Communications: electrical inventions 09/08

20080231414 - Methods for managing remote devices over an instant messaging network and systems thereof: A method and system for managing one or more devices includes identifying at least one condition related to one of one or more devices to initiate an instant message communication between one of the one or more devices and one of one or more computing systems. An instant message service... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20080231415 - Electric panel: A panel is provided on a front side of an electronic device. A driving unit opens and closes the panel. A position detecting unit detects whether the panel is open. An object detecting unit detects whether there is an object on the panel when the panel is open. A control... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080231416 - Latency reduction in remote signal communication system: A method of operating a remote signal communication system to reduce entry latency includes the steps of remotely starting a vehicle, and periodically communicating a signal to a plurality of locations of the vehicle subsequent to starting the vehicle.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20080231417 - Automatic locking failsafe for vehicles with passive keys: A method of unlocking a vehicle, which includes initiating an auto-lock command, searching an area surrounding the vehicle for a valid key fob, and sending a normal request from interior antenna if a valid key fob is not found. The method further includes sending a wide area request from an... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080231418 - Integrated physical unclonable function (puf) with combined sensor and display: The present invention relates to a device (100, 200, 300) and a method for creating challenge-response pairs. A basic idea of the present invention is to create a challenge in the form of light emitted onto a light scattering element (103, 203), which light will be scattered in the light... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080231423 - Cartridge for including at least a rfid tag and apparatus for producing rfid labels: The apparatus for producing RFID labels comprises a second roll configured by winding a base tape having a plurality of RFID circuit elements arranged with a predetermined arrangement regularity and a plurality of identification marks arranged with a fixed pitch in a tape longitudinal direction; a cartridge holder including a... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20080231420 - Data reader and positioning system: A data reader can read data regardless of the position of a radio IC tag. The data reader reads data at a separate position from a radio IC tag provided with a storage unit storing data and a communicating antenna for transmitting the data stored in the storage unit, and... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080231424 - Method and rfid reader for evaluating a data stream signal in respect of data and/or collison: A method for evaluating, by an radio frequency identification reader (1), a data stream signal (DS) in respect of data and/or collision, comprises comparing the data stream signal (DS) with at least one threshold level, particularly a data bit level and/or a collision level, and evaluating the results of the... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080231422 - Method and system for simultaneous transmission and reception of fm signals utilizing a ddfs clocked by an rfid pll: The DDFSs may be controlled via one or more control words, which may be generated by a processor. In this regard, the control words may determine a frequency and/or phase of the signals output by the DDFSs. The control words may be adjusted to maintain a constant phase and/or frequency... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080231421 - Methods and systems of tagging objects and reading tags coupled to objects: Methods and systems of tagging objects and reading tags coupled to objects. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems comprising a reading antenna, a tag reader coupled to the reading antenna, and a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag comprising a tag antenna electromagnetically coupled to the reading antenna.... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20080231419 - Non-contact id tag writing apparatus: A non-contact ID tag writing apparatus capable of applying high-speed writing to a non-contact ID tag is realized. With a plurality of antennas (221 to 223) arranged along the direction in which tags (11) are transported, one antenna applies writing to one of the tags while the tags pass through... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080231425 - Quadrature demodulation device, quadrature demodulation method, and quadrature demodulation program: A quadrature demodulation device effectively utilizes the result of quadrature detection in order to improve demodulation efficiency. The quadrature modulation device includes a quadrature detector DT which performs quadrature detection on a reception signal obtained by receiving a radio wave from a radio frequency identification tag, to generate an in-phase... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080231426 - Method and apparatus for wireless management of articles: The present invention is directed to method and apparatus for wireless management of articles. The method is implemented by a master RFID tag. The method includes transmitting at least one first RFID read signal to a plurality of RFID tags local to the master RFID tag and receiving a first... Agent: Sean Murray

20080231427 - Traceability system: An individual article management system for managing an individual article distributed through a plurality of sites with a form thereof changed at least one of the plurality of sites. Each of the information processing apparatuses transmits read identification information and formed index data to a data center apparatus through a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080231428 - Continuous data a provision by radio frequency identification (rfid) transponders: The present invention relates to the field of short-rage communication systems. In particular, the present invention relates to radio frequency identification transponders with fixed physical memory capacity having however a flexible virtual memory capacity allowing for providing amounts of data by the radio frequency identification transponders extending the fixed physical... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk

20080231429 - System for electronic documentation and validation of information: A system, method and computer program for electronic documentation of information, such as medical information, on problem-specific templates that can be validated, in real-time, for completeness. The invention allows the user to organize, display, validate, archive, and export documentation of medical information on such problem-specific templates. By use of a... Agent: Novak, Druce & Quigg LLP

20080231430 - Smoke alarm test reminder device: A small, self-contained device that regularly reminds people to test their smoke alarms is provided. This reminder device has internal electronics with a power supply, and includes an electronic timer that periodically activates a visual reminder indicator (2) (or optional internal audible indicator). A manual reset is provided to restart... Agent: Bruce Butler

20080231431 - Cart coordinator/deployment manager: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20080231432 - Cart explorer for fleet management/media enhanced shopping cart paging systems/media enhanced shopping devices with integrated compass: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20080231433 - Ambient noise controlled buzzer answerback: A vehicle remote control system can have a transmitter transmitting a signal, a receiver receiving the signal, and a control device in communication with the receiver and controlling at least one operation of the vehicle. A selected operation may be executable by the signal. The vehicle remote control system includes... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080231434 - Device and method for wireless vehicle communication: The invention provides a device, system, and method for wireless communication with a vehicle, comprising a receiver mounted in or on the vehicle for receiving data from a wireless transmitter, and a microprocessor in communication with the receiver for processing the data. The data has a format adapted to be... Agent: Ford Global Technologies C/o Mofo Nova

20080231435 - Alarm system for a vehicle: An alarm system for a vehicle includes a first diffraction raster, a first light source for emitting light to the first diffraction raster so as to form a first diffraction pattern on an object, an image capturing module for capturing the first diffraction pattern, and a control module electrically connected... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080231436 - Method of transmitting an electromagnetic identification request signal to an electronic housing mounted on a wheel of a vehicle: The invention relates to a method of transmitting an electromagnetic identification request signal, generated by means of an antenna (11-14) connected to a central unit (15) mounted on a vehicle (1), to an electronic housing (6-9) mounted on a wheel (2-5) of said vehicle. This transmission method consists in successively... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080231437 - Building automation systems and methods: A monitoring system, including an interface configured to communicate with a building device, a sensor, and a memory. The monitoring system includes a processor configured to communicate with the memory and the interface. The processor is configured to transmit a test signal to at least one of the building device... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080231438 - Cargo container monitoring system: According to one embodiment, a cargo container monitoring system includes components located on a ship for collecting status information for containers. The components include data loggers, a gateway, an access point, and a controller. Each data logger is configured to receive first wireless signals from a plurality of tags. Each... Agent: Law Offices Of Tim Headley

20080231439 - Activity detection circuit for a storage device: An activity detection circuit for a storage device including a sampling module, a logic module, and an indication module. The sampling module is for detecting a state interface of the storage device by a reference signal. The logic module is for determining a state of the storage device according to... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080231440 - Electronic seal device and method of sensing opening using the same: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for sensing opening of an electronic seal device. According to one embodiment, the electronic seal device includes a T-shaped bolt unit including a protrusion formed to protrude from a first side thereof at a predetermined thickness to provide directionality, the bolt unit transmitting unique data... Agent: Michael A Desanctis Hamilton Desanctis & Cha LLP

20080231441 - Monitoring device for a motor-driven door: A monitoring device for a motor-driven door with a door controller for detecting a crash of a moving object with the door and for communicating information as to whether a crash has occurred to the door controller, wherein the monitoring device is equipped with at least one sensor for monitoring... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080231442 - Monitoring method and stationary unit for a motor-driven door: A monitoring method and a monitoring device for a motor-driven door, wherein a stationary unit and a monitoring device mounted on the movable door communicate bidirectionally with one another, wherein data and/or signals of at least one door safety sensor are relayed to the stationary unit, and wherein a waking... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080231443 - Methods, systems and devices for detecting threatening objects and for classifying magnetic data: A method for detecting threatening objects in a security screening system. The method includes a step of classifying unique features of magnetic data as representing a threatening object. Another step includes acquiring magnetic data. Another step includes determining if the acquired magnetic data comprises a unique feature.... Agent: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC

20080231444 - Obstruction detection device: The invention provides an obstruction detection device. It comprises a light guide having at least one groove formed into one of the light-guiding surfaces of the light guide. A light emitter is provided for emitting light into the light guide, and at least one light detector is provided for detecting... Agent: Michael J. Striker

20080231445 - Rfid tracking of chose in action: This invention assigns differing chose in action categories, such as banknote, check and stock certificate. Each category reflects electro magnetic signals through a nano size silicon integrated circuit package known as an RFID transponder. As an example, a unique identifier number, serial number, denomination amount, will be written onto each... Agent: James Rodgers

20080231453 - Cargo container monitoring system: According to one embodiment, a cargo container monitoring system includes components located on a ship for collecting status information for containers. The components include data loggers, a gateway, an access point, and a controller. Each data logger is configured to receive first wireless signals from a plurality of tags. Each... Agent: Law Offices Of Tim Headley

20080231449 - Method and apparatus for power management for a radio frequency identification system: A method and device of power management for a networked radio frequency identification (“RFID”) system are disclosed. The described power management methods reduce the power consumption of battery-operated RFID readers and RFID tags. These power conservation methods increase the RFID system's hours of operation and decrease the cost by allowing... Agent: James M. Wu Fountainhead Law Group

20080231451 - Method and apparatus for wireless management of articles: The present invention is directed to method and apparatus for wireless management of articles. The method is implemented by a master RFID tag. The method includes transmitting at least one first RFID read signal to a plurality of RFID tags local to the master RFID tag and receiving a first... Agent: Sean Murray

20080231448 - Rfid dense reader/automatic gain control: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C.

20080231450 - Rfid receive-only system: A receive-only supplemental radio frequency identification (RFID) reader may receive response signals from RFID tags, digitize and interpret those signals, and transfer the resulting data to a primary RFID reader. By relieving the primary RFID reader of some or all of the tasks of receiving, demodulating, and decoding concurrent responses... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20080231447 - System and method for locating objects: A system and method for locating objects in an approximate immediate proximity to a user is disclosed. A two-way radio transponder system is employed with a Coordinator as a parent device and multiple Identification Tags as child devices. The system is low-cost and consumes relatively low power using advancement in... Agent: Timothy W. Fitzwilliam, Catalyst Law Group Apc

20080231446 - Tracking automotive vehicles in a dealer lot: Automotive vehicles in dealer inventory are tracked using a radio-frequency identification (RFID) system, so that a vehicle can be located in real-time on a dealer lot. A centralized inventory tracking service can remotely monitor the vehicles at a number of dealerships, and dealer personnel can remotely access the tracking computer... Agent: Gardner Groff Greenwald & Villanueva. PC

20080231452 - Tracking surgical implements with integrated circuits: A system and method of tracking medical products provides for associating a group of medical products with a group location based on a group radio frequency identification (RF ID) device signal, where the group includes a first unit and a second unit. The first unit is associated with a first... Agent: Law Office Of Morris E. Cohen

20080231454 - Cargo container monitoring device: According to one embodiment, a cargo container monitoring system includes components located on a cargo ship for collecting cargo container status information for a plurality of cargo containers. The components include at least one combination data logger and gateway device. The combination device includes a first antenna and a second... Agent: Law Offices Of Tim Headley

20080231455 - Antenna for radio frequency identification rfid tags: An antenna configured for a radio frequency identification (RFID) device, the antenna comprising a first conductive element over a substrate, the first conductive element extending between a first end and a second end, and a second conductive element over the substrate, the second conductive element including a first path extending... Agent: Akin Gump LLP - Silicon Valley

20080231459 - Cargo container monitoring device: According to one embodiment, a cargo container monitoring system includes components located on a cargo ship for collecting cargo container status information for a plurality of cargo containers. The components include at least one combination data logger and gateway device. The combination device includes a first antenna and a second... Agent: Law Offices Of Tim Headley

20080231457 - Radio direction finder for gaming chip and/or player tracking: Various techniques are disclosed for facilitating tracking locations of players and/or wireless communication devices in a casino network. In at least one embodiment, an electronically switched Doppler antenna array may be utilized to detect a first wireless signal from a first signal source. Bearing information may be generated using information... Agent: Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP - Igt Attn: Igt

20080231458 - Rfid tag with reduced detuning characteristics: An RFID tag and an RFID access card configured to reduce detuning effects from a typical RFID environment. The present invention provides an RFID tag that is specifically configured to reduce the detuning effects caused by initiating communication between an RFID tag and an RFID tag reader in the presence... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080231456 - System, method and kit for managing inventory: A system, method and kit for managing RFID-tagged articles. The kit allows transforming a cabinet to an RFID-enabled cabinet. The transformation can be performed in the field. The RFID-enabled cabinet is fitted with a controller, communication means, one or more RFID readers, one or more antennae for reading RFID tags,... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080231460 - Surveillance detection system and methods for detecting surveillance of an individual: A system and processing techniques are provided for automatically detecting when an individual is under surveillance. At least one uniquely identifying characteristic associated with a vehicle or a person in proximity to the individual is detected as the individual moves about a geographic region, such as when the individual is... Agent: William K. Owen

20080231461 - Method and system for maintaining operator alertness: A method and system for maintaining operator alertness comprises a detector for detecting a physical status of an operator. The physical status indicates a first level of operator alertness. A user interface requests a second level of operator alertness from a self-evaluation of the operator at a request time. An... Agent: Darin E. Bartholomew Patent Department

20080231462 - Proximity-activated location detection system: A proximity-activated location detection system is used for determining the geographic positions of one, or several locator hardware-sets. The system calculates the separation distance and time between the hardware-sets from each other, or from predetermined, fixed geographic positions, such as a residence, or workplace. Each of the locator hardware-sets within... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20080231463 - System, a tool and a method for communicating with a faulted circuit indicator using a display: Provided is a system, a tool and a method for communicating with a faulted circuit indicator (FCI), the faulted circuit indicator including a detection circuit for monitoring an electrical conductor of a power system. The system includes a display and a first light emitting diode associated with the display. The... Agent: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Richard Edge

20080231464 - Targeted switching of electrical appliances and method: A system and method for targeted, remote switching of electrical appliances. The system includes a transmitter for selectively producing a directional output signal and a receiver for detecting the directional output signal from the transmitter. The receiver produces an output signal when the directional output signal from the transmitter is... Agent: Mark R. Wisner Wisner & Associates

20080231465 - Remote-controlled motion apparatus with acceleration self-sense and remote control apparatus therefor: A remote-controlled motion apparatus is controlled by a remote control apparatus. The remote control apparatus transmits a target motion signal by radio. The remote-controlled motion apparatus includes a communication module, an acceleration sensing module, a processing module and a driving module. The communication module receives the target motion signal from... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080231466 - Facilitating the communication of connectively dissimilar well servicing industry equipment via a universal connection device: A wellbore servicing computing network, comprising a first component with a first interface coupled to a connection device, and a second component with a second interface coupled to the connection device; wherein the first component is capable of communication with the second component through the connection device, and wherein the... Agent: John W. Wustenberg

20080231467 - Compliance telemetry: A communication system for communicating information with a compliant medium is disclosed, the communication device includes a constrained fluid, a valve, a modulator, a sensor and a demodulator. The constrained is fluid distributed along a length. The valve is configured to operatively engage a second point relative to the length.... Agent: Schlumberger-doll Research Attn: Intellectual Property Law Department

20080231468 - Accessory controlling and tracking the operation of household appliances and entertainment equipment: The invention relates to a system controlling or tracking the operation of household appliances or computer or entertainment equipment (subsequently appliance), comprising an accessory (1) which is attachable to an operating energy and/or water supply (4, 11) of the appliance. The accessory includes connections (3, 9) for sensors monitoring either... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20080231469 - Method for determining a parking spot: A method for determining a parking spot including at least the following steps: measuring a parking spot and outputting a measured length of the parking spot; comparing the determined length to at least one limiting value and determining an indicator signal; outputting the indicator signal to the driver; recording vehicle... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080231470 - Vehicle identification, tracking and parking enforcement system: A system for monitoring and tracking vehicles in parking locations, public roadways and highway entrances and exits and other public vehicle access areas is provided, such as to monitor and track vehicles in parking spaces, public roadways and highways without the need for parking or traffic personnel. The system includes... Agent: Mr. Christopher John Rourk Jackson Walker LLP

20080231471 - Ultraviolet monitoring system: An ultraviolet radiation emission unit includes a housing and an aperture located on the housing. A radiation source includes a light emitting diode configured to emit radiation having a wavelength within a range of about 240 nm and about 280 nm. A radiation reflector is disposed proximate to the radiation... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080231472 - System and method for identifying an aircraft during approach to a stopping position: A method for guiding an aircraft toward a stopping position within an aircraft stand of an airport comprises using a visual docking guidance system (VDGS) associated with the aircraft stand for displaying first instructions for guiding the aircraft toward the stopping position. The first instructions are based on an initial... Agent: Freedman & Associates

20080231473 - System and method for indicating the field of view of a three dimensional display on a two dimensional display: An aircraft display system is provided that is configured to render a perspective display having a field of view. The aircraft display system includes a monitor and a processor coupled to the monitor. The processor is configured to generate a map display on the monitor. The map display indicates the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080231474 - Airport runway warning system: A airport runway warning system disposes a number of warning lanterns parallel to the runway by the two sides of the runway. Also, every warning lantern is at least connected to one empty sensor, to sense the nearby runway zone. All the warning lanterns and sensors are connected to a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080231475 - System and method for displaying real-time speed limit conditions on a mobile direction device: The invention is system and method for displaying real-time speed limit information on the display of a mobile direction device. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter... Agent: Steven Thrasher

20080224819 - Multiple barrier operator system: A command is received at a controller of the barrier movement operator system and it is determined whether the command is a valid command. When the command is a valid command, at least one of the plurality of barriers to be controlled is identified based upon information included within the... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080224820 - Line design system and line design method: The present invention provides a line design system which can automatically set a monitoring control channel to a transmission device to which a request for changing a line condition is made when the request for changing a line condition is made. A line design server 20 transmits information on transmission... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20080224821 - Method and apparatus for performing cross certification for using wireless device: A method and apparatus for performing cross certification for using a wireless device. By recognizing a connection request of a wireless device, obtaining specific identification (ID) of the wireless device, receiving information on the wireless device through a wireless interface, registering the information on the wireless device in a host... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20080224822 - Game account access device: Systems and methods for verifying the eligibility of players attempting to participate in gaming events are disclosed. Communication objects having RFID tags and closed electrical circuits are individually assigned to and worn by players within a gaming player verification system, which can be administered by a casino desk, hotel concierge,... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20080224824 - Keyless entry system: A keyless entry system that prevents a steering shaft and such from being unlocked without any intention of a passenger. A portable device is carried by a passenger and a vehicle control device for carrying out a certification process for the portable device to lock or unlock a device subject... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20080224823 - Identification systems: An identification system where providing' identification data sets that contain different types of information accessible by different parties, removes the need for all potential readers of the object to be able to access all information, and to contact a third party during the verification process is disclosed. The identification data... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080224825 - Method and device for operating a multifunctional near-field communication device supporting several data formats: The present invention relates in the field of power saving battery-operated radio frequency identification (RFID) and near field communication (NFC) devices and provides a method to operate a multifunctional NFC/RFID device that supports two or more data formats according to respective protocols of respective standards. The method of the invention... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080224826 - Rfid tag reader and method for calibrating rfid tag reader: An RFID tag reader having an antenna for communication with an RFID tag, a high frequency circuit for processing a communication signal with the RFID tag, a signal line for connecting the antenna with the high frequency circuit, and an impedance matching circuit for impedance matching between the antenna and... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080224827 - Pest control techniques: A pest control system (20) includes pest control devices (110) installed about an area or building (22). These devices (110) each include a bait member and a communication circuit. The communication circuit may be in the form of a passive RF tag that transmits information indicative of bait status and... Agent: Dow Agrosciences, LLC

20080224828 - Tag communication apparatus and tag communication system: A first tag communication apparatus is adapted to perform radio communications with a second tag communication apparatus and an RFID tag provided on a moving object. A controller is operable to cause an antenna to transmit first radio waves while changing a first direction that the first radio waves are... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080224830 - Method for gaining access to a communication network, and a communication system: Method for gaining access to a communication network via a network access point, the method comprising providing a communication device, the communication device being configured communicate with the network access point for gaining network access, wherein the communication device is also configured to read information from RF-ID tags; providing the... Agent: Michaelson & Associates

20080224829 - Radio-frequency tag communication device: A radio-frequency tag communication device including a receiver array antenna device for receiving a reply signal, a cancel-signal generating portion configured to generate a cancel signal for eliminating a leakage signal that is a part of a transmitted signal, which part is received by the receiver array antenna device, a... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20080224832 - Electronic tag data writing method and electronic tag read/write apparatus: In an electronic tag data read/write apparatus, an electronic tag receives a response request from a reader/writer, generates a random number in a random number generator, stores the random number in a memory, and transmits the generated random number to the reader/writer. The reader/writer conducts masking processing on write data... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080224833 - Ic memory, information communication apparatus, and information management system: An information management system comprises information processing unit 51 which reads out self ID number data and reference ID number data from each RFID tag, and additionally writes all the self ID number data and reference ID number data into an ID table. The data in each row of the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080224831 - Product management system: When a product attached with an ID tag is placed inside a package body, there is a risk that communication with an ID tag using a reader/writer is blocked. Then, it is difficult to manage products in a distribution process of products, which leads to lose convenience of ID tags.... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080224834 - Communication system for information of home-use electrical devices: A home-use electrical device information communication system comprises a home-use electrical device (150) that can be connected wirelessly or by wire to a home network (30) to send a notification into the home network (30) at the occurrence of a change in the status; a home server (120) that resides... Agent: Dla Piper US LLP

20080224835 - Tamper resistant switch combination device: The disclosure relates to an electrical device comprising a housing, a tamper resistant switch disposed in the housing, and an electrical component disposed in the housing. In this case, the tamper resistant switch can be in electrical communication with the electrical component to selectively electrically connect the electrical component with... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C./leviton

20080224836 - Security system for a motor vehicle: A security system for remotely locking and unlocking closure members of a motor vehicle 10 is disclosed in which a hand gesture recognition device is associated with a keyless entry system having a security device 23 and a portable unit 19. The hand gesture recognition device includes at least one... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20080224837 - Method and warning device for graphically processing an image of a camera: The invention relates to a method for graphically processing an image of the surroundings of a motor vehicle, the image being been provided by a camera device. It is known fact that said images are processed in such a way that the danger potential for the motor vehicle posed by... Agent: Dreiss, Fuhlendorf, Steimle & Becker

20080224838 - Apparatus and method for determining the remaining useful life of a transmission filter: A vehicle has a transmission, a transmission filter, and a controller having an algorithm or method for predicting the remaining useful life of the filter. The algorithm or method uses a sensor to detect an operating event of the transmission, such as a completed shift event or zero transmission output... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20080224839 - Method and device for localization of the position of a wheel of a vehicle: The invention relates to a method and a device for localization of the position of a wheel (2) of a vehicle (1). According to the method of the invention, the vehicle (1) is equipped with two transmitting antennas—a lateral antenna (11) and a frontal antenna (13)—placed so as to have... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080224840 - Vehicle meter display system and method for controlling the same: A vehicle meter display system that displays vehicle information including important information includes: a steering wheel that has at least one opening formed between spokes; a meter display unit disposed at a position closer to the front of the vehicle than the steering wheel; a steering angle detection unit that... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080224841 - Warning system: A warning system and a method for alerting a driver of a vehicle that the parking brake of the vehicle is not engaged by generating a warning when the following conditions are simultaneously fulfilled: the ignition of the vehicle is on, the driver access door of the vehicle cabin is... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080224842 - Brake wear detecting method for electric golf car and electric golf car employing the detecting method: When a user initiates a braking operation, an accelerator position is checked to see if the accelerator opening is about zero, a deceleration threshold value is computed based upon a brake pedal effort, the deceleration of the vehicle is obtained based upon the pedal effort, and an actual deceleration value... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080224843 - Led signal system for truck: An LED Signal System most specifically designed for mounting on the underside of the tailgate of a truck in the space between the tailgate and the bumper. A plurality of LED lamps indicate the reverse light function of the truck. The lamps are sized such that they fit below the... Agent: Eugene Overline

20080224844 - Mobile safety light:

20080224845 - Multi-transmitter telemetry system: A multi-transmitter telemetry system remotely controls and modifies the operating parameters associated with a plurality of addressable transmitter modules connected to collect data from a plurality of sensors. Control instructions remotely provided to each transmitter module include addressing data identifying the transmitter module to implement the control instructions. Although each... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20080224846 - Remote service audible arming state annunciation: This invention relates to accessing security systems through a communication system such as the Internet, a LAN or a WAN, using a virtual remote keypad application which includes an audio capability to enhance user understanding of the security system's status. The virtual remote keypad application receives status information from the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080224847 - Method and apparatus for monitoring fire detectors: A hazard detector monitoring system comprises one or more smoke detectors each provided with an electronic device containing information unique to the detector so as to identify the detector. A testing device is located at the end of a pole and held adjacent the detector to read and write to... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20080224848 - Apparatus and method for alarm detection and notification: A device for detecting the presence of an alarm condition and automatically dialing a preprogrammed telephone number is described. The device comprises a standard telephone configured to house a detection sensor. The telephone includes an interface that couples the detection sensor to the telephone so that upon detection of an... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20080224849 - Multifunctional lighting system: The teachings herein generally relate to a single unit, energy efficient, lighting and safety system and a security surveillance system that includes the lighting and safety system. The lighting and safety system that includes an enclosed housing having a lens, a fitting configured to connect to a standard receptacle, and... Agent: Tips Group C/o Intellevate LLC

20080224850 - Asi network for explosion-hazard areas: At least one embodiment of the invention relates to a fieldbus system, in particular for use in an explosion-hazard area. The fieldbus system, in at least one embodiment, has a plurality of bus line sections with bus lines; an isolating element, by which in each case two of the plurality... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080224851 - Systems and devices for broadband communication with an alarm panel: A communications system for an alarm panel including: an alarm panel adaptor in operable communication with the alarm panel generating analog alarm signals; a first powerline communications device in operable communication with a the alarm panel adaptor converting the analog alarm signals to powerline alarm signals; a second powerline communications... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Bellsouth

20080224852 - Systems and methods for wireless processing and medical device monitoring using mobile computing devices: A method according to the present invention includes receiving data wirelessly from a medical device by a mobile computing device, and formatting a message including the received data for transmission to a medical data server. This method can be practiced automatically to allow a medical device for a patient or... Agent: Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20080224855 - Electronic tracking and ranging system: An electronic tracked and ranging system is disclosed. Electronic tracked and ranging system applies interferometer principles to determine ranging distance from a monitor unit 10 to a tracked unit 12. In particular, the system transmits a monitor direct sequence spread spectrum (MDSSS) 52 from a monitor unit 10 to a... Agent: Gross & Associates

20080224854 - Mobile asset tracking unit, system and method: An asset tracking unit, system, and method. The asset tracking unit, system, and method may include at least one transceiver having communicative connections with at least one SATCOM network and at least one GPS network via at least one antenna, wherein tracking information for at least one asset associated with... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP

20080224853 - System and method for providing location-based training information: Training information can be presented to a person based on that person's location. For example, a wireless device used by an employee or trainee can receive and present training information (such as an audio or video program) based on his or her location in an industrial facility or complex. The... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080224856 - Method and apparatus for notification of disasters and emergencies: The present invention provides round-the-clock, in-home emergency notification service by employing wide-area wireless broadband servers to send alerts on an as-needed basis to notification terminals comprised of no-frills, battery-operated, in-home units which may be manufactured and packaged in a manner similar to smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors.... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson, P.C.

20080224857 - Method and system for storing, retrieving, and managing data for tags: This invention relates generally to a method and system for storing, retrieving, and managing data for tags that are associated in some manner to any type of object. More particularly, the present invention writes data to these tags, reads data from these tags, and manages data that is written to... Agent: Jones Day

20080224859 - Door lock control system integrated with sensing and audio/image identification functions: A door lock control system integrated with sensing and audio/image identification functions includes three identification means. First, an RFID card reader obtains the identification code of a user's RFID card to perform a first identification check. After the first check is passed, the user is asked to make a voice... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080224861 - Hospital bed having wireless data capability: A system is provided for use with a pre-existing hospital bed and a nurse call system. The system includes a first apparatus that is coupleable to a data port of the hospital bed and a second apparatus that is spaced from the hospital bed, that is spaced from the first... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg, LLP

20080224858 - Occupancy indication device & method: An occupancy indicator for a door, and a method of use, one embodiment comprising a magnet a switching apparatus activatable by a person, a signaling device adapted to indicate one of at least two states, and a biasing mechanism. One embodiment may not be comprised of a magnet but may... Agent: Leyendecker & Lemire, LLC

20080224860 - Seatbelt fault alert system: A seatbelt fault indicator is activated whenever a seat within a vehicle is occupied but the seatbelt associated with the occupied seat is either not latched or not tensioned.... Agent: Michael A. O'neil Michael A. O'neil, P.C.

20080224863 - Method for monitoring a room and an apparatus for carrying out the method: A method for monitoring a room (R) is specified, in which acoustic properties ({circle around (S)}, W) of the room (R) are determined, changes (δ) in the acoustic properties ({circle around (S)}, W) of the room (R) are detected, the changes (δ) are compared with prescribed criteria (Δ{circle around (S)},... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080224862 - Selectively enabled threat based information system: A method for selectively monitoring a privacy sensitive area includes assigning the privacy sensitive area a privacy threshold value, receiving a threat level, and activating surveillance equipment associated with said privacy sensitive area when said threat level exceeds said privacy threshold value.... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080224864 - Automatic storage box: The present invention discloses an automatic storage box comprising a bottom case, a receptacle set, a receptacle, a top cover, and a rotary cover set. The inner surface of the bottom case is concaved to form an accommodation basin. A battery bay and a proximity sensor set are respectively arranged... Agent: Joe Mckinney Muncy

20080224865 - Illuminated sensor for security system: A security system having a control and a sensor attachable to an article to be monitored. The sensor has a plurality of different states, among which are an armed state and a breached state. The sensor and control interact so that the control causes a detectable signal to be generated... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20080224870 - Apparatus and method for managing power of rfid tag: An apparatus and method for managing power of a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag are provided. It is possible for the apparatus for managing the power of the RFID tag to effectively reduce power consumption of the RFID tag by measuring the power strength of a radio frequency (RF) signal... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080224872 - Circulation management system and circulation management apparatus: A circulation management system is provided that includes an object identification tag attached to an object for identifying the object; multiple interrogator antennas for detecting the object identification tag, the interrogator antennas being provided for corresponding destinations to which the object is circulated; and a management apparatus to which the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080224868 - Property anti-theft apparatus: A property anti-theft apparatus includes a transmitting unit and a receiving unit. The transmitting unit is installed on a property, and the transmitting unit includes a sensing device and a radio transmitting circuit. The sensing device is used for sensing a movement of the property. When the sensing device senses... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080224871 - Radio frequency identification system: A radio frequency identification system includes: supplying a radio frequency identification tag including providing a radio frequency identification transponder and writing transponder content to the radio frequency identification transponder; and feeding the radio frequency identification tag for an assembly line.... Agent: Law Offices Of Mikio Ishimaru

20080224867 - Real-time and offline location tracking using passive rfid technologies: A system for location tracking using passive tags includes a reader and a location tracker. The reader receives an identifier associated with a first passive tag. The location tracker receives the location of the passive tag, and maps the location of the first passive tag to the identifier associated with... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20080224869 - Rfid-uwb system connected to wlan infrastructure: A system including a radio frequency identification (RFID) network and a wireless local area network (WLAN). The RFID network transfers ultra-wide band signals between a reader and a tag. In the wireless local area network (WLAN) an access point communicates with a WLAN transceiver using WLAN signals. The reader is... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20080224866 - Virtualization and quality of sensor data: A method for generating information related to a first object based on sensor data associated with a second object includes determining a containment hierarchy between the first object and the second object. Sensor data associated with the second object is determined using the containment hierarchy. A quality of data index... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20080224873 - Apparatus and method for detecting wake-up burst of active rfid tag: An apparatus and method for detecting a wake-up burst of an active RFID tag are provided. The apparatus and method, for detecting the wake-up burst of the active RFID tag, are capable of reducing power consumption of the RFID tag by enabling the RFID tag when a RFID reader starts... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080224874 - Precisely tuned rfid antenna: The present invention describes an RFID antenna manufacturing system whereby the RFID antenna becomes an integral part of an integrated circuit package. The RFID manufacturing system contemplated by this invention includes photoresist manufacturing techniques to produce a template or die specifically designed to mass produce RFID transponders whereby the chip... Agent: James Rodgers

20080224875 - Rfid reader enclosure and man-o-war rfid reader system: An apparatus including an enclosure for an RFID reader to be affixed to a storage container; an RFID reader that scans a first storage container using a first antenna and a second storage container using a second antenna; and a networked system of RFID apparatuses including a primary RFID apparatus... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080224876 - Leak detection apparatus: Leak detection apparatuses located, at least in part, in the deadspace below a floor in an abode wherein the leak detection apparatus captures, detects and signals the presence of leaking water and other aqueous solutions.... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080224877 - Apparatus for flow detection, measurement and control and method for use of same: A system for distinguishing between a fire sprinkler water flow and a domestic use water flow by supplying water to a dwelling through a multipurpose piping system to at least one domestic use and at least one fire sprinkler and providing a means for distinguishing between the fire sprinkler and... Agent: Edward L. White, P.C.

20080224878 - Relay: A light guide part (20) is provided along a Z-axis on a side surface of a case (2) of a relay (1). The light guide part is a thick portion formed of a material forming the side surface of the case, and is structurally integral with the other parts of... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080224879 - Mounted shock sensor: This application is directed to a shock sensor mounted in an electronic device. The shock sensor includes both active and passive shock detection methods that allow a technician to determine whether the electronic device was subjected to a shock event that exceeded an impact threshold level. The shock sensor may... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080224881 - Protective cover for a sensor: A protective cover for a sensing surface of a control sensor/proximity detector. The protective cover comprises a material having a preferred shore-A durometer hardness in the range of 60-90, a preferred tensile strength of 1320 psi (92.82 kilogram-force per square centimeter (kgf/cm2)) or greater, a preferred dielectric strength of around... Agent: Moore & Hansen, Pllp

20080224880 - Toilet seat sensor device: A sensor device (6) for a toilet having a seat moveable between a raised position and lowered position is provided. The sensor device (6) includes a housing (8) adapted to be removably coupled to the toilet and a controller (18) disposed within the housing (8). The sensor device (6) further... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

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20080224883 - Selection of mobile station alert based on social context: A method (400) and a system (100) for selecting an alert mode for a first communication device (105). The method can include receiving at least one alert setting indicator (125, 130, 135, 145) from at least a second communication device (110, 115, 120, 140), processing the at least one alert... Agent: Cuenot & Forsythe, L.L.C.

20080224884 - System for initiating geospatial functional control of mobile electronics: A system for universally controlling the functionality of portable electronic devices in a localized geospatial area is disclosed. A control signal encoded with instructions based on a predetermined protocol is sent from a RF control point transmitter. The encoded signal is received and decoded by portable electronic devices in the... Agent: David I. Roche Baker & Mckenzie LLP

20080224886 - Multiple barrier control system: A multiple barrier control system includes a plurality of barrier operators configured to move associated access barriers between limit positions. Each of the barrier operators are enabled to communicate with one or more local transmitters. The local transmitters may maintain an all-close button, an all-open button, and an all-stop button,... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20080224885 - System for processing multiple signal frequencies and data formats for a barrier operator: A barrier operator is configured to learn and receive disparate wireless transmission signals to control movement of a barrier. The operator includes a receiver core circuit adapted to receive wireless transmission signals containing known and unknown formatted data words. A microcontroller is adapted to determine a fixed code portion of... Agent: Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20080224887 - Seismic data acquisition system and method for downhole use: A method and system for conducting a seismic survey by lowering a string of intelligent clampable sensor pods with 3-C sensors into a borehole. The string of pods is serially interconnected by a cable having a conductor pair which provides both power and data connectivity. The uppermost sensor pod is... Agent: Gary L. Bush Andrews Kurth LLP

20080224888 - Systems and methods for digital signal processing: A control system for a vehicle is provided. The control system includes a signal processing module that receives a sensor signal and extracts a plurality of sample points from the sensor signal. A computation module computes a summation of the sample points, computes a summation of squares of the sample... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080224889 - Uplink routing without routing table: The present technology relates to protocols relative to utility meters associated with an open operational framework. More particularly, the present subject matter relates to protocol subject matter for advanced metering infrastructure, adaptable to various international standards, while economically supporting a 2-way mesh network solution in a wireless environment, such as... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080224891 - Commodity monitoring network: An electronic electric meter for use in a networked automatic meter reading environment. The meter includes a meter microcontroller, a measurement microcontroller, a communication microcontroller and spread spectrum processor, and a plurality of other communication interface modules for communicating commodity utilization and power quality data to a utility. The meter... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080224890 - Remote module for utility meters: The present invention relates to a remote display module (RDM) for display a resource consumption value synchronized with a resource consumption value indicated by a meter metering resource consumption. The RDM is configured with one or more inputs that are electrically associated with the pulse output for a utility meter.... Agent: Simmons Patents

20080224892 - System and method for monitoring and estimating energy resource consumption: The present invention discloses a system for monitoring and estimating the consumption of energy resources in real-time. The system includes an interactive user module, a measuring unit and a wireless network. The measuring unit is interfaced to a utility meter. Optionally, the measuring unit can also function as a stand... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20080224893 - Object detector for a vehicle: An object detector for a vehicle transmits a beam of electromagnetic waves forward to scan a target area, receives reflected waves from an object in front, and detects the object from received signals. Received signals are cumulatively added up for each of areas into which the target area is divided.... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20080224894 - System of guidance of the road: The present invention relates to a road guidance system, which performs RF communication between a road guidance paving block and a wireless sensing stick. The road guidance system includes a road guidance paving block (200) and a wireless sensing stick (100). The coil antenna (210) of the road guidance paving... Agent: Adam K. Sacharoff Much Shelist Freed Denenberg Ament&rubenstein,pc

20080224895 - Adaptive range vehicle locating unit, vehicle tracking unit and vehicle recovery system including same: An adaptive range vehicle recovery system including an adaptive range vehicle locating unit including a narrowband baseband generator for generating a narrowband signal, a wideband baseband generator for generating a wideband signal, a timing control circuit responsive to an activation signal to transmit, alternately, said narrowband signal at a first... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska

20080224896 - Radios, systems, and method for providing real-time information about user-defined geographic locations: Radios, systems, and methods for providing real-time information about user-defined geographic locations are disclosed. One radio includes memory configured to store a data file representing a geographic location(s) defined by a user, and a receiver configured to receive signals including real-time information about a plurality of geographic locations. A processor... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080218307 - Anticipatory utility control device: The present invention is directed to a system and method which a utility control device is designed to anticipate the needs of user's and to conform to those anticipated needs. In one embodiment, the device senses the presence of a particular user and conforms its operation to operate in accordance... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p

20080218308 - Identification document with a contactless rfid chip: To provide an identification document, particularly a passport, in which at least one contactless RFID chip (10) and an antenna (12) connected thereto are integrated on a page of the identification document, an additional layer (22) mechanically reinforcing the RFID chip is situated at the area of the RFID chip... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080218309 - Method and technology for remote administration of wireless devices: A remote administrator to allow a caregiver to configure a user's wireless device includes a master software client in the remote administrator and a controllable software client in the wireless device. Commands transmitted to the wireless device from the remote administrator allow the caregiver to configure the user's wireless device... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080218310 - Smart garment: A sensor authenticated to a garment transfers information, either wirelessly or wired, to an external data processing device. Such information includes location information, physiometric data of the individual wearing the garment, garment performance and wear data (when the garment is an athletic shoe, for example). The external data processing device... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP/apple Inc.

20080218311 - Patient identification system: The patient identification system of the preferred embodiments includes a transponder that is affixed to a patient and functions to communicate information that identifies the patient to a device or series of devices. The series of devices includes at least a first device that collects data from the patient and... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20080218312 - Game access device with privileges: Systems and methods for verifying the eligibility of players attempting to participate in gaming events are disclosed. Communication objects having RFID tags and closed electrical circuits are individually assigned to and worn by players within a gaming player verification system, which can be administered by a casino desk, hotel concierge,... Agent: Dean P. Alderucci

20080218314 - Radio frequency identification device systems: A passive transponder (10) includes a resonator circuit (16) to receive a powering signal thereby to provide electrical energy to the transponder (10) by inductive coupling. The resonator circuit (16) is switchable between a high Q factor mode in which an induced voltage in the resonator circuit (16) decays slowly,... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.c.

20080218313 - Rfid-based system and method for drive-through ordering: A system and method to facilitate drive-through ordering in which two or more options are presented to a customer and an in-vehicle transponder includes an input device to receive customer selection of one of the two or more options. The user selection received via the input device is relayed to... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, Llc

20080218315 - Electronic component comprising a modulator: The invention relates to an electronic component, in particular and RFID transponder, and also a security document comprising such an electronic component. The electronic component has a modulator for modulating a carrier signal, said modulator being constructed from at least two organic field effect transistors (72, 73).... Agent: Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein

20080218316 - Rfid tag detection and re-personalization: Systems, methods and computer program products for detecting and re-personalizing are provided herein. In an embodiment, the invention operates by obtaining an ID (i.e., an identification, such as a Dynamic Unique Identifier) from a RFID tag, generating a new ID, and writing the new ID to the RFID tag. The... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080218317 - Ballast control system for hid lamp using zigbee: A control system for an HID lamp, which in one implementation includes a magnetic ballast control system for an HID lamp using Zigbee. A plurality of condensers or choke coils of different capacities is mounted on a magnetic ballast for the lamp, and an electronic switch unit controls illumination according... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20080218318 - Method, system, and computer program product for providing an intelligent event notification system: A computer program product for providing an intelligent event notification system includes instructions for implementing a method. The method includes selecting a type of event notification for an event. Determining the type of event notification is based in part on information elements associated with the event. The method also includes... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Yorktown

20080218319 - Systems and methods for linking utility control devices: Utility control devices can, without the necessity for a common controller, be linked together to perform operations, control and/or messaging in unison. In one embodiment, all of the devices that are selected to perform a function based on the operation of a selected one of the devices are tagged and... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p

20080218320 - Multilevel inverter using cascade configuration and control method thereof: A multilevel inverter using a cascade configuration with a device for equally controlling a power factor for each unit cell includes: a master controller, a plurality of power cells connected in series for each of three AC (Alternating Current) phases, a phase shift transformer for supplying a power cell input... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080218321 - In-vehicle emergency call apparatus: An in-vehicle emergency call apparatus capable of performing an emergency call operation when electric power supply from a vehicle battery is cut is provided. The in-vehicle emergency call apparatus includes a first electric power supply line system causing an electric power supply unit to supply electric power to an emergency... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080218322 - Release signal authentication method of immobilizer: In a release signal authentication method for an immobilizer, a main switch can be turned on in a state that a battery is not mounted or the like, power is supplied to a CPU by power generation resulting from manual rotation of the engine, a release signal can be inputted... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080218323 - Method for data communication between a vehicle and a remote terminal: An apparatus and methods are provided for data communications associated with a vehicle. The apparatus preferably includes at least one electronic subsystem associated with the vehicle and a plurality of electrical conductors connected to the at least one electronic subsystem and associated with the vehicle. A vehicle data communications protocol... Agent: Moore & Van Allen Pllc

20080218324 - Signal-transmitting and multi-receiving method of detecting obstacle and parking sensor apparatus using the same: A parking sensor apparatus has a microprocessor and multiple ultrasonic sensors. The microprocessor uses a time division transmitting method to control only one ultrasonic sensor to output an ultrasonic detecting signal. In addition, after one ultrasonic detecting signal is output, all ultrasonic sensor are controlled to be in receiving status.... Agent: Frenkel & Associates, P.c.

20080218325 - Method for measuring the amount of air in a fluid: One embodiment of the invention includes a method comprising measuring the level of a fluid in a system in a vehicle comprising measuring an electrical property of the fluid indicative of the amount of air in the fluid; and comparing the measured electrical property to a reference.... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080218326 - Multiple color pointer for a gauge or instrument: An indicating instrument such as a gauge may employ a light source, a face plate located in front of the light source, and a pointer that is rotatably mounted adjacent the face plate to indicate face plate positions. The pointer may be configured to emit at least two colors of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080218327 - Car speed alarm system: A car speed alarm system is installed in a vehicle and has a modulation module and a demodulation module. The modulation module sends a car speed signal to cars behind when the car is decelerating. The cars behind use their demodulation module to read the transmitted car speed signal and... Agent: Apex Juris, Pllc

20080218328 - Illuminable emergency light assembly: An illuminable emergency light assembly comprises a warning signal having a light-shell and one or more spotlights fixedly mounted on the light-shell which is applicable to an emergency vehicle such as fire truck, police car and ambulance for emergency use to provide various colored light signals or/and for lighting use... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20080218329 - Vehicle breakdown warning sign: An automobile breakdown warning sign includes a first, a second, and a third plates; one or a plurality of a set of light-emitting devices and a single chip controller being disposed on the first plate; both of the second and the third plates being each disposed with one or a... Agent: Eric Chan

20080218330 - Kit and system for providing security access to a door using power over ethernet with data persistence and fire alarm control panel integration: The present disclosure describes embodiments of a power-over-ethernet (“POE”) controller and an access control system comprising the same. In an embodiment, the access control system includes a POE controller configured to couple with a Fire Access Control Panel of an automated Fire Detection System. The access control system may further... Agent: General Electric Company Global Patent Operation

20080218331 - Augmented reality-based system and method to show the location of personnel and sensors inside occluded structures and provide increased situation awareness: An augmented reality system provides enhanced situational information to personnel located within an environment. A tracking system obtains viewpoint information corresponding to a real-time view of said environment. A processing system receives information from one or more sensors. Information includes sensor location information and status information about the environment and... Agent: Davidson Berquist Jackson & Gowdey LLP

20080218332 - Portable bather monitoring device and a waterside monitoring system: A portable bather monitoring device, for example in the form of a wristband device, incorporates a pre-alarm to emit a warning signal to a bather to forewarn him that he is operating outside a defined rule-set in such a way than an alarm will be generated in a predetermined time... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080218333 - Mode selectable field transmitter: A selectable mode field transmitter is configurable to operate in one of a plurality of operating modes having different combinations of function, performance, and power consumption. The selectable mode field transmitter includes a housing, a sensor located within the housing, and transmitter circuitry for transmitting data provided by the sensor... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.a.

20080218334 - Grouping wireless lighting nodes according to a building room layout: A method for determining the relative locations of plural wirelessly controllable building service device nodes and switching control nodes within a building. At least some of the plural building service device nodes are located in different rooms of the building and should be allocated to switching control nodes on a... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080218335 - Rfid based proximity sensor and alert system for fugitives, sex offenders, missing soldiers and the like: A robust, wireless sensor system providing a low cost method of tracking people such as sex offenders, child molesters, etc., after their release from prison or other confinement, which protects society from such individuals and lessens their ability to repeat such offenses. The system and method of the invention can... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20080218336 - Method and apparatus for providing a message sequence count in a security systems: A security system and method of operation includes a wireless transmitter, a wireless receiver in wireless communication with the wireless transmitter, and a control panel. The transmitter transmits a wireless message, including a unique transmitter identification number, a status portion with a plurality of status bits, and a sequence count... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080218337 - Device and method for triggering a vehicle occupant protection device of a motor vehicle: A device and a method trigger a vehicle occupant protection device of a motor vehicle. The device has a plurality of sensors that are disposed at a first location within the motor vehicle, and an evaluation device that is disposed at a second location within the passenger car. The plurality... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080218338 - System and method for premises monitoring using weight detection: The present invention is directed to systems and methods which monitor weights applied within a protected premises and, based on detected weight pressure patterns, serve to control operational aspects of the premises. In one embodiment, the pressure monitoring system is used in conjunction with a security system to resolve ambiguities... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p

20080218339 - System and method for improving microwave detector performance using ranging microwave function: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and system for use of ranging MW to decrease MW intrusion detector false alarms. A Doppler microwave system may be provided that is capable of detecting an object range and adjusting the sensitivity of an alarm stage of a MW... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080218341 - System and method for implementing ranging microwave for detector range reduction: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method and system for use of ranging MW to detect range reduction in a dual (MW/PIR) intrusion detector. Embodiments of the invention utilize a Doppler microwave system capable of detecting an object range. Multiple range limited MW stages may be configured... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080218340 - System and method for improving infrared detector performance in dual detector system: Embodiments of the present invention is directed to a method and system for use of ranging MW to reduce dual (MW/PIR) intrusion detector false alarms. A Doppler microwave system may be provided that is capable of detecting an object range and adjusting the sensitivity of the PIR detector to account... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080218342 - Golf club reminder system for golf bags: The golf club reminder system for a golf bag utilizes a capacitance-based, proximity sensing system to monitor golf clubs in the golf bag. The components of the golf club reminder system are built into a golf bag, and the golf club reminder system operates in two modes. In a first... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20080218343 - System for determining presence or absence of individual items making up a set of items normally maintained together in a common location: A system for determining presence or absence of individual items making up a set of items normally maintained together as a set in a common location, such as a set of golf clubs normally maintained together in a golf bag, utilizes a magnet secured to each respective item. A magnetic... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080218344 - Dual frequency rfid circuit: A radio frequency identification (RFID) transponder (FIGS. 4 and 5A) is disclosed. The transponder includes first (RF) and second (GND) terminals. A first resonant circuit (500, 504, 508) is connected between the first and second terminals. A second resonant circuit (502, 504, 508) has a second resonant frequency different from... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080218346 - Identifier device and method of identifying: An identifier device, which may be part of a tracking or similar transponder device, which can be removably coupled to an article to be identified or tracked. Data representing the identity of the article is encoded in the form of a pattern, and can be read by the identifier device... Agent: Hoffman Warnick Llc

20080218345 - Intermediate attachment mechanism and use thereof in rfid transponder: The present invention provides an intermediate attachment mechanism, called a powerposer (10), which includes at least one power source (16) coupled to an integrated circuit (14), at least one integrated circuit, which is arranged to store a code comprising information and powered with energy provided by the power source and... Agent: Professional Patent Solutions

20080218349 - Rfid system and rfid tag: In an RFID system comprising a detection unit for detecting an RFID tag and a control unit for exercising the control concerning the RFID tag, a determination unit determines whether to access a second area of an RFID tag comprising storage area, comprising of a first area for storing ID... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080218347 - Securing method and mobile device thus secured: A method and apparatus are provided for securing a mobile digital processing device. The method includes: a protective step that is self-activated when the mobile device measures an evolutionary value approaching a threshold value and wherein the mobile device executes a protective action; and includes a step of self-setting the... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.a.

20080218348 - Visibility radio cap and network: A pedigree tag for tracking and validating authenticity of contents in a container includes: a radio frequency modem operable at a low radio frequency, not exceeding one megahertz, and including a full duplex transmitter and receiver; an antenna operatively coupled with the radio frequency modem; a programmable microprocessor operatively coupled... Agent: Michael J. Buchenhorner

20080218351 - Rfid tag power conservation system and method: Active multi-modal RFID tags, illuminator/tag/reader systems, circuit architecture and operational algorithms for battery power conservation that extends tag battery life from a typical 6 months to >5 years. The inventive system is particularly useful in asset and person tracking/inventory systems where power conservation is critical. The tag is configured with... Agent: Jacques M. Dulin, Esq. Dba Innovation Law Group, Ltd.

20080218350 - System and method for optimizing resources in a supply chain using rfid and artificial intelligence: A system and method for optimizing resources in a supply chain and production line using RFID and artificial intelligence which can be adapted to any supply chain or product line, including warehouses, and which is able to optimize a plurality of tools/machinery or processing stations, a plurality of products and... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080218352 - Radio frequency identification: A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag comprises an array of antennas resonant at discrete frequencies. Each antenna can be modified by application of a high power RF signal so as to reduce its resonance or change its resonant frequency, thereby writing information to the array of antennas.... Agent: Garrett Ip, Llc

20080218353 - Method and apparatus using magnetic flux for container security: A seal device includes a locking member with a magnetically permeable material portion, and structure that can receive the locking member. The structure supports a magnetic field generator and detector at locations spaced from each other and from a region that is occupied by the portion of the locking member... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080218354 - Non-networked rfid system: Non-networked radio frequency identification (RFID) systems and methods are described that use RFID tags to exchange information between non-networked RFID readers. The RFID tags may store information about conditions the RFID-tagged items have encountered while being processed. RFID readers may dynamically update the information stored on the RFID tags as... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080218355 - Optically addressed rfid elements: There are provided connectors, cables, cable assemblies, network components, and systems wherein optically addressed RFID functionality is incorporated. Also provided are optically addressed RFID elements in general. The RFID elements utilize an optical tap to direct a portion of the optical signal traveling through an optical fiber to a transducer.... Agent: Corning Cable Systems Llc

20080218356 - Radio frequency identification objects and systems employing the same: A radio frequency identification (“RFID”) reader, system and object, and methods of operating and manufacturing the same. In one embodiment, the RFID object includes a container having an interior wall, an exterior wall and a cavity therebetween. The RFID object also includes an RFID tag located within the cavity. In... Agent: Slater & Matsil, L.l.p.

20080218357 - Method and apparatus for determing animal relationships: A system and method of determining a relationship between a first animal (100) and a second animal (110). The system includes a detection means (130) for detecting if the first animal (100) is within a defined proximity (120) of the second animal (110). The system also includes a means to... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080218358 - Remote tracking and communication device: A remote tracking and communication device comprising a housing which encloses a processor, a memory, a position locator, a first transmitter, and a second transmitter. Each of the latter components are electronically coupled to the processor. Both the first and second transmitters are adapted to send and receive wireless voice... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p

20080218359 - Drowsiness determination apparatus, program, and method: An apparatus for accurately determining a drowsiness level is provided. A doze prevention system includes a photographic apparatus, a drowsiness determination apparatus, and other apparatuses for doze prevention such as an alarm apparatus, a neck air conditioning apparatus, a seat belt vibrating apparatus, and a brake control apparatus. The photographic... Agent: Posz Law Group, Plc

20080218361 - Process and system of energy signal detection: A process and system of energy signal detection, which improves sensitivity, performance and reliability thereof and reduces false alarms by distinguishing between noise and real signals, includes the steps of receiving a plurality of data samples and generating a predetermined number of constructed sample windows of constructed samples in time,... Agent: Raymond Y. Chan

20080218360 - Transmission apparatus, transmission method and recording medium with recorded transmission program: A transmission apparatus transmitting/receiving data to and from other transmission apparatuses through a network includes a temperature rise detector detecting a temperature rise of the transmission apparatus and a communication controller restricting transmission from the other transmission apparatuses to the transmission apparatus when the temperature rise of the transmission apparatus... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080218362 - Remote water shut-off device: Described herein, is a device and system for remotely shutting off the supply of water to water heaters, thereby preserving a reservoir of potable water within the water heater during exigent times. An “off” signal may be sent within a region, thereby preventing the further flow of water into water... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20080218363 - Electric generator protection system: A protection system for an electric generator includes a fluid sensor to measure a fluid level in a fuel tank, an indicator lamp to display the fluid level, a timer to measure a time interval beginning in response to a low fuel signal from the fluid sensor and a low... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080218364 - Photoelectric smoke sensor and lighting equipment: The photoelectric smoke sensor includes a casing member 1 having an internal space S formed by a labyrinth wall 1b and an opening 6 communicating with the internal space S on a setting-face side; and a printed board 8 placed on the setting-face side of the casing member 1 and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080218365 - Smoke detector: Provided is a smoke detector having a structure in which, at a time of performing smoke detection, an S/N ratio of a signal of a light receiving element is improved, to thereby accurately detect occurrence of fire. At both end portions of an inside of an optical case (21) having... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080218366 - System and method for protecting portable electronic devices: A system for protecting a portable electronic device includes an accelerometer and a processor. The accelerometer is configured to measure an acceleration of the portable electronic device in at least one direction and to generate a signal proportional to the acceleration. The processor is configured to receive the signal from... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080218367 - Entry detecting system: An entry detecting system includes a terminal device; a point-to-point communication device; an entry detecting device; and a guard device. The point-to-point communication device includes a transmitting-receiving antenna having directivity in a specific direction. The point-to-point communication device communicates by radio with the terminal device via the transmitting-receiving antenna so... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080218368 - Position sensing feedback wireless transmission system: A position sensing feedback wireless transmission system comprises: a movable carrier, a sensing head, a scale and a display or a controller. When the present position of the movable carrier is required to know, the sensing head can be utilized to transmit the measured information data back to the display... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20080218369 - Flexible display device: The present invention relates to a flexible display device (10) comprising a flexible substrate (12), and a plurality of electro-optical switching elements (14) accommodated on the substrate. The device is characterized in that the substrate has a plurality of through openings (16) being arranged in a repetitive pattern so that... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080218370 - Display device comprising a holding member: A display device for presenting optic content, comprises a holder device and a plurality of rod-shaped display elements, said display elements comprising a plurality of illuminants. The display elements are held by the holder device and a display area for presenting the optic content is formed by the plurality of... Agent: Clements Bernard Miller

20080218371 - Mobile communication device: A mobile communication device configured to operate in at least a first mode and a second mode is provided. The mobile communication device includes a housing, a light emitting unit configured to emit at least a first color when the mobile communication device is operated in the first mode and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080218373 - Intelligent keyfob management system: The system (300) is particularly adapted for use with security locks for containers, trailers, and delivery systems using emergency exit doors, and provides an enhanced tool in managing, monitoring and administering RF devices, and particularly keyfobs, typically from a remote or dispatch office location. The look up table can be... Agent: Gary J. Cunningham

20080218372 - Light switch used as a communication device: The present invention is directed to systems and methods which permit a light switch or other control device to operate as a communications device as well as a switch. The light switch or other control device is mounted or otherwise attached to a wail and is capable of operating alternatively... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p

20080218374 - Method and apparatus for communicating signals to an instrument in a wellbore: A method for communicating a signal to an instrument in a wellbore includes axially accelerating the instrument in a preselected pattern of acceleration. The predetermined pattern corresponds to the signal to be communicated. The axial acceleration of the instrument is detected, and the signal is decoded from the detected axial... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20080218375 - Bandwidth wireline data transmission system and method: A suspended well logging device for use in a wellbore drilled in an earthen formation may include a cable configured to be conveyed into the wellbore; a single twisted pair of conductors positioned in the cable; and a conductive armor surrounding the single twisted pair of conductors. In embodiments, the... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.c.

20080218376 - Wireless processing systems and methods for medical device monitoring and interface: A system according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a processor, a medical device transceiver, a user interface, a data relay transceiver, a memory coupled to the processor, and storing instructions. The processor executes the instructions in the memory to receive data from a medical device using the... Agent: Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20080218377 - Cathodic integrety monitor: A monitoring system monitors input levels. The monitoring system includes a meter, a local storage system, a processing system, and a transmitter. The meter is configured to periodically measure the input levels. The local storage system is configured to record the measured input levels as data values. The processing system... Agent: Hanes & Schutz, Llc

20080218378 - Method and system for collecting meter readings in wireless transmissions from unlisted customers: An out-of-route collection capability is provided for an AMR data collection system of a type that collect readings within a geographic area using a radio. If a transmission is received from an out-of-route transmitter, its location is based on a geographic location of the data collector as the data collector... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080218379 - System and method for electronic road signs with in-car display capabilities: The present invention is method and system for delivering road sign content information to a mobile computing device for display to the driver of a vehicle. The system consists of a wireless communication network in communication with a mobile computing device operationally coupled to a dashboard display device or a... Agent: Darcell Walker

20080218380 - Distributed intelligence for traffic signal control: Intelligent traffic control devices that are spatially distributed at strategic locations on streets, highways, and intersections communicate bi-directional complex information to control the movement of various users in a safe and efficient manner. The intelligence of the traffic control devices is based on the capability of each device to operate... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080218381 - Occupant exit alert system: A proximity sensor system for a vehicle that is parked includes a first remote sensor that senses objects in a rearward area relative to the vehicle. A park determination module determines the vehicle is parked. A door condition module determines a status of a door of the vehicle. A response... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20080218382 - Method and apparatus reporting time-synchronized vehicular sensor waveforms from wireless vehicular sensor nodes: The invention includes using multiple wireless vehicular sensor nodes to wirelessly receive multiple, time-synchronized vehicular waveform reports from the nodes to create a time synchronized system report, and preferably a time synchronized vehicular report. Each vehicular waveform report approximates a raw vehicular sensor waveform observed by a magnetic sensor at... Agent: Earle Jennings

20080218383 - System and method for parking infraction detection: The invention relates to a system and method for detecting parking infractions. It comprises computing one or more measurements associated with a stationary object found at a first location; classifying the stationary object as being representative of a vehicle parked at the first location based on the one or more... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080218384 - Method and system for maintaining spatio-temporal data: A system and method for maintaining spatio-temporal data for a given area (e.g., an airspace) containing a given node (e.g., an aircraft) and one or more other nodes (e.g., aircraft). The given aircraft may break the given airspace into a first plurality of smaller airspaces, and may also break the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080218385 - Methods and systems for detecting icing conditions: Methods and systems for detecting icing or incipient icing conditions external to a vehicle (100) are disclosed. An apparatus in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a temperature sensor (120) configured to direct a first signal corresponding to a temperature of an airstream, and a water content sensor... Agent: Perkins Coie, LLP

20080218386 - Optical system and element for detecting ice and water: An optical system for detecting ice and water on the surface of an aircraft includes an elongated transparent optical element having first and second end portions. A light source and light detector are disposed in one end of the optical element and a reflective surface is disposed in the opposite... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080211622 - Deliberate access permission to data on contactless devices: A method for allowing access to data or logic implemented on a device (15) is disclosed. The device may be a contactless communication chip device, such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) device, for example in form of a Smart Card. The proposed method enables for more user comfort than earlier... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wip) C/o Walder Intellectual Property Law, P.C.

20080211621 - Electronic communication system, in particular authentication control system, as well as corresponding method: In order to provide an electronic communication system (100), having at least one base station (10) with at least one antenna unit (16), in particular in coil form; and at least one transponder station (40), in particular in data carrier form, with at least one antenna unit (32), in particular... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080211620 - Method of authorization: A method for granting access to restricted areas such as computers, doors, vehicles, or other areas to which access by a user is controlled. An access code is transmitted from a central computer via radio waves to a user's radio terminal, such as a mobile telephone. The radio terminal transmits... Agent: Alfred J Mangels

20080211623 - Personal authentication method and apparatus sensing user vicinity: A security device restricting access to various machines, places or data, using a security device that is kept in close proximity to a portion of the body of a person and is activated by an activation station to provide access to those machines, places or data to that person only... Agent: Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman, LLP

20080211624 - Physical access control: A system and method are disclosed for controlling physical access through a digital certificate validation process that works with standard certificate formats and that enables a certifying authority (CA) to prove the validity status of each certificate C at any time interval (e.g., every day, hour, or minute) starting with... Agent: Muirhead And Saturnelli, LLC

20080211625 - Method for temporarily inhibiting, when it has been detected inside a locked vehicle, a portable remote control unit known as a tag belonging to a keyless entry device: A method for temporarily inhibiting, when it is detected inside a locked vehicle, a portable remote control unit, known as a tag, of a keyless entry device designed to implement access authorization procedures to allow access to the vehicle, these including an initial identification procedure which includes causing a central... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080211626 - Passive entry sensor system: Passive entry sensor systems and associated sensors are disclosed. The system sensor is locatable in the handle of a door and can provide an electromagnetic radiation beam transmitted either along the length of the handle between opposite ends thereof or between the handle and the door such that the sensor... Agent: Bryan Anderson Honeywell International Inc.

20080211627 - Biometric authentication method and biometric authentication apparatus: According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method comprises, storing information corresponding to a plurality of users in association with first reference biometric data and second reference biometric data, the users being divided into first and second groups, the quality of the first reference biometric data of each of... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080211628 - Biometric authentic device: A biometrics authentication system capable of achieving high precision and high safety is provided. A biometrics authentication system includes: a light source applying light to a living organism; a microlens array section condensing light from the living organism, and including a plurality of microlenses each having a different refractive power;... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080211634 - Auto recognition of a shaver blade for medical use: A system for automatically identifying a blade that is connected to a hand piece based on data transmitted from the blade to the hand piece. The blade is provided with a first electronic coupler that communicates with a second electronic coupled positioned in the hand piece such that data related... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080211633 - Method and apparatus for verifying identification of radio frequency identification tag: A method and apparatus for verifying an identification of an RFID tag that can verify whether all the information is identified from a plurality of RFID tags attached to a plurality of objects is provided. The method includes: reading object data and the weight data from the plurality of RFID... Agent: Hammer & Associates, P.C.

20080211630 - 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..

20080211629 - Polymeric film substrate for use in radio-frequency responsive: A radio-frequency (RF) responsive tag comprising a heat-sealing substrate comprising a polyester layer, and an antenna comprising a patter of conductive material wherein said conductive material is in direct contact with a heat-sealing surface of the substrate, and wherein the shrinkage of the heat-sealing substrate is less than 5% at... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080211632 - Rfid edge server having a programmable logic controller api: An RFID edge server is adapted to receive RFID data from RFID readers. The RFID edge server can have a PLC API to allow the RFID edge server to control and receive data from devices.... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20080211631 - Wireless tag position estimation device, wireless tag communication device, wireless tag position estimation system, wireless tag position estimation method, and wireless tag position estimation program: There is provided a wireless tag position estimation system which includes a wireless tag communication device and a wireless tag position estimation device and estimates a position of an article on which a wireless tag is fitted regardless of an arrangement, an appearance, and a package of the article. The... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080211635 - Rfid reader with an antenna and method for operating the same: An RFID reader (1, 1′) comprises a signal generator (2) for generating high frequency electrical signals (ES) and an antenna (3) to which the high frequency electrical signals (ES) are feedable in a symmetric mode. The RFID reader (1) further comprises tuning means (4, 4′) for maintaining the antenna (3)... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080211636 - Radio frequency data communications device: A radio frequency identification device includes an integrated circuit including a receiver, a transmitter, and a microprocessor. The receiver and transmitter together define an active transponder. The integrated circuit is preferably a monolithic single die integrated circuit including the receiver, the transmitter, and the microprocessor. Because the device includes an... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20080211637 - Tiered radio frequency identification: Methods and apparatuses for tiered RFID communication are provided, inter alia, for privacy and security in at least certain embodiments. An RFID tag includes first and second memory locations respectively storing first and second identifiers. The tag is configured to respond to an identification query with the first identifier until... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080211638 - Electronic tag and electronic tag system: An electronic tag comprises a unit for storing transmission-use data and a unit for both comparing between the stored data and comparison data sent from an R/W and for determining whether or not the identifier of the tag per se is to be transmitted to the R/W in order to... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080211639 - Domestic appliance arrangement: Domestic appliance arrangement having a domestic appliance, which can communicate in accordance with a domestic appliance communication protocol, and an interface coupling device which is coupled to the domestic appliance. The interface coupling device includes a first interface, which provides communication in accordance with the domestic appliance communication protocol, a... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20080211640 - Wireless sensor network data management system and method: An system has a sensing device for detecting a signal and logic configured to assess a timestamp to at least one data point contained in the signal prior to transmitting data indicative of the data point to a controller.... Agent: Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne P.C.

20080211641 - Method and system for interacting with a vehicle over a mobile radiotelephone network: A telemetry system coupled to a vehicle can communicate with a remote site using the overhead control channels of a wireless network, such as a cellular mobile radiotelephone network. The telemetry system can monitor or control aspects of the vehicle's operations based on remote user input. The telemetry system can... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20080211642 - Antitheft device for vehicle: An antitheft device for a vehicle includes a controller. The vehicle has a security mechanism, a warning device, a first opening/closing object, a second opening/closing object, and a portable unit. The portable unit transmits a signal to perform a security set of the security mechanism when the portable unit is... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080211644 - Dual mode vehicle blind spot system: A proximity sensor system for a vehicle in reverse includes a zone detection module. The zone detection module switches a first remote sensor from a first mode corresponding to a near zone rearward of the vehicle to a second mode corresponding to a far zone rearward of the vehicle. The... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20080211643 - System for processing an image of a surrounding of a vehicle: A system for processing an image of a surrounding of a vehicle is provided. The system includes an image generator that is configured for generating an image, the image having at least a first and a second portion. The first and second portions of the image differ from each other... Agent: The Eclipse Group

20080211645 - Warning system for a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a warning system for a motor vehicle, having a sensor system for sensing the position of the motor vehicle relative to a carriageway delimitation which is marked on a carriageway, and having an evaluation unit which is coupled to the sensor system, the evaluation unit being... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080211646 - Magnetic crash sensor: At least one time-varying signal is applied to a plurality of coil elements in cooperative relationship with and spanning different portions of a vehicle. The coil elements generate an associated plurality of magnetic field components that interact with the vehicle. At least one detection circuit generates a detected signal responsive... Agent: Raggio & Dinnin, P.C.

20080211647 - Vehicular display control device: When an event arises in which at least one of a driver and a passenger of a vehicle needs to be warned of a situation of the vehicle, a first determining unit determines contents of a warning, and a second determining unit determines a risk level of the problematic situation... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080211648 - Method for exchanging data: In a method for exchanging data between a tachograph (DTCO) and a terminal device (CALTEST), the data transmission protocol provides for the terminal device (CALTEST) to cause the tachograph (DTCO) to perform a service by indicating at least one service identification (SID). The method further provides for transmitting data in... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P. Patent Department

20080211649 - Telematic parametric speed metering system: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, articles of manufacture and methods for a telematic parametric speed metering system. In one embodiment, a system may determine a vehicle's location and speed. Once the location has been determined, corresponding geographical zone based speed limits and/or other information may be acquired via... Agent: Ibm Corporation, Intellectual Property Law Dept 917, Bldg. 006-1

20080211650 - Tire information transmitter and tire information acquisition system using the transmitter: A tire information transmitter measures ambient information in a tire cavity region including at least pressure to wirelessly transmit to outside the tire cavity region. The tire transmitter comprises: a sensor unit having a pressure sensor for measuring a pressure in the tire cavity region; a control unit for comparing... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080211651 - Displaying unit and method for displaying a steering-wheel angle, to be modified, of a motor vehicle: A display unit for representing a steering-wheel angle, to be modified, of a vehicle is provided, which has a multitude of adjacently arranged indicator elements. One or more of these indicator element(s) is/are illuminated to indicate a modification in the steering-wheel angle and possibly the steering direction.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080211652 - Dynamic vehicle display system: A dynamic and customizable vehicle display system may include a flexible and addressable display panel that is conformable and attachable to a non-planar vehicle surface. A display module may receive data signals from a vehicle and send control signal to generate desired images on the addressable display. The display may... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20080211654 - Image display control apparatus: An image-data loading unit loads image data of an image requested to be displayed based on an input signal in an image memory. A display-image determining unit determines an image to be displayed on the display device based on a priority of the image after the image data is loaded... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080211653 - Vehicle with interior video display for exterior view: The present invention relates generally to vehicle display systems, vehicles comprising vehicle display systems, and methods of operating vehicles comprise vehicle display systems. In particular, the vehicle display systems comprise a detection device adapted to receive physical signals from outside the vehicle and generate data signals in response to the... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20080211655 - Courtesylite: A signaling assembly for the conveyance of thoughts (as opposed to actions) from one driver to another which include a signaling device and a remote activation switch/button. The signaling device which as a whole is moisture impervious includes a lens, casing, light source, and reflective element, is designed to create... Agent: W. Eugene Trefren

20080211656 - 911 emergency light: Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for generating emergency alerts. A communication is processed from a calling communications address to an emergency response communications address. A profile is associated to the calling communications address and to the emergency response communications address. A physical address associated with the calling... Agent: Scott P. Zimmerman, PLLC

20080211657 - Wireless sensor network calibration system and method: A system has at least one sensor and a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor. The system further has logic configured to calculate a calibration value based upon an initial state of the sensor and store the calibration value in memory.... Agent: Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne P.C.

20080211659 - Apparatus and method for synchronizing alarm in fault management system: An alarm information synchronization in a fault management system is provided. An alarm sending apparatus includes a confirmer for checking whether a sync request message is received or not; a controller for providing one or more alarm information to be synchronized and a sync session identifier to a generator; the... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080211658 - Power supply base for an alarm device: A power supply base for an alarm device contains at least one pair, comprising a first terminal for an incoming power supply line and a second terminal for an outgoing power supply line, and a switch element for initial electrical connection of the respective first terminal to the second terminal... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20080211660 - Field device system and field device system diagnosing method: p

20080211661 - External conditions audio playback system and method: A method and system that controls the playback of different audio or video files in a motor vehicle mounted electronic device that includes a plurality of different audio or video files and an audio file player software program. The electronic device is connected to at least one external sensor that... Agent: Dean A. Craine Suite 140

20080211662 - Self-calibrating object detection system: An object detection system (100) for a vehicle includes a clock generator (206) for generating a clock signal. A set of emitters (104) produces and transmits a sensing beam. A set of receivers (112) receives reflected portions of the transmitted sensing beam. A microprocessor (102) controls the object detection system.... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20080211663 - Power line audio communication system: A communication system associated with premises power distribution lines can be used to transmit audio data via the distribution lines. First and second transceivers can communicate bi-directionally over the distribution lines to transmit the audio data. The audio data can be provided by a computer coupled to one of the... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20080211664 - Radio module for field devices of automation technology: A radio module RM for field devices of automation technology is connectable with a field device, e.g. F1, via a field device interface. The radio module RM includes a microcontroller μC for function control, a radio unit RF for data communication with a superordinated unit, and an energy supply unit... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080211665 - Implantable medical device having long-term wireless capabilities: A medical device is capable of utilizing a pervasive wireless communications network, such as a digital wireless telephone network, personal communication services network or pager network, to directly communicate with a host computer without the need for a repeater device. The device includes a sensor capable of measuring a body... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080211666 - Method and apparatus for battery-aware dynamic bandwidth allocation for groups of wireless sensor nodes in a wireless sensor network: A method and apparatus that allocates bandwidth among wireless sensor nodes in wireless sensor groups in a wireless sensor network (WSN) is disclosed. The method may include forming a plurality of wireless sensor node groups from a plurality of wireless sensor nodes based on battery levels of the wireless senor... Agent: Prass & Irving LLP

20080211667 - Wireless human interface device with integrated temperature sensor: A wireless human interface device (HID) includes an input interface module for accepting inputs from a user; a microprocessor for processing the accepted inputs; a wireless transmitter for transmitting the accepted inputs to a host; and a temperature sensor for determining the temperature of the wireless HID, wherein the microprocessor... Agent: Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP C/o Intellevate

20080211668 - Method and system to detect humans or animals within confined spaces with a low rate of false alarms: The present disclosure describes a detection system and methods for detecting a presence of a person or animal within a confined space with a low false alarm rate. The detection system may include a chemical detector to determine whether respiratory gas concentrations within the confined space exceed a predetermined concentration... Agent: General Electric Company Global Patent Operation

20080211669 - Composite weldable panel with embedded devices: A panel having a central panel element formed of a composite material, having peripheral edges formed of a weldable material, such as steel. In one form, the panel element is rectangular, and the panel element on two of its opposite edges have a corrugated profile, while the other two of... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080211672 - Rfid direction trigger driver: One embodiment of the present invention is an RFID system comprising a first detector at a first position and a second detector at a second position. An RFID edge server can include software to check the first and second detector to determine a direction of an object. The direction information... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20080211670 - Security module having a secondary agent in coordination with a host agent: The invention is directed to a security module deployed in a host device, which provides a secondary agent that operates in coordination with the host agent in the host device, but operates independent of the host operating system of the host device to independently access an existing communication network interface... Agent: Liu & Liu

20080211671 - Smart rfid checkout kiosk: The invention relates to a self-checkout kiosk that utilizes RFID tags and a distance and direction RFID reader to detect sales merchandise. The kiosk includes POS software, which automatically detects items selected by a patron that have previously been received into inventory and tagged, which facilitates the completion of the... Agent: Snell & Wilmer LLP (oc)

20080211673 - System and method to track inventory using rfid tags: System and method for tracking inventory of a multiplicity of products. First RFID tags are associated with respective products or groups of products. Second Active RFID tags are associated with respective first containers for the multiplicity products. A third Active RFID tag is associated with a second container for the... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20080211674 - Systems and methods for managing information relating to medical fluids and containers therefor: The present invention relates to management of information relating to medical fluids, containers therefor, and medical fluid administration devices for administering such medical fluids to patients. Data tags (e.g., RFID tags) are generally associated with containers of the invention and may be electromagnetically read from and/or written to using an... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080211675 - Rfid device with changeable characteristics: An RFID device includes a first, relatively permanent portion and a second alterable or inactivatable portion. Upon the occurrence of some predetermined event, the second portion and/or its coupling to the first portion is physically altered, inactivating it. The first portion may itself be an antennaless RFID device that may... Agent: Avery Dennison Corporation Patent Group

20080211676 - System for tamper detection: The present invention relates to a system for tamper detection. A tamper detection system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: a passive electronic sensor including a circuit having first, second, and third nodes; a load connected between the first and second nodes of the circuit; a... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20080211677 - Child safety alarm: A child safety alarm device has a main housing that protectively contains electronics, a battery power source, a digital display clock and an audible alarm. When activated, the alarm generates a loud audible signal that preferably includes a repeating voice message combined with an intermittent shrill noise in the audible... Agent: Robert M. Downey, P.A.

20080211678 - Alarm with co and smoke sensors: A life safety device includes a smoke sensor and a carbon monoxide (CO) sensor. Smoke sensitivity of the device is adaptively adjusted based upon the smoke sensor signal and the CO sensor signal.... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20080211680 - Household plumbing leak detector utilizing water activated battery: A water detection and alarm system to monitor household plumbing fixtures for leaks. A wick attached to a water activated battery cell connects to a charge accumulator, pulse timer, and audio transducer. The wick draws water from the leak and transports it into the battery cell. A sponge inside the... Agent: John Turner

20080211679 - Wiper control method and wiper control device: A wiper control method and a wiper control device which can stabilize wiping rhythm of a wiper while ensuring required wiping and smoothly respond to change of a rainfall situation are provided. An adhesion cycle of a raindrop adhering on a detection surface is detected, a current adhesion cycle to... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080211681 - Combined scattered-light and extinction-based fire detector: A fire detector has at least two sensor units for monitoring a confined space for the occurrence of a fire. A first fire parameter is monitored according to the scattered light method, using a first sensor unit located at or in the vicinity of the ceiling. At least one second... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080211682 - Uninterruptible power supply controller and method: Exemplary embodiments include an uninterruptible power supply including: at least two inputs in operable communication with a plurality of switches; a plurality of AND gates in operable communication with the plurality of switches; a plurality of NOR gates in operable communication with the plurality of switches; a plurality of inverters... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Rochester Division

20080211683 - Method and apparatus for loose wiring monitor: A system is provided in which the voltage phases, neutral, and ground are monitored and an alarm is generated if specific trigger conditions are met. These conditions are indicative of a possible loose neutral, loose wiring, or general over/under voltage condition. Specific algorithms can be used to determine the possibility... Agent: Bell, Boyd, & Lloyd LLP

20080211684 - Office components, seating structures, methods of using seating structures, and systems of seating structures: Office components are described that include a base, a seat supported by the base. a microprocessor, and a load sensor electrically coupled with the microprocessor and mechanically coupled with the seat and, based on movement thereof, operative to detect occupancy of the seat and provide a signal to the microprocessor... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080211685 - Changing a function of a device based on tilt of the device for longer than a time period: In various embodiments, changing the function involves disabling an input device, disabling an output device, changing a display mode of the output device from portrait to landscape, or increasing volume of the output device. In an embodiment, the change of the function is delayed by a time period, and the... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept. 917

20080211686 - Message image display device, message image display device control method, and information recording medium: To provide a message image display device enabling a user to grasp a content of each message image when a plurality of message images are displayed. A display control unit (76) causes a display unit (82) to display a screen including a plurality of message images. A remaining-time-information storage unit... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080211687 - Electric field communication for short range data transmission in a borehole: The present invention concerns application of a unique conductive electrode geometry used to form an efficient wideband, one- or two-way wireless data link between autonomous systems separated by some distance along a bore hole drill string. One objective is the establishment of an efficient, high bandwidth communication link between such... Agent: William W. Haefliger

20080211688 - Method and apparatus for a multi-mode multi-rate telemetry transmitter: A method and apparatus for a multi-mode and multi-rate telemetry transmitter includes a digital baseband lineup, a digital-to-analog converter (“DAC”), and an analog reconstruction filter. The digital baseband lineup may be programmed to any desired bit rate, enabling the transmitter to support multi-rate capabilities. Different coefficients and numerical values may... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20080211689 - Illegal-parking-management portable terminal, illegal-parking management method and computer program product: An illegal-parking-management portable terminal includes a storage unit, an extracting unit, and a selecting unit. The storage unit stores therein facility information on a facility relevant to illegal parking and an illegal-parking application rule that defines illegal-parking condition for each penalty article. The extracting unit extracts, from the facility information,... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080211690 - E-field/b-field/acoustic ground target data fused multisensor method and apparatus: A set of sensors and accompanying method(s) that permit the rapid and reliable determination of the type of object sensed within a surveillance area thereby allowing accurate, real-time threat assessment and associated action(s). The set of sensors (or multisensor) deployed with the surveillance area may include E-Field sensors, B-Field sensors... Agent: U.s. Army Tacom-ardec Attn: Amstra-ar-gcl

20080211691 - Method and apparatus reporting a vehicular sensor waveform in a wireless vehicular sensor network: The invention includes using multiple wireless vehicular sensor nodes to wirelessly receive multiple, time-interleaved vehicular waveform reports from the nodes. Each vehicular waveform report approximates a raw vehicular sensor waveform observed by a magnetic sensor at the node based upon the presence of a vehicle. The vehicular waveform reports are... Agent: Earle Jennings

20080211692 - Airport viewing system for an aircraft: The invention concerns a system (1) comprising means (2) for determining the current position of the aircraft, a display device (4) displaying, on a viewing screen (7) an airport map, wherewith is associated a symbol illustrating the current position of the aircraft, an interface means (8) enabling the display of... Agent: Stevens Davis LLP

20080211693 - Display apparatus: A controller of a navigation apparatus acquires audio information when it is determined in a display switch process that a display of a display device is stored in a center console portion. An audio information image is generated from the acquired audio information. The generated audio information image is displayed... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC