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 whether one or more quantifiable characteristics of the recorded message meets a predetermined threshold, thereby signifying that the... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080111701 - Smoke detector having camera: A smoke detector simultaneously processes signals from a detector and signals from an image capture unit through using a power frequency carrier device. Thus, an early alarm can be made by the detector. Nevertheless, the detector can be easily installed at any p lace without a complex wiring.... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc

20080111702 - Semiconductor device: A semiconductor device with a built-in battery whose residual amount of the electrical energy can be detected accurately. The semiconductor device has a battery, a demodulation circuit, a control circuit which generates a signal having information about the residual amount of the electrical energy stored in the battery, and a... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080111703 - Alarm device of twisting bending spanner: An alarm device of a twisting bending spanner comprises: a body having an indication light; a handle at one end of the body; a bending tube at another end of the body; a strain gauge being installed in the bending tube; the strain gauge being electrically connected to the indication... Agent: Chih-ching Hsieh

20080111704 - Apparatus and method for monitoring hand propinquity to plural adjacent item locations: Apparatus for monitoring hand propinquity to plural adjacent item locations arranged in a generally two-dimensional array including an illuminator, disposed adjacent a first edge of the two-dimensional array and generating radiation which illuminates a generally planar imaginary curtain disposed in front of the plural adjacent item locations, at least one... Agent: Klony Lieberman Lumio Inc.

20080111705 - Earthquake alert method and system using wireless terminals: An earthquake alert system using wireless terminals and a method for providing an earthquake alert are provided. The system includes at least one wireless terminal for detecting vibration greater than a predetermined amount and transmitting vibration information generated based on the vibration, and a mobile communication network for transmitting the... Agent: Jefferson Ip Law, LLP

20080111706 - Ambient condition detector with variable pitch alarm: An ambient condition detector outputs an alarm comprising a tonal pattern comprising at least two distinctly different pitch tones in one embodiment of the invention. Another embodiment comprises a detector whereby a user can select a pitch tone to be output within a tonal pattern alarm when the detector senses... Agent: Gary J. Morris

20080111707 - Optical sensor module: Provided is an optical sensor module including a printed circuit board (PCB) having a pad with a perforated portion formed in the central portion thereof; a lens disposed on the top surface of the pad so as to cover the perforated portion; one or more light sources disposed around the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080106366 - Damage detection for an anti-theft interface: An electronic device is provided, the electronic device having an anti-theft interface. If damage to the anti-theft interface is detected, the electronic device enters a user authentication mode.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080106367 - Cross conduction protection on antennas: A passive entry and start system transmits a neutral signal over all the antennas except for that antenna that is proximate an area in which transmission to an identification device is desired. Accordingly, the area of a vehicle and those physical features that are proximate and associated with the area... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Law Department

20080106368 - Secure storage facility: A secure storage facility has storage bays for rental in a building having reinforced walls and partitions, impact and explosion resistant security doors and a limited access control room from which all security doors are remotely locked and unlocked and are monitored with video and audio communications, each storage bay... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080106369 - Access control system: A method of operating an access control system including a remote control system configured to control a lock an a central control system configured to wirelessly communicate with the remote control system. The method includes inputting user data into a user identification reader of the remote control system, and in... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080106370 - System and method for speech-recognition facilitated communication to monitor and control access to premises: The invention is a system and method for accessing premises utilizing speech recognition technology. By presenting an audible set of options, recognizing words, phrases, or numbers, from a first speech source and then presenting an audible set of options until a final command has been recognized, a wired or wireless... Agent: Jafari Law Group, P.c.

20080106375 - Keyless entry apparatus: A keyless entry apparatus is disclosed that is capable of accurately determining whether a portable apparatus is positioned inside or outside an interface between an inner surface and an outer surface of a vehicle even when a region which is affected by crosstalk and/or in which saturation occurs exists outside... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080106372 - Authentication method during product transactions: In a authentication method during product transactions, contact information of a data platform is first written into an RFID tag before integrating the RFID tag with a product. Next, the unique identifier of the RFID tag, the product information and the identification data related to the legitimate owner of the... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080106371 - Method and system for verifying authenticity of an object: A method for verifying authenticity of an object includes the steps of: enabling a code-generating device to generate and show a symbol based on at least two of a unique identification code of the code-generating device, and first and second authentication codes generated by the code-generating device based on a... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080106374 - Patient room information system: A point of care apparatus includes an identification system for automatically identifying the role of one or more persons in a room, a processor for determining information relevant to the role of the identified person, and a display for displaying the information. A method performed by the apparatus is also... Agent: Upmc

20080106376 - Method and apparatus for purchasing content from a terminal within a vehicle: A system 10 for distributing content includes a content provider 12 that provides content through various devices including a satellite 26 or a terrestrial-based system 38. The content provider 12 provides content to a content distribution system 70 within a vehicle 60. The method associated with the system includes generating... Agent: The Directv Group, Inc. Patent Docket Administration

20080106377 - Inventory taking system: A system which is able to take inventory of products stored in high rise racks and immediately provide the inventory information to an information system for immediate processing and which makes use of remote electronic identification means for each product, box, etc. and each row of a correspondent rack, thus... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080106378 - Rfid tag test antenna with two ports that excite perpendicular modes: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for RFID devices, such as tag test methods, are described. A tag of a strip of tags is positioned adjacent to an opening in an electrically conductive sheet, the tag having first and second orthogonally polarized antennas. A first RF test signal is transmitted through the... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080106384 - Apparatus and method of optimizing output power of rfid reader: Provided are an apparatus and method of optimizing a power output of a radio frequency identification reader (RFID) reader. The apparatus includes a loss measurement unit which measures an interface loss between the RFID reader and an antenna by receiving a signal output from the antenna of the RFID reader,... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080106382 - Bi-slot tree based tag identification method in rfid systems: A bi-slot tree based tag identification method in RFID systems includes (a) transmitting an inquiry of (n−1) bits to each tag at the reader; (b) deciding whether the inquiry of (n−1) bits are identical with first (n−1) bits of each tag ID when receiving the inquiry of (n−1) bits at... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080106380 - Method and system for tuning an rfid interrogator: A method, apparatus, and system for periodically measuring the level of ambient noise found on a radio frequency channel used by a radio frequency identification interrogator to read radio frequency identification tags. The measured level of ambient noise is then used to dynamically adjust a threshold value used to predict... Agent: Paul W. Martin

20080106381 - Method and system for tuning an rfid interrogator: A method, apparatus, and system for periodically measuring the level of ambient noise found on a radio frequency channel used by a radio frequency identification interrogator to read radio frequency identification tags. The ambient noise is measured after the radio frequency identification interrogator has transmitted a signal. The measured level... Agent: Paul W. Martin

20080106383 - Query tree based tag identification method in rfid systems: A query tree based tag identification method in RFID systems includes: (a) forming a temporary ID for each of the tags; (b) comparing an inquiry of the reader with a portion of the temporary ID in each tag when receiving the inquiry from the reader; (c) if the inquiry and... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080106388 - Radio frequency verification system and device: The present invention provides a tracking device for communicating information regarding an object, the tracking device comprising a housing including a disk having a central axis and an outer circumference, and a plurality of arms attached to the outer circumference of the disk forming a cavity. The tracking device further... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20080106385 - Method and system for protecting rfid tags on purchased goods: A method for controlling access to data contained within a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag associated with an item includes reading the RFID tag; receiving a first value from a personal communication device associated with a purchaser of the item; creating a key using the first value received from the... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Fishkill

20080106386 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing mutual authentication for radio frequency identification (rfid) security: Methods, systems and computer program products for providing mutual authentication for radio frequency identification (RFID) security. Methods include receiving an authentication request at a RFID tag from a requester, where the request includes an encrypted access role. An encrypted secret message is transmitted to the requestor in response to receiving... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Poughkeepsie

20080106387 - Modular radio frequency identification unit: A radiofrequency identification (RFID) transceiver and microcontroller packaged into a host controllable module for interfacing with a legacy or new host device. The module includes an interface for easy adaptation into a host device and the module microcontroller is programmed to interpret commands sent by the host device and operate... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20080106373 - Compensating for acquisition noise in helper data systems: The invention relates to a method of authenticating a physical object using a helper data and a control value associated with a reference object, the method comprising: acquiring a metric data of the physical object, generating a first property set using a noise compensating mapping on input data derived from... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080106379 - Antenna using optical recording media: An RFID device, where the antenna of the device is made of an optical media material. This optical material may be used to store optical data in a number of different forms, including as holograms and as pits having comparatively greater or lesser reflectivity compared to surrounding media. Alternatively, the... Agent: Schneck & Schneck

20080106389 - Display device for exterior rearview mirror: A mirror reflective element sub-assembly for an exterior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle includes a mirror reflective element and a video display element. The video display element is disposed behind the mirror reflective element so that images displayed by the video display element are viewable through the mirror reflective... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20080106390 - Vehicle power inhibiter: A method and system for inhibiting power of a vehicle given to a third party. The system includes a mode-indicating, an authenticator coupled to the mode-indicating device, and a power inhibiting device coupled to the mode-indicating device and adapted to selectively inhibit the power of the vehicle. Here, the mode-indicating... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080106391 - Range extending positive repeater: A method for extending a reception range of a vehicle remote control system includes: receiving, at a repeater, a first radio frequency (RF) signal having inbound data packets indicating a vehicle function to be performed from a remote transmitter; generating, at the repeater, a second RF signal by placing outbound... Agent: Frank Chau, Esq. F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20080106392 - Hitch mounted carrier alarm: A cargo alarm system includes a signal carrying device configured to be coupled between the cargo and a storage location. The signal carrying device provides a closeable loop alarm signal path on which an alarm signal is conducted between the storage location and the cargo. An alarm unit in signal... Agent: Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

20080106393 - Vehicle surveillance system: A security system for monitoring activities occurring within a vehicle. The security system includes a video camera and microphone which are positioned to monitor activities occurring within said vehicle. A receiver receives video and sound data from the video camera and stores the data in its hard drive. The receiver... Agent: John Wiley Horton Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, P.A.

20080106394 - Multi-port tire pressure detecting system: A multi-port tire pressure detecting system includes a plurality of pressure detection units and a pressure processing unit. Each of the pressure detection units is mounted to an inflation valve on a tire via a tire pressure inlet port, and includes an internal pressure detector and an outward projected pumping... Agent: Pai Patent & Trademark Law Firm

20080106395 - Generator control apparatus having alarm issuing unit: There is provided a generator control apparatus that includes a generating condition detector, an alarm issuing unit, and an alarm controller. The generating condition detector detects an operating condition of the generator for use in a vehicle. The alarm issuing unit is configured to issue alarm to a driver of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080106396 - Signal light for vehicle side-view mirror: A vehicle signal light includes a housing, a light-guiding unit, a light-emitting unit, and a light shield. The housing has a rear wall and a transparent front wall. The light-guiding unit is mounted in the housing, and includes a light-transmitting member and a refractive member. The light-transmitting member has front,... Agent: Lackenbach Siegel, LLP

20080106397 - Door measurement system and method: A measurement system and method to determine the operating characteristics of a door closure sensor technology and others. The objective of the device is to obtain in a simple manipulation, accurate, high speed data. Among the identified metrics are elements such as speed, three dimensional position, hinge orientation, cabin pressure,... Agent: John R. Benefiel

20080106398 - Radio frequency identification connector: A radio frequency identification connector connects a radio frequency identification device to an elongate member such as a safety cable.... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20080106399 - Short range ip based personal area network for personal possessions management: In some embodiments, a personal possession management system using a short range Internet Protocol (IP) based Personal Area Network (PAN) comprises a master device MD to be worn or held by a user, and an IP based RFID electronic tag ET to be attached to or contained within a personal... Agent: Watchstone P+d, PLC

20080106405 - Passenger and item tracking with system alerts: A dynamically configurable threat scanning machine management system is capable of tracking information associated with one ore more items and/or passengers. The central control computer network can transmit, among other things, operational software and threat profiles to the threat scanning machines, while the threat scanning machines can transmit, among other... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20080106406 - System and method for processing sensing data from sensor network: Provided are a system and method for processing sensing data from a sensor network. The system includes: a data processing condition managing unit for storing sensing data processing conditions; a data processing function managing unit for storing sensing data processing function information; a processed data managing unit for storing processed... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080106404 - Systems and methods for automatic proactive pattern recognition at a control center database: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for improved data communications within a remote sensor system. The system includes a control center node. The control center is adapted to receive data, process the data based at least in part on a rule, and notify a user when the... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080106403 - Systems and methods for dynamic situational signal processing for target detection and classfication: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for improved signal processing within a remote sensor system. The system includes a detection component and a processing component. The detection component is adapted to detect an event and generate a signal based at least in part on the event. The... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080106401 - Systems and methods for power efficient situation aware seismic detection and classification: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for improved signal processing within a remote sensor system. The system includes a detection component and a processing component. The detection component is adapted to detect an event and generate a signal based at least in part on the event. The... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080106402 - Systems and methods for situational feature set selection for target classification: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system for improved signal processing within a remote sensor system. The system includes a detection component and a classification component. The detection component is adapted to detect an event. The classification component is adapted to classify the event based at least in... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080106400 - Tamper respondent sensor and enclosure: A tamper respondent enclosure including (a) a circuit board; (b) an enclosure surrounding the circuit board; (c) a tamper respondent sensor having (i) a substrate with first and second sides; (ii) a first layer of conductive traces on the first side; (d) wherein the tamper respondent sensor is wrapped around... Agent: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

20080106407 - Wireless variable illumination level lighting system: A sensor circuit for remotely commanding the operation of a remote device includes a motion sensor circuit for detecting motion relative thereto and having an output conditioned upon motion detection. Additionally, a photocell sensor circuit for detecting a low ambient illumination level has an output command conditioned upon the detection... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080106408 - Perimeter protection systems: A detection system comprising a plurality of taut wire panels having vertical detection/sensor wires. The sensor wires are tensioned to position trigger plates associated one or more of the wires. Trigger plate movement causes an actuating means to indicate a sensor wire has been moved. In one embodiment, sensor wires... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20080106409 - Article holding and tracking device: An apparatus is provided for holding articles, such as keys, which is attachable to a person's clothing, handbag or a purse, and wherein a physical or electronic tether is used to allow the user to use the articles stored thereupon without removing them from the holder or from their clothing,... Agent: Bethew B. Jennings Iii Blackshear Capital And Legal

20080106411 - Detecting a departure of an rfid tag from an area: A method of determining whether a radio frequency identifier (RFID) tag has been removed from an area can include, responsive to detecting an RFID tag in a first area, making an entry within a tag read cache associated with the first area. The entry within the tag read cache can... Agent: Cuenot & Forsythe, L.L.C.

20080106412 - Ic tag and method for fabricating the same: The RFID tag is composed of the first antenna of metal film layer on which the IC chip is mounted and at least one second antenna of metal film layer on which the IC chip is not mounted The metal film layer is formed on the base, and the metal... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.c.

20080106414 - Overhead traveling vehicle having id reader: During traveling of an overhead traveling vehicle, an ID reader reads an ID provided at a lower position on a back surface of a cassette, while moving the cassette in a lateral direction.... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080106413 - Radio frequency identification connector: A radio frequency identification connector connects radio frequency identification devices to fall protection and fall arrest safety devices.... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20080106410 - System, method and program for monitoring rfid tags in a library: Disclosed herein is a system that relates to a tape library radio frequency identification (RFID) tag testing system. The system comprising, an automated tape library with a plurality of tapes in the library. A RFID tag attached to each of the plurality of tapes. A tag health monitoring device able... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Tuscon Division

20080106415 - Information tag: An information tag for exchanging information with an external device, including a tag body, a contact memory module disposed on the tag body, the contact memory module being configured to exchange information with the external device via electrical conduction, and a first remotely accessible data module disposed on the tag... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.c.

20080106416 - Rfid tag sensitivity: Systems, methods, or computer program products may collect information about the performance of individual RFID tags. In particular, signal strength and/or signal sensitivity of individual RFID tags may be measured and the resulting performance information may be stored in a data repository. In the data repository, the performance information for... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20080106417 - Method and middleware for standards agnostic transaction processing: A method and middleware is provided for information processing includes an input thread module (210), a ware thread module (220) and an output thread module (230). The input thread module (210) selects input thread messages from first data (520), the first data derived from information received by an input device... Agent: Daniel R. Collopy

20080106419 - Biological implantation rfid tags and insertion jig therefor: The present invention provides a biological implantation RFID tag which can be subcutaneously implanted in a small animal without significantly stressing it and which exhibits improved communication performance, and an insertion jig used to implant the biological implantation RFID tag in the living body of a small animal. A biological... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.c.

20080106418 - Rfid tag using patch antenna designs and low cost manufacturing techniques: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for improved tag assemblies, are described herein. In an aspect, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag assembly includes an enclosure, a substrate, an antenna, an electrical circuit, and a plate. The substrate is coupled to an inner surface of the enclosure. The antenna is formed on... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080106420 - Retrofittable radio frequency identification connector: A radio frequency identification connector is configured and arranged to retrofittably connect a radio frequency identification device to an elongate member such as a safety cable.... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20080106421 - Infant sleep position monitoring system and method: A system and method for detecting when an infant has rolled over onto his/her stomach. The system uses radio frequency identification (“RFID”) in some embodiments.... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080106422 - Pool light with safety alarm and sensor array: A system for monitoring a swimming pool is provided. The system includes a parabolic housing and a seismic sensor at or near a focal point of the parabolic housing, a pressure sensor, and an optical sensor, each sensor generating a signal. Sensor monitoring systems receive the signals and analyze the... Agent: Mr. Christopher John Rourk Jackson Walker LLP

20080106423 - Monitoring systems and methods that incorporate instant messaging: An automatic Instant Messaging system adds remote access capability to fire alarm systems. Both public and private communications paths can be provided.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080106424 - Machine condition indication system: A machine condition monitor resides in close proximity to a machine train, such as an AC inductive electric motor coupled to a driven unit such as a centrifugal pump or fan. A plurality of sensing devices are connected to the machine and the machine condition monitor. Machine state and condition... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.c.

20080106425 - System and method for detecting distribution transformer overload: A system, device, and method of detecting an overload condition of a distribution transformer that supplies power to one or more customer premises via a low voltage subnet is provided. In one embodiment, the method comprises determining the power output of the transformer; storing in a memory a threshold power... Agent: Capital Legal Group, LLC

20080106426 - System and method for determining distribution transformer efficiency: A system, device and method of determining an efficiency of a distribution transformer that receives power from a medium voltage power line and that provides power to a plurality of customer premises via a low voltage subnet is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes determining an input power to... Agent: Capital Legal Group, LLC

20080106427 - Device for detecting malfunctions by manipulation of an internal voltage supply: A device for determining an interference with a regulated voltage provided by a control loop with a unit for monitoring a control variable of the control loop and a unit for generating a notification signal if the control variable or a change in the time of the control variable is... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080106428 - Detection apparatus and method for detecting a rotational speed of a fan: A detection apparatus and a method for detecting the rotation speed of a fan are disclosed. The detection apparatus comprises a photoelectric sensing unit, a processing unit, and a prompt unit. The photoelectric sensing unit senses the strength of a light beam reflected in response to the rotation of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080106429 - Integrated operation display device: A household appliance is provided in the configuration of a dishwasher having a door, a control unit for controlling the household appliance, and an operation display device for displaying at least one operation state of the household appliance. The operation display device is provided with a large surface and displays... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080106430 - Modular led warning lamp: A modular LED warning lamp has a base, a lamp module and a lamp shade. The lamp module is mounted on the base and has a positioning sleeve, multiple circuit panels and a circuit board. The positioning sleeve has multiple positioning sections formed and arranged circularly on an outer wall... Agent: Thomas E. Sisson Jackson Walker, LLP

20080106431 - Insulin pump for the visually impaired: Methods of programming a pump and insulin pumps are disclosed. One method includes displaying a first screen on a display of the pump. The method also includes, upon displaying the first screen, emitting a first sound. The method further includes displaying a second screen on the display of the pump,... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080106432 - Universal remoter controller having function of preventing device code from releasing by mistake operation: A universal remoter controller has a function of preventing device code from releasing by mistake operations. The universal remoter controller comprises a central processing unit having a main memory, and a second memory; the main memory in the central processing unit selected from one of a static random accessing memory,... Agent: Jung-hua Lai

20080106433 - Method and conduit for transmitting signals: A wired drill pipe segment includes a tubular body having an axial bore, a box end disposed at a first end of the tubular body having a first core material disposed in the box end, a pin end disposed at a second end of the tubular body having a second... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20080106434 - Data collection system and method for collecting utility consumption data: A system and method for collecting, at a central station, utility consumption data from a plurality of sites, by a meter unit and a booster unit for each site. The meter unit includes a measuring device for measuring the utility consumption at the respective site; a storage device for storing... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20080106435 - Methods, systems and computer program products for providing an emergency vehicle alert: A method for providing an emergency vehicle alert to an occupant of a second vehicle includes: receiving an alert signal at a receiver device on the second vehicle from the emergency vehicle; and, responsive to the received alert signal, automatically warning the occupant of the second vehicle that the emergency... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20080106436 - In-vehicle signage techniques: System and method for displaying data to a vehicular occupant about road signs includes a display system arranged to be visible to the occupant and a processor coupled to the display system for receiving data about signs along roads on which the vehicle travels and displaying the received data to... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080106437 - Smoke and fire detection in aircraft cargo compartments: According to one embodiment, a detection system may include at least one sensor located in an enclosable space, each sensor being configured to detect at least one environmental feature and provide a corresponding at least one environmental feature signal; means for processing the at least one environmental feature signal and... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid, LLP

20080106438 - Runway status indication and traffic information display and filtering: Systems and methods for runway status indication and related traffic information displays and filtering are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method for displaying runway status includes defining a monitored volume for each of one or more runways, determining a runway status for each of the one or more runways based... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20080106439 - System and method for transceiving motor vehicle data: A system and method for transceiving vehicle data is provided. The system and method provide for transceiving situation data to or from a vehicle. The system includes a situation data generator for generating the situation data and a transceiver for transmitting the situation data. The system also includes a database... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Austin

20080100414 - Secure profile setting in a shared device: There is provided a system for secure profile setting that includes at least one shared device and an RFID reader module embedded in the at least one shared device. The system further includes a database that is in communication with the at least one shared device. In the system, an... Agent: Farjami & Farjami LLP

20080100415 - Data carrier and data carrier system: Both RF communication and contact serial communication can be performed with the use of: communication protocol storage unit for storing a communication protocol for performing communication with an external communication apparatus; a coil terminal section provided with two coil terminals for performing communication with the external communication apparatus with an... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080100417 - Vehicle antitheft system and vehicle antitheft method: During traveling a vehicle, an on-vehicle unit control circuit 22 transmits regularly a mobile unit verification encryption code stored in a storage part 23 of an on-vehicle unit 2 to a mobile unit 1; a transmission circuit 10 of the mobile unit 1 replies a response signal to the on-vehicle... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080100418 - Device for identifying and storing objects comprising identification carriers: A device for identifying and storing objects having identification carriers has accommodation wells for the objects, combined with antennae of a reading unit. Each accommodation well has a protection device that is controlled by an evaluation- and control circuit of the reading unit. If, after reading and evaluating identification carrier... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080100419 - Mobile telecommunications terminal comprising rfid functions and associated method: A mobile telecommunications terminal comprising RFID functions, in addition to an associated method are provided. In one aspect, the terminal comprises a telecommunications interface, a user interface and a data processing unit. A modification made with the aid of an RFID transponder circuit to be controlled via of RFID data... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080100423 - Power management in radio frequency devices: The invention is directed to an improved RFID system. The system provides a tag having a power management unit that selectively powers a transmission unit to transmit at least a first signal having a first frequency. The tag can be configured to transmit a second signal having a second frequency... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080100424 - Semiconductor apparatus and method of testing semiconductor apparatus: A semiconductor apparatus, configured to operate on different internal voltages generated from electromagnetic waves received via an antenna, to extract a command and data from the received electromagnetic waves, and to operate according to the extracted command, includes internal circuitry configured to generate and output binary signals according to a... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080100416 - Portal system for a controlled space: Systems, devices, and methods are provided for monitoring and tracking an item in a controlled space. In one embodiment, a portal system that monitors the controlled space includes a radio frequency tag that is attached to inventory and a portal device, which includes a computing device, a receiver and a... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080100420 - Double inductor loop tag antenna: An RFID tag in one embodiment. The RFID tag includes at least one integrated circuit and an antenna pattern coupled to the integrated circuit, wherein the antenna pattern has an inductor pattern which limits the effect of misplacement of the integrated circuit relative to the inductor pattern. Other embodiments and... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080100422 - Radio frequency identification device operating methods, radio frequency identification device configuration methods, and radio frequency identification devices: An adjustable radio frequency data communications device has a monolithic semiconductor integrated circuit with integrated circuitry, interrogation receiving circuitry provided on the monolithic integrated circuit forming at least part of the integrated circuitry and configured to receive an interrogation signal from the interrogator unit, an antenna electrically coupled to the... Agent: Wells, St.john, Roberts,gregory & Matkin P.s.

20080100421 - Variation of conductive cross section and/or material to enhance performance and/or reduce material consumption of electronic assemblies: An RFID antenna is fabricated according to varying current density requirements of different regions of the antenna. A method such as computer modeling is used to determine the current densities of the antenna regions. In one aspect of the invention, a conductive material is printed to a substrate at varying... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080100425 - Capacitance type seat occupant sensor system: A capacitance type seat occupant sensor system of a vehicle includes an AC electric power source, a main electrode disposed at a seat of the vehicle to form an electric field between the main electrode and the body of the vehicle, a guard electrode disposed between a seat frame and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080100426 - Hitch mounted carrier alarm method: For a cargo alarm system cargo is secured to a storage location, such as, for example, a vehicle by coupling a signal carrying device between the storage location and the cargo. The signal carrying device, which may be, for example, a flexible electrically conducting tether, provides a closeable alarm signal... Agent: Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

20080100427 - Configurable protocol identification device: An identification device is user configurable to communicate according to different communication protocols. Once the identification device has been set to a desired communication protocol where all it will immediately transmit an identification code to the corresponding vehicle controller such that the vehicle controller will learn the identification code and... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Law Department

20080100428 - Vehicle distance measuring safety warning system and method: A vehicle distance measuring safety warning system and method is disclosed having one or more distance measurement sensors measuring the distance from the driver's vehicle to a second vehicle immediately in front. A vehicle distance alarm alerts the driver when the distance between the driver's vehicle and the second vehicle... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20080100430 - Tire pressure monitor system tool with vehicle entry system: A tire pressure monitor system tool is capable of communicating with a plurality of tire pressure monitor systems. The tool includes a storing module that stores a plurality of communication protocols that are used for enabling the tool to communicate with a tire pressure monitor system. The tool enables a... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20080100429 - Tire pressure monitoring (tpm) and remote keyless entry (rke) system for a vehicle: The embodiments described herein include a tire pressure monitoring (TPM)/remote keyless entry (RKE) system and method for a vehicle. The system includes a TPM sensor configured to sense the condition of a vehicle tire and transmit a TPM sensor signal during a first predetermined time period. A RKE device is... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20080100431 - Child car seat alert system: A system and method to warn that a child has been left unattended in the vehicle when the ignition is off. The system includes a sensing device to detect if a child is in the infant seat, an ignition detection device to detect that the ignition is off, a delay... Agent: Joseph J. Monzo

20080100432 - Vehicle pulse flasher unit: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention relate to providing a turn signal flasher unit that controls the operation of the vehicle turn signal lamps. The turn signal flasher unit provides a plurality of user-defined modes of operation, including, but not limited to: a continuous cycle of switching from a... Agent: Paul J. Fordenbacher Silicon Forest Patent Group

20080100433 - Method and write/read station and transponder of an rfid system for data transmission: The invention relates to a method for data transmission between a write/read station of an RFID (radio frequency identification) system and at least one RFID transponder, wherein the write/read station emits a query in order to demand an initial reply from the at least one transponder and wherein the write/read... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080100434 - Sensing device: A sensing device is provided. The sensing device includes two or more sensors for sensing one or more physical properties. A first sensor draws a first electrical signal, and similarly, a second sensor draws a second electrical signal. The first and second electrical signals correspond to values of the physical... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080100436 - Electrical power system control communications network: Communication networks having redundant signal paths for sensed operating conditions and control parameters for electrical power transmission and distribution systems.... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20080100435 - Remote sensor with multiple sensing and communication modes: A remote sensor having a thermal transducer, an acoustic transducer, and a magnetic transducer. The remote sensor can communicate data from any of the transducers via any of three different communication links, which include an active RF transceiver, an IRDA transceiver, and an RF backscatter transceiver.... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20080100437 - Method of controlling operations and electronic device implementing the same: An electronic device having several alarm functions checks to see if a first alarm type can be executed at a preset time, and if not, executes a second alarm type. The alarm types may be playing a received broadcast, playing a stored multimedia file, sounding a tone, or vibrating. If... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080100438 - Multi-zone passageway monitoring system and method: A method, computer program product, and machine vision system for monitoring an activity area proximate an actuated passageway for the occurrence of an object-related event. The activity area includes a first activity zone and at least a second activity zone. The first and the at least a second activity zones... Agent: Cognex Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080100439 - Radio frequency identification (rfid) tag location systems and methods: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for ways of locating tags are described. A power level of a RFID communication signal transmitted by a RFID device, such as a reader, is adjusted to hone in on a specific tag. For example, the power level may be decreased or increased, depending on the... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080100440 - Radio frequency identification transponder for communicating condition of a component: There is provided a passive RFID transponder assembly that includes a condition responsive device adapted to read a condition relating to the component that is associated with the RFID transponder assembly. The condition that is read by the condition responsive device relates to physical contact with a field technician or... Agent: Corning Cable Systems LLC

20080100443 - Rfid security system and method: Embodiments of an RFID security system and method are described herein. Embodiments include an RFID security server or appliance and RFID security software. In an embodiment, the RFID security server is placed between an RFID reader and an enterprise back-end. Thus the system operates at the point where the RFID... Agent: Courtney Staniford & Gregory LLP

20080100442 - Rfid security system and method, including security stamp: Embodiments of an RFID security system and method are described herein. Embodiments include an RFID security server or appliance and RFID security software. In an embodiment, the RFID security server is placed between an RFID reader and an enterprise back-end. Thus the system operates at the point where the RFID... Agent: Courtney Staniford & Gregory LLP

20080100441 - Sanitizer dispensers with compliance verification: A system is provided for providing compliance verification of sanitizer use from a sanitizer dispenser. The system provides for identifying individual users of one or more sanitizer dispensers through technologies such as RFID. Individual's use of sanitizer dispensers is monitored to determine compliance with sanitizer use requirements. A compliance report... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20080100444 - System, device, method, program for controlling communication between radio frequency identification tag and network, and manufacturing method for manufacturing products using the control method: This system controls communication between a management system for managing the work process of a product using ID of an RF-ID tag and plural radio communication units each for radio communicating with an RF-ID tag provided associated with one stage of the work process. The system comprises a network state... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080100445 - Method and system for tracking clustered items: A method and system for tracking each item in a cluster of items. Each item has an associated item ID. The method and system involve the following steps. Storing a plurality of item records. The plurality of item records includes, for each item in the cluster of items, an associated... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080100447 - Coordination of radio frequency communications amongst radio frequency identification (rfid) readers: Methods and apparatuses are described for reducing interference amongst frequency identification (RFID) readers operating within an interference range. Groups of frequencies from a range of frequencies are determined such that RFID readers transmitting on adjacent frequencies in a particular group of frequencies experience substantially negligible interference. A first group of... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080100446 - Radio frequency identification system: A reader emits a low frequency signal to energize a RFID tag. The RFID tag responds with a high frequency signal. An antenna on the RFID tag functions as a resonant circuit upon receiving the low frequency signal to power up the RFID tag. In one embodiment, the high frequency... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080100448 - Method and apparatus for magnetically activated radio or infrared identification system: A disarming system for an RFID tag or an IRID tag having a magnetically operated sensor or switch includes a permanent magnet, wherein the permanent magnet is configured to activate the magnetically operated switch or sensor in the RFID tag or IRID tag when the RFID tag or IRID tag... Agent: Gerald Bluhm Tyco Fire And Security

20080100449 - Process for deterring the theft of notes, note, corresponding inactivation device and activation device: A process is provided for deterring the theft of notes equipped with a radio-tag type authenticity check element, capable of returning an item of authenticity information, in response to an authentication request emitted by a check device. Such a process includes the following steps: transmission to the check element of... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080100451 - Antenna interfaces for mobile rfid readers: Methods, systems, and apparatuses for communicating with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags using an RFID reader are provided. A first communication signal configured to communicate with at least one RFID tag is generated. The first communication signal is transmitted from a first antenna of the reader. The reader is docked... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080100454 - Cart-based visibility system: A cart has at least three wheels. It has one or more loop antennas, and a radio transceiver connected with the antennas. The antennas and transceiver operate at a frequency lower than 1 megahertz. The loop antennas are each at least 0.2 square meters in area. The cart is moved... Agent: Marina Larson & Associates, LLC

20080100453 - Long wave wireless pair-wise linkage using an embedded visibility network: A system uses an antenna at a portal, the antenna coupled to equipment which can send and receive information to and from radio tags, each having a unique identity. The equipment detects, for example, a tag attached to an asset. The equipment looks to see if an associated badge is... Agent: Marina Larson & Associates, LLC

20080100450 - Methods and systems for automated safety device inspection using radio frequency identification: Methods and systems for an automated safety device inspection system for a vehicle are provided. The system includes an RFID reader including a transmit portion and a receive portion wherein the reader is physically translatable along a predetermined path, a directional antenna communicatively coupled to the reader wherein the antenna... Agent: John S. Beulick (24691) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080100452 - Rfid tag with barcode symbology antenna configuration: Methods and apparatuses for assembling and implementing optically machine readable radio frequency identification (RFID) tags are described. An RFID tag comprises a substrate, an electrical circuit mounted on the substrate, and an antenna that is configured to be machine readable. For example, the antenna may include a plurality of electrically... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080100455 - Id tags and methods of using the same: In a first aspect, a first apparatus is provided. The first apparatus is an identification device (ID) tag that includes (1) a semiconductor chip; (2) an antenna coupled to the semiconductor chip; (3) a layer of material, coupled to the semiconductor chip, and adapted to provide a persistent visual or... Agent: Ibm Corporation Intellectual Property Law

20080100456 - System for mapping connections using rfid function: There is provided a system for identifying a plurality of components via an RFID reader with an associated database and processing element. The system includes a first component with an associated first RFID transponder and a second component with an associated second RFID transponder. A third RFID transponder may be... Agent: Corning Cable Systems LLC

20080100457 - Product security: An apparatus and method for improving security are disclosed. The apparatus includes a case provided with an aperture, the aperture being closable by a clasp, the clasp being operable by a trigger which operates in response to a radio frequency (RF) signal.... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080100458 - Sonic building rescue beacon: A safety device which emits sounds that guide rescuers to people trapped in collapsed structures.... Agent: David Chidakel

20080100459 - Arrangement for and method of maintaining proper posture: A posture device that is worn on the body of a wearer includes a tilt sensor that is initially calibrated to a set value. A microprocessor monitors the tilt angle during wearing of the device and, if the tilt angle deviates from the set value over a predetermined time period,... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20080100460 - False ceiling fire detector assembly: A mounting apparatus usable with ambient condition detectors includes first and second mounting bases spaced apart axially along a common center line. Respective detectors can be coupled to the bases as required in a specific installation.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080100461 - Remote tapping method and system for internally tapping a conduit: Disclosed is a method, system and apparatus for use in remotely and internally tapping a conduit. The method is performed, at least partially, by an automatic mechanism or robot configured to effectively perform the tasks and various steps of the method. The method includes the steps of: (a) lining a... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080100462 - Discrete leak detection device and method: A device and method for detecting the presence of one or more targeted liquids in volume of space where the targeted liquid is not normally present. The device includes a sensor that can differentiate between the target fluid and a non-target fluid.... Agent: Tyco Engineered Products & Services Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20080100463 - Alarm shut off system: The Gas and Electric Alarm Shut Off System is an invention that will prevent smoke from growing into a fire. This will save lives and property.... Agent: Harold Shirlee

20080100464 - Position sensitive indicator detection: A detector for a test system having multiple indicators uses position sensitive light detection by multiple light detecting elements to produce a measured signal vector. The measured signal vector, which may include fewer components than there are indicators, has a magnitude and a direction that can identify how many and/or... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20080100465 - Secured and alarmed window and entry way: An alarm and security system is incorporated with a screen unit that may be a part of a window or a part of a patio door or the like. The screen unit is formed of robust expanded metal mesh to discourage intrusion therethrough. A plurality of locks about the frame... Agent: Michael Winfield Goltry

20080100466 - System for monitoring and signalling users presence in a spatial region and partner search device: A system for monitoring and signaling users' presence in a spatial region (S), comprising a plurality of terminals (10, 10′) associated to said users, said terminals (10, 10′) comprising wireless transreceiving means (32) for transmitting and receiving in said spatial region (S) signals comprising at least a characteristic portion (ft,... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20080100467 - Radio frequency identification of component connections: There is provided a system for identifying a connection of two or more components in which one or more RFID transponders are associated with the two or more components. A plug is associated with the first component, such as a fiber optic connector, and a socket is associated with the... Agent: Corning Cable Systems LLC

20080100468 - Distance reminder apparatus and reminder method: A distance reminder apparatus includes a detector module, a processor module, an alarm circuit, and a clock circuit. The detector module is used for detecting a user, and generating a detect signal accordingly. The processor module is used for generating a drive signal according to the detect signal. The clock... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang J

20080100469 - Bottle for alcoholic or non alcoholic beverages: A bottle for alcoholic or non alcoholic beverages has a hollow body part defining an inner space for filling an alcoholic or non alcoholic beverage, and at least one device selected from the group consisting of an electrical device and electronic device and integrated in said hollow body part without... Agent: Ilya Zborovsky

20080100471 - Colored light emitting diode picture and literary composition signal display device: The signal display device has a single lamp made up of a number of colored LEDs, each capable of emitting at least red, green, and yellow light separately so as to replace the conventional three-lamp signal display device. Each of the LEDs of the signal display device can be selectively... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080100470 - Side turn indicator: An LED-illuminated marker or indicator light for motor vehicles is provided. The light is designed so that when the light is mounted on the motor vehicle the light from some LEDs is directed toward a zone in which an intended viewer is likely located. Other LEDs illuminate light guides to... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080100472 - Driving assistance device: It is an object of the present invention to provide a driving assistance device that can assist a driver in parking the automotive vehicle in a parallel parking manner with accuracy. The driving assistance device is adapted to detect a roadside 57 from an image of an object behind an... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080100473 - Spatial-temporal image analysis in vehicle detection systems: A method and system for background maintenance of a vision system by fusing a plurality of detection methods and applying a 1D analysis to verify an absence of a static vehicle is provided. Methods for analyzing spatial temporal images in vehicle detection systems are provided. A method for processing a... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080100474 - Flight information module: A system for capturing flight information such as altitude and airspeed and displaying it in textual format to passengers and crew. Aircraft data is received, parsed and sent over a data network to be received and displayed at passenger seats, galleys and other convenient locations.... Agent: Rory Briski

20080100475 - Response systems and methods for notification systems for modifying future notifications: Response systems and methods are disclosed for communications in connection with a computer-based notification system and a personal communications device (e.g., telephone, pager, computer, PDA, etc.) associated with a party. One such representative response method, among others, can be summarized by the following steps: initiating a notification communication to a... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080100476 - Vehicle direction guide vibration system and method: The present invention relates to a direction guide vibration system of a vehicle operating with a navigation and control method thereof, which applies vibration to a driver's seat on which a driver sits at the spot where a left turn or a right turn and a U turn are expected,... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)