Communications: electrical inventions 05/08

20080122575 - Remote configuration of security-oriented devices: A 2-way wireless security system is provided, which may include a control system adapted to remotely configure security-oriented peripherals; and one or more security-oriented peripherals, each of which may be adapted to be wirelessly configured by said control system. The control system may be adapted to bi-directionally and wirelessly communicate... Agent: Empk & Shiloh, LLP

20080122578 - Ensuring the provenance of passengers at a transportation facility: The provenance of passengers intending to depart on a vehicle from a transportation facility, is ensured by providing biometric reading devices at both a check-in station and a departure area station of the facility. The name and/or other information concerning a passenger arriving at the facility is also entered for... Agent: Law Office Of Leo Zucker

20080122577 - System and method for selectively activating biometric sensors: A system and method is provided for selectively activating biometric sensors (102, 104, 106) to authenticate the identity of an individual while conserving system resources. A biometric system has at least two tiers of sensors, first (102) and second tier sensors (104, 106), where the first tier sensors (102) are... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080122576 - Method of keying an identification code into a controlling member and into a function controller: To key an identification code of a controlling member to a code reader of a function controller for controlling a function, each controlling member is fitted with a card reader and is configured to adopt the code on the card as the identification code to be attached as the identification... Agent: Robert L. Marsh

20080122580 - Privacy method, device and computer program: The present invention relates to a privacy method for responding to read request. The present invention further relates to a device for generating a response signal and a computer program product. Methods and systems in accordance with embodiments of the invention validate, whether a read request is directed at a... Agent: Anne Vachon Dougherty

20080122579 - Telecommunications patching system that facilitates detection and identification of patch cords: A telecommunications patching system includes a patch panel comprising a plurality of connector ports and a plurality of patch cords configured to selectively interconnect pairs of the connector ports. Each patch cord has opposite ends and a respective connector secured to each end that is configured to be removably secured... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080122581 - Passive rfid reader and operation control method therefor: Provided is a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) reader that can minimize collision among RFID readers in an environment where there are a plurality of RFID readers within a limited operating environment by making each RFID reader select a channel at different delay time based on a random value, and a... Agent: H.c. Park & Associates, PLC

20080122583 - System and method for rfid tag communication: Described is system and method for RFID tag communication including transmitting a command signal in a time slot to a plurality of wireless communication devices, the command signal indicating initiation of an identification process for identifying each of the wireless devices, the identification process including a plurality of time slots... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20080122582 - Location based portable device feature disabler: A portable electronic device. The device comprises circuitry for performing functions in operation of the device. The device also comprises circuitry for detecting a signal representative that the device is within a location. Still further, the device comprises circuitry, responsive to the detecting circuitry, for selectively reducing a capability of... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080122584 - Information access system, reader/writer device, and active-type contactless information storage device: In an information access system, an active-type contactless information storage device senses a carrier of an RF signal at a first frequency in time periods for carrier sensing occurring in a predetermined carrier sensing cycle period, and then in response to detection of a carrier of an RF signal at... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080122585 - Network for changing resource consumption in an appliance: A network includes a smart coupler having a processor, a memory with software, and a power source to energize the processor and the memory, and an appliance configured to perform an operation on a physical article. The appliance is one that consumes at least some of a resource in performing... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20080122586 - System for line powering: A system for line powering includes at least one office-end PSU, one standby PSU and one power switching unit. The office-end PSU provides power for a group of subscriber lines in a centralized manner. The power switching unit monitors the power supply status of the office-end PSU and controls the... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080122587 - Modem apparatus: Provided is a modem apparatus of power line communication using a power line as a transmission path. The modem apparatus includes: an amplifier for amplifying communication signals and outputting a differential signal obtained from a pair of output signals having a phase difference of 180 degrees therebetween; a signal transformer... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080122588 - Address-free driving device and lighting fixture system: An address-free driving device and lighting fixture system are disclosed. The device is applied in controlling a lighting device, and includes a serial interface, a signal converter, a signal processor and a lighting driving unit. The signal converter converts an inputted signal from the serial interface into a digital signal.... Agent: Law Offices Of Lai And Associates, P.C.

20080122589 - Tactile output device: A tactile output device including an electro-active polymer layer and first and second sets of coplanar conductors arranged proximate to the layer. The first and second sets of conductors are approximately at right angles to each other, and the conductors in each set are spaced apart and parallel to each... Agent: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.

20080122592 - On-vehicle emergency call system: An on-vehicle emergency call system is powered by a main battery. The emergency call system includes a communication unit that communicates with a service center, a control unit that drives the communication unit with electric power supplied from the main battery to connect a communication line with the service center... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080122591 - Vehicle communication system: A vehicle communication system including an interior assembly, an in-vehicle communication control located in the vehicle and remote from the interior assembly, a human-machine interface located at the interior assembly, and a global positioning system control in the vehicle. The human-machine interface is connected to the in-vehicle communication control via... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20080122590 - Vehicle signaling device: A signaling device for use with a vehicle is provided. The signaling device includes a housing mateable to the exterior of the vehicle and an energy source disposed within the housing. The signaling device also includes a light emitting source in electrical communication with the energy source and a connector... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080122593 - Warning apparatus, warning server, warning system, and automobile: Herein disclosed is a warning apparatus for an automobile, comprising: a receiving unit for receiving a driver's information from a memory device memorizing said driver's information; a memorizing unit for memorizing an automobile insurance information; a determining unit for determining whether or not the driver is an insurant on the... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080122594 - Control of fleet vehicles with common transmitters: A method of controlling fleet vehicles includes the steps of identifying transmitter signals from a select group and an entire group to allow selective operation of certain specific vehicle functions. The method also includes the step of reprogramming a secret key and storing the previous secret key such that transmitters... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080122595 - Theft prevention system: A theft prevention system capable of preventing theft of a target object by disabling the authorized key of the target object in the case where the authorized key has been stolen. When the authorized key is lost, a mobile telephone 100 instructs a vehicle control device 300a to set a... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080122596 - Device for measuring speed, particularly for cycles: Device for measuring speed of a cycle having a frame, at least one wheel, a fastening axle about which the wheel is adapted to rotate, and a nut adapted to be threaded upon a threaded portion of the axle. The device includes a mechanism for detecting the rotation of the... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080122597 - Camera system for large vehicles: A vehicle-borne camera-based observation system for monitoring areas adjacent a vehicle or passenger vehicle, such as a bus or schoolbus, is disclosed, to provide safer operation for passersby, including for children, and driver convenience. The system includes several cameras, and several monitors in a driver's area displaying all of the... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080122598 - Device for predictively detecting and avoiding collisions: A device is provided for predictively detecting and avoiding motor vehicle collisions, including a control device, a sensor system for sensing obstacles in the surroundings of the vehicle, and a signal transmitter system for audibly and/or visually signaling a significant risk of collision between the vehicle and an obstacle. In... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080122599 - Collision detection device and method of manufacturing the same: A collision detection device is provided with a load detection member 2 for detecting a collision load in a collision, and a mold member 3 which is molded to be integral with the load detection member 2. The mold member 3 covers at least the surface of a collision side... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080122600 - Sensor, designed for placement in a series circuit, in particular for application in a motor vehicle, a method for operating such sensors and a device for operating them: A sensor designed for peripheral placement in a series circuit, in particular for application in a motor vehicle, has the following components. A sensor element for sampling a certain variable and forming a signal corresponding to the certain variable; an analyzer unit for analyzing and processing the signal of the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080122602 - Automobile audio system: The invention features a dual-mode audio system for an automobile which in one mode is configured for play while the doors to the automobile are closed, and in a second mode, is configured for play while a door, such as a tailgate, is opened. Additionally, the invention also features a... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080122601 - Onboard indicator needle with luminescent lighting: e

20080122603 - Vehicle operator performance history recording, scoring and reporting systems: Vehicle operator performance history recording and reporting systems include devices and methods of automatically collecting and processing vehicle crash or event data over time to form a driver history report. A driver history report may include many factors to express performance or quality of driver service, and these may be... Agent: Smartdrive Systems, Inc.

20080122604 - Driving support apparatus: A driving support apparatus has a display mounted in a vehicle, a driving information receiving unit receiving a steering angle of a steering wheel of the vehicle, and a control unit. The control unit produces a vehicle figure imitating a shape of the vehicle and a tire figure imitating a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080122605 - Vehicle on-board unit: A vehicle on-board unit of a host vehicle is configured to activate its brake lights upon determining a vehicle traveling condition exists that is indicative of a potentially inadequate safety zone between the host vehicle and a following vehicle. The vehicle on-board unit has a vehicle traveling condition detecting section,... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080122606 - System and method for vehicular communications: A method for communicating with a vehicle has a generator for producing a data stream that can indicate, street sign information, house number, lead vehicle information, traffic information, oncoming vehicle information, juxtaposed vehicle information, a voice channel, etc. vehicle information can indicate braking, low beam requests, direct or indirect traffic... Agent: The Law Offices Of Thomas L. Adams

20080122607 - System and method for vehicular communications: A method for communicating with a vehicle has a generator for producing a data stream that can indicate, street sign information, house number, lead vehicle information, traffic information, oncoming vehicle information, juxtaposed vehicle information, a voice channel, etc. vehicle information can indicate braking, low beam requests, direct or indirect traffic... Agent: The Law Offices Of Thomas L. Adams

20080122608 - Removable vehicle signaling device: A signaling device for temporary use with a vehicle is provided. The signaling device includes a housing and an energy source disposed within the housing. The signaling device also includes a light emitting source in electrical communication with the energy source and a coupler attached to the housing. The coupler... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080122609 - Solution for automatically providing emergency responders with detailed information useful for responding to an emergency: The present invention discloses a method for responding to an emergency event. The method can start when a triggering event is detected by an emergency system inside a building. Next, the security state of a computing system associated with the building can change to indicate the emergency. An emergency responder... Agent: Patents On Demand, P.A.

20080122610 - Rf-enabled pallet: The inventions involve material handling apparatus developed to operate in radio frequency rich environments. Articles are provided having at least one large compartment capable of enclosing at least one electronic device or a package populated with a plurality of devices. RFID tags are also provided having three antenna arrays situated... Agent: Price & Adams, P.C.

20080122611 - Field control system and wireless communication apparatus: A field control system includes: a field device installed in a process site; a control computer system connected to the field device via a signal line; and a wireless communication apparatus which is provided at a middle of the signal line, and includes a signal converting section for converting a... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080122612 - System and method for graphically displaying a coin toss: System and method for graphically displaying a coin toss using sensors to detect the physical movement of a coin or instrumented coin, communication of sensor-derived data to remote graphical display system, display of a virtual coin that represents movement and orientation of the tossed coin. May utilize a sensor system,... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20080122613 - System and method for reducing recidivism and aid in transition from a structured living situation to a less structured situation: Electronic systems and methods provide services in real time and in a user's language to aid transition from a structured environment into a less structured situation and reduce recidivism in released criminal offenders. Embodiments also include systems and methods for improved outcomes for subjects in transition from a structured living... Agent: Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P.

20080122614 - Emergency report device for vehicle: An emergency report device comprises: a power supply control unit that switches an electric power source from a main battery to an auxiliary battery when a supply voltage of the main battery is smaller than a predetermined threshold value; and an auxiliary battery operational check unit that performs an operational... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080122615 - Controlled access supply cabinet and system: An automated supplies cabinet dispenses supply items that are stored in a rack of drawers within a locking cabinet. A robotic transfer mechanism fetches the drawer containing the desired supply items, and brings it to an access portal at the front of the cabinet. A sliding door opens automatically to... Agent: Bernhard P. Molldrem, Jr.

20080122617 - Secure transmission cable: The invention consists of a secure data transmission cable for electronically transmitting secure data between remote locations in an exposed condition. The data transmission cable comprises a tubular outer protective layer, an inner core disposed within the outer protective layer, a data transmission line carried within the inner core for... Agent: Mcnair Law Firm, P.A.

20080122616 - Smart bed method: A method for a smart bed system is disclosed herein. The method for a smart bed system includes confirming the presence of a patient within a smart bed, and transferring patient data pertaining to the patient after confirming the presence of the patient. Transferring patient data includes transferring patient data... Agent: Peter Vogel Ge Healthcare

20080122618 - Laser pool guard: An alarm system designed to be armed at all times, and that never has to be manually reset, unless a small child or a pet crosses the bottom beam. Using a two beam system, one at the top of the gate or door, and one at or near the bottom,... Agent: Sandra Yvonne Courter

20080122619 - Method for complicating the theft of shopping trolleys: A method for complicating the theft of shopping trolleys (11) which are made available to customers in self-service stores (1). Every shopping trolley (11) is provided with a transponder (12) having the same identification key. At least one monitoring device (14) corresponding with the transponders (120 of the shopping trolleys... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080122620 - Attachment device, attachment receiving device and system for identifying secured containers: An attachment device, attachment receiving device and system for identifying a secured container are disclosed. The system may include an attachment device, a first identification device embedded into the attachment device, the first identification device containing identification data relating to the attachment device, an attachment receiving device coupled to a... Agent: Prass & Irving LLP

20080122625 - Lower power battery-assisted rfid tag having improved recognition distance, and wake-up method thereof: Provided are a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and a wake-up method thereof. The RFID tag includes: a power source that supplies a driving voltage; a continuous wave detector that receives the driving voltage from the power supply so as to detect a continuous wave in a signal received from... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080122622 - Method and apparatus for managing radio frequency identification (rfid) tags: An approach is provided for managing network addressable radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. A management agent collects data from a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag that is assigned a network address for visibility within a data network. The agent generates a management message including the data for transmission over the... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080122621 - Method and apparatus for mapping radio frequency identification (rfid) tags to network addresses: An approach is provided for mapping a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag to a network routable address.... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20080122624 - Method and system for generating data transaction id: A method for generating a data transaction ID for an interaction between first and second units, the method comprising: the first data unit generating a first data item as a function of a first time data element, the first time data element being representative of a first time value, and... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080122626 - System and method for reading and verifying rfid tags: A method for reading and verifying RFID tags includes reading identifications of proximately located RFID tagged items and comparing the read identifications to a list of RFID tagged items expected to be read. In operation an RFID reader is used to read the RFID tags. A communicator is coupled to... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20080122623 - System and method for tracing data storage devices: An electronic data storage device tracing system includes at least one data storage device and a reader system. The data storage device includes a housing having an optical label and a device RFID tag coupled to the housing. In this regard, the optical label is printed with a VOLSER number... Agent: Imation Corp.

20080122627 - Method and apparatus for reading radio frequency identification tags: A method and an apparatus for reading radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are provided. First, an omni-directional radio frequency signal is emitted out to omni-directionally scan RFID tags. Then, a radio frequency signal composed of P beams is emitted directed to P specific directions, and a spatial matched filter processing... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080122630 - Radio frequency identification (rfid) tag and manufacturing method thereof: An RFID tag includes a dielectric member, an antenna pattern formed on and around a surface of the dielectric member, and an IC chip that is electrically connected to the antenna pattern by means of two chip pads.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080122629 - Radio frequency identification tag: A radio frequency identification tag that is thin and flexible, and is capable of performing communication when attached to metal, and also can be manufactured at a lower cost. An inverted-F antenna has a radiating element, a short pin, a power supply portion, and a ground bottom board, and is... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080122628 - Rfid tag antenna and rfid tag: A first pattern is constituted by a pair of conductors each of which comprises only one turn of bent part. An edge part of one side of each of the pair of conductors is configured as a power feeding point. AC coupling section is formed between the power feeding points.... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080122632 - Combination eas and rfid label or tag: 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.

20080122631 - Multiple band / wide band radio frequency identification (rfid) tag, such as for use as a metal mount tag: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is adapted to operate with a wideband or multiple band of frequencies, such as 860-960 MHz. The RFID tag includes a flexible antenna inlay structure that can be integrated into a rigid structure to form a rigid RFID tag. The antenna inlay structure can... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080122633 - Removable electronic tag housing assembly: The present invention provides a removable electronic tag housing. The housing includes a base for supporting the electronic tag. A cover is removably attachable to the base and defines between the cover and the base a passageway for accommodating an elongate member. The base includes a deflectable latch for locking... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20080122635 - Interactive lighting system: A lighting system is provided for providing a particular lighting pattern from a predetermined set of lighting patterns. The system comprises a presence detector for detecting a presence of a person in an area, a timer for measuring a duration of the presence, a pattern selector for selecting the particular... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080122634 - Mine safety system: A system and/or method for increasing safety in areas in which people work and/or through which people travel that potentially may become blocked (e.g. mines, mineshafts, tunnels, etc.) is provided. In certain example embodiments, a system and/or method is provided wherein a sensor locates individuals who may be trapped and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080122636 - Method and system of aircraft pilot assessment and for remedial action upon pilot impairment: s

20080122637 - Method and apparatus for indicating sanitary water temperature: A method is provided for indicating that a water heater has ceased to produce water at a temperature useful for sanitizing procedures. A temperature sensor is deployed at or near the water heater, such as adjacent a water line extending from the water heater. The temperature sensor provides a signal... Agent: Williams, Morgan & Amerson

20080122638 - Multi-sensor baby care monitoring system: A multi-sensor baby care monitoring system includes a wetness sensor configured to generate a first signal relating to an occurrence of a wetness event relative to a wetness containment device, such as a diaper. The monitoring system further includes a human life sensor configured to generate a second signal relating... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080122639 - Multi-sensor baby care monitoring system: A multi-sensor baby care monitoring system includes a wetness sensor configured to generate a first signal relating to an occurrence of a wetness event relative to a wetness containment device, such as a diaper. The monitoring system further includes a human life sensor configured to generate a second signal relating... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080122640 - Method and system for detecting the presence of parts in an assembly fixture: The present invention provides a system and method of detecting the correct and complete loading of parts in one or more assembly fixtures. A missing or incorrectly loaded part results in an airflow from a respective part cavity in an assembly fixture and a switch assembly, which can be located... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20080122641 - Apparatus and method for monitoring hazardous materials in a processing or other environment: A sensor detects one or more hazardous materials, such as by measuring the concentration of one or more hazardous gasses. The sensor or an external system can also determine a location of the sensor. This location can be associated with the measured data from the sensor at the external system... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080122643 - Electronic control unit: There is provided an electronic control unit including: input terminals connected to output terminals of a magneto generator driven by an engine; DC output terminals; a control power supply circuit that converts an AC voltage input between the input terminals into a DC voltage equal to a set value; and... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080122642 - Power line communication and power distribution parameter measurement system and method: A power line communication device is provided that in one embodiment includes a parameter sensor device configured to measure a parameter of a power line, a modem configured to transmit parameter data over a power line, and a controller communicatively coupled to the current sensor device and modem. The parameter... Agent: Capital Legal Group, LLC

20080122644 - Seat sensor: A seat sensor for a vehicle seat having a seat face portion includes a plurality of sensor cells. One of two electrodes of each sensor cell contacts an other one of the two electrodes to make the each of the plurality of sensor cells become electrically conductive when the each... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080122645 - Seat sensor: A seat sensor for detecting that an occupant is seated on a vehicle seat having a back rest portion includes a sensor cell. The sensor cell is disposed on the back rest portion of the vehicle seat. The sensor cell has a plurality of electrodes that are arranged to face... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080122646 - Apparatus and method to locate a failed device in a data storage system: A computing device comprising a plurality of devices and a plurality of visual indicators is disclosed. Each of the plurality of visual indicators is interconnected with a power source and is associated with a different one of the plurality of devices. None of the plurality of visual indicators comprises a... Agent: Dale F. Regelman Chandler & Udall, LLP

20080122647 - Presence representation device: A device for providing a representation of the presence state of a remote party, the device being responsive, when the presence state of a remote party changes, to move from a first mechanical configuration to a second mechanical configuration, the device preferably comprising a puppet portion in the form of... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20080122648 - Appliance network for a networked appliance and an audio communication accessory: An appliance network comprising an appliance in communication with an audio communication accessory to effect communication therebetween.... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20080122649 - Automatic alarm system and method for portable electronic apparatus: An automatically alarm method for a portable electronic apparatus is provided. The method includes the step of: setting the portable electric apparatus in an anti-theft mode according to a setting signal; generating an request signal; transmitting the request signal to a wireless signal sending apparatus; generating an alarm instruction when... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080122650 - Radio transmission system, remote control apparatus, electronic instrument and radio transmission method: A radio transmission system includes a remote control apparatus; and an electronic instrument configured to carry out radio transmissions with and remotely controlled by the remote control apparatus. The remote control apparatus includes a remote control signal sending section, and a reflected signal sending section. The electronic instrument includes a... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20080122651 - Wireless data exchange: Data is exchanged by periodically broadcasting at predetermined first short intervals from each of a plurality of data sources on a radio channel a communication-initiating radio signal indicating that the respective source has data ready for transfer. The radio channel is monitored by that can transmit to one of the... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20080122652 - Vehicle on-board unit: A vehicle on-board unit of a host vehicle is configured to communicate with other vehicle to alert the driver of a potential braking situation in a preceding vehicle. The vehicle on-board unit has an incoming message receiving section, an incoming message relevancy section and a driver warning section. The incoming... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20080122653 - Traffic regulation system: A traffic regulation system (100) includes a first traffic light (110) for controlling traffic in a first direction, a second traffic light (120) for controlling traffic in a second direction intersecting the first direction, an infrared light detector (130) for receiving an infrared light signal transmitted from a pedestrian proceeding... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080122654 - Parking support method and parking support apparatus: Parking support systems and methods for use with a vehicle obtain image data from an imaging device provided on the vehicle. The systems and methods output an image on a display on the basis of the image data, generate a predicted course line on the basis of a steering angle... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080122655 - Security system and method: A security system (100) for use on a boat comprising a central unit (1), one or several personal units (2), repeaters (4) and relay boxes (5). Each component includes a radio module. The central unit (1) forms a master and the other components form nodes of a multi-hop network, which... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080122656 - Tracking system and method with multiple language selector, dynamic screens and multiple screen presentations: The tracking system monitors many trackable devices each transmitting geographic locus, device id and event data via GPS, GPRS or GSM communications channels. The system is typically an ASP model and the multiple language selector is presented on the dynamic display of the tracking device data (data such as, tracked... Agent: Robert C. Kain, Jr.

20080117020 - Method of detecting presence and motion for door control devices and door control devices implementing such a demand: A method of detecting presence and motion for door control devices, and a door control device implementing the method. On receipt of a door opening command (24), at least a portion of at least one image captured by a digital camera of the floor area is compressed (28) and the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080117021 - Method of placing and using an electronic identification transponder: A method for identifying individuals. The method entails identifying a human with an electronic identification transponder that can be interrogated by and communicate with a separate reader unit while the transponder is implanted in a surface region of a dental structure, namely, a mammalian tooth, denture, or dental prosthesis. The... Agent: Hartman & Hartman, P.c.

20080117023 - Agricultural information gathering system: An agricultural portal system for use along a transportation route upon which agricultural containers having a responding device are transported, the agricultural portal system including at least one movable support, at least one identification system connected to the movable support and a communications system. The at least one identification system... Agent: Deere & Company

20080117024 - Method for manufacture of an rfid wristband: An RFID device can comprise a flexible substrate and an RFID tag formed on the flexible substrate. The flexible substrate can be folded over to encapsulate and protect the RFID tag.... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20080117022 - Systems and methods for radio frequency identification: Systems and methods providing radio frequency identification (RFID) of individuals, as may be implemented with respect to a controlled environment facility, using RFID transducer technology deployed in association with a user terminal, such as telephone or multimedia kiosk, are shown. Embodiments operate to identify residents of a controlled environment facility... Agent: Slater & Matsil, L.l.p.

20080117028 - Rfid assisted calibration system: A method for the real-time calibration of a system by the use of integrated RFID-enabled system components. The method comprises the steps of scanning a system for integrated RFID-enabled system components by use of an RFID tag reader to identify the RFID-enabled system component; utilizing the RFID tag reader to... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Ibm Research Triangle Park

20080117026 - Remote control: A remote control for operation of functions of a motor vehicle, including a multimedia data memory; and means for managing the multimedia data memory by a user for performing operation of functions of a motor vehicle. The functions of the motor vehicle the operation of which are controlled include at... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20080117027 - Systems, methods, and associated rfid antennas for processing a plurality of transponders: An RFID system for selectively communicating with a targeted transponder from among a group of multiple adjacent transponders is provided. The RFID system may include a transponder conveyance system adapted to transport at least one targeted transponder from a group of multiple adjacent transponders through a transponder encoding area along... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080117019 - Electronic apparatus, presence communication system, and computer-readable recording medium: An electronic apparatus comprises a plurality of communication units including a first communication unit which communicates via a first communication network and a second communication unit which communicates via a second communication network. The electronic apparatus acquires presence information indicating a communication state of a communication apparatus from a presence... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20080117025 - Rfid system and method for wirelessly interfacing with an interrogator: A method of adjusting the 2-way communication range of an RFID system to assist a human operator to individually handle and interrogate a plurality of tagged objects, such as suitcases, that each include an RFID tag transceiver. An RFID interrogator transceiver is mounted on the human operator. The 2-way communication... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20080117029 - System and method for reliable communications in a one-way communication system: An alarm system, including ease of programming of a family or group of interoperating alarm devices via a learn mode that detects new devices and provides reliable accounting of the group via state dumps to an external system. Reliable communications with the external system are provided via a set of... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080117030 - Apparatus for assisting vehicle operators with backup operations: An apparatus for providing instructions to an operator of a single motor vehicle or a vehicle having a trailer attached during backing up procedures, said apparatus comprising: a transmitter unit for wirelessly transmitting data, wherein the transmitter unit includes a plurality of predefined directives and a plurality of activation means... Agent: Law Office Of Michele Holden

20080117031 - Security system for an automotive vehicle: A rear view system for a vehicle comprises a controller; a rear view sensor coupled to the controller and set external of the side panel of the vehicle to capture a rear view image to act the function of external rearview mirror, wherein the controller receives the signal from the... Agent: Kusner & Jaffe Highland Place Suite 310

20080117032 - Vehicle information display apparatus, system and method: A vehicle information identifier apparatus comprises a display, a receiver, a deactivation device, and a substantially encasing member. The vehicle information identifier apparatus, or similarly, the vehicle information apparatus may be practiced according to a vehicle information system by following a method of use thereof.... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20080117033 - Driving operation support system and method: In deviation prevention support ECU 10 in driving operation support system 1, an applied torque by steering torque applier 17 is set based on a vehicle speed of a vehicle. The applied torque is set to increase with increase of the vehicle speed. An upper limit according to the vehicle... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080117034 - Collision detection apparatus, collision detecting method and robot and vacuum cleaner using the same: A collision detection apparatus is provided, which includes a main body, at least an air bag disposed at the periphery of the main body and at least a baro sensor. The air bags communicate with each other. The air bag is connected to the baro sensor to detect the pressure... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080117035 - Wheel lifted and grounded identification for an automotive vehicle: A control system (18) for an automotive vehicle (10) has a first roll condition detector (64A), a second roll condition detector (64B), a third roll condition detector (64C), and a controller (26) that uses the roll condition generated by the roll condition detectors (64A-C) to determine a wheel lift condition.... Agent: Dickinson Wright Pllc

20080117036 - Programmable wireless sensors: Programmable wireless sensors are disclosed that comprise a power supply, a sensing component, a transmitting component adapted to transmit information obtained by the sensing device or information derived from information obtained by the sensing component, a receiving component adapted to receive software, a memory component adapted to store received software,... Agent: Barry W. Chapin, Esq. Chapin Intellectual Property Law, Llc

20080117037 - Programming wireless sensors: Programmable wireless sensors are disclosed that comprise a power supply, a sensing component, a transmitting component adapted to transmit information obtained by the sensing device or information derived from information obtained by the sensing component, a receiving component adapted to receive software, a memory component adapted to store received software,... Agent: Barry W. Chapin, Esq. Chapin Intellectual Property Law, Llc

20080117038 - Automobile audio system: The invention features a dual-mode audio system for an automobile which in one mode is configured for play while the doors to the automobile are closed, and in a second mode, is configured for play while a door, such as a tailgate, is opened. Additionally, the invention also features a... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080117039 - Sensor data sharing: The disclosed embodiments relate to a method for operating two or more mobile terminals in an interactive session. The mobile terminals are provided with one or more sensors. The data captured by the sensors is sent via a wireless connection to the other mobile terminals that participate in the interactive... Agent: Perman & Green

20080117040 - Container tracking system: Shipping containers are networked for transferring data between the shipping containers. The shipping containers include sensors for detecting hazardous conditions associated with the shipping containers. The hazardous condition sensed by any shipping container on a ship is transmitted through the network to a satellite transmitter and/or a radio transmitter for... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter Pllc

20080117041 - Device for signaling immediate rainfall forecasts: The inventive device comprises telecommunications means (18, 19) interacting with a network for data exchange and a user interface (2, 3) interacting with said telecommunications means for displaying information extracted from received data, wherein telecommunications means is arranged for receiving meteorological data from which a display for the user interface... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080117042 - Actuatable cushioning elements: An apparatus, methods and computer program product, and system are described that enable a first subset of actuatable cushioning elements for a first time period, enable a second subset of actuatable cushioning elements for a second time period, determine an event, and actuate, based on a time the event is... Agent: Searete Llc Clarence T. Tegreene

20080117043 - Device and method for detecting the presence of an object: A device for detecting the presence of an object in a detection zone is provided. The device includes a transmission line, a generator which is connected to an input of the transmission line and which is able to generate an input signal, and a receiver which is connected to an... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, Llc

20080117045 - Method and system for monitoring room activity: The invention relates to a method and system for monitoring room activity. A tray sensing device detects the presence of a tray in a given location and forwards the information to a tray controller. The tray can be a conventional tray for supporting food articles or can be supported or... Agent: Mathews, Shepherd, Mckay, & Bruneau, P.a.

20080117044 - Passive magnetic detection system for security screening: A magnetic detection system to be used by security personnel for the purpose of discovering hidden or otherwise concealed objects being brought into or taken out of a defined or screened area employs magnetic induction sensors and, more particularly, a support structure that holds one or more sensors in a... Agent: Diederiks & Whitelaw, Plc

20080117046 - Intrusion detection using pseudo-random binary sequences: In one embodiment, a system comprises an enclosure, at least one item enclosed within the enclosure, and at least one optical medium disposed between the enclosure and the at least one item. The at least one optical medium is arranged in a pattern such that the at least one optical... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080117051 - Method and apparatus for testing rfid devices: A method and apparatus for testing RFID straps. Arrays of RFID straps in a roll-to-roll process are coupled to an array of test elements. RF programming and interrogation signals are frequency and time multiplexed to the RFID array. Return signals are detected to determine sensitivity and programmability parameters of the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080117047 - Method and apparatus for tracking items on a conveyer using capacitive rfid: A method and apparatus that facilitates radio frequency (RF) communication between a radio frequency identification (RFID) device and RFID tags for a conveyer system are disclosed. The method may include positioning an RFID device in proximity of the conveyor system, wherein at least one conductive surface is coupled to the... Agent: Prass & Irving LLP

20080117048 - Method and system for facilitating communication between a radio frequency identification (rfid) device and rfid tags: A method and system for facilitating radio frequency (RF) communication between a radio frequency identification (RFID) device and RFID tags is disclosed. The method may include associating one or more RFID tags to one or more containers that comprise a container volume, wherein the RF signal communication between the RFID... Agent: Prass & Irving LLP

20080117049 - Noncontact tag and method for manufacturing the same: A noncontact IC tag 1 comprises a base film 11, an antenna pattern 2 and an IC chip 3 that are on the base film 11, and a surface-protective member 4 covering the antenna pattern 2 and the IC chip 3. Between the surface-protective member 4 and the base film... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080117050 - Wireless radio frequency identification system and method for controlling the active radio frequency identification tag: A wireless radio frequency identification (RFID) system is provided. The wireless RFID system includes at least one passive RFID tag, at least one active RFID tag and at least one sink apparatus. The active RFID tag transmits a wireless query signal to detect whether the passive RFID tag and /or... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080117054 - Controlling method for a radio-frequency identification system and a transmission device thereof: A controlling method and a transmission device are provided for improving the using distance and performance of a RFID system. The transmission device and the controlling method therefore are provided between the reader and the tag so that the strength and the using range of the RFID system are improved.... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080117052 - Intermodulation mitigation technique in an rfid system: When multiple readers for RF transponders have to be placed in close proximity, such as in adjacent lanes of a highway toll barrier, they can be set to operate at different frequencies. When signals from two adjacent ones of the readers interfere, the resulting signal includes interference terms whose frequencies... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20080117053 - Object tracking system with automated system control and user identification: An enhanced object tracking system for tracking and controlling access to a plurality of objects such as keys is disclosed. The object tracking system implements many improvements including automated user identification using biometric data extracted from the user with a minimum of user interaction, tracking of objects both inside and... Agent: Houston Ip Department Jackson Walker L.l.p.

20080117055 - Light activated radio frequency identification conveyance system: A radio frequency identification (“RFID”) method, computer-readable medium, apparatus, and system are provided. In one embodiment, the method uses at least one light sensor to detect an item and to provide peripheral information of the item. Thereafter, the method determines the item's location, on a conveyor, from the peripheral information... Agent: Glenn A. Cavanaugh Metrologic Instruments, Inc

20080117056 - Rfid label with release liner window, and method of making: An RFID label includes a release liner having an opening or window, to allow placement of an interposer through the window, and in contact with end portions of an antenna. By coupling the interposer to the antenna through the window in the release liner, the coupling may be performed at... Agent: Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP (avery)

20080117059 - Apparatus for communicating with rfid tag: An apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag comprises a housing configured to include a carry-out exit, an antenna configured to have directivity for performing radio communication with an IC circuit part of a RFID circuit element To contained in a base tape and that is provided to the housing,... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20080117058 - Container security seal with destructible rfid tag: An RFID securitization piece can comprise a housing. An RFID tag in the housing can include an RFID chip and RFID antenna. The RFID securitization piece is attachable to an object such that when the RFID securitization piece is removed from the object the RFID tag is damaged. RFID interrogations... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20080117057 - Radio frequency identification (rfid) tag lamination process: An antenna web can include an RFID antenna on a first side of a substrate. An adhesive can be laminated on a second side of the substrate. The antenna web can then be cut into individual segments for use in constructing an RFID label.... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20080117062 - Animal contact verification or analysis system: This document discusses, among other things, a system and method for detecting a physical contact within a specified area of at least one piece of dog agility equipment for the purpose of improving the training and judging involved in the sport of dog agility. A notification of a proper detected... Agent: Richard J. Wessels

20080117061 - Electroluminescent lighting for a managed-care setting: A signaling system having a managed-care facility equipment and a light source are essential components of the present invention. The managed-care facility equipment measures a status of an individual. Based on the measurement of the individual's status in relation to a desired and/or expected measurement parameter, the equipment transmits a... Agent: Kevin D. Mccarthy Roach Brown Mccarthy & Gruber, P.c.

20080117060 - Multifunctional personal emergency response system: A system, for facilitating independent living of one or more individuals who has a health status and is located in a predetermined living area, that is adapted to communicate with one or more caregivers, that generally comprises: a first subsystem that monitors the activity levels of an individual and determines... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080117063 - Substance testing devices with photo identification: A system which, in at least one embodiment, obtains a photographic image of an individual attempting to disengage an ignition interlock device or the like to assist in determining whether the individual is the same as one for whom the device is intended.... Agent: Thompson & Knight, L.l.p. Patent Prosecution Group

20080117064 - Fire detector having a lifting function: A fire detector having a lifting function includes a fixed body fixed to a ceiling of a building, a lifting reel installed to the fixed body to vertically move a wire below the fixed body, and a fire detection unit connected to the wire below the lifting reel and installed... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.c.

20080117065 - Sensing chamber with enhanced ambient atmospheric flow: A sensing chamber promotes an inflow of ambient atmosphere by establishing an internal temperature gradiant. A closed loop control system can be provided to maintain the gradiant.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080117066 - Gas monitoring apparatus: Gas monitoring apparatus comprises a sensor module and an associated display module which can be physically connected together or separated. The sensor module contains gas sensors and is used to detect the concentration of gas, for example in a mine working. The sensor module transmits readings wirelessly to the display... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080117067 - Medical gas alarm system: A medical gas alarm system for use in a healthcare facility having a medical gas system and having a network of computer devices is provided. The alarm system includes at least one area alarm controller adapted to receive a first signal indicative of a condition of a first portion of... Agent: Patent Docket Administrator Lowenstein Sandler Pc

20080117069 - Drive control device: A drive control device that includes: a driving circuit to drive a driving source; a condition detector to detect the condition of at least one of the driving source and the driving circuit to output a condition signal thereof; a controller to control the driving circuit based on the condition... Agent: Dla Piper Us LLP

20080117068 - Intelligent network alarm status monitoring: Systems and methods enable automated, transparent and efficiently scalable alarm monitoring, display, notification, redundant alarm suppression and root-defect resolution in telecom networks, resulting in transparent visibility with intuitive navigation from a network management GUI down to the network element hardware status registers of concern. A logical alarm propagation hierarchy enables... Agent: Fenwick & West LLP

20080117070 - Automobile audio system: The invention features a dual-mode audio system for an automobile which in one mode is configured for play while the doors to the automobile are closed, and in a second mode, is configured for play while a door, such as a tailgate, is opened. Additionally, the invention also features a... Agent: Fish & Richardson Pc

20080117071 - Safety device for hydraulic pump: A safety device (12) is disclosed for use in a hydraulic pump system (10). The device includes a generator (20) mounted between the power take off (14) and the hydraulic pump (24). Any time the hydraulic pump (24) is operated by the pto shaft (18) of the power take off... Agent: William R. Gustavson Thompson & Gustavson, L.l.p.

20080117072 - Method for setting a programmable allowed movement time on an asset protection device: A method and apparatus for generating an alarm signal upon detecting movement of an object over a time that is greater than a field settable allowed movement time. The method includes the steps of locating a housing with respect to the object, setting the allowed movement time for the object,... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080117073 - Weather station: A weather station for determining and indicating weather data including a weather forecast, comprises a base, three LEDs in the base, and a microprocessor-based operating circuit in the base for operation and control, including determining weather data and operating the LEDs. There is a crystal indicator supported on the base... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080117074 - Rain sensor: A rain sensor is provided for fastening on an inner side of a windscreen of a motor vehicle. The rain sensor comprises a holding frame for fastening to the inner side of the windscreen, a sensor element, a housing part for housing the sensor element such that the sensor element... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p.

20080117075 - Alerting method, apparatus, server, and system: An alert system for a communications network has a plurality of client devices and a plurality of alert servers each adapted to provide alerts to a respective subset of the client devices to provide scalability. Users at the client devices subscribe to receive alerts by selecting a scope of distribution... Agent: Victoria Donnelly

20080117077 - Automatic meter reading communication: An automatic consumption meter reading system utilizing a radio frequency network and a power line carrier network is provided. The radio frequency (RF) network and the power line carrier (PLC) network are communicatively linked with a radio frequency to power line communication bridge device. The radio frequency to power line... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080117076 - System and method for conducting bi-directional communication sessions with utility meters from a mobile device: An system and a method for conducting bi-directional communication sessions with sensing and control devices, such as utility meters, from a mobile device. A system for conducting bi-directional communication sessions with utility meters from a mobile device includes a mobile device capable of acquiring a communication session with a meter... Agent: Andrews Kurth LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080117078 - Multi-channel signal monitoring circuit: A signal monitoring circuit includes a plurality of sensors, a meter chip, a micro control unit (MCU), and a multiplexer. The sensors are adapted for collecting electrical signals of an electrical system, and each of the sensors correspondingly generates an output signal. The multiplexer is adapted for receiving the output... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080117079 - Remote starter for vehicle: A vehicle starting system for activating an ignition of a vehicle. The system includes a remote transmitting device operable to communicate a start signal in response to a user input, and a control at a vehicle that receives the start signal. The control processes images captured by at least one... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20080117080 - Non-opaque external parking aid sensor bezels: An assembly for mounting a parking aid sensor to an automobile bumper. The assembly may include a sensor housing including an internal structure configured to secure the parking aid sensor and an external structure configured to secure the sensor housing in an opening in the automobile bumper. A fascia may... Agent: Dykema Gossett Pllc

20080117081 - Portable traffic analyzer: A traffic analyzer for detecting a magnetic permeable mass passing a fixed position includes a calibrated magnetic background memory device, a first magnetic field detector, a second magnetic field detector, a window comparator, and a programmable processor. The first magnetic field detector is operative to detect a change in a... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080117082 - Positioning and recording information system with multi-hopping means for rescue on the sea: A positioning and recording information system with multi-hopping means for rescue on the sea. At least two stations are utilized to transmit navigation information to one another in the form of data packets. The data packets are received and temporarily stored in the stations. The steps of transmitting, receiving and... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, Pc

20080111659 - Access control system with multi-segment access codes and automatic void list deletion: An access control system is for at least first and second doors each having a lock adjustable between locked and unlocked states. A key has a code including first and second segments. A first controller coupled with the first door lock has a stored value and is configured to receive... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080111661 - Method and system for transmission power reduction in rfid interrogators: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for reading tags of tag populations are described. Rather than interrogating a tag population in a single query round, interrogations of tag populations are performed using reduced transmit power levels over multiple query rounds, each query round reading a portion of the tag population. In this... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080111662 - Rfid tag read system and method of reading rfid tag: A RFID tag read equipment includes a read device and an antenna system including first to third antennas. The read device outputs the question wave as a high-frequency current, and reads the predetermined data by demodulating the answer wave when the answer wave is inputted therein as a high-frequency current.... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.c.

20080111663 - Systems and methods for slot classification: Systems and methods for inventory round slot classification are described. The method includes transmitting, to zero or more RFID tags, a message during a slot of an inventory round and receiving a response from at least some of the zero or more RFID tags. The method also includes analyzing a... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20080111664 - Systems and methods for q value determination: Systems and methods for determining a Q value are shown and described. The method can include determining at least one of: a number of empty slots, a number of collided slots, and a number of singly occupied slots, in response to the completion of an inventory round and applying a... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20080111660 - Method and apparatus for managing online and offline documents with rfid technology: Provided are a method and an apparatus for managing online and offline documents using RFID technology. The method includes: pre-registering online and offline documents using radio frequency identification tag information stored in at least one of the online and offline documents to be output; determining whether the pre-registered online and... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080111665 - Storage media containing electronic map file, electronic map display system utilizing electronic map file and related method thereof: An electronic map display method is disclosed. The method includes: providing an electronic map file having a plurality of objects where each object has an attribute; and comparing a plurality of attributes corresponding to a plurality of target objects included within a display range to control a display order with... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080111666 - Vehicle exception event management systems: Exception event recorders and analysis systems include: vehicle mounted sensors arranged as a vehicle event recorder to capture both discrete and non-discrete data; a discretization facility; a database; and an analysis server all coupled together as a computer network. Motor vehicles with video cameras and onboard diagnostic systems capture data... Agent: Smartdrive Systems, Inc.

20080111667 - System for simplified trailer driver communication and a method of operating the same: A device mounted on a tractor trailer is disclosed. The device includes at least one input from a sensor input device or at least one external communication device. The device further includes a receiver configured to receive an incoming data via either the sensor input device or the external communication... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080111668 - Sensor device: A measuring device includes a speed sensor rotatably attached to a base member and having a reed switch detecting movement of a rear wheel of a bicycle, and a cadence sensor rotatably attached to the speed sensor and having a reed switch detecting movement of a gear crank of the... Agent: Roger J.a. Cournover

20080111669 - Display apparatus displaying image of surroundings of vehicle: A display apparatus displaying an image of surroundings of a vehicle includes a camera capturing an image of the surroundings of the vehicle, and a display monitor provided inside the vehicle for superimposingly displaying the image of the surroundings of the vehicle captured by the camera, and a first distance... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080111672 - Entrapment detecting apparatus, sensor insertion apparatus and sensor insertion method: An entrapment detecting apparatus for detecting an entrapment of an object between a moving member and its paired member includes a pressure sensor serving for detecting the entrapment, and a protector provided at a portion of one of the moving member and the paired member for being opposed to the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080111671 - Method and apparatus for detecting use of a spare wheel: An apparatus and method is provided for detecting when a spare wheel has been placed onto a rolling wheel location and for taking appropriate action such as providing a driver alert, limiting vehicle speed or alerting the driver when vehicle speed exceeds the maximum safe speed for operation with a... Agent: Young & Basile, P.c.

20080111670 - System and method for performing interventions in cars using communicated automotive information: A system and method for performing real-time interventions in a vehicle based on dangerous conditions. A system is provided that includes: a feature collection system that identifies features on both a current vehicle and at least one nearby vehicle, and stores the features; an events manager that defines a criteria... Agent: Hoffman, Warnick & D'alessandro Llc

20080111673 - Modulated vehicle safety light system: A system, method and apparatus for modulated control of a vehicle lighting systems is useful for brake lights and/or running lights in a motor vehicle. Various vehicle operating parameters are monitored to determine an appropriate modulation control mode for the vehicle. In some examples, the engine speed (e.g., in revolutions-per-minute... Agent: Merchant & Gould Pc

20080111674 - Tracking condition of mail in transit: A parcel includes a sensor to detect whether the parcel has experienced a change in condition. The parcel also has a mechanism, such as a changeable barcode, to indicate the change in condition. While the parcel is in transit through a parcel delivery system, a reader that is part of... Agent: Pitney Bowes Inc. 35 Waterview Drive

20080111675 - Tracking systems, passive rfids, methods of locating and identifying rfids, and methods of tracking items: Some embodiments include observable properties triggered upon interrogation of RFIDs. The RFIDs can be passive RFIDs, and the observable properties can be visible changes that require little power to generate, and little or no power to maintain. The visible information can include information about items tracked with the RFIDs, such... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20080111676 - Dual alarm notification: Apparatus and method for working with existing alarm monitoring systems to provide a second notification of an event at a remote location that is being monitored by the system that is directed to a law enforcement agency in the jurisdiction in which the remote location is located. As a result... Agent: Wisner & Associates

20080111677 - Alarm system for hearing impaired individuals having hearing assistive implanted devices: An alarm system for certain hearing impaired individuals having implanted hearing assistive devices contains a device for detecting an alarm condition, and a transmitter which is tuned to a resonant frequency of an implanted passive energy portion of a cochlear implant or similar device. Upon detection of an alarm condition,... Agent: Ibm Corporation Rochester Ip Law Dept. 917

20080111678 - Article management system: The present invention is an article management system using a central management device with an interrogator and an alarm portion. Because the central management device and a central response device worn by a user of the system are provided separately, loss of the central management device can be prevented. The... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080111679 - Secure corridor cassette tracking: A system and method for tracking the location of an item during transport of that item from a mobile location to a fixed location. Wireless links established between the mobile location, the fixed location, and the item to be transported, are utilized to calculate a location parameter of the item... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080111680 - Automatic discovery and classification of detectors used in unattended ground sensor systems: An interface includes a port that communicates with one of N detectors, where N is an integer greater than 1. A classification module communicates with the port and classifies the detector as one of an analog detector and a digital detector. The classification module selectively generates detector type information based... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080111682 - Anti-tamper electronic obscurity using e-fuse technology: A circuit that employs an anti-tamper sensor includes a circuit element that is responsive to a first input and to a second input. A selective coupling element couples the circuit element to the first input and is responsive to the anti-tamper sensor. The selective coupling element has a first state... Agent: Matthew C. Zehrer Ibm Corporation

20080111681 - Apparatus, system and method for data transfer by thermal variations: The invention provides a receiver 120 having a sensor 114 configured to output a signal representative of temperature variation detected at the sensor 114. A decoder 118 connected to the sensor 114 decodes the signal detected by the sensor 114 and outputs a stream of data which has been encoded... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080111684 - Security system and method for use of same: A security system and method for use of the same are disclosed that provide for remote surveillance. In one embodiment, a property's entry point such as a doorway is equipped with a video camera, an external microphone, and an external speaker. An individual, such as an owner of the property,... Agent: Scott T. Griggs

20080111683 - System and a method for remote monitoring customer security systems: There is provided a system for remote monitoring a plurality of security systems connected to the Internet, the security systems being assigned dynamic IP addresses, each of the security systems comprising a remote monitoring server module, the system comprising a central alarm monitoring service connected to the Internet for periodically... Agent: Mcdermid, Turnbull & Anglehart Patent And Trade-mark Agents

20080111685 - Verbal warning systems and other audible warning systems for use with various types of devices, containers, products and other things: Verbal warning labels and other audible warning systems for use with different devices, containers, products and other things in various environments are disclosed herein. An audible warning system configured in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes a device having a standardized textual warning associated therewith, and a sound... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20080111686 - System and method for detecting an intruder using impulse radio technology: An intrusion detection system and method are provided that can utilize impulse radio technology to detect when an intruder has entered a protection zone. In addition, the intrusion detection system and method can utilize impulse radio technology to determine a location of the intruder within the protection zone and also... Agent: William J. Tucker

20080111687 - Means to deter intruders intending to breach an outdoor barrier such as a fence or wall utilizing a repulsive odor spray and a colored dye actuated by electronic perimeter security sensor systems that have the means to identify the specific breach locatio: An invention that repels intruders from breaching large outdoor perimeter security systems consisting of an exterior physical barrier such as a fence or wall in combination with electronic sensors that detects the breach attempt and can identify the location of the attempt within a few feet. When detection occurs, the... Agent: Robert J. Husmann

20080111689 - Method and apparatus for communication with a transport structure in transit: A method and apparatus for communicating with goods transported in a container by a carrier. New information to be transmitted is stored in a database of the carrier. When the container is in proximity of a communication node of the carrier, the carrier communication node transmits the new information to... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20080111688 - Method and apparatus to increase the range of rfid systems: Systems and methods for increasing the range of RFID tags are provided. A supplemental RF power source can be provided to energize the tag and increase the distance at which an RFID tag can be read by an RFID reader. In some embodiments, the supplemental power source can be provided... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20080111692 - Radio frequency identification based sensor: A radio frequency (RF) addressable sensor includes one or more sensor elements, a sensor interface having an analog to digital converter coupled to the one or more sensor elements, at least one antenna, an RF power and communications interface coupled to the at least one antenna and the sensor interface,... Agent: Tillman Wright, Pllc

20080111693 - Real-time location system using tag interrogator and embedded or fixed tag transmitters: A system tracks vehicles within a terminal and includes at least one tag interrogator mounted on a vehicle to be identified and tracked within the terminal. The tag interrogator is operative for emitting a signal containing data identifying the vehicle to which the tag interrogator is mounted. At least one... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.a.

20080111691 - System for handling scheduled lending and self-returning of articles to which rfid tags are attached: Disclosed herein is a system for handling scheduled lending and self-returning of articles to which RFID tags are attached. The system includes a body. The body includes, on a front surface thereof, a display for displaying a method of using the system, handling processes, and processing results, a speaker, a... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20080111690 - Wireless real time location system (rtls) using audible and/or visible signals: A real time location system has a plurality of tag devices. Each tag device has a unique identification code. Each tag device will transmit a location signal when activated. A plurality of location receivers are installed in a fixed location. The location receivers will receive the location signal and calculate... Agent: The Boeing Company C/o Weiss & Moy, P.c.

20080111694 - Rf tag and method of manufacturing the rf tag: An RF tag is disclosed that includes an antenna and an integrated circuit connected to the antenna. The antenna includes a first radiating element, a second radiating element, a feeding part connected in series between the first and second radiating elements, and an impedance control part connected parallel to the... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080111695 - Rf tag and method of manufacturing the rf tag: An RF tag to accompany a conductive object is disclosed that includes an antenna and an integrated circuit connected to the antenna. The antenna includes a first radiating element, a second radiating element, a feeding part connected in series between the first and second radiating elements, and an impedance control... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20080111696 - Rfid insert with disable feature and container that includes such an insert: An RFID insert includes a housing of molded plastic construction and an RFID tag captured within the housing. A portion of the housing is permanently frangibly removable from the remainder of the housing to remove the RFID tag from within the housing and thereby disable RFID operation of the insert.... Agent: Owens-illinois, Inc.

20080111697 - Call system for location and training of a cat or other animal: An electronic device and transmitter allowing animal owners to locate their animals by a non-verbal audible output signal and a visual output signal. A method for training animals to elicit a desired behavior based upon stimuli emitted from an electronic device. The electronic device and method enable animal owners to... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20080111699 - Broadcasting receiver and method of processing broadcasting signal: A broadcasting receiver may include a host controller, a memory and an application manager. The host controller generates and transmits an EAS signal on the basis of information included in an emergency alert message which is received and parsed. The memory stores an operating system (OS) program and an execution... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080111698 - Mobile device power management: Embodiments of the invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to power management and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for mobile device power management. In one embodiment of the invention, a mobile device power management method can be provided. The method can include... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20080111700 - Recordable smoke detector with recorded message playback verification system: A recordable smoke detector configured to record a message to be played in an alarm condition. The recordable smoke detector includes a testing system configured to play the recorded message to determine