a decreased level, due to reflections at the upper and lower reflection plates. There are two reflective faces in each reflection plate,... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070290814 - Wireless power feeding system and capsule endoscope system applied with the same: The present invention provides a wireless power feeding system which achieves a configuration enabling effective reception of electrical energy wirelessly transmitted from a wireless power feeding device, and which contributes to the improvement of the power reception efficiency. For the above purpose, the wireless power feeding system includes a power... Agent: Thomas Spinelli Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070290815 - Utilizing a mapping engine to dynamically map data objects on read/write rfid tags based on customized tag structures: A method and system for enabling a user to customize tag structures for read/write RFID tags to address specific business needs is provided. An initial tag structure tailored to the user's basic needs is provided initially. Also provided is an RFID enhancement guide attachment having, for example, guidelines, syntaxes, and... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C.

20070290788 - Method for configuration of an electrical field device, and a configurable electrical field device: A method configures an electrical field device that has a control unit with selection switches arranged on it. Selection switch settings are detected by the control unit for the electrical field device as a configuration number. The control unit uses a table, which is stored in a memory for the... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070290790 - Lock programming device: A lock programming device (10) is for use with a lock system (40) including a computer (2) and a one door lock(s) having a control. The computer has RAM (6), a storage device (7), and a program for generating lock code data files in response to user input. The lock... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20070290789 - Intelligent interactive lock and locking system: An intelligent lock comprises a mechanical element operative to provide two lock position upon a proper actuation, and an electromechanical (EM) trigger separate from and coupled to the mechanical element and operative to control the actuation. When included in an intelligent locking system, the lock is remotely controllable through a... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20070290795 - Digital electrochromic circuit with a vehicle network: A vehicular rearview mirror system includes an interior rearview mirror assembly having an interior electrochromic reflective element, a housing for the interior electrochromic reflective element, and digital circuitry supplying a drive signal to the interior electrochromic reflective element. The interior electrochromic reflective element assumes an interior mirror partial reflectance level... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20070290808 - Backscatter interrogators, communication systems and backscatter communication methods: The present invention provides backscatter interrogators, communication systems and backscatter communication methods. According to one aspect of the present invention, a backscatter interrogator includes a data path configured to communicate a data signal; a signal generator configured to generate a carrier signal; and a modulator coupled with the data path... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070290809 - Backscatter interrogators, communication systems and backscatter communication methods: The present invention provides backscatter interrogators, communication systems and backscatter communication methods. According to one aspect of the present invention, a backscatter interrogator includes a data path configured to communicate a data signal; a signal generator configured to generate a carrier signal; and a modulator coupled with the data path... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070290810 - Backscatter interrogators, communication systems and backscatter communication methods: The present invention provides backscatter interrogators, communication systems and backscatter communication methods. According to one aspect of the present invention, a backscatter interrogator includes a data path configured to communicate a data signal; a signal generator configured to generate a carrier signal; and a modulator coupled with the data path... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070290812 - Miniature radio frequency transceiver: The present application describes an electronically powered postage stamp or mailing label and including a radio frequency identification (RFID) device and system mounted between the opposing and facing major surfaces thereof. The RFID device and system includes an integrated circuit transceiver chip which is connected to and powered by a... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070290806 - Phase shifters, interrogators, methods of shifting a phase angle of a signal, and methods of operating an interrogator: The present invention includes phase shifters, interrogators, methods of shifting a phase angle of a signal, and methods of operating an interrogator. One aspect of the present invention provides a phase shifter including a first power divider configured to receive a signal and provide plural quadrature components of the signal;... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070290807 - Remote communication devices, radio frequency identification devices, wireless communication systems, wireless communication methods, radio frequency identification device communication methods, and methods of forming a remote communication device: Remote communication devices, radio frequency identification devices, wireless communication systems, wireless communication methods, radio frequency identification device communication methods, and methods of forming a remote intelligent communication device are provided. According to one aspect, a remote intelligent communication device includes communication circuitry configured to at least one of receive communication... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070290811 - Rf identification system with restricted range: A method of adjusting the 2-way communication range of an RFID system to assist a human operator to individually handle and interrogate a plurality of tagged objects, such as suitcases, that each include an RFID tag transceiver. An RFID interrogator transceiver is mounted on the human operator. The 2-way communication... Agent: Robert J. Sterns

20070290813 - Wireless communication systems, interrogators and methods of communicating within a wireless communication system: A wireless communication system includes an interrogator including a housing including circuitry configured to generate a forward link communication signal; communication circuitry configured to communicate the forward link communication signal; and a communication station remotely located with respect to the housing and configured to receive the forward link communication signal... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070290817 - Timing pillow with multiple alerting abilities: A timing pillow with multiple alerting abilities is disclosed, which is substantially a pillow having an accommodating space receiving a wireless receiving unit of a timing apparatus, the wireless receiving unit being arranged with various alerting devices therein while being enabled to receive signals of a wireless transmitting unit of... Agent: Wpat, PC

20070290816 - Portable health food pantry and method for managing a diet plan: A novel portable food pantry is disclosed comprised of a cooler portion with an insulated body for the storage of foods, including drink storage, nutritional supplement storage and/or vitamin storage. The portable food pantry of the present invention may also include storage for medication and medical supplies. The portable food... Agent: Christopher D. Harrington

20070290818 - Method of transmitting monitoring information: In order to transmit information relating to vehicle or vehicle component testing or monitoring at a test site, the test information is processed for example in a computer memory and the resulting image signal is sent via a transmission medium to a remote terminal where it is reconstructed. As a... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070290819 - Vehicle location information notifying system: When searching of a location of a vehicle is commanded, a vehicle search signal is transmitted from a portable device. The vehicle search signal includes an ID code of the portable device. When a vehicle side communication unit receives the valid ID code, the vehicle side communication unit transmits a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070290820 - Secondary electric circuit system and method: A secondary brake light illumination circuit useful for storing excess power applied to a primary vehicle brake light illumination circuit during activation thereof and subsequently selectively discharging stored power to secondary illumination devices to provide a temporary decorative or informational display.... Agent: Myers & Kaplan Intellectual Property Law, L.L.C.

20070290823 - Driving assistance system for appropriately making the driver recognize another vehicle behind or next to present vehicle: A driving assistance system may include a device for obtaining an image of an area behind and next to the present vehicle, the area including a lane other than the present lane; a device for displaying the obtained image so that it is visible to the driver; and a device... Agent: Carrier Blackman And Associates

20070290822 - Recreational vehicle passing warning device: The present invention provides a warning apparatus for an automotive vehicle. The apparatus includes an air pressure sensor mounted on a side of the vehicle. This sensor provides an indication which is a function of sensed local air pressure. A connection mechanism is provided between the sensor and an indicator... Agent: Lawrence D. Cutter

20070290821 - Side alarm for vehicles: A side alarm for vehicles has a post mounted in a front side of the vehicle; and at least one monitor mounted on the post. In usage, the monitor can be pivoted manually and is connected to a screen in the vehicle. When the monitor is switched on, the monitor... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070290824 - Actuated braking and distance sensing system for operational regulation of belt loader equipment: An actuated braking and distance sensing system for operational regulation of belt loader equipment and/or other applicable ground support equipment, wherein the present invention incorporates, among other embodiments, spring-responsive actuated emergency braking and distance sensing systems, emergency braking and distance sensing systems implemented via linear variable displacement transducers, and/or emergency... Agent: Myers & Kaplan Intellectual Property Law, L.L.C.

20070290825 - Vehicle seat with vibration monitoring ability: The present invention concerns a system for measuring the vibration an operator of a piece of the equipment encounters while operating the equipment. The system includes at least one motion measuring means, such as an accelerometer. The accelerometer may be affixed to the equipment or integrated into the equipment. In... Agent: Niro, Scavone, Haller & Niro Suite 4600

20070290826 - Tire pressure management system valve integrity verification method: A method of verifying the integrity of a valve in service in a tire pressure management system is disclosed. The method of verifying valve integrity of a valve interposed between a tire and conduit assemblies for conducting fluid to and/or from the tire in a tire maintenance system includes closing... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20070290827 - Seat belt activation-vehicle equipment (save): The SAVE system includes two subsystems: INTERROGATOR and MONITOR. The INTERROGATOR is a send/receive unit (installed in law enforcement vehicles) which, when initiated, emits a signal which is then received by the MONITOR. The signal turns on the MONITOR unit and checks to see if (1) there is a MONITOR... Agent: William H. Farrar

20070290828 - Moving apparatus, method, and medium for compensating position of the moving apparatus: Provided are a moving apparatus and an apparatus, method, and medium for compensating position based on a position recognition technology. The moving apparatus which provides a function for correcting a position includes a sensing unit obtaining multiple state information reflecting one or more abnormal movement states generated by movements of... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070290829 - Light unit and exterior mirror with a light unit: The invention relates to a vehicle light unit with one or several lamps, in which light can be guided in a light conductor material, in particular a flashing direction indicator light unit. At least two light conductor sections 6a-16c) are brought together with a first end 8a-18c) and a second... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20070290831 - Configuring actionable alerts: Described are methods and systems, including computer program products for registering, configuring, and invoking actionable alerts. For example, an alert action is determined based on an alert. The alert is sent to a device based on an alert logic and the alert action is sent to the device based on... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20070290832 - Invoking actionable alerts: Described are methods and systems, including computer program products for registering, configuring, and invoking actionable alerts. For example, an alert action is determined based on an alert. The alert is sent to a device based on an alert logic and the alert action is sent to the device based on... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20070290830 - Remotely monitored security system: A security system and methods are disclosed. The system comprises sensors coupled to an alarm panel, an alarm converter, a virtual monitor, and one or more subscriber devices. A first sensor sends a first signal to the alarm panel in response to detecting an alarm event. In response to receiving... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20070290833 - Method of selecting operation in a line-powered module: A line-powered module that is selectively operable in one of a plurality of modes of operation based upon the value of a selection signal. The line-powered module includes a control unit that selectively operates the module in one of the plurality of modes of operation based upon the value of... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20070290834 - Methods, systems, and products for interfacing with powerline networks: Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for interfacing with a power line network. Electrical power is received from a source, and a voltage of the electrical power is monitored. When the voltage is inadequate, then an alternate power source is automatically connected. A frequency of electrical power provided by the... Agent: Scott P. Zimmerman, PLLC

20070290835 - Power supply and communications controller: A power supply extracts electrical power from the electro-magnetic field surrounding a high voltage power conductor and conditions the derived input power to provide a stable power source for instrumentation and communications equipment. The communications controller is a local network router that routes serial data traffic to selected communication devices... Agent: William S. Frommer Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070290836 - Methods and systems for tracking items using a sensor web: A system and method for tracking items may store in memory first association data reflecting an association between an item tracking device and a beacon device when the item tracking device is within a predetermined range of the beacon device. The item tracking device may correspond to a first item,... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070290837 - Navigation device: A mobile device is provided that includes a position determination mechanism, and a data store of locations including positions for each location. The mobile device is configured to determine its own position and, based on the position of the mobile device, which location is preferred. Upon that determination, the mobile... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20070290839 - Method and system for using traffic flow data to navigate a vehicle to a destination: Methods and systems are provided for selectively using traffic flow data to provide routing options for a vehicle traveling to a destination point. There is provided a method comprising setting a threshold traffic flow data availability level, receiving traffic flow data from traffic flow sensors placed along one or more... Agent: Brian M. Berliner O'melveny & Myers LLP

20070290841 - Remote monitoring device & process: A remote monitoring device is integrated as part of a cell phone or personal digital assistant. By sharing computing resources of a communications transceiver, the cost of a monitoring device can be significantly reduced, while still permitting sufficient functionality to effectively observe an area of interest, such as a child's... Agent: J. Nicholas Gross, Attorney

20070290840 - Robust wireless communications system architecture and asset management applications performed thereon: A robust wireless communications system operable to provide communications for mobile wireless devices is described. The wireless communications system generally includes a management computing system, wireless infrastructure, and mobile wireless devices. The wireless infrastructure includes wireless infrastructure devices having processing and storage capability. Similarly, the mobile wireless devices include processing... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20070290838 - Secure surveillance system: The invention relates to a surveillance system wherein a localisation terminal TL and a surveillance terminal cooperate. Each terminal TL comprises: means for the acquisition M1L of a localisation message; communication means MRL-ARL; and control means MCL for connecting the acquisition means and the communication means in response to an... Agent: Horst M Kasper

20070290842 - Method and apparatus to detect event signatures: A security system for use in connection with cargo containers and other enclosed spaces. The system monitors vibrations associated with a container and detects signals representative events indicating that an unauthorized access has been made to the container. The system may be programmed with a library of event signatures, allowing... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070290843 - Metal detector gate comprising refined indicator means: The present invention relates to a metal detector gate comprising two uprights (12, 14) housing sensors forming a metal mass detector, particularly transmitter/receiver coils (20, 22), associated with a power supply and processing module (30), and defining between them a channel for individuals to be checked to pass through, at... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070290844 - Transportation security scanner: A security system designed to be mounted adjacent a passenger entrance area of a bus or train. The security device scanning system includes a controller disposed within the bus or train, the two scanners configured in substantially a vertical manner proximate the passenger entrance area. The scanners further include a... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20070290845 - Tamper detection mechanism for blind installation of circular sensors: A tamper detection mechanism in a sensor device comprising a body and a mounting base. The sensor device includes a substantially central resilient element/plunger attached to the mounting base. The body houses a printed circuit board includes a surface for mating to the resilient element to create a circuit. The... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20070290846 - Concept for determining the position or orientation of a transponder in an rfid system: A method for determining the position or orientation of a transponder by inductive coupling in a radio system, wherein the radio system includes a transceiver having antenna means, comprising a step of generating a magnetic alternating field by means of the transceiver and the antenna means and a step of... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20070290855 - Position detecting system and rfid terminal: A position detecting system includes an RFID terminal configured to transmit an identification information signal by radio; a plurality of receiving devices configured to receive the identification information signal; and a position detecting server configured to receive a reception notification of the identification information signal from each of the receiving... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070290850 - Radio frequency identification devices, remote communication devices, identification systems, communication methods, and identification methods: The present invention provides radio frequency identification devices, remote communication devices, identification systems, communication methods, and identification methods. A radio frequency identification device according to one aspect includes a substrate; communication circuitry coupled with the substrate and configured to receive a wireless signal including an identifier, to process the identifier... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070290851 - Radio frequency identification devices, remote communication devices, identification systems, communication methods, and identification methods: The present invention provides radio frequency identification devices, remote communication devices, identification systems, communication methods, and identification methods. A radio frequency identification device according to one aspect includes a substrate; communication circuitry coupled with the substrate and configured to receive a wireless signal including an identifier, to process the identifier... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070290852 - Radio frequency identification devices, remote communication devices, identification systems, communication methods, and identification methods: The present invention provides radio frequency identification devices, remote communication devices, identification systems, communication methods, and identification methods. A radio frequency identification device according to one aspect includes a substrate; communication circuitry coupled with the substrate and configured to receive a wireless signal including an identifier, to process the identifier... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070290853 - Rf identification system with restricted range: A method of adjusting the 2-way communication range of an RFID system to assist a human operator to individually handle and interrogate a plurality of tagged objects, such as suitcases, that each include an RFID tag transceiver. An RFID interrogator transceiver is mounted on the human operator. The 2-way communication... Agent: Robert J. Stern

20070290854 - Rf identification system with restricted range: A method of adjusting the 2-way communication range of an RFID system to assist a human operator to individually handle and interrogate a plurality of tagged objects, such as suitcases, that each include an RFID tag transceiver. An RFID interrogator transceiver is mounted on the human operator. The 2-way communication... Agent: Robert J. Stern

20070290848 - System and method for locating individuals and equipment, airline reservation system, communication system: A system for locating an individual in a facility, the system comprising a portable wireless transponder device borne by the individual; an interrogator; and a plurality of antennas distributed in the facility, the antennas being selectively separately connected to the interrogator, the interrogator when connected to any of the antennas... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20070290849 - System and method for locating individuals and equipment, airline reservation system, communication system: A system for locating an individual in a facility, the system comprising a portable wireless transponder device borne by the individual; an interrogator; and a plurality of antennas distributed in the facility, the antennas being selectively separately connected to the interrogator, the interrogator when connected to any of the antennas... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20070290847 - Vehicle tag used for transmitting vehicle telemetry data: A vehicle tag includes a housing and a tag connector supported by the housing for connecting to a diagnostic jack of a vehicle on-board diagnostic (OBD) system. A tag transmitter is carried by the housing and operative with the tag connector for receiving telemetry data from the OBD system and... Agent: Christopher F. Regan, Esquire Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.

20070290856 - Rfid tag detuning: An RFID tag is disclosed comprising at least one antenna and a detuning loop including an open circuit electromagnetically coupled to the antenna. The RFID tag also comprises means for closing the open circuit. The tag is arranged such that when the circuit is closed the loop detunes the tag... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070290857 - Anti-theft security marker with soft magnetic bias component: An acoustic-magneto (AM) anti-theft marker is formed with the bias piece made from a soft magnetic material, instead of a “semi-hard” magnetic material that has been used in conventional anti-theft AM security markers. The method of manufacturing such soft magnetic bias pieces includes cold deforming a soft magnetic material with... Agent: Miller Law Group, PLLC

20070290858 - Apparatus for storing and wirelessly transmitting data: A data storing apparatus that wirelessly transmits data, wherein the apparatus is deformable so as to block wireless transmission of data when the apparatus is in the deformed state.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070290860 - Apparatus, systems, and methods for tracking moving objects tagged with wireless tags: The inventive subject matter relates to a novel wireless tracking apparatus, and systems methods for using the apparatus for tracking moving objects tagged with wireless tags. In particular, the wireless tags are preferably RFID tags and the apparatus comprises at least two RFID readers, each reader comprising an antenna and... Agent: Nath & Associates

20070290861 - Automated antenna trim for transmitting and receiving semiconductor devices: A radio frequency communication device and method are disclosed. Each antenna segment is associated with the antenna in either series or parallel relation through at least one of a fuse and an antifuse. In testing and tuning, a comparison is made to indicate whether the antenna is too short or... Agent: Trask Britt, P.C./ Micron Technology

20070290862 - Electronic communication devices, methods of forming electrical communication devices, and communications methods: The present invention provides electronic communication devices, methods of forming electrical communication devices, and communications methods. An electronic communication device adapted to receive electronic signals includes: a housing comprising a substrate and an encapsulant; an integrated circuit provided within the housing and comprising transponder circuitry operable to communicate an identification... Agent: Wells, St. John, Roberts, Gregory & Matkin P.s.

20070290864 - Ic-tag read-write apparatus: A radio data communication apparatus includes a circuit unit and at least one antenna unit. The circuit unit performs data read and write operations relative to an IC tag. Each antenna unit has an antenna and conducts a predetermined signal modulation to a first signal to be transmitted through the... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20070290863 - Radio frequency identification device and method: The present invention teaches a method of manufacturing an enclosed transceiver, such as a radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tag. Structurally, in one embodiment, the tag comprises an integrated circuit (IC) chip, and an RF antenna mounted on a thin film substrate powered by a thin film battery. A variety of... Agent: William J. Bethurum, Esquire

20070290859 - Support for marked articles and article to be accommodated in such support: A support (1) has at a least one accommodation position (3) for removably accommodating an article (2) marked with a transponder (12) comprising a transponder chip (13) and an antenna (14) electrically connected to the chip. Each accommodation position comprises an inductive coupling unit (5) with a primary antenna (6)... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20070290865 - Apparatus and method for assuring clean hands: A method and apparatus for assuring clean hands are disclosed. The method includes marking a hand of a user with a portable marking mechanism which contains an easily identifiable substance that can be washed off a person's hands only with effective hand washing.... Agent: Houston Office Of Novak, Druce & Quigg, LLP

20070290866 - Real-time tracing, transmitting and analyzing system for flight animals: A real-time tracing, transmitting and analyzing system for flight animals is disclosed. The real-time tracing, transmitting and analyzing system has a tracing and transmitting device with a weight between 1 and 10 grams. The tracing and transmitting device is fastened on any part of a flight animal's body (the flight... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070290867 - Apparatus and method for evaluating driving skill and apparatus and method for informing efficiency of driver's physical load to driving operation: The driving skill evaluating apparatus is an apparatus that evaluates the driving skill of a driver who drives a vehicle. The evaluating apparatus includes: driver load measurement means for measuring the degree of physical load on the driver in a driving operation activity of the vehicle; driving operation quantity measurement... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070290868 - Infrared detector: An infrared detector comprising a plurality of bolometer detectors, bias circuitry for applying a bias to the bolometer detectors, and connectors for connecting the bolometer detectors together to form a network, wherein the bolometer detectors are arranged in an environment at substantially atmospheric pressure. A method for increasing the sensitivity... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070290869 - Perishable product electronic label including time and temperature measurement: An electronic assembly may be contained in a label that performs time-temperature integration (TTI) and indicates that time and/or temperature levels have been reached that may compromise the quality, shelf life, or safety of the item to which the label is affixed. The label may be used on a wide... Agent: Brooks, Cameron & Huebsch , PLLC

20070290870 - Carbon monoxide detector and method of installation: A carbon monoxide detector and method for installing a carbon monoxide detector. The carbon monoxide detector is capable of being hardwired into an installed wall electrical outlet box without reduction of the number of available electrical receptacles.... Agent: Burns & Levinson, LLP

20070290871 - Warning system and method for electrical devices: An externally powered temperature calibration device includes a system that provides a warning of high temperatures within the device after the device has been disconnected from the external power. The warning system includes a capacitor that provides power to a light-emitting diode (“LED”) after the calibration device has been disconnected... Agent: Edward W. Bulchis, Esq. Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20070290872 - Relay apparatus: A relay apparatus for relaying communication between a water heater main body and a radio remote control unit, comprising: a switch section for setting an address of the radio remote control unit; a control section for establishing communication with the water heater main body and commanding and controlling to read... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20070290873 - Methods and apparatus for monitoring rotary machines: A rotary machine includes at least one rotating member and at least one stationary member positioned such that a clearance gap is defined between a portion of the at least one rotating member and a portion of the at least one stationary member. The clearance gap has a measurable radial... Agent: John S. Beulick (17851)

20070290874 - Touch screen with sensory feedback: A load control device for controlling the amount of power delivered to an electrical load from an AC power source provides improved sensory feedback to a user of the load control device. The load control device comprises a touch screen actuator having a touch sensitive front surface responsive to a... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070290875 - Interactive wireless interface: The invention discloses a portable device that allows users to deal with objects that require intervention to operate. The portable device can detect and identify the object and execute an action desired by the user on the object. A compatible system in the object allows the object to interactively communicate... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20070290877 - device with signal generator and signal receiver for providing controlled access to information and/or communication channels: A system and method for communicating between a signal generator and a signal receiver, for providing controlled access to information and/or communication channels, whereby the signal generator and the signal receiver are set to wirelessly transmit and receive a plurality of simultaneously transmitted signals, respectively, and the signal receiver is... Agent: Milde & Hoffberg, LLP

20070290876 - Remote control system, remote control commander, remote control server: A communication medium with fewer limitations on the directivity or available communication range, such as an IP network, is used to perform a remote control operation. Since two-way communication can be carried out between a remote controller and a device to be operated, it is possible to provide more reliable... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070290878 - System and method for interacting with automobile race and advertising content: Methods and systems for interacting with automobile race and advertising content include providing race viewers with data related to races occurring in real-time. The data provided can include audio communications between drivers and their teams, statistics related to the race, and historical data related to drivers participating in the race.... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20070290879 - System and method for locating individuals and equipment, airline reservation system, communication system: A system for locating an individual in a facility, the system comprising a portable wireless transponder device borne by the individual; an interrogator; and a plurality of antennas distributed in the facility, the antennas being selectively separately connected to the interrogator, the interrogator when connected to any of the antennas... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20070290880 - Method and apparatus for universally decoding commands of a remote controller: A universal decoding device and associated method is provided. The universal decoding device includes a counter unit for counting signal cycles and a logic unit for identifying coded data or commands according to counted signal cycles. The logic unit includes a register, an boundary logic unit, a key identification unit,... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070290881 - Wireless remote control, system and method: Wireless remote control may omit batteries. A carrier wave from an external carrier wave source may be modulated and backscattered with information identifying a user selection. The backscattered modulated carrier wave response may be received and interpreted for controlling one or more electronic devices.... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070290883 - Remote control system: A remote controller includes a microphone, a data transmitter which transmits data corresponding to a button, and a voice transmitter which transmits voice input acquired from the microphone. The voice transmitter transmits voice based on the press of a predetermined button, and the data transmitter transmits data. An electronic device... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070290884 - Remote control system: Source of input of an instruction to a remote controller is switched between manipulation on hand and external manipulation. A remote controller includes an instruction input portion accepting input of an instruction for controlling equipment, a supply accepting portion accepting supply of power from a cradle, a charging portion, a... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070290885 - Remote controller and remote control system: A remote controller that can infer the intention of a user and that can control a plurality of devices based on the inferred intention is provided. A remote controller includes memory, a control circuit, and a transmission portion. The memory stores in advance, in association with a situation sensed by... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070290882 - Domotic system provided with centralized controlling and managing hardware and software for remote management of domestic appliances, apparatuses, installations, devices and machines existing in a house: A domotic system (1B) for the centralized drive, control and management of domestic appliances, devices, apparatuses, installations (4.1 . . . 4.n) existing in a dwelling-house, consisting of a logic unit (2) of remote drive, control and management and a plurality of the apparatuses, devices and installations (4.1 . .... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070290886 - Imaging system for detecting vehicle and human movement: A traffic system for alerting a driver of a vehicle to a traffic sign includes a sensor and a control unit. The sensor may be an image sensor and the control unit may comprise a graphic processing unit (GPU) to detect the optical flow of objects in the captured images... Agent: Price, Heneveld, Cooper, Dewitt, & Litton, LLP/gentex Corporation

20070290887 - Portable traffic signal: A portable traffic signal for controlling traffic through an intersection includes a base for surrounding and capturing a pylon. The pylon has a lower portion that is mechanically coupled to the base and an upper portion that is mechanically coupled to a signal head. A primary power source is positioned... Agent: Loran Pleasanton

20070290888 - System and method to facilitate parking: This invention comprises a method and system for facilitating the usage of parking spots and providing offers to parkers. A request to identify at least one parking spot is received. At least one offer for a parker is selected. An indication of the at least one offer is provided.... Agent: Andrew P. Golden

20070285204 - Moving light with removable circuit board: A moving light which has a removable part that allows upgrading and retrofitting the moving light, but yet remains balanced. The removable part can be in a balanced location, for example on the center of gravity or center of symmetry of the light. Two separate removable parts can be in... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070285205 - Multimedia data monitoring system and multimedia data monitoring method: An exemplary aspect of the invention is a data monitoring system including a data monitoring apparatus, a monitoring terminal, a first network, a second network, a first communication apparatus that is connected to the first network and a second communication apparatus that is connected to the second network, wherein the... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20070285209 - Systems and methods for controlling vehicle access: Contemplated systems and methods for automated and controlled vehicle access comprise a vehicle associated reader that informationally cooperates with a reservation system at which a user places a reservation. At the vehicle, the reader automatically retrieves a unique information code from the user (e.g., in form of an RFID signal)... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20070285211 - System on package of a mobile rfid interrogator: The present invention is to implement a SOP of a mobile RFID interrogator. The substrate has external connection terminal patterns on a first surface of a substrate and circuit wiring patterns on a second surface of the substrate. a high frequency front-end part, a power amplifier IC, an analog-digital signal... Agent: Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20070285206 - Read authentication method and system for securing data stored on rfid tags: A system and method for limiting the reading out of data from an RFID tag by requiring a reader of the tag to be authenticated by providing the correct key to the tag, static or rotating, before the tag will transmit data. The limitation of transmission is done irrespective of... Agent: Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P. (c/o Intermec)

20070285207 - Secure cargo transportation system: A method of controlling access to a movable container, the method comprising controllably locking the container using an electronically actuated locking mechanism; storing in a memory a desired geographical location; determining the geographical location of the container; and enabling the locking mechanism to unlock the container if the determined geographical... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20070285208 - Secure cargo transportation system: A method of controlling access to a movable container, the method comprising controllably locking the container using an electronically actuated locking mechanism; storing in a memory a desired geographical location; determining the geographical location of the container; and enabling the locking mechanism to unlock the container if the determined geographical... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20070285210 - Identification system: A method and apparatus pertaining to identification systems in which a transponder reflects an inquiry signal from a communicator. The reflected signal is modulated with data that can be read by the communicator, and the data-carrying modulation includes a check sum calculated on the basis of data stored in the... Agent: Alfred J Mangels

20070285213 - Secure cargo transportation system: A method of controlling access to a movable container, the method comprising controllably locking the container using an electronically actuated locking mechanism; storing in a memory a desired geographical location; determining the geographical location of the container; and enabling the locking mechanism to unlock the container if the determined geographical... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20070285212 - Wake up device for communications system: The present invention teaches a communications system comprising a first communications device for receiving data and a wake up signal. The first communications device comprises an active mode of operation and a sleep mode of operation for reducing power consumption. Further, the system comprises means for switching the first communications... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20070285214 -