Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
340691800 | Control circuit detail | 23 |
20100079302 | Managing Condition Indicators that Use the Same Physical Indicator Device in a Logically Partitioned Computer System - A computer system independently maintains states of multiple condition indicators as logical state data, each indicator for a different respective condition and having at least an active and inactive state. Multiple condition indicators share a single human-perceptible physical indicator having at least (N+1) states, where N is the number of condition indicators, the physical indicator states including a state for all conditions inactive, and a respective separate state for each respective condition active. Preferably, the conditions comprise a fault condition and an identify condition, and the physical indicator is a light which is off if neither condition is active, is constant on if the fault condition is active, and is flashing if the identify condition is active. | 04-01-2010 |
20100171630 | VEHICLE HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A method, apparatus, and computer program product for processing health management data for a vehicle. A plurality of modulated signals is received on a bus system in the vehicle. The plurality of modulated signals contains health management data from a plurality of data acquisition units. Each modulated signal has a different frequency from another modulated signal in the plurality of modulated signals to form a plurality of frequencies. The plurality of frequencies is selected to avoid interference with other data transmitted over the bus system by a plurality of data processing systems in the vehicle. The plurality of modulated signals is processed based on the plurality of frequencies used to transmit the plurality of modulated signals. | 07-08-2010 |
20110050448 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN ASIC CONTROLLED ALARM UNIT - The present invention is an ASIC-controlled alarm unit. The ASIC circuit performs all the necessary control functions to provide audible and visual signaling when used with external horn and strobe circuits. | 03-03-2011 |
20110140905 | REFERENCE SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZED TO CLOCK SIGNAL - A system comprising a clock board comprising a clock generator, a first board comprising an indicator and coupled to said clock board. The clock generator generates a clock signal, and the first board is configured to receive said clock signal. The first board further comprises a clock synchronizing unit that synchronizes a reference signal with said clock signal and generates a blink cadence signal based on said reference signal. The blink cadence signal is configured to drive the indicator of said first board. A failure by said first board to receive said clock signal causes the clock synchronizing unit of said first board to maintain the reference signal and generate said blink cadence signal based on said reference signal. | 06-16-2011 |
20110304473 | Residential emergency activated locating device (RLD) - An emergency location apparatus is described including a power source, a control panel for one of activating and de-activating a high intensity light and an activation switch. Also described is a method for operating an emergency location apparatus including receiving a signal, determining if the received signal is an activation signal and one of activating a high intensity light and de-activating said high intensity light. | 12-15-2011 |
20110309947 | LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A light-emitting diode (LED) control system and method sets a number of virtual LEDs according to a number of error events of a computing device. The system and method further assigns a priority level to each error event and a unique indication status of the error event. If more than one error event occurs to the computing device, each error event is indicated by a virtual LED by a unique indication status, however, only the error event having the highest priority level is synchronously indicated by a virtual LED and the physical LED. | 12-22-2011 |
20120319860 | MIXED ELEMENT STROBE - A strobe device that includes multiple strobe elements is disclosed. The strobe device may include a first strobe element and a second strobe element, where at least one aspect of the first strobe element differs from the second strobe element. For example, the first strobe element may be a Xenon flash tube strobe element and the second strobe element may be an LED-based strobe element. In response to receiving a command to generate an output, the controller determines which of the first strobe element and/or the second strobe element to activate, and sends one or more signals to the first strobe element and/or the second strobe element based on the determination. The controller may activate both of the first strobe element and the second strobe element (such as alternating activation of the first strobe element and the second strobe element). Or, the controller may select one of the first strobe element and the second strobe element. For example, depending on the ambient light at or near the strobe device, the controller may activate either the first strobe element or the second strobe element. | 12-20-2012 |
20130088359 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A PREDETERMINED TYPE OF AMBIENT LIGHTING - A predetermined type of ambient lighting is generated in which the influence of each of a plurality of luminaries on a predetermined type of ambient lighting is determined ( | 04-11-2013 |
20130187786 | GOGGLES, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FEEDBACK - The present invention relates to goggles ( | 07-25-2013 |
20140077962 | INDICATION CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR INDICATING WORKLOAD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A workload indicating control circuit includes a coupling circuit, a square wave signal producing circuit, and an integral circuit. The coupling circuit induces a current output by a power input circuit of an electronic device and produces a proportional induced voltage, the current output by the power input circuit being proportional to the workload of the electronic device. The square wave signal producing circuit converts the induced voltage from the coupling circuit into a square wave voltage with corresponding amplitude. The integral circuit takes the square wave signal and modulates the square wave voltage into a sawtooth voltage, to drive the light-emitting unit to emit light according to the sawtooth voltage. | 03-20-2014 |
20140145855 | USER INTERFACE BROKER FOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS - An interface system for providing a comprehensive user interface for alarm systems. The interface system may include two or more alarm system workstations, each having a user interface application installed thereon. One or more alarm panels may be connected to each of the alarm system workstations, and one or more points may be connected to each of the alarm panels. A broker workstation may be connected to the two or more alarm system workstations, and one or more client workstations may be connected to the broker workstation. A user interface broker may be installed on the broker workstation, wherein the user interface broker is configured to provide the one or more client workstations with a user interface that presents the status of, and that provides control over, all of the points. | 05-29-2014 |
20140218203 | MIXED ELEMENT STROBE - A strobe device that includes multiple strobe elements is disclosed. The strobe device may include a first strobe element and a second strobe element, where at least one aspect of the first strobe element differs from the second strobe element. For example, the first strobe element may be a Xenon flash tube strobe element and the second strobe element may be an LED-based strobe element. In response to receiving a command to generate an output, the controller determines which of the first strobe element and/or the second strobe element to activate, and sends one or more signals to the first strobe element and/or the second strobe element based on the determination. The controller may activate both of the first strobe element and the second strobe element (such as alternating activation of the first strobe element and the second strobe element). Or, the controller may select one of the first strobe element and the second strobe element. For example, depending on the ambient light at or near the strobe device, the controller may activate either the first strobe element or the second strobe element. | 08-07-2014 |
20140266766 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE VISUAL MEDIA ELEMENTS USING MUSIC INPUT - A system and method for controlling and manipulating visual media elements in direct response to sound input from controller instruments. When a controller instrument is played, it triggers a lighting, pictorial, or video response through the use of a synchronized interface between a computer and controlled visual hardware equipment sets. Display of lighting, pictorial, or video responses can be altered through the use of a multi-layer visual filtering process. | 09-18-2014 |
20140285353 | INDICATING CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - An electronic device connected to a power supply comprises a load, an protection module, and an indicating circuit. The protection module is connected between the power supply and the load, and is capable of establishing a connection between the power supply and the load or cutting off the connection. The indicating circuit connected to the power supply and the protection module is capable of outputting different indicating information based on different states of the protection module. When the protection module establishes the connection between the power supply and the load, the indicating circuit outputs first indicating information. When the protection module cuts off the connection between the power supply and the load, the indicating circuit outputs second indicating information. | 09-25-2014 |
20140320299 | PROTECTION DEVICE AND POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT INCLUDING THE SAME - An alarm switching matrix, a power distribution unit and a method of operating a power distribution unit are disclosed. In one aspect, an alarm switching matrix for use with multiple types of overcurrent protection devices is provided. In one embodiment, the alarm switching matrix includes: (1) a power circuit coupled to a power input terminal and configured to provide a supply voltage to alarm contact terminals for a circuit breaker and (2) an alarm circuit coupled to an alarm output terminal and a fuse alarm contact terminal that is one of the alarm contact terminals, wherein the alarm circuit is configured to deliver alarm signals to the alarm output terminal from both a circuit breaker connected to the alarm contact terminals and a fuse connected to the fuse alarm contact terminal. | 10-30-2014 |
20150061882 | Light Attachment for Metal Detectors - Described is a light attachment for metal detectors that provides users with a visual indication of their proximity to a metal object, which is particularly useful for hearing-impaired individuals. The light attachment includes a control unit comprising a housing having a dimmer switch, a control circuit, and a power source, wherein the housing can be secured to a user's belt by means of a clip thereon. One or more light assemblies are electrically connected to the control unit and the light assemblies each include one or more lights attached to clips that are adapted to be removably affixed to a hat or similar article so that the light is easily viewed by the user. The control unit comprises an input cable such that the light attachment can be operably connected to a conventional metal detector. The lights are adapted to increase in intensity as the user nears a metal object. | 03-05-2015 |
20150137986 | SAFETY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a safety communication system and a method thereof that provide a risk occurrence position and a notification function, and more particularly, disclosed is communication technology including a sensor based lighting for rapidly responding to a risk situation. The safety communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a device sensing a risk situation; a lighting crime prevention system analyzing risk situation data received from the device and including a position ID to generate situation data; and a lighting control system controlling an operation of a lighting depending on the situation data. | 05-21-2015 |
20150335927 | FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT INSPECTION NOTIFICATION DEVICE - The present invention is directed to a firefighting equipment inspection notification device that includes a main body for housing a processor that is conventionally connected to an internal memory, a timer, an input/output unit, a visual indication unit, a power source and a wireless communication unit. | 11-26-2015 |
20160042636 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TURNING OFF ALARM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An alarm control method for turning off an alarm for an electronic device includes the following steps: detecting that an alarm by an alarm unit of an electronic device being activated; converting an intensity of prevailing ambient light directed by an optical sensor of the electronic device to ambient light signals; determining whether an ambient light value has changed based on the ambient light signals; and determining whether a change in the ambient light value is equal to or greater than a first predetermined value if the ambient light value has changed, and in event turning off upon such determination. An electronic device using the method is also provided. | 02-11-2016 |
20160063824 | EMERGENCY FLASHING LIGHT SYSTEM - A light flashing system is provided that fits over an existing conventional light switch in order to convert the conventional light switch into a remotely controlled light switch providing repeated, flashing, operation of an associated light. Manual operation is also a possible. The system provides emergency flashing operation of a residence external light through remote initiation of a user. | 03-03-2016 |
20160125708 | CONTROL MODULE FOR A HUMAN-MACHINE DIALOGUE SYSTEM - A control module and a human-machine dialogue system including the control module. The human-machine dialogue system includes one or more human-machine dialogue devices connected in series, a human-machine dialogue device including a functional element including at least one electrical contact, an indicator or a combination of at least one electrical contact and of an indicator. The control module includes a microcontroller, a common terminal designed to be connected to each functional element and several terminals each dedicated to the individual control of the functional element of each human-machine dialogue device. | 05-05-2016 |
20170238393 | Color-Changing Lighting Dynamic Control | 08-17-2017 |
20180025594 | Notification Device | 01-25-2018 |