Communications: electrical inventions 12/08

20080315985 - Multi-switch chassis: In a switch system L groups of the line switch elements are connectable to cables that include L links such that each of the L links within a cable connect to a switch element of a respective one of the L groups. Fabric switch elements are connected such that a... Agent: Pvf -- Sun Microsystems Inc. C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20080315986 - Use of local user interface in a signal processing device: The present invention provides a method and system of controlling a plurality of signal processing devices from a first signal processing device, wherein the first signal processing device generates a signal representing an on-screen display, including enabling an on-screen display associated with a user interface for one of the plurality... Agent: Joseph J. Laks Thomson Licensing LLC

20080315989 - Security functionality for magnetic card readers and point of sales devices: A magnetic card reader including a magnetic head, located in a non-secured region, at least one signal path extending from the magnetic head in the non-secured region to a secured region, signal processing circuitry located within the secured region, an obscuring signal injector located within the secured region and an... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080315988 - Radio method for doors: A radio method for doors in the 2.4 GHz frequency band with operating channels, wherein a stationary unit is bidirectionally networked by means of a wireless radio connection with at least one battery-powered mobile unit and uses a frequency-hopping method, wherein channel hops are executed in a time raster between... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080315987 - System and method for controlling at least one device: System and method for controlling at least one device (2, 3) such as for example an operator for a door, a gate, a window, blinds, shutters, a curtain, an awning or a light source. The system includes at least one controllable unit (10, 14) associated with the at least one... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080315990 - Presence informaion notification system and method, computer program, charging system and charging device and portable device: The system includes: a portable device carried by the user; an installed device installed at a predetermined position and having a memory device A storing an identifier A for identifying the individual installed device, detection means, for detecting the portable device, and means for performing data communication via a data... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080315993 - Dual mode rf power amplifier: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a dual mode power amplifier is capable of operating in either linear mode such as class A operation, or a non-linear mode such as class F operation. The power amplifier may be utilized in an RFID interrogator. The power amplifier may be... Agent: Cool Patent, P.C. C/o Intellevate

20080315992 - Foldable rfid device interposer and method: An RFID device interposer has folded ends that bring conductive lead end portions of conductive leads of the interposer to an underside of the interposer. The central conductive lead portions of the conductive leads remain on an upper surface of a dielectric substrate of the interposer. The folded ends of... Agent: Jonathan A. Platt Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080315994 - Method, apparatus, and system for selecting and locating objects having radio frequency identification (rfid) tags: A carrier structure has a plurality of cells. A corresponding plurality of objects having data carriers, such as radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, is placed in each cell. Each cell has an indicator associated therewith and is defined by walls that substantially prevent waves (such as RF waves) from propagating... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080315991 - Methods and systems of attaching a radio transceiver to an antenna: Methods and systems of attaching a radio transceiver to an antenna. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems comprising an antenna and an integrated circuit configured to operate as a radio transceiver. The antenna comprises a ground plane having a first edge surface, and an active element having... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20080315996 - Rfid reader: An RFID reader comprises a receiver section for receiving an RF signal and a transmitter section for transmitting an RF signal. The reader is a multicarrier RFID reader and both the transmitted RF signal and the received RF signal comprise at least two frequencies.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080315995 - Semiconductor integrated circuit, card comprising the same, and operating method of semiconductor integrated circuit: A semiconductor integrated circuit has a rectifying circuit, a switched capacitor, a switched-capacitor drive circuit, a demodulator, and an internal circuit. The switched capacitor executes series charging and parallel discharging to/from a plurality of capacitors using an output rectified voltage. When the current driving performance at the time of supplying... Agent: Mattingly, Stanger, Malur & Brundidge, P.C.

20080315997 - Tag tape, tag tape roll, rfid circuit element cartridge, and tag label producing apparatus: A tag tape comprises a plurality of substantially sheet-shaped antenna base wherein an RFID circuit element is disposed, and a first tape and a second tape provided opposite each other so that the plurality of antenna base is disposed therebetween, wherein the first tape includes an print-receiving layer, the second... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20080315998 - Trigger arrangement for a multi-function device: Described is a device including a first functional component, a second functional component and a control unit coupled to and capable of activating the first and second components. The device further includes a trigger arrangement coupled to the control unit, and at least one sensor coupled to the control unit... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20080316001 - Detecting a blocker rfid tag: For detecting a blocker RFID tag, the following steps are conducted. First, a random identifier of a given bit length is created. Alternatively, an identifier is selected out of a probing set, which is stored on a data storage device. The probing set comprises of identifiers, which are not being... Agent: Louis Paul Herzberg

20080315999 - Wireless communication system for tracking assets with affixed electronic smart tags and methods thereof: A wireless bidirectional communication system and method for tracking smart tags affixed to assets located within a defined area. Asset tracking is provided by a central processor operated by a user. The central processor combined with communication modules communicates with the system tags for deriving corresponding assets' locations. Communication is... Agent: Klehr , Harrison Et Al

20080316002 - Pre-configuration of user preferences: Provided is a pre-configuration system and method for defining user configuration preferences for consumer devices and computer software and hardware at time of purchase and, then, automatically configuring the target devices when the device is packaged or first used. Information gathered in conjunction with the purchase of a target device... Agent: Greg Goshorn, P.C.

20080316000 - Data carrier with sensor: In a circuit (3) for a data carrier (1), which data carrier (1) comprise a sensor (2) that is designed for providing a sensor signal (SS) that represents an environment parameter and a communication element (CM) that is designed for the contact-less communication with an interrogator station, first connection elements... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080316003 - Electric load control system having regional receivers: A lighting control circuit is provided with a plurality of wireless controls. Each of the wireless controls receives wireless signals from at least one switch, and processes those signals to control components in at least a plurality of rooms. In addition, the controls are operable to dim at least one... Agent: Masco Corporation

20080316004 - Powerline communication apparatus and methods: A system, associated components, and methods for improving powerline communications between electrical devices in, for example, a home or office setting. In one embodiment, a control module provides electrical command signals to a plurality of devices coupled to a powerline. A transformer operatively coupled to the control module and is... Agent: Robert F. Gazdzinski Gazdzinski & Associates

20080316005 - Communication by carrier current for centralized control centers: In an intelligent centralized control panel, in particular for motors in which case it is known under the name of iMCC, communications with the outside are performed by powerline carrier current or PLC. The wiring of the control panels can thereby be greatly reduced. To enable this type of communication... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080316006 - Method and system for communicating vehicle diagnostic data to internet server via bluetooth enabled cell phone for subsequent retrieval: A method and system for communicating vehicle diagnostic data to a vehicle service provider employs sensors for generating sensor signals indicative of the status or condition of vehicle components. A diagnostics module in the vehicle generates diagnostic data based on the sensor signals and transfers the diagnostic data to a... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20080316007 - System and process to ensure performance of mandated inspections: A method and apparatus to provide evidence that a person who is intended to make a required inspection was actually physically present at a predefined location associated with the inspection, so that the inspection could have been done, and if not, to provide an indication of the failure to perform... Agent: Law Offices Of Ronald M Anderson

20080316008 - Collision-detecting device for automotive vehicle: A collision-detecting device according to the present invention is installed in a bumper of an automotive vehicle. The collision-detecting device includes a deformable member disposed behind a bumper cover, a pressure sensor disposed in an inside space of the deformable member and an electronic control unit for determining a collision... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080316009 - In-vehicle system, detailed warning lamp information notification system, and server system: When a warning lamp 20a on the meter panel lights up in an in-vehicle system 1, the description of the content of warning and coping strategies about the lighted warning lamp are displayed on a display device 13. Thus, a user can be swiftly informed of the description of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080316011 - Driver assistance device for a vehicle and a method for visualizing the surroundings of a vehicle: The invention relates to a driver assistance device for a vehicle and a method for visualising the environment of the vehicle. Said driver assistance device is associated with two sensors for detecting the environment of the vehicle. The sensors have a different resolution and/or the driver assistance device is associated... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080316010 - Recording system and method for capturing images of driving conditions and driving images identification method: A recording system for capturing images of driving conditions of a vehicle is provided. The vehicle has a plurality of sensors and an instrument panel for displaying situations of the sensors. The recording system includes at least a first camera module disposed in front of the instrument panel for capturing... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080316012 - Goods-carrying vehicle with lighting units that can be controlled by means of plc (power line communication): The invention relates to a utility vehicle, in particular a truck with or without a trailer, having an on-board electric power system (1) for supplying power to electrical loads of the vehicle, having a plurality of lighting units (2) which are connected to the on-board electric power system (1) and... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080316013 - Supervising arrangement: A hierarchical fault handling system and method based on filtering data regarding entities in the system and coordinating said filtered data in order to determine if an entity is considered faulty or not. The result for all entities is co-ordinated in a sys-tem fault co-ordinating means (17) which makes the... Agent: Albihns Stockholm Ab

20080316014 - System and a method for locating an individual: A system for locating an individual includes a chip with a unique code, a monitor with the unique code, a monitoring station in communication with the monitor, a satellite communication station in communication with the monitoring station, and satellites in communication with the satellite communication station. The chip is implantable... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20080316015 - System and method for suppressing redundant alarms: The present invention is concerned with an alarm system and a method for suppressing redundant alarms in a monitored system. The alarm system comprises a process control unit, an FDI unit, a filter, and an alarm display unit. The process control unit detects anomalies in the monitored system and generates... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080316016 - Console box for heavy equipment having safety bar with function sound device: A console box for heavy equipment having a safety bar with a function sound device is provided, which generates a function sound when an operator rotates a safety bar to be in a horizontal/vertical direction, so that the operator can accurately recognize the rotation state of the safety bar. The... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20080316018 - Method for constructing location management system using rfid series: The present invention relates to a method for constructing location management system using RFID series. In particular, the present invention provides RFID series to complete work with a little time and workforce without confusion by concurrently installing a number of RFID tags, even where a number of RFID tags are... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080316017 - Threat detection and monitoring apparatus with integrated display system: The present invention is generally related to a threat detection and monitoring apparatus with an integrated display system. More particularly, the present invention is directed to an apparatus for use as a public safety and emergency messaging system adapted to detect and identify threats in the surrounding environment and display... Agent: Howrey LLP - Dc

20080316019 - 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

20080316020 - Rfid antenna for in-body device: RFID antennas for ingestible devices, such as ingestible event markers, are provided. Aspects of the ingestible devices of the invention include RFID signal transmission antennas with a battery that is activated upon being exposed to fluid in the body. Embodiments of the RFID antennas are configured to emit a detectable... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20080316022 - Beacon based tracking devices and methods for using such: Various embodiments of the present invention provide tracking devices and systems, and methods for using such. As one example, a method for locating a individual monitoring device is disclosed that includes determining a discard status of an individual monitoring device, identifying a location of the individual monitoring device, uploading the... Agent: The Hamilton Law Firm PC

20080316023 - Personal warning system: A personal warning system is provided having a receiver associated with a target and capable of receiving a signal, a protective area defined by the target's signal reception, an alarm associated with the target's receiver and capable of alerting the target, and a transmitter associated with an offender and capable... Agent: Mcdonald Hopkins LLC

20080316021 - System and method for tactical distributed event warning notification for individual entities, and computer program product therefor: An information system, method, and computer program product is provided for the distributed warning of existing or developing significant events and/or threats to users carrying a user warning and positioning device, while reporting the location of all user's carrying the user warning and positioning devices of the system to existing... Agent: U.s. Army Communications Electronics Command

20080316024 - Security system control module: A security system control module with a portable housing including a wireless receiver, control circuitry, nonvolatile memory, and a data connector. The receiver receives data transmissions from at least one wireless security device that monitors a condition of a premises in which the wireless security device is installed. The data... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080316025 - Sensible motion detector: According to some embodiments, an apparatus having a first sensor having a first adjustable lens and a second sensor having a second adjustable lens is disclosed. A controller is coupled to the first sensor and the second sensor. The controller is to cause the first sensor and the second sensor... Agent: Client 21058 C/o Darby & Darby P.C.

20080316026 - Method and apparatus for detecting presence and range of a target object using a common detector: A multifunction detector for detecting energy reflected from the surface, the detector comprising: a focal plane array in communication with the optical receiving path; and an optical receiving path; a read-only integrated circuit in communication with the optical receiving path, integrated with a focal plane array; and a processor programmed... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080316027 - Security alarm blanket: A security alarm blanket can be placed over an object that is to be guarded. If someone approaches the blanket an audio, visual, and/or electronic alarm is sent. The blanket is made of a fabric with metal woven therein or a membrane material with a conductive surface and thus functions... Agent: Peter Lefferson

20080316028 - Security device with perimeter alarm: A security device for attachment to an article to deter theft has a housing containing an alarm system including an audible alarm speaker. The alarm system includes a conductor located within the housing which forms a loop that extends at least partially about the alarm speaker or about the periphery... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20080316029 - Cart cluster detection and estimation: A vehicle tracking system includes a wheel containing sensor circuitry capable of sensing various types of conditions, such as wheel rotation, wheel vibration caused by skidding, and specific electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals indicative of particular wheel locations. The sensor circuitry is coupled to an RF transceiver, which may but need... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080316030 - Mobile communication device, anti-theft method and system: A mobile communication device is provided herein. The mobile communication device includes a touch unit for generating a trigger signal when detecting a touch, a controller for generating an audible alarm in response to the trigger signal, and a transceiver for communicating wirelessly with an anti-theft device. The audible alarm,... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080316033 - Apparatus for protecting a rfid password and method therefor, and rfid tag accessing method: An apparatus and method of protecting an RFID password, and an RFID tag access method are provided. The apparatus for protecting an RFID password comprises a recording medium on which the password for the RFID tag is printed, and a disposable shielding member that can be removed physically or chemically,... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080316032 - Method and apparatus for associating rfid tags with participants in sporting events: An embodiment of the present invention is a technique for timing participants in sporting events with RFID tags. RFID tags have read and writable memory that is loaded with race numbers or an encoding of it. RFID tags are distributed to participants by attaching them to race bibs that display... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel

20080316034 - Radio frequency identification (rfid) device with a response stop command: An RFID device is capable of stopping and restarting a response via a response stop command. The device is capable of initializing a part of or the whole of internal data including a response restart set data storage portion. The device is capable of using command data from an external... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080316031 - System and method of virtually packaging multimedia: Embodiments include systems and methods of accessing multimedia content. One embodiment includes a system for accessing multimedia data. The system includes a tangible object comprising at least one proximity device embedded within the tangible object. The tangible object is configured to provide identification information of the tangible object. The system... Agent: Disney Enterprises, Inc. C/o Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP

20080316035 - Method and system of attaching a rfid tag to an object: Methods and systems of attaching a RFID tag to an object. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems comprising a substrate having a pendant portion and an attachment portion, a radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit disposed on the substrate, and a tag antenna coupled to the RFID circuit... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20080316036 - Remote caregiver support system: The current invention provides a remote caregiver support system which allows caregivers to provide informal care to care receivers. The systems of the current invention comprise a caregiver system and a care receiver system operating on personal computers. Each system is linked by a communications network. Preferably, the communications network... Agent: Dunlap Codding, P.C.

20080316037 - Alcohol detection system: A drunk driving detection system to be incorporated in a vehicle includes a steering wheel, a film, a pair of contact detection electrodes, an alcohol sensor, and a control circuit. The steering wheel is provided with an opening in a portion to be grasped by a driver. The film is... Agent: Panasonic Patent Center Panasonic Corporation Of North America

20080316038 - Detection of air filter clogging and provision of emergency ventilation in an outdoor electronics cabinet cooled by ambient forced air: A detection mechanism for monitoring airflow in an electronics enclosure that has an interior space cooled with forced ambient air, includes a first thermal sensor positioned proximate the enclosure for measuring an ambient air temperature. A second thermal sensor is positioned proximate an exit air stream of the enclosure for... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080316039 - Apparatus and method for infrared beam smoke detection: Infra-red beam smoke detection apparatus comprises an infra-red transmitter or detector or both, in which the or each transmitter or detector is mounted in a housing for angular adjustment to vary the beam direction relative to a fixed axis of the housing, comprising an electrically-driven actuator for effecting the angular... Agent: Patti Carment B Patti Hewitt & Arezina

20080316041 - Portable electronic device and operating method for the same: A portable electronic device includes a movement sensor and a processor. The movement sensor is configured for detecting different types of movements of the portable electronic device and generating a corresponding signal representing each type of movement. The processor is configured for receiving the signal generated by the movement sensor... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080316040 - Secure monitoring terminal: The invention relates to a monitoring terminal (TS), comprising positional information acquisition means (M1S), determination means (AGS-MGS) to provide location information in response to a received signal from a positioning system. Said terminal further comprises calculation means (MCS) to calculate the distance between said position and said location.... Agent: Horst M. Kasper

20080316042 - Apparatus and method for use in location determination: An apparatus is provided that includes circuitry configured for location determination arranged to obtain a geographic location of the apparatus; circuitry configured receiving connection point identification data, the connection point identification data useable in providing a wireless communication path to a remote circuitry providing a connection point, and wherein the... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080316043 - Endangered child warning system: An endangered child warning system that has a flat, soft pad deformable to fit beneath a small child in a child car seat, or other structure, such as a bassinet, child bed, stroller, or the like and a distance monitor removably secured to the pad during cleaning of the pad... Agent: Richard M. Gomes

20080316044 - Pivoting battery carrier and a life safety device incorporating the same: An electronic device, for example a smoke alarm, that includes a battery carrier that includes a push to open and push to close apparatus for opening and closing the carrier. In one embodiment, the carrier is mounted so as to be pivotable between a closed position and an open position.... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080316045 - Intelligent medical material cart: A method and system is disclosed for monitoring, control and containment of medical product in a healthcare facility. The physical coordinates of the intelligent medical material cart (IMMC) within the healthcare facility are determined. Based on the physical coordinates of the IMMC, the room and the identity of the patient... Agent: Ashok Tankha Lipton, Weinberger & Husick

20080316046 - Remote control extension with limited command duration: A remote control extension system for controlling appliances (60,70,80). A remote control (20) is connected by means of a network (30) to an extender device (40). The remote control (20) transmits messages (110,120) to the extender (40) during the period, that a command (14) is to be It transmitted from... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080316047 - Method and device for commissioning a remote controller: Apparatus and method for commissioning a wireless communication link between a remote controller device (24) that transmits a signal and a remote controlled device (11) that receives the signal include a first button (40) that is recessed within the housing of the remote controller (24) that can be pressed to... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080316049 - Rfid tag tracer method and apparatus: A fluid can be tracked in a wellbore utilizing at least one RFID tag entrained in the fluid. An RFID tag reader can be disposed and/or displaced in the wellbore, for example, on a drill string or a casing string. A reader can be utilized to locate the at least... Agent: Lundeen & Lundeen, PLLC

20080316048 - System and method for monitoring a well: A well site data communication system is disclosed, the system including a receiver coupled to a first communication terminal that receives information using a first communication protocol; a transmitter coupled to the first communication terminal that sends information from the first communication terminal to a second communication terminal located at... Agent: G. Michael Roebuck, PC

20080316051 - Mutltiple mode amr system for water meters: The disclosed inventions include and apparatus and method for providing a universal Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) system. Such system may be configured to work in a plurality of modes including a walk-bay, drive-by and fixed network mode. The system configured to provide functionally-self-healing features where the system continues to function... Agent: Simmons Patents

20080316050 - Utility pit meter amr device with multiple mounting provisions: An automatic meter reading (AMR) system device is adapted to be mounted in a utility meter pit. The device includes a housing constructed to at least partially enclose at least one portion of an AMR system device. The housing is integrally formed with at least two different mounting members selected... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20080316052 - Controller unit, communiction device and communication system as well as method of communication between and among mobile nodes: (ii) that the transmission power for broadcasting the message (22) is selected in dependence on the distance and/or number of the neighbouring nodes (12, 14, 16), in particular in dependence on the average number of nodes as determined from the respective numbers of nodes sensed by the respective neighbouring nodes... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080316053 - Dynamic vehicle grid infrastructure to allow vehicles to sense and respond to traffic conditions: A dynamic ‘vehicle grid’ system provides the ability for drivers to be automatically warned to the conditions of other vehicles in the vicinity. In this grid system, a motor vehicle would be equipped with a transmitter, receiver, computer and a selection of sensors. Other adjacent vehicles are also contain the... Agent: Ibm Corporation C/o Darcell Walker, Attorney At Law

20080316054 - Vehicle exterior mirror assembly with blind spot indicator: An exterior rearview mirror system for a vehicle includes an exterior mirror assembly that is mountable at an exterior side of a vehicle and has an inboard portion that is viewable by a driver of the vehicle when the mirror assembly is mounted at the exterior side of the vehicle.... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20080316055 - Emergency vehicle traffic signal preemption system: An emergency vehicle traffic light preemption system for preemption of traffic lights at an intersection to allow safe passage of emergency vehicles. The system includes a real-time status monitor of an intersection which is relayed to a control module for transmission to emergency vehicles as well as to a central... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20080316056 - Vehicle garage parking and stopping guide: A multi-sensory parking guidance system using visual, auditory and tactile feel indicators to guide a driver into an optimal position to park a vehicle. The invention also indicates the appropriate stopping position within a parking space.... Agent: Parijat Ghatak

20080316057 - Method for automated standby message response to reduce pilot and air traffic controller workload: A method for communicating an automatic standby message in response to an electronic text message in a network is provided. The method comprises receiving a text message, starting a response timer for a first time period to respond, and monitoring whether a response message has been transmitted. If the response... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080316058 - Systems and methods for handling the display and receipt of aircraft control information: Methods and systems for handling aircraft control information are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a display medium coupleable to a flight manager, with the flight manager configured to receive and direct instructions for automatically controlling aircraft functions at a future time during flight... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP (boeing)

20080316059 - Antenna-based zone creation for controlling movement of vehicles: A vehicle tracking system includes a wheel containing sensor circuitry capable of sensing various types of conditions, such as wheel rotation, wheel vibration caused by skidding, and specific electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals indicative of particular wheel locations. The sensor circuitry is coupled to an RF transceiver, which may but need... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080316060 - Navigation device: The present invention provides a navigation device in which the accuracy of placement of a displayed vehicle position mark is improved at an intersection with a small angle. The navigation device weights coefficients of road candidates for consistent matching, in determining the optimal road from a plurality of matching road... Agent: Alpine/bhgl

20080309449 - Alarm system with two-way voice: Techniques are described for establishing a two-way voice communication session with an alarm system. The alarm system may establish a two-way voice communication session with an operator associated with a monitoring service that provides monitoring services for alarm events detected by the alarm system. The alarm system also may establish... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080309450 - Alarm system with two-way voice: Techniques are described for establishing a two-way voice communication session with an alarm system. The alarm system may establish a two-way voice communication session with an operator associated with a monitoring service that provides monitoring services for alarm events detected by the alarm system. The alarm system also may establish... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080309451 - Portable electronic device for controlling and managing functions and/or data of a vehicle: The portable electronic device (1) allows functions and/or data of a vehicle to be controlled and managed. In order to do this, the portable device comprises, in a casing having an upper part (10) fixed, for example, in a removable manner on a lower part (11), means for wirelessly transmitting... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20080309452 - Wireless power transmission system: The wireless power transmission is a system for providing wireless charging and/or primary power to electronic/electrical devices via microwave energy. The microwave energy is focused onto a device to be charged by a power transmitter having one or more adaptively-phased microwave array emitters. Rectennas within the device to be charged... Agent: Litman Law Offices, Ltd.

20080309453 - Apparatus and method for starting automobile engine: Provided are an apparatus and a method for starting automobile engine by a radio communication between an automobile smart key and a smart key electronic control unit (ECU). According to this invention, it is decided whether or not a transmission lever position signal and a break pedal signal are ON.... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20080309454 - Vehicle function execution system, vehicle apparatus, portable device, recording medium, and information center: A storage circuit of a portable device stores setting data concerning a function installed on a used vehicle or an in-use vehicle. Stored setting data of the portable device is read when the user gets in an in-use vehicle after use of a used vehicle. Setting data stored in the... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080309457 - Power-save for passive and two-way transmitters: A remote control transmitter configured to operate with a vehicle controller. The transmitter is operable in an active mode and a passive mode and/or in the alternative embodiment the transmitter is operable as a one-way or a two-way transmitter. The transmitter is configured to switch from one mode, such as... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20080309455 - System and method for operating a moveable barrier operator: In some of these approaches, a first fingerprint of a first user is stored in a memory and the transmission of an activation code is authorized. Subsequently, the first fingerprint is re-sensed and authenticated and a second fingerprint of a second user is responsively sensed and stored. The activation code... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080309458 - Electronic lock box with time-related data encryption based on user-selected pin: An electronic lock box contains a secure compartment for storing keys to a structure. A linear actuator moves in one direction opening the door to the secure compartment, and moves in the opposite direction releasing a shackle that holds the lock box to the structure. A lock box system uses... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20080309456 - Kiosk device: An kiosk device, which includes a receiver, a memory unit, a central processor, a decoder and a player, wherein the receiver receives signals transmitted from GPS (Global Positioning System) transmitters, or RFID (wireless radio frequency identification) transmitters which activate the central processor that controls the decoder to decode digital data... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080309459 - Method of manufacturing a fingerprint sensor and corresponding sensor: The present disclosure relates to a fingerprint sensor device. The device comprises a sensor having a sensitive active region that is electrically connected to a substrate. The device further includes a first resin bump positioned proximate to the sensitive active region. The first resin bump forms a finger guide that... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080309463 - Collaborating rfid devices: Cooperative RFID devices are provided that are aware of other RFID devices in their near vicinity (field range), and their operational pattern depends on presence of these other devices. If a cooperative RFID device is alone in the RF field of a reader terminal, it will allow operation of a... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080309461 - Information managing unit and information managing method: An information managing unit (4) has an ID information storage (41) for receiving and storing ID information (11) from an RFID reader (2) for detecting, from an RFID tag (1) holding variable ID information (11), the ID information (11) and for updating and managing the stored ID information (11) in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080309460 - Method and a system for determining between devices a reference time for execution of a task thereon: A method is disclosed for determining, between an initiating device and at least one responding device, a reference time for the execution of at least one task on one of the devices. The method includes the initiating device prompting at least one responding device to provide a respective desired reference... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080309462 - Method of producing a transponder and a transponder: In a method of producing a transponder (T1, T2, T3), a substrate (1, 91) is provided. The substrate (9, 91) comprises a first area (2), a second area (3) adjacent to the first area (2), and a first electric contact (8, 98) adjacent to the second area (3). An electric... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080309464 - Registering system, registering device, registering method, and registering program of id originating device installation position information: An object of the present invention is to provide an ID originating device installation position managing system that enables registration of installation position information to be supported also in a system having no network between an ID originating device and a managing system. For this, when a worker installs an... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080309465 - Radio ic tag communication system: A communication system includes a wireless IC tag and a reader/writer that performs reading and writing on the wireless IC tag via wireless communication. The reader/writer includes an error control encoder and an error control decoder. On writing data into the wireless IC tag, the reader/writer encodes the data by... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080309466 - Adaptive intelligent electronic horn: An adaptive intelligent electronic horn (100) comprises a mechanical soniferous apparatus (112), an electromagnetic coil (106), a driver circuit (104) and an oscillating circuit (102). A sensor (110) is provided between the mechanical soniferous apparatus (112) and the oscillating circuit (102). An on-off ratio adjusting circuit (108) is provided at... Agent: Sally Chang

20080309467 - Driving apparatus of mover: A driving apparatus drives a mover arranged for feedback of a touch panel. A reference voltage generation unit generates a reference voltage having a signal waveform to be applied to the mover. A pulse modulator generates a PWM signal of which duty ratio is controlled by feedback so that a... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080309468 - Human-machine-interface (hmi) customization based on collision assessments: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates collision warning. During operation, the system receives information on one or more predicted collisions and determines a utility of issuing a warning for a predicted collision based on the received information. The system further schedules one or more warnings... Agent: Pvf -- Parc C/o Park, Vaughan & Fleming LLP

20080309469 - Battery monitoring system: A battery monitor for monitoring operations of a battery, such as but not limited to monitoring operations of a vehicle battery. The battery monitor may be configured to monitor current flow and battery temperature. The battery monitor may be connected to a cable used to electrically connect the battery to... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20080309470 - Built-in instrument cluster: A built-in instrument cluster for a motor vehicle includes at least one display device, which emits image-forming light and is arranged in the direct field of view of an observer, and at least one illuminated and/or self-illuminating electromechanical indicator device, which is arranged in the observer's field of view, at... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080309471 - Liquid level detecting apparatus: A liquid level detecting apparatus includes a liquid level sensor of a variable resistance type which includes a sliding contact and a resistor, and which detects a resistance change corresponding to a change of a liquid level of a liquid in a tank and outputs a detection signal based on... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080309472 - Vehicle power source for home-vehicle communications link: An infotainment system for a vehicle having a first source of electrical power includes an audio/video apparatus installed in the vehicle. An external personal electronic device operates outside of the vehicle. A communications link is communicatively coupled to each of the audio/video apparatus and the external personal electronic device. The... Agent: Panasonic Automotive System Company Of America

20080309473 - Combination horn and gear selection indicator system: The invention is a combination horn button and gear position indicator system for an automobile, the automobile having wire having a first end terminating at the steering wheel and a second end terminating at least partially down the steering column. In detail, the invention includes a housing movably mounted to... Agent: Louis L. Dachs

20080309474 - Display system: An instrument panel display system of displays vehicle information, amenity information, and safety information as images. In this instrument panel display system, data (image data, image layout data, and image output control data) for displaying the images are generated in a shared manner by a vehicle system processor, an amenity... Agent: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080309475 - Vehicular meter unit and display device: In a first display mode, a common image function component is displayed to occupy at least a part of a display region of a second specific image function component. In a second display mode, the common image function component is continuously displayed outside the second specific image function component to... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080309476 - Method and system of transmitting a plurality of movement parameters of a vehicle via a two-wire interface: A system of transmitting a plurality of movement parameters of a vehicle. The system includes a supply terminal, a plurality of sensing elements, a modulation circuit, and a return terminal. The supply terminal is coupled to a power source to receive power. The sensing elements receive power from the supply... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20080309477 - Action driving signals: The action driver signals consists of a breaking strip of lights that is expanding is size, which by pressing the break pedal is actuated correspondingly to the amount of the breaking force, and an accelerating strip of lights that is actuated correspondingly to the amount of the applied pressure on... Agent: Pepi Dakov

20080309478 - Sequential brake light system: A sequential brake light system for road vehicles has a brake light array of plural lights in a linear, concentric or radial series. A master and slave controllers are connected to the array for lighting the lights in sequence and repeatedly at a rate that is proportional to a deceleration... Agent: Notaro & Michalos P.C.

20080309479 - Fence alarm: A fence alarm for detecting and identifying a location in a fence which is broken. The fence alarm comprises a power source for providing power to the alarm components, the components including a plurality of detectors, each detector providing termination of a segment of the fence, each detector having a... Agent: David E. Orr

20080309481 - Sensor node and sensor network system: Provided is a sensor node including: a sensor for measuring biological information; a CPU for acquiring data by driving the sensor; a wireless communication unit for transmitting the data acquired by the CPU; a battery for supplying the control unit, the wireless communication unit, and the sensor with electric power;... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20080309482 - Tunnel activity sensing system: A system for detection of underground intrusions and reporting those intrusions, including a plurality of sensor packages planted underground, the plurality of sensor packages providing a corresponding plurality of detection outputs to a controller, the controller operative to receive at least one of the plurality of detection outputs and to... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080309480 - Operating method of wireless sensor networks considering energy efficiency: Provided is a wireless sensor network operating method considering energy efficiency. The method for operating a wireless sensor network including clusters of sensor nodes includes: selecting a cluster head based on residual energy amounts of the sensor nodes by increasing a probability that a sensor node with a greater amount... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080309484 - Detecting explosive mixture based on identifying components of explosive mixture using molecular computational identification: A method, system and computer program product for detecting an explosive mixture. A potentially hazardous material is embedded with molecules where these molecules are used for identifying individual cells. Upon scanning the potentially hazardous material, the embedded molecules give off light or sonar signatures as output. The output of these... Agent: Ibm Corp. (wsm) C/o Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C.

20080309483 - Electronic alarm: The alarm system uses a presently available telephone set and an electronic circuit. The electronic circuit is connected to a plurality of sensors. The electronic circuit, in order to operate, uses DC voltage which is equal to the supply voltage of the telephone set. The sensors form the inputs for... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20080309485 - Location mechanism for mobile device: A location mechanism for a mobile device, in which an electronic communication including a code is received at the mobile device and the code is parsed from within the received electronic communication. The code parsed from within the electronic communication is used to determine whether to classify the received electronic... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080309486 - Self-configuring emergency event alarm system having connection to a public safety answering point: The present Self-Configuring Alarm System uses a decentralized (ad hoc or mesh) architecture where any node is capable of autonomously reporting the alarm event directly to all other nodes in the ad hoc network independent of where the alarm event occurred. In addition, the Self-Configuring Alarm System includes a plurality... Agent: Patton Boggs LLP

20080309487 - Container monitoring system and an electronic container lock: A container monitoring system and an electronic container lock are provided according to the present invention; the container monitoring system includes: a first communication device, which is allocated to a container carried by a container vehicle, the first communication device consists of a first communication interface, a monitoring interface, and... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080309488 - Passive microwave fire and intrusion detection system: A passive microwave receiver array, operating in the one meter to sub-millimeter wavelengths range and including an internationally protected range of frequencies of varying bandwidth, may be used for fire and intrusion detection. One or more receiver array can be used to provide a plurality of frequency ranges that can... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080309489 - Holder for at least one object: The invention relates to a fixture (1) for at least one object, especially merchandise or packagings for merchandise. According to the invention, a means (21) for automatically determining the frequency with which said at least one object is removed from and/out of the fixture (1) and a control means (23)... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080309491 - Comprehensive theft security system: An antitheft security system and method using networked pedestals for monitoring, and reporting data relating to, merchandise, having security tags coupled to or embedded therein, leaving or entering a business establishment and alerting business establishment personnel when a theft may be occurring. The system and method collect and communicate security... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20080309492 - Method and system for monitoring and managing status of luggages in an airport using rfid: The present invention relates to a method of monitoring and intercepting a suspect object in an airport using RFID, the method comprising associating a RFID tag with the object, transmitting an inquiry signal associated with the RFID tag, where the RFID tag is adapted to receive the inquiry signal and... Agent: Brouillette & Partners

20080309490 - Methodology, module, terminal, and system enabling scheduled operation of a radio frequency identification (rfid) subsystem and a wireless communication subsystem: The invention relates to a method for scheduling communications over a wireless communication subsystem and a radio frequency identification (RFID) communication subsystem, said method comprising determining one or more periods of activity of the wireless communication subsystem; deriving one or more periods of non-activity on the basis of the one... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080309493 - Wireless system to detect presence of child in a baby car seat: A wireless system that detects the presence of a child in a safety seat located in the passenger cabin of a vehicle includes a controller responsive to signals generated by sensors monitoring predefined functions of the vehicle, RFID tag device attached to the safety seat and RFID tag reader mounted... Agent: Driggs, Hogg, Daugherty & Del Zoppo Co., L.p.a.

20080309495 - Closure and package with rfid kernel tag and boost antenna: A closure includes a plastic shell for securement to a container neck finish. An RFID kernel tag is disposed within the shell, and includes an RFID circuit and a low power UHF antenna coupled to the circuit. A boost antenna, electromagnetically coupled to but otherwise disconnected from the RFID kernel... Agent: Owens-illinois, Inc.

20080309494 - Line-of-sight rfid tag reader: Provided by aspects of the invention are devices, systems and methods for enabling the use of RFID tags that are not unnecessarily complex by changing the arrangement and operation of RFID tag readers Specifically, provided in some embodiments in accordance with aspects of the invention is a RFID tag reader... Agent: Herman & Millman

20080309496 - Method for applying radiofrequence identification transponders to packaging sheets, transponders support: o

20080309497 - Method of attaching an rfid tag to a component, a component comprising an rfid tag and rfid tag: A method of attaching an RFID tag to a component comprises locating the RFID tag on or in a section of a component, applying an ultrasonic welding process to melt a portion of the housing and a portion of the component contacting the housing and allowing the component and the... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20080309498 - Electronic security identification device for portable devices: An electronic identification device for portable devices having a standardized rectangular security slot, such as a laptop computer, comprising anchoring means designed to be anchored in the security slot of the portable device; and electronic identification means attached to the anchoring means.... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080309499 - Interaction analyzer: A method of analyzing participant activity includes providing an identification unit to a participant, receiving signals from the identification unit, determining location of the participant based on the received signals, storing the location information and the associated timestamp and analyzing the stored information.... Agent: At&t Legal Department Attn: Patent Docketing

20080309500 - On-vehicle position detection system: An on-vehicle position detection system includes a radiation emitting device for producing at least one beam which is appropriate to be reflected by a human body seated in the vehicle, a sensor device adapted for detecting the reflection of the at least one beam produced by the radiation emitting device... Agent: Alpine/bhgl

20080309501 - Electronic system for defence against fires in forest areas and more generally for monitoring the territory: The invention refers to an electronic system for defence against fires in forest areas and more generally for monitoring the territory. The system comprises a network of alarm stations (SA) distributed over the territory being controlled, where each alarm station (SA) is enclosed in an air-scaled mechanically-sealed protective casing and... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080309502 - Method and device for detecting forest fires: The invention relates to a method of detecting a fire in a wooded area. Some trees in the area are provided with a fire sensor having a radiofrequency emitter able to emit information for identifying and/or locating each sensor, according to a grid of the area to be monitored. At... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080309503 - Flow detector with alarm features: The disclosed invention relates to detecting a flow condition in a fluid supply system. The invention is particularly useful for detecting flow in a toilet system. The flow detection device comprises a processor associated with a flow sensor. Predefined flow criteria are stored in a memory associated with said processor.... Agent: Simmons Patents

20080309504 - Led housing: e

20080309505 - Current-differential relay device: A relay device, installed at one end of a power line within a protected zone, includes a processor performing a transmitting process that transmits first sampling current data of the power line at the one end to another relay device installed at the other end, through a 2048-kbps transmission line,... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080309506 - System and method of simulation: A simulation system includes a two-dimensional electrical grid installed in a floor or floor mat. Signals from boot mounted transmitters can be sensed via the grid to track boot locations in real-time during training exercises.... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP Welsh & Katz

20080309507 - Self-configuring data acquisition system for diagnostic testing: A self-configuring data acquisition system and method for conducting diagnostic testing of process equipment devices. The data acquisition system includes a data acquisition processing unit for controlling diagnostic testing of an equipment device, the equipment device including a digital information unit that stores information uniquely identifying the equipment device. A... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080309508 - Accelerometer based extended display: Embodiments of the present invention recite a method and system for displaying data on a portable electronic device. In one embodiment, a first portion of accessed data is displayed on a portable electronic device. A motion detector responsive to motion in at least a single direction then detects a movement... Agent: Trimble Navigation Limited C/o Wagner Blecher

20080309509 - Dog bark door bell notification and personal protection system: A door bell notification and personal protection system includes a warning notification module adapted to recognize at least one of a door bell notification from a door bell ringer or emergency transmission signal from a wireless transmitter and thereafter provide a recognition signal to a microprocessor. The microprocessor is adapted... Agent: Ortiz & Lopez, PLLC

20080309510 - Multisignal device for vehicle, comprising a light-emitting core: The invention relates to a multisignal device for the rear-view mirror of a vehicle, which can be connected to other parts of the vehicle and which comprises a light beam emitter, said beams lighting up in a progressive and controlled manner according to the user's requirements or the automatic response... Agent: Jerome D. Jackson (jackson Patent Law Office)

20080309511 - Selectively adjustable icons for assisting users of an electronic device: Systems and methods for providing selectively adjustable icons to assist users of an electronic device are provided. Icons can be selectively adjusted to assist users in connecting and disconnecting accessories to and from the electronic device.... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20080309512 - Gate operator capable to be controlled and diagnosed via internet: Disclosed is the gate operator that is able to be driven and diagnosed remotely via internet.... Agent: Zbigniew Stein

20080309513 - System comprising a master unit and a plurality of slave units for operating a plurality of devices: System including at least one master unit and a plurality of slave units, wherein the master unit and the slave units include means for performing communication via radio frequency channels. The at least one master unit includes means for transmitting control signals to the slave units, and the slave units... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080309514 - Data and/or powerswivel: In one aspect of the invention, a swivel for use in a drilling operation comprises a body with a central bore adapted for threaded connection to a tool string component. At least one electrically conductive medium is rotationally supported within the bore and adapted to rotate with respect to an... Agent: Tyson J. Wilde Novatek International, Inc.

20080309515 - Warning apparatus for a motor vehicle: Warning apparatus (2) for a motor vehicle (1) having an indicator system (6) for indicating a change of lane comprising at least one signal display (7) arranged in the field of view of the driver and having a sensor system for detecting obstacles in the blind spot (4), wherein the... Agent: Ford Global Technologies, LLC

20080309516 - Method for detecting moving objects in a blind spot region of a vehicle and blind spot detection device: A method for detecting moving objects In a blind spot of vehicle is provided, comprising: taking a sequence of images of said blind spot region, partitioning each of said images of said sequence into blocks, identifying moving blocks which have moved between consecutive images of said sequence, determining a direction... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080309517 - Vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus: A vehicle surroundings monitoring apparatus includes an image pickup means for taking an image of the surroundings of a vehicle, a preceding-vehicle detecting means for detecting a preceding vehicle from the taken image, a monitored-region setting means for setting predetermined monitored regions around the preceding vehicle on the image, a... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080309518 - System and method for displaying required navigational performance corridor on aircraft map display: A method is provided for indicating the boundaries of a required navigational performance (RNP) corridor on an aircraft's map display. The method includes the steps of producing an aircraft leg segment symbol on the map display, establishing an RNP value, and scaling the RNP value to the map display field... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080303628 - Scalable two-stage clos-networking switch and module-first matching: A configuration scheme for IQC switches that hierarchizes the matching process reduces configuration complexity by performing routing first and port matching afterwards in a three-stage Clos-network switch. This scheme applies the reduction concept of Clos networks to the matching process. This, in turn, results in a feasible size of schedulers... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080303629 - Vehicle-use key, maintenance support/management system of vehicle, and stolen vehicle check system: A vehicle-use key for storing and for acquisition of information on a vehicle. The vehicle-use key permits an individual to use the vehicle, to prevent the key from being taken away when the vehicle is stolen and for finding the stolen vehicle. A vehicle-use key is used for starting a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080303630 - Digikey and digilock: v

20080303631 - Mass storage device with locking mechanism: Embodiments of a mass storage device having a locking mechanism are described. The mass storage device includes a wireless reader to receive identification data from a wireless transponder, and to determine if the identification data matches a pre-stored data. The mass storage device includes a first controller device to enable... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP.

20080303633 - High gain rfid tag antennas: A non-pervasive modification to radio frequency identification (RFID) tag antennas is provided that can double the tag's reading range distance. Parasitic elements, such as a reflector and one or more directors, are added at appropriate separations to form a Yagi antenna. As a result, the antenna's gain is increased and... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080303635 - Rfid series and method for constructing location management system using rfid series: The present invention relates to RFID series and a method for constructing location management system using RFID series. The present invention relates to RFID series constituting an RFID system that can complete work with a little time and workforce without confusion, even when a plurality of RFID tags are required,... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080303632 - Shielding of portable consumer device: A portable consumer device is disclosed. An electromagnetic shield is provided in the portable consumer device that is capable of preventing communication between the portable consumer device and an interrogation device. The shield is movable between a distal position in which communication with the interrogation device is enabled and a... Agent: Townsend And Townsend Crew LLP

20080303634 - Tire revolution detecting system: A tire revolution detecting system includes an electric power generator (23) and an RF tag (27), both provided for the tire (11). The generator (23) generates electric power under deformation of the tire (11) in contact with the ground. The RF tag (27) includes a memory (29) for storing a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080303636 - Secure system for tracking goods: A secure system for tracking goods loaded on a delivery vehicle having a driver's cab and at least one container, said driver's cab being provided with a first RFID transponder disposed on any wall of said cab, and each of the containers is provided with at least two RFID transponders,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080303638 - Portable patient devices, systems, and methods for providing patient aid and preventing medical errors, for monitoring patient use of ingestible medications, and for preventing distribution of counterfeit drugs: A portable digital patient assistant includes an RFID reader, a central processing unit for processing signals received from the RFID reader, a memory for storing data, and an output operatively linked to the central processing unit for providing output information regarding use of medicinal drugs. Methods for using the portable... Agent: Donald Bollella Db Technical Consulting

20080303637 - Updateable electronic-ink based display label device: An updateable electronic-ink based display label device for attachment to an object to be tracked. The device includes (i) an addressable display assembly including a layer of electronic ink, (ii) an antenna structure, (iii) an interface module, and (iv) a signal transceiver module. The signal transceiver module is responsive to... Agent: Thomas J. Perkowski , Esq., P.C.

20080303640 - Hybrid system option key: Embodiments herein place a product and a programmable device within a shipping package, seal the shipping package, and program the programmable device by transmitting wireless signals to the programmable device, without opening the shipping package. Then, after the device is programmed, the shipping package can be shipped to the end... Agent: Gibb & Rahman, LLC

20080303641 - Rfid device having nonvolatile ferroelectric memory device: A RFID device has a nonvolatile ferroelectric memory including a memory cell array area supplied only with a high voltage and a peripheral area supplied with a low voltage, thereby reducing power consumption. The RFID device includes an antenna adapted and configured to transceive a radio frequency signal from an... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080303639 - System and method including partial pre-programming of rfid data: A system and method for partially pre-programming RFID labels. Common data associated with items to which RFID labels are to be applied is pre-programmed into the labels. Item specific data is programmed by a RFID label programmer in the application process.... Agent: Ip Legal Department Tyco Fire & Security Services

20080303642 - Apparatus and method for remotely obtaining and evaluating vehicular and other information: An apparatus and method for remotely obtaining and evaluating vehicular and other information is disclosed, where a field device can be used to wirelessly transmit information to a processor. The processor can compare the information against other information in a database. Based upon the results of the comparison, the results... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080303643 - Individual-identifying communication system and program executed in individual-identifying communication system: An individual-identifying communication system of the present invention comprises: plural light-emitting devices; an imaging device; a display device capable of displaying an image based on image data obtained by said imaging device; a selection device for selecting a predetermined area within the displayed image; a storage device storing plural identification... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080303644 - Sounder assembly for a personal alert safety system: A sounder assembly is provided for a personal alert safety system (PASS). The sounder assembly includes a housing and a piezoelectric assembly compressively held in the housing such that a sound chamber is defined by the housing and the piezoelectric assembly. The housing radially expands and contracts relative to the... Agent: Rick Comoglio Tyco International Ltd.

20080303645 - Braille support: Methods and apparatuses to provide improved Braille support are described herein. A connection to a Braille device is received, and a Braille caption panel that includes a Braille code is displayed to simulate an output to the Braille device. The Braille caption panel can include a text translated to the... Agent: Apple Inc./bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080303646 - Tactile feedback device for use with a force-based input device: A tactile device comprising a tactile device and a feedback mechanism operable with a sensing surface to receive a force input from a user and transfer that force input to a force sensing element. The tactile device is configured to allow the user to touch the tactile device and register... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20080303647 - Accessory for a locking assembly: A device for use with an anti-theft locking assembly which comprises an enclosure, a noise emitter mounted within the enclosure, a battery, and a control circuit, an actuator extending externally of the enclosure and being designed to be plugged into a first actuator receptor on a towing vehicle or a... Agent: Eric Fincham

20080303648 - Establishing and securing a unique wireless rf link between a tractor and a trailer using a wired connection: Communications between a tractor and trailer are established and secured using a wired connection between the physically connected tractor and trailer. Wireless ID or authentication information is communicated between tractor and trailer using the wired connection. Thereafter, a wireless, secure RF communication link may be established between the tractor and... Agent: Qualcomm Incorporated

20080303649 - 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

20080303650 - Hybrid resonant structure to verify parameters of a tire: Control of running conditions, and particularly physical parameters of tires are recommended to increase automobile safety. A sensor according to the invention is used to determine various factors such as the temperature or pressure of tires. The sensor is a hybrid resonant passive structure that may be integrated in the... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080303651 - System for monitoring a pressure in motor vehicle tires and a method for diagnosticating by means of said system: The motor vehicle tire pressure monitoring system includes a computer to receive input data including at least one tire pressure and transmit a warning to a driver of the vehicle in the event of an abnormal pressure in the tire. The system also includes a recording unit designed to record... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20080303652 - Valve-integrated transponder: A valve-integrated transponder includes an air valve and a casing that are integrated with each other, and is disposed within a tire. The casing houses a substrate having a detecting element mounted thereon, an inverse F antenna element, and a supporting member. The antenna element has a substantially line symmetrical... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20080303653 - Vehicle locator with optional radar detector: A vehicle locating system comprises a transmitting unit, a receiving unit, a power supply, a light mechanism, and a receiver switch. The transmitting unit has a transmitter, which has a signal button. When looking for their car, a user would push the signal button, which causes the transmitter to transmit... Agent: Kathleen K. Bowen Co.lpa

20080303655 - Motion detection apparatus and method: According to various illustrative embodiments, a motion-monitoring system comprises at least one antenna fixed within a barrier, the at least one antenna transmitting at least one first radio-frequency signal through the barrier to at least one volume outside the barrier, the at least one first radio-frequency signal reflecting from at... Agent: Paul S Madan Madan, Mossman & Sriram, PC

20080303654 - Measuring conditions 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

20080303660 - Emergency event detection and alert system and method: Systems and methods are provided herein that provide for emergency event detection and alert.... Agent: Axios Law Group. PLLC

20080303658 - Hand washing compliance detection system: Systems and methods are provided for monitoring use of hand washing agents to determine compliance with hand hygiene guidelines. A hand washing agent is provided with a detectable, volatile compound, such as odors, which is then rubbed onto a subject's hands using the subject's hand washing technique. After the hand... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire

20080303657 - Life safety device for the hearing impaired: The instant invention includes a central security and alarm system that operates to protect a home or business and includes a personal safety device to communicate with a hearing-challenged end-user at the protected home or business. The system includes at least one alarm event detection device, and a central panel... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080303659 - Low-profile signal device and method for providing color-coded signals: A low-profile signal device is provided having a plurality of light emitters disposed on at least one support member, the plurality of light emitters configured to emit light in a plurality of colors that indicate one or more predefined conditions; a housing substantially enclosing the at least one support member;... Agent: Mills & Onello LLP

20080303656 - Method and apparatus for detecting misalignment of train inspection systems: A method and system to detect misalignment of sensors used in train inspection systems are provided. The method includes receiving inputs from a train inspection sensor that is coupled to a railroad track, determining a position of the train inspection sensor using a motion detector, and identifying the inputs received... Agent: John S. Beulick (12729 +2000) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080303661 - Compact and self-contained security system: A system to monitor and detect an intruder within a structure is disclosed. The system comprises a self-contained security insert configured to be mounted to and substantially contained within an electrical junction box. The security insert is capable of being coupled to a primary power source within the structure and... Agent: Schneck & Schneck

20080303662 - Traffic and population counting device system and method: A traffic and population counting device system and method is provided. The traffic and population counting device may be executable by a computing device and may include an entry selector configured to be selected to indicate that a shopper has entered a shopping zone and to keep a running count... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20080303663 - Method for verifying the integrity of a container: A container security device comprises a sensor and a local memory configured to store input from the sensor, wherein the device is configured to detect a breach of a container. A container security method comprises the steps of detecting a change in a measurement value inside a container, and indicating... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080303664 - Screening checkpoint for passengers and baggage: An advanced technology screening checkpoint system includes a baggage screening zone, a passenger screening zone, and a secondary screening zone. The baggage screening zone may include an explosives scanning system and an imaging system, while the passenger screening zone may include an explosives detection portal and a self-divestment portal to... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080303665 - Package-companion-user interactive system and associated method: The present invention relates to a package-companion-user interactive system providing a comprehensive means of product authentication, registration for effective compliance, with user real-time feedback. The system comprises of a product package provided with a smart data processor and companion device comprising a housing with package holding provision; an array of... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

20080303670 - Audible anti-theft tag: An audible anti-theft tag that has a multiple ways to activate an audible alarm under predetermined conditions. When the pin assembly is forcibly detached from an EAS tag, a high decibel alarm is automatically activated. The audible alarm in the anti-theft tag uses a thyristor control circuit which does not... Agent: John C. Smith, Esq.

20080303668 - Retrofittable radio frequency identification connector: A radio frequency identification connector is configured and arranged to retrofittably connect a radio frequency identification device to a device such as a fall protection and fall arrest safety device.... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20080303667 - Rfid and sensor signing system: In various embodiments, a method for signing tags associated with objects includes receiving a first identifier associated with a tag. A first signature is generated for the tag based on the identifier and a public key. The first identifier and the first signature are then stored in the tag.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20080303666 - Rfid label attaching method, rfid label attaching device, and rfid label: A RFID tag is partially separable from an article to which the tag is applied such that influence on the RFID tag from the article may be reduced thereby. A label is applied to an article, wherein the label is tacked on a backing paper. The label is fixed with... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080303669 - Vibration logging tag: A method for tracking vibrational information for an item via an RFID tag is provided. The method includes interrogating the RFID tag at various points throughout the supply chain to obtain vibrational entries for the RFID tag. The vibrational entries are then individually compared to a set of thresholds. The... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080303671 - System and method for inhibiting detection of deactivated labels using detection filters having an adaptive threshold: A method, system and computer program product for inhibiting detection of deactivated tags. The method, system and computer program product include receiving a signal that includes environment noise from at least one tag, extracting signal detection information that includes a signal detection energy value from the received signal, extracting signal... Agent: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20080303673 - Dynamic eas detection system and method: This invention relates to dynamically controlled, electronic article surveillance (EAS) systems whereby an array of antenna elements is digitally phased and actively driven for concurrent transmission, and digitally phased and combined in the receiver unit to improve security tag detection. In particular, the individual frequency and phase of the plurality... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20080303672 - Valve-integrated transponder: A valve-integrated transponder includes an air valve and a casing that are integrated with each other, and is disposed within a tire. The air valve is press-fitted to a valve hole in a wheel rim. The casing houses a substrate having a detecting element mounted thereon, an inverse F antenna... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP

20080303674 - Holder with wireless ic tag and tire with wireless ic tag: Communication between a scanner and a wireless IC tag is performed with certainty. An installation hole is formed in the side surface of a tire and a holder with wireless IC tag 10 housing a wireless IC tag 18 is inserted into this installation hole. The holder with wireless IC... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080303675 - Magnetically releasable grooved tack clutch for reusable and non-reusable applications: A system, apparatus (100) and method are described for an electronic article surveillance security tag (102) having a magnetically releasable tack retaining system, and a magnetic detaching device for use with the electronic article surveillance tag. Other embodiments are described and claimed.... Agent: Ip Legal Department Tyco Fire & Security Services

20080303676 - Apparatus, and associated method, for selecting distribution of preocessing tasks at a multi-processor data center: Apparatus, and an associated method, for selecting at which processing unit of a plurality of processing units positioned at a data center that a processing task is to be performed. Temperature sensors are positioned throughout the data center and associated with the individual ones of the processing units. Indications of... Agent: Docket Clerk

20080303677 - Alarm apparatus and adaptor: Alarm apparatus for detecting radiation and/or pollutants such as smoke, carbon monoxide or the like comprising a housing means housing an alarm circuit. The alarm circuit includes detection means for detecting the radiation and/or pollutants, alert means for alerting a user of the presence of the pollutant, and control means... Agent: Young Law Firm, P.C. Alan W. Young

20080303678 - Combination smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector and cellphone: A smoke detector, a carbon monoxide detector, and a cellphone are combined into a single device in providing an alarm to a user upon the detection of smoke and/or carbon monoxide in a closed environment.... Agent: Charles I. Brodsky

20080303679 - Network interface device communication via power line: The invention is directed to an optical network terminal (ONT) for use in a passive optical network (PON) that provides reliable battery status reporting and, optionally, remote monitoring and configuration of an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) unit. In particular, the UPS unit provides power to the ONT via a power... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A.

20080303680 - Display for active power filter: A display for active power filter can be employed to show setting compensation parameters and real compensating information of the active power filter in operation in a same screen. Accordingly, the users can immediately diagnose whether resonance or other problem was appeared or not.... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080303681 - Methods and systems for providing sensory information to devices and peripherals: Peripherals and data processing systems are disclosed which can be configured to interact based upon sensor data. In at least certain embodiments, a method for sensing motion and orientation information for a device includes receiving a motion event from at least one sensor located in a device. The method further... Agent: Apple Inc./bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080303682 - Display apparatus and method for recognizing location: Provided are a display apparatus and method for recognizing locations. The display apparatus recognizes a location, and communicates with an external device having a tag reader. The display apparatus includes a display unit; a plurality of tags disposed on the display unit, each tag having a different identification (ID); a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080303683 - Economical force sensitive switch: The economical force sensing switch comprising a housing and a movable member movable relative to the housing upon having a predetermined force applied thereagainst by an adjacent moving structure when the structure becomes misaligned, the movable member incorporating a set screw for engaging a microswitch within the housing at a... Agent: Kajane Mcmanus

20080303684 - Content reproducing method and apparatus: A content reproducing method and a content reproducing apparatus capable of continuously reproducing content by searching for an apparatus having optimal capabilities for reproducing the content, when a plurality of content reproducing apparatuses with similar functions are located within a short range of each other.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080303685 - Installation structure of capacitance sensor and assembly method of the same: A structure for installing a capacitance sensor which detects an object in vicinity of the capacitance sensor to a door of a vehicle, including a spacer disposed between the door and the capacitance sensor attached at a vehicle-inner side of an opening end of the door. A water-drop prevention portion... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080303687 - Ambience control: A system 1 for controlling ambience of a designated environment comprises input means (3, 4-11) configured to receive at least one ambience input data, processing means (18) configured to process the at least one ambience input data in conjunction with a desired ambience profile for the designated environment, thereby generating... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080303686 - Remote blind opening and closing system: A remote blind actuating system for use in opening and closing blinds with a wand incorporates: a motor a drive shaft, a gear box, a receiver, and a housing. The motor, the drive shaft, and the receiver are disposed within the housing. The motor is connected with the drive shaft... Agent: Law Offices Of Andrew Schroeder

20080303688 - Remote control lighting control system: A load control system for remotely controlling the amount of power delivered to a plurality of electrical loads, the system comprising two load control devices operable to receive wireless signals containing control information, each of the load control devices respectively electrically connected to at least one of the electrical loads... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080303689 - Accessible content reputation lookup: Implementations of accessible content reputation lookup are described. In one implementation, before a user activates a link in a document, such as a hyperlink on a webpage, the user can designate the link. For example, the user can float a cursor over the link or interact with an icon placed... Agent: Lee & Hayes PLLC

20080303690 - Electronic device with remote finding function: An electronic device with remote finding function includes a main body and a remote controller. The main body includes a first control circuit, a switch and a display unit. The first control circuit emits a wireless finding signal and receives a wireless responding signal via an antenna, wherein the antenna... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080303691 - Hybrid automotive fluid dispensing system: A fluid dispensing control system comprising a plurality of hybrid fluid dispensing units and hybrid keypads are capable of both wired and wireless communication with a billing computer.... Agent: Senniger Powers LLP

20080303692 - Method and system for assigning identity addresses to local management modules: A system and a method are provided for assigning plural identity addresses in sequence from a central management module to plural corresponding local management modules. A standby power is input to a current one of the local management modules. And the standby power towards a next un-actuated one of the... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080303693 - Methods and systems for automated traffic reporting: An automatic traffic reporting system comprising a vehicle mounted data transceiver (telematics device) and centrally operated information collectors and analyzers that generate real time traffic reports for selected areas of interest.... Agent: Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

20080303694 - Traffic control system employing location based services: A traffic control system employing location based services is disclosed. The system includes a wireless device disposed in each of a plurality of vehicles, the wireless device operable to log onto a wireless network and transmit the location based services, and a master traffic controller coupled to the wireless network... Agent: Don Carnegie

20080303695 - Assembly & method for controlling road signal indicators: A method for controlling the movement of vehicles including removing a portable transmitter assembly and a portable receiving assembly from a vehicle, disposing the portable receiving assembly contiguous to an area where at least one vehicle travels, and illuminating at least one indicator on the portable receiving assembly with the... Agent: Law Offices Of John W. Carpenter

20080303696 - Host vehicle moving area acquisition device and acquisition method: A movable area acquisition ECU 1 compares a possible path for a host vehicle and a predicted path of another vehicle in a travel area of the host vehicle with each other to obtain a possibility of collision between the two vehicles, thus computing a degree of danger to the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080297304 - System and method for recording a person in a region of interest: A method and system for recording a player in at least one zone of a playing Field are described herein. The system includes at least one set of cameras, each set containing one or more cameras. Each zone is associated with one set of cameras which is used to obtain... Agent: Mass Engineered Design Inc.

20080297305 - Rules associated with messages: A method and apparatus for using rules in a distributed computing system. A message is generated. One or more rules are associated with the message, each of the one or more rules pertaining to an action to be performed. The message is sent to a destination with the associated rules.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080297306 - Hardware and software activating device and methods thereof: A device for activating independent software and hardware including a communication port of an independent software and hardware activating module for receiving activating guidance information of an independent component, and a control module of the independent hardware and software activating module for generating cluing information according to the activating guidance... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080297307 - Method for establishing sua sponte large-scale person-to-person emergency electronic messaging communications based in part on subscriber telephone numbers: Lessons of the Sep. 11, 2001 terrorist attack (9/11) and Hurricane Katrina are incorporated. Methods are disclosed for rapidly establishing alternate electronic messaging for person-to-person communications in a large-scale emergency. Details for constructing electronic access addresses comprised in part by subscriber telephone numbers and an event identifier, allows the provider... Agent: David H. Parker

20080297318 - Apparatus for communicating with a rfid tag and cartridge for including at least a rfid tag: An apparatus for communicating with a RFID tag comprises: a container holder configured to detachably attach a container for including at least a RFID tag which contains a tag medium on which a RFID circuit element is arranged; and an apparatus magnetic-path forming portion configured to form a magnetic path... Agent: Baker Botts LLP C/o Intellectual Property Department

20080297319 - Article management system: An article management system which can efficiently search for the whereabouts of an article. The article management system for managing the whereabouts of an article existing in any of a plurality of sections includes radio communication devices provided in the respective sections, and an RFID tag and a portable device... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080297317 - Game system using rfid tags: A game can comprise a board with multiple RFID antennas and a game piece with a RFID antenna. When one of the multiple RFID antennas is adjacent to the RFID antenna in the game piece, the response characteristics of these RFID antennas can change so that the position of the... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20080297310 - Handling system for exception rfid labels: A device for nullifying an exception RFID tag associated with a product or package includes a label with a replacement RFID tag configured thereon. The label is configured for placement on a package or product adjacent to the exception RFID tag. An electromagnetic shield is configured on the label and... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080297315 - Inductive coupling exchange in a portable intelligent object with central and peripheral circuits: A portable intelligent object has first and second communication interfaces with a station. The first communication interface can send and/or receive data by means of inductive coupling with the station. The object also has an integrated peripheral circuit. All of the data exchanged between the peripheral circuit and the central... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080297314 - Inventory management system: In the inventory management system managing the inventory status of a commodity displayed in a showcase by using a computer, the showcase is provided with an antenna for communicating with an RFID tag attached to a commodity on a commodity shelf, detecting means for detecting a unique number of the... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20080297316 - Method and rfid reader for communication via radio channel: A method of communication between an RFID reader (1) and a plurality of transponders (2a, 2b) via a radio channel (20) is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of measuring a noise level (SN) of the radio channel (20), selecting an error correction algorithm (ECA1, ECA2, . . . ECAx)... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property Department

20080297311 - Non-contact service providing systems: A service providing system comprising a server device, a terminal device, and a service providing device in combination with an optical wireless tag device to achieve transmitting of ID, password, or other service information stored in the service providing device in a non-contact and non-broadcasting manner, thus enabling highly secured... Agent: Xingtao Wu

20080297320 - Semiconductor device and ic label, ic tag, and ic card provided with the semiconductor device: A charge accumulation circuit having a structure in which a capacitor is divided into a plurality of pieces and the divided capacitors are connected in parallel through switches is provided. The charge accumulation circuit controls the switch provided between the capacitors and thus can dynamically vary electrostatic capacitance of the... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080297308 - System for detection of an interpersonal communication between members of a community and relative method: A detection and interpersonal communication system includes a RFID tag storing a univocal code, which tag is remotely readable and embedded in a user's portable personal item, and a device reading the storing tag, the reading device including at least one RFID-reading antenna located in a significant area accessible by... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080297313 - System provided with several electronic devices and a security module: The invention relates to a system with a first electronic device (2), a security module (1) and a second electronic device (9, 10, 14, 21). The security module (1) is firmly bound to the first electronic device (2) and has a security unit (3) for securely storing data and/or for... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080297312 - Systems and methods for providing quality of service to rfid: Embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for providing Quality of service to RFID. In one embodiment the present invention includes a method of providing quality of service in an RFID network comprising storing RFID priority information corresponding to the RFID network, wherein the RFID network comprises one... Agent: Chad R. Walsh Fountainhead Law Group PC

20080297309 - Waveform synthesis in rfid interrogators: Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a waveform for a radio-frequency identification interrogator is capable of being synthesized with hardware by combining waveform samples stored in a waveform lookup table. A microcode table comprises microcode instructions relating to how to assemble the waveform samples into a waveform. A... Agent: Cool Patent, P.C. C/o Intellevate

20080297321 - Detecting a self-jammer signal in an rfid system: A radio frequency device capable of differentiating self-jammer signals.... Agent: Cool Patent, P.C. C/o Intellevate

20080297323 - Item finding using radio frequency and optical signaling: A system for, and method of, locating a particular item from among a plurality of items identifiable by radio frequency identification (RFID) tags associated with the items, includes an interrogator for radio frequency (RF) signaling the tags to detect unique identifiers associated with the tags in a field of view... Agent: Kirschstein, Ottinger, Israel & Schiffmiller, P.C.

20080297324 - Methods and systems of receiving data payload of rfid tags: Methods and systems of receiving data payload of RFID tags. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising selecting (by each of a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags) a time window within which to transmit (the selecting to create respective time windows), sending a start signal... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP (sv)IPDocketing

20080297322 - System for determining a relative location of a plurality of items upon a plurality of platforms: A system is described for determining a relative location of a plurality of items upon a plurality of platforms. The system may include a memory, an interface, and a processor. The memory may store a first item, a second item, a first period of time and a second period of... Agent: Accenture Chicago 28164 Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080297325 - Method and system for associating a reading of a machine readable sensor positioned in an absorbent article with the identity of a user: A method for associating a reading of a machine readable sensor positioned in an absorbent article, such as a diaper, a diaper of pant type, an incontinence garment, a sanitary napkin, a tampon-like product, a wound or sore dressing, a bed protector, or a similar product, with the identity of... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080297326 - Low cost rfid tag security and privacy system and method: A method for provisioning security for an RFID tag. Initially, a random new tag ID is generated, and a new master key is generated based on an existing master key. Encrypted user data to be placed on the tag is generated utilizing the new tag ID as an IV and... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20080297327 - Coupling of communications signals to a power line: In one embodiment, a system for coupling a communications signal to a medium-voltage power line includes a surge arrester electrically coupled to a medium-voltage power line and a disconnect device electrically coupled to the surge arrester. The disconnect device is electrically coupled in parallel with a communications device and has... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20080297328 - Tactile feedback mechanism using magnets to provide trigger or release sensations: An apparatus for providing tactile feedback to an operator. The apparatus includes first and second magnetic assemblies having first and second magnets, respectively. The apparatus further includes a user input device, such as a trigger, a knob, a release cord, or a joystick, that is connected to at least one... Agent: Disney Enterprises, Inc. C/o Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20080297329 - Protective cover assembly: A protective cover assembly is provided. The protective cover assembly includes a flexible cover and an alarm assembly. The flexible cover includes an outer layer of flexible material, an inner layer of flexible material, and at least one layer of tear resistant material positioned between the outer and inner layers.... Agent: Dunlap Codding, P.C.

20080297330 - Vehicle emergency preventive terminal device and internet system using facial recognition technology: A danger preventive apparatus employing a facial recognition technology and a danger preventive system using the same is provided. According to the present invention, the robbery of a vehicle, and various crimes and unexpected dangers within a vehicle can be prevented and eliminated by employing a facial recognition algorithm. Further,... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20080297331 - Antitheft coding device: First given data is transmitted to a key (1) from a control unit (2) on a vehicle side, and the key (1) that is equipped with a transponder (10) generates, based on the transmitted first given data, second given data having a different number of bytes through a given arithmetic... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080297332 - Two-wheel-vehicle detecting device for an automotive vehicle: A motorcycle-detecting device according to the present invention is mounted on an automotive vehicle. The device includes ultrasonic sensors for detecting objects around the vehicle, a device for predicting that a motorcycle is approaching the vehicle, and a device for adjusting a detection distance and a detection sensitivity of the... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20080297333 - Method and apparatus for designing a health monitor system for a vehicle: A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for designing a health monitor system for a vehicle. A functional model of the vehicle is created. A hazardous condition is identified that can occur during operation of the vehicle using the functional model. A model of causes is created... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20080297334 - Vehicular information and monitoring system and method: A vehicle monitoring system is provided that is particularly useful for gathering data relating to noise, vibration and harshness (NVH). The system may include noise and vibrations sensors that sense the noise or vibration levels at various vehicle locations. The sensors generate an output signal that is analyzed by a... Agent: Richard W. Hoffmann

20080297336 - Controlling vehicular electronics devices using physiological signals: A vehicle network system including at least one sensor, a network server, and a at least one vehicle network device is provided. The at least one sensor is arranged to generate physiological signals of a user, which are received and processed by the network server is configured to receive and... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080297335 - Driving efficiency management apparatus and method thereof: A driving efficiency management apparatus and a method thereof are provided. The driving efficiency management apparatus includes a detection unit, a storage unit, a processing unit, and a display. The detection unit detects the driving condition of a vehicle and generates a driving information. The storage unit receives and stores... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080297337 - Tire pressure detector having reduced power consumption mechanism: A tire pressure detector employs a reduced power consumption mechanism comprising a PLL circuit including a VCO, that is operated in response to the logic states of an input data stream and a power amplifier configured to be externally located to an integrated circuit. The input data stream includes tire... Agent: Jerry L. Mahurin The Gates Corporation

20080297338 - Automotive brake lighting: A method and an apparatus are provided for controllably illuminating automotive brake lights. In one embodiment, an automotive brake lighting system comprises a brake light including first and second light sources, a sensor to sense a level of an operating condition associated with at least one of a brake assembly... Agent: Sanjeev Kumar Singh

20080297339 - Apparatus and method for converting a low voltage ac wiring circuit to a high speed data communications link: An apparatus for converting a low voltage alternating current (AC) wiring circuit to a high speed data communications link, comprising a primary coupling circuit and a secondary coupling circuit. The apparatus provides low voltage AC power to a data device and couples data signals between the data device and the... Agent: Whitaker, Chalk, Swindle & Sawyer, LLP

20080297340 - Compliant wireless sensitive elements and devices: Sensitive elements and devices include at least one piezoelectric material and a compliant polymer substrate having elastomeric properties to lend flexibility without affecting sensitivity of the element and/or device. Sensitive elements are in operable communication with a control system; communication is wireless. Interaction of a sensitive element/sensitive device with an... Agent: Rosenbaum & Associates, P.C.

20080297342 - Patrolling method and system: A patrolling method includes the steps of: installing transponders at sites to be monitored, respectively; providing a patrol guard with a transceiver unit such that the patrol guard is able to use the transceiver unit to detect the transponders; enabling operation of the transceiver unit to forward patrol information retrieved... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20080297341 - Real-time passenger identification, passenger onboard inventory, location and safety monitoring system: An automated passenger identification, passenger onboard counter and passenger inventory monitoring systems for maintaining a roster of passengers onboard a conveyance such as a school bus, train, or ship. The system comprises one or more transponders, each transponder embedded within identification means and each identification means assigned to and carried... Agent: Galasso & Associates, Lp

20080297344 - Method for controlling security truck door locker and structure for controlling secrurity truck door locker: A method for controlling security truck door lockers and a structure for controlling security truck door lockers are disclosed. A control device is configured to control electronic lockers respectively mounted on security truck doors by means of detecting the unlocked/locked status of the electronic lockers and changing or not changing... Agent: Ping-jan Yang

20080297343 - Pressure sensitive work indicator: Systems and methods for indicating applied manipulation pressure are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for indicating applied manipulation pressure includes affixing a pressure sensitive material to a coupling component. The pressure sensitive material is capable of displaying visual indications that correspond to different levels of applied manipulation force. A... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20080297345 - Alarm device for a notebook: An alarm device for a notebook, including a housing, a circuit board, a press key module, a sensing unit and an alarm unit. The housing is a flat housing. A bottom face of the housing is attachable to a surface of the notebook. An upper section of the housing is... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080297347 - Automatic configuration of new or replacement eas network devices: A system and an analogous method which automatically configures electronic article surveillance (EAS) devices coupled to a network, includes a server coupled to the network. The server may include software or hardware which (1) listens on a specified port for connection requests from at least one coupled EAS network device;... Agent: Ip Legal Department Tyco Fire & Security Services

20080297352 - Autonomous interrogating transponder for direct communications with other transponders: A group of associated transponders are respectively attached to a plurality of objects, such as sensors or containers. Each transponder includes a memory, a transmitter, a receiver and a controller. The memory stores group data, which includes data related to the respective attached objects. The controller causes the transmitter to... Agent: Edward W Callan

20080297349 - Electronic eas tag detection and method: An electronic circuit, apparatus and method for detecting and deactivating electronic article surveillance (“EAS”) tags, in which a coil induces a current when subject to an electromagnetic field and also is used to transmit an electromagnetic tag signal. A tuning capacitor is in electrical communication with the coil. The tuning... Agent: Christopher & Weisberg, P.A.

20080297346 - Mini pallet-box moving container: Smart, rollable, mini-pallet cargo container system comprising robust, auditable, secure, sealable, lockable, trackable and pollable, universal, half/quarter-sized boxes particularly useful for moving highly valuable or sensitive, personal, political, military or commercial materials, embodiments include truly verifiable ballot boxes, verifiably secure moving containers. Blast attenuation inserts are disclosed. The boxes include... Agent: Neal, Gerber, & Eisenberg

20080297348 - Rfid system for lifting devices: A lifting device equipped with an RFID scanning system having an article receiving area configured for receipt of a stack of articles having RFID tags associated therewith. A first scanning antenna is provided at a first height relative to the article receiving area, and a second scanning antenna is provided... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20080297350 - Rfid tag: To provide an RFID tag including therein a lightweight, thin, reusable by charging, and foldable power source. In an RFID tag including an IC module 2, an antenna 3, and a power source and with a thickness of 0.9 mm or less, there is included an organic radical battery with... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080297351 - Rfid tag and method of manufacturing rfid tag: An RFID tag includes: a tag main body having a communication antenna, a circuit chip electrically connected to the antenna to perform wireless communication via the antenna, and a tabular sealing member in which the antenna and the circuit chip are enclosed; a print layer formed on a first surface... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080297353 - Deactivation for magnetomechanical marker used in electronic article surveillance: A marker for use in a magnetomechanical electronic article surveillance system is described. The EAS marker includes at least one resonator, a housing configured to provide a cavity for vibration of the at least one resonator, a first, magnetized, biasing element configured to provide a biasing magnetic field for the... Agent: Ip Legal Department Tyco Fire & Security Services

20080297354 - Enhanced security protocol for radio frepuency systems: This invention relates to security protocols for RFID systems. Systems and methods are presented to protect the system from hackers attempting to compromise the RFID system. Also, methods and systems for improving RFID security are disclosed. The systems utilize mechanisms to determine the authenticity of the RFID tags used in... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20080297355 - Container with electronic tag and rfid system using the container with electronic tag: In the first aspect, the container with the electronic tag includes a glass container body, a glass bottom cover member attached to a bottom of the glass container body so as to cover the bottom, and an electronic tag placed between the glass container body and the glass bottom cover... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20080297356 - Inventory system for rfid tagged objects: A case for containing objects can include a RFID Reader antenna to detect any RFID tags placed within the case.... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20080297357 - Motion-sensitive vibrating sleep device: A motion-sensitive vibrating sleep device is disclosed that includes a motion sensor and a controller operating a vibratory means. The motion sensor senses motion of a body. The controller causes a vibratory means to be activated when no body motion is detected in a predetermined period of time. Once motion... Agent: Pioneer Patent, LLC

20080297358 - Temperature sensor using abrupt metal-insulator transition (mit) and alarm comprising the temperature sensor: Provided are a temperature sensor using a metal-insulator transition (MIT) device subject to abrupt MIT at a specific temperature and an alarm including the temperature sensor. The abrupt MIT device includes an abrupt MIT thin film and at least two electrode thin films that contacts the abrupt MIT thin film.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080297359 - optical switch: An optical switch having a housing, a light source and a light detector. The light source and light detector are located remote from the housing, The light source is connected to the housing with a first light guide, and the light detector is connected to the housing with a second... Agent: Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.

20080297360 - Particle detector, system and method: The invention provides use of one or more emitted beams of radiation (16), for example, laser beam(s), in combination with an image capturing means (14), for example, one or more video cameras and/or optical elements to detect particles (30), for example smoke particles, located in an open space (12).... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080297361 - Smoke detector: A smoke detector having a closed internal optical path can detect airborne particulate matter, such as smoke from a fire, via a light scattering sensor and/or a light absorption sensor. The path can be implemented with a plurality of reflectors, such as piezoelectric minors. Input light can be coupled to... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080297362 - Fuel retention monitoring system for a pressurized hydrogen storage tank on a vehicle and method of use: The invention relates to a fuel retention monitoring system for a pressurized hydrogen storage tank on a vehicle. The vehicle includes a hydrogen dispensing system having a plurality of conduits for carrying a hydrogen gas. the conduits have at least one connection linking them together. The monitoring system includes a... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C./fgtl

20080297363 - Domestic electric appliance notification system, portable terminal apparatus, domestic electric appliance, and operation completion notifying method: In a domestic electric appliance notification system containing a domestic electric appliance and a portable terminal apparatus 1000 capable of being communicated with the domestic electric appliance in a wireless manner, the below-mentioned domestic electric appliance notification system is provided: That is, in the notification system, the domestic electric appliance... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080297364 - Method and apparatus to ensure activation of a power distribution alarm monitoring circuit: Redundant load sharing power supplies may use lower amperage pilot fuses to monitor the condition of higher amperage main line fuses carrying load current. An alarm monitoring circuit is activated when the pilot fuse has blown. The load sharing characteristics of these supplies may proportion current such that the pilot... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20080297365 - Method and system of guising communication using a chatter signal: Method and system of guising communication using a chatter signal is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes communicating a chatter signal generated by a first node of a network to a second node based on the communication protocol of the network to guise a true signal of the first... Agent: Murabito, Hao & Barnes, LLP

20080297366 - System capable of attaching positional information to image file and memory card: The invention discloses a system capable of attaching position information to an image file, and the system comprises a GPS recorder and a memory card. The GPS recorder is used for receiving the position information and transmitting the position information via wireless transmission. When an image file is generated and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080297367 - Multi-purpose portable alarm: A multi-purpose portable alarm including an alarm unit attached with a ring hook provided with an opening; a wider long side inserted with a sleeve and a narrower short side having its free end to be locked by the sleeve being disposed on both sides of the opening, a locking... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080297368 - Multicolor visual feedback for portable, non-volatile storage: An improved portable storage device is disclosed having an interface, a controller in communication with this interface, a memory in communication with the controller, and a light-emitting-diode assembly in communication with the controller. The light-emitting-diode assembly has a first and a second light-emitting-diode element, the first and second light-emitting-diode elements... Agent: Tyson York Winarski

20080297369 - Remote control system with satellite control devices: A remote control system including a primary remote control (20) in communication with one or more secondary remote controls (30-38) that each have one or more secondary input keys (22b-c, 24b-c, 26b-c, 28b-c), are that dynamically associated with programmed operation of a DVD player (40), computer, or other electronic device.... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080297370 - Rolling code security system: A rolling coda transmitter is useful in a security system for providing secure encrypted RF transmission comprising an interleaved trinary bit fixed code and rolling cede. A receiver demodulates the encrypted RF transmission and recovers the fixed code and rolling code. Upon comparison of the fixed and roiling codes with... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20080297371 - Electronic apparatus and connected apparatus searching method: An address number of “1” in a logic address is firstly set, and polling is performed. When there is a response to the polling, a physical address and a device name as response contents are written to and registered in an address list so as to correspond to the address... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080297372 - Programming of a universal remote control device: A universal remote control device (10) is programmed by determining layout properties of an existing remote control device (12) that must be replaced by the universal remote control device (10). Information identifying at least part of said layout properties is input into a selection system (14, 18). A command set... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080297373 - Sensor node: There is disclosed a sensor node capable of transmitting and receiving a large amount of data or data desired to be reliable without missing data, while preventing battery exhaustion and unnecessary compression of the transmission bandwidth. A name-tag type sensor node includes a detector for detecting connection of an external... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20080297374 - Vehicle imaging system and vehicle control apparatus: A vehicle imaging system includes an imaging device that images at least a part of an area around a vehicle; and a visible light attenuation device that attenuates part of visible light that enters the imaging device. The imaging device includes an imaging element that converts both of the infrared... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080297375 - Health monitoring system for preventing a hazardous condition: A method and apparatus for hazard prevention. A vehicle has a hazard prevention system. The hazard prevention system includes a plurality of hazard cause controls, a health monitor system, and a vehicle control system. The plurality hazard cause controls are associated with a hazardous conditions and each hazard cause control... Agent: Duke W. Yee

20080297376 - Vehicle location device and method: An electronic device configured to be carried on a user's person is provided for directing the user to a parked vehicle. The electronic device utilizes node location data provided by at least one local wireless node and vehicle location information provided by the vehicle. The electronic device includes a network... Agent: General Motors Corporation Legal Staff