Communications: electrical inventions 11/08

20080290985 - Method and apparatus for disabling the user interface of electronic devices: A method and apparatus for an electronic device (100) monitors one or more inputs to the device, such as a transition in sensed ambient light (170)and key press sequences (180), to determine when to lock the device (100). The device memory (155) may include a matrix (or dictionary or rules)... Agent: Motorola Inc

20080290986 - Method and system for mobile wireless shut-off of utility service: A method and system for transmitting signals to control a utility service from a drive-by or walk-by control unit includes an electronically controlled shut-off valve in a supply line for the utility service. The shut-off valve has a solenoid that communicates electronically with a meter transceiver used by a metering... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20080290987 - Methods and apparatus related to content sharing between devices: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a signal from a communication device via a communication channel. The method also includes determining, based on the signal, a parameter value used for identification of a product of interest. A duration of the receiving is modified when a threshold condition is unsatisfied... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080290988 - Systems and methods for controlling access within a system of networked and non-networked processor-based systems: In one embodiment, a method controls access within a secured facility. The method comprises: temporarily denying access to the end-user by a non-networked access controller; indicating, by the non-networked access controller, to the end-user that the end-user should proceed to a validation point access controller, wherein the validation point access... Agent: C.s. Lee Crawford

20080290990 - Universal hands free key and lock system and method: Methods and systems are provided for a universal key that enables a user to have access to any type of secured portal, both physical and electronic, in a wireless, hands-free, distance-independent manner without requiring contact or line of sight access between the key and the secured portal. The universal key... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080290989 - Method of controlling access to a sports facility: Controlling access to a sports facility with a user-carried non-transferable data storage medium which stores access privilege data and is read by a reading mechanism upon entry to the sports facility. A data storage medium, located on the user's sports equipment near the ground, stores control data, which is read... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080290991 - Procedure for the determination of an authorization: This invention relates to a method for the determination of an authorization, using at least one biometrical feature, said biometrical feature being collected by means of a sensor unit and being compared with individual-related stored data sets for this feature and leading to a result of the comparison which allows... Agent: Jones & Smith, LLP

20080290994 - Method for cryptographically combining hf and uhf rfid tags/smart cards to create a single multi-use credential: A method for creating an enhanced RFID tag. A longer range RFID tag and a relatively shorter range credential are proximately co-located in the same container. The longer range RFID tag is cryptographically bound to the shorter range credential by storing, on the longer range tag, signed data which includes... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20080290993 - Reader control system: An RFID reader control system and method is provided. A protocol for controlling an RFID reader and an RFID reader control unit of a mobile phone is defined. Messages, information, commands, responses, and notification are constructed and transmitted between the RFID reader and the RFID reader control unit.... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Waimey

20080290992 - Semiconductor device with integrated coils: A semiconductor device with a number of integrated coils is disclosed. In one embodiment, a first coil portion and a second coil portion are at least in part overlapping each other. Another embodiment provides a process for manufacturing a semiconductor device having at least the processes of generating a first... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20080290995 - System and method for optimizing communication between an rfid reader and an rfid tag: A method for optimizing communication between an RFID reader and an RFID tag. Initially, an RFID tag is detected, and the tag type is passively determined. An optimization goal is then selected. An optimal parameter set for communicating with the tag, based on the tag type and the optimization goal... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20080290996 - Pipelining processes in a rf reader: The present disclosure includes a method and system for pipelining processes in an RF reader. In some implementations, a method includes receiving, from a transponder, a reply to an initial command. A physical (PHY) layer and a media control access (MAC) layer are pipelined to initiate transmission of a subsequent... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080290997 - Rfid system: A radio frequency identification tag includes an antenna terminal, a memory, a D/A converter, a clock extractor, a frequency synthesizer, a radio frequency UP converter, and a power unit. An energy pumping signal is received and tag identification information is transmitted through the antenna terminal. The tag identification information is... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20080290998 - Remote ignition, theft deterrence, and records keeping system for a vehicle: Disclosed is a key-less ignition system for a vehicle. The system allows a user to automatically start the engine of a vehicle via a push button and a remote passive transponder. The system finds particular application in conjunction with smaller vehicles such as motorcycles. In one specific embodiment of the... Agent: Michael J. Colitz, Iii Holland & Knight LLP

20080290999 - Unified control device for bicycle accessory: A control device, either installed on a bicycle or carried by a user, communicates with the accessories via radio signals. The control device radiates control signals via its radio transceiver and the control signals are received by the radio transceivers of the accessories. Each accessory has a unique identification code... Agent: Leong C Lei

20080291000 - Collision avoidance system based on detection of obstacles in blind spots of vehicle: The present invention relates to a collision avoidance system based on the detection of obstacles in the blind spots of a vehicle. The collision avoidance system includes turn signal lamp detection means for detecting whether a turn signal lamp of the vehicle is turned on. CCD camera means captures an... Agent: Hyun Jong Park

20080291001 - Vehicle countdown timer and user interface: Aspects of the present invention are directed at allowing a vehicle to idle for a predetermined amount of time before shutdown. In accordance with one embodiment, a method is provided that accepts input from the vehicle operator to initiate a countdown to vehicle shutdown. When the input is received, a... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080291002 - Electric device and tire condition monitoring apparatus: A tire condition monitoring apparatus having a transmitter and a receiver is disclosed. The transmitter incorporates a battery having a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The transmitter wirelessly transmits a signal including data representing the condition of a tire of a vehicle using electromotive force produced by the battery.... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080291003 - System and method for providing emergency warnings for a rollover vehicle: A system and method for providing emergency warnings for a rollover vehicle is provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a warning system for an automobile including a power source configured to provide a current, a control circuit coupled to the power source, at least one position sensor coupled... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080291004 - Method for tagging objects to form a mutually finding group: The instant invention is an arrangement wherein a set of devices are enabled to signal each other either individually or as a group, and are attached, inserted, or integrated into various items in order to locate such items when they are lost, or to secure them, or otherwise keep track... Agent: Michael Regan

20080291005 - Terminating device for installation at a termination of a power line usable for power line communication: A terminating device enables power line communication to be performed while suppressing degradation of the communication quality without decreasing the communication efficiency. The terminating device includes power supply plugs, a terminating circuit, a changeover switch, and power jack terminals, which are housed in an adapter case. The terminating circuit has... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080291007 - Method for improving traffic safety by means of using beacons: The invention relates to a method for improving traffic safety by means of using beacons, using for each vehicle (3) participating in the accident prevention TAP service means (1) of determining the speed of the vehicle and a terminal TE (2) connected to said means (1) and with access to... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080291008 - Preventive terminal device and internet system from drowsy and distracted driving on motorways using facial recognition technology: A drowsy driving prevention apparatus employing a facial recognition technology and a drowsy driving prevention system employing the same is provided. A GPS and a communication unit for informing a central control center or a traffic accident prevention management institute of information about a drowsy driving state and the position... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20080291006 - Wireless sensors: A wireless sensor module comprises: input means (2) for determining a target piece of information such as temperature. A transmitter (18) is arranged to transmit this information to a remote receiver (48) in discrete bursts. The module's power supply (4) comprises one or more photovoltaic cells (22) at least one... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080291010 - Mother-daughter security alarm system with direction indication means: A mother-daughter security alarm system in which the mother unit has multiple directional antennas arranged in different directions, and a display for displaying the moving direction of the daughter unit subject to the result of a comparison procedure to compare the value of the signal received from the daughter unit... Agent: Raytac Corp.

20080291012 - Notifying users of a device events in a networked environment: Notifying a user of a device event, including receiving a device event, associating the device event with a user, receiving an RFID signal from a user's RFID tag, determining the user's location in dependence upon the RFID signal, selecting a user notification appliance in dependence upon the user's location, and... Agent: International Corp (blf)

20080291011 - Offender alert system: A system is provided to receive, analyze, and forward data from an electronic monitoring bracelet to a monitoring device capable to alert by means of light, sound, or vibration to the presence of a court mandated electronic bracelet worn by a convicted offender, especially a sexual predator. The system includes... Agent: Joann Frank Knight

20080291013 - Wireless device monitoring systems and monitoring devices, and associated methods: Wireless device monitoring systems and monitoring devices include a communications module for receiving wireless communications of a wireless device. Processing circuitry is coupled with the communications module and configured to process the wireless communications to determine whether the wireless device is authorized or unauthorized to be present at the monitored... Agent: Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC

20080291009 - Industrial field device with reduced power consumption: A field device for use in monitoring or controlling an industrial process includes two wire process control loop electrical connections. Digital communications monitoring circuitry coupled to the electrical connections and is configured to control power to the field device electrical circuitry in response to a digital signal on the two... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080291015 - Ambient light sensor to adjust display brightness: A system for automatically adjusting the display intensity and/or illumination of surgical console controls and indicators. The invention includes a light sensor to detect the level of ambient light as well as a microprocessor with settings for ambient light threshold level and dimming amount.... Agent: Alcon

20080291016 - Anti-tamper devices: An anti-tamper device for detecting relative movement between a part (25) having a stud (12; 83) clamped to a mounting (24) by a nut (13; 55). The nut (13; 55) holds a sensor (7, 8, 9, 10; 41, 52, 54) in a conductive condition but, when the part (25) is... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20080291014 - System and method for remote diagnosis and repair of a plant malfunction with software agents: A system and method for the remote diagnosis and repair of a plant malfunction in an automotive vehicle. The method includes the step of sending a plant malfunction diagnostic request to the remote station. Thereafter, the remote station transmits a software agent selected as a function of the nature of... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20080291017 - Apparatus and method for deploying a wireless network intrusion detection system to resource-constrained devices: Wireless devices, such as field devices or repeater/relay nodes, detect the presence of anomalies in data packets that suggest intrusion. Upon detection of an anomaly, a wireless device sends a notification to a sentinel device, which determines if intrusion may be occurring. If so, the sentinel device downloads a spy... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080291018 - Method, computer program element and a system for processing alarms triggered by a monitoring system: A method and system is designed for processing alarms, that have been triggered by a monitoring system such as an intrusion detection system, a firewall, or a network management system, comprising the steps of entering the triggered alarms into an alarm log, evaluating similarity between alarms, grouping similar alarms into... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080291019 - Remotely monitorable electronic locking device: A remotely monitorable electronic locking device for use with a device including a conductive loop, the remotely monitorable electronic locking device including a locking element arranged to engage at least one end of the conductive loop, whereby disengagement of the locking element and the end of the conductive loop results... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20080291025 - Adjustable constraining adaptive insert for merchandise security tag and method thereof: A security system includes a security device and a spacer. The security device defines a first opening having a first diameter. The spacer is removably positionable in the first opening to create a center opening having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. The security device includes a magnetically... Agent: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20080291022 - Automatic locating system: In accordance with the present invention, radio frequency identification (RFID) and short message service center (SMS), or follow-on technology, e.g., Mobile Multimedia Services (MMS) technology is implemented to support an identification and messaging system. A social services server tracks a user's location with a RFID or GPS or similar system... Agent: Ibm Corporation (rvw)

20080291020 - Collectable cop/spot chip: This invention proposes the useful, non-obvious and novel steps of a polymer or wet paper based planchette containing an RFID fully integrated system on a chip transponder which can be attached to a collectible or reusable through the use of a substrate friendly adhesive. A collectible is defined herein as... Agent: James Neil Rodgers

20080291024 - Method and system for locating devices with embedded location tags: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that locates a set of target transmitting mechanism using a mobile sensing infrastructure. During operation, the system determines a reference frame of a sensing mechanism by detecting signals from at least two transmitting mechanisms. The system further determines locations of the... Agent: Pvf -- Parc C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20080291023 - Rfid discovery, tracking, and provisioning of information technology assets: Techniques for discovery, tracking, and provisioning of information technology (IT) assets are described. In one implementation, a detection region for radio frequency identifier (RFID) signals is monitored, and any RFID signals associated with IT assets within the detection region are sensed. A detected RFID signal is analyzed to obtain identifying... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20080291021 - System for providing the status of a conference room and method of use: A method for determining availability of a conference room is disclosed. The method comprises transporting a mobile device into a conference room by a user wherein the conference room has an RFID tag, a conference room number, and is identified in a reservation system. The method further includes utilizing the... Agent: Ibm St-svl Sawyer Law Group LLP

20080291026 - Radio frequency identification devices with separated antennas: An RFID apparatus includes at least two antennas that are positioned to increase the maximum effective range of the RFID device. The RFID apparatus includes an RFID device, and the RFID device includes an antenna connected to a circuit having a transmitter. The second antenna is positioned relative to the... Agent: Hamilton & Terrile, LLP

20080291027 - Thin profile battery bonding method, method of conductively interconnecting electronic components, battery powerable apparatus, radio frequency communication device, and electric circuit: A curable adhesive composition is provided which comprises an epoxy terminated silane. A thin profile battery and a substrate to which the thin profile battery is to be conductively connected are also provided. The curable adhesive composition is interposed between the thin profile battery and the substrate. It is cured... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20080291028 - Med-monotype (known as \"the eye\"), a system and equipment for collecting and verifying service performance data: A system of equipment, communication networks, and computer programs automates the recording of worker identity, location, arrival time and departure time at multiple worksites of workers in a mobile field workforce. The equipment comprise a location identifying means, an operator identifying monitor, and a data processing means having connectivity to... Agent: James Foxx

20080291029 - Security system for preventing unauthorized removal of merchandise: A security tag assembly and security system associated therewith to prevent the unauthorized removal of merchandise from a given area, such as a retail establishment. The security tag assembly comprises a base and at least one attachment member removably connected in an operative position on the merchandise being protected. A... Agent: Malloy & Malloy, P.A.

20080291030 - Enhanced claim validation: Enhanced product tracking, in which a data collection interface is established between a first supply management device and a transaction database, the data collection interface providing the transaction database with access to identification data and event data, the identification data uniquely identifying a pharmaceutical, and the event data relating to... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080291031 - Wireless warning system and method of using the same: A wireless warning system (100) includes a primary terminal (10) and a secondary terminal (20). The primary terminal includes a first alarm apparatus (11) and a first communicating apparatus (12). The secondary terminal includes a second alarm apparatus (21) and a second communicating apparatus (22). The first communicating apparatus and... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080291032 - System and method for reducing boredom while driving: Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for reducing driver boredom for the driver of a vehicle particularly for vehicle environments such as straight roads and lack of traffic that are likely to induce boredom. An example system includes an electronic circuit such as a computer, a vehicle... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle, Anderson & Citkowski, P.C.

20080291033 - System and method for optimization of and analysis of insulated systems: A method for monitoring environmental conditions within a shipping package includes generating a package shipment route and entering an environmental parameter corresponding to an exposure level beyond which a product, contained in the package, will perish. A wireless data monitor is inserted within the package, configured to monitor the environmental... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20080291034 - Method, system and apparatus for monitoring in a vehicle horn system: A system for monitoring in a horn system of a vehicle having at least one activatable mechanism for causing a horn to sound. The system includes at least one monitoring device in communication with the at least one activatable mechanism, at least one component of the horn system or any... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080291035 - Pressure switch: In a pressure switch, a joint coupling holder is mounted via an opening in a case constituting a housing. A plurality of engagement pawls that make up the joint coupling holder engages with a bottom of the case. Further, by inserting a cap into a recess of the joint coupling... Agent: Paul A. Guss Paul A. Guss Attorney At Law

20080291036 - Multifunction smoke alarm unit: Improvements in a smoke alarm are presented. The multifunction smoke alarm unit includes separate sensors within a single enclosure for detecting smoke and occupancy, sounding a distinctive audible alarm when combustion is detected or the presence of a person within the area of the sensor. The multifunction smoke alarm can... Agent: Buhler Associates Buhler, Kirk A.

20080291037 - Smoke detection and laser escape indication system utilizing a control master with base and satellite stations: A smoke detection and escape indication system includes a master controller in communication a base unit and a satellite unit. The base unit and the satellite unit are each in wireless communication with one another and include a wireless receiver, a wireless transmitter, a sensor for detecting a hazard and... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20080291038 - Electronic device: There is provided an electronic device that enables and ensures the detection of the open/close condition and attached condition of a plurality of cover bodies by only one detection switch. Therefore, an electronic device comprises an upper cover, a front cover, an actuator, and a mechanical switch. The upper cover... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20080291039 - Detection of a broken wire between power sourcing equipment and a powered device: A system and method for detecting a broken wire in a communication cable coupling a powered device to power sourcing equipment. Powered Devices (PDs) may be powered by power sourcing equipment via communication cables as in power over Ethernet systems. A current share technique is employed at the Power Sourcing... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20080291040 - Monitoring systems and methods for monitoring the condition of one or more components of an electrical device: Methods and systems for monitoring a component of an electrical device and/or a brush of a brush holder assembly are disclosed. One method includes receiving data from a plurality of remote monitoring locations at a central control unit, where the data may be evaluated in order to monitor states of... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20080291041 - Rfid tagged item trajectory and location estimation system and method: A system for predicting a trajectory of an item tagged with an RFID tag. The system includes a network of communicatively coupled RFID readers, each having tag cache memory, and a search engine communicatively coupled with the tag caches in each of the readers. When a tag is within operating... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20080291042 - Inertial measurement unit localization technique for sensor networks: A sensor node for a wireless sensor network is provided. The sensor node comprises a sensor module including one or more sensors, a data processor in operative communication with the sensor module, a radio frequency transceiver in operative communication with the data processor, and an inertial measurement unit in operative... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080291044 - Alerting system and process for objects within a detectable range of distance: An alerting system for one or more objects belonging to a user having an alert informer, which is adapted for being carried by the user, having an alert generator for generating an alert signal. The alerting system further has one or more target detectors, which are adapted for being held... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20080291045 - Method and apparatus for a proximity warning system: The present invention provides a method, apparatus, and computer instructions for warning of a presence of a person in a zone having an inadequate security clearance. Movement of the person in the zone is detected. A message is broadcast to selected data processing systems associated with the zone, wherein the... Agent: Ibm Corp (ya) C/o Yee & Associates PC

20080291043 - System and method for device activation: Described is a device and a method of operating the device. The device comprises a function module and a triggering arrangement activating a function of the function module in a response to a triggering condition. The triggering arrangement generates an interrogation signal, the response including at least one of (i)... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20080291046 - Electrical device arrangement, in particular for an item of furniture, with a bus device and bus subscribers, and a method for controlling such electrical device arrangement: An electrical device arrangement, in particular for an item of furniture, includes a bus device and bus subscribers. The bus device has at least two control paths, two power paths and at least one enable path. The additional enable path simplifies the mutual identification of the bus subscribers and also... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20080291047 - System having key fob operable to remotely control a garage door via remote keyless entry receiver and garage door opener transmitter interconnected by vehicle bus: A garage door opener (GDO) system and method include a remote keyless entry (RKE) receiver and a GDO system interconnected by a vehicle bus. Upon receiving a RKE GDO request signal from a key fob, the RKE receiver forwards a command signal over the vehicle bus to the GDO transmitter.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20080291048 - Use of flexible member for borehole diameter measurement: The downhole tool disclosed herein comprises a body, a flexible member attached to the body, and a transducer housed in the body. The flexible member compresses against one side of the wellbore and urges the body against the other side. The transducer emits a signal to the flexible member reflectable... Agent: Keith R. Derrington Bracewell & Guiliani LLP

20080291049 - Very narrow band multipoint communication system: A very narrow band multipoint communication system suitable for use in an automatic meter reading (AMR) system having a communication protocol that divides each main channel of a frequency or digital code hopping system into multiple sub-channels and applies frequency division multiplexing among the sub-channels. Each sub-channel exhibits a very... Agent: Mehrman Law Office, P.C.

20080291050 - Wildlife alert system: A system for alerting a driver of the presence of wildlife on the road ahead. The system logically deciphers between animal heat and the heat of an oncoming vehicle by way of a combination of infrared (IR) and photo sensors and an AND/NOT logic. At night—when wildlife is not easily... Agent: Mike Gauthier

20080291051 - Relay warning system for a motor vehicle: A transmitter-receiver combination wherein the transmitter is mounted in a lead vehicle and the receiver is mounted in a following vehicle. Warning lights associated with the receiver are illuminated when the lead vehicle signals a turn or applies the brakes.... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20080291052 - Alert and warning system and method: The present inventions provide a system and method for providing a warning using at least one wireless communication link between an approaching object and the location where a warning is to be given based in part on the location of the object and its proximity to the warning location. One... Agent: Akin Gump LLP - Silicon Valley

20080291053 - Signal-operable traffic sign assembly: A traffic sign assembly messages onlookers when activated by a power loss signal. The assembly comprises a bifurcated sign, a J-shaped bracket member, a stem pinion or shaft, a linear actuator with pinion track, and circuitry for signaling the actuator. The bifurcated sign comprises top and bottom sign portions, and... Agent: Meroni & Meroni, P.C. Charles F. Meroni, Jr.

20080291054 - Parking system employing rem techniques: The system described is an integrated parking management system which makes use of patented vehicle detectors to collect and transmit data, essentially in near real time, as to all events happening as to single or multiple parking spaces (e.g. current and historic use, length of time of occupancy of current... Agent: R.j. Lasker, Esq.

20080291055 - Method and system for vehicle traffic monitoring based on the detection of a characteristic radio frequency: A method of vehicle traffic monitoring based on the detection of characteristic Radio Frequency (RF) emissions. A detector detects RF pulses on multiple frequencies emitted by ignition sparks in a combustion chamber of a motor vehicle within a detection zone. When RF pulses occur on different frequencies simultaneously, the detector... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20080291056 - Method and apparatus for documenting the condition of a vehicle: A method and apparatus that includes cameras encased in vandalism and weather resistant housings, which attach to the outside or inside of a tunnel. The cameras provide for overhead, side, front, and rear views of a vehicle as the vehicle approaches and enters the tunnel and as the vehicle exits... Agent: Benjamin I. Edlavitch

20080291057 - Mobile object management system, mobile terminal and processing apparatus: Watermark embedding embeds a digital watermark in positional information measured by positioner for measuring a current position of the mobile object. The positional information embedded with the digital watermark is outputted by a track information output as track information to a carrying medium. The track information is obtained by track... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080284559 - Device for controlling an air conducting element in a motor vehicle: The invention relates to a device and a method for controlling at least one air conducting element (15) in a motor vehicle. Said device comprises a first gas sensor (51) and a second gas sensor (52) which generate signals in accordance with the harmful gas concentration in the ambient air.... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080284560 - Information processing system, control information processing device, and program: There is provided an information processing system that includes an information processing terminal equipped with an IC chip capable of non-contact communication with a reader/writer, a data provider device that stores a first data record for creating service data, and a control information processing device that creates the service data... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080284563 - Vehicle key system: A vehicle key system is provided. The vehicle key system comprises a vehicle computer system for a vehicle and a monolithic key structure. The monolithic key structure comprises a key portion coupled to the vehicle and a body portion electrically coupled to the vehicle computer system. The body portion comprises... Agent: Silicon Valley Patent Group LLP

20080284561 - Method for protecting data: The present invention is to provide a method for protecting data applied to an electronic communication device, which enables the electronic communication device to receive a wireless signal containing a data output instruction transmitted by a user of the electronic communication device when the electronic communication device is stolen or... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080284564 - Time-of-flight ranging systems: A time-of-flight ranging system, such as a keyless access control system, comprises a first part (10) and a second part (12), which may implemented as a portable device such as a key fob. Both parts have signal transmitting and receiving means (14, 22 and 26, 32) for effecting communication with... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080284562 - Computer based guest monitoring and identification system and method: A guest monitoring and identification system is shown. The system comprises an RFID carried by a guest and includes therein programmed predetermined data identifying a guest. An activating transmitter transmits a monitoring signal over a designated area to be traversed by a guest having the RFID. A receiver receives from... Agent: Daniel J. Meaney, Jr., Esq.

20080284565 - Apparatus, system and methods for supporting an authentication process: An apparatus for obtaining information that can be used to authenticate an entity, the apparatus comprising: an image capturing means arranged to capture an image; an image processor arranged to process the image in order to retrieve a block of ciphertext encoded in the image; and a data processor arranged... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080284566 - Location based electronic sign system: A method and an apparatus for determining the proximity between an electronic sign and one or more object items to transmit presentation information to the electronic sign are described. The determination may be based on a signal wirelessly generated from the electronic sign. The presentation information displayed at the electronic... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080284567 - Container: The present invention relates to a container, especially for moisture-sensitive goods, with a container body formed by a wall and a bottom of the container, and a container cover which can be opened and closed. The container has a layer, preferably containing a desiccant, which extends over at least a... Agent: John C. Thompson

20080284569 - Guaranteed rfid event delivery: An RFID event tracking and management system provides a standardized approach that can be utilized by various industry verticals. Guaranteed event delivery can ensure that any event data captured by an RFID device is written to persistent storage. A first guaranteed commit process can ensure that event data captured by... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20080284570 - Reader control system: An RFID reader control system and method is provided. A protocol for controlling an RFID reader and an RFID reader control unit of a mobile phone is defined. Messages, information, commands, responses, and notification are constructed and transmitted between the RFID reader and the RFID reader control unit.... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080284571 - System for utilizing rfid tags to manage automotive parts: A system for utilizing RFID tags to manage automotive parts. A system is provided that includes a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader configured to read data from RFID tags affixed to parts located throughout a vehicle, wherein each RFID tag uniquely identifies a part; a data processing system configured to... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20080284568 - Transponder: A transporter is provided for use in particular with microwave or millimetric wavelength electromagnetic radiation, and includes a retro-reflecting arrangement and a modulating arrangement, in which the modulating arrangement is operable, by a current-induced field, to apply a predetermined type of pattern of modulation to incident microwave or millimetric wavelength... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080284572 - Data control system, control server, data control method, and program: There is provided a data control system that includes a control server and an information processing terminal equipped with a non-contact type IC chip. The information processing terminal includes an internal memory in the IC chip and an update request portion. The internal memory includes at least one service area... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080284573 - Facility status information networked system: A facility status information networked control, communication and display system with one or more monitoring stations and wireless communication with a portable pagers. Each station displays a facility layout and has indicia representative of specific designated areas of a facility which is available for use. The indicia communicates to a... Agent: Dennis G. Lapointe Lapointe Law Group, Pl

20080284574 - Device for determining the roll angle and system and method for roll stabilization of a motor vehicle: The present invention relates to a device for determining the roll angle and a system and a method for roll stabilization of a motor vehicle with a yaw rate sensor arrangement (1) of an existing driving dynamics control system which, for detecting a combined signal consisting of yaw rate and... Agent: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery

20080284575 - Vehicle diagnostic techniques: Vehicle with diagnostic capability includes different vehicle-resident sensors, each providing a measurement related to a state of the sensor or a measurement related to a state of the mounting location of the sensor, a vehicle-resident diagnostic processor coupled to the sensors and arranged to receive data from the sensors and... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080284576 - External air-flow-through valve stem mounted tire pressure monitoring apparatus: A wireless tire pressure monitoring apparatus is adapted to install on a conventional tire valve stem. The apparatus includes capability of refilling air through the sensor built-in valve stem, without needing to remove the apparatus. The pressure monitoring apparatus further includes a locking device to secure the mounting of the... Agent: Joe Zhou

20080284577 - System for measuring life expectancy of a tire condition monitoring system: A system (10) is provided for monitoring a remote tire monitoring sensor. The system includes a tire-based unit (16) having a sensor (42) and transmitter (44) that receives power from a power supply (18) located within the tire-based unit (16). The transmitter (44) transmits a signal (22) relating to a... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080284578 - Automobile communication device: An automobile communication device includes a housing operably connectable to an automobile and having a rearward facing transparent portion. A display mechanism having sides each with predetermined indicia thereon is rotatably disposed within such housing. A motor is operably connected to the display mechanism for rotating the display mechanism. A... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080284579 - Carbon monoxide safety system: The instant invention provides a system for avoiding or reducing exposure to toxic gases. More specifically, the instant invention includes a base module having a first transceiver securable within a structure, and most preferably within the garage of a home. The base module is constructed and arranged to communicate with... Agent: Mchale & Slavin, P.A.

20080284580 - Video alarm verification: A method for monitoring an alarm zone within a perimeter, border and/or building includes capturing video image data of an alarm event detected in the alarm zone, and automatically establishing a cell phone session with an end-user to verify a true or false nature of the detected alarm. The end-user... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080284581 - Method and apparatus for suppressing duplicate alarms: A method and apparatus for suppressing a duplicated alarm in a communications network are described. In one embodiment, at least one alarm message associated with at least one event is received. A determination of whether the at least one event exists in a database is subsequently made. The at least... Agent: Mr. John Etchells At & T Corp.,

20080284582 - System and method of discovering, detecting and classifying alarm patterns for electrophysiological monitoring systems: A system and method for electrophysiological monitoring system including a plurality of sensors configured to detect one or more health parameters of a patient and a monitoring device configured to receive a plurality of sensing signals from the sensors and output a monitoring signal representative of an alarm sequence, wherein... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20080284583 - Electronic compass: An electronic compass, which uses an induction coil unit and action force generated from the earth's magnetic field to detect directions, is able to show data on a display panel. Since data on the display panel is reflected on the inclined plane ahead of the present invention, a driver driving... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.

20080284584 - High-frequency drum-style slip-ring modules: A drum-style slip-ring module (100) is used in a contact-type communication system. The module utilizes PCB construction to construct a plurality of stacked electrically-conductive rings (102) and a plurality of dielectric layers (104) electrically isolating the conductive rings. Each of the dielectric layers includes a centrally-located aperture (107). The module... Agent: Phillips Lytle LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080284586 - Portable electronic device and method for detachably attaching the same using magnetic attachment device: A portable electronic device for both vehicle and home use is provided. The portable electronic device includes a magnetic attachment device having a magnetic element. Another magnetic element is disposed on the support inside the vehicle or home. When the portable electronic device is placed on the support, the controller... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080284588 - Apparatus and method for tracking position on handheld device: An apparatus for locating a mobile device includes a receiving unit receiving a trigger profile including predetermined zone information and a triggering rule about the generation of an alarm signal at the moment of entering and exiting of the predetermined zone, a location identifying unit locating a present location, a... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080284589 - Dual-network locator and communication system for emergency services personnel: A communications system is provided for emergency services personnel that includes a plurality of portable devices and a base station. The portable devices are configured to be carried by emergency services personnel while at an emergency site. The portable devices each have a first transceiver configured to communicate over a... Agent: Rick Comoglio Sr. Intellectual Property Counsel

20080284587 - Personal safety mobile notification system, method and apparatus: The present invention comprises, in one embodiment, a system, process or method for controlling, operating or otherwise directing a personal safety mobile notification system having a mobile device adapted to initiate and transmit an alarm notification signal to a network (such as an PLMN network) in the event of an... Agent: Kevin Lynn Wildenstein Southwest Intellectual Property Services, LLC

20080284590 - Authentication codes for building/area code address: A low cost, robust, wireless sensor that provides an extended period of operability without maintenance is described. The wireless sensors are configured to communicate with a base unit or repeater. When the sensor unit detects an anomalous ambient condition (e.g., smoke, fire, water, etc.) the sensor communicates with the base... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080284585 - System and method for communicating power system information through a radio frequency device: A system for communicating information between a detection device and a wireless device is provided. The system generally includes a detection device adapted to monitor a condition related to a power system. A radio interface unit is in communication with the detection device via a communication member. A wireless device... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20080284591 - System for monitoring unsupervised workers and generating and delivering a report based on the monitored activity: A system for monitoring an unsupervised worker is provided that includes a plurality of sensors and a base station provided at the monitored location, a service provider server located remotely from the monitored location and operated by a third party service provider, and a computing device associated with a subscriber... Agent: Martin J. Moran Eaton Electrical, Inc.

20080284592 - Home health monitoring system: The present invention relates to a system and method of modifying and utilizing a standard home security system augmenting it into a viable state-of-the-art home health monitoring system. More specifically, this invention relates to an apparatus and method of adding a program and some motion sensors thus using the methods... Agent: Donald Alexander Collins, Jr.

20080284593 - Method and system for power management of electronic article surveillance systems: A method, system and apparatus for managing power use in security systems, which include establishing a detection region, triggering a person detection event, the person detection event based on the detection of a person in the detection region, starting a timer upon triggering the person detection event, and transmitting a... Agent: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20080284594 - Optoelectronic sensor arrangement and process for monitoring a surveillance area: The invention relates to an optoelectronic sensor arrangement (1), with a plurality of optical transmitters (21, 22) positioned side by side in an optical transmitter strip (12), such that each optical transmitter (21, 22) transmits the light of a transmitted cone (α1, α2) into a surveillance area (50), and with... Agent: Nath & Associates

20080284595 - Window or door handle: An olive-shaped window or door fitting includes a handle housed in a handle fitting, an autonomous monitoring and alarm module arranged in a module housing with several sensors, and an evaluation unit, which receives alarm signals and detection signals. The monitoring and alarm module has at least one handling noise... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080284596 - Secured and alarmed window and entry way: A screen unit has opposed first and second sides and includes a robust mesh having a perimeter, and a frame engaging the perimeter of the robust mesh supporting and preventing relative movement between the frame and the mesh. A security device, formed in the frame, includes sensor apparatus to detect... Agent: Michael Winfield Goltry

20080284600 - Location management for radio frequency identification readers: A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) system for managing and identifying locations for an RFID reader is disclosed. An expected location of a fixed radio frequency identification (RFID) reader is determined. A first signal is transmitted from the reader to a first RFID tag to determine whether the reader is at... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080284602 - Methods and systems for using rfid in biological field: Biological reagent carrier devices and methods are disclosed, which employ RFID techniques to associate information with biological reagents.... Agent: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.l.l.c.

20080284599 - Pharma-informatics system: Compositions, systems and methods that allow for the detection of the actual physical delivery of a pharmaceutical agent to a body are provided. Embodiments of the compositions include an identifier and an active agent. The invention finds use in a variety of different applications, including but not limited to, monitoring... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP (proteus Biomedical, Inc)

20080284598 - Rfid data integrity and event compensation: An RFID event tracking and management system provides a standardized approach that can be utilized by various industry verticals. Loss of captured event data, such as RFID generated through an RFID event, can be prevented through a series of guarantee semantics. Approaches also allow an entity to control the integrity... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20080284597 - Security using epcis data and a virtual private database: An RFID event tracking and management system provides a standardized approach that can be utilized by various industry verticals. Loss of captured event data, such as RFID generated through an RFID event, can be prevented through a series of guarantee semantics. Approaches also provide for role-based data visibility. Queries received... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20080284603 - Sending service data to an rfid tag while an attached computer system is powered off: An apparatus, system, and storage medium that, in an embodiment, receive service data at a computer system from an RFID tag, where the service data was sent to the RFID tag from an RF transmitter while the computer system was powered off. The RFID tag includes tag memory and an... Agent: Ibm Corporation RochesterIPLaw Dept. 917

20080284601 - Theft deterrent tag: An article surveillance tag that has a shock absorbing mechanism that prevents unauthorized removal of the tag by the application of a strike force to the tag by a blunt object. In one embodiment, the article surveillance tag is adapted to engage articles that cannot be penetrated by pins.... Agent: Milord & Associates, P.C.

20080284604 - Apparatus and system for stock control: An apparatus (500) for detecting removal of items from a compartment is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a reader (540) for reading Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags attached to items in the compartment and a processor (510), coupled to the reader (540), for identifying items removed from the compartment. Removal of... Agent: John Alexander Galbreath

20080284605 - Automated tuning method for rfid labels: A method and an analogous system for tuning an RFID label prior to application to an article are disclosed. The method includes providing an RFID label having at least one antenna disposed therein, identifying an article, relaying information related to the identification of the article to a controller, with the... Agent: Ip Legal Department Tyco Fire & Security Services

20080284606 - Radio frequency identification tag apparatus: The invention provides a physical-characteristic-based RFID tag apparatus which is easy to implement, controllable by a user and capable of enabling privacy protection function as appropriate. According to the invention, there is provided an RFID tag apparatus, comprising: an RFID tag which comprises an antenna and a chip; and a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080284607 - Communication apparatus having human body contact sensing function and method thereof: Provided is a communication apparatus having a human body contact sensing function and a method thereof. The communication apparatus includes: an electrode that comes in contact with the human body; a contact sensor that is connected to the electrode, and instructs the central processing unit to perform an initial operation... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080284608 - Connection mechanisms in absorbent articles for body fluid signaling devices: Absorbent articles incorporating a wetness sensor for indicating the presence of a body fluid are disclosed. In particular, the absorbent articles include at least two conductive elements that form an open circuit within the article. Each conductive element is connected to a conductive pad member that has sufficient surface area... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080284609 - Rf integrated circuit having an on-chip thermal sensing circuit: An integrated circuit includes a on-chip thermal sensing circuit that generates a temperature signal based on a temperature of the integrated circuit. An RF transceiver generates an outbound RF signal from outbound data and to generate inbound data from an inbound RF signal, based on the temperature signal.... Agent: Garlick Harrison & Markison

20080284610 - Tamper respondent enclosure: The present invention relates to a tamper respondent covering (10) wherein the covering (10) is adapted for mounting on a surface having at least one item (14, 16) disposed thereon, said tamper respondent covering (10) comprising a covering member defining a recess (28), and at least one non-metallic detecting element... Agent: Gore Enterprise Holdings, Inc.

20080284611 - Vertical system integration: The Vertical System Integration (VSI) invention herein is a method for integration of disparate electronic, optical and MEMS technologies into a single integrated circuit die or component and wherein the individual device layers used in the VSI fabrication processes are preferably previously fabricated components intended for generic multiple application use... Agent: Michael J. Ure

20080284612 - Flashing beacon: A warning device of the flashing beacon type (2) is provided with a dual light source (14, 16), typically in the form of two LEDs arranged in back to back relationship, in which the light from one light source (14) is transmitted directly from the beacon whereas the light from... Agent: Stevens & Showalter LLP

20080284613 - Method and system for controlling radio controlled devices: The present invention is a method and system for controlling a RC device via a secure radio link. In one embodiment of the invention, spread spectrum modulation may be employed which may provide a digital radio frequency (RF) link between a controller and a RC device. A controller may be... Agent: Suiter Swantz PC Llo

20080284614 - Modular power monitoring system: A power monitoring system for monitoring characteristics of power transmitted through one or more power lines comprises a meter base and multiple option modules. The meter base includes a processor and associated circuitry for processing signals derived from sensors coupled to said power lines and producing output signals representing selected... Agent: Schneider Electric / Square D Company Legal Dept. - I.p. Group (np)

20080284615 - Information provision apparatus: An information provision apparatus of the present invention includes a stop detector to detect a stop of a vehicle; a display unit to display various information; and a control unit to control the display unit to display a plurality of display contents in a manner that two successive contents of... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080284616 - Quick return: A method for controlling traffic at an intersection which helps to avoid traffic jams at intersections by taking advantage of the free space ahead of the intersection and implementing an exclusive right return lane for the drivers wanting to make a left turn at the intersection in a very inexpensive... Agent: Graybeal, Jackson, Haley LLP

20080284617 - Back warning system and method for vehicle: A back warning system and method for a vehicle are provided. The system includes an electronic system and a plurality of sensor units. When the vehicle is backed, the electronic system transmits a sensor drive message and then generates a warning based on a received warning level. The sensor units... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080284618 - Process and system for modifying the content of an alarm message onboard an aircraft: The invention relates to a method for updating a content of a given warning message emitted in an aircraft by a monitoring system (100, 200) in case of detection of a particular state of at least one monitored system (400) of the said aircraft, characterized in that the said method... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080284619 - Aircraft doors: An alarm system for an aircraft door comprising; a sensor (37) for sensing when the door operating handle is about to be gripped by an operator, an aural alarm (35) associated with the sensor (37) and operas a to sound when the sensor (37) detects that the handle is about... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20080278280 - Termination compensation for differential signals on glass: A system for calibrating operation of integrated differential signal receiver circuitry mounted on a substrate and coupled via surface conductors to edge mounted interface electrodes in which compensation is provided for variances among the resistances of the surface conductors.... Agent: National Semiconductor Corporation C/o Vedder Price Kaufman & Kammholz

20080278283 - Biometric universal security remote: An apparatus and method for a universal wireless security device that provides multiple access control functions in one device without subjecting an owner to increased risk arising from unauthorized use. Authorization is established via one or more biometric characteristics of a user attempting to operate the device. The apparatus includes... Agent: Patent Law Offices Of Michael E. Woods

20080278284 - Lockable document storage system and methods of using the same: Methods and systems of a lockable document storage system for communicating physical documents between an entity and a customer are provided. The system includes a plurality of document storage bins coupled together to form a modular document storage unit, a first access portal associated with more than one of the... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080278281 - Safety edge system with override of fault condition: A method, system and apparatus for operating a safety sensitive edge for the safeguarded motor-driven movement of a door or gate having a moving edge is provided. An external sensing device(s) arranged in a feedback loop is disposed proximate the moving edge of the door and generates a fault signal... Agent: Mathews, Shepherd, Mckay, & Bruneau, P.A.

20080278285 - Recording device: When a recording media 10 including secure areas is inserted in an electronic terminal 30, the electronic terminal 30 reads a predetermined program from the recording media 10. As a result of processing performed by the program, the recording media 10 judges a boot state of the electronic terminal 30... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080278282 - Motor vehicle control device data transfer system and process: The present invention relates to a motor vehicle control device data transfer system and process. In particular, it relates to such a system and process for the transfer of data, subject to the risk of tampering, from a central data-processing device (12) at the motor vehicle manufacturer's to a motor... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20080278286 - Communication method, system and user terminal: A communications system comprising one or more transponders and a user terminal including a processing unit, a reader unit for communicating with the transponders and a communications unit. The one or more transponders are configured to store connection specific information on the terminal device, and the reader unit of the... Agent: Hoillingswosarth & Funk , LLC

20080278289 - Method for the operation of an rfid tag with precise localization: The invention relates to a method for the operation of an RFID transponder (1, 2), wherein with the help of a marker (5-8) an inductive/magnetic near field (9-12) is generated whose field intensity is measured by the RFID transponder (1, 2) which transmits data to a reader, characterized in that... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20080278290 - Radio frequency identification (rfid) system for dynamically and automatically establishing communication between a mobile wireless communicating device and a processing system: RFID tags to provide a relatively low power and power conserving wireless communication system to dynamically and automatically transfer all preselected data developed in designated digital devices to a centralized data processing system. Inclusion, in the target mobile wireless devices from which data is to be transferred, of an RFID... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20080278288 - Rfid to store saw calibration coefficients: Calibration constants unique to a particular sensor are derived and stored in a memory with which the sensor is associated and then read from the memory and used to provide compensation for data readings (14). Calibration constants may be derived and stored in the memory following installation of the sensor... Agent: Dority & Manning, PA & Michelin North America, Inc

20080278287 - Rfid transceiver unit: An RFID transceiver unit (10) for detecting an RFID transponder said transceiver unit comprises a transmitter associated with a loop-shaped transmitting antenna (12) for transmitting an electromagnetic excitation field and a receiver associated with a loop-shaped receiving antenna (14). When the RFID transponder (18) is excited by the excitation field... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080278291 - Radio-frequency tag communication system: A radio-frequency tag communication system including (a) a radio-frequency tag, (b) a radio-frequency tag communication device configured to transmit a transmitted signal toward the radio-frequency tag, and to receive a reply signal transmitted from the radio-frequency tag in response to the transmitted signal, for thereby effecting radio communication with the... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20080278292 - Wireless tracking system and method utilizing tags with variable power level transmissions: The present invention provides a solution to mistaken location calculations based on multipath effects. The present invention utilizes tags attached to objects that transmit signals at various power levels for reception by sensors stationed throughout a facility. Sensor readings at the various power levels are utilized to determine the location... Agent: Clause Eight Intellectual Property Services

20080278293 - Rfid tag, interrogator and system with improved symbol encoding and decoding: An improved RFID Tag, Interrogator, and system wherein at least one tag modulates a radio frequency signal by modulated backscatter operations.... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20080278294 - Wireless tag reader and wireless tag status inference apparatus, system, and program: A system including wireless tags that transmit information from fixed locations to nearby wireless tag readers possessed by moving persons also includes a wireless tag status inference apparatus to which the wireless tag readers send identifying information received from the wireless tags. The wireless tag status inference apparatus logs the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080278295 - System and method for power line carrier communication using high frequency tone bursts: A communication system and method is utilized to communicate data over an AC power line. Tone burst are superimposed on an AC power signal at predetermined voltage reference levels or at predetermined phase angles to represent bit values. These bit values are represented by either the presence or the absence... Agent: Waddey & Patterson, P.C.

20080278296 - Power line communication apparatus, and method and apparatus for controlling electric devices: A power line communication apparatus, device control apparatus, and device control method are disclosed. By controlling the phase of AC power with reference to a zero cross point during power line communication, the power line communication apparatus enables not only data to be transmitted and received in a manner robust... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080278297 - System for control of lights and motors: A system for independent control of electric motors and electric lights includes a plurality of two-wire wallstations coupled in series via power wires between an alternating-current (AC) source and a light/motor control unit. The light/motor control unit is preferably located in the same enclosure as an electric motor and an... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080278298 - Information device, preferably in a motor vehicle, and method for supplying information about vehicle data, in particular vehicle functions and their operation: s

20080278299 - Vehicle brake pressure monitoring system an method: The present invention relates to a vehicle brake system, which has a brake reservoir, and utilizes a tire management system that is in communication with the brake reservoir and a vehicle operator. As a result of this configuration, the tire management system communicates brake reservoir pressure signals to the vehicle... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn, LLC

20080278300 - System and method for verifying fuel cap engagement: A system for verifying fuel cap engagement utilizes a transducer coupled to a purge line of a fuel vapor recovery system to generate an electrical signal corresponding to one of the vapor pressure and the vapor flow rate in the purge line. A monitor receives the electrical signal and estimates... Agent: Eley Law Firm Co.

20080278301 - Driving operation feedback apparatus and program for same: A safe driving support apparatus in a vehicle is used in a manner that prevents an over-reliance of a driver on a safety device by an application of a technique. That is, for example, an evaluation of driving operation is lowered when the vehicle has been under control of an... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080278303 - Anti-idling alarm and method for vehicles: An anti-idling alarm, comprising a microcontroller, an interface connected to vehicle sensors, a communication interface connected to the microcontroller, a data storage arrangement connected to the microcontroller and at least one warning arrangement configured to be activated by the microcontroller.... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - PhiladelphiaIPDepartment

20080278302 - Electric vehicle, a display device for an electric vehicle and a method of displaying information: An electric vehicle and display device for an electric vehicle having a plurality of display elements (including 10a, 10d and 10j). In one embodiment display elements (10a, 10d) are actuated in proportion to the ratio of actual vehicle speed to the maximum allowable speed for a given mode of operation.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080278304 - Method and apparatus for monitoring pressure of vehicle tires: In a method and apparatus for monitoring vehicle tire pressure a tire inflation pressure value is acquired and compared with at least one stored setpoint value; and based on the comparison result, it is determined whether the vehicle tire has an incorrect tire pressure, (particularly, an excessively low tire pressure).... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080278305 - Wheel electronics and tire control system for measuring a measurand: Wheel Electronics and Tire Control System for Measuring a Measurand is provided. The wheel electronics may include a receiving device for picking up and digitizing an amplitude-modulated request signal, which has a carrier frequency for encoding a request, having a first evaluation device, which checks the request signal for the... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20080278306 - Tire condition detecting device: A tire condition detecting device which detects the state of tires mounted on a vehicle by sensors and receives the radio waves of the detected signals through an antenna stored in an antenna case attached to the vehicle body, and which comprises a heating means capable of heating the antenna... Agent: Patrick G. Burns Greer, Burns & Crain

20080278307 - Structure of warning light: A warning light relates to a light device that can be affixed to a vehicle and emits glaring light to give alert, specifically to a warning light, of which the power is converted from solar energy and a vibration sensor module activates a light module to emit light. The light... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C. Suite 500

20080278308 - System and method for intruder detection: Systems and methods for detecting presence and movement of intruders. Various embodiments of an intruder detection system can be based on, for example, a beam-interrupt detector or a thermal imaging device. The beam-interrupt detection based system can provide functionalities such as counting of intruders crossing a given beam. A plurality... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080278309 - Large area position/proximity correction device with alarms using (d)gps technology: A collar to be worn on an object or a large or small animal has been designed incorporating (D)GPS technology. The operation of the device includes programming the three dimensional boundary into the memory of the device and simply installing the collar on the animal. As the animal approaches the... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080278310 - Method of measuring signal strength in a wireless sensor system: A low cost, robust, wireless sensor that provides an extended period of operability without maintenance is described. The wireless sensors are configured to communicate with a base unit or repeater. When the sensor unit detects an anomalous ambient condition (e.g., smoke, fire, water, etc.) the sensor communicates with the base... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080278314 - Event tracking and monitoring system: A race tracking and monitoring system using satellite communications may support racing teams in remote areas, and may provide information to officials, media broadcasters, or other interested parties while minimizing the cost of communications. The system may include a race vehicle communication device, a satellite network, check point communication devices... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20080278313 - Methods, device and system for sending and providing environmental data: The invention relates to a method for sending environmental data by means of a mobile terminal device, comprising the steps of detecting said environmental data, evaluating said environmental data, determining if said evaluated environmental data is to be sent, and sending said environmental data in case of an affirmative determination.... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080278312 - Methods, electronic devices, and computer program products for generating presence information associated with a user of an electronic device based on environmental information: An electronic device includes an environmental sensor that is configured to obtain information associated with an environment surrounding the electronic device and a presence client module that is configured to generate a presence indicator associated with a user of the electronic device based on the information associated with the environment... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20080278315 - Bi-directional hand-shaking sensor system: A low cost, robust, wireless sensor that provides an extended period of operability without maintenance is described. The wireless sensors are configured to communicate with a base unit or repeater. When the sensor unit detects an anomalous ambient condition (e.g., smoke, fire, water, etc.) the sensor communicates with the base... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080278311 - Advanced emergency geographical information system: A geographical information system (“GIS”) for integrating multiple spatial emergency data, multiple non-spatial emergency data or both multiple spatial emergency data and multiple non-spatial emergency data into a real-time GIS for analyzing emergency data. A method for integrating multiple spatial emergency data, multiple non-spatial emergency data or both multiple spatial... Agent: Sheldon Mak Rose & Anderson PC

20080278316 - Wireless transceiver: A low cost, robust, wireless sensor that provides an extended period of operability without maintenance is described. The wireless sensors are configured to communicate with a base unit or repeater. When the sensor unit detects an anomalous ambient condition (e.g., smoke, fire, water, etc.) the sensor communicates with the base... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080278317 - Real-time monitor system: A real-time monitor system including at least one public facility, a second wireless transceiver, and a control center is provided. The public facility includes a power generator, a load, a signal generator, and a first wireless transceiver. An initial power provided by the power generator drives the load. The signal... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080278318 - Smart container monitoring system: A remotely monitorable shipping container including a shipping container body having associated therewith at least one door and at least one door latch having a latch locking element arranged for locking engagement with a door mounted locking element, at least one wireless communicator mounted in a secure location within the... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080278319 - Method and apparatus for detection of structure failure: A detection and alarm system comprises a piezoelectric film sensor and associated circuitry. The sensor detects acoustic emission signals from metallic objects under stress upon which it is affixed. The associated circuitry receives electronic signals from the sensor, creates and evaluates a sensor output value including rate ratio and frequency... Agent: Metz Lewis, LLC

20080278320 - Method and system for reduction of electronic article surveillance system false alarms: A method and system for generating alarms in a security system that include establishing a detection region, detecting a first event where the first event is one of (a) detecting a tag in the detection region and (b) detecting a person in the detection region, starting a timer upon detecting... Agent: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20080278322 - Process and overall system for the secure transportation of valuable objects: Method and overall system for safe transporting of valuable articles (13) to a client. A well-known amount of the valuable articles (13), which are to be transported, is packed in a transport package (10, 11). This comprises a security circuit and a security system for the valuable articles. In the... Agent: Mccarter & English LLP Cityplace I

20080278321 - Surveillance system: A surveillance system for preventing the theft of clothing. In particular, a clothing rack includes a surveillance system and an indicator to warn customers that they are under surveillance. In one embodiment, the clothing rack includes an elongated hollow body adapted to support at least one hanger by its hook,... Agent: O''melveny & Myers LLP Ip&t Calendar Department La-1118

20080278323 - Mail detection and notification system: A system and method is provided for detecting the presence of mail articles in individual mailboxes, and informing the mailbox owner at a remote location of the presence and even sender of such mail articles. The method uses sensors in the mailbox to detect the articles and a scanner to... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20080278324 - Article position management system, article position management method, terminal device, server, and article position management program: There is provided an article position management system which can determine where an article is present with high accuracy and manage the position of the article such that no article is left unchecked. Illumination sections (11-14) optically transmit pieces of positional information only to specific regions (lighting ranges (401-404)). A... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080278325 - Dynamically programmable rfid transponder: A radio frequency transponder, or a device that comprises a radio frequency transponder, wherein the radio frequency transponder is operative in invoking self-programming of data stored in the radio frequency transponder. In some implementations the radio frequency transponder selectively enables the transmission of a unique identifier by selectively programming the... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080278328 - Mobile rfid reader with integrated location awareness for material tracking and management: A portable RFID reader (or reader/writer) that also employs a location determination subsystem that facilitates determination of the reader (or reader/writer) location. The location subsystem can employ a satellite-based GPS (Global Positioning System) location technology where such signals are unimpeded by structures. Additionally, the location subsystem can employ other terrestrial... Agent: Amin Turocy & Calvin, LLP Attention: Heather Holmes

20080278326 - Rfid key switch with integrated key circuitry: A system and method for enhanced security by incorporating RFID processing circuitry within a key switch assembly. The RFID key switch assembly includes four subassemblies; the key/tumbler assembly, rotating and stationary switch contacts, RFID Processing Circuitry and an electrical connection interface. The RFID Processing Circuitry incorporated in the key switch... Agent: Bryan Anderson Honeywell International Inc.

20080278327 - Wireless tracking system and method utilizing tags with variable power level transmissions: The present invention provides a solution to mistaken location calculations based on multipath effects. The present invention utilizes tags attached to objects that transmit signals at various power levels for reception by sensors stationed throughout a facility. Sensor readings at the various power levels are utilized to determine the location... Agent: Clause Eight Intellectual Property Services

20080278329 - Rfid reader and rfid system: Provided are an RF reader and an RF system. The RF reader includes: a plurality of antennas; a path selector for selecting a transmit or receive path of an RF signal; an RF processor for processing the RF signal received through the transmit or receive path of the path selector;... Agent: Saliwanchik Lloyd & Saliwanchik A Professional Association

20080278330 - Protective frame for identification tags: A frame for receiving therein and extending about a planar identification tag of the type having an apertured tab projecting therefrom for securing the tag to a pet collar or personal item. The frame comprises a backing, a flange projecting from and circumscribing a perimeter portion of the backing and... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20080278331 - Analyte monitoring system and methods: Methods and systems for providing data communication in medical systems are disclosed.... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20080278332 - Analyte monitoring system and methods: Methods and systems for providing data communication in medical systems are disclosed.... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20080278333 - Analyte monitoring system and methods: Methods and systems for providing data communication in medical systems are disclosed.... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20080278334 - System and method to aid in the identification of individuals and groups with a probability of being distressed or disturbed: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for inferring a probability of a first inference absent from a database at which a query regarding the inference is received. The first inference relates to identifying a potentially violent person or group. Each datum of the database is conformed... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20080278335 - Automated pet entry door: A locking pet-entry door for a building. The pet's collar is equipped with an RFID tag, or transponder. An RFID tag reader controls a lock on the pet-entry door. When the transponder comes within range of the RFID tag reader, the transponder transmits a code, which the RFID tag reader... Agent: Gregory A. Welte

20080278336 - Active on-patient sensor, method and system: A sensor (which could be detachable) to sense a condition (including pressure from body weight or moisture from incontinence; applied by adhering to skin of a human body or by putting a diaper on the human body, for example), a signal processing circuit, a periodic or continuous transmitter, and a... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080278337 - Urine detection system and method: A urine detection system is provided for detecting degree of wetness of a diaper, comprising a plane printing electrode, a sensor, and a display unit. The plane printing electrode comprises a first electrode area and a second electrode area. The sensor comprises a first sensor electrode, a second sensor electrode... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20080278338 - Drowning alert system: A drowning alert system including a transmission device and a base station is provided. The transmission device is supported by a user and suitable for use within water. The transmission device includes a radio frequency transmitter configured to broadcast a radio frequency signal. The base station includes a radio frequency... Agent: Munsch, Hardt, Kopf & Harr, P.C. Intellectual Property Docket Clerk

20080278340 - Device and method for displaying measuring values as well as shrink tunnel for a packaging machine and packaging machine comprising such a device, respectively: A device for displaying measuring values is provided, comprising a device for displaying measuring values having a control unit (22) and having a digital display unit (21), which is controlled by the control unit (22), wherein the control unit (22) is embodied in such a manner that a measuring value... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080278339 - Over temperature alarm indication apparatus: An over temperature alarming display apparatus. The apparatus includes a first sealed transparent container which has a constant containment and a second sealed transparent container which has a variable containment. The first and second container is communicated each other by a thin guide pipe in a section of which there... Agent: GlobalIPServices

20080278341 - System and method for monitoring motor: A system (100) for monitoring a motor (202) includes a potential-detecting module (102), a potential-comparing module (104) and a motor-monitoring module (106). The potential-detecting module is configured for measuring output potential of the motor before operation of the motor, and measuring output potential during operation of the motor so as... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080278342 - Testing for interference within a wireless sensor system: A low cost, robust, wireless sensor that provides an extended period of operability without maintenance is described. The wireless sensors are configured to communicate with a base unit or repeater. When the sensor unit detects an anomalous ambient condition (e.g., smoke, fire, water, etc.) the sensor communicates with the base... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080278343 - Extensible infotainment/telematics system with process control shifting: A system includes a fixed base unit adapted to execute a first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions and a portable communication device adapted to execute a second set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions. The first set of stand-alone infotainment/telematics functions may overlap with one or more of the second set of... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080278344 - Method and arrangement for registering and evaluating energy consumption: Registering energy consumption in part of a building, an item of state information of at least one energy load being acquired, the state information being transmitted to a control center, and the state information, a state duration and a specific statement of the consumption of the energy load being used... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080278345 - Telematics system and method having combined cellular and satellite functionality: A vehicle Telematics unit includes a cellular transceiver and a satellite receiver. At least one controller controls the transceiver and the receiver and determines which one to use to communicate with a source of Telematics service. If the transceiver is to be used, the controller receives messages in cellular communications... Agent: Continental Automotive Systems Temic Automotive Of North America, Inc.

20080278346 - Single-pin multi-bit digital circuit configuration: According to some embodiments, a single-pin method of configuring a multi-bit state of a state machine of a circuit comprises: connecting a configuration resistor load having a configuration resistance to a single input pin of the integrated circuit; injecting a configuration current through the input pin and configuration resistor load;... Agent: Law Office Of Andrei D Popovici, P.C.

20080278347 - Electronic toll collection system with multi-beam antennas: An ETC system that uses lane-based phased array antennas to create both wide zone coverage areas upstream of the toll location and narrow zone coverage areas to complete transaction processing and vehicle location functions at the toll location. The phased array antennas are partly directed upstream with respect to the... Agent: Hanley, Flight & Zimmerman, LLC

20080278348 - Determining asset location via local triangulation: The present invention is a method for locating an asset in a facility. An example of an asset is a vehicle and an example of a facility is a parking facility. When the user enters the facility with the asset, the user receives a base and code from a base/code... Agent: Rudolf. O Siegesmund

20080278349 - Vehicle deviation preventing control device: A vehicle speed V is compared with a threshold Vth; when V is less than Vth, TLC is set to an initial value t0; when V is not less than Vth, TLC is set shorter with increase in V. Then TLC is compared with a predetermined value t th, and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080278350 - Light monitoring system and method for operating same: A method for monitoring the operating health of a lighting system having a plurality of operating components, in one example includes acquiring test data from a plurality of operating components at a plurality of different operating states of the lighting system, and a data set is acquired for each operating... Agent: Christopher Paradies, Ph.d.

20080278351 - Primary flight display (pfd) including weather information and terrain awareness: The present invention provides a method and system for displaying critical navigational data on a primary flight display to a pilot of an aircraft. The method includes providing an image representative of weather information on a primary fight display and superimposing an image representative of a terrain warning indicator over... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20080272880 - Device with ic, soc or sip having one or more remotely enabled module and methods for selling the device: A device comprises an integrated circuit comprising N first circuit modules each having an enabled state, wherein N is an integer greater than zero and M second circuit modules each having a disabled state, wherein M is an integer greater than zero. A control module that outputs upgrade data including... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce P.L.C

20080272881 - Authorisation system and a method of authorisation: An access control system (1) for a secure facility includes an authorisation system having an interface, in the form of an interrogator (7), for receiving the request signal indicative of a user seeking authorisation for a predetermined action, where that action is to unlock a door that presently blocks a... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080272883 - Display and labeled article: A higher forgery prevention effect is realized. A display includes a first interface section provided with a relief-type diffraction grating constituted by a plurality of grooves, and a second interface section provided with a plurality of recesses or projections arranged two-dimensionally at a center-to-center distance smaller than the minimum center-to-center... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080272882 - Verifying the ownership of an owner's authority in terms of product and service: The present invention provides an apparatus for verifying the authority of an owner, in terms of an identifier of a product, the first verification information for verifying the authority held at a terminal for an owner with the authority involving the product, and the second verification information for verifying the... Agent: Louis Paul Herzberg

20080272884 - System and method for enhanced threat alerting: An infrastructure that (1) leverages technology to apply an array of techniques, strategies, capabilities, etc. to, for example, the output of CCTV systems to yield, possibly inter alia, augmented threat identification capabilities and (2) allows mobile subscribers, through their wireless devices, to fully participate in such threat detection mechanisms to... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20080272890 - Battery-assisted backscatter rfid transponder: A radio frequency transponder includes at least one battery, which is coupled to provide electrical power for operating the transponder and at least one antenna, which is configured to receive and backscatter RF interrogation radiation from an interrogation device. An integrated circuit is arranged to store a code including information... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan D/b/a Prtsi, Inc.

20080272886 - Item carrying at least two data storage elements: An item according to the invention comprises at least two data storage elements such as e.g. an RFID transponder 2 and a barcode 5, wherein the latter is non-visible for the unaided human eye and comprises coded information. The invention allows for a backup of information between the two data... Agent: Shoemaker And Mattare, Ltd

20080272891 - Method of reading data from transponders through a reader, a transponder, and a reader: A method of reading data (DAT1 . . . DAT4) from transponders (T1 . . . T4) by means of a reader device (RD) during a number (N) of time slots (TS) is disclosed, wherein the seizure of said time slots (TS) by the transponders (T1 . . . T4)... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080272888 - Methods and systems for rfid tag read verification: A method for operating an RFID tag read verification system is described where the system includes at least one RFID reader and antenna assembly and a computing device. The method includes importing a control file, including data relating to a plurality of RFID tagged items that collectively form an RFID... Agent: John S. Beulick (24691) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080272885 - Modular radio frequency identification tagging method: The RF antenna portion and the RFID electronics portion of an RFID tag are produced separately and assembled on the item to be tagged. This reduces the overall cost of the RFID tagging process, in addition to providing other benefits. Specifically, the RF antenna is pre-applied to an item that... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080272889 - Nfc communicators and nfc communications enabled devices: A NFC communicator or NFC communications enabled device (1 or 2 or 100a) has a data store (108) to store data, a coupler (17 or 32 or 102) to couple inductively with the magnetic field of a radio frequency signal and a signal generator (109) to supply a radio frequency... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080272887 - Rack position determination using active acoustics: Systems and methods for determining the position of a component rack within a data center and/or the positions of components within the component rack. In one embodiment, a plurality of ultrasonic reference transponders are disposed in fixed locations throughout a data center. The reference transponders communicate with one another to... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20080272892 - Sampling to obtain signal from rfid card: A radio frequency identification (RFID) reader of an apparatus in an example employs substantially synchronized sampling to obtain a signal from an RFID card notwithstanding employment by the RFID card of any of amplitude shift keying (ASK), frequency shift keying (FSK), or phase shift keying (PSK). The RFID reader decodes... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20080272893 - Integrated circuit providing an external switching functionality: The present invention relates to an integrated circuit (30) comprising a logic circuit (42) and reception means (34) for receiving external signals and for transmitting said received external signals to said logic circuit (42), and it relates to a device coupled to such an integrated circuit and to methods for... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080272894 - Systems and methods for direct current system digital carried message conveyance: The systems and methods of the present invention provide for conductive emissions communication without requiring dedicated communications wires. The systems and methods have the capability to send digital messages over the same wires that are used to power DC, systems. Hardware filter circuits are combined with advanced algorithms in a... Agent: Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.c.

20080272895 - Slim-type magnetic buzzer: Contemplated magnetic buzzers include an elliptical or oblong resonator and magnet that significantly improve sound pressure level and audio quality. Most preferably, the resonator and magnet are disposed in a housing that comprises tab insertion channels that are fluidly coupled to solder channels, and tabs are coupled to and disposed... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20080272896 - Object tracking method and apparatus: A method of securing moving objects includes receiving signals from the moving objects, determining location of the moving objects based on the received signals, evaluating the location information and triggering an alarm notification if the evaluation results in determination that a moving object is located outside a permissible area.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec, P.A.

20080272897 - Alarm system: The invention relates to an anti-theft alarm system for vehicle wheels. The system comprises at least one wireless measuring module for determining kinetic state information characterizing the kinetic state of a vehicle wheel on the basis of acceleration measurement. The wireless measuring module is further configured to be attached to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080272898 - Method and device for warning of a collision: In a method for warning the driver of a motor vehicle about a danger of collision with objects located in front of the host vehicle in the traffic lane being traveled by the vehicle, a decision about the output of a warning is made based on a deceleration criterion that... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080272899 - Rollover prediction and warning method: A system for determining a rollover property of a vehicle includes sensors capable of sensing lateral acceleration, a first left tire rotational speed, a first right tire rotational speed, and a mass property. The sensors output a lateral acceleration signal, a first left tire rotational speed signal, a first right... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080272900 - Procedure and facility for transmission between a control device and a wheel module: The procedure and the facility are used for wireless transmission between a wheel module (9) arranged in a tire (2) and an external control device (3). A first transmission signal is transmitted from an antenna (6) of the control device (3) to an antenna (11) of the wheel module (9).... Agent: Joseph V. Coppola, Sr. Rader, Fishman & Grauer

20080272901 - Stowable antenna for tpms sensor: A tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) sensor assembly 1 has a housing 2, a pressure sensor mounted in the housing 2 and an antenna 3 connected to the sensor and extending exteriorly of the housing 2 for effecting wireless communication between the sensor and a remote module. The antenna 3... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20080272902 - Nuisance alarm filter: An alarm filter (22) for use in a security system (14) to reduce the occurrence of nuisance alarms receives sensor signals (S1-Sn, Sv) from a plurality of sensors (18, 20) included in the security system (14). The alarm filter (22) produces an opinion output as a function of the sensor... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20080272903 - Safety switching device and method for monitoring a hazardous area defined by motor-driven components:

20080272904 - Signalling method: An electrical signalling system comprises a modulator arranged to accept information and encode that information in an alternating signal containing repeated rising and falling edges, the encoding being by way of the time between consecutive rising and falling edges a transmission path for the signal from the modulator to a... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20080272905 - Attendance management system: There is provided an attendance management system capable of easily checking attendance without requiring a special procedure or an individual authentication card or an attendance permission card. The attendance management system (100) includes a desk (103) having an identifier which can be imaged, a mobile telephone (102) having the camera... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20080272907 - Method for integrating user notifications and user alerts on an electronic device: An interface for integrating and presenting user notifications and alerts consistently on an electronic device such as a mobile device is disclosed. First, an application programming interface provides the segregation to multiple preselected levels of priority notifications and alerts from all applications on the mobile device. Second, the application programming... Agent: Berry & Associates P.C.

20080272906 - Vehicle monitoring using cellular phones: Method and system for using a cell phone or PDA includes coupling the cell phone or PDA to a vehicle-resident computer, using the cell phone or PDA to provide information and providing the information from the cell phone or PDA to the vehicle-resident computer to enable the vehicle-resident computer to... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080272908 - Escape notification system: A pet escape notification system for notifying a pet owner when a pet has escaped from a predefined boundary. The escape notification system is used in association with an electronic animal containment system for maintaining a pet within the predefined boundary. A pet unit transmitter is provided for delivering a... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20080272909 - Position detection with frequency smoothing: The invention relates to a method for calculating a position of a mobile communications equipment. In order to obtain a more accurate position information of the mobile communications equipment, receiving physical communication channels within the mobile communications equipment, receiving first signal codes within said physical communication channels, measuring a signal... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20080272911 - Hazard indicator with led: A hazard indicator including a power-saving control circuit having a transistor with a collector connected via a resistor to the output of the signal processing circuit. In operation, the transistor delivers the clocked control signal for the semiconductor switch as a function of the current-proportional voltage applied to the base... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20080272910 - Security system and method using mobile-telephone technology: Disclosed is a security and alarm system. When sensors detect something of note, they alert a master unit which in turn captures pertinent information (e.g., an image or sound) and places a mobile-telephone call to deliver the alert and the captured information. The recipient of the call (for example, an... Agent: Micah Paul Anderson

20080272912 - Movie projection system: In a movie projection system, a switch circuit is disposed on a door of a case in which a video server is disposed. A tamper detector detects a state of the door as to whether the door is open or not and a state of the switch circuit as to... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080272915 - Equipment monitoring system and method: There is provided a system for monitoring a replaceable unit. The system comprises a passive memory device attached to the replaceable unit forming part of an assembly such as an engine. The passive memory is for storing and for providing access to replaceable unit information comprising unit identification and usage... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20080272913 - Method, apparatus and article for detection of transponder tagged objects, for example during surgery: The presence or absence of objects is determined by interrogating or exciting transponders coupled to the objects using pulsed wide band frequency signals. Ambient or background noise is evaluated and a threshold adjusted based on the level of noise. Adjustment may be based on multiple noise measurements or samples. Noise... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080272914 - Mobile radio frequency identification reader: A mobile radio frequency identification (RFID) system is described that includes a wheeled cart, a RFID reader mounted to the wheeled cart, a computer mounted to the wheeled cart and communicatively coupled to the RFID reader, and a directional antenna capable of being communicatively coupled to the RFID reader and... Agent: John S. Beulick (24691) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080272916 - Bottle cap and bottle: The invention relates to a device which can be detected wirelessly by one or more sensors in a security system when located within the coverage range thereof. The aforementioned device includes storage means for storing customized identifying data for each bottle and is designed such that data can be wirelessly... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080272917 - Anti-theft tag: An anti-theft tag includes a body that carries an EAS sensor, a shrinkable sleeve disposed about the outside of the body, an adhesive material disposed on the body between the body and the sleeve, and a sleeve holder extending from the body. The sleeve holder is constructed and arranged to... Agent: Bainwood Huang & Associates LLC

20080272919 - Electronic locator: This provides a system to emit a plurality of electronic signals, sent by a person(s) trapped by some disaster, such as collapse of building, earthquake, flood, etc. The plurality of four signals in addition to cell phones and computers provides a better chance that rescuers will receive at least one... Agent: Law Offices Of James J. Ralabate

20080272918 - Medical device and method for preventing falls: A medical device is beneficial to protect a patient in a care facility from a fall by remotely alerting a caregiver of patient's unsafe mobility before the fall using a motion sensor having an alarm. The medical device uses an operating module with a wireless transmitter integrated into the motion... Agent: Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C

20080272920 - Animal tracking and containment system: A system, apparatus and method for tracking and containing animals within a programmable and customizable confinement area are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a user programmable device is provided that is capable of receiving GPS data, variable inputs, and a rule script. The user-programmable device executes a script... Agent: Health Hero Network, Inc.

20080272921 - Fire detection system and method: A fire detection system for detecting fires may include an infrared detector array. The fire detection system may use the infrared detector array to monitor the temperature of a target environment over time. In some cases, a positioning apparatus may be used to move the field of view of the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080272922 - Smoke detector: A smoke detector adapted for installation within a bracket of a ceiling downlight; said smoke detector comprising a lower body portion adapted for engagement with said bracket, and an upper body portion extending upwardly from said lower portion.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080272923 - Monitoring of an asset for chemicals: Chemical monitoring system and method for an asset including a frame defining an interior space. One or more chemical sensors are arranged in connection with the frame to determine the presence of a chemical in the interior space and a reactive or responsive system is arranged to react to the... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20080272924 - Method and device for detecting a degree of pollution of an operational converter: A method and a device for detecting the degree of pollution in an operational converter are disclosed. An operating state of at least one of the converter components that is exposed to the ambient air is determined and a corresponding operating state of said component in an unpolluted state is... Agent: Henry M Feiereisen, LLC Henry M Feiereisen

20080272925 - Safety-enhanced electrical circuit interrupter: A circuit interrupting device is disclosed in one embodiment in accordance with the invention as including an input line to conduct electrical current from a source of electricity, a first output line to conduct electrical current to a load, and a second output line to conduct electrical current to a... Agent: Pate Pierce & Baird

20080272926 - Absolute angular position sensing system based on radio frequency identification technology: A system for determining the position of a rotating wheel using RFID. In one embodiment, the system includes a position sensing wheel mounted to one or both of a crankshaft and a camshaft in the engine. A plurality of RFID tags are disposed at predetermined intervals around the wheel, and... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff

20080272927 - Illuminated feedback for a touchpad by providing a light source that is associated with a finger position on a touchpad: A touchpad having illumination directed upwards through a substrate of the touchpad, wherein the substrate is sufficiently transparent or translucent such that light from underneath the substrate is at least partially visible through the touchpad to a user thereof.... Agent: Morriss Obryant Compagni, P.C.

20080272928 - Signaling light with motion-sensing light control circuit: A signaling light, such as a wand light or flashlight, includes a motion sensor coupled to a controller for lamp intensity. When the light is moved in a first direction, the lamp is powered at a baseline intensity. When the light is moved in a second direction generally opposite the... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20080272929 - Av appliance operating system: A low cost pointing device is desirable which is operable in low power consumption and is properly operable with respect to GUI of an AV appliance. In an AV appliance operating system containing a remote controller main body which is operable in an infrared communication with respect to an AV... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080272930 - System for the remote control of at least one electrical household appliance: System for the remote control of at least one electrical household appliance with a first transmitter/receiver and an auxiliary receiver incorporated into the electrical household appliance, and a second transmitter/receiver and an auxiliary transmitter incorporated into a remote control device that includes a screen for displaying information received by and/or... Agent: Berenbaum, Weinshienk & Eason, P.c

20080272931 - Method and apparatus for measuring a parameter within the well with a plug: The invention provides a system for measuring a parameter within a well comprising: a first apparatus comprising a first reel of first wound optic fiber line (or fiber) able to be unwound from the first reel, at least a first sensor able to measure the parameter of the well, wherein... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation David Cate

20080272932 - Data communication and power supply system for downhole applications: A data communication system for use in downhole applications wherein electrical energy is supplied over a multiple-conductor power cable to an ESP motor assembly. A downhole unit is AC-coupled to the conductors of the power cable through the wye point of the ESP motor assembly. A surface unit is AC-coupled... Agent: Schlumberger Technology Corporation

20080272933 - Mobile utility data collection system: Methods and systems described herein allow collection of utility system endpoint data (e.g., meter data sent by utility meters configured for automatic meter reading) via a mobile utility data collection system that includes both a remote communication portion (e.g., radio device) and an external computer portion (e.g., handheld computer with... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20080272934 - Systems and methods for modifying power usage: Systems and methods for providing energy management utilize wireless wide-area network broadcast signals and a decentralized receiver architecture to allow customers to make informed choices with regard to energy consumption and load shedding for particular appliances. A receiver assembly embedded within an appliance receives a broadcast signal, e.g., an FM... Agent: Jones Day

20080272935 - Remote sensing device: A remote wireless network includes a plurality of sensors/transmitters wherein each sensor is uniquely identifiable and lends its unique identity to the transmitter to which it is attached.... Agent: Camoriano & Associates

20080272936 - Multipurpose led signal system for pedestrian & traffic control: This invention relates to provide a pedestrian signal system not only for the normal pedestrian but also for the blinds, the disabled person of weak sight, and the illiterates by displaying the remaining time of each signal change in image figures at the signal head and by generating voice signal... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080272937 - Low power airfield lighting system: An airfield lighting system including an interface device for driving a light emitting diode including an isolation and step down device, a rectifier, and output terminals is provided.... Agent: King & Spalding, LLP

20080272938 - Map information display apparatus and method thereof: A map information display apparatus that displays a map for a mobile object includes: a grouping unit (111) that divides a map included in an image displayed by a map display unit (115) into a plurality of areas; a display position determination unit (113) that selects, for each of the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.