Communications: electrical inventions 07/08

20080180211 - Electricity-saving type infrared electronic lock core: An electricity-saving type infrared electronic lock core is disclosed herein, which includes a body, an infrared sensor, a radio frequency identification system and a power supplier. The infrared sensor is disposed on one end of the body and includes an infrared receiver-transmitter, and the radio frequency identification system is electrically... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080180212 - Settlement terminal and ic card: A settlement terminal including a password input unit for inputting the password of a user and a biometrics information acquisition unit for acquiring the biometrics information of the user based on a predetermined biometrics authentication method is disclosed. Before person identification of the user, the settlement terminal receives a person... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080180213 - Digital intercom based data management system: A digital intercom based data management system and methods are provided. In at least one embodiment of the invention the system includes a digital intercom, a processor and a mobile RFID device. The system can be implemented within a healthcare facility and enables efficient and accurate management of data in... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.c.

20080180214 - Protective pager sleeve: A protective cover for pagers of the type used in by establishments wherein those to be served must wait and be notified when their wait is over. The cover is designed to protect the waiting party from bacteria, viruses, germs and the like that may be transferred from waiting party... Agent: Sandra Lee Lipkin A Law Corporation

20080180215 - Antenna for combined rfid optical imager: An antenna for use in connection with a combined RFID reader and optical imager. A printer circuit board having a wire loop positioned thereon and a hole formed therethrough is positioned in combination with an optical imager so that the imaging element of the optical imager may capture images through... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20080180216 - Antenna having loop and helical structure and rfid tag using the same: An antenna and a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag using the same are disclosed. The antenna includes: a radiating unit having a helical structure; and a feeding unit having a loop structure on which a terminal connected to an element connected to the antenna is formed, wherein the feeding unit... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080180218 - Bi-modal remote identification system: A novel bi-modal remote identification system is described. In at least one embodiment the system includes a base unit, a mobile unit, and a processor. The base unit and mobile unit utilize both radio frequency and ultrasound wireless technologies for remotely identifying the location of assets.... Agent: Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.c.

20080180219 - Circuit arrangement for use in rf transponders and method for controlling a number of such transponders: A storage circuit arrangement for a semi-passive or passive RFID transponder is provided. In prior-art circuit arrangements, storage capacitors are routinely discharged in an undefined fashion via leakage currents for a control mode of the transponder, so that the persistence times depend greatly on the ambient temperature and on existing... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20080180217 - Rfid tag: A method and system for making a label. The label can include a circuit disposed on a face of a substrate. The substrate may also contain printed indicia. The substrate may further be sealed using a laminate and an adhesive layer may be applied to a portion of the seal.... Agent: Fortkort & Houston P.C.

20080180220 - Multidimensional sieving for high density low collision rfid tag fields: A system comprising an RFID Reader and an array of RFID Tags, where the tags have the ability to measure physical signal properties such as FM deviation and Received Signal Strength as examples and use these measurements to create a means to refrain from responding to the Reader, unless the... Agent: Phil Virga #105

20080180221 - Systems and methods for rfid tag arbitration: An RFID (radio frequency identification device) tag comprising a processor; a memory configured to store an identification number that distinguishes the tag from other tags; a transponder coupled to the memory and the processor, the tag being configured to arbitrate by selecting a random number, in response to an inventory... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20080180222 - Method of communicating in a radio frequency identification system using aloha networks: A method is presented for taking an unknown field of transponders and converting them to a slotted Aloha architecture and increasing the throughput allowed by the slotted Aloha architecture by using several different techniques including shortening the time of empty and collided timeslots, implementing a unique random number generator that... Agent: Phil Virga #105

20080180225 - System and method for carrier identification in a pneumatic tube system: A system and method provides for the identification and monitoring of carriers within a pneumatic carrier system. Each carrier which is to be employed within the system includes an identification device such as a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip which has stored thereon identification information for the carrier. Positioned throughout... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20080180224 - Apparatus and method for providing a supply voltage and a load modulation in a transponder: A device for providing a supply voltage and a load modulation in a transponder with a unit having a resistance controllable by a control signal at a control input thereof, a unit for applying a load modulation signal to the control input, and a unit for applying a voltage limitation... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080180223 - Diagnosing a radio frequency identification reader: The illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for testing a radio frequency identification reader. The radio frequency identification reader transmits a test signal to a diagnostic tag during a diagnostic period. Responsive to receiving a return signal from the diagnostic tag, the... Agent: Duke W. Yee Yee & Associates, P.C.

20080180226 - Intrinsically safe galvanically isolated barrier device and method thereof: A system and method for providing an intrinsically safe (IS) galvanically isolated barrier device. An IS barrier device provides IS galvanic isolation between a non-IS system and an IS system using a two-stage approach. In the first stage, a non-galvanically isolated IS barrier limits energy of electrical transmissions received from... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080180227 - Methods and apparatus for determining optimal rf transmitter placement via a coverage metric: Systems and methods are provided for optimizing the placement of wireless transmitters or other RF components within an environment. A first one of the plurality of RF devices is initially placed at a first initial location within the spatial model, wherein the first initial location is determined with respect to... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20080180228 - User interface for an electronic device used as a home controller: A system, device and method for wirelessly controlling a plurality of electronic appliances arranged within a local area include an electronic device having a location detection circuit, a user interface circuit and a display device. The location detection circuit is operative to determine a general location of the electronic device... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080180229 - Programmable multicandela notification device: An alarm system notification device includes a strobe, a communication port, a manual selector that allows manual selection of strobe intensity, and a communication port through which the device transmits an indication of a selected strobe intensity. The device may also include a commandable selector that selects a strobe intensity... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080180230 - Electronic horn having simulated start and end sounds: An electronic horn for a vehicle is disclosed. The electronic horn may have a speaker, a primary power source, and a secondary power source. The primary power source may be configured to power the speaker during normal operation of the horn. The secondary power source may be configured to power... Agent: Caterpillar/finnegan, Henderson, L.L.P.

20080180231 - Antitheft system with clip-on wireless keypad: An antitheft system includes a main controller mounted in a car for controlling an overall operation of the antitheft system, and a wireless keypad provided on a front side with numbered keys, and on a rear side with a clip. The wireless keypad may be attached to a car door... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080180232 - Auto anti-theft system with door-mount wireless remote-control pushbutton: An auto anti-theft system with door-mount wireless remote-control pushbutton includes a main controller installed in a car for controlling the operation of the anti-theft system; a remote controller being carried by a user for code matching; and a small-size wireless remote-control pushbutton, which includes a coupling section for mounting the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080180233 - Human-bicycle interaction device: A human-bicycle interaction device has an interface for a person to enter electronic commands and a display unit responding to the commands, wherein the interface has a directional button with a non-operating position and at least two operating positions. The use of the device is intuitive and requires few hardware... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080180234 - Film-type electrostatic capacitance sensor for detecting seat occupancy: A film-type electrostatic capacitance sensor is provided for detecting seat occupancy and for reducing discomfort to a seat occupant and which is easy to produce. The mat of the film-type electrostatic capacitance sensor can be located in a seat portion of a vehicle seat and can include electrodes formed on... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080180235 - Method and apparatus for manipulating driver core temperature to enhance driver alertness: The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for reducing a vehicle driver's core temperature to offset drowsiness. In one embodiment, a temperature sensor records data describing a vehicle driver core temperature and communicates the data describing the vehicle driver core temperature to a temperature regulator. The temperature regulator... Agent: Honda/fenwick

20080180236 - Method for controlling a power-operated vehicle accessory, in particular a power-operated folding hardtop roof: A motor vehicle configuration includes a folding roof and an electro-hydraulic system for moving the folding roof between a closed position and an open position. A roof actuation request for moving the folding roof from the closed position to the open position is blocked if the total number of roof... Agent: Manfred Beck, P.A.

20080180237 - Vehicle emergency communication device and a method for transmitting emergency textual data utilizing the vehicle emergency communication device: A vehicle emergency communication device and a method for transmitting emergency textual data utilizing the vehicle emergency communication device are provided. The vehicle emergency communication device includes a diagnostic link connector configured to receive a signal indicating an emergency code associated with vehicle operation and a microprocessor operably coupled to... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080180238 - Vehicle signaling device having a remote power source: A signaling device for use with a vehicle having a vehicle electrical system is provided. The signaling device includes a light source adapted to be coupled to the vehicle and a power source. The power source is adapted to be disposed in-line the vehicle electrical system and in communication with... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080180239 - Photo meter: The invention discloses a photo meter comprising a light emitting device, a photo sensor, and a controller. The controller has a look-up table, wherein the look-up table records a plurality of control signals and a plurality of standard lightness values. The controller is used for transmitting a plurality of control... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080180240 - method for defining and implementing alarm/notification by exception: Methods, systems, gateways, and servers are provided for by-exception notification to a user when an event does not occur at a premises. An interface is provided through which a user can define a time window and an event capable of being sensed by a device at the premises. A server... Agent: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

20080180241 - Portable alarm and methods of transmitting alarm data: A portable alarm system includes a wireless receiver configured to receive signals from remote wireless devices and a processor in communication with the wireless receiver, wherein the processor is configured to receive the signals from the wireless receiver. The system further includes an intelligent communications interface in communication with the... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080180242 - Micron-scale implantable transponder: A miniaturized implantable transponder in which all components, including the antenna, are fully integrated into a single microchip that has a conformal coating that consists of a polymeric substance that is applied by vapor deposition techniques resulting in reduced volume versus the typical implantable transponder and reduces the volume size... Agent: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

20080180243 - Devices and methods for detecting environmental circumstances and responding with designated communication actions: Provided are a wireless communication device and a communication device control method that include a set of templates corresponding to a plurality of potential environmental circumstances. The templates may be stored in a database in the computer readable memory of the communication device. At predetermined intervals, a suite of environmental... Agent: Withers & Keys For Bell South

20080180244 - Detecting theft and disabling stolen equipment: Some implementations of the present invention provide methods and devices for detecting the theft of, and disabling, electronic devices such as computers and network devices. The devices may be disabled when a signal is not detected, e.g., for a predetermined period of time. For example, a radio frequency (“RF”) signal... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080180245 - Anti-tamper protected enclosure: A device for containing sensitive data including a housing, an anti-tamper protected enclosure located within the housing and being adapted to contain the sensitive data, anti-tamper protection circuitry located within the anti-tamper protected enclosure and at least one ball grid array arranged within the housing and mounted on an outer... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080180248 - Eas reader detecting eas function from rfid device: A reader device for electronic article surveillance (EAS) is disclosed which includes an exciter; a transmitter, the transmitter operatively coupled to the exciter via a first signal gate; a transmitter antenna operatively coupled to the transmitter; a receiver antenna operatively coupled to a receiver front end; and a signal detector,... Agent: Ip Legal Department Tyco Fire & Security Services

20080180247 - Method and system for perturbing multi-radio-frequency-identification-tag-reader networks to increase interrogation efficiency: Methods and systems of the present invention employ perturbation techniques for configuring RFID-tag-reader networks in order to achieve increased overall efficiency of a network of RFID-tag readers. According to described embodiments of the present invention, individual RFID-tag readers within a multi-RFID-tag-reader network may be removed or shut down, or RFID-tag... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080180246 - Methods and apparatus for opportunistic locationing of rf tags using location triggers: An RFID system provides opportunistic locationing of RFID tags and associated assets in environments where multiple tags are read from multiple readers. A radio frequency identification (RFID) system includes one or more location triggers and a first RFID reader coupled to the network having a first antenna associated therewith. The... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20080180249 - Multiple radio frequency network node rfid tag: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tag that contains multiple Radio Frequency (RF) network nodes that provide enhanced memory capabilities, redundant functionality, and multiple frequency capabilities to the RFID tag using an inter-RF network node communication connection. The inter-RF network... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080180250 - Table monitoring identification system, wager tagging and felt coordinate mapping: A table monitoring system and method for monitoring a table games. In one embodiment, the system comprises an RFID system and a processing engine. The system may include a camera, and image controller, or both. The system creates RFID data and image data in response to table events and its... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20080180251 - Deactivatable rfid labels and tags and methods of making same: Disclosed are deactivatable RFID labels and tags in individual and web form, and methods of making same. When it is desired to deactivate the label or tag, the tag or label is subjected to tearing. One arrangement involves providing the label or tag with a tear strip by which the... Agent: Avery Dennison Corporation

20080180252 - Item-level access tracking using tag writing events: An electronic seal may be associated with a container and configured to detect an access event associated with the container, and may be further configured to output a notification of the access event in response thereto. A tag writer may be configured to receive the notification of the access event... Agent: Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP

20080180253 - Rfid communication system and method of operation: A radio frequency identification (RFID) system enabling backscatter communication between a reader and a tag. A baseband data signal is encoded, and it may be selectively inverted and used to modulate a carrier using amplitude modulation, phase modulation, or both amplitude and phase modulation. A reply received from the tag... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20080180254 - Circularly-polarized rfid tag antenna structure: One embodiment of the invention includes an antenna structure for a passive radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag. The antenna structure comprises a first planar antenna element and a second planar antenna element that is coplanar with the first planar antenna element. The first and second planar antenna elements can be configured... Agent: William Kempler Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080180255 - Rfid tag: A method and system for making a label. The label can include a circuit disposed on a face of a substrate. The substrate may also contain printed indicia. The substrate may further be sealed using a laminate and an adhesive layer may be applied to a portion of the seal.... Agent: Michael P. Fortkort PC

20080180256 - Method and remote motion-activated training apparatus to stop dogs from digging: A remote motion-activated transmitter unit for use in a animal behavior modification system which transmits a signal to activate a shock collar. The remote motion-activated transmitter is to be buried in the existing filled dog-hole. It is activated by the motion created by a digging animal when it returns to... Agent: Richard Christian Caldwell

20080180257 - Wakefulness maintaining apparatus and method of maintaining wakefulness: A wakefulness maintaining apparatus includes an event detecting part, a drowsiness level determining part, a threshold setting part, and a stimulus supplying part. The event detecting part detects an event related to a drowsiness of a person. The drowsiness level determining part determines a drowsiness level that changes in accordance... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080180258 - Fire detectors with environmental data input: Regional physical information can be entered along with automatically sensed ambient condition information into regional monitoring system. Alarm decision processing can be adjusted in accordance therewith.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080180259 - Devices for allergen detection: The present disclosure relates to devices that may be used for the detection of allergens.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20080180260 - Carbon monoxide and explosive gas shut off system: The Carbon Monoxide and Explosive Gas Shut Off System is an invention that will shut off the source of carbon monoxide and explosive gas.... Agent: Harold Shirlee

20080180261 - Carbon monoxide and explosive gas shut off system: The Carbon Monoxide and Explosive Gas Shut Off System is an invention that will shut off the source of carbon monoxide and explosive gas at the time it is first detected by the carbon monoxide and explosive gas detector. This will save lives.... Agent: Harold Shirlee

20080180262 - Method and apparatus for providing a communication channel through an output cable of a power supply: A power supply system is introduced herein. The power supply system includes a power converter to supply a power source to an electronic circuit through an output cable of the power supply. A communication unit is coupled to the output cable of the power supply to develop a communication channel... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080180263 - Transfer switch with generator maintenance indicator: A transfer switch having a transfer control provides electric power to a load. The transfer switch includes a power switching device provided with electric power from a first power source, such as a utility power source, and a second power source, such as a generator power source. The transfer control... Agent: Martin J. Moran Eaton Electrical, Inc.

20080180264 - Power control apparatus and method of terminal device, method of displaying shutdown state of terminal device, and method of driving terminal device: The present invention relates to a power control apparatus and method for preventing a system from being repeatedly booted and shut off by re-setting a cut-off voltage when the system is shut down by a cutoff mode. The power control apparatus of a terminal device according to the present invention... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080180265 - Voltage monitoring device: A voltage monitoring device includes a comparison voltage generating circuit for providing a comparison voltage, a comparator, an electronic switch, and an LED. The comparator outputs a control signal in response to a comparing result between the comparison voltage and a voltage output by a power supply. The electronic switch... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080180266 - Voltage recorder, image processing apparatus, and voltage recording method: A voltage recorder includes: a receiver that receives a signal from an apparatus operating on power supplied from a power supply circuit, notifying an operational status of the apparatus; a first memory that stores sampling periods in association with an operational status of the apparatus; a sampling period determining unit... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080180267 - Direction indicator system, and electric wheelchair, walking stick, and game controller utilizing said direction indicator system: A direction indicator system includes: an electromagnetic drive actuator that has a moving part that can slide back and forth, side to side, and diagonally; and a drive controlling unit that controls the sliding direction of the moving part, based on direction indicating information that is supplied from the outside.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080180268 - Device with display and control: A device including a display for displaying operational and/or functional parameters of the device and a control unit with at least one control element for controlling the display and/or device, wherein the display is at least partly rotatable with respect to the device, and/or wherein the position of the at... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20080180269 - Lighting apparatus: The present invention describes a lighting apparatus which includes a regulator configured to receive power, LEDs of at least two different colors, and a programmable controller. The programmable controller includes software that is configured to provide a digital pulse width signal to the LEDs in response to a data signal.... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20080180270 - Distributed intelligence ballast system and extended lighting control protocol: A ballast for use in a multi-ballast lighting system wherein the ballasts are coupled together by a digital communication network. The ballast comprises a power circuit portion for providing an electrical current to power a lamp. The ballast further includes a sensor input circuit for receiving at least one sensor... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080180271 - Rf communication system: An RF communications system including a controlled apparatus configured to receive a RF signal transmitted from a remote control transmitter on a channel that the controlled apparatus can receive, without providing a response signal to the remote control transmitter. The RF transmitting circuit unit of the remote control transmitter transmits... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080180272 - Control system for an aircraft: A control system for an aircraft includes a main unit and a separate auxiliary unit in communication with the main unit. The main unit includes an arm support allowing attachment to an arm of an operator. The main unit also includes a control stick supported by the structural element and... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20080180273 - Self-detection of a modulating carrier and an optimum carrier in a downhole telemetry system: Self-detection of a modulating carrier and an optimum carrier in a downhole telemetry system. A method of detecting a carrier frequency in a downhole wireless telemetry system includes the steps of: transmitting from a first telemetry device a message modulated on a predetermined carrier frequency; receiving at a second telemetry... Agent: SmithIPServices, P.C.

20080180274 - Method and apparatus for collecting and displaying consumption data a from a meter reading system: A method and an apparatus for collecting and displaying real-time utility consumption data and an estimate of utility costs from various utility metering modules upon request by the consumer within the comfort of their own home or business. According to one aspect of the invention, a utility display module is... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080180275 - Communication system for multi-tiered network: An automated meter reading system and communications network. The system comprises a multi-tiered network for obtaining information from utility meters and communicating the information to a central database. A plurality of terminal units are each operatively connected to a utility meter to sense operational data of the utility meter and... Agent: Tomlinson & O'connell, P.C.

20080180276 - Verification of process variable transmitter: A method and apparatus for verifying operation of process variable transmitters in process control or monitoring systems is provided. A process variable is measured with a process variable transmitter to verify operation of the process variable transmitter by comparing the process variable with a reference. A data entry is placed... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080180277 - True temperature computation: A method and apparatus for estimating the true temperature of connate fluid within a subterranean geological formation is provided herein. The method includes generating a flow of connate fluid, measuring the temperature of the flow over time until the measured temperature reaches a limiting value termed the stabilized temperature. Multiple... Agent: Keith R. Derrington Bracewell & Guiliani LLP

20080180278 - Chopper-stabilized instrumentation amplifier for wireless telemetry: This disclosure describes a chopper stabilized instrumentation amplifier. The amplifier is configured to achieve stable measurements at low frequency with very low power consumption. The instrumentation amplifier uses a differential architecture and a mixer amplifier to substantially eliminate noise and offset from an output signal produced by the amplifier. Dynamic... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A.

20080180279 - Rotational transmitter: The invention relates to a rotary transmitter for example for use in machine tools with adjusting tools. The rotary transmitter comprises a stator part (18) and a rotor part (26), each having a respective stator core part (72) and a rotor core part (74), which are separated from one another... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20080180280 - License plate including transponder: License plate for a vehicle includes a plate having an indicia and arranged to be mounted on the vehicle, and a transponder arranged in the plate. The transponder is arranged to receive a signal from an interrogator, modify the received signal and transmitted the modified signal to the interrogator. The... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080180281 - Intelligent system for managing vehicular traffic flow: A novel vehicular traffic management system that requires no special equipment in any vehicle is disclosed. More specifically, the novel system may be used when approaching a lane closure or lane reduction. The system comprises sequencing signaling devices along the roadway and a central controller. The controller commands the signaling... Agent: Higgs, Fletcher & Mack LLP

20080180282 - Integrated weather display and travel and navigation decision system: A method and apparatus for a weather information display and decision system that incorporates weather depiction charts together with other graphs and diagrams generated via a computing device on-board a vehicle (for example, a water, air and land based vehicle) as an integrated system to aid safe and comfortable vehicle... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20080174401 - Surveillance of subject-associated items with identifiers: A surveillance method is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method may include associating, with respective identifiers, a person and one or more carried items selected by the person to be carried by the person into a controlled-access area.... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.c.

20080174402 - Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle provided with the same: A vehicle control apparatus that suppresses consumption of a battery of a mobile device. A transmitting and receiving circuit transmits to a smart key a drop detection code request signal for checking whether the smart key is located within a specified range from a motorcycle at specified intervals. The transmitting... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.l.p.

20080174403 - Multiple wireless access points for wireless locksets: A wireless access control system. In some embodiments, the system includes: a switch; a plurality of wireless access points coupled to the switch and including a first wireless access point including a first wireless transceiver and a second wireless access point including a second wireless transceiver, the first wireless transceiver... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080174404 - Dynamic updates in rfid manager: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates managing and/or monitoring data within a radio frequency identification (RFID) network. The RFID network can include at least one device that receives data from a tag, wherein the RFID network can employ an RFID process that can utilize... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080174407 - Method and apparatus for inspecting radio frequency identification tags: A method and an apparatus for inspecting radio frequency identification (RFID) tags which utilize a way of shielding for inspecting whether RFID tags function properly or not. The method of the present invention comprises steps of: reading a plurality of RFID tags in a readable zone; and determining whether there... Agent: Wpat, Pc

20080174405 - System, device and method for controlling a mobile device: The present invention relates to the field of mobile communications, and in particular to a system for wireless data communication for steering/controlling the functionality of a mobile device comprising a radio communication device and a method for achieving this.... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080174406 - Transponder systems: A transponder system that includes at least one transponder apparatus that does not have an antenna and a reader device having a touch probe having one or more probe contacts for enabling the reader device to communicate with the transponder apparatus through a temporary physical interface. Also, a method of... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20080174408 - Semiconductor device: It is an object to provide a highly reliable semiconductor device which operates normally even when a communication distance is extremely short. A semiconductor device which transmits/receives data by wireless communication includes a comparison circuit which compares electric power supplied form outside with electric power serving as a reference; a... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080174409 - Auxiliary antenna array for system for detecting foreign objects in a surgical patient: The apparatus includes a hand-held RF transducer having a transmit section for providing an energizing signal to cause a RFID tag associated with an object retained in the body of the patient to transmit an RF signal and a receiver section for receiving the RF signal transmitted by the RFID... Agent: Epstein Drangel Bazerman & James, LLP

20080174410 - Decentralized radio frequency identification system: A decentralized RFID system and method provides a decentralized power control scheme for adaptively adjusting the power of a RFID reader in a network of readers communicating with an RFID tag. The transmission power of each reader in a dense network environment is controlled as a function of interference sensed... Agent: Polsinelli Shalton Flanigan Suelthaus Pc

20080174411 - Method of controlling individual related information: Method of controlling individual related information via an identification system in which a transponder reflects an inquiry signal from a communicator, where the reflected signal has been modulated with data that can be read by the communicator, wherein the data identifies individuals connected to the system and is stored in... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080174412 - Electronic alert system for manual planner: The present invention generally provides a binder or planner system. The binder system generally combines a binder and an electronic reminder component or electronic reminder module. Accordingly, the binder system is provided to merge a manual handwritten component with an electronic reminder component. The electronic reminder module electronically stores reminder... Agent: Mcdermott, Will & Emery LLP

20080174413 - Remote controlled power switch: The invention provides a remote controlled power switch including a line interface, a radiation-based receiver and a processor. The line interface is electrically connected in series to a power line. The radiation-based signal receiver functions as receiving a radiation-based signal and converting the radiation-based signal into an operative code. And,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080174414 - Vehicular communication system: A wireless communication system in a vehicle includes a wireless communication link in the vehicle with a mobile accessory that is a personal accessory of an occupant of the vehicle. The wireless communication link may be operable to carry information useful to the driver of the vehicle via at least... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20080174415 - Vehicle state information transmission apparatus using tactile device: A vehicle state information transmission apparatus includes a warning device for issuing a warning to the driver based on information pertaining to a vehicle state detected by a vehicle state detecting device, and a vehicle state information transmission device for transmitting the information pertaining to the vehicle state detected by... Agent: Carrier, Blackman & Associates, P.c.

20080174417 - Digital display type vehicle gauge: Digital display type gauge for numerically displaying rapidly changing values, such as vehicle digital display type gauges for numerically displaying engine rotation speed or vehicle speed. Least significant digits of digital display are displayed according to predetermined ranges for rates of change of the respective digit.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080174416 - Rotating gauge pointer and light guide between lcd and led: An indicating instrument for a vehicle may employ an analog type lighted pointer arranged on a rotatable, circular shaped pointer disk, a liquid crystal display arranged over the pointer disk, and a first dial with indicia located outboard of or adjacent to and/or inboard of the LCD. A second or... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080174418 - Emergency transmission monitoring and reporting: A method, apparatus and system for monitoring an emergency frequency at a ground station for detection of an emergency signal and, upon detecting an emergency signal, determining whether the emergency signal represents an emergency event. If an emergency event is detected, the emergency event is reported. Determining whether the emergency... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.c.

20080174419 - Alarm information processing device and alarm information processing method: The invention provides an alarm information processing device and an alarm information processing method capable of verifying an information processing operation on the basis of alarm data with ease. An information processing means fetches the alarm data of a plant, and executes a predetermined information processing. A storage means stores... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080174420 - Portable electronic device with a function of detecting housing separation: A portable electronic device includes a first housing, an elastic structure connected to the first housing, a conductive material layer disposed on a side of the elastic structure, and a second housing. The first housing is connected to the second housing in a detachable manner. The portable electronic device includes... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080174422 - Active wireless tag and auxiliary device for use with monitoring center for tracking individuals or objects: The invention is directed to a location tracking device and auxiliary device for use with a monitoring center for tracking individuals or objects. The location tracking device has position determining circuitry and first wireless circuitry that communicates position data representative of the location of the tracking device to a remote... Agent: Gibbons P.c.

20080174421 - Simple technique for detection of physical presence and management of information: A method, system, and computer readable media that when executed determines and manages presence information and presents the information to a plurality of devices. A determination is made if a presence device is within a range of a detection device. If the presence device is within a detectable range, presence... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, Pllc

20080174423 - Method and system for obtaining information about objects in an asset: Asset including an arrangement for monitoring inanimate objects in an interior thereof includes a sensor system arranged on each object in the asset and arranged to obtain data about the object, a location determining system arranged on the asset to monitor the location of the asset, and a communication system... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080174424 - Remote sensing and communication system: A remote sensing system and method for instrumenting the entries to manhole enclosures, in order to provide a platform and means for sensing environmental parameters within and around the enclosures and wirelessly transmitting those parameters to a distant site. The system comprises a housing with sensor for monitoring environmental parameter... Agent: Nath & Associates

20080174426 - Monitoring usage rate patterns in storage resources: In a method and system for monitoring storage resources, storage containers are monitored to identify their individual normal usage patterns over time. Based on a storage container's normal usage pattern, limits may be established for determining whether its rate of change over a predetermined amount of time (i.e., usage change... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.c. Net App

20080174425 - Object detection framework for set of related objects: An object detection framework enables the definition of a set of related physical objects, and provides a corresponding ability to detect when one or more of the objects disassociates from the set. Object relationships within a set can be defined, and disassociation is detected when one or more of the... Agent: Amin. Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080174427 - Intelligent automated method for securing confidential and sensitive information displayed on a computer monitor: A computer implemented method, data processing system, and computer program product for securing confidential and sensitive information displayed on a computer monitor. Confidential information is displayed in an application on a computer, wherein the application is registered in a registration list comprising a list of all applications containing confidential information.... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates Pc

20080174428 - Entrance security system: An entrance denial security system for detecting a fault condition at one or more entrances into a secured area representing unauthorized activity and an attempt to gain entry through the entrance. The system comprising an entrance barrier closing an entrance into a secured area; the barrier including a plurality of... Agent: Mcnair Law Firm, P.a.

20080174429 - Motion sensor with led aiming aid: A motion sensor incorporates an internal light source, typically a super bright LED. A multi-lens system or an arrangement of small windows in front of the LED projects a visible light pattern that mimics the detection pattern of the motion sensor to an observer standing in the detection zone and... Agent: O'malley And Firestone

20080174430 - Alarm systems, remote communication devices, and article security methods: Alarm systems, remote communication devices, and article security methods are described according to some aspects of the disclosure. In one aspect, an article security method includes associating a remote communication device with an article to be secured; using the remote communication device, generating a plurality of electrical signals responsive to... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20080174432 - Multi-directional rfid reader for controlling inventory and shelf stock: An apparatus and method for a multi-directional RFID reader system where multi-directional readers can be place on opposing sides of a hallway leading from a back storage area to a retail floor area. The readers can be operable to detect an RFID tag associated with a product as well as... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20080174431 - Stolen bicycle (missing chattel) identification, tracking and location; a system and method: A system and method for identifying, tracking and locating stolen bicycles (missing chattels) in an urban area from a plurality of stations is useful. A passive RFID memory based transponder is manufactured into the hollow metal frame of a bicycle (missing chattel) during manufacture. The passive transponder includes at least... Agent: James Rodgers

20080174433 - Tag reader: A tag is attached to each piece of a set of goods mounted on a palette, and a tag storing the quantity of goods that should be mounted on the palette is also attached. A reader/writer counts the number of tags attached to all of the goods, reads quantity information... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080174434 - Permanently destructible resonant circuit with non-self-healing capacitor: A resonant circuit for use with a radio-wave detection system for the prevention of shoplifting or the like which has a coil and capacitor circuit whereby the circuit is permanently destroyed when the tag is exposed to a radio signal that causes a voltage across the capacitor that exceeds the... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20080174436 - Light activated rfid tag: A radio frequency identification (RFID) device is arranged for use with a remote interrogator unit. The RFID device comprises an integrated circuit configured to send, in response to a signal received from the remote interrogator unit or automatically, a responsive signal which includes identification information. A communication antenna is electrically... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20080174435 - Rfid assembly: An RFID assembly comprises an RFID substrate having an antenna coil, a chip set, a first joint and a second joint; the antenna coil being installed to the RFID substrate; the chip set being electrically connected to the antenna coil; one end of the first joint being connected to the... Agent: Wen-cheng Yin

20080174437 - Universal tracking assembly: A universal tracking assembly that is capable of supporting more than one protocol used in electronic article surveillance (EAS) labels. The universal tracking assembly includes an acousto-magnetic (AM) EAS label with a Radio Frequency (RF) EAS label. The intrinsic characteristics and properties of the components of the individual labels are... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20080174438 - Wireless identification device, rfid device with push-on/push-off switch, and method of manufacturing wireless identification device: A wireless identification device including a housing; circuitry in the housing configured to provide a signal to identify the device in response to an interrogation signal; and a selectively actuated switch supported by the housing and controlling whether the circuitry identifies the device. A method of manufacturing a wireless identification... Agent: Wells, St. John, Roberts, Gregory & Matkin P.s.

20080174439 - Wireless monitoring system and method: A wireless monitoring system, for example for monitoring infants, includes an infant terminal monitoring unit 10 and a parents terminal monitoring unit 12. The infant terminal monitoring unit 10 includes an image sensor module 14 and a microphone 18 for gathering image and voice information respectively, and associated modules for... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, Pc

20080174440 - Method of monitoring an abducted child: A method of tracking a child at least when the child is away from a pre-selected area. The method comprising the steps of attaching a transmitter to at least one of a pre-selected item of clothing and a pre-selected body part. Transmitting a continuous signal from such transmitter to a... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080174441 - Device for detecting the fall of a body into a pool: The invention relates to a device for detecting a falling of a body into the water of a pool, comprising a probe (1), which is immersed in the pool (20) and designed for transmitting aquatic waves that propagate in the pool. The probe is connected to a compression chamber (8)... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20080174442 - Fluid contaminant detection device: A contaminant detector disposed within a base fluid for detecting the presence of a contaminating fluid includes a conductive core, a conductive sensor probe extending from the core in non-conductive relation, and a circuit board within the core. The circuit board is electrically connected to the sensor probe and electrically... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20080174443 - Smoke detector guard concentrator: A baffle for concentrating smoke and/or other products of combustion within a smoke detector guard to enhance the performance of detector/guard assembly so that the assembly will be able to pass UL listing testing procedures. The baffle consists of four or more equally spaced fins or blades fabricated from an... Agent: Michael E. La Vigne

20080174444 - Dual acceleration sensor system: Provided is a dual acceleration sensor system usable for detecting impact, when strong impact works on a mobile device, and recording a history of applied impact, and workable with a low power consumption. It contains low range and high range acceleration sensors, a signal processing circuit, and/or an operation mode... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080174445 - Monitoring a location of a mobile computing device: A memory for storing constraint data describing a constrained area, a location sensor, and a processor operationally coupled to the memory and location sensor for location tracking. In operation, the device acquires real-time location information from the location sensor and calculates a location within the constrained area utilizing the constraint... Agent: Thorne & Halajian Applied Technology Center

20080174446 - Multi-channel passive vehicle activation system: Remote activation of an automotive vehicle is improved by determining a frequency for the activation signal based on sampled ambient noise conditions. The selected frequency may be transmitted to a passive remote control device in a challenge signal. The remote control device responds with an activation signal at the selected... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c. / Lear Corporation

20080174447 - Communication control system, motor vehicle, communication control program, and system establishing the communication control system: A system capable of appropriately controlling an operation of an information processing device mounted on a mobile apparatus for effective use of information processing resources of the information processing device is provided. According to the device control system (10), information processing by a first information processing device (11) is restricted... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080174448 - Modular controller: A portable network for connecting and utilizing functional modules to create an upgradable and reconfigurable device for controlling a remote vehicle. The portable network connects a processor configured to control a remote vehicle with recesses configured to receive functional modules.... Agent: O''brien Jones, Pllc (w/irobot Corp.)

20080174449 - Programmable remote control unit and method: A programmable remote control unit and method. The remote control unit includes a remote control configuration file request message generating circuit configured to generate a remote control configuration file request message, the remote control configuration file request message comprising operating characteristics of the remote control unit having information about a... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080174450 - Pulse width modulation output type sensor circuit: A sensor circuit includes an analog-to-digital converter, a control circuit, a calculation circuit, and a pulse width modulation converter. The analog-to-digital converter converts an electric signal associated with a detected physical quantity to sensor data by sampling the electric signal a predetermined sampling number times per a predetermined sampling section.... Agent: Posz Law Group, Plc

20080174451 - Method and system for improving driver safety and situational awareness: A method for enhancing driver safety through body position monitoring with remote sensors, and furnishing feedback in response to vehicle motion, driver activities, and external driving conditions, wherein the method includes: monitoring and characterizing signals from at least one sensor mounted on the body of a driver; monitoring and characterizing... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Yorktown

20080174452 - Parking assistance apparatus: In a parking assistance apparatus disclosed herein, a position and a yaw angle of a vehicle are acquired continuously from an initial stop position A, and a vehicle mark C2′ in moving the vehicle backwards with a steering angle maintained during a backward movement operation from a backward movement start... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.l.p.

20080174453 - Automotive lane change aid: A vehicle lane change aid system includes a detector that is operative to detect the presence of an other vehicle adjacent the vehicle, an indicator for providing an indication that a lane change maneuver of the vehicle may affect the other vehicle and a control receiving movement information of the... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20080174454 - Device and method for signaling lateral maneuver margins: The device relates to the signaling, to the pilot of a moving vehicle, for example an aircraft, of its lateral maneuvering margins taking into account obstacles placed in its maneuvering zone. This device determines, over the maneuvering zone of the moving vehicle, the contours of a first type of risk... Agent: Lowe Hauptman & Berner, LLP

20080174455 - Method for detecting a source of heat near a marine vessel: Two sensor units are mounted on opposite sides of a transom of a boat and directed to a common location behind the boat. The field of view of the two sensors overlaps behind the marine propulsion unit of the boat to detect the presence of a heat emitting object, such... Agent: William D. Lanyi

20080174456 - Pole-mounted display case: A transit center apparatus is provided having one or more modules attachable to a transit stop pole to provide one or more of the following conveniences to a transit stop patron: information in an optionally illuminated modular display apparatus, overhead illumination, video camera surveillance, and wireless communication. These conveniences are... Agent: Eric W. Cernyar, P.c.

20080169898 - Vehicle control system and method, and component devices: An in-vehicle device notifies a mobile device of a frequency channel which has been stored in its memory unit, and sets the notified channel to a reception channel. The mobile device transmits a reply signal through the channel notified from the in-vehicle device. When the in-vehicle device determines that a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080169899 - Voice programmable and voice activated vehicle-based appliance remote control: A programmable controller for activating an appliance controlled by an activation signal is voice-programmable and voice-activated. If a user verbally indicates the appliance is activated by a rolling code activation signal, the controller transmits a sequence of different rolling code activation signals until the user verbally indicates a successful rolling... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20080169900 - System and methods for automatically moving access barriers initiated by mobile transmitter devices: An operator system provides a mobile transmitter configured to communicate with a base operator to automatically open and close an access barrier based on the position of a carrying device that maintains the mobile transmitter. The mobile transmitter periodically transmits a mobile open signal as it moves away from the... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20080169901 - Arrangement for identifying persons: To provide an arrangement for identifying persons, comprising at least a one page or a multi-page identification document, particularly a passport (100), with at least one contactless RFID chip (20) and an antenna (22) connected thereto being integrated on its outer side, at least o: ie means for shielding electromagnetic... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080169902 - Television receiver: A television receiver that is equipped with a lock function for preventing the settings for the channel the user is currently viewing from being changed when a child presses an operation button such as a power button, a channel changing button, a volume setting button, etc., and that enables only... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080169903 - System and method for radio frequency identifier voice signature: Conventional techniques for logging and using a user's signature are insecure and inflexible. A system and method are provided which: i) translate a user's first signature, such as a user's voice signature, into a user's second signature, such as a radio frequency identifier signature; and ii) deploy the user's second... Agent: Stolowitz Ford Cowger LLP

20080169904 - System and method for locating objects and communicating with the same: An object locator system utilizes a microtransponder (12) that is used in association with an object to be located. A remote locator (10) transmits an encoded signal in which is embedded an identification code associated with the object to be located. The microtransponder (12) receives the encoded transmitted signal and... Agent: Alfred E. Mann Foundation For Scientific Research

20080169905 - Inductive coupling in documents: 5 A document comprises a substrate. The substrate comprises a coupling circuit having conductive tracks printed on the substrate. The coupling circuit comprises a first coupling part (40) for coupling to a memory tag (14) and of a size to receive a memory tag within the first coupling part, a... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080169907 - Rf communication system: A remote control transmitter and a controlled apparatus that are paired by a pairing process that remotely controls the controlled apparatus. The operator initially uses the remote control transmitter to control the controlled apparatus so that it performs a specified operation, the remote control transmitter transmits RF packet data that... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080169908 - Rfid transducer alignment system: A radio frequency identification (RFID) system having the capacity to detect the parameter of alignment, wherein the system may be used with hand-held, fixed-in-place, stationary and permanently mounted apparatus. The system includes an RF transponder configured for use with dental x-ray, medical imaging and digital radiography apparatus The system may... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080169906 - Tooth-attach rfid tag and system for using the same: The present invention relates to RFID (radio frequency identification), more particularly to an RFID tag attached to a tooth and a system for using the same. The tooth-attached RFID tag of the present invention comprises a chip for storing the user's information, an antenna for transmitting the user information stored... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080169910 - Implementation of a wireless power transmitter and method: Disclosed is a device for a particular purpose. The device includes a housing. A wireless power transmitter is connected to the housing. The wireless power transmitter sends wireless power. The particular purpose is something other than sending wireless power. A method for a particular purpose.... Agent: Ansel M. Schwartz Attorney At Law

20080169909 - Rf-id tag reading system for using password and method thereof: Provided is a RFID tag with enhanced security. The tag includes a tag memory to store thereto pre-determined password information and tag data, an antenna to receive a tag data transmission request signal from an outer reader, and a tag controller to request the reader to transmit the password if... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080169911 - Touch sensor with tactile feedback: An input organ, being provided with means for detecting the touch of a fingertip, where said organ is provided with means for providing a tactile feedback to said fingertip to acknowledge an activation of said input organ, and where said means for providing a tactile feedback comprises an elongate object... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080169912 - Apparatus for determining the presence of fog using image obtained by vehicle-mounted device: An apparatus that detects the presence of a constituent such as fog affecting a view of space which is present ahead of a vehicle, the constituent resulting from a natural phenomenon in the space is provided. In this apparatus, the determination of whether the presence of the element is determined... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080169913 - Automobile anti-theft steering lock with an alarm: An automobile steering wheel lock with an alarm includes a lock having a lock core with a chamber containing an alarm and at least one light hole. The alarm consists of a circuit board, a battery, a buzzer and a touch switch. The circuit board capable of sending signals has... Agent: Pin-han Yu

20080169914 - Warning a vehicle operator of unsafe operation behavior based on a 3d captured image stream: A computer-implemented method, system, and program product includes a behavior processing system for capturing a three-dimensional movement of an operator of a vehicle, wherein the three-dimensional movement is determined by using at least one image capture device aimed at the operator, and identifying at least one behavior of the operator... Agent: Ibm Corp (ap) C/o Amy Pattillo

20080169915 - Tire information detector: There is provided a tire information detector to promptly and accurately detect tire information such as pressure of a tire. The tire information detector includes a transponder including a resonator and disposed in a tire of a vehicle; and a controller disposed in a vehicle body, transmitting an excitation signal... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080169916 - Reminder for safety belt: A vehicle safety belt warning device which comprises a sensing member and a warning member electrically coupled to the sensing member. The sensing member comprises a magnetic element installed on a first buckle member of the vehicle safety belt buckle set and a magnetically-activated control element installed on a second... Agent: Wpat, PC

20080169917 - Identification system: An identification system for an object, particularly for an electrical or electronic device (1) is provided with an item of identification information. The object contains an electronic memory inside of which the item of identification information is stored. This memory is connected to a display device via which the item... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080169918 - Hinged arm retainer arrangement: A school bus has a hinged stop arm, a bidirectional electric motor operatively connected to the hinged stop arm for pivoting the hinged stop arm between a stored position adjacent the school bus and a deployed position extending outwardly of the school bus, and a motor control module for controlling... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20080169919 - Group analysis system and group analysis equipment: Face-to-face detection by infrared-ray communication is effective in grasping interaction between persons. However the problem here is that infrared rays have a high directivity and detection fails unless the persons face each other right in front. Sensor signals having a high directivity and sensor signals having a low directivity are... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20080169920 - System for submitting alert notices to mobile communication devices: A system for submitting alert notices to mobile communication devices is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a mobile communication device (MCD) having a controller element that transmits to an alert generation system (AGS) a location coordinate in order for the AGS... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080169921 - Method and apparatus for wide area surveillance of a terrorist or personal threat: The present invention is related to a means for detecting external threats by the use of methods and apparatuses for the wide area detection of chemical, radiological or biological threats using modified personal wireless devices combined with new advanced micro and nanosensor technologies. A cost effective method is provided for... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080169922 - Portable deterrent alarm system: A system and method for the detection of an intruder in an area under construction is disclosed. The self-contained portable deterrent alarm system includes a plurality of means for detecting an intruder and broadcasting at least one of an audible siren or audible voice alarm. The system and method further... Agent: Howison & Arnott, L.l.p

20080169923 - Security system with product power capability: A security system and display module therefore protects an item of merchandise mounted on the display module in a retail environment. The item of merchandise is electrically and mechanically connected to a sensor which is removably mounted on the display module by a first power cord. A second power cord... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20080169924 - Banding clip alarm: A security alarm is removably attached to a band extending about a package which sounds an alarm should tension on the band be reduced to prevent theft of the package contents. The band extends through a passage formed between the bottom of an alarm housing and a bottom lock plate... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20080169927 - Methods and systems for use in the provision of services in an institutional setting such as a healthcare facility: A system for more optimally providing a service, such as a communications service, in an institutional setting by use of smart context-aware approaches. The system comprises an environmental context processing engine configured to transform sensed data indicative of activity relevant to provision of said service into data indicative of an... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20080169925 - Systems and methods for a hot-swappable catheter input module: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a catheter monitoring system including a catheter input module (CIM) adapted to be connected to at least one catheter, an amplifier base, and a host adapted to process data from the amplifier base. The CIM is adapted to be connected to an amplifier... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080169926 - Systems and methods to prevent counterfeit, grey and black market proliferation of pharmaceutical, medical and other products: A long-range communications apparatus utilizing modulated-reflector technology is described. The apparatus includes an energy-transmitting base station and remote units that do not emit radiation in order to communicate with the base station since modulated-reflector technology is used whereby information is attached to an RF carrier wave originating from the base... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080169928 - Transponder networks and transponder systems employing a touch probe reader device: Transponder networks and transponder systems are provided which help to overcome the issues presented to transponders systems by FCC power limitations. One embodiment provides a transponder network that includes a plurality of RFID straps in order to increase the amount of memory that is practically available in the network. Other... Agent: Philip E. Levy Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

20080169931 - Bed exit and patient detection system: A bed exit and patient detection system especially adapted for use in the general medical or surgical floor area of a hospital or other healthcare facility as part of a vital signs monitoring and remote warning system includes a plurality of pressure sensors disposed in the patient's bed in a... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20080169930 - Method and system for measuring a user's level of attention to content: A method for use with a media player includes playing an item of content for a user on the media player, wherein the media player includes one or more sensors configured to allow the user to interact with the media player, receiving information from at least one of the one... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080169932 - Vibration alert method and monitor system: Disclosed herein are child monitor systems and methods in which a device includes a receiver that receives a wireless signal including audio data indicative of sounds captured at a remote location. The receiver includes a demodulator to derive a digital data stream from the wireless signal. The device further includes... Agent: Lempia Braidwood LLC

20080169929 - Warning a user about adverse behaviors of others within an environment based on a 3d captured image stream: A computer-implemented method, system, and program includes a behavior processing system for capturing a three-dimensional movement of a monitored user within a particular environment monitored by a supervising user, wherein the three-dimensional movement is determined by using at least one image capture device aimed at the monitored user. The behavior... Agent: Ibm Corp (ap) C/o Amy Pattillo

20080169933 - Sound control system with an automatic sound receiving function: A sound control system with an automatic sound receiving function is provided. The sound control system includes a sensor sensing a trigger signal; a sound receiving apparatus coupled with the sensor to initiate a receiving of a sound according to the trigger signal, and a sound control unit coupled with... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080169934 - Portable gas detector: A portable apparatus is provided for detecting the presence in a local atmosphere of gases that are hazardous to the health of humans and animals, the detector providing a warning to the operator of the apparatus of the presence of such gases.... Agent: Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, PC

20080169935 - Digital indicator: Digital indicator comprising a display device (20), a control circuit (30) connected to the display device (20) for transmitting to the display device (20) signals that indicate values measured by a certain type of measuring device (15) connectable to said control circuit (30). The indicator (12) is characterised in that... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080169936 - Capacitive proximity sensor with user: A sensing system for sensing the proximity of a part of a user to a control input, such as a control panel (14), for a vehicle subsystem (10), includes a transmitter (26) for transmitting a signal, a primary receivers (22) for receiving the signal via the user as a primary... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20080169937 - Method and system for communicating with users of wireless devices when approaching a predetermined destination: Using cell phones or other wireless devices to notify users of those devices of impending arrival at a selected customer location. The current location of the wireless device is determined and compared with the known location of the destination. When the wireless device is within a predetermined distance or at... Agent: Roger T. Frost Merchant & Gould, PC

20080169938 - Variable blind spot warning system: A variable blind spot warning system for detecting objects in a blind spot of a motor vehicle. The system includes at least one movable side view device coupled to a position sensor. The position sensor generates a position signal corresponding to an orientation of the side view device. At least... Agent: Visteon

20080169939 - Early warning control system for vehicular crossing safety: A system for alerting drivers and maintenance personnel of approaching commercial vehicles at train or maritime crossings and for alerting train engineers and ship captains of obstructions in the crossing. The system includes video monitoring and the ability to transmit one or more video feeds by broadband directly to the... Agent: Alexander D. Raring Thomas & Raring, P.C.

20080169940 - Intelligent traffic control system and associated methods: A system for traffic control that may include a controller carried by a vehicle, and the controller providing vehicle location data and vehicle specific data. The system may further include a server in communication with the controller, and the server defining at least one traffic zone based upon traffic flow... Agent: Ido Tuchman

20080169941 - Aircraft glide slope display system and method: A system and method for displaying aircraft glide slope includes determining a glide slope deviation that is representative of a difference between a desired aircraft glide slope and an actual aircraft glide slope. A glide slope icon that is representative of the desired aircraft glide slope and a glide slope... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080164972 - Remote operation apparatus and service center: A remote operation apparatus controls a vehicle based on an operation signal transmitted from a portable terminal of a user through a service center. A time comparing part compares a first reception time, at which the service center receives the operation signal from the portable terminal, with an operation time... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080164973 - Power conserving mobile transmitter: An operator system and related methods for automatically controlling access barriers which include a base controller associated with at least one access barrier and at least one base receiver associated with the base controller. The system also includes a mobile transmitter configured to be carried by a carrying device, such... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20080164974 - Real-time screening interface for a vehicle screening system: A vehicle screening system for screening vehicles and occupants for entrance to a secured facility. The system can include a processor and an interface that communicates with the processor, wherein the interface displays identification information extracted from a vehicle occupant associated with a vehicle for processing by the processor. Additionally,... Agent: Kris T. Frederick Honeywell International Inc.

20080164976 - Authenticated radio frequency identification and key distribution system therefor: An authenticated RFID system is provided that uses elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) to reduce the signature size and read/write times when compared to traditional public key implementations such as RSA. Either ECDSA or ECPVS can be used to reduce the signature size and ECPVS can be used to hide a... Agent: Ralph A. Dowell Of Dowell & Dowell P.C.

20080164975 - Multiple radio frequency network node rfid tag: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tag that contains multiple Radio Frequency (RF) network nodes that provide enhanced memory capabilities, redundant functionality, and multiple frequency capabilities to the RFID tag using an inter-RF network node communication connection. The inter-RF network... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080164977 - Multiple radio frequency network node rfid tag: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tag that contains multiple Radio Frequency (RF) network nodes that provide enhanced memory capabilities, redundant functionality, and multiple frequency capabilities to the RFID tag using an inter-RF network node communication connection. The inter-RF network... Agent: Strategic Patents P.C..

20080164978 - Semiconductor device: It is an object of the present invention to provide a semiconductor device which can generate desired level of a power supply voltage even when the received power of carrier waves is reduced in the semiconductor device, such as RFID tags or the like, which receives and transmits data wirelessly... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080164979 - Wireless sensor network system and method: A system has at least one sensor and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor. In addition, the system has logic that discovers the sensor and stores a unique identifier corresponding to the sensor. Further, the logic further instructs a user to place the sensor at a particular location and... Agent: Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne P.C.

20080164980 - Home network system: The present invention discloses a home network system using a living network control protocol. The home network system includes: at least two electric devices (e.g., a first and a second electric device); and a network based on a predetermined network for networking the electric devices, wherein the first electric device... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080164981 - Thin emergency exit indication and warning device: A thin indication and warning device includes one or more self-powered indicator units 1 adapted to assemble together by means of a connector 2. The indicator unit 1 includes a channel member 11 including a recessed base 111 and a cover 112 including openings 115; light indicators 12 each including... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20080164982 - Integrated hardware and software user interface: An integrated user interface has a sensory surface operable to receive a selection signal from a user and send a corresponding command signal within a software system. The integrated user interface has a plurality of tactile features operable to provide a user with tactile feedback corresponding to the selection signal... Agent: Visteon

20080164983 - System for the detection of objects located in an external front-end zone of a vehicle, which is suitable for industrial vehicles: The invention relates to a system for the detection of objects located in an external front-end zone of a vehicle, which is suitable for industrial vehicles. The inventive system comprises the following elements which operate in combination with one another, namely: a first detection sub-system which can detect moving objects... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080164984 - Security system for vehicles, trucks and shipping containers: A method which protects mobile entities typically shipping containers (111) and vehicles Wireless transceivers (101, 105), preferably with sensors attached, are installed on the entities and a master transceiver and a master transceiver is periodically selected from among the wireless transceivers The master transceiver communicates with at least some of... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20080164985 - Detection device, method and program thereof: The processing load of the detection without deteriorating the object detection performance is to be decreased. In one step, a position determining portion extracts objects within a detection region set based on the speed of an automotive vehicle from the objects detected by a laser radar. In another step, a... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080164986 - Vehicular pedestrian collision detection sensor: A vehicular pedestrian collision detection sensor detects a collision with a pedestrian which allows high-accuracy recognition of a collision with a pedestrian. A large number of load detection cells are arranged in a lateral direction (width direction) of the front side of a vehicle. The total collision load is calculated... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080164987 - State of health monitoring and reset methods and systems for on-board device driver integrated circuits: A control module for a vehicle is provided. The control module includes at least one device driver implemented by the control module. The at least one device driver generates a control signal to a device of the vehicle and generates a state of health signal based on an operational status... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080164988 - Apparatus and method to transfer data from a tire pressure monitor tool to a remote output device such as a printer: A tire pressure monitoring tool transmits a triggering signal to a tire sensor; receives a reporting signal from the tire sensor; extracts data from the reporting signal; stores the extracted data; and transmits the stored data to an external device. The transmitted stored data is in a predetermined order, and... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080164989 - Cooling system monitoring system: The invention relates to an engine cooling system monitoring system. There is a need for a cooling system monitoring system for an engine system wherein the coolant is maintained at a precise temperature. Thus, a cooling system monitoring system is provided for an engine system having internal combustion engine, a... Agent: Deere & Company

20080164990 - Apparatus and method for automobile child seat alarms: An apparatus includes a first wireless transmitter configured to transmit a first wireless signal when the first wireless transmitter detects the presence of a child in a child seat. The apparatus also includes a second wireless transmitter configured to transmit a second wireless signal when the second wireless transmitter detects... Agent: Matthew S. Anderson

20080164991 - Turn signal control device for vehicle: In a turn signal control device for a vehicle having an automatic canceling function, a switch operating element is carried on a pivot shaft mounted in a fixed switch case so that the switch operating element can be returned and pushed-in between a returned position and a pushed-in position. The... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080164992 - Headliner mounted center high mount stop lamp (chmsl): A vehicle headliner mounted center high mount stop lamp (CHMSL) including a light source disposable between a vehicle roof base layer and headliner generally aft of a vehicle, and a CHMSL frame disposable between the vehicle roof base layer and the headliner adjacent the light source. The CHMSL frame may... Agent: Dykema Gossett PLLC

20080164993 - Vehicle brake light system and vehicle comprising same: A vehicle brake light system comprises a brake light assembly and a brake light controller. The brake light assembly includes a plurality of braking effort intensity indication lights each configured for being selectively illuminated through the application of electrical power and an alert light configured for being selectively illuminated through... Agent: David O. Simmons Galasso & Associates Lp

20080164994 - Audio i/o headset plug and plug detection circuitry: A single prong, multiple signal conducting plug and plug detection circuitry is provided. The plug may be electrically coupled to a stereo headset including a microphone. The plug may include four signal conducting regions arranged in a predetermined order along the length of the prong. Detection circuitry may be operative... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080164996 - Signal transmission between a sensor and a controller device in a wireless sensor network: A wireless sensor network includes a controller connected with multiple antennas for sending out a beacon signal at different instants into different directions and for receiving a sensor signal. Furthermore, the wireless sensor network comprises a sensor having a receiver connected with a sensor antenna for receiving the beacon signal,... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20080164995 - System and program product for signal transimssion between a sensor and a controller in a wireless sensor network: A wireless sensor network includes a controller connected with multiple antennas for sending out a beacon signal at different instants into different directions and for receiving a sensor signal. Furthermore, the wireless sensor network comprises a sensor having a receiver connected with a sensor antenna for receiving the beacon signal,... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20080164998 - Location sensitive healthcare task management system: A Workflow Management System is integrated with a Healthcare Information System and uses location tracking of patients, providers and resources in addition to relevant patient data in managing tasks of clinicians associated with care of a patient. A personnel and device location sensitive system for managing healthcare worker tasks includes... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080164997 - Sensor-net systems and its application systems for locationing: The position of a node is identified. There is provided a module for identifying the position of a node using a locator node that sniffs communication of the node in a sensor network system capable of continuously tracking a situational change in the state, position or the like of people... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080164999 - Wireless sensor network context data delivery system and method: A system has a sensing device for detecting a signal and logic that monitors the signal for an event. Further, upon receiving information indicating the event has occurred, the logic is further configured to transmit event data indicative of the event to a controller via a network.... Agent: Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne P.C.

20080165000 - Suppression of false alarms in alarms arising from intrusion detection probes in a monitored information system: s

20080165001 - Methods and apparatuses for false alarm elimination: A method for determining false alarms at an entry to an enclosure includes: receiving a first reading from a first sensor representing intrusion of the enclosure, receiving a second reading from a second sensor, and generating an entry alarm if the second reading confirms intrusion of the enclosure. An apparatus... Agent: Nath & Associates

20080165002 - Microwave sensor: According to one embodiment, a microwave sensor includes: a first directional coupler (DC1) connected on a path of a transmission antenna unit (A1); a second directional coupler (DC2) connected on a path of a reception antenna unit (A2), and a determination unit (4) that obtains, based on monitor outputs from... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080165010 - Application of biosensor chips: A method of sensing a property of each of a plurality of samples is disclosed. The method includes disposing a sensor chip in each sample, the sensor chip being adapted to sense the property of a respective sample and comprising sensing electronics, a wireless communication device and an identifier. Each... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080165009 - Container for including rfid tag and apparatus for communicating with an rfid tag: A communication distance between a device antenna and a tag antenna is kept substantially constant all the time so that a stable communication range can be obtained and secure and stable communication is performed. A cartridge is provided with a rib contact face to be a positioning reference at attachment,... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20080165006 - Enabling identification token for a timed period: In accordance with some embodiments, an apparatus includes: a support structure; a storage circuit mounted in or on the support structure, the storage circuit for storing data; an antenna mounted in or on the support structure and coupled to the storage circuit for selectively transmitting the data; a switch mounted... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20080165008 - Method and apparatus to control offsite alcohol consumption and glassware loss in a tavern environment and associated method and apparatus for tavern management: An integrated glassware control system for a tavern environment comprises (a) a plurality of glassware drinking vessels; (b) an electronic article surveillance tag, such as a passive or semi-active or active tag, coupled to each glassware drinking vessel; and (c) at least one tag recognition gate at a tavern exit,... Agent: Blynn L. Shideler The Blk Law Group

20080165004 - Packaging of transponder devices: A packaged product comprises a physical product, an inductively powered transponder device having a memory containing digital content, and a packaging. The packaging is adapted to prevent sufficient signal from reaching an antenna of the inductively powered transponder device to enable the digital content to be read from the memory.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080165007 - Queued operations in hf/uhf rfid applications: A method for pipelined processing of access commands to a population of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags is provided. The method includes transmitting a first queued access command to a first tag in the population of RFID tags, transmitting a second queued access command to a second tag in the... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080165005 - Radio frequency identification tag security systems: Security and privacy of tag information in an RFID-based system can be achieved through the usage of pseudonyms generated based on one-way hash functions. A system based on binary one-way trees allows for the scalable generation and decoding of authentication keys to obtain access to tag identities. The apparatus and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080165003 - Rfid protocol for improved tag-reader communications integrity: The present invention provides a means by which the reliability of communication between any RFID reader and tag in an RFID system is improved by using an “interleaved parity” algorithm. The improved reliability is obtained by computing, on one RFID device, an interleaved parity code for a message, sending the... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080165012 - Apparatus and method for improving receiving sensitivity of portable radio frequency identification: Disclosed is an apparatus and a method for improving the receive (Rx) sensitivity of a portable Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID). The portable RFID reader/writer is equipped with a variable phase shifter which is connected between an antenna and a directional coupler and then changes an impedance in the direction of... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20080165011 - Electronic id tag and co-operating antenna: An electronic ID tag (2) for mounting in a body (18), in which at least the identity of the body (18) is to be remotely readable, the electronic ID tag (2) including an identifiable chip (24) which is electrically connected to at least one adjacent antenna (26), the identifiable chip... Agent: Patents+tms, P.C.

20080165013 - Object tracking in an enclosure: Various embodiments of object tracking systems and related methods and devices are disclosed. One enclosure for object tracking comprises an interior space that is designed to contain radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The enclosure further includes top, bottom and side walls that form the interior space. The walls are designed... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080165015 - Rfid tag housing: An RFID tag housing is disclosed. The housing can include a tag holder, which holds an RFID tag, and an attachment arrangement for attaching the housing to a receptacle. The attachment arrangement may also prevent rotation about a frame member of the receptacle to which the housing is attached. The... Agent: Michael P Fortkort, Esq. The International Law Center

20080165014 - Security tag having a swiveling engagement: A security tag having a lanyard member that engages an article and the lanyard is secured to the tag body in a moveable manner such that the application of a turning force to the lanyard does not cause the lanyard to twist.... Agent: Milord & Associates, P.C.

20080165016 - Audio modulation for a child motion device: A method of controlling a child motion device includes the steps of determining data indicative of motion of the child motion device, and controlling an audio output of the child motion device in accordance with the data. In some cases, the controlling step includes the step of modulating the audio... Agent: Lempia Braidwood LLC

20080165017 - Ear-mounted biosensor: A physiological monitoring device includes a device housing shaped to fit behind an ear of a subject and a sensor attached to the device housing so as to sense a physiological characteristic of the subject at a location behind the ear. An earphone speaker is directed towards an ear canal... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080165018 - Inattentive vehicular operator detection method and arrangement: Method and arrangement for determining inattentiveness of an operator of a vehicle includes determining the position of the vehicle, analyzing the determining position of the vehicle relative to a map, monitoring motion of the vehicle relative to the map to determine whether the vehicle is deviating from the map, and... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080165019 - Wireless sensing device and wireless network sensing system: A wireless sensing device includes a processing module, a wireless communication module, at least one sensing element, a power module and a power-monitoring module. The wireless communication module is electrically connected with the processing module to transmit or receive a wireless communication signal. The sensing element is electrically connected with... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080165020 - Fan failure alarm device: A fan failure alarm device includes a first digital-analog converting circuit (200), a first diode (D11), a switching circuit (260), an input-output (I/O) controller (U11), and an alarm circuit (270). The first digital-analog converting circuit receives a digital pulse signal from a first fan, and outputs a direct current (DC)... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080165021 - Apparatus and method for determining the voltage level of an input signal: The present invention discloses an apparatus and a method for determining the voltage level of a first signal from a playback device having an interface in compliance with an industrial standard. According to the method, first receive the first signal by a signal receiving pin electrically coupled to a signal... Agent: Wpat, PC

20080165022 - Portable electronic device with alert silencing: In some embodiments, audible alerts issued by a portable electronic device can be silenced in response to user smacks on the body of the device. These audible alerts are initiated by applications running on the device, such as email, phone, alarm, and/or timer applications. In some embodiments, the device includes... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP/ Apple Inc.

20080165023 - Semiconductor device: A semiconductor device is provided with a power supply circuit having a function to generate a power supply voltage from a wireless signal and an A/D converter circuit having a function to detect the strength of the wireless signal by an A/D conversion of a voltage generated from the wireless... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080165024 - Remote control system: A system for controlling a controllable device, in particular a navigation device, comprises a controllable device (450) comprising a user input (460), a controller (452) and a wireless communications interface (454). A remote control device (400) comprises a user input (410), a controller (402) and a wireless communications interface (404).... Agent: Tomtom International B.v.

20080165025 - Radio remote control: The present invention relates to a radio remote control for controlling one or more functions of a crane, preferably of a mobile crane, wherein the radio remote control comprises a hand-held transmitter, whose hardware components are not adapted to the type or configuration of the crane and thus are identical... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20080165026 - Hole depth sensing: A method of sensing and transmitting hole depth information comprises monitoring, at the surface, the extension of the hole as drilling progresses, determining when the hole depth has extended by a predetermined distance, and sending an increment signal to a telemetry device.... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20080165027 - Signal transmission device for a measuring probe, as well as transmission method and measuring probe: A signal transmission device is disclosed, which serves to connect a measuring probe, in particular a pH measuring probe or an oxygen measuring probe, to a signal-processing unit. The signal transmission device includes a differential amplifier at whose non-inverting input an input signal can be applied which is provided by... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080165028 - Method for identifying the activation of the brake lights of preceding vehicles: An image processing method for detecting the activation of brake lights of vehicles driving in front, which do not emit an additional or a changed modulated signal during the braking procedure, has been presented. For this purpose, an image sensor or an image sensor system is aligned to a point... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20080165029 - Apparatus and method for warning and prevention of vehicle collisions: The invention teaches a passive vehicle rear end warning and collision prevention method and apparatus thereof, comprising: a traveling data monitoring unit serving to monitor and sample the traveling data of present vehicle; a collision prevention information transmitting and receiving unit serving to transmit and receive the collision prevention information;... Agent: Matthias Scholl

20080165030 - System and apparatus for parking management: A system configured for parking management in a parking facility, the system comprising a plurality of parking spaces, and a plurality of sensor units corresponding to the plurality of parking spaces, each of the plurality of sensor units being configured to detect a parking status of a corresponding one of... Agent: Akin Gump LLP - Silicon Valley

20080165031 - Airborne visibility indicator system and method: A system for providing an objective visibility measurement to a flight crew preferably includes a LIDAR system (100), an evaluation unit (150), and a crew interface (200). In at least one embodiment, the system includes the capability of compensating for aircraft turns such that the absolute direction of the visibility... Agent: Office Of The Staff Judge Advocate U.s. Army Medical Research And Materiel Command

20080165032 - Apparatus and method of providing schedule and route: An apparatus and method of providing a schedule and a route are provided in which the apparatus includes an information collection unit analyzing input information and extracting an event to be added to a first schedule, a pattern recognition unit extracting an activity pattern of a user with reference to... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080165033 - System and method of locating vehicles with keylock signals: A wireless key is signal, having a key-specific identifier, is received, the key-specific identifier detected, and the signal transmission location is calculated. The signal transmission location is stored based on the detected key-specific identifier. Another instance of the same wireless key signal is received, its key-specific identifier is detected, and... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson, P.C.

20080157919 - Electronic key system and method: When a door locking operation is conducted in a vehicle, an in-vehicle device executes a vehicle compartment checking to check whether a mobile unit exists in the vehicle compartment. When the in-vehicle device receives a response from the mobile unit, the in-vehicle device transmits a search signal to the mobile... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080157920 - Calibratable uds security concept for heavy-duty diesel engine: A method for providing varying levels of security access to an engine controller using security levels and seed and key programs to calculate access codes for the levels of security access.... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer Pllc

20080157918 - System for validating refillable fuel cartridges: A system for validating refillable fuel cartridges is provided. The system includes a first device (302) and a second device (304). The first device is a refillable fuel cartridge that can be used in an electronic device (100). The first device includes a first access controller (306), a first transceiver... Agent: Motorola Inc

20080157921 - Biometrics-based identification method and apparatus: The invention relates to an identification method carried out as follows. A surface structure and an inner structure of a body member are measured (ST1-ST4, ST7) so as to obtain a surface-structure measurement result (FPM) and an inner-structure measurement result (BVPM), respectively. The surface-structure measurement result (FPM) is compared (ST5)... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080157922 - Electronic device with a hinge: A portable electronic device including first and second housing portions (102, 104) pivotally coupled to a link (402). The first and second housing portions pivot in unison relative to the link by virtue a recess of the first housing portion engaging a protrusion of the second housing portion and a... Agent: Motorola Inc

20080157927 - Control of data exchange: A control device, method and system for controlling data exchange between entities and item identification devices associated with said control device; said entities having an associated data exchange means for exchanging data with item identification devices; said data exchange means being arranged to provide authentication data indicative of the entity... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080157924 - Long range rfid device for battery monitoring and systems implementing same: An RFID system according to one embodiment includes an electronic device being powered by a battery; an RFID device in electrical communication with the electronic device; and a mechanism for estimating a remaining potential energy of the battery, wherein a flag is set on the RFID device when an estimated... Agent: Zilka-kotab, Pc

20080157925 - Long range rfid device used with display, and systems and methods implementing same: A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-based display system according to one embodiment of the present invention includes an electronic display device having a visual display device; and an RFID device having a memory, the RFID device being in electrical communication with the electronic display device via a direct physical connection, wherein... Agent: Zilka-kotab, Pc

20080157923 - Method and apparatus for monitoring a radio frequency identification network: A method and system for monitoring one or more wireless channels of an Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) network are disclosed. For example, the method reads one or more RFID reference tags periodically to obtain RFID reference tag reading results for each time interval. The method then processes the RFID reference... Agent: At&t Corp.

20080157928 - Multiple radio frequency network node rfid tag: In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tag that contains multiple Radio Frequency (RF) network nodes that provide enhanced memory capabilities, redundant functionality, and multiple frequency capabilities to the RFID tag using an inter-RF network node communication connection. The inter-RF network... Agent: Strategic Patents P.c..

20080157926 - Radiofrequency identification and analysis: Methods of radiofrequency identification and analysis are disclosed. In one aspect, a method may include transmitting a wireless interrogation signal. Corresponding wireless response signals may be received from each of a plurality of transponders. Then, analysis of interrelationships between different types of objects each associated with one of the transponders... Agent: Intel/blakely

20080157930 - Object name service for rfid tags: An Object Name Service (ONS) is provided through an electronic product code information service (EPCIS) interface that allows one or more accessing applications residing on a variety of systems and associated with a plurality of enterprises/organizations to locate a network accessible service that provides EPC-related data associated with an EPC.... Agent: Sap / Finnegan, Henderson LLP

20080157929 - Radio identification with an additional close-range check: The invention relates to a method and a system for radio identification with an additional close-range check, which prevent misuse of a radio identification system and increase the security of radio identification. In particular, so-called relay attacks are to be largely prevented in passive entry systems. The method according to... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080157934 - High priority rfid tags system and method: According to some embodiments, RFID tags may be assigned a priority level. RFID tags with higher priority levels may respond multiple times to a single interrogation signal. Further, a data-rich RFID tag may response multiple times to a single interrogation signal but with differing payloads. Further, an RFID tag may... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, Llc

20080157935 - Rfid tag device, tag identification device and radio communication system: An RFID tag device has a random number generator which generates a random number or a pseudo-random number, an identification information holding unit which holds identification information having a plurality of bits, a noise addition processing unit which generates noise-added identification information by conducting either of reversal from “0” of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.c.

20080157932 - Consumer-controlled data access to shared rfid data: An electronic product code information service (EPCIS) interface is provided, where the EPCIS interface allows accessing applications residing on a variety of systems and associated with a plurality of enterprises/organizations to receive EPC-related data. Also provided is a consumer security profile in which access authorization governing the extent of data... Agent: Sap / Finnegan, Henderson LLP

20080157931 - Enterprise-based access to shared rfid data: An electronic product code information service (EPCIS) interface is provided, where the EPCIS interface is capable of allowing one or more accessing applications residing on a variety of systems and associated with a plurality of enterprises to receive EPC-related data. Also provided is an enterprise profile for each enterprise that... Agent: Sap / Finnegan, Henderson LLP

20080157933 - Role-based access to shared rfid data: An electronic product code information service (EPCIS) interface is provided, where the EPCIS interface is capable of allowing one or more accessing applications residing on a variety of systems and associated with a plurality of enterprises/organizations to receive EPC-related data. One or more roles of an entity attempting to receive... Agent: Sap / Finnegan, Henderson LLP

20080157936 - Appliance network for a networked appliance and a remote user interface: An appliance network has messaging protocol to establish communication between a first networked appliance and a remote user interface.... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20080157937 - Method and apparatus for remotely controlling a plurality of devices: Disclosed is a method for controlling usage times for at least one device, including the steps of: (a) identifying a device to be controlled; (b) utilizing the device by a user; (c) tracking a device usage value for the device as the user utilizes the device; and (d) initiating an... Agent: Mitchell A. Smolow

20080157938 - Time updating and load management systems: A master generator that updates time data of remote devices comprises an acquisition module, a clock module, an encoding module, and a transmission module. The acquisition module acquires time data representing current time of day. The clock module receives and stores the time data from the acquisition module and periodically... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce P.L.C

20080157939 - Power control device: A controllable light bulb comprises an electrical connector, a receiver module, an electronic switch, a translucent casing, and a light producing element. The electrical connector receives a power signal. The receiver module is powered by the power signal received via the electrical connector and determines control parameters based upon on/off... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce P.L.C

20080157940 - Apparatus and method for determining presence of objects in a vehicle: Vehicle including a first substructure and a second substructure arranged such that an interior space is defined by or between the first and second substructures, and an arrangement for determining whether an object is present in the interior space. The arrangement includes ultrasonic transducers arranged on the second substructure and... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080157942 - System and method for vehicle theft-prevention: A theft-prevention and tracking system and method for semi truck trailers or other vehicles. One or more status indicators, such as location, indication of unauthorized tampering, disconnection of the trailer from the truck, etc. communicate an alarm to a remote monitoring and dispatch center. A stolen vehicle can be remotely... Agent: Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva. Pc

20080157943 - Smart modem device for vehicular and roadside applications: The present invention is directed generally to a smart modem device for vehicular and roadside applications for remote data collection and transmission to a central data collection and processing facility. The modem includes a number of sets of connection managers and monitors for performing specified tasks with respect to connections... Agent: Sheridan Ross Pc

20080157941 - Electronic device to be incorporated into a motor vehicle in order to help retrieve the device following a theft: The invention relates to an electronic device (1) that is to be incorporated into a motor vehicle. Said device (1) comprises a radio module (18) for establishing a short-distance wireless connection to an authorized cellular telephone (2) which is identified based on an identification key for the authorized cellular telephone... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20080157944 - Method and apparatus for binding transceivers of telematic devices: A method and apparatus for binding a first wireless communication unit installed on a first asset and a second wireless communication unit installed on a second asset, wherein the first asset is connected to the second asset by electrical power lines. The method and system can be used for binding... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080157945 - Stop-arm mounted camera system and method for mounting same: A system and method for discouraging stop-arm violations is provided having a image recording means positioned on a stop-arm of a bus, ice cream truck or other such vehicle. The image recording means may be a digital still camera or video camera and is connected to a storage unit, such... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080157946 - Interactive data view and command system: A method and information system for capturing signals, for processing signals, and for providing signals at least partially based on, or bearing correlation to, the captured signals is disclosed. The information system includes a signal input unit, a wireless communication unit, and an output unit. The signal input unit (preferably... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080157947 - System and method for guiding an aircraft to a stopping position: A system for guiding an aircraft to a stopping position adjacent to a passenger boarding bridge includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag for being disposed at a location that is remote from the aircraft, and that is known relative to the stopping position. The RFID tag has a tag... Agent: Freedman & Associates

20080157948 - Trailer hitch mounted reverse sensing system: A trailer hitch-mounted reverse sensing device for a vehicle for indicating to the driver an object behind the vehicle comprises a housing with an extension extending from the housing. The extension is configured to be removably received within a receiver of a towing hitch. The housing includes a front face... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20080157950 - Detection of wheel positions and detection of tire inflation pressure: In a vehicle's wheel position detecting apparatus, plural transceivers respectively attached to the front and rear four wheels are provided. Each transceiver receives a triggering signal, calculates a reception intensity of the triggering signal, stores data indicating the reception intensity into a frame, and transmits the frame to a receiver... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080157949 - Meter driving device: A meter driving device 1 includes a meter (a combination meter) 6 including state display units (first and second analog display units and a digital display unit) 6b, 6c, and 6d that display vehicle states, control means (first control means and second control means) 4a and 6a for inputting state... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080157951 - Vehicle parameter infrastructure security strategy: A method and apparatus is provided for improving integrity in data representing a plurality of condition states of a variable, comprising the steps of determining which condition states are operationally incompatible with one another, and generating an array of transformed integer values comprising a separate integer value for each condition... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080157952 - Heads-up speed display for vehicles: A heads-up speed sensing display and control system for apprising an operator of the risk of operating a vehicle at various speeds has a risk indicator display with a plurality of illuminable elements, such as three different colored LEDs, illuminable in a plurality of patterns, each of the plurality of... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20080157953 - Receptor of tire pressure monitoring system for vehicles: The present invention relates to a receptor of tire pressure monitoring system for vehicles. The receptor consists of a wiring substrate board of which is equipped with a radio-frequency receptor, a micro controller, a liquid crystal display, a vibration monitor and a buzzer. The vibration monitor could sense the vibration... Agent: Wan, Tian Bao

20080157954 - Tire administration system: A tire administration system selects a frequency of a high reception probability, when a measured data request signal is transmitted from a receiver module (1) to a sensor module (3), or when a frequency of the data request signal is changed, so as to promptly acquire a measured data from... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080157955 - Auxiliary brake light activating system: A brake light illumination system for use with engine braking includes an automatic illuminator switch connected to an engine retarder output line. The automatic illuminator switch is configured to be in a closed position relative to the engine retarder output line when an engine retarder is actuated and in an... Agent: Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, Sc (zps)

20080157956 - Method for the monitoring of sleep using an electronic device: The invention relates to a method where sleep sensor signals are obtained to a mobile communication device from sensor devices. The mobile communication device checks the sleep sensor signals for a sleep state transition, determines the type of the sleep state transition, forms control signals based on the type of... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.l.p.

20080157957 - Wall finding for wireless lighting assignment: A method for determining the location of partition walls within a building uses a wirelessly interconnected network of nodes to determine relative spatial positions of selected nodes using (i) received signal strength indication (RSSI) values and time of flight (ToF) values, both indicative of a distance of separation between two... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080157958 - Anti-theft device with trigger: An anti-theft device with a trigger applied in a portable electronic device is provided, which has a trigger electrically connected with a trigger unit selectively. When the trigger is separated from the trigger unit, a sensing element begins to carry out the sensing operation, and the portable electronic device is... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, Pc

20080157959 - Method and mechanism for assisted diagnosis and maintenance of health monitoring system: The invention relates to a system and method of a health monitoring network which automates detection of faulty or failed sensors using real-time fault checking on a dynamically registered sensor data stream. The monitoring system and sensor network can provide a one-touch system to notify users when a sensor requires... Agent: Client 21058 C/o Darby & Darby P.c.

20080157960 - Alert log activity thread integration: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to alert management in an activity-centric collaborative computing environment and provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for activity thread integration of an alert log. In one embodiment of the invention, an alert log... Agent: Carey, Rodriguez, Greenberg & Paul, LLP Steven M. Greenberg

20080157962 - Detection arrangements: A detection system in which a single sensor (14) is employed to detect two, or more, levels, or ranges, of a parameter. The output signal from the sensor (14) is fed to a detection circuit (12) for amplification and thence to a control circuit (24). The control circuit (24) is... Agent: Ip Legal Department Tyco Fire & Security Services

20080157961 - System, method and medium tracking action history of user: A system, method and medium tracking an action history of a user by recognizing a user's actions as predetermined indicator actions that might cause lost items, storing the user's locations whenever the indicator actions are recognized, and storing the recognized indicator actions as an action history of user to supply... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080157963 - Method and system for uploading near-real-time messages to keypad of a security system: A method and system for automatically displayed data on a keypad display of a security system. The system receives the data from an external database, determines whether the data is to be displayed based upon at least one display criterion, formats the data for displaying on the keypad display in... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080157964 - Wireless door contact sensor with motion sensor disable: A system and method for securing a structure, such as a residence or other building, against intrusion, while reducing generation of false alarms when an occupant of the structure inadvertently trips a contact detector by opening an entry point (door, window, etc.) is provided. The contact detector is coupled with... Agent: Honeywell Law Department Patent Services

20080157965 - Self-operated perimeter intrusion detection system: An anti-intruder system which sets up an alarm when being breached, the system comprises of plurality of posts deployed apart forming a peripheral fence, each post carries at least a master optical array and a slave optical array, each optical array has a multiplicity of infra-red transceivers, each transceiver includes... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20080157970 - Coarse and fine location for tagged items: The location of an item may be determined by first determining a coarse location and then a fine location. In one example, a coarse position of a tagged item is determined using a coarse positioning system and the item's tag. A mobile unit, carrying a fine positioning system, is moved... Agent: Bstz/g2 Microsystems, Inc.

20080157971 - Dynamic updating of product profiles for active lifestyles: A method and wireless communication device are provided for managing information associated with purchases of active lifestyle products. The method includes receiving a notification (704) indicating a purchase transaction associated with at least one radio frequency ID enabled item. The notification is analyzed (706) and in response to the analyzing... Agent: Fleit, Kain, Gibbons, Gutman, Bongini & Bianco P.l.

20080157968 - Method and apparatus for a radio frequency identification repeater: The present method enables an RFID repeater to be used in conjunction with an RFID tag to allow data in the RFID tag to be read using wireless packet switched technologies. For example, the present method enables an RFID repeater to be coupled with an RFID tag. The RFID repeater... Agent: At&t Corp.

20080157966 - Monitoring for radio frequency enabled items based on activity profiles: A method, wireless communication device, and radio frequency ID reader are provided for monitoring radio-frequency identification enabled items. The method includes receiving a set of radio frequency IDs (1104) representing a set of radio frequency ID enabled items (110) to be monitored. An identifier representing a user activity and its... Agent: Fleit, Kain, Gibbons, Gutman, Bongini & Bianco P.l.

20080157972 - Reverse infrastructure location system and method: Embodiments include methods and systems by which an object can be located within an area. The system includes a moveable radio frequency identification (RFID) tag reader and multiple RFID tags, which are positioned at known locations. The RFID tag reader is associated with the object, and is adapted to interrogate... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.c.

20080157967 - Rfid inventory device: A radio frequency identification (RFID) inventory device attached to a container for tracking quantities of objects stored in the container having an antenna supporting wireless interrogation by an external RFID reader, a RFID chip coupled to the antenna having an embedded unique identifier and a memory element, where the RFID... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080157969 - Transparent object identities across and outside of erp systems: A transparent identification server receives an ID tag associated with a transferable business item from a domain-specific entity and allocates a virtual object ID for the transferable business item. The transparent identification server also receives artifact metadata tracking the activity of the transferable business item. The transparent identification server correlates... Agent: Sap/blakely

20080157973 - System and method for processing freight using rfid: Provided are a system and method for processing freight using Radio Frequency identification (RFID). The freight processing system includes: an RFID label issuing block for issuing and attaching an RFID tag storing freight identification and destination information; an RFID linking block for generating link information between a freight and a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080157974 - Method of disabling and enabling radio frequency identification after a predefined time period or event: A method and system for controlling the transmission state of a radio frequency identification transponder. A value in an event indicator is changed upon occurrence of an event. The value in the event indicator is compared to a predetermined value. Responsive to the value in the event indicator equaling the... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates Pc

20080157976 - Transponder having a dipole antenna: Transponder having a dipole antenna which transmits and receives an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength λ and an RFID chip. The dipole antenna has at least one two-part conductor section with a total length l=λ/2 and the chip is arranged between and connected to the two equal-length parts of the... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, Pllc

20080157975 - Using an rfid antenna design to indicate tamper indicator seal: Methods and apparatuses for assembling and implementing tamper indicating RFID devices are presented. An RFID device includes a substrate, an electrically conductive pattern formed on the substrate configured to operate as an antenna by separating a portion of a first device section from a second device section, and an electrical... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080157977 - Wireless tag reader/writer, communication method thereof, and wireless tag relating to the communication method: A terminal antenna which is an antenna having an end section thereof terminated is provided, and the terminal antenna is electromagnetic coupled with an antenna of a wireless tag to be communicated with. In this manner, remaining electric power and excess electric power move to the terminal antenna and converted... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080157979 - Integrated theft deterrent device: An integrated theft deterrent tag 20 having a lanyard 38 emanating therefrom. The lanyard 38 having a pin 48 permanently attached thereto and the pin 48 being received within a locking mechanism 32 and enclosing an article to be protected.... Agent: Milord & Associates, P.c.

20080157978 - Method and system to aid users in installation of plug-in devices: A method includes providing a cable or component having a first type of connector attached thereto. A device is provided having at least one second type of connector, capable of mating with the first type of connector, attached thereto. The cable or component is detected as proximate the device. An... Agent: Motorola Inc

20080157981 - Baby schedule tracker and storage device: A baby schedule tracking and storage device is disclosed. The device is self contained device having a display and a plurality of selectable buttons that each signifying a particular event. When the event occurs, the corresponding is depressed and the event along with the time and date is stored. The... Agent: Buhler Associates Buhler, Kirk A.

20080157980 - Within-patient algorithm to predict heart failure decompensation: This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for predicting heart failure decompensation using within-patient diagnostics. A method comprises detecting an alert status of each of one or more sensors; calculating an alert score by combining the detected alerts; and calculating a composite alert score, the composite alert score... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.a.

20080157982 - Led signaling electronic rodent repeller: A rodent repeller having an elongated body, an end cap, an apex, a power supply, a buzzer, an LED, an LED transformer, and a buzzer transformer. Connection of the power supply to the buzzer via the buzzer transformer produces a signal to discourage rodents from remaining in a vicinity of... Agent: Cislo & Thomas LLP

20080157983 - Remotely operable game call or monitoring apparatus: A came call and/or monitoring apparatus is disclosed that includes a handheld central unit and one or more remote modules. The central unit includes a user input and a display screen, and communicates with the remote module(s). Each remote module is capable of generating a game call, taking an image,... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20080157985 - Endangered child in vehicle alarm: An alarm system is disclosed for detecting and signaling that a human or an animal is in an enclosed space such as a motor vehicle which includes a monitoring device for monitoring temperature in an enclosed space. The monitoring device may specify a minimum and/or maximum temperature, or a range... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080157984 - Systems and methods to predict fire and smoke propagation: Systems and methods are provided for establishing smoke flow paths and times of flow between a plurality of ambient condition detectors. Such information can be used in establishing, in real time, dynamically changing evacuation flow routes.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080157986 - Method and apparatus for rejecting radioactive interference in a radiation monitoring station: Methods and apparatuses for rejecting radioactive interference in a radiation monitoring station. Techniques typically include two radiation detectors positioned to acquire first and second radiation measurements from a moving radiological source in substantially distinct fields of view. A transition zone is established between the fields of view. A function yielding... Agent: Luedeka, Neely & Graham, P.c.

20080157987 - Automated mechanical integrity verification: A process transmitter for sensing a process variable of a process fluid includes a process sensor, transmitter circuitry, a transmitter housing and a transmitter mounting component. The process sensor senses the process variable of the process fluid and the transmitter circuitry processes a signal from the process sensor. The transmitter... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.a.

20080157988 - Portable partial discharge detection apparatus and method thereof: A portable partial discharge detection apparatus and method thereof are provided. The portable partial discharge detection apparatus includes a detection unit, a control unit and an alarm unit. The detection unit is for detecting a signal generated by an apparatus under tested due to insulation degradation. The control unit is... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20080157989 - Pump failure alarm device: A pump failure alarm device includes two digital-analog converting circuits (100, 110), a voltage sampling circuit (120), a controlling circuit (130), an I/O controller (U11), and an alarm circuit (140). The digital-analog converting circuits receive digital pulse signals from two pumps (200, 210), and respectively output a DC voltage signal... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080157990 - Automated location-based information recall: A geoposition is determined at a point using a geoposition determining mobile communication device. A crop management zone is identified based on one or more predetermined crop management boundaries and the geoposition of the point. Information about the field is wirelessly communicated between the geoposition determining mobile communications device and... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C Attn: Pioneer Hi-bred

20080157991 - Remote monitor device with sensor to control multimedia playback: A multimedia playback system includes a multimedia player having a playback control circuit, and a remote monitor device for remotely reproducing at least one of audio and/or video of the multimedia presentation. The remote monitor device includes a wired or wireless unit for receiving the multimedia presentation, a speaker and/or... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, Pllc

20080157992 - Plug-in speaker for emergency notification and voice evacuation: An alarm indicating output appliance can be releasibly affixed to a mounting plate. The plate carries wire receiving terminals which couple to the appliance. In the absence of the appliance, at least two of the terminals can be short circuited.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080157994 - Ip based voice communication enabled inspection system: An inspection apparatus can be provided in a system with a workstation computer. In one embodiment, the inspection apparatus can include a user interface enabling the inspection apparatus to initiate, responsively to an action by an inspector, an IP based voice communication connection with an external computer of the system.... Agent: Ge-gpo-marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP General Electric / Global Patent Operation

20080157993 - Method and system for pairing electronic devices: A method and system for facilitating communication, generally called pairing, between a wireless handheld device (102) and a electronic communication device (104) is disclosed. The method includes transmitting a line-of-sight signal from the wireless handheld device (102) to a electronic communication device (104). The line-of-sight signal serves to identify the... Agent: Motorola, Inc. Law Department

20080157995 - Irrigation two-wire communication control: The present embodiments provide methods, systems and apparatuses for use in implementing and/or controlling irrigation through communication over a two-wire interface. Some method of controlling irrigation over a two-wire interface define a reference voltage at a first voltage level, receive an AC voltage input signal, detect a synchronization identifier encoded... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080157996 - Universal remote controller: A universal remote controller is used to remotely control electronic devices and has a casing, a memory module, a control panel, an IR module and a wireless transmission module. The memory module is mounted in the casing and has a storage unit and at least one I/O interface. The storage... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.c. Suite 500

20080157997 - Passenger control unit for an in-flight entertainment system: A hand-held passenger control unit for use by a passenger on an aircraft or any other type of vehicle is provided. The control unit may include a controller, a memory, and a display panel. The control unit may have a first and a second mode of operation. In the first... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP Attn: Patent Docket Dept.

20080157998 - Television system with installed telephone function, and remote controller device directed thereto: When the user takes a watching mode with respect to a television device, a broadcast audio signal generated at the television device is transmitted to a remote controller device, and output from a speaker of a headset via a jack. When the user takes a telephone mode, an incoming audio... Agent: Osha Liang L.l.p.

20080158000 - Autodetect of user presence using a sensor: One or more sensors may be used to detect a user's presence at a listening device. Control logic may receive signals from the sensor(s) and may perform an audio related action based on the user's presence or non-presence.... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, Llc

20080157999 - Electronic apparatus, electronic system and method of controlling audio output: An electronic apparatus detachably holding a portable apparatus, includes: a housing portion housing the portable apparatus; a guide mechanism guiding the portable apparatus to set one side of the portable apparatus as an axis and cause another side opposing the one side to revolve, when the portable apparatus is attached... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080158001 - Wired, wireless, infrared, and powerline audio entertainment systems: A method and system for communicating audio signals between an input device and an output device via a network. The output device can include loudspeakers and headphones. In some embodiments an output device, for example a center channel speaker, transmits audio signals to other output devices. In some embodiments, the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080158002 - Portable object tracking system and security tracking bag or money pack for use therewith: A person-portable object tracking system for identifying a location of a tracked person-portable object such as a security tracking bag, money pack or other container by a location identifier powered by a portable power source, the location transmitted to a central processor by a communicator. The location identifier preferably uses... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080158003 - Two-way communication for control of an entertainment device: The present invention relates to systems and devices for controlling at least one entertainment device and further relates to at least one remote in two-way communication with a base device.... Agent: Echostar Technologies, L.l.c.

20080158004 - Method and apparatus for downloading while drilling data: A method for transferring data between a surface computer and a downhole assembly may include connecting the surface computer to a single data port in the downhole assembly, transferring data between the surface computer and a first while drilling tool through the data port, and transferring data between the surface... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20080158005 - Method and apparatus for locating faults in wired drill pipe: A method for determining electrical condition of a wired drill pipe includes inducing an electromagnetic field in at least one joint of wired drill pipe. Voltages induced by electrical current flowing in at least one electrical conductor in the at least one wired drill pipe joint are detected. The electrical... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20080158006 - Wireless telemetry between wellbore tools: An embodiment of a wireless telemetry system for providing signal communication across a wired-communication gap in a bottom-hole assembly (“BHA”), the BHA having an upper portion and a lower portion separated by the wired-communication gap, includes an upper transceiver positioned in the upper portion and in signal communication with a... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20080158007 - Data communication protocol in an automatic meter reading system: An automatic meter reading (AMR) system (100) includes a fixed (114) or mobile (110, 112) reader and an endpoint interfaced to a utility meter (108). The fixed or mobile reader is capable of communicating with the endpoint via RF communication. The fixed or mobile reader sends a message to the... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.a.

20080158008 - Multichannel intelligent electronic device with advanced communication capabilities: An intelligent electronic device (IED) for monitoring/measuring parameters of electrical services to a plurality of loads and receiving/transmitting information over communication networks is disclosed. The electrical services may be connected to the same or different AC services. The IED may be configured as a terminal or a server of an... Agent: Electro Industries/ Gaugetech C/o Casella & Hespos, LLP

20080158009 - Vehicle communication device and memory product: There is provided a vehicle communication device and a computer program that can avoid a dangerous situation generated when a driver performs an operation such as selection of a vehicle to which notification information is to be sent when communication is made between vehicles and improve safety. A plurality of... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080158010 - Method for intelligent parking/pollution and surveillance control system: The invention relates to systems to manage parking meters using mechanical, electrical and electromechanicals monitoring and transmitting devices. Such intelligent parking meters may be used for example to monitor pollution by idling vehicles, survey the area about the meters to identify events such as vandalism, accident or any other designated... Agent: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

20080158011 - Parking assist apparatus: A parking assist apparatus assisting a parking operation of a vehicle includes an image capturing portion capturing an image of a backward view of the vehicle, a displaying portion displaying the captured image at an inside of the vehicle, a guiding portion guiding the vehicle to a target parking space... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080158012 - Apparatus and method for preventing night blindness and/or vertigo among pilots caused by the reflection of an aircraft's anti-collision warning lights from clouds or other light reflecting conditions into the cockpit: The following is an aircraft warning light adjustment system. Levels of ambient light and/or reflected light can be detected by detectors and transmitted to a processing unit. A processing unit, based on the received detections, can make automatic decisions concerning whether to turn on or off automatic warning lights located... Agent: Muskin & Cusick Llc

20080158013 - Caster-lock with dual receivers: A locking system for stopping a shopping cart includes a caster that can be selectively disabled when the cart encounters an electronic barrier. The caster includes a brake that is mounted on the frame of the caster. Also mounted on the frame are two receivers for separately receiving different signals... Agent: Nydegger & Associates

20080158014 - Vehicle side image recognition method and apparatus: A vehicle side image recognition method and apparatus inputs images containing recognized vehicles captured by a camera apparatus; sorts images with the recognized vehicles located at left and right sides of the camera apparatus from the input images; performs vehicle side image recognition processing on the sorted images to acquire... Agent: Alpine/bhgl

20080158015 - Identification arrangement for a vehicle: An identification arrangement (IA1) for a vehicle (FZ1) has a vehicle-side transmitting/receiving device (SE1) for receiving an identification signal (IDS) containing an identification code (CO). The identification arrangement also has a control and evaluation device (ST1) for checking the identification code of the identification signal, as well as for outputting... Agent: Baker Botts L.l.p. Patent Department

20080158016 - System and method for obtaining location of public transportation vehicles using personal handy-phone system: In one embodiment, the method for obtaining location of a public transportation vehicle using a personal handy-phone (PHS) system includes receiving a location request identifying a public transportation vehicle and determining an arrival destination associated with the location request. A response to the location request is generated based on the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080158017 - Geographic information system and method for monitoring dynamic train positions: A geographic information system (GIS) displays geographic roadway data, geographic track data and geographic train position data. The GIS includes a GIS database having static roadway and track data. A computer aided dispatching (CAD) system includes a task to determine an occupied track section. A web server includes a first... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20080158018 - System, method, and computer-readable medium for distribution of point of interest location information in a mobile telecommunication network: A method and system for user supply of point of interests is provided. User-supplied point of interest information may be maintained in a network storage facility mobile terminal, or other electronic digital storage device. A GPS device or mobile terminal for which location information may be determined may initiate a... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080158019 - In-vehicle electronic apparatus and in-vehicle electronic system: An in-vehicle electronic apparatus, to which a portable navigation apparatus is attachable, and which can output audio information to multiple audio outputting portions, and the in-vehicle electronic apparatus includes a receiver receiving as audio information, first audio information being navigation audio information output by the portable navigation apparatus and second... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc