Communications: electrical inventions

20090267731 - Portable terminal device, key operation lock method and program thereof: If there is not a key operation over a predetermined period of time, a lock control unit receives a timeout signal input from a timer. If the housings are closed, the lock control unit receives a detection result indicating that the housings are closed from an open/close detecting unit. If... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20090267732 - Data collection system for electronic parking meters: There is disclosed a single space parking meter that includes a low powered radio for communicating with a mobile access point. There is also provided a parking meter management system comprising a single space parking meter and a mobile access point. The mobile access point comprises a coin collection cart,... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20090267728 - Method of visiting a site: A method and system for providing an interactive experience to a visitor of an entertainment venue comprising a plurality of locations. The visitor is assigned a portable identification device having stored thereon information uniquely identifying the visitor. A central computer then randomly directs the visitor to a first one of... Agent: Goudreau Gage Dubuc

20090267733 - Electronic control apparatus: Disclosed is an electronic control apparatus for a vehicle which includes: 1) first storage means for storing vehicle identification information unique to the vehicle; 2) second storage means for storing immobilizer identification information unique to the vehicle; 3) command receiving means for receiving, from an external control apparatus, an update... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090267734 - Monitoring system and method of smart key: A smart key monitoring system for a vehicle comprises: a first LF output antenna which transmits an authentication low frequency (LF) signal within a preset distance from a portion of one side of the vehicle; an RF receiver which is installed in a portion of the vehicle and receives an... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090267729 - Anti-counterfeiting system: A method and apparatus for verifying the authenticity of, and detecting tampering with, an item is disclosed. An RFID transponder comprises an antenna resonant circuit which is coupled to an associated integrated circuit when the integrated circuit is positioned proximately to the antenna resonant circuit, thereby enabling the integrated circuit... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20090267730 - Robust authentication and key agreement protocol for net-generation wireless networks: Embodiments of the invention may be used to provide an authentication and key agreement protocol that is more robust against base station, replay and other attacks compared to previously known systems. The nonce-based authentication and key agreement protocol provides security against such attacks while avoiding the problems that arise in... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20090267735 - Fingerprint authentication method in human body communication: There is provided a fingerprint authentication method in human body communication capable of transmitting/receiving data through the fingerprint authentication. The fingerprint authentication method in human body communications is capable of classifying data about two users, which carry about a human body communication equipment, into disclosure information, protection and security information... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090267739 - Chipless microwave identification tag: A chipless microwave identification tag (200) comprising: a dielectric substrate (210); and a plurality of antenna elements (220) made from a conductive material and disposed on at least one surface (205, 255) of the dielectric substrate (210); wherein when the tag (200) is excited by an incident microwave signal (131),... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090267743 - Method and apparatus for a deployable radio-frequency identification portal system: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a first assembly, a second assembly, and a coupling element coupled to the first assembly and the second assembly. The first assembly includes a processor, a memory, and a radiator module, the processor operatively coupled to the memory and the radiator module. The second... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090267736 - Non-contact electronic device: A contactless electronic device comprises a semiconductor integrated circuit device, a plurality of antennas (or antenna coils) for receiving high-frequency signals supplied by radio waves or electromagnetic waves having different frequencies. An interface judgment circuit judges which antenna the high-frequency signals are inputted through, and according to a result of... Agent: Miles & Stockbridge PC

20090267741 - Rfid floor tags for machine localization and delivery of visual information: An RFID system for a portable cleaning machine having RFID reader. Location of the machine within a floor field is achieved by detecting one or more of a plurality of floor-applied RFID tags as the cleaning machine traverses the floor field. Each RFID tag includes a tag carrier including visual... Agent: Briggs And Morgan P.A.

20090267737 - Rfid system with distributed readers: A system in one embodiment includes a plurality of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) readers, each reader being capable of using a single antenna for both transmit and receive functions, wherein, during operation, one of the readers transmits and at least another of the readers receives a response to the transmission... Agent: Zilka-kotab, PC

20090267744 - Safety equipment for freight loading and unloading docks: To inform warehousemen that a vehicle that has arrived at a dock is situated so as to allow loading or unloading operations, the dock is equipped with a series of radio identification tags placed in succession along an access lane to the dock and it is verified by appropriate devices... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090267742 - Sequenced antenna array for determining where gaming chips with embedded rfid tags are located on a blackjack, poker or other gaming table & for myriad other rfid applications: An improved antenna system, method and apparatus for interrogating and locating RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags and other RF (Radio Frequency) devices, and various applications therefore and thereof, are disclosed. One embodiment is for reading and locating the physical position of RFID tags (such as is made by Phillips, Siemens's... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20090267738 - Signal conversion device, radio frequency identification (rfid) tag, and method for operating the rfid tag: A signal conversion device, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, and a method for operating the RFID tag. The RFID tag has an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory module for storing RFID tag information and transmitting the RFID tag information; an information comparison module coupled to the electrically erasable programmable... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090267740 - Systems and processes for tracking items: Systems and processes for tracking the status of an item are disclosed. Systems and processes for decommissioning identifying information from pharmaceutical product containers are disclosed.... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20090267745 - Reader for wireless identification ic tag and wireless identification ic tag system: A reflected electromagnetic wave received, for example, from a wireless identification IC tag through an antenna (105) is processed not by a complicated circuit, but by capacitors (107, 100) and diodes (108, 109). By the combination of the capacitors (107, 100) and the diodes (108, 109), a voltage of the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090267746 - Multi-port receiver: A multi-port receiver with a sophisticated signal processing technique for demodulating radiofrequency (RF) modulated digital signals that simplifies the multi-port receiver hardware. A section of a transmission line with coupling probes is used as a six-port circuit. Fixed probes distributed along the transmission line sample the resulting wave pattern at... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20090267747 - Security and data collision systems and related techniques for use with radio frequency identification systems: In accordance with the present invention, a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag for use with an RFID system which includes one or more RFID tag readers, includes a tag communication device adapted to communicate with each of the one or more tag readers, a one-way hash function stored on the... Agent: Dann, Dorfman, Herrell & Skillman

20090267748 - Sports box: A portable, easy-to-use and transport sports box for display of real-time information at an athletic event is presented. A number of embodiments are presented. Each embodiment includes a display and a transport system. The transport system is used for easy transportation of the sports box to and from the athletic... Agent: Arthur W. Fisher Patent Dominion Partnership Lp

20090267749 - Ultrasonic vibrator: A mobile device including a casing, a signal generator housed within the casing, for generating signals, at least one speaker housed within the casing and coupled with the signal generator, for producing sound from a signal generated by said signal generator, wherein the sound produced by the at least one... Agent: Soquel Group, LLC

20090267750 - Mobile unit communication apparatus and computer-readable recording medium: A mobile unit communication apparatus (1), including a wireless transceiver (9), is provided at a mobile unit. At the mobile unit communication apparatus (1), a surrounding object detection unit (6) detects objects surrounding the mobile unit. The surrounding communication impediment detection unit (7) detects a likelihood of an impediment to... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090267751 - Tire pressure monitor system tool with parts number database: A tire pressure monitor system tool is capable of communicating with a plurality of tire pressure monitor systems. The tool includes a storing module that stores a plurality of communication protocols that are used for enabling the tool to communicate with a tire pressure monitor system. The tool enables a... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20090267752 - Vehicle instrument panel: The present invention relates to a vehicle instrument panel. As described above, the vehicle instrument panel includes a text panel indicating a graduation and a character; a pointer having a multi-fraction shape, while an end portion moves over the surface of the text panel; and a display unit which is... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090267753 - Digital united information instrument panel for vehicle: The present invention relates to a digital united information instrument panel for vehicle. The digital united information instrument panel for vehicle of the present invention includes a graduation unit indicating a velocity information of vehicle; and an united information display window indicating a driving status information of vehicle with a... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090267754 - Monitoring and entry system presence service: A monitoring and entry system presence service provides notification about a trigger event to a user and performs actions based on user input. Interface devices equipped with client applications capable of performing actions such as VoIP calls, video calls, and the like, register with a control and session layer, which... Agent: At&t Legal Department - Tkhr Attn: Patent Docketing

20090267755 - Method and warning alarm device, smoke detector in particular: A method for testing the free entrance of gas into a measuring cavity of a warning alarm device via at least one opening, wherein an acoustic signal is generated in the measuring cavity and the change of the resonance behaviour of the measuring cavity is measured in order to emit... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.A.

20090267756 - Collaborative incident media recording system and related methods: Methods for responding to a potential incident are provided in which data about the potential incident is received from a first remote sensing unit. Additional remote sensing units are identified that may have additional data about the potential incident, and additional data about the potential incident is received from at... Agent: At&t Legal Department - Mb Attn: Patent Docketing

20090267757 - Vehicle immobilizer systems and methods including rfid enabled computer and associated license plate with rfid tag: Vehicle occupant identification and safety systems and methods include an RFID equipped vehicle including a computer system for controlling operating functions of the vehicle, an RFID emitter for use by a passenger of the vehicle, and processing logic associated with the computer system for determining when the vehicle has concluded... Agent: Donald Bollella Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

20090267758 - Systems and apparatus for measuring a bioactive agent effect: Apparatus and systems are described that include physical media related to accepting at least one attribute associated with an individual from a licensed health care provider and/or presenting an output of an artificial sensory experience associated with a request to measure at least one effect of a bioactive agent on... Agent: Iv - Suiter Swantz PC Llo

20090267759 - Method for controlling a wireless smart display panel: A method for controlling a wireless smart display panel. The method uses a sensor to monitor environmental information, such as temperature or humidity, and the information is transmitted to a processor by using a wireless communication device that is compatible with IEEE 802.15.4. Moreover, the environmental information is converted to... Agent: Venable LLP

20090267760 - Event-driven mobile hazmat monitoring: A HAZMAT monitoring system detects a plurality of different hazardous materials and includes first and second pluralities of RSIs. Each RSI of the first plurality forms a node in a first wireless sensor network and is associated with a mobile container and with at least one sensor that is configured... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20090267763 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program: An information processing apparatus includes a user information detection means for detecting user information concerning a user, a score calculation means for calculating a score indicating the degree that a designated object which is an object designated by the user exists at each of plural setting areas which are previously... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090267761 - Intelligent packaging method and system based on acoustic wave devices: An intelligent packaging system utilizing acoustic wave devices includes an electronic module, a SAW ID, various passive SAW sensors and a printed antenna. The passive SAW sensors include a SAW pressure sensor, a SAW temperature sensor and one or more SAW chemical sensors for monitoring physical parameters of a package... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090267762 - Systems and methods for detecting loss of an electronic device: A computing system and method for detecting loss of an electronic device stores an alert time and a recipient for receiving transmittable information, determines whether the electronic device is missing via a collision sensor and a orientation sensor, issues an alert that the electronic device is missing, and sends the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090267764 - \"catch one\" system: The system will consist of components/materials that are readily available in the marketplace and will not require any development and subsequent approval of new technologies or materials. The system components (deadbolt mechanisms, pushbutton stations, and central connection/control panel) will be hardwired to ensure that the system's operation will not be... Agent: Richard L. Klaas

20090267765 - Rfid to prevent reprocessing: An RFID identification system includes an RFID tag associated with a medical device, an RFID antenna for receiving signals issued by the RFID tag, an RFID reader identifying an RFID labeled medical device, and a computer system in communication with the RFID reader.... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20090267766 - Theft protection: A theft protection for an electronic device, in particular an optionally portable computer, a mobile telephone or a PDA, comprises an electrical cable (2) with a coupling connector (3) for coupling to a corresponding coupling connector of the device. Alarm means are connected to the cable (2) which are able... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090267770 - Lprf device wake up using wireless tag: A wireless transceiver includes: (a) a low power radio frequency (LPRF) communications component capable of powering down to conserve energy and capable of powering up in response to an electronic signal, the LPRF communications component including a transmitter and a first receiver; and (b) a second receiver that is configured... Agent: Tillman Wright, PLLC

20090267767 - Radio frequency identification tag for a mobile phone: A radio frequency identification tag for a mobile phone comprises a combination layer, a radio frequency identification layer and an anti-slip layer. By such arrangements, the radio frequency identification tag can provide the mobile phone with a wireless identification function.... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20090267768 - Registration method and placement assisting apparatus for location information tag: The invention is directed to the provision of a registration method and a placement assisting apparatus that can accurately register an object into a three-dimensional spatial database. More specifically, the invention provides a registration method for a location information tag, includes the steps of acquiring tag information of the location... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090267769 - Wireless visibility network: A system for identifying, monitoring, and tracking a plurality of tools includes: a pad for placing the tools, wherein the pad includes a plurality of appropriately-sized cutouts for nesting each of the tools; a sensor in each cutout that detects placement and removal of the tool in the cutout; and... Agent: Michael J. Buchenhorner

20090267771 - Passively transferring radio frequency signals: The present disclosure includes a system and method for passively transferring radio frequency signals. In some implementations, a signal transfer element configured to passively transfer RF signals between a first region of a container and a second region of the container includes a first antenna, a second antenna and a... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090267772 - Payload aware medical cart, system and method: A payload aware medical cart, system and method utilizes a computer system to take inventory of the medical products stored in the medical cart. Each medical product carries an ID tag that provides a unique identifier when queried by an ID sensor, and the medical cart detects the contents of... Agent: Epstein & Gerken

20090267774 - Automobile physiological monitoring system and method for using the same: An automobile monitoring system to monitor user body characteristics, includes at least one sensor to monitor at least one user body characteristic. The at least one sensor is operatively coupled to a body of a user to monitor the at least one user body characteristic while the user is operating... Agent: Medtronic Minimed Inc.

20090267775 - Automobile physiological monitoring system and method for using the same: An automobile monitoring system to monitor user body characteristics includes at least one sensor to monitor at least one user body characteristic. The at least one sensor is operatively coupled to a body of a user to monitor the at least one user body characteristic while the user is operating... Agent: Medtronic Minimed Inc.

20090267776 - Hygiene compliance: A system and method of monitoring compliance with a hygiene protocol is disclosed. The movement of person within or otherwise associated with a facility may be tracked and hygiene requirements may be imposed based on the movement. In monitoring hygiene compliance, a number of hygiene levels may be defined that... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20090267773 - Multiple sensor for structure identification: An volume of a patient can be mapped with a system operable to identify a plurality of locations and save a plurality of locations of a mapping instrument. The mapping instrument can include one or more electrodes that can sense a voltage that can be correlated to a three dimensional... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090267777 - System and method for monitoring an alertness of an operator of a powered system: A system is provided for monitoring an alertness of an operator of a powered system. The system includes a controller configured to initiate an alert countdown upon determining a lack of input received from the operator during an operation of the powered system. The controller is configured to communicate an... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire, P.A.

20090267778 - Optical signal quality monitoring: An optical signal quality monitoring apparatus includes a trajectory length acquirer measuring a Stokes vector of an optical transmission signal over an optical signal modulation frequency band and acquiring the length of a trajectory in the optical signal modulation frequency band traced out on a Poincare sphere by the measured... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090267779 - Miniature night lamp with weathercast and alarm module: A miniature night lamp with weathercast and alarm module comprises a miniature night lamp and a control means. In addition to providing night illumination, the control means is able to receive the weathercast signal of the weather bureau and let the user to hear information about the local weather conditions,... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090267781 - Encoder: The present invention performs calculations on photoelectric conversion signals (Ia, Ib, Ic, Id) supplied from a light receiving device and calculates two signals (IA, IB) as a result. Furthermore, the signal (IAB) is generated based on the signals (IA, IB), and the signal (IAB) is output from the encoder. As... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090267780 - Input/output interface and functionality adjustment based on environmental conditions: In an electronic device having a graphical output device, a method of controlling input/output characteristics of the output device includes sensing at least one environmental condition, selecting display characteristics of the electronic device based on the environmental condition, and selectively altering size of text displayed on the graphical output device... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090267782 - Brush wear monitor: A worn brush monitoring system for monitoring a plurality of brushes of an electrical machine comprises a plurality of mounted flags configured to be in moveable communication relative to a wear of each of the plurality of brushes and an electrical recording circuit. The electrical recording circuit includes at least... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090267783 - Shoe wear-out sensor, body-bar sensing system, unitless activity assessment and associated methods: A shoe wear out sensor (100,210,310) includes at least one detector (104,312) for sensing a physical metric that changes as a sole of a shoe wears out, a processor (102) configured to process the physical metric over time to determine if the shoe is worn out, and an alarm (106)... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

20090267784 - Parameter detection system: The present invention refers to a parameter detection system for detecting in a non-mechanical manner at least one parameter of an object (1) to be examined. The parameter detection system includes a mounting device (2) for holding the object, and a mobile unit (14) which is freely movable and adapted... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090267785 - Connector: The present invention relates to a socket for connecting a plug to an electronic device, comprising a sensor device, wherein the socket is adapted to be arranged in an electronic device and to be connected to a plug, the sensor device is adapted to detect a plug when it is... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090267786 - Opening and closing apparatus: An opening and closing apparatus having an opening and closing body, a drive portion, a control portion, and a detecting device is disclosed. The detecting device has a sensor portion for detecting the capacitance between the sensor portion and an object that is in the proximity of the sensor portion... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20090267787 - System and method for proximity detection: A system and method for detecting a proximity of a person to a machine includes a first transmitter unit carried by the person, a plurality of receiver units located on the machine at know locations, and a processing unit including data defining a first boundary around the machine. The first... Agent: Stites & Harbison, PLLC

20090267788 - Method for managing lockers remotely: A method capable of remotely managing the implementation, the installation control and use of cabinets or storage lockers at any location over the Internet, through communication between databases that interconnect the end user needs with the capacities and needs of the location that makes the lockers available.... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090267789 - Socket structure with a remote control switch: A socket structure with a remote control switch comprises a control switch and a power-supplying seat. The power-supplying seat is provided with an indication light source, and the control switch is turned on or off by a direct driving means. Thereby, the control switch is less likely to cause an... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20090267790 - Changing communication priorities for downhole lwd/mwd applications: In one aspect of the present invention, a method for tool string communication comprising the steps of: providing a downhole tool string with at least two downhole LWD/MWD instruments in electrical communication with a downhole telemetry system, the instruments being capable of generating at least one data packet assigned a... Agent: Tyson J. Wilde Novatek International, Inc.

20090267791 - Intelligent efficient servo-actuator for a downhole pulser: An improved energy efficient intelligent pulser driver used for generating a mud pulse in a MWD (measurement while drilling) application. In the pulser driver, a direct current (DC) powered control circuit activates a three-phase DC brushless motor that operates a servo-valve. Opening of the servo-valve equalizes pressure in a plenum... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090267792 - Customer supported automatic meter reading method: A method is described in which an automatic metering reading (AMR) method is implemented in the utility distribution system. The AMR method comprises a mesh network in which selected customers of the utility company support the network by providing collocated internet access points via the customer's existing internet connections; thus... Agent: Henry Crichlow

20090267793 - Roadway systems and methods for conditionally transmitting a radio signal to vehicles, depending on whether a certain person is in the area: Disclosed are alert systems and methods for a roadway.... Agent: Jackson Patent Law Office

20090267795 - Control circuit for traffic light: A control circuit for traffic light includes a pulse control circuit, a control switch element, a control drive circuit, a power source, and an LED. The pulse control circuit includes a control chip is capable of outputting a low level signal and a pulse-width modulation (PWM) signal by turns. The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090267794 - Light emitting diode based traffic light module: A traffic light module (10) includes three substrates (14, 15, 16) and three groups of LEDs (11, 12, 13) respectively mounted on the substrates. The substrates are spaced from each other. The LEDs of each group are arranged in a particular shape to define a symbolic sign.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090267796 - Apparatus and method for reducing failures in traffic signals: An apparatus and method for testing an independent monitoring circuit in an LED traffic signal is provided. The apparatus comprises: a proof test circuit embedded within the traffic signal; and a proof test device embedded within the traffic signal. The method comprises: via the proof test circuit, simulating a faulty... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090267797 - Ultrasonic obstacle detection system for vehicles: The present invention provides a digital ultrasonic obstacle detection system for vehicles, which can tune reference data, which is the basis for the determination of whether an obstacle has been detected. This system executes a parking assist mode or a tuning mode in response to a command from an external... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090267799 - Arrangement of a recorder for an aircraft more particularly adapted to the general aviation: The invention relates to an assembly intended to equip an aircraft, more particularly an aircraft having a mass of less of 5,700 kg, the assembly including an emergency locator transmitter (1) and a data recorder (10), the recorder including at least an acquisition and processing module (11) for receiving and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090267798 - The communication of landing conditions: The invention discloses differing embodiments of methods, aircraft, and apparatus for communicating the braking conditions of a runway. In one embodiment, braking information may be determined from a first aircraft which has landed on the runway. The braking information may be communicated to air traffic control and/or a second aircraft.... Agent: RozenblatIPLLC And The Boeing Company

20090267800 - Representing a holding pattern on a vertical situation display: Techniques for representing a holding pattern on a vertical situation display are described. The vertical situation display has a first screen area to depict the holding pattern and second screen area to show a flight path after the holding pattern. The representation of the holding pattern visually informs a flight... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090267801 - Traffic situation display method, traffic situation display system, in-vehicle device, and computer program: There is provided a method for displaying a traffic situation in a traffic situation display system, the method comprising: transmitting image data obtained by imaging an imaging region including roads from a road-side device; receiving the transmitted image data in an in-vehicle device; displaying an image on the basis of... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090267802 - Vehicle theft prevention: There is described a method for preventing vehicle theft, the method comprising embedding multiple signal emitting devices in a vehicle, each one of the signal emitting devices being camouflaged among a part of the vehicle and hidden from view, each one of the signal emitting devices being independent of a... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090261943 - Method and apparatus for providing premise monitoring: A method and apparatus for enabling the use of an IP based network that supports triple play services, comprising voice service, data service and video service, to provide premise monitoring are disclosed. For example, the method monitors a premise via at least one sensing device, and sends security related information... Agent: At & T Legal Department - Wt

20090261945 - Passive entry system and method for performing function thereof: Provided are a passive entry system for changing a scan method to reduce battery consumption of a smart key and a method for performing a function thereof. In the passive entry system, a smart key ECU periodically transmits a low-frequency scan signal for detecting the smart key. When the smart... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090261946 - Access control system for a vehicle: The transmission unit has two connected LC band pass filters, whereby the first band pass is a pre-filter comprises a first coil and a first condenser group comprising at least one condenser and the second band pass comprises the LF antenna as inductor and a second condenser group comprising at... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20090261944 - Content distribution system, server computer and recording medium: A server computer includes a receiving part for receiving a content and apparatus identification information of an apparatus that existed in a vicinity when the content was generated; an extracting part for extracting identification information corresponding to the apparatus identification information received by the receiving part by referring to a... Agent: Fujitsu Patent Center C/o Cpa Global

20090261947 - Authentication apparatus, authentication method, and authentication program: Disclosed is an authentication apparatus easily achieving convenience and high accuracy in authentication. The authentication apparatus has an authentication accuracy simulation section that simulates authentication accuracy and also has a registration information setting section that sets an ID and biometric information input as registration information. The authentication accuracy simulation section... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090261950 - Environmental monitor: A battery powered remote control unit or other ancillary device (2) is shipped in the same packaging as the main product (1) and is subject to similar environmental conditions throughout the supply chain. The remote control unit is fitted with an environmental sensor (20) to detect such conditions during transit,... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090261948 - Machine element control apparatus using rfid tag and machine element control using the same: In a machine element control method, when conducting maintenance and inspection of a machine element assembly such as a plant to be operated for a long period of time exceeding life of RFID tags, to enable use of the RFID tags to identify respective machine elements, new RFID tags are... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090261949 - Mobile communication terminal with ic tag reader: The object of the present invention is to provide with a mobile communication terminal with IC tag reader capable of having smaller scale less than that of the conventional apparatus for the multi built-in RFID tag and reading out data in conformity with at least two RFID protocols, ISO-15693 and... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090261951 - Rfid tag, operating method of rfid tag and operating method between rfid tag and rfid reader: An RFID tag including a transmitting/receiving unit, a memory and a control unit. A first identification code, a second identification code, a password, and a set of data are stored in the memory. If the set of data is under protection, the set of data is accessible only when a... Agent: Wpat, PC

20090261952 - Reader/writer, communication processing device, communication processing method, data management system and communication system: A communication processing device includes a control unit for, when receiving an address update request signal including a segment identifier for identifying a segment address of a recording unit from a reader/writer, holding the segment identifier in a RAM, and when receiving a readout request signal including an offset address... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090261953 - Radio frequency identification device: An RFID device includes an analog block, a digital block, and a memory block. The analog block receives a radio frequency signal in order to output an operating command signal. The digital block outputs an address, an operating control signal, a temperature sensor activating signal, and a temperature compensating signal... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090261955 - Intelligent bail: An identification device is configured to be coupled externally to an optoelectronic device to provide connectivity and/or identification information in an optical network in which the optoelectronic device is implemented. The identification device may include an integrated circuit with unique identification information and a plurality of contacts coupled to the... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090261954 - Method and system for transmitting an identifier of a valve of a wheel of a vehicle to a receiver on board this vehicle: The method is for transmitting data identifying a valve of a wheel to a receiver on board a vehicle. The method includes, excitation of the valve, transmission by the valve of a frame including at least a code identifying the valve, and reception of the frame by the on-board receiver.... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20090261956 - Rfid network system: A RFID network system which allows the use of simple and low cost, reduced functionality RFID readers/writers thanks to the use of a plurality of concentrators which allow to distribute the processing work related to the reading, writing and verification of each reader, thus optimizing the use of each system... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090261957 - In-vehicle image display apparatus: An in-vehicle image display apparatus for use in a vehicle is provided which includes: a state detecting device that detects a state of surroundings of the vehicle; a display device that is provided at least in an entire front window section of the vehicle and capable of displaying information over... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20090261959 - Energy dissipative cushioning system: An apparatus, method, computer program product, and/or system are described that determine a pre-collision event, actuate, in response to determining the pre-collision event, a cushioning element prior to a collision between a first object and a second object, the cushioning element including one or more tension-bearing members to dissipate at... Agent: Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP Suite 400

20090261958 - Low cost, automatic collision notification system and method of using the same: The present invention is directed to a low cost, automatic, vehicle collision notification system and method of initiation a low cost automatic vehicle collision notification. The system comprises an electronic controller with a buffer memory wherein resides information related to vehicle direction, speed, and restraint conditions; at least one vehicle... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC Ford Global Technologies, Inc.

20090261960 - Pit road display: Instruments or gauges arranged to provide feedback detectable by the peripheral vision of a driver when vehicle operating parameters, such as engine speed, temperature, pressure, and voltage, are in a critical range, include one or more of the following types of instruments or gauges and/or features: (a) a tachometer that... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090261961 - Method and apparatus for detecting decrease in tire air pressure and program for determining decrease in tire air pressure: A method of detecting a decrease in a tire air pressure based on wheel rotation information obtained from tires attached to a four-wheel vehicle. The method includes: a step of calculating wheel rotation information obtained from the respective wheel tires; a step of computing the first to the third judgment... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090261962 - Tire sensor module and method for its manufacture: A tire sensor module having a circuit carrier, on or in which at least one sensor element is attached for measuring a measured variable, an antenna for transmitting sensor signals to a receiving unit of the vehicle, and a housing, in whose housing inner chamber the circuit carrier is received,... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090261963 - Vehicle deceleration warning system: A vehicle deceleration warning system for efficiently warning following vehicles of a decelerating or slow moving leading vehicle. The vehicle deceleration warning system generally includes an accelerometer, a control unit electrically connected to the accelerometer, a brake light relay electrically connected to the control unit and at least one brake... Agent: Neustel Law Offices, Ltd.

20090261964 - System for signalling and locating vehicles involved in accidents, stopped vehicles and vehicles with mechanical problems: The invention relates to a system for signalling and locating vehicles involved in accidents, stopped vehicles and vehicles with mechanical problems in daytime and night-time conditions as well as in adverse weather conditions. According to the invention, the occupants of the vehicle can raise the alarm without leaving the vehicle... Agent: Horst M. Kasper

20090261965 - Room management system: Apparatus and method for managing utilization of rooms in a clinic, for example, include a visible display, for example, colored lights at an examining room, indicating one or more of several available room status values for the room. An input device including, e.g., push buttons, is coupled to the display... Agent: The Luther Law Firm, PLC

20090261966 - Remotely directed vehicle inspection method and apparatus: A method of inspecting a vehicle, comprising providing at an inspection site a hand-held inspection wand that transceives audio-visual information with a command/remote site a safe distance from the inspection site and that is staffed by law enforcement personnel, stopping the vehicle at the remote site, instructing an occupant of... Agent: The Johns Hopkins Universityapplied Physics Labora Office Of Patent Counsel

20090261967 - System and method of reporting alert events in a security system: A system and method for reporting alert events to a terminal device of a user of the security system. In one aspect, a security device of the system generates data of an image or a video clip indicative of an alert event in a detection zone of the security system... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090261968 - Wireless data acquisition network and operating methods: A wireless network is provided, that may comprise wireless sensor units organized in chains of wireless sensor units. Each wireless sensor unit may comprise plural sensors and at least a wireless transceiver connected to communicate by wires or wirelessly with the plural sensors. Each chain of wireless sensor units may... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20090261969 - Vehicle state notifying system, its constituent device, and notifying method: A vehicle state notifying system for notifying the user of a vehicle state through a simple configuration at a low cost is proved. The notifying system includes a slave device which the user carries and a master device radio-communicatable with the slave device bidirectionally. Upon reception of send request data... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20090261970 - Remote monitor system with radio dispatch: The present invention is directed toward systems and methods for providing a remote monitoring system with radio dispatch. In an exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a central monitoring unit for receiving a first event signal from a first remote monitoring device, identifying the first remote monitoring device as the... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP Bank Of America Plaza

20090261971 - System and method for real-time management of mobile resources: A system and method are disclosed for real-time management of mobile resources. The management system includes an on board system, a processor, and a data center. The on board system is provided with the mobile resource to be managed and includes a number of sensors to monitor various conditions. Each... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20090261973 - Door latching recognition apparatus and process: An acoustic door latch detector is provided in which a sound recognition sensor is integrated into a door or door lock mechanism. The programmable sound recognition sensor can be trained to recognize the acoustic signature of the door and door lock mechanism being properly engaged and secured. The acoustic sensor... Agent: J. Bennett Mullinax, LLC

20090261972 - Emergency information and transportation control system: A system for providing transportation information to passengers during an emergency, such as a terrorist attack. The system links emergency responders, public transportation operations (including subways, buses and other mass transit systems), and network operations in a coordinated evacuation of a crowded metropolitan area. Information is provided to the public... Agent: Shumaker Loop & Kendrick

20090261974 - System for wirelessly monitoring inventory in the dispensing of items: Items are automatically counted by proximity sensors, and correlated with a transaction. When items are removed from the proximity sensors, the system determines if a transaction for the proper amount was made at a time correlated to the time the item was removed. The person who was close to the... Agent: Law Office Of Scott C Harris Inc

20090261975 - Active logistical tag for cargo: An active logistical tag for cooperation with cargo elements, said tag comprising: a housing compatible for attachment of said tag to said cargo; a sensor suite for sensing logistical prompts, said prompts including at least one of motion, static magnetic fields and incident electromagnetic radiation; and a transmitter coupled to... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090261976 - Phase coupler for rotating fields: 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 detection. In particular, the individual frequency and phase of the plurality of the... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20090261977 - Electronic article surveillance activator/deactivator and method therefor: An electric motor, system and method for activating and deactivating an EAS article is disclosed. The electric motor has a stationary electromagnet having a center. The electric motor further has a platform located parallel to the electromagnet, wherein the platform rotates about a center concentric with the center of the... Agent: Tyco International Ltd

20090261978 - Apparatus and method of ubiquitous context-aware agent based on sensor networks: An apparatus and method for context awareness by detecting intentions of a user in the ubiquitous environment using context information which is created by analyzing real world data collected from sensors are provided. The apparatus is configured of a sensor platform, a context-aware agent and a service provider. The sensor... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090261979 - Driver fatigue monitoring system and method: Method and system for monitoring a vehicle driver includes an optical imaging system that obtains images of the driver, and a processor coupled to the optical imaging system and arranged to analyze the images obtained by the optical imaging system to locate a head of the driver in the images... Agent: Brian Roffe, Esq

20090261980 - Fire detector incorporating a gas sensor: A fire detector incorporates a heatable gas sensor. The sensor is cycled through a plurality of different operating temperature ranges, and one or more outputs at each temperature range are acquired. A plurality of acquired outputs, corresponding to the plurality of temperature ranges, can be coupled in parallel to pattern... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090261981 - Weight monitoring systems and methods: Various embodiments disclosed herein are directed to weight monitoring systems for recovering, processing, monitoring, and managing various commodities or products stored in a container.... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20090261983 - Multifunctional portable electronic device: The invention discloses a multifunctional portable electronic device (100) which includes a sound detecting module (10) and a warning module (30). The sound detecting module (10) is electrically connected within the multifunction portable electronic device (100) to induce the outside voice signal. The warning module (30) includes an irradiance module... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090261982 - Polling system for a moved machine component: A polling system for a moved machine component comprises a polling subunit that is to be disposed at the machine component end and is provided with at least one switch which operates without power in a certain state of the machine component or a certain position of a part of... Agent: Dreiss, Fuhlendorf, Steimle & Becker

20090261984 - Gamut error notifying device: The object is to enable the user to selectively set the notification of a gamut error and notification deactivation condition. For this, a detection means 3 detecting a gamut error of an input image signal, and a plurality of notifying means 5, 8 and 6, 9 and 11 notifying that... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090261985 - Turntable for display unit and control method therefor: There is provided a turntable for a display unit which is automatically rotatable in a direction to its operator, the turntable including: a mounting section that is mounted with the display unit, an electric rotating mechanism that rotates the mounting section; a reception section that is installed in the display... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090261986 - Downlink while pumps are off: A system and method for communicating with a downhole tool is disclosed. In one embodiment, a telemetry system for communicating with a downhole tool in a wellbore includes a first electrode. A modulated electric current flows from the first electrode through a formation to the downhole tool. The telemetry system... Agent: Schlumberger Oilfield Services

20090261987 - Sensor instrument system including method for detecting analytes in fluids: A sensor instrument system for detecting and identifying analytes in fluids of a region comprising a local sensor instrument and remote central station. The instrument is comprised of a core technology employing a single sensor having two electrodes operated by an electrical frequency sweeping to generate two sets of patterned... Agent: Rozsa Law Group Lc

20090261988 - System, access control device and method for enabling the exchange and shared use of parking spaces: This invention describes a new system, device and method for the shared use and exchange of parking spaces, with controlled access between parking supply and demand entities, and specifically between individuals. The parking exchange system includes: i) a central platform to manage the operations resulting from the use of the... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090261989 - Gas turbine engine rotor lock prevention system and method: A system and method of at least reducing the likelihood of a rotor lock in an aircraft gas turbine engine is provided. A determination is made that each propulsion gas turbine engine on an aircraft has experienced a flameout. The rotational speed of each propulsion gas turbine engine is compared... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090256671 - System, method, and apparatus for managing wastewater treatment installation: Apparatus for managing a residential wastewater treatment system includes an in situ control unit that monitors an individual system. The control unit provides local control and alarms, and also sends status reports and/or alarms to a remote monitoring center via a telemetry device. The remote monitoring center makes information concerning... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090256672 - Article management system, and portable apparatus for communicating with rfid tag: An article management system 1 comprising a handheld reader having a reader antenna for transmitting and receiving information with RFID tags and configured to search for a plurality of article tags respectively provided to a plurality of printers, and a database connected in an information transmittable and receivable manner to... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20090256673 - Image acquisition system and method of authenticating image acquisition device in the image acquisition system: An image acquisition system includes an image acquisition device and a commanding device configured as a member separate from an image acquisition device proper to transmit a command for controlling the image acquisition device to the image acquisition device proper. The image acquisition device includes an authentication command receiving unit... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz Goodman & Chick, P.C.

20090256675 - Passenger screening system: A system, method and program product for providing passenger screening. A method is disclosed that includes: providing a third party service to collect profile information from a user and provide the user with a unique ID; submitting the unique ID from the user to a reservation system when the user... Agent: Hoffman Warnick LLC

20090256674 - Programmable selective wake-up for radio frequency transponder: A remote keyless entry (RKE) transponder has a programmable selective wake-up filter for determining whether the RKE transponder should wake-up to process a received signal. The wake-up filter correlates the timing of an input signal's carrier amplitude on and off time periods to a predefined programmable time period profile for... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20090256676 - Smart lock system: An electronic access control and recording system includes a lock, a card reader, a key card configured to communicate with the lock and with the card reader, a database, and an administrator microprocessor configured to provide a user interface and to communicate with the database and with the card reader.... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20090256677 - Passive entry system and method: A passive entry system is provided for permitting an authorized user access to a vehicle, building, or the like. The passive entry system includes a handle associated with a door and equipped with a plurality of sensors disposed in the handle's interior. The plurality of sensors can be coupled together... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20090256678 - Methods for tagging person identification information to digital data and recommending additional tag by using decision fusion: Person identification information is extracted from digital data with a high accuracy and additional tag is recommended by adopting a decision fusion. In other words, the person identification information is acquired by using various additional information to tag the same to the digital data automatically as a person tag, in... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20090256683 - Configuration management system and method for use in an rfid system including a multiplicity of rfid readers: A system and method that facilitates the configuration and control of components of a radio frequency identification (RFID) system, taking into account how the RFID system components are associated with one or more physical locations within an environment in which the RFID system is deployed. The RFID system can be... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20090256680 - Container for receiving articles: The invention provides a container (10) comprising a, a receiving compartment (18) for receiving articles (12) each provided with an RFID transponder (14), a shielding (16) for shielding of the receiving compartment (18), and an RFID antenna device (20) located in the receiving compartment (18) for communication with the transponders... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20090256682 - Product managing system and method using rfid technology: A product managing system and method using RFID technology is provided. The product managing system includes an RFID tag, an RFID reader, and a server. The RFID tag is set on a product for providing a tag ID, an object type and attribute, and an event content. The RFID reader... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090256679 - Rfid based methods and systems for use in manufacturing and monitoring applications: Methods and systems for optimizing information associated with RFID devices that, include a memory chip written with redundant data and read by an RFID reader and, are adapted for operation of RFID tags and chemical, biological, and physical RFID sensors that are exposed to gamma radiation, such as disposable devices... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20090256681 - Rfid folder label: A label having at least one printable face is described. The label comprises a first face having an embedded RFID inlay and a second face which is printable. The second face comprises a dynamically-generated printed region comprising at least one of a variable data field, a variable color coding value,... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090256684 - Communications system and memory card: Disclosed herein is a communications system in which a transponder having no radio wave generating source executes data transmission with a reader/writer. The transponder is incorporated in a memory card having a memory with which the reader/writer reads and writes information the memory card being used as loaded in a... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090256685 - Data storage method and query processing method for supply chain management using rfid, and supply chain data management system using rfid: Provided are a method which stores data using a path encoding scheme and a region numbering scheme for supply chain management using RFID, a method which processes queries about data stored by the data storage method, and a data management system which manages data for the management of the supply... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20090256686 - Power line communication system and an intelligent meter: A power line communication system including a plurality of intelligent devices in communication with a power line and operable to monitor energy usage at a site and communicate usage data onto the power line, and a controller also in communication with the power line, wherein each intelligent device maintains a... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090256687 - Magnetic field guard rings: A magnetic guard ring is provided to reduce the susceptibility of a transformer-based data transmission to an externally generated magnetic field. The guard ring structure comprises strategically placed pieces of ferrite material, such as NiFe, that surround the transformer and “steer” the external magnetic field away from the transformer.... Agent: Dergosits & Noah LLP (nsc) Counsel For National Semiconductor Corporation

20090256688 - Realtime coaching system: A method and system for improving the effectiveness of coaches and video game designers for games like soccer, American football, basketball, lacrosse or ice hockey by using RF technology and software. A base station is equipped with a computer programmed with algorithms to track the players and game equipment and... Agent: Joseph Koorkin Andonian

20090256689 - Image display apparatus and image display method: An image display apparatus is disclosed. The image display apparatus includes a display section, vibrators, and a driving section. The display section displays an image. The vibrators each have a smaller size than that of each of pixels that compose the image and disposed on a display surface of the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090256690 - Monitoring vehicle activity: A method of monitoring a vehicle. The method includes the steps of establishing a first wireless connection between a first portable wireless device and a vehicle communications system thereby creating a data transfer network between the first portable wireless device and the vehicle communications system, monitoring, by the vehicle communications... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20090256691 - Method and apparatus for implementing distinctive alerts: A method and apparatus for implementing distinctive alerts in a security alarm system for a vehicle. A plurality of distinctive alarm sounds are provided from which the user can select one that he or she prefers. The number of alarm sounds is large enough so that it is unlikely that... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090256692 - Enhanced vision road detection system: A system for determining when a vehicle is departing from the current lane. The system includes a processor, an imaging sensor, and an inertial sensor assembly. The imaging sensor is in electrical communication with the processor to provide a vehicle position signal and a preceding lane structure. The inertial sensor... Agent: Autoliv Asp

20090256693 - System and process to validate inspection data: Techniques are disclosed for validating that an operator has moved a portable device sufficiently close to an inspection point to enable the operator to perform an inspection. A first exemplary technique employs a first portable device that includes a sensor for detecting the inspection point, a speaker, and stored audible... Agent: Law Offices Of Ronald M Anderson

20090256695 - Method for the automatic initialization of electronic wheel systems and vehicle: A method for the automatic initialization of the electronic wheel systems of a tire pressure checking system, performs the now described steps. Record signals are sent by electronic wheel systems. The received signals are evaluated on the basis of their signal strength by using criteria, which are obtained in at... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090256694 - Method of detecting a pressure loss of a tire, tire pressure monitoring system, vehicle, and computer product program: A method for detecting a pressure loss of a tire in a vehicle equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system. The method includes the following steps carried out in the parked state of the vehicle: deactivate the tire pressure monitoring system, which contains at least one electronic wheel device disposed... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090256696 - Method and apparatus for detecting decrease in tire air pressure and program for determining decrease in tire air pressure: The method includes: a step of calculating wheel rotation information; a judgment step of judging a decrease in a tire air pressure by comparing a predetermined reference value with a decreased pressure judgment value showing a wheel speed ratio of the front and rear axes; an initialization step of storing... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090256697 - Emergency vehicle light bar with message display: A lighting subsystem and a light bar structure upon which the lighting subsystem is mounted. The lighting subsystem has a display that incorporates both warning signal lights and a programmable message display and is configured to enable the positioning of the lighting subsystem in multiple positions, including a low-profile position... Agent: Law Offices Of Mark L. Berrier

20090256698 - Brake light warning system with early warning feature: A brake light warning system provides a warning to nearby motorists whose vehicles are within a warning area adjacent a user vehicle. The warning system may provide a visual warning to these motorists by illuminating one or more brake lights of the user vehicle. A user alert device may also... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20090256699 - System and method for calibration of radio frequency location sensors: A method includes receiving, in a scanner, at least one radio-frequency (RF) signal from a sensor proximate to the scanner. The method also includes storing location information, corresponding to a location of the scanner, and signal strength information corresponding to the scanner. The method further includes calibrating location records according... Agent: Kris T. Fredrick Honeywell International Inc.

20090256700 - Wireless probe system and method for a fueling environment: A fueling environment is equipped with leak detection probes and liquid level probes. Each of the probes is associated with a wireless transceiver. The wireless transceivers send probe data to a site communicator wireless transceiver. To ensure that the site communicator receives the probe data, repeaters are used within the... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

20090256701 - Interactive patient management system and method: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a mobile device configured to instruct and direct a patient within a medical care facility. The medical device may include a main housing configured to be conveyed by the patient within the medical care facility, a display positioned on the main housing, a... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090256702 - Multi-mode communication ingestible event markers and systems, and methods of using the same: Aspects of the invention include multi-mode communication ingestible event marker devices. Ingestible event marker devices of the invention include an ingestible component comprising a conductive communication module and at least one additional non-conductive communication module. The non-conductive communication module may be integrated with the ingestible component or at least a... Agent: Proteus Biomedical, Inc. Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20090256704 - Abnormality detecting apparatus: An abnormality detecting apparatus includes a power supply portion applying a voltage to electrodes provided at both surfaces of a light control glass adapted to be provided at a vehicle to change a transparency of the light control glass, a detection portion detecting a detectable amount obtained on the basis... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090256705 - Sensing apparatus, sensor information gathering apparatus, sensing method, and remote sensing method: A sensing apparatus which controls the detection timing of a sensor by a prescribed guidance signal includes a guidance signal analyzing unit for analyzing the prescribed guidance signal, and a sensing control unit for determining, based on the result of the detection, an effective detection period during which an output... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090256703 - System and method for detecting security features on paper ballots: The present invention is directed to a system and method for detecting security features on paper ballots. The security features allow a ballot tabulator to distinguish between an authentic ballot and a counterfeit ballot that does not include the required security feature. One or more security sensors in the ballot... Agent: Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090256706 - Directed energy beam virtual fence: There is disclosed apparatus and methods for a directed energy beam virtual fence. The directed energy beam virtual fence may include a source unit to provide an energy beam and a sequence of relay units disposed at intervals along the length of the virtual fence. Each relay unit in the... Agent: SocalIPLaw Group LLP - Raytheon Company

20090256707 - Device and method to prevent damage to objects mounted on top of automobiles: The invention, a device and method to prevent an automobile with an object on the roof rack from entering a garage, has three main components. The first component is the detector. It is mounted on a roof style bike rack. When a bicycle is mounted on the rack, it activates... Agent: Kristina M. Grasso Kristina M. Grasso, Esq. PLLC

20090256708 - System and method of rfid wireless control: A system of RFID wireless control comprises: at least one electronic device having an RFID tag and a receiver, and a controller having a reader for reading and recording the RFID tag of the at least one electronic device to form a list of electronic devices. The electronic device to... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20090256709 - Centralized patient monitoring system with directed audio alerting: A centralized patient monitoring system configured to enable each of a plurality of technicians to generally simultaneously monitor multiple patients is disclosed herein. The centralized patient monitoring system includes a computer adapted to receive patient data from the monitored patients, and a display configured to visually convey the patient data.... Agent: Peter Vogel Ge Healthcare

20090256710 - System and method for monitoring the cognitive ability of a person: A system and method for monitoring the health of a remotely located person is disclosed herein. The system includes at least one electronic device. The electronic device includes a first sensor a processor and a transmitter. The system also includes a remote monitoring station that receives data from at least... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20090256711 - Animal management system and scanning access device: An animal management system and scanning access device are disclosed. The scanning access device accesses RFID label disposed on/in animal body, and the information of the accessed RFID label is subsequently processed and transmitted to the animal management system via a communication transmission module for comparison. The scanning access device... Agent: Law Offices Of Mikio Ishimaru

20090256712 - Implicit data backup and restoral system in a peer-to-peer fire detection network: A fire detection network employs an implicit data backup and recovery system. The implicit data backup system allows fire detection units within a network to be automatically reprogrammed with configuration data. The detection units can store backup data and can access the stored backup data when necessary.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20090256713 - Network comprised of sensor elements: A network consisting of sensor elements (7-12), in which the sensor elements (7-12) are connected to one another and/or to a central unit (21) by interfaces, the sensor elements (7-12) being arranged at different locations and each having at least one sensor which detects biological or chemical harmful substances, the... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090256714 - Device and method for detecting smoke by joint evaluation of two optical backscatter signals: A smoke detector, on a base element with a flat installation surface, features a first light transmitter attached to the installation surface for emission of a first illumination light, a first light receiver attached next to the first light transmitter for receiving a first measurement light which results from a... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20090256715 - Electromagnetic field adjustment for proximity detection: Embodiments described herein relate to a methods and apparatus for optimizing and calibrating a magnetic field generator. In various embodiments, the magnetic field generator includes a signal generator for outputting a voltage and a magnetic field generating circuit including a shunt that may be used to change a value of... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090256716 - Meter device, information processing device, and meter driving method: A meter device includes an indicator unit, movably supported within a predetermined range, for representing an amplitude value of an input signal by a movement amount Δθ from a reference position θ0 which is one end of the predetermined range. A gain acquiring unit acquire a gain of the input... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP

20090256717 - Battery authentication system, electronic device, battery, and battery charger: A battery authentication system according to the present invention includes a battery and an electronic device. The battery includes a battery authentication portion that includes battery identification information and performs authentication between the battery and the electronic device. The electronic device includes: a power source that supplies electric power from... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.

20090256718 - Multimedia mobile personalization system: A multimedia mobile personalization system provides a remote control that detects a user's electronic tag, e.g. an RFID tag. The remote control notifies a multimedia device of the user's identity. The multimedia devices tailors it operations to the user's preferences stored locally. Multimedia content such as broadcast or recorded television... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

20090256719 - Utility monitoring system: A system for monitoring consumption of a utility by a building unit is provided. The system includes a sensor disposed externally yet proximal to a meter for recording consumption of the utility and having an indicator which indicates an event whenever a predefined quantity of the utility is consumed by... Agent: Franz Bonsang C/o Equinox Protection

20090256722 - Apparatus and program for controlling traffic signal in road construction section: A traffic signal control apparatus acquires position information and travel condition information from vehicles around a construction section of a road in wireless communication, and determines a traffic congestion condition at the positions of those vehicles based on the acquired information. The traffic signal control apparatus then controls traffic signals... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090256721 - Goal-driven inference engine for traffic intersection management: A system includes a plurality of sensors that provide information regarding instantaneous traffic conditions incident to an intersection. An inference engine of the system receives the sensor information and processes user-defined traffic control algorithms and weighted management parameters. Control signals are derived in accordance with the processing. Multi-state signaling devices... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090256723 - Methods, systems and devices related to road mounted indicators for providing visual indications to approaching traffic: A traffic informational system provides information to traffic moving along a road and may include a plurality of traffic information devices mountable to the road, each having an integral power producing source, at least a first set of illumination sources, and a wireless communications subsystem. The traffic informational system may... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20090256720 - Three-arrow led traffic signal system: A traffic signal system has a main housing unit that encloses three nested arrow signals pointed towards the top, namely, a red arrow signal, a yellow arrow signal nested within the red arrow signal, and a green arrow signal nested within the yellow arrow signal. Each arrow signal is made... Agent: Louis Ventre, Jr

20090256724 - System and method for performing an optical tracking operation using relative referencing: A system and method for performing an optical tracking operation computes a translated movement value of a displacement values using a relationship between a reference displacement value derived using a reference surface and a corresponding displacement value using a target surface. The displacement value is produced using image correlation by... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20090251277 - Content selection: A content selection system for selecting content for delivery to a group of users in a space is provided. The system comprises inputs arranged to receive a plurality of identifier tags, each identifier tag being arranged to uniquely identify a user, data storage apparatus arranged to store content for selection,... Agent: Hewlett-packard Company Intellectual Property Administration

20090251278 - Method for prohibiting a person with a facial mask to operate an automatic teller machine: A method for prohibiting a person with a facial mask to operate an automatic teller machine essentially includes the followings steps of: a) arranging a visual spectrum camera and an alarm unit approaching an automatic teller machine (ATM); b) capturing a facial picture of an experimental subject via the camera;... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090251282 - System for mitigating the unauthorized use of a device: The invention is directed to systems and methods for detecting the loss, theft or unauthorized use of a device and/or altering the functionality of the device in response. In one embodiment, a device monitors its use, its local environment, and/or its operating context to determine that the device is no... Agent: Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP

20090251283 - Property management system: A property management system includes: a management server for managing a property item by a non-contact IC medium; a gate apparatus for reading medium information from the non-contact IC medium; and a destruction apparatus for destroying the property item. Gate passage permission/non-permission information is stored on the management server or... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090251284 - Remote start system for a manual transmission vehicle: A method for preventing a manual transmission vehicle equipped with a remote start device from starting when the vehicle is in-gear, including: receiving a start signal; beginning a vehicle start sequence; monitoring a sensor while starting the vehicle; and stopping the vehicle from starting when motion is detected by the... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20090251281 - Alarm system interaction with a movable barrier operator method and apparatus: A secure communication link (24) is provided between a movable barrier operator (23) and a peripheral alarm system (20). Information conveyed via this link is used by one, the other, or both such elements to further inform or direct their respective actions.... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery

20090251279 - Identifying and/or locking system for identifying and/or unblocking a technical system, and method for the operation thereof: The invention relates to an identifying and/or locking system for identifying and/or unblocking a technical system comprising at least one controlling receiver unit which executes at least one control function in accordance with a received signal, said technical system further comprising a mobile transmitter unit suitable for transmitting a signal... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090251280 - Radio receiver and transmitter apparatus for radio-controlled automation systems for opening/closure: An apparatus for radio-controlled automation systems for opening/closing curtains, entrance doors, rolling shutters, gates, barriers, electrical switches or the like, comprising a radio receiver which is coupled to an electric motor or to an electrical switch and comprising at least one radio transmitter for the remote actuation. The radio receiver... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20090251285 - Using physical objects to control enablement/disablement of device functionality: At least one N-sided physical object proximate to a computing device can be detected. Each side of the N-sided physical object can be associated with at least one enablement state for a functionality of the computing device. A side of the N-sided object that faces a reference plane can be... Agent: Patents On Demand, P.A. Ibm-rsw

20090251287 - Electronic vehicle license and a reading and writing control device therefor: An electronic vehicle license is installed on a vehicle to store a record and insurance data of the vehicle, and a reading and writing control device is provided for an authority/official organization to read and write data into the electronic vehicle license; the electronic vehicle license includes a storage unit,... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090251288 - Method and apparatus for rfid tag detection and characterization: This disclosure discloses methods and apparatus for detecting and characterizing radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags.... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20090251289 - Method, rfid reader, rfid tag and rfid system for secure communication: In an RFID system a method for communication between a reader (1) and a tag (2) comprises: at the reader (1), switching on an electromagnetic signal (SS) for energizing the RFID tag (2) and/or transmitting an instruction (INST, RNREQ) or first data (D1) to the tag (2); at the tag... Agent: Nxp, B.v. Nxp Intellectual Property & Licensing

20090251286 - Object tracking devices and methods: This document discusses, among other things, devices and methods for tracking objects using RFID and line-of-sight techniques. In one example, an object identifier includes a tag holder. A radio frequency identification tag is on the tag holder. A reflector is on the tag holder.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090251292 - Radio communication apparatus, radio communication method, and radio communication system: A radio communication apparatus stores, in a pattern storing unit, channel pattern data indicating radio channel switching order for searching for a free channel and stores switching condition data for the radio channel in a condition storing unit. A control unit of the radio communication apparatus switches, when the switching... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP

20090251290 - Radio frequency identification tag and method of fabricating the same: A RFID tag adapted to control goods is provided which has two functions of a magnetic tag and of a RFID tag mounted with an IC chip and can widen the communication range of the RFID tag. The RFID tag is one which is mounted with an IC chip capable... Agent: Mattingly & Malur, P.C.

20090251291 - Switched capacitance method for the detection of, and subsequent communication with a wireless transponder device using a single antenna: A transponder detector is provided with capabilities for detecting the presence and type of a transponder in its read range while operating at low power and also using a common antenna for detecting and executing data transactions with transponders.... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20090251293 - Systems and methods for managing inventory of items held in a cabinet using radio frequency identification (rfid): A RFID cabinet comprises a cabinet structure and one or more drawers or shelves. Chambers are formed within the cabinet to house the one or more drawers or shelves. An RFID scanner is configured to scan items tagged with RFID tags in the chambers via one or more antennas. The... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20090251294 - Article management system and article management method: As an assembly 50 of articles of management targets, a serial number that becomes a consecutive number is recorded in each of RFID tags 1, 2, . . . , 12 attended to cardboard boxes 31, 32, . . . , 42 in which articles are stored and a flag,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090251295 - Method and apparatus for tracking and monitoring containers: A tag responds to receipt of a short-range wireless signal by altering the operation of a transmitter that transmits long-range wireless signals containing a unique tag identification, and conforming to a satellite or cellular network communication protocol. According to a different aspect, a tag responds to receipt of a short-range... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLPIPSection

20090251296 - Methods and systems for managing and reporting micro-production of consumable energy: Methods and systems of capturing and reporting information related to the micro-generation of consumable electricity are disclosed. Some methods and systems include the following: attaching an electricity generation unit to a human-powered piece of exercise equipment, the electricity generation unit being adapted to generate consumable energy and capture information related... Agent: Wiggin And Dana LLP Attention: Patent Docketing

20090251297 - Wireless sensor network and sampling rate allocation method thereof: A sampling rate allocation method for a wireless sensor network is provided. In this method, a distributed computing method is adopted to allow each node to calculate and obtain its decision table and energy table and upload its energy table to its parent node, and finally, the number of samples... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090251298 - Method and apparatus for officiating an athletic contest: Apparatus and method for controlling and officiating an athletic contest such as a hockey game. The official utilises a control unit removably mounted on his arm. A spring mounted button allows the official to signal time starting and time stoppage events. A keyboard allows the entry of further data relating... Agent: John Russell Uren

20090251299 - Liquid crystal display device, instrument panel, automotive vehicle, and liquid crystal display method: In one embodiment of the present invention, a liquid crystal display device is provided with a gray scale conversion section which converts a gray scale conveyed by an input video signal into a gray scale value of a high gray scale region, and then outputs it to the liquid crystal... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090251300 - Battery charging system for electric vehicle: A battery charging system includes: an electric vehicle; a network termination unit connectable to the electric vehicle through a power line cable for supplying electric power to the electric vehicle; and a first server that transmits a control signal indicative of permission or forbiddance of power supply from the network... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20090251301 - Ignition device of internal combustion engine: When an insulation resistance value of an ignition plug is smaller than a prescribed value, an engine operation state is switched so as to raise a temperature of the ignition plug, thereby promoting deposit cleaning. Such a measures-against-deposit carrying-out state is counted. When a count value exceeds a certain value,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090251302 - Vehicle misfueling mitigation system and method: A method is provided to indicate improper fuel filling in a vehicle. An indicator is actuated if a proportion of alcohol in the fuel is outside a range of expected proportions. In some examples, the range corresponds to a non-flex fuel vehicle recommended range, or to a normal range for... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle, LLP

20090251303 - Vehicle display device: A vehicle display device is arranged in a vehicle having an idling stop function that automatically stops an engine when the vehicle temporarily stops. The device includes a control unit that calculates a deviation of a current instant fuel consumption with respect to an average fuel consumption in a past... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090251304 - Accelerator level display device and accelerator level display method: A disclosed accelerator level display device 1 includes an accelerator level detection unit 12 configured to detect an accelerator level; a target accelerator level determining unit 14b configured to determine a target accelerator level for the accelerator level; and a display unit 15a, 20 configured to display a target accelerator... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090251305 - Tire pressure monitoring system: The invention relates to a tire pressure monitoring system with a wheel electronic to be installed in a pneumatic tire, comprising a battery as power source, a pressure sensor for measuring of tire pressure or pressure change, and a transmitter for transmitting pressure data, a receiver to be mounted either... Agent: Walter A. Hackler Ph.d. Patent Law Office

20090251306 - Vehicle deceleration warning device: A vehicle deceleration warning device is adapted for installation on a vehicle having an accelerator mechanism, and includes a detecting unit, a warning unit and a control unit. The detecting unit is adapted to for detecting driver operation of the accelerator mechanism, and is configured to output a first signal... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20090251307 - Brake light indicator for the front end of an automobile: This is a red and or dark orange brake light indicator to be located on the front end of an automobile. The purpose of this light is to provide braking information to the driver of each automobile and pedestrians entering an intersection or anytime visual automobile braking or stopping indication... Agent: Mario Antonio Munoz, Sr.

20090251308 - Three-phase faulted circuit indicator: A three-phase faulted circuit indicator adjustable to accommodate a variety of three-phase power cables is disclosed. In one embodiment, faulted circuit indicator comprises a flexible holder that encircles the monitored conductor slightly more than one time. The flexible holder includes a plurality of magnetic sensors for monitoring the current within... Agent: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. Richard Edge

20090251310 - System and method for audibly representing a remote event: A system and method of audibly representing a remote event that is typically associated with a sound are used to enhance a person's experience with the event. In particular, the technique uses a portable electronic device, such as a mobile telephone, to enhance the user's auditory perception of an event... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090251312 - Private network emergency alert pager system: A private network emergency pager alert system as described herein can generally utilize a plurality of personal alert pager devices and a main controller in two-way communication with each personal alert pager device. Each personal alert pager device can be provided with a transceiver for receiving alerts from the main... Agent: Spilman Thomas & Battle PLLC C/o Cpa Global

20090251311 - Systems and methods for cooperative stimulus control: An activator that activates a function of an electronic control device. Each electronic control device performs a function responsive to receiving a respective address. An electronic control device provides a stimulus through a target to halt locomotion of the target. The activator includes a control and a transceiver. The control... Agent: Taser International, Inc.

20090251313 - Wireless tracking system and method utilizing variable location algorithms: The present invention provides a solution to mistaken location calculations based on multipath effects. The present invention utilizes tags attached to objects that transmit signals at various power levels for reception by sensors stationed throughout a facility. Sensor readings at the various power levels are utilized to determine the location... Agent: Clause Eight Intell. Prop. Service

20090251314 - Back-end host server unit for remote ecological environment monitoring system: A back-end host server unit for remote ecological environment monitoring system is designed to provide a back-end host server function for a front-end gateway unit and sensor network, such as WSN (Wireless Sensor Network) installed at a remote site such as farmland. This back-end host server unit is characterized by... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090251309 - Wireless communication apparatus, wireless communication system, wireless communication method, and program: A wireless communication apparatus according to the present invention includes a wireless communication transmitting circuit and a wireless communication receiving circuit that perform communication with another apparatus connected through a wireless communication network; a power situation acquiring unit that acquires a power situation of the wireless communication apparatus; and a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090251316 - Magnetic proximity sensor system and associated methods of sensing a magnetic field: A magnetic proximity sensor is attached to a ferrous object such that the sensor alerts a practitioner if a threshold of magnetic strength has been exceeded by bringing the ferrous object within a certain proximity to the magnet of an MRI scanner. The magnetic proximity sensor includes at least one... Agent: Lathrop & Gage LLP

20090251315 - Method of receiving a disaster warning message using a paging message in mobile communication system: Disclosed is a method of receiving a warning message in wireless communication system. A terminal (UE) monitors a paging message transmitted from a network in order to determine an existence of the warning message. If the monitored paging message has an indication of warning message broadcasting, the terminal receives a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090251317 - Intruder detection system: An intruder detection system is provided in which a detection range can be set to a predetermined one so that false detection caused by a moving object outside the predetermined range can be diminished. The system includes a transmission-side leaky transmission line that radiates a detection signal for detecting an... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090251318 - Anti-theft system of mobile device: The present discloses an anti-theft system including a mobile device and a radio frequency identification tag. The mobile device includes a processor, a RFID module and an alarm module, and the processor is coupled separately to the RFID module and the alarm module. The RFID module periodically transmits a detection... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090251319 - Article management system, rfid tag, and apparatus for communicating with rfid tag: This disclosure discloses an article management system comprising a plurality of radio frequency identification (RFID) circuit elements respectively handled in association with articles to be managed; and an apparatus for communicating with an RFID tag, each of the RFID tag circuit elements having an IC circuit part storing tag identification... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20090251320 - Resonance tag: A resonance tag includes a dielectric layer, a first circuit layer, a second circuit layer and a hard pad. The first circuit layer is formed on one surface of the dielectric layer, and the first circuit layer has a first electrode pattern and a coil. A second circuit layer is... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20090251321 - Aqua alert swimming monitor for the prevention of accidental drowning: A drowning alarm and position marking system is described herein. The Aqua Alert is a system for detecting the drowning of an individual and subsequent generation of an alarm to alert a parent, lifeguard or by-standers. The system consists of two different units, a portable unit worn by the swimmer... Agent: Darren Delorey

20090251322 - Fire detection system and aircraft equipped with such a system: A fire detection system comprises a detection unit (2A) able to measure an electrical quantity between a first (BOA) and a second (B1A) terminal, and a first detector (11A) connected to the first and second terminals (BOA, B1A) and able to form a first value of the electrical quantity in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090251323 - Water alarm devices, systems and related methods: A water alarm device for releaseable attachment to a user in a body of water includes a buoyant alarm unit having a water sensor. The water sensor is configured to sense if a sensing portion of the alarm unit is in contact with water. A timer is in communication with... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090251324 - Copper-watcher: A monitoring system for monitoring an air-conditioner may include a pressure sensor for detecting the pressure of the fluid of the air-conditioner, a power sensor for detecting the presence of supply voltage supplied to the air-conditioner and applied voltage which is applied to the air-conditioner, an activation device to activate... Agent: Wilson Daniel Swayze, Jr.

20090251325 - S.s. carbon monoxide detector: The S S Carbon Monoxide Detector is a carbon monoxide sensor unit for garages, a rectangular shaped unit varied in size according to garage door applications, that detects the presence of dangerous levels of carbon monoxide concentrated in a garage area. On the front of the unit is the audio... Agent: George E. Smith

20090251326 - Low power warning in a portable communication device based on predicted device utilization: A system and method for providing a low power warning in a portable communication device based on predicted device utilization. Various aspects of the present invention may comprise monitoring power utilization for a portable communication device. A power utilization profile may be determined based, at least in part, on the... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090251327 - Grounding monitoring device and system for work: The present invention provides a device to monitor whether a work station operator has properly worn a grounding mechanism, and a novel cascading means to chain multiple devices into a chain for sharing electricity and ground. The present invention could achieve the following functions: (1) capable of monitoring both single-wire... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20090251328 - On-vehicle display device: An on-vehicle display device mounted on a ceiling including an open and close mechanism, which secures the rearward visibility during the backward driving of the vehicle and also enables the user to continue to enjoy display images. The on-vehicle display device includes a control means which controls the display 1,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090251329 - Use of oled technology in hvac sensors: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display panel for a heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) sensor used for building automation controls. The OLED display will transmit information to the building occupant relating to heating ventilation and air conditioning outputs.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090251330 - Hand-held power tool: A hand-held power tool (10) includes a housing (11), and a drive (15) arranged in the housing (10), sensors (20) for acquiring measurement data, a control unit (50) for processing measurement data and for controlling power tool functions, and a remote data transmission device (30) for wireless, network-supported digital remote... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20090251331 - Mud channel characterization over depth: A system for optimizing a mud-pulse telemetry system, the system including: a plurality of sensors distributed along a drill string adapted for being disposed in a borehole, each sensor configured to perform a measurement of a characteristic of at least one of mud in a column within the borehole and... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP- Baker Atlas

20090251332 - Monitoring system: A monitoring arrangement for use in an underground excavation includes an elongate support unit between walls in the excavation. A load-responsive sensing arrangement can be included and can be placed on the elongate support unit. A control system monitors the sensing arrangement and an alarm can be activated.... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20090251334 - Parking assisting system: To provide a parking support device for easily and quickly moving or rotating a target parking frame to an appropriate position. The parking support device includes a target parking position setting unit configured to set a target parking position at which a vehicle is to be parked with a target... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090251333 - Parking position search assisting apparatus, method and program: An image-taking control section (17) determines, based on information outputted from a location information obtaining section (14), whether a vehicle has entered a car park. When the vehicle has entered the car park, an image storage section (18) stores, at predetermined time intervals, images of a view in a traveling... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20090251335 - Vehicular signaturing apparatus and associated methodology: A vehicular signaturing device and associated methodology by which to identify a vehicle. A sensor senses light energy emitted by the vehicle, such as light energy generated by a headlight assembly of the vehicle. The sensed energy is compared with database-stored information that is indexed together with standard vehicular types,... Agent: Docket Clerk