Communications: electrical inventions 03/08

20080074239 - Electronic tag, a reader, and a method for manufacturing the same: A reader reads electronic tag data and a CRC code from an electronic tag and detects whether the electronic tag data has been received correctly, by using the CRC code. The CRC code is generated from reader data and electronic tag data stored in the reader and an error detection... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080074240 - System and method for connecting employee status via office light switch: A system, method, and program product that generates a person's status value at a status indicator device, and that replicates the status to at least one additional status indicator device. The status indicator device is selected from one or more status indicator devices, wherein at least one of the status... Agent: Ibm Corporation- Austin (jvl) C/o Van Leeuwen & Van Leeuwen

20080074241 - Remote control transmitter which is capable of controlling a plurality of light fittings without the need for a slidable switch: A remote control transmitter is capable of controlling a plurality of light fittings without the need for a slidable switch. The remote control transmitter includes a memory for storing data representing a plurality of control signals for respective channels corresponding respectively to the light fittings, a measurer for calculating a... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20080074242 - Method for making a communication available: A method for making a communication available between data modules that are interconnected via communication units of a device for making the communication available, in which at least one data module is automatically selected by at least one communication unit via a data protocol.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080074254 - Heat stress, plant stress and plant health monitor system: One embodiment of an electronic system includes a network having a first sensing device with a first address and a second sensing device with a second address. The first sensing device includes first sensors, a first processor, a first memory, and a first communications device. The first sensors include a... Agent: James Marc Leas

20080074253 - Light fixture management system: A light fixture management system and method is provided for tracking one or more of the location, history and operating characteristics of light fixtures in a structure or a group of structures and surrounding premises. Each fixture is assigned indicia such as an identifier transmitted by a RFID transponder, information... Agent: Dimock Stratton LLP

20080074255 - Frequency monitoring to detect plasma process abnormality: Abnormal conditions within an RF-powered plasma process chamber are detected by detecting whether the frequency of a variable-frequency RF power supply moves outside established lower and upper limits. In a first aspect, a first pair of lower and upper limits are established as a function of the frequency of the... Agent: Robert J. Stern

20080074257 - Deflection sensing system: The system incorporates wire deflection, taut wire detection for perimeter security applications. Generally, the system of the invention provides intrusion detection by an internal mechanism. The internal mechanism can detect wire deflection in any direction. In turn, given a sufficient amount of wire deflection, a security system is signaled. However,... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20080074261 - Shopping cart bottom of the basket item detection: Embodiments of the invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to bottom of the basket (BOB) item detection and provide a method, system and computer program product for high-contrast BOB item detection. In one embodiment of the invention, a shopping cart BOB item detection data processing system can include... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20080074262 - Asset protection system and method: Described is a system and method for protecting against the accidental placing of precious or delicate assets within a hazardous device or area that could cause damage to the asset. A transponder tag is affixed to any precious asset that a user fears might enter a hazardous area. A detection... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080074264 - Product information associated with customer location: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and method for providing information to an in-store customer. An embodiment of the system includes several radio frequency identification (RFID) tags placed in predetermined areas within the shopping area. A mobile device, carried by the customer, receives signals from the RFID tags.... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080074263 - Rfid system with peer-to-peer communication: A radio frequency identification (RFID) system includes a network RFID reader, an RFID tag, and an RFID reader. The network RFID reader is coupled to a network connection. The RFID tag is coupled to generate an RFID response signal in response to an RFID signal. The RFID reader is coupled... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20080074265 - System and method to protect personal property: A system to protect personal property may include an electronic tag associable with a personal property item. The system may also include a controller adapted to wirelessly communicate with the electronic tag to determine a status of the electronic tag to protect the personal property item from loss or theft.... Agent: Moore And Van Allen PLLC For Boeing

20080074266 - Rfid tag, device for communicating with a rfid tag, system for communicating with a rfid tag, and apparatus for producing rfid tag: A projector has an antenna configured to transmit and receives information to and from a RFID circuit element including an IC circuit part configured to store and hold address information of an electronic file and device information about devices capable of executing a processing operation, and a projection control part... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20080074268 - Method and system for standing wave detection for radio frequency identification marker readers: A method and system for determining the absence and presence of items in an RFID interrogation zone. At least one RFID reader transmits interrogation signals in an interrogation zone. Each RFID reader transmits interrogation signals having a forward amount of RF energy and receives response signals from the items in... Agent: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20080074269 - Rfid system and associated antenna-coupler: A RFID system and an associated antenna-coupler are provided. The system may be for selectively communicating with a targeted transponder from among a group of multiple adjacent transponders is provided. The system may include a transponder conveyance, a transceiver, and an antenna-coupler. The transponder conveyance is adapted to transport at... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080068126 - Procedure for addressing remotely-located radio frequency components of a control system: The present invention provides a method of assigning a unique device address to a remotely-located control device in a wireless lighting control system having a plurality of control devices. Each of the control devices is operable to couple to a source of power and to be assigned a unique device... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080068127 - System and method thereof of a remotely controllable home network system for domestic appliances: The present invention relates to a system and a method thereof of a remotely controllable home network system for domestic appliances. A first processing unit, a first memory unit, a first display unit, and a first network unit are installed in a first domestic appliance of a domestic network system.... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080068128 - Keyless passive entry system: A vehicle-based communication system for a vehicle includes a vehicle-based electronic control unit disposed within an interior structure of the vehicle for passively controlling entry to the vehicle. At least a portion of the vehicle-based electronic control unit and at least a portion of the interior structure are unshielded at... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080068129 - Bobbin for bar antenna, antenna and door handle for a vehicle: The bobbin for the bar antenna includes a core supporting portion into which a bar shaped ferromagnetic core is inserted and supported. The core supporting portion is attached to at least one end of the bar antenna formed by the core around which a conductive wire material is wound. The... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080068131 - Method and apparatus for avoiding overpolling: A tag can switch between first and second modes of operation, and consumes less power in the first mode. In the second mode, the tag can receive wireless signals having successive first and second portions. If the tag identifies a repetitive pattern of the wireless signals, the tag ignores the... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080068130 - Methods and apparatus for location-dependent disabling of mobile devices: A handheld device (e.g., an RFID reader, mobile computer, or the like) is configured to periodically scan its environment for the presence of RFID tags, determine whether any of the RFID tags within range include a valid security code, then disable operation (e.g., by preventing access to stored data) when... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20080068135 - Rfid tag system and data stream thereof: An RFID tag system comprises at least one RFID tag and a reader. The RFID tag outputs a data stream including a head with a plurality of bits set to a sequence of certain levels and a body succeeding the head. The reader can detect the coding frequency of the... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080068136 - Methods and apparatus for autoconfiguration of rfid readers: An RFID reader is designed to autoconfigure itself during initial operation by reading configuration information from an RFID tag within its operational range, selecting a configuration file based on the configuration information, and configuring itself based on the configuration file. The configuration file may be stored on the reader itself,... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20080068139 - Method and apparatus for localization of configurable devices: A localization method for setting the locale of a configurable device is presented. The first portion of the localization transmits localization selections for a target locale to a configurable device. Localization selections are initially set on an interrogator device and then transmitted wirelessly using RFID or other technologies from the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080068138 - Method and apparatus for providing intrinsic information in mobile communication terminal: A method and apparatus for providing and displaying information generated with a bar code and stored within a mobile communication terminal for easy recognition is provided. The method of providing intrinsic information in a mobile communication terminal includes verifying whether intrinsic information about the mobile communication terminal is stored; and... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20080068133 - Article managing system: A management PC comprises a polling combination table 11a for storing data (combination data) where a combination of reader/writers, which are not problematic when being polled simultaneously, and a polled flag. The management PC examines combination data of each row by sequentially referencing the polling combination table starting at the... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080068132 - Contactless radiofrequency device featuring several antennas and related antenna selection circuit: The invention relates to an integrated circuit for contactless radiofrequency device connected to a first antenna and to a second antenna designed to receive a radiofrequency signal coming from a reader. According to a main characteristic, the integrated circuit includes a first rectifier circuit and a second rectifier circuit to... Agent: James C. Lydon

20080068134 - Rf tag reader and method: A disclosed RF tag reader receives, from an RF tag, data including at least identification information; replaces part of the identification information with predetermined information; determines whether an error can be detected in the data including the partially-replaced identification information; and transmits a request to the RF tag to resend... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080068137 - Apparatus and method for unifying multiple radio frequency idenfications: An apparatus and method for unifying multiple radio frequency identifications (RFIDs) are provided. The apparatus includes: a data arithmetic operator collecting RFIDs, storing the collected RFIDs, and repeatedly performing the collection and storage when a time out event occurs; a hash arithmetic operator concatenating the RFIDs, hashing the concatenated RFIDs,... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080068140 - Image forming apparatus: An aspect of the invention provides an image forming apparatus including: a image forming section that forms an image based on a print data on at least one sheet equipped with a non-contact tag; a writing section that wirelessly writes a tag data into the non-contact tag of the at... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20080068141 - Power line communication apparatus, power line communication system, power line communication method and integrated circuit: A power line communication apparatus transmits a signal to a first power line communication apparatus through a power line connecting to a second power line communication apparatus. The power line communication apparatus includes an information retriever for retrieving transmission rate information indicating both a first transmission rate and second transmission... Agent: Stevens, Davis, Miller & Mosher, LLP

20080068142 - Personal communication and positioning system: A location tagged data provision and display system. A personal communication device (PCD) with electromagnetic communication capability has a GPS receiver and a display. The PCD requests maps and location tagged data from data providers and other for display on the PCD. The data providers respond to requests by using... Agent: Christie Parker & Hale, LLP

20080068143 - Ultraviolet light detection device: A detector made of lanthanum-doped lead zirconate titanate detects intensity of ultraviolet light radiated inside of a vehicle. The detector sends ultrasonic wave to an incidence direction of ultraviolet light, and detects ultrasonic wave reflected by an object. An electrical unit determines the object to be an occupant of the... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080068144 - Control system: A service application is installed as a software program to intervene between a sever application and a client application in each electronic control unit. Each service application is to transfer required information while executing format conversions, arbitrations, etc.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080068145 - Motor vehicle with a sensor arrangement: A motor vehicle with a sensor arrangement for monitoring some of the outside area around the motor vehicle for the presence of a user's limb or part of an object, where the sensor arrangement is installed and aligned such that a simple movement of the body, e.g. lifting and/or turning... Agent: Husch & Eppenberger, LLC

20080068146 - Red light accident warning: This invention comprises a warning device that is intended to assist in the prevention of automobile accidents that result from drivers moving into an intersection where another driver is already moving through the intersection. A sensor, that can detect the movement of other vehicles directly in front of the host... Agent: Crutsinger & Booth

20080068147 - Wheel position detecting device and tire air pressure detecting device using the same: A tire air pressure detecting device that determines whether an abnormality has occurred in a transmitter is provided. When a response is not received from the transmitter mounted on a wheel, wheel information detection is retried because an abnormality may have occurred in the transmitter. A triggering device is provided... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080068148 - Wheel position detecting device that verifies accuracy of detection using trigger signal reception strength and tire air pressure detecting device including the same: A wheel position detecting device and a tire air pressure detecting device including the wheel position detecting device are provided. The wheel position detecting device judges whether reception strength data is correct or incorrect based on whether reception strength indicated by the reception strength data (the reception strength data expresses... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080068149 - Modular seatbelt minder: A vehicle restraint occupant sensing system is provided for detecting a presence of an unrestrained vehicle occupant in a vehicle seat. A seat belt restraint sensing circuit senses whether a seat belt is in an unlatched condition. An occupant sensing system includes at least one sensor assembly in spaced relation... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20080068150 - Monitoring and entry system presence service: A monitoring and entry system presence service provides notification about a trigger event to a user and performs actions based on user input. Interface devices equipped with client applications capable of performing actions such as VoIP calls, video calls, and the like, register with a control and session layer, which... Agent: Merchant & Gould Bellsouth Corporation

20080068151 - Surveillance system and method for optimizing coverage of a region of interest by a sensor: A method for programming scanning parameters of a programmable sensor comprising a sensing element, the sensor positioned in a precinct to scan a region of interest of the precinct, the method comprising simulating scanning at least some of the region of interest according to a plurality of strips; and optimizing... Agent: Fleit Kain Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco

20080068152 - Control of data presentation from multiple sources using a wireless home entertainment hub: A method for controlling presentation of data through a wireless home entertainment hub in a home entertainment system includes obtaining a registration for a plurality of source devices and for one or more sink devices. A first indication that a first source device from the plurality of source devices has... Agent: Technology, Patents And Licensing, Inc.

20080068153 - Method and system for aggregation of rfid signal sources and composite to develop a unique signature: A method is presented for employing radio frequency (RF) identifier (ID) transponder tags (RFID tags) to create a unique identifier, termed an RFID signature, for use within a data processing system with respect to a person or an object. An interrogation signal is transmitted toward a person or an object... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20080068154 - Method for assisting the orientation of a mobile terminal user: The invention relates to methods for assisting the orientation of a mobile terminal user. Said method, for assisting the orientation of a mobile terminal user, displays, on the screen of the mobile terminal, a map (1) of a locality, the position (2, 4) of the mobile terminal on the map,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080068155 - Baby monitor having a temporary mute function and method of use: A system and method for monitoring a baby is disclosed incorporating a parent unit in communication with a baby unit. The parent unit includes a function operable to temporarily mute the substantial reproduction of baby sounds at the parent unit. The parent unit may additionally include a plurality of outputs... Agent: Peter D. Noel

20080068156 - Sensor net system and sensor node: In order to realize the joining with the legitimate devices for joining with a limited number of operations for terminal devices for which small dimension and low power consumption are required, in the radio communication system according to the present invention, a ReJoin Command for instructing the sensor node to... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20080068157 - Communication control system: This invention is a communication control system which includes a monitoring terminal held by each of a plurality of persons to be monitored and an information managing apparatus for managing position information on the monitor terminal. The monitor terminal has a position information obtaining unit for obtaining geographical position information,... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080068159 - Alarm indicator: An alarm system includes a first alarm indicator and a circuit configured to detect an indicator from the first alarm indicator and to generate a signal n response to activation for the first alarm indicator. The alarm system may also have a second alarm indicator configured and arranged to receive... Agent: The Black & Decker Corporation

20080068158 - Danger sensing information device: In a device for sensing and informing danger which is held by a person to be protected without requiring any active actions from the person to be protected, the number of false reports and miss-detections is reduced. A function of comparing the audio signals acquired from the microphone with the... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080068160 - Ropeway with sensors and method: A ropeway may include at least one cable. A first sensor and a second sensor may be provided. The second sensor may be located between the first sensor and the cable. Related methodology is also disclosed.... Agent: Klaas, Law, O''meara & Malkin, P.C.

20080068161 - Rack mounted access/security control panel: In one aspect, the invention provides an access panel that comprises one or more access control boards, each of which provide at least an interface for controlling access to one or more building entry points or zones (via associated sensors) and for monitoring intrusion prevention devices. The access panel includes... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20080068162 - Method and apparatus for automatically disarming a security system: A security system comprises a system control panel for arming and disarming the security system. A door sensing unit comprises a first radio frequency (RF) transceiver interconnected with the system control panel over a network. The first RF transceiver is mounted proximate to a door that defines at least a... Agent: Gerald Bluhm Tyco Fire And Security

20080068163 - Theft deterrent device for use with sliding doors: A theft-deterrent device includes first and second members mountable on a pair of sliding doors for activating an alarm when the doors are opened, and is particularly useful with a display cabinet containing items of merchandise and having transparent sliding doors. The alarm may be mounted on the cabinet with... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20080068167 - Passive radio frequency identification chip with protection function against high-intensity eletromagnetic fields: A passive radio frequency identification (RFID) chip with a protection function against high-intensity electromagnetic fields includes an antenna for receiving electromagnetic waves generated by an RFID reader and generating AC electrical signals to output to a power unit at an output of the antenna; an input/output circuit; a logic circuit;... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080068165 - Radio frequency identification numbering for correct direction indication: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for determining a proper direction of travel of a vehicle. A first value is received from a first radio frequency identification tag by the vehicle. A second value is received from a second radio frequency identification tag by the vehicle.... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20080068168 - Rfid interrogator and rfid-interrogator control method: A nonresponse-ratio determining unit determines, after starting a signal transmission to an electronic tag, whether a ratio of number of nonresponses from the electronic tag exceeded a predetermined value in a first predetermined period. A signal-transmission terminating unit terminates, when it is determined that the ratio of the number of... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080068164 - System and method for sensing and controlling spacing between railroad trains: System, method and program for sensing and controlling spacing between railroad trains. A first train broadcasts its identity and current time of day to an RFID mounted adjacent to a railroad track approximately when the first train reaches the RFID. In response, the RFID records the identity of the first... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20080068166 - Method and system for inputting user instructions of a user controllable telecommunications device: A method, a system, and a device for inputting user instructions of a user-controllable telecommunication device. An RFID transponder is introduced into a sphere of scope of an RFID transceiver and the RFID identification data of the RFID transponder is transmitted to the RFID transceiver. The RFID identification data and/or... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080068171 - Mobile portal for rfid luggage handling applications: A mobile portal for RFID applications includes an RFID reader for reading identifications of proximately located RFID tagged items and a communicator for communicating with a central computer. The communicator is coupled to the RFID reader to receive the read identifications and then communicate the received read identifications over a... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20080068169 - Rfid tag, printing paper, printer, and rfid system: A radio frequency identification tag to be attached to printing paper includes an upper face that is opposite to a face to be attached to the printing paper, the upper face being made of a paper material substantially equal to the printing paper.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080068170 - System and method for reading and verifying rfid tags: A mobile RFID tracking system for RFID applications includes a central data processing system, an RFID reader for reading identifications of proximately located RFID tagged items, and an RFID verifier for comparing read identifications of proximately located RFID tagged items to a predetermined list of RFID tagged items. A communicator... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20080068172 - Circuit arrangement for load regulation in the receive path of a transponder: A circuit arrangement for load regulation of circuit components is arranged in a receive path of a transponder, having an input path through which a first voltage signal can be tapped, having a voltage sensor arranged in the input path for measuring the first voltage signal, having at least one... Agent: Mg-ip Law, PLLC

20080068173 - Radio frequency identification (rfid) system for item level inventory: A radio frequency identification (RFID) system for item level inventory may be provided. The RFID system may include an RFID interrogator, at least one interrogator antenna and at least one local antenna configured to communicate with RFID tags. The RFID system further may include a multiplexer connected to the at... Agent: Frank Cona Tyco Fire And Security

20080068176 - Rfid inlay structure: Embodiments of the invention provide RFID inlay structures that can be written to and read from more than one direction. Embodiments of the invention also include RFID inlay structures constructed such that adjacent inlays doe not touch one another, even when adjacent, underlying object are in close proximity.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080068174 - Rfid system with distributed transmitters: A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system according to one embodiment includes a reader having a receive antenna in communication therewith, and a plurality of transmitters in communication with the reader and spatially separated from the reader. Methods of use are also presented.... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20080068175 - Antenna arrangements for radio frequency identification (rfid) tags: Various antenna arrangements are disclosed for RFID tags. Embodiments of single dipole, dual dipole and patch antenna arrangements are described. Dipole antenna arrangements include metalizations used for tuning the antenna to resonance and for impedance matching to an IC with which they operate. Patch antenna arrangements have cut out portions... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080068177 - Combination eas and rfid label or tag with controllable read range using a hybrid rfid antenna: A security tag includes an EAS component having a defined surface area, and an RFID component having a defined surface area. The EAS component surface area is configured to at least partially overlap the RFID component surface area. The RFID component includes an antenna which at least partially overlaps the... Agent: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20080068178 - Closure and container package with rfid circuit: A package includes a container and a closure secured to a neck finish of the container. An RFID circuit is disposed on the package, and includes an RFID tag on the closure and an RFID antenna on the container. The RFID tag and antenna are so disposed on the closure... Agent: Owens-illinois, Inc.

20080068179 - Closure and container package with rfid circuit: A tamper-indicating closure includes a closure shell having a skirt for securing the closure to a container neck finish and a tamper band frangibly coupled to the skirt for separation from the skirt upon first removal of the closure from the container. An RFID circuit, including an RFID tag and... Agent: Owens-illinois, Inc.

20080068180 - Radio frequency identification tag embedded in the windshields of vehicle for wirelessly determining vehicle identification, location and toll collection: A system enables collection of data using a radar challenging units familiar in RF tagging system in communication with RFid tags embedded in windshields associated with motor vehicles. The edge of a windshield is fabricated with a slot either before or during the manufacturing of the windshield. The slot is... Agent: Ortiz And Lopez, PLLC

20080068181 - Very small subcard for identification applications: An apparatus includes a first substantially card-shaped body. The first card-shaped body has a plurality of voids formed therein to define sides of a second substantially card-shaped body. The second body is smaller than the first body and is adapted to be detached from the first body. The second body... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20080068182 - Sensor for measuring relative conductivity changes in biological tissue: A sensor for detecting changes in electrical conductivity in a patient is disclosed. The sensor includes a transmit antenna that has an interior area bounded by a periphery. Importantly, the periphery includes an outer ring portion and an inner ring portion therein that partially surrounds an open area. Further, the... Agent: Nydegger & Associates

20080068183 - Methods and apparatus for accessing, or providing access to, user-configurable or different response policies for different duress codes: In accord with a first computer-implemented method, 1) a plurality of duress codes are assigned to a number of users; 2) different response policies are configured for different ones of the duress codes; and 3) access to the response policies is provided via an interface of a policy engine. The... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080068184 - Method and system for detecting operator alertness: A method and system for detecting operator alertness of an operator of a vehicle or machine comprises an image collection system. The image collection system collects reference motion data associated with an operator representation when the operator is in an alert state. An image processor determines observed motion data of... Agent: Deere & Company

20080068185 - Method and system for detecting operator alertness: The method and system for detecting operator alertness of an operator of a vehicle or machine comprises an image collection system. The image collection system collects reference motion data associated with an operator representation when the operator is in an alert state. An image processor determines observed motion data of... Agent: Deere & Company

20080068186 - Method and system for detecting operator alertness: A method and system for detecting operator alertness of an operator of a vehicle or machine comprises an image collection system. The image collection system collects reference position data and reference motion data associated with an operator, or a portion thereof, when the operator is in an alert state. An... Agent: Deere & Company

20080068187 - Method and system for detecting operator alertness: A method and system for detecting operator alertness of an operator of a vehicle or machine comprises an image processor and an analyzer. The image processor determines whether at least one eye of an operator is visible and determines whether the operator is generally facing forward with respect to the... Agent: Deere & Company

20080068188 - Method of verifying the proper working of a transponder mounted on a vehicle wheel: The invention concerns a method of verifying the proper working of a transponder mounted on a rotating mobile element of a vehicle, characterized in that it includes the steps of: a) measuring a temperature value by means of a temperature sensor connected to the transponder; b) detecting breach of a... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20080068189 - Fluid detection and containment apparatus: Disclosed are portable, easy-to-install apparatuses for detecting and containing fluid leaked or otherwise discharged from a fluid-filled device and for facilitating testing and maintenance of the apparatus and fluid-filled devices. In one aspect of the disclosed invention, upon sensing a fluid discharge, the apparatus activates audible and/or visual alarms and... Agent: Flaster/greenberg P.C. 8 Penn Center

20080068190 - Communication apparatus: A communication apparatus is provided. The communication apparatus includes a control module, a communication module, and an alcohol-vapor-concentration sensor. The communication is electrically connected with the control module. The alcohol-vapor-concentration sensor is electrically connected with the control module to detect and deliver an alcohol vapor concentration value to the control... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080068191 - Amplifier failure detection apparatus: An amplifier failure detection apparatus for a radio transmitter that has a function for compensating for amplifier distortion of the radio transmitter and a function for determining amplifier failure has occurred by detecting that the gain of an amplifier has dropped a set level or more, in which: a gain-detection... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080068192 - Light emitting element control system and lighting system comprising same: A light-emitting element control system is described comprising a series connection of one or more LEE units, each comprising one or more LEEs and a unit activation module. The unit activation module associated with a LEE unit is configured to controllably activate, in response to a unit activation control signal,... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080068193 - Method and apparatus for sensing a current in a circuit: Techniques are disclosed to sense a current in a circuit. For instance, current sense circuit according to the teachings of the present invention includes a current sense resistor coupled to an input of the current sense circuit. The current sense resistor is coupled to receive a current to be sensed... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080068194 - Sensor drive control method and sensor-equipped radio terminal device: A sensor device wherein when a first sensor detects a detection object, the first sensor changes its output voltage level, and when the processor unit detects the change of the output voltage level of the first sensor as an interrupt signal, the drive voltage level of the first sensor is... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080068196 - Content reception system: A content reception system, includes: a server; and a mobile client device which is connected to the server through a network to receive a content transmitted from the server, wherein the server includes: a content storage unit for storing a plurality of contents; and a list storage unit for storing... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080068195 - Method, system and device for the haptically controlled transfer of selectable data elements to a terminal: A method, a system, and a device for body-controlled transmission of data elements to be selected to a terminal. Reference values and data elements associated therewith are stored in a lookup table. By at least one acceleration sensor, attachable to a part of the body of a user, acceleration values... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080068197 - Three-dimensional scanner with rfid: A measuring device for measuring geometric properties of a medical treatment device includes a measuring unit, a time detection unit, and an RFID writer. The measuring unit is configured to measure a relative position between at least a first part of the medical treatment device and at least a second... Agent: Don W. Bulson (brainlab)

20080068198 - Pen set equipped with a loss alarm mechanism: A pen set equipped with a loss alarm mechanism aims to generate an alarm signal when a radio transmitter is spaced from the pen set at an excessive distance thereby prevent an article which contains the radio transmitter from getting lost.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080068199 - Computer system indicator panel with exposed indicator edge: A computer system comprising a computer chassis supporting at least one electronic component, the computer chassis having a volume and at least one interactive surface; an indicator panel supported by the computer chassis and coupled to the electronic component, the indicator panel having a display and an outer edge; wherein... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080068200 - Deceleration warning light assembly: A warning light assembly for a watercraft or land vehicle includes a selectively activatable light for mounting to the watercraft or vehicle such that the light is clearly visible to nearby operators/drivers. There is a power source for being carried by the watercraft/vehicle. The light is operatively connected to the... Agent: William E. Noonan

20080068201 - Vehicle light system: One embodiment of the present application includes a vehicle illumination system. The vehicle illumination system comprises an input keypad configured to receive at least one input provided by a user. The vehicle illumination system also comprises a controller configured to receive input commands provided by the input keypad and to... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080068202 - Operation device: A compact operation device that illuminates illumination windows with a simple structure and has a high level of design freedom. The operation device has an ornamental panel including operation portions and illumination windows. An elastomeric sheet below the ornamental panel is resiliently deformed by the operation portions. Contacts are arranged... Agent: Synnestvedt & Lechner, LLP

20080068203 - Control system for multiple fluorescent lamps: The present invention is directed to an apparatus that drives a lighting system with multiple lamps. A phase shift mechanism is produced either by a digital method, an analog method, or a mixture of the two methods. In a digital method, phase shifts are generated by digital circuits comprising counters,... Agent: Baker & Mckenzie LLP Patent Department

20080068204 - Method of restoring a remote wireless control device to a known state: The present invention provides a method of restoring a remotely-located control device of a wireless load control system to a default factory setting. The control device is operable to be coupled to a source of power and has a memory for storing programming information. First, a beacon message is transmitted... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080068205 - System and method for training a trainable transmitter: A method for training a trainable transmitter in a vehicle that includes receiving a request to enter a training mode of the trainable transmitter from a user, beginning a training mode of the trainable transmitter, receiving a control signal from an original transmitter associated with a remote control system, detecting... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080068206 - Extended presence information and interest flag: A method and system for providing extended presence information defined by third parties and for detecting when the extended information has changed significantly is provided. An extensible presence service defines a presence document for a publishing user having a section reserved for extended information provided by one or more third... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP/msft

20080068208 - Method and apparatus for remotely operating a vehicle: A system is provided for remote starting of a vehicle. The system includes a transmitter adapted to transmit a command signal and a vehicle. Onboard the vehicle is an engine, a receiver, adapted to accepting the command signal, and an occupant detection system. The occupant detection system may be part... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20080068207 - Method and apparatus for remotely operating appliances from video interphones or shopping terminals: A method and apparatus for remotely operating at least one remote controlled appliance through a monitor station of a video interphone. The appliance itself being capable of operation by a remote control device. The monitor station includes a receiving input, a central processing unit, a memory, select keys and at... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080068209 - Methods and systems for wellhole logging utilizing radio frequency communication: A system and method is disclosed for utilizing a radio frequency communication system to wirelessly exchange data with well logging tools and external devices. A logging tool component is operably fitted with an extension antenna which travels through the thick casing of the logging tool. The extension antenna enables data... Agent: Schlumberger K.k.

20080068210 - Downlink based on pump noise: A method for determining a drilling event includes measuring a first signal from a sensor over a first selected time interval, measuring a second signal from the sensor over a second time interval, determining if a noise is reduced in the second signal.... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20080068211 - Electromagnetic telemetry apparatus and methods for minimizing cyclical or synchronous noise: An electromagnetic well borehole telemetry system for transmitting information between a downhole transceiver, disposed preferably within a borehole assembly in the borehole, and a surface transceiver positioned at or near the surface of the earth. A trigger and cooperating strobe are used to define strobe increments. Synchronous telemetry measurements made... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri, L.L.P.

20080068212 - Coupling point temperature and current measuring system: A system for measuring temperature and current at coupling points in an electric distribution network. A monitor device is connected to a series of measuring devices using radio waves. The monitor device sequentially interrogates measuring devices to determine the temperature and current of each one. The measuring devices include a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080068214 - Home area networking (han) with handheld for diagnostics: Disclosed are handheld or portable apparatus subject matters and associated methodologies for providing local communications to metrology devices within an Advanced Metering System (AMS). The metrology devices may be associated with AC supplied device that are configured with mailboxes for associated battery powered devices or with other home or customer... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080068215 - Home area networking (han) with low power considerations for battery devices: Disclosed are apparatus and methodology subject matters for providing communications to battery powered metrology devices within an Advanced Metering System (AMS). The battery powered metrology devices may be associated with AC supplied devices that are configured with mailboxes for their associated battery powered devices. The battery powered metrology devices may... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080068213 - Managing serial numbering of encoder-receiver-transmitter devices in automatic meter reading systems: A solution for providing various types of encoder-receiver-transmitter (ERT) devices for use in corresponding types of automatic meter reading (AMR) systems that receive standard consumption messages (SCMs) from ERT devices. According to one aspect, the solution includes maintaining a set of records that associate each issued serial number with a... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080068216 - Rf local area network antenna design: Disclosed are apparatus and methodology subject matters relating to an antenna configured for mounting under the glass in a utility meter. The antenna is configured as a patch antenna where a radiating element is mounted on one side of a plastic substrate while a conductive ground plane element is mounted... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080068217 - Outage notification system: The present technology relates to protocols relative to utility meters associated with an open operational framework. More particularly, the present subject matter relates to protocol subject matter for advanced metering infrastructure, adaptable to various international standards, while economically supporting a 2-way mesh network solution in a wireless environment, such as... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080068218 - Speed limit alert: The SPEED LIMIT ALERT is a transmitter & receiver used to monitor the speed limit on highways, freeways & city streets. It alerts the driver in a change in the speed limit. Used correctly it should help reduce the number of tickets & accidents occurring on the roads today due... Agent: Sarah Lawson

20080068219 - Parallel parking assisting vehicle indicator: A vehicle parking indicator including an elongated marker having a longitudinal dimension and a top edge. The marker is mounted on an outer body of a motor vehicle and is visible from outside of the motor vehicle. The elongated marker is configured such that when an axis of the motor... Agent: Anna Vishev, Esq.

20080068220 - Conditional aircraft cabin warning and signalling system for determining the cabin status: A monitoring method for monitoring a seat status for an aircraft. A seat occupancy status of a seat element is measured by a seat occupancy sensor, and the fastening status of the seat element is measured by a fastening sensor. The seat occupancy status and the fasting status are transmitted... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080068221 - Method and apparatus for providing information on availability of public transportation and method and apparatus for using said information: A method and apparatus for providing public transportation information and using the provided information are discussed. A method for encoding transportation information in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention creates information on a bus route, creates information on the current location and availability of each bus running on... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080068222 - Animated display of traffic information: A method is disclosed for displaying traffic information on a display. Information that indicates traffic conditions on a portion of a road network is used to form an animation. The portion of the road network is shown on the display and the animation is shown on the portion of the... Agent: Navteq North America, LLC

20080068223 - Electronic navigation system and method: The invention provides a system for providing tracking information. The system includes a base unit that receives a request from a first mobile unit and provides a response to the first mobile unit. The base unit obtains a current position of a second mobile unit. The response from the base... Agent: Navteq North America, LLC

20080061926 - Method and apparatus for utilizing a transmitter having a range limitation to control a movable barrier operator: A system commands a movable barrier operator to control movement of a movable barrier and perform additional movable barrier functions. An identification transmitter wirelessly transmits an identification signal, where the identification signal comprises a code. A primary transmitter stores at least one vehicle identification code corresponding to a specific vehicle... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080061924 - Multiple lock security system for cargo trailers: A multiple lock cargo security system, comprising: a master security device including position sensors, a motor, a door sensor and a latch; a master controller connected to the position sensors and the door sensor; at least one slave security device having a slave controller connected to the master controller; and... Agent: Gary J. Cunningham

20080061927 - Biometric lockset: A biometric lockset is provided which includes a lockset body containing control circuitry wherein the control circuitry is operatively coupled to a fingerprint sensor, a motor driven by the control circuitry and mechanically coupled to the lockset body, and a slideway for covering the fingerprint sensor wherein the slideway contains... Agent: Robert D. Gunderman, Jr. Patent Technologies, LLC

20080061928 - Air brake and vehicle or driver management system using portable data device: Apparatus comprising a control member for a valve for controlling a vehicle brake function, and an electrically operable lockout for the control member. An electronic reader associated with the lockout is operable in response to communication with a personal data device to control operation of the lockout. The reader may... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20080061929 - Method and system for transmit scheduling and dynamic strength adjustment of a security fob signal: Methods and systems for managing communication between a key fob and a host device are provided. In one implementation, the system includes a key fob configured to operate in accordance with one of a plurality of modes, including an automatic mode and a manual mode. The system further includes a... Agent: Lenovo (united States) Inc. C/o Sawyer Law Group LLP

20080061930 - Automobile key for keyless vehicle operation: A system of utilizing an automobile key, particularly for an essentially keyless operation, and wherein wireless operation of the key incorporates safety features preventing the inadvertent locking of the key in the automotive vehicle upon exiting therefrom.... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080061933 - Door handle apparatus for vehicle: A door handle apparatus for a vehicle includes a door handle adapted to be provided at a vehicle exterior of a vehicle door and operated in order to open/close the vehicle door, a sensing electrode provided inside of an upper-outer surface of the door handle, a sensor for detecting a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080061932 - Method for locking a vehicle: In a method for locking a motor vehicle (FZ), in which an opening state of at least one door of a vehicle (FZ) is detected by means of a door sensor (TSS), in addition an authorization signal (BS) is transmitted to a mobile identification transmitter (IDG) by means of a... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080061939 - Method and apparatus for determining ordering of rfid tagged objects: The invention addresses the disadvantage of RFID scanning by maintaining the relative physical order of tags simultaneously scanned. The novelty of the invention includes a forwarding mechanism applied to the RFID tags and an aggregation of the received tag information. The received information is then used to calculate relative ordering... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb & Rahman, LLC

20080061936 - Method and system for rfid communication: A method and system for RFID communication is provided. The system includes a first RFID reader and an RFID read-write tag uniquely assigned to the first RFID reader. The RFID read-write tag receives information from RFID readers other than the first RFID reader and provides the information to the first... Agent: Stephen B. Salai, Esq. Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP

20080061935 - Methods and systems for positioning data fields of a radio-frequency identification (rfid) tag: A system is provided that includes a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) writer and a target tag within operational range of the RFID writer. The system also includes a processor coupled to the RFID writer and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080061937 - Rfid reader and range indicating method for the rfid reader: An RFID reader and range indicating method for the RFID reader is provided. The RFID reader includes an RF antenna for communicating with one or more than one tag using RF signals, a module for operating on the tag, a module for analyzing a range of the RFID reader; and... Agent: Stephen B. Salai, Esq. Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP

20080061940 - Smart antenna system for reading data tags: A method and apparatus can provide system (20) for reading radio frequency identification tags (22). The system includes one or more individual readers (24), and each individual reader has an operative power supply (26), antenna (28), and communication system (30) for relaying data from the individual reader to an electronic... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20080061938 - System and method to identify and track rfid tags: A system and method are disclosed that provide device recognition. The system has one or more identification devices and a reading device configured to obtain data from the one or more identification devices. The system also has a receiving device in communication with the reading device. The receiving device is... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20080061943 - Rfid systems and methods of operating the same in power-saving modes: A method of operating an RFID system and an RFID system in a power-saving mode are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system comprises at least one reader and at least one tag. The at least one reader may transmit a wake-up signal to the at least one tag when turning... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080061944 - Communications device: The disclosure relates to a communications device for transmitting data on a product to a data processing device, the product being assigned a transponder, which can be brought into communication as required with a read device assigned to the data processing device. It is proposed to equip the transponder with... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080061945 - Contactless data communication system and contactless ic tag: A contactless data communication system includes: a first and a second contactless integrated circuit tags each including an unique identifier; and a reader-writer for reading out and writing in data in a contactless state with the first and the second contactless integrated circuit tags. The first integrated circuit tag includes:... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080061946 - Radio communication apparatus: Upon receiving a command for writing data to a transponder, a reading unit performs radio communication with the transponder to which data should be written, thereby reading, in non-contact fashion, a data item stored in the transponder. A collating unit collates the data read by the reading unit with a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080061923 - Method and apparatus for interfacing security systems by periodic check in with remote facility: Security systems, such as in a home or other building, periodically transmit status data to a remote facility so that the remote facility is continuously informed of the security systems' status. A user interface device at one security system, or a web browser at a personal computer, can obtain information... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080061925 - Access arrangement for a vehicle: An access arrangement for a vehicle (FZ) has a transmit/receive device on the vehicle side (19) to transmit one or several interrogation signals. In addition, the access arrangement has a mobile identification generator (IDI, IDA) with a transmit/receive device on the identification generator side (SE) to receive interrogation signals from... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080061931 - Method for controlling access to a vehicle: In a method for controlling access to a vehicle (FZ), first an authentication signal is sent from the vehicle to an authorized mobile ID transmitter (IDG), with which authentication signal the ID transmitter is authorized to unlock the vehicle. Subsequently, the distance from the valid authorized mobile ID transmitter to... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080061934 - High capacity campaign system: A method and system for quickly and reliably processing a high volume of messages. In one embodiment, text messages are submitted by mobile phone subscribers to cast votes. The votes are recorded and replies are returned in near real time by updating a state in active memory for each subscriber... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080061941 - Method, transponder, and system for secure data exchange: A method for data exchange is provided, whereby a first code is generated by a transponder, which is transmitted to a base station, a first transmission information is generated by the base station by encoding a base station code with a first identification and the first random number code, the... Agent: Mg-ip Law, PLLC

20080061942 - Rf tag reader and method: A disclosed RF tag reader includes a main antenna with directivity covering a first area; a sub antenna with directivity covering a second area that is smaller than the first area; and a switch control unit configured to selectively switch between the main antenna and the sub antenna. In response... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080061947 - System and method for molecular communication: A disclosed molecular communication system includes a molecular transmitter configured to transmit an information molecule in which prescribed information is encoded, a molecular receiver configured to receive the information molecule, and a molecular capsule configured to carry the information molecule from the molecular transmitter to the molecular receiver. Each of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080061948 - System and method for communicating with gate operators via a power line: The invention is a system and method for communicating with and controlling gate operators via a power line that normally only supplies power to the gate operator. By introducing an electrical signal to the power line along a frequency not used for the purposes of supplying electricity, signals and commands... Agent: Jafari Law Group, P.C.

20080061949 - Human movement measurement system: A system for measuring the position of transponders for testing and training a user to manipulate the position of the transponders while being guided by interactive and sensory feedback through a bidirectional communication link to a processing system for the purpose of functional movement assessment for exercise and physical rehabilitation.... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20080061950 - Apparatus for detecting the presence of fog for automotive vehicle: An on-vehicle fog-presence determining apparatus having image fog-state determining means for determining whether or not an image picked up by an on-vehicle camera mounted on a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus comprises far-flung brightness acquiring means for acquiring a brightness of a far-flung road region, sky brightness acquiring means for... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080061951 - Image transferrable anti-theft system: An anti-theft system includes a carrier such as a vehicle and a camera is located in the space such as the driver cabinet of the carrier and is controlled by a controller. The camera can be activated when the entrance member is opened and a transferring device is electrically connected... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080061952 - Method and device for driver information: A method and a device for driver information, according to which a warning is produced on the basis of the lane information which indicates crossing of the lane edge. Upon branching of a roadway line, the particular outer lines are used as lane edge markings as the basis for the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080061953 - Method, system, and computer program product for determining and reporting tailgating incidents: A method, system, and computer program product for detecting a tailgate event between two vehicles moving in a forward motion is provided. The two vehicles include a first and second vehicle, one of the two vehicles being an offending vehicle and the other of the two vehicles being an affected... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Yorktown

20080061954 - Visual indicators on vehicle steering: Visual indicators on a steering wheel of a vehicle provide information to a driver of the vehicle. In one embodiment an input stage is used to receive an input signal. The signal is processed to provide a signal for an indicator on the steering wheel. Conditions of the steering wheel... Agent: Charles J. Kulas

20080061955 - Antenna system for a vehicle: The teachings of the present invention include an antenna system for a tire pressure monitoring system. The antenna system includes an antenna coil that is printed on the circuit board in a manner that is cost-efficient and that enhances the signal reception. In one embodiment, the antenna coil is printed... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20080061956 - Vehicular direction indicating apparatus: A steering shaft includes a lower end that penetrates through, and projects downwardly from a bracket for supporting an upper end of a front fork tube. A steering angle sensor for a flasher canceler is disposed at the lower end of the steering shaft. The steering angle sensor is held... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080061957 - Doorbell presence hardware: A doorbell presence hardware is configured to provide notification about a trigger event at an entry point such as a person at the door pressing a button. The doorbell presence hardware is equipped with physical components such as a camera, a microphone, a speaker, and the like, and associated client... Agent: Merchant & Gould Bellsouth Corporation

20080061958 - Active safety system for a vehicle and a method for operation in an active safety system: An active safety system for a vehicle includes an external object sensor system arranged on a host vehicle. The sensor system designed to sense objects external to the host vehicle and generate input data relating to the objects, wherein the input data includes an object position ((R, ψrel)(t)). Additionally, a... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20080061959 - Structural monitoring: Method and system for monitoring structures such as bridges includes arranging sensors on the structure, obtaining data via the sensors, analyzing the data to determine the presence of a non-optimal condition relating to the integrity of the structure and transmitting the data or a signal indicative of the analysis with... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080061960 - Event notification device, event notification method, and computer program product: An event notification device notifies an event occurring in it to a plurality of client devices via a network. A receiving unit receives a request from a client device indicating an even to be monitored. An adding unit adds information about the client device from where the request is received... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080061961 - Methods and systems for semi-automatic adjustment of medical monitoring and treatment.: Systems and methods are described for adjusting the operation of implantable stimulation devices used to provide medical monitoring and treatment. Several hierarchical algorithms are described which operate according to conditionally obtaining a patient response to an alert signal. In one such strategy semi-automatic therapy adjustment occurs by automatically issuing patient... Agent: John, Michael Sasha

20080061962 - Automated accountability locating system: An automated accountability system is achieved by a unique combination of at least one stationary, passive-infrared activated low-power wireless RF locator-transponder device, at least one personal issued “pager-like” RF transceiver device and a stationary transceiver contained in a stand-alone master command base monitor or a stationary transceiver connected to a... Agent: Daniel K. Dorsey

20080061963 - Device, system and method for tracking mobile assets: A device attached to an outside surface of a shipping container for tracking the shipping container includes a solar panel, a battery, a GPS receiver module, a cellular data transceiver module, and a microcontroller for controlling the GPS receiver module and the cellular data transceiver module to periodically obtain the... Agent: Stites & Harbison, PLLC

20080061964 - Power-saving on-vehicle controller: An on-vehicle controller performs smart control for transmitting a transmission request signal to a predetermined area and for unlocking a door of a vehicle based on a return signal transmitted by a portable device receiving the transmission request signal, security control for providing a warning if improper conduct to the... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080061965 - Spatially distributed remote sensor: A remote sensing device includes a plurality of components arranged to form a resonant electrical circuit. The plurality of components includes at least one sensing component having sensing elements distributed among regions of an area of interest. The sensing elements are arranged so that a resonant characteristic of the resonant... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080061966 - System and method for notifying a package recipient of package arrival: A package delivery notification system and method notifies package recipients of a package's arrival. The method-enabling system comprises a package, a package recipient, a package carrier, first and second wireless communications devices, and a recipient setting. The package carrier brings the package and the first wireless communications device to within... Agent: Charles F. Meroni, Jr.

20080061967 - Multi-modal active rfid tag with biometric sensors, systems and methods of itv tracking: RFID tags, methods and systems for total asset management, in-transit visibility and bio-metric verification and authorization. The system comprises an active, multi-modal, bi-directional RFID tag having a primary communication mode RF transceiver and a secondary mode IR/US transceiver. The tag includes sensors, such as bio-metric, and memory containing user bio-metric... Agent: Jacques M. Dulin, Esq. Dba Innovation Law Group, Ltd.

20080061968 - System for and method of locating an object: A method of locating an object includes receiving a wireless signal and raising a marker above a surface of the object. The object can be a mobile vehicle, such as a car, a truck, a motor home, or a motorcycle. The marker can be a flag or a ball. In... Agent: David A. Hill

20080061969 - Invasion detection device: In the intrusion detection device of the present invention, pressure sensitive means (14) that is a flexible cable-like piezoelectric sensor is stored in a packet (13) in a sealed state, and mounted on a wall-like structure (11) such as a veranda, a balcony or a fence for the domicile. Since... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080061970 - Monitoring device and program thereof: An intrusion detecting terminal unit (13) having an opening/closing sensor is disposed on the window or door, a mat (16) containing a piezoelectric sensor (15) is disposed near under the window, and each of the intrusion detecting terminal unit (13) with the opening/closing sensor and the intrusion detecting terminal unit... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080061971 - Method for alerting a user to abnormal performance of an apparatus: To alert a user to an abnormal performance, such as motion/vibration, a loss of power, or a loss of a signal indicating theft of an apparatus, such as a liquid crystal display or a plasma display, an anti-theft function of the apparatus is initiated, and when the abnormal performance of... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080061972 - Substrate damage detection mechanism using rfid tag: Disclosed is a substrate damage detection mechanism using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag including a substrate, at least one RFID tag with a RFID chip, a RFID transmitter and at least one data input/output port and at least one conducting circuit loop arranged to cover the substrate and provided with... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080061973 - Apparatus and method for determining the position of a mobile platform: A mobile platform such as a shopping cart, flatbed cart or lift truck is provided with a plurality of radiation detectors which are screened or limited in scope of view and which cooperate with circuitry which can distinguish from the interaction of the sensors with emitters the position of the... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20080061974 - Security system: In accordance with the present invention, a method and an apparatus are provided wherein a device is disabled if the device is located more then a predetermined distance away from the owner. Accordingly, a lost or stolen device is rendered unusable. The device has coupled thereto a receiver or transceiver.... Agent: David W. Rouille Catherine J. Rouille

20080061975 - Portable alarming security device: A portable security device for displaying articles of merchandise in a retail environment has a base formed with a plurality of holes arranged in predetermined patterns for mounting the device on a plurality of different support structures. A housing containing an alarm system, a retractor and an alarm cable is... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20080061978 - Moving object locating apparatus: The present invention relates to a moving object locating apparatus that comprises a search unit and at least one target unit. The first central processing unit is configured to proceed with coding, and the antenna module is configured to transmit searching signals that carry identification codes. The target unit, which... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080061976 - Radio frequency id doppler motion detector: A system and method for a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader for use in an RFID detection system. The reader has an RF source for generating RF signals. An antenna is coupled to the RF source. The antenna transmits interrogation RF signals to one or more RFID markers within an... Agent: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20080061977 - Systems and methods for identifying and collecting banned waste: Systems and methods for authorizing a waste item to be removed from a site are disclosed. In one embodiment, a waste collection vehicle includes a reader configured to obtain identification information from an identification tag associated with the waste item. A transceiver associated with the vehicle is configured to: receive... Agent: Wilmerhale/dc

20080061979 - Traceable rfid enable data storage device: An RFID enabled data storage device configured to be traced by an electronic data storage device tracing system includes a housing defining an enclosure, data storage media disposed within the enclosure, a label coupled to the housing, and an RFID tag coupled to the housing. The label includes a VOLSER... Agent: Imation Corp.

20080061981 - High-speed rfid circuit placement method and device: A high-speed process includes removing chips or interposers from a carrier web having a first pitch and transferring the chips or interposers to electrical components, such as RFID antenna structures, on a moving web having a second pitch. According to one method, a transfer drum transfers chips or interposers to... Agent: Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP (avery)

20080061980 - Method of actively tagging electronic designs and intellectual property cores: In an embodiment of the invention, an active security tag is e bedded within the digital logic of an electronic design for logic destined for an integrated circuit such as an FPGA. The security tag includes security tag data which permits identification of the electronic design, and facilitates efforts to... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20080061982 - System and method to track inventory using rfid tags: System and method for tracking inventory of a multiplicity of products. First RFID tags are associated with respective products or groups of products. Second Active RFID tags are associated with respective first containers for the multiplicity products. A third Active RFID tag is associated with a second container for the... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20080061983 - Wireless ic device and component for wireless ic device: A wireless IC device includes a wireless IC chip, a power supply circuit board upon which the wireless IC chip is mounted, and in which a power supply circuit is provided, the power supply circuit includes a resonant circuit having a predetermined resonant frequency, and a radiation pattern, which is... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080061984 - Method and system for obtaining information about rfid-equipped objects: Method and arrangement for obtaining information about a radio-frequency identification (RFID) device or an object on which the RFID device is mounted when the RFID device is in a space defined by a frame includes arranging a plurality of antennas on the frame to enable transmission of signals into the... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080061985 - Visual display of rfid tag content via laser projection display: The present invention is directed to a device and method for displaying content of a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The device includes an RFID reader, an interface module, and a laser projection display (LPD). The RFID reader sends instructions to and receives data from an RFID tag. The interface... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080061986 - External package capable of being radio-tagged: The invention relates to an external package, particularly one with a conductive coating and in whose surroundings an RFID tag is used. The conductive area of the electrically conductive layer is interrupted by a structure.... Agent: Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein

20080061987 - Set screw tag housing: An electronic tag housing secures an electronic tag to an elongate article. The housing includes a cover and a base positioned over the cover for supporting the tag therebetween. The cover and base define a passageway therebetween for insertable receipt of the elongate article. A pressure plate is movably secured... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080061988 - Method and system for passenger profiles: The invention concerns a method (200) and system (100) for providing a passenger profile. The method can include the steps of receiving (212) one or more passengers having mobile units (112) in a vehicle (110) in which at least some of the mobile units have been programmed with passenger profiles... Agent: Motorola, Inc

20080061990 - Pet locating device: A pet location system having a pet locator with GPS capabilities in communication with a wireless network such that a user interface accessible on a common computer network or by telephone is provided. The pet location system includes access to the user interface via a computer on the common computer... Agent: Cash Klemchuk Powers Taylor LLP

20080061991 - System and method for remote audio/video capture of weapon use: The present invention is directed to a system and method for activating a remote audio/visual device to monitor, capture and record the activities and conditions encountered by a law enforcement official when a weapon or other tool is removed from its retention device.... Agent: Ladi O. Shogbamimu

20080061989 - Communication anomaly detecting device, and passenger detecting device: An information request portion receives an information request signal transmitted to an information response portion at its own receiving port. The information request portion comprises at least either of a power supply system anomaly determination portion or a ground anomaly determination portion. The power supply system anomaly determination portion determines... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080061992 - System for remotely monitoring a user: A subscription system and corresponding method of operation for monitoring user's well being is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing, at a user monitor module, a first indicator for the user well being; providing, at a receiving module operably coupled to the user monitor module, a first threshold... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20080061993 - Method and apparatus for a wireless tether system: Method and apparatus to provide a wireless tether system is described. In one embodiment, one or more wireless tether apparatuses are in wireless communication with one or more base units. A wireless tether apparatus may be configured such that when separated from a base unit greater than a predetermined distance,... Agent: C. Bart Sullivan

20080061994 - Radionuclide detector and software for controlling same: A detector for detecting the presence of suspect radionuclides in a target is disclosed. The detector includes a first detection channel for a first detecting neutron emissions in the target and for providing a first output in accordance with the first detecting, a second detection channel for a second detecting... Agent: Gibbons P.C.

20080061995 - Fluid leak alert system: A fluid leak alert system comprises a flow sensor and a timer apparatus. The flow sensor is configured for sensing presence of fluid flow through a fluid flow line. The timer apparatus is connected to the flow sensor. The timer apparatus compares a prescribed maximum flow interval duration to a... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20080061996 - Smoke warning system: In a smoke warning system ambient conditions are included in the evaluation of the smoke warning transmitter statuses, or the internal signal evaluation in the smoke warning transmitter is influenced. In this procedure the alarm threshold of the system is raised under certain ambient conditions so that the smoke warning... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080061997 - Power equipment: A power equipment includes a first internal abnormality detection apparatus comprising a first antenna accommodation pipe which is connected to a first connection pipe formed in a enclosed container and which accommodates a first antenna therein, and a first signal detection circuit which is connected to a first antenna and... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080061998 - Method for automatically identifying a type of transparent conveyor belt: In a method for automatically identifying a conveyor belt in a printer as being one of a plurality of belt types, the conveyor belt is moved along a circulatory path. A start and an end of a longitudinal marking on the moving conveyor belt are detected. A distance of travel... Agent: David A. Novais Patent Legal Staff

20080061999 - Object awareness determination system and a method for determining awareness of an object: An object awareness determination system includes an external object sensor system to sense objects and generate input data relating to the objects external to a host vehicle, wherein the input data includes an object position (x, y), an object velocity |({dot over (x)}, {dot over (y)})| and an object direction... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20080062000 - Remote garage door monitoring system: An apparatus and methods for implementing a garage door monitoring system coupled to a garage door opener. The door monitoring system allow a user to actuate the door under control via a network connection. In at least one embodiment, the door monitoring system is controlled by a cell phone or... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20080062001 - Motion control apparatus and method thereof: A control apparatus to control a page displayed in an electronic device is disclosed. The apparatus includes a motion sensor for detecting the motion of the electronic device to send a plurality of motion parameter of detected points, a processor for receiving the motion parameter to determine tilting angles and... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20080062002 - Information processing apparatus and remote-control code transmission control method: According to one embodiment, a first interface unit executes a process of transmitting a remote-control code belonging to a first remote-control code set which is supported by a first operating system (OS#1) to an operating system which is currently executed. A second interface unit executes a process of transmitting a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080062003 - Wireless controllable power control device molded into a power cable: A power control module is molded within a power cord or power cable. The module may include a wireless module, switches, controllers, relays, and power converters. The module may be powered by appropriately converting the power coming through the power cord or power cable. The power cord or cable is... Agent: Gibbons P.C.

20080062004 - Apparatus and method for determining a state parameter of an object to be monitored: An apparatus for determining a state parameter of an object to be monitored comprises a means for providing a plurality of measurement values, wherein the measurement values comprise information relating to the state parameter of the object to be monitored, a comparison means for comparing the measurement value to a... Agent: Eschweiler & Associates LLC

20080062005 - Amr transmitter with programmable operating mode parameters: The invention provides a method and circuitry for programming an AMR transmitter to operate in different modes. The device can be programmed as to any one or all of the following parameters: transmission power according to the physical environment of the installation; power level and modulation type for drive-by or... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080062006 - Flow measurement system and method: Flow measurement systems and techniques may allow flow information to be wirelessly transmitted. The systems and techniques may include a meter index cover and a wireless meter transmitter adapter. The meter index cover may be configured and arranged to house a meter index and include a mounting member configured and... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080062007 - Wearable, attachable, or hand-held, super-bright, led-based, textual, safety alert sign and portable emergency/work light: Accordingly, a primary object of the present invention is to provide a novel safety alert sign which provides a uniquely attention-getting and highly visible warning to oncoming drivers during both daylight, and, particularly twilight and dusk through the nighttime hours.... Agent: Mark J. Pandiscio Pandiscio & Pandiscio, P.C.

20080062008 - Alarm device: An alarm device comprises a motion detector for detecting a motion of a vehicle, a display located in the vehicle, and adapted to display an image on a screen, and a controller for controlling, on the basis of the motion of the vehicle detected by the motion detector, a display... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080062010 - Apparatus and method for detecting vehicles by identifying light spots from captured images: A vehicle detection apparatus detects vehicles traveling on a road with their lights turned on. The apparatus captures images of a road, detects a light spot from captured images, and detects a first vertical coordinate of the light spot in the images. The apparatus further calculates a distance to the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080062009 - Method and system to improve traffic flow: Embodiments of the present invention provide for a system to detect and cite tailgating violations. The system may comprise a tailgating detector adapted to detect a tailgating vehicle, a recorder adapted to record identification information specific to the tailgating vehicle, an identification computer in communication a vehicle and registrant identification... Agent: Greenberg Traurig (hou) Intellectual Property Department

20080062011 - Collision avoidance warning and taxi guidance device: The present invention relates to a collision avoidance warning system for an aircraft (1). The system comprises a light source (8, 9), sensors (10, 11, 12) mounted on the aircraft (1) and processing means for determining the dimensions and location of an object (15) relative to the aircraft (1) so... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080062012 - Passenger pick-up bus stop notification system: A passenger pick-up bus stop notification system designed to help bus drivers to determine if passengers at a bus stop used by different bus routes desired to be picked up. The system includes a display panel mounted on a vertical post installed adjacent to the roadway that services the bus... Agent: Dean A. Craine Ste 140

20080055042 - Vehicle control system: When a demodulated signal of a radio signal in Ch1 transmitted from a TPMS transmitter is acquired, a control IC controls the frequency of a signal inputted from a PLL circuit to a mixer into a frequency for converting a TPMS radio signal into an intermediate frequency signal of a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080055041 - Entry control system and entry control method: To provide an entry control system as well as an entry control method allowing for an easy entry of user, permitting a restriction to persons who have a legitimate right to enter a facility, an illuminating device (1) emits a modulated visible light signal 13 modulated by use of a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080055044 - Flame resistant rfid tag and method of making the same: A flame resistant RFID tag comprises: a first flame resistant polymer film having a major surface; an RFID device secured to the major surface of the first flame resistant polymer film, the RFID device having proximal and distal surfaces and comprising an antenna electrically connected to an integrated circuit; and... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080055045 - Rfid tag including a three-dimensional antenna: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag comprises an antenna folded into a three-dimensional configuration defining at two antenna layers that reside in different planes. Spacer material separates at least two of the antenna layers.... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080055047 - Semiconductor device: The semiconductor device includes a signal processing circuit, an antenna circuit that is connected to the signal processing circuit, and a storage means that supplies electric power to the signal processing circuit. The signal processing circuit receives and transmits information through the antenna circuit, generates a direct current voltage from... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080055050 - Mobile file, indentification and security system device: A mobile file, identification and security system device is disclosed with a particular architecture for allowing a card swiper/reader, vehicle computer, signal processor, signal receiver/transmitter, and receiver with display screen and speaker to transmit status/data-information i.e. a person name, vehicle tag and registration numbers, vehicle insurance effective dates, vehicle driver-owner-occupant... Agent: Robert Brown Jr

20080055039 - Device and method for identifying a user of a medical device: A medical device, with an operating element for triggering the medical device, includes a safety system for preventing an erroneous triggering of the device. The present invention encompasses a method for controlling the medical device including determining if an operating command is given by a person prior to the device's... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20080055040 - Passive disarming transceiver for security systems: A method of disarming an alarm system in a premises by detecting motion of at least part of a door in the premises to trigger generation of a challenge signal; transmitting the challenge signal; receiving a response signal from an associated disarm device such as a keyfob; determining if the... Agent: Anthony R. Barkume

20080055046 - Antenna and portable electronic device: A portable electronic device having an RFID function has an RFID antenna having a planar coil formed by winding a conductor. The RFID antenna is a loop antenna having a loop diameter corresponding to RFID with a strong electromagnetic field characteristic, and has an antenna pattern where a part of... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20080055043 - Railroad yard inventory control system: A system for tracking railcar identification and location within a rail yard including readers positioned near rail yard switches and remotely connected to a system data processing computer, typically a PC. The readers include antennas for interrogating RFID tags attached to railcars with radio waves. Identification data obtained from the... Agent: Erickson & Kleypas, L.L.C.

20080055049 - Searching methods: Methods and apparatus for using an energy emanating device that finds a person (17a,b) object or system based on preselected attributes (33) stored in the energy emanating device (10) are disclosed. Searching Methods are used to compare the attributes (33) of individuals, and a match is determined based upon the... Agent: Giaccherini

20080055048 - Multiple protocol smart card communication device: A communication link is established between the smart card and a computer using a valid smart card communication protocol. A smart card communication device determines the valid smart card communication protocol used by a smart card by polling a communication channel using a plurality of smart card communication protocols until... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080055051 - Electronic notification system: An electronic notification system that allows primarily for patrons of a business, such as a restaurant or other establishment, to use his or her telephone or other device having internet access to make a reservation, see wait times, make special requests and receive a telephone call once a table is... Agent: Sandra Lee Lipkin A Law Corporation

20080055052 - Network transmission system and power line communication device thereof: A power line communication (PLC) device, which is electrically connected with a power line, a power transforming device and an electronic device, includes a transmission element, a power transmitting element and a data transmission element. The transmission element is electrically connected with the power line for receiving a power source... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080055053 - Information processing apparatus and method of controlling the same: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus, includes notice unit for raising an alarm to call attention, control unit for setting intensity associated with an attention degree of the alarm of the notice unit, detection unit for detecting a determined state, and execution unit for urging the notice unit... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080055054 - Method and apparatus for indicating status of display device and program information by generating audio signal: A method is disclosed for indicating hardware statuses of a display device. The method includes detecting a predetermined signal received by the display device for generating a detecting result, generating an audio signal according to the detecting result, and outputting the audio signal. An apparatus thereof includes a detecting unit,... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080055055 - Vehicle seat alert system: An alerting element for use with occupant seating to alert a seat occupant with a haptic and/or audible sensation. The alerting element being suitable for use with any type of seat, including vehicle seats. The alerting element optionally including a striking element for striking a structural component of the seat,... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20080055056 - Intersection information provision system and driving assist system: In an intersection information provision system, multiple cameras are installed oriented towards the direction where each road extends from the intersection. Each camera captures as an image or video the state ranging from the intersection to each road. Therefore, the area of the captured image by each camera is narrowed... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080055057 - Remote engine starting system and method: A remote engine starting system starts an engine when an engine start command signal is transmitted from a remote controller or an ignition key. The system includes an immobilizer ECU, which sets an immobilizer system to prohibit vehicle travel and drives an LED to flash to thereby indicate the vehicle... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080055058 - Communications system, vehicle information communicating apparatus, and indoor information processing apparatus: There are provided a communications system between a vehicle, a home and a center, a vehicle information communicating apparatus and an indoor information processing apparatus which imposes no limitation on communicating time enables bulk communication. The communications system comprises an on-board server and DSRC on-board equipment which are installed on... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080055059 - Wheel condition detector and wheel condition monitor: A wheel condition detector and a wheel condition monitor, each having a case provided in an internal space defined between a tire and a wheel member, the tire and the wheel member forming a wheel. The case has a detection space formed therein and a communication section for communicating an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080055060 - Aircraft tire condition monitoring system and method: An aircraft tire condition monitoring system includes a reader mounted in the fuselage of an aircraft and an antenna that defines a peripheral boundary proximate the circumference of a tire of the aircraft. The antenna is electrically coupled to the reader to facilitate the communication of signals from a transponder... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080055063 - Apparatus for detecting positions of wheels and method of manufacturing the same: A wheel position detecting apparatus comprises transmitters, a triggering device, and a receiver. The transmitters are attached to the plurality of wheels respectively. Each transmitter transmits a frame responsively to a triggering signal from the triggering device. The frame includes data indicating a reception intensity of the triggering signal. The... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080055062 - Tire monitoring system and method: A tire monitoring system for a vehicle having tires determines if two tires share a same side of the vehicle based on a state of each of the two tires. In at least one embodiment, a first output signal indicative of a state of a first tire and a second... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20080055061 - Tire pressure monitoring system: A tire pressure monitoring system may adjust the power it consumes. In at least one embodiment, the system includes a receiver that receives a first signal having a signal strength, determines the signal strength, and causes a second signal to be sent if the signal strength is more than a... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20080055064 - Child detector and reminder system: A safety system that reminds parents when their children are still strapped inside the car. The preferred system monitors the status of the driver's seatbelt buckle and the child's buckle, and includes at least two different alarms. The first alarm, which is not offending and can only be heard inside... Agent: Seto Patents

20080055065 - Systems, devices, components and methods for controllably configuring the brightness of light emitted by an automotive led illumination system: Disclosed are various embodiments of system, devices, components and methods for controllably configuring the brightness of light emitted by an automotive LED illumination system. The brightness levels of LEDs, or clusters or groups of LEDs, may be varied smoothly or in step-wise fashion to produce virtually any desired pattern of... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080055066 - Method and apparatus for actuating vehicle headlights simultaneously with vehicle horn to provide both visual and audible alert system: The present invention relates to vehicle systems for alerting operators of other vehicles, pedestrians, or passerby regarding vehicle position relative to other vehicles, and more particularly a method and apparatus for simultaneously activating both the vehicle headlights and horn when the vehicle horn is activated by the driver to alert... Agent: Patrick D. Griffin

20080055067 - Method and apparatus for a power line communications test system: A system for testing PLC equipment, network conditions, and protocol performance is provided. Noise measurements can be made at a single point, and protocol traffic, signal levels, and upper-layer parameters of any transmissions by other equipment on the same network are logged. Alternatively, a plurality of units located at different... Agent: Bell, Boyd, & Lloyd LLP

20080055070 - Frequency-agile system for telemetry with implantable device: The present disclosure relates to an RF telemetry system and method for enabling communication between an implantable medical device and an external device with an improved tolerance to noise from external sources. Multiple communications channels at different frequencies are provided which are synchronously switched between during a communications session by... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080055071 - Assistive communication device: An assistive communication device of the type on which a user can compose a message to be spoken by the device, using an input device to select items on a display to construct the message, can operate in a mode suitable for visually impaired and/or inexperienced users by aurally stepping... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP Patent Docketing 39/361

20080055072 - Child locator: A child locator that enables a parent to locate a child includes a master unit for wear by a parent and a monitored unit for wear by a child. The master unit may actuate an on-board alarm when its processor determines that the monitored unit is beyond a first predetermined... Agent: Harshaw Research, Inc.

20080055073 - Method of discovering a remotely-located wireless control device: The present invention provides a method of discovering a remotely-located control device in a wireless control system having a plurality of control devices. Each of the control devices of the control system has a unique serial number. A query message is first transmitted to the plurality of control devices. An... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080055074 - Sensor-based adaptive wearable devices and methods: The present disclosure is directed towards apparatuses, systems and methods for providing improved sensor-based patient monitoring and tracking. In accordance with one aspect, a method is provided for adjusting a vital sign alarm threshold of a vital status sensor as a function of a patient's GPS data, which may comprise:... Agent: The Johns Hopkins Universityapplied Physics Labora Office Of Patent Counsel

20080055075 - Cargo security sensing system: A cargo security sensing system includes a smart container having a sensor, wherein the smart container is a standard shipping cargo container that includes the sensor. The sensor may be any suitable type of sensing device capable of sensing changes in environmental conditions. The sensing system includes a plurality of... Agent: Accenture C/o Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz, P.C.

20080055076 - Personal articles having wireless proximity detectors: A personal article, such as a handbag, comprising a wireless companion proximity detector system which includes one or more electronic components. The electronic components may be a transmitter for transmitting a signal, receiver for receiving a signal, or a notifier. In some cases, the wireless signals may be RF signals.... Agent: Steven S. Yu

20080055069 - Sensor node: A sensor node for intermittently sensing data in a short cycle includes a control unit for acquiring information by driving the sensor, a radio communication unit for transmitting the information acquired by the control unit and a battery for supplying the control unit. The control unit includes a clock supply... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080055068 - Communication device and communication system as well as method of communication between and among mobile nodes: In order to provide a method as well as a communication device (100, 100) for communication between and among mobile nodes (10, 12, 14, 16), in particular between and among vehicles, comprising—at least one transmission unit (20), in particular at least one sender block, for broadcasting at least one message... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080055077 - System and apparatus with self-diagnostic and emergency alert voice capabilities: An emergency alert system with the capability of providing audible alerts upon the detection of a possible emergency condition or a malfunctioning system component is provided. An audible alert may include voice phrases that are selected and output based, at least in part, on information associated with the possible emergency... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20080055078 - Portable alarm system: A monitoring system includes a portable alarm having a base unit with an electronic package. At least one sensor is associated with the electronics to transmit signals to the electronics in the event of a breach. The electronic package in turn signals a central monitoring station, as well as transmits... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080055079 - Alarm system with air pressure detector: An intrusion alarm system in which intrusion into an protected space is detected as a variation in air pressure. The variable pressure detector uses a membrane and a displacement detector. One side of the membrane is exposed to the protected space and the opposite side of the membrane is enveloped... Agent: Jacob Fraden

20080055080 - Oscillator coil geometry for radio frequency metal detectors: A metal detector (1) used for identifying contaminants (35) in products (35). The detector (1) includes an oscillator coil assembly (10) that may be formed as a combination of pairs of series wound coils (15, 18) and pairs of parallel wound coils (16, 17). A pair of input coils (13,... Agent: David George Johnson

20080055081 - Access control apparatus: An apparatus for monitoring an access portal through an enclosure around a hazard comprises a line-scan camera mounted above the portal so that its linear field of view extends along a generally opposite threshold of the portal and can detect electromagnetic radiation reflected from an object passing through the portal.... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20080055082 - Contactless privacy protection device: A privacy protection method designed to prevent or authorize a communication between a reader and an RFID label situated in an efficiency zone. In the method a) there is permanent detection of possible variation of an ambient magnetic field in one or more frequency bands allocated to the RFID labels,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080055083 - Personal articles having wireless proximity detectors: A personal article, such as a handbag, comprising a wireless companion proximity detector system which includes one or more electronic components. The electronic components may be a transmitter for transmitting a signal, receiver for receiving a signal, or a notifier. In some cases, the wireless signals may be RF signals.... Agent: Steven S. Yu

20080055084 - Item position indicator and optimized item retrieval for a sensor equipped storage unit: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for communicating the shelf position of an item within a storage unit. An item to be located in the storage unit is identified. The storage unit system determines the shelf position of the identified item. The system then communicates the shelf... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20080055087 - Shelf-like display machine and image display method: The prior art in this field had a display portion of electronic paper at a part of a shelf and showed a problem that the display portion and the goods were hardly co-related to each other in response to an arrangement of the goods. In addition, it was necessary to... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20080055089 - Adhesive thermo printable label with rfid flap antenna for metallic surfaces: A radio-frequency identification (RFID) label carries an embedded RFID antenna and is capable of being affixed to a package or label. The RFID enabled label includes a bottom portion and an RFID flap that includes a first portion attached to the bottom portion and a second portion that carries the... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20080055088 - Automated system for producing location-based inventories: In a system for producing a location-based inventory of objects each furnished with an RFID transponder (24) designed to interact with an RFID reader/interrogator (30) and placed at different locations of a warehousing structure (10) consisting of a plurality of rows (16A-16C) supported by vertical uprights (18A-18D), provision is made... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080055086 - Overvoltage protection device and radio frequency receiver and radio frequency identification tag comprising such a device: An over voltage protection device on a radio frequency identification tag or in a radio frequency receiver comprises electro-magnetic coupling means between a base station and the radio frequency identification tag or radio frequency receiver. At least one ferroelectric capacitor is electrically connected to the coupling means. As long as... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080055090 - Sending service data to an rfid tag while an attached computer system is powered off: A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that, in an embodiment, receive service data at a computer system from an RFID tag, where the service data was sent to the RFID tag from an RF transmitter while the computer system was powered off. The RFID tag includes tag memory and... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept. 917

20080055085 - System and a method for improving the performance of rfid systems: The present invention is an innovative system and method for managing RFID elements which provides a solution for improving the efficiency, reliability and security of RFID systems. From the stand point of the users, the proposed system provides a unified interface to the raw data, giving them full and continuous... Agent: Fleit Kain Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco

20080055091 - Oscillator tuning system and oscillator tuning method: An oscillator tuning system and an oscillator tuning method are provided. The system includes a determination unit which determines whether a power which is used in an RFID tag having an RFID oscillator is greater than a reference value; and a frequency tuner which tunes a driving frequency of the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080055092 - Antenna capacitance for energy storage: Various embodiments of the invention may include an antenna for a wireless device, the antenna operable to store electrical energy received from a power source. The stored electrical energy may then be used to power the circuitry of the device. Storing electrical power in this manner may allow the device... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080055093 - Shield for radio frequency id tag or contactless smart card: We have found that to effectively shield inductively coupled RFID systems, the shield does not have to be present on all the sides of the device. It is also not required that one side be covered completely. In fact, a shield of any shape that allows a current to flow... Agent: Kimberly Cameron

20080055094 - Detection and control of pests: Among the embodiments of the present invention are pest control devices (1010, 1110, 1210) each operable to detect the presence of pests. The pest control device (1010, 1110, 1210) has a bait (1032) that is consumed or displaced by one or more species of pest, a pest sensing circuit (1052,... Agent: Dow Agrosciences, LLC

20080055095 - Icing detector for detecting presence of ice in static air: An icing detector is disclosed for detecting presence of ice in static air. An exemplary detector includes an ice collecting surface; a light emitter for emitting a light beam crossing an ice collecting surface, having a prismatic light manipulating window for internally-reflecting the light beam when no ice is present... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080055096 - Real-time modeling analysis of hazards data with large numbers of locations and with customized reporting and web-based delivery:

20080055098 - Ornament based detector with remote alarm: An ornament is provided including a detector, such as a carbon monoxide, smoke, temperature, and/or odor detector, a transmitter and optionally an alarm. Upon detection of smoke, heat, fire, carbon monoxide, etc., the transmitter sends a signal to a receiver in a remote alarm unit located apart from the ornament.... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080055097 - Versatile network of building alarm modules: A system of interconnected alarm modules for a building which warn of detectable hazards in and around the building as well as hazards such as natural disasters which originate elsewhere. The network includes at least one hazardous condition alarm module, capable of detecting dangerous conditions in and around the building... Agent: David Chidakel

20080055099 - Wake-up controller and a method therefor for power control over peripheral circuitry based upon slots of a data field: In a wake-up control device for waking up a peripheral circuit such as a transmitter/receiver in a radio communication device, during a standby time in which an RF unit and a processing unit are powered off by a switch, an RF signal is received to produce a detection signal by... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080055100 - Mechanism for automatic device misconfiguration detection and alerting: There is provided a method for automatically detecting and indicating a mis-configuration condition in an electronic device having one or more factory-default settings. At least one mis-configuration rule that relates to at least one mis-configuration condition of the electronic device, is checked against at least one corresponding current configuration setting... Agent: Thomson Licensing LLC

20080055101 - Location tracking system and a method of operating same: A location tracking system for tracking the location of a person in a premises is disclosed as including a plurality of location sensing devices for assessing the location of the person in the premises; a number of closed circuit television cameras for obtaining visual images of the person; a visual... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080055102 - Electronic system and a method of providing additional functionality features to an electronic system: There is provided an electronic system (10) comprising one or more functionality devices (16, 20, 21) and an electronic device adapted so that the one or more functionality devices (16, 20, 21) are locatable in proximity to the electronic device. The electronic device is operable to recognise the presence of... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080055103 - Traveling system for mobile bodies and control method therefor: A traveling system for mobile bodies includes a control device for controlling traveling operation of a first and a second mobile bodies based on detection information provided by a relative distance detecting device mounted on only one of the first and second mobile bodies for detecting a distance to the... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080055104 - Electronic apparatus and power supply controlling method: The present invention relates to an electronic apparatus and a power supply controlling method with which input power source is switched efficiently in accordance with a load of a device. A power controller 50, upon detecting a USB connection, monitors power consumption of a CPU 44 based on the operation... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080055105 - Floor display system with interactive features and variable image rotation: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a floor display system with variable image orientation. Embodiments may further relate to networked data distribution and management; interactivity; image-enhancing optics; controlled audio; a protective covering; an anti-slip feature; fragrance technology; theft prevention; deployment in a track-and-trench system; specialized positioning mechanisms; and lightweight,... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080055106 - Rolling light emitting diode screen device: A rolling light emitting diode screen device includes a plurality of equilong rigid supporting stripes, a plurality of pixel units which are disposed with a equal interval in a straight line on the rigid supporting stripes, electric signal lines and power lines connected to respective pixel units, and a control... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20080055107 - Alarm device comprising an electronic funds transfer at point of sale terminal and use thereof: An alarm device comprising an electronic funds transfer at point of sale (EFTPOS) terminal is provided, in which the EFTPOS terminal is adapted to be connected to a telecommunications network and comprises a central processing unit and a program, stored in the central processing unit, adapted to send a pre-defined... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20080055108 - Apparatus and method for controlling legacy home appliances: Provided is an apparatus and method for controlling legacy home appliances based on Zigbee wireless communication. The apparatus includes a home appliances control signal receiving unit for receiving a home appliances control signal from a user; a signal analyzing unit for analyzing the home appliances control signal and identifying a... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080055109 - Wireless tag and auxiliary device for use with home monitoring unit for tracking individuals or objects: The invention is directed to a wireless location tracking device or tag and auxiliary device for use with a home monitoring unit for tracking individuals or objects. The location tracking device has position determining circuitry and first short range wireless circuitry that communicates position data representative of the location of... Agent: Gibbons P.C.

20080055110 - Downlink pulser for mud pulse telemetry: A mud pulse telemetry system comprises a surface located fluid supply line having a drilling fluid flowing therein. A non-venting pulser is disposed in the drilling fluid in the supply line, and the non-venting pulser is adapted to generate pressure fluctuations in the flowing drilling fluid. A downhole receiver in... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20080055111 - Telemetry system and method with variable parameters: A programmable telemetry circuit that may be programmed for high bandwidth, low Q; low bandwidth, high Q; or for other parameters. The programmable telemetry circuit may include a first coil; a high impedance path having a first node connected to a first node of the first coil; a low impedance... Agent: Foley & Lardner

20080055113 - Sensor network system and data management method for sensor network: In a sensor network system for transferring sensing data measured by a sensor node to a host server based upon a process condition, the process condition can be easily set. The host server (4) previously sets a transmission condition which is used to transmit only an event satisfying a preset... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20080055112 - Water detection unit and system: A leak detector apparatus and system for use with a plumbing fixture, appliance or other potential water leak source. The leak detector apparatus includes an electrically non-conducting mat that is shaped and dimensioned to rest on the floor. The mat comprises multiple layers of non-conducting closed cell foam and has... Agent: Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva. PC

20080055114 - Apparatus and method for generating driver assistance information of traveling vehicle: A method for generating driver assistance information of a traveling vehicle. The method can restructure traveling environments into an image based on a sensor system capable of removing blind spots around a traveling vehicle, and a scheme capable of exactly detecting a lane and a vehicle, and give a collision... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080055115 - Device for activating inductive loop sensor of a traffic light control system: A system and method for activating vehicle sensors which are based on inductive loops. A voltage controlled oscillator is scanned throughout the required frequency range while a balanced mixer, low-pass filter, and detector are arranged to show the presence of a signal from an inductive loop by the amplitude of... Agent: Edward A. Richley

20080055116 - Vehicle locating using gps: Method, fob, and system suitable for use in directing a user to the vehicle. The direction being determined as a function of GPS coordinates determined with GPS units on a fob and vehicle. The GPS unit being activated in coordination with each other such that the GPS coordinates associated with... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation