09th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090051478 | FILTER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A filter includes a first magnetic ring, a second magnetic ring, two windings and a magnetically conductive element. The second magnetic ring covers the first magnetic ring. The windings are wound around the second magnetic ring, respectively, and the magnetically conductive element is assembled with the second magnetic ring. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051479 | FLUID PRESSURE SENSOR PACKAGE - A fluid pressure sensor package can be easily assembled to have different types of probe tubes depending upon different application environments. The sensor package includes a sealed casing accommodating a sensor chip for sensing a pressure of a fluid introduced into the casing. A probe tube extends from the casing for introducing the fluid into contact with the sensor chip. The casing has a top opening, and has a side wall formed on its interior surface with a stepped shoulder for bearing a flange at the lower end of the probe tube. The flange is sealingly bonded to the sidewall of the casing by a sealer. Since the probe tube is prepared as a separate member from the casing, the casing can be a common base for various probe tubes having fluid channels of different lengths or diameters. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051480 | Chip type variable electronic part and chip type variable resistor - In a chip type variable electronic part including an insulating substrate, and an adjustment rotor made of a metal plate rotatably mounted on an upper surface of the insulating substrate, in which the rotor is constituted of a first plate formed in a bowl shape to receive a screwdriver that rotates the rotor, and a second plate superposed on an upper surface of the first plate and integrally coupled thereto via a fold-back joint, and the second plate includes a screwdriver engagement hole perforated therein for the screwdriver to be fitted in, the fold-back joint includes a pair of left and right downwardly bent lugs formed between a bending line of the fold-back joint and the second plate, such that a portion of the fold-back joint between the bending line thereof and the first plate is fitted between the pair of downwardly bent lugs, thereby preventing deformation of the fold-back joint when the rotor is rotated with the screwdriver. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051481 | REMOTE CONTROLLER FOR PROVIDING MENU AND METHOD THEREOF - A remote controller for providing at least one menu to control a plurality of external apparatuses is provided. The remote controller includes a display, a sensor which senses a gripping direction of the remote controller, and a controller which displays at least control menu of one of the plurality of external apparatuses on the display according to the sensed gripping direction. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051482 | Access control system - An access control system with at least one entrance lane ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090051483 | Access control system - An access control system has at least two antenna coils ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090051484 | Interface System for Wirelessly Actuating a Relay Associated with a Moveable Structure and Method for Use of Same - An interface system for wirelessly actuating a relay associated with a moveable structure and method for use of same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a local access device having call box functionality and a server communicate over a wireless network such as cellular network. The interface provided by the local access device and supporting server may furnish one or more mutually exclusive unique access functionalities relating to a database for Wiegand-compatible access devices and routing of calls from the local access device with the call box functionality to an owner who may or may not be located on premises. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051485 | Methods and Apparatus for Product Authentication - A method for product authentication, comprising applying to the genuine products code on a label, the code being generated by an algorithm, which code is unique to a small sub-set of articles, preferably for a single such article, so that it can be assumed that any product on the market which either does not have a label or has a wrong label, or for which the label is otherwise accounted for, is counterfeit, the label being machine readable, such as a writeable RFID tag characterised in that the label comprises a machine-readable microcircuit to which a code can be written, and from which the written code can be read remotely. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051486 | ELECTRONIC KEY CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VENDING MACHINES AND THE LIKE - A mobile electronic control device, such as an electronic key, is used to access or otherwise control the operations of a field device, such as an appliance, power tool, shipping container, etc. In a control event in which the mobile control device interacts with the field device via wired or wireless communications, the control device obtains the current location and the field device ID. The communications between the mobile control device and the field device may be secured with encryption. The location information is used by the mobile control device to determine whether the field device should be accessed or enabled. Alternatively, the location information may be stored separately in a location sensing device, and the control event data recorded by the key and the location information recorded by the location sensing device are later combined when they are downloaded into a management system for auditing. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051487 | System and Methods for the Remote Measurement of a Person's Biometric Data in a Controlled State by Way of Synchronized Music, Video and Lyrics - A method enabling a user with an electronic communication device to establish and stabilize his mental, emotional and physical condition in respose to stimulation data and then using biometric sensors applied to the user to provide for remote/local gathering of standardized biometric data into a remote database coordinated with remote server software via an electronic network. The method includes initiating a session and selecting a session type by the user. The method also includes loading a track with the stimulation data, establishing links to the biometric sensors, setting the timing tolerances and biometric parameters based on new or existing user rules, stimulating the user with at least one of visual, audio, lyrics, text and vibration tracks to elicit stimulation data from the user, recording time stamps corresponding to key/tap input, deriving sync relationship between the user and the stimulation data, waiting for the variance and biometric parameters to stabilize and displaying a depiction of the stabilized condition on a screen. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051488 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER AND SIGNAL SENDING/RECEIVING METHOD - A technique for achieving a risk-free keyless entry system for vehicles at low costs is disclosed. The keyless entry system includes a transmitter responsive to an operation of an operation unit for transmitting a signal indicative of to-be-sent information toward an on-board device at a prespecified communication rate. The on-board device is attached to inside of a vehicle, for receiving electrical waves as sent from the transmitter and for outputting a control signal used to drive electric motors of door lock actuators and/or a motor of slide door actuator. By changing the communication rate of the signal being sent from the transmitter, the door lock control signal is made shorter in arrival distance than the slide door control signal. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051489 | SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHOD BY IRIS KEY SYSTEM FOR DOOR LOCK - A security system and method using an iris key system for a door lock are disclosed, in which an inherent iris key code is stored in a static memory of an iris key unit, and an iris key code is copied and recorded into a temporary memory only when an iris verification result of an iris security drive unit corresponds to a verified user. In addition, when it is judged that an iris key code stored in a door opening and closing unit is matched with an iris key code of the temporary memory by a door controller of a door opening and closing unit, an operation of a door opening and closing unit is automatically allowed, so that it is possible to prevent a non-verified door opening and closing operation. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051490 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE RFID INVENTORY POLLING ACCURACY - Methods, systems, and media to improve polling accuracy in RFID systems are disclosed. Embodiments comprise receiving information from one or more tags by a tag reader, comparing the information from the tags to other information, and adding the tag to an inventory if the tag does not exist in the other information. While some embodiments compare the tag information from the tags to baseline inventories for other areas, some embodiments compare it to current inventories for the other areas or compare it to a combination of both inventories. Some embodiments involve polling RFID tags in storage containers. Other embodiments involve machine-accessible mediums with instructions to receive information from the tag reader, analyze the information with baseline and current inventories of other areas, and store identification information for the tag in a current inventory database if the information is absent from the baseline and current inventories. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051491 | RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - The invention is a radio-frequency identification system consisting of a reader and a tag. The reader comprises a transmit/receive resonant circuit comprising one or more coils, a means for repeatedly driving the transmit/receive resonant circuit with pulses of a periodic signal, a means for obtaining a tag response signal from the transmit/receive resonant circuit, a means for extracting tag information from the tag response signal obtained from the transmit/receive resonant circuit, a receive resonant circuit comprising one or more coils, a means for obtaining a tag response signal from the receive resonant circuit, and a means for extracting tag information from the tag response signal obtained from the receive resonant circuit. The tag comprises a plurality of resonant circuits, a means for recognizing he presence of an interrogating magnetic field, and a means for embedding information to be communicated to the interrogating reader in at least one coil current. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051492 | Maintaining RFID Information For Virtual Machines - Methods, apparatus, and products for maintaining RFID information for virtual machines are disclosed that include establishing a virtual machine on a host computer, the host computer capable of supporting a plurality of virtual machines, the host computer comprising one or more RFID transponders; determining RFID information for the virtual machine; storing, in a specified one of the RFID transponders, the determined RFID information for the virtual machine; and upon request from an RFID reader, transmitting the stored RFID information as output from the specified RFID transponder to the requesting RFID reader. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051493 | READER CONTROL SYSTEM - An RFID reader control system and method is provided. A protocol for controlling an RFID reader and an RFID reader control unit of a mobile phone is defined. Messages, information, commands, responses, and notification are constructed and transmitted between the RFID reader and the RFID reader control unit. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051494 | Tag Identification System, Tag Reading Apparatus, and Method for Determining Sequence of Tags - The invention provides a tag identification system, a tag reading apparatus, and a method for determining sequence of tags. According to an aspect of the invention, a tag identification system comprises a tag reading apparatus and a plurality of tags, wherein: the tag reading apparatus has at least two antennas, wherein the apparatus transmits an interrogation signal within the coverage of each of the antennas; the plurality of tags sequentially pass by the coverage of each of the at least two antennas, each of the plurality of tags returning a reply to the at least two antennas in response to a received interrogation signal; and the tag reading apparatus includes a sequence determination unit which determines the sequence in which the plurality of tags pass by based on replies returned from the plurality of tags and received by the at least two antennas. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051495 | SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AUTOMATIC RFID ATTENTUATION AND RECOVERY - The invention provides a system and program product for attenuating a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader. In one embodiment, the system includes optimizing a coverage area of an RFID reader. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051496 | Method and Apparatus for Low Power Modulation and Massive Medium Access Control - An ultra low power, low complexity, low collision, deterministic modulation method that also works as a massive medium access mechanism for communication systems is based on positioning data in a communication resource space, such as time and frequency, such that the position of a symbol in that space determines its value and its access to the medium. The number base of the symbol is determined by the size of the subset of the resource space it is positioning itself in and, thereby, a few sparsely located symbols can convey a large value, while the remainder of the space can be simultaneously and massively used by other sparsely resource using members of the network. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051497 | WIRELESS IC TAG, DOCUMENT MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSOR - Even in the bound form of a document composed of document sheets, the tag information on each document sheet can be read. When the documents sheet are printed by two-sided printing, the tag information on each page of the document sheet can be read by detecting the front and back of the sheet in a simple manner. Information is exchanged between a wireless IC tag ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090051498 | RFID Optimized Capability Negotiations - A near field communication (NFC) device is capable of operating as an NFC initiator device or an NFC target device for exchanging request and response messages with another similar device in order to determine a secondary transport mechanism suitable for communications between the two devices with bandwidth greater than available for NFC and for determining appropriate roles for both devices without excessive communication. Such determination of roles can be determined by rule or by exchanging information indicating a choice of roles. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051499 | RFID System, Reader, Control, Program and Transmission Method | 2009-02-26 |
20090051500 | RFID TAG FOR AUCTION BIDS, RFID TAG COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AUCTION SYSTEM, AND SERVER FOR AUCTION BIDS - A RFID circuit element provided with an IC circuit part that can store information and a tag antenna connected to the IC circuit part is provided, and the IC circuit part stores and holds auction site information including operator information such as login ID, password and the like and URL and the like of an auction site associated with each of a plurality of auction sites and product information such as product name/model number of a product the operator wants to successfully bid, a bidding price, quantity and the like. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051501 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF USING RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAGS - Method and system of using radio frequency identification tags. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising receiving an item for purchase, reading RFID tag on the item to identify the item at checkout, and writing data to the RFID tag indicative of parameters associated with the purchaser. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051502 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING AND RETRIEVING EQUIPMENT INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE DATA - An inspection and maintenance data storage and retrieval system features one or more memory buttons mounted in association with an equipment item. Each memory button incorporates a uniquely identified read/write memory chip, and may comprise a contact memory button, an RFID chip, or other type of read-write memory. Technical information useful for inspection and maintenance of the equipment item, plus historical inspection and maintenance information, is stored in a central database computer remote from the equipment item. A memory button probe, used in conjunction with a portable computer, enables storage on the memory buttons of information relating to inspection and maintenance carried out on the equipment item, as well as related technical information. The portable computer is connected to the central database computer, preferably through a wireless Internet connection, thus enabling downloading of technical information from the central database to the portable computer at the point of inspection or maintenance. Information relating to each inspection and maintenance task may be downloaded to the central database computer via the portable computer. The central database computer may be a network server providing authorized users with access to current maintenance and operational status information for the equipment items supported by the system. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051503 | WIRELESS TIMER SYSTEM - A wireless timer system ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090051504 | METHOD FOR STARTING AN OPERATING SYSTEM OF A HANDHELD DEVICE - A method for starting an operating system of a handheld device includes: setting an alarm time of an alarm clock as T seconds after a current system time of the handheld device when the handheld device is in a standby mode; monitoring the current system time of the handheld device until the current system time reaches a time that is N seconds before the set alarm time; repeating the setting step and the monitoring step, until the handheld device is turned off; determining whether the current system time is equal to the alarm time of the alarm clock when the handheld device is turned on; if yes, starting the operating system of the handheld device without executing boot-strap programs and making the operating system go to the standby mode directly; otherwise starting the operating system of the handheld device by executing boot-strap programs. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051505 | Function Unit for Dual Wiring System - A function unit having easy exchangeability in a dual wiring system is provided. The function unit is detachably connected to a gate device mounted in a wall surface of a structure, and connected to both of an electric power line and an information line previously installed in the structure. The function unit has at least one of functions for supplying electric power from the electric power line, outputting information from the information line and inputting information into the information line when connected with the gate device. The function unit has a module connector, which is configured to simultaneously establish both of supplying the electric power from the gate device to the function unit, and making a signal transmission between the gate device unit and the function unit when connected to a module port formed at the gate device. To improve function expandability, an additional function unit may be detachably connected to the function unit. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051506 | Programmable Light Display - Programmable light assemblies that may function in various operating modes, such as to function as marker lights and/or emergency lights, or have other functions, are disclosed. The protocol and architecture of the light assemblies enables the associated light fixtures to provide a constant current output despite the presence of substantially large voltage ranges, and even when submerged in water. Alternative embodiments of the programmable light assemblies of the invention provide many other features as described herein. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051507 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TONAL AUDIO-BASED MONITORING OF NETWORK ALARMS - A method, system and program product for audio tonal monitoring of an alarm generated by a device in a network. The method includes mapping a severity level for an alert to be generated for a device in a network to at least one audio tone having a plurality of audible characteristics, generating an alert for the device when an error associated with the device is learned and sending to a monitoring system the alert generated, the alert containing data or information. The method further includes decrypting the alert received and formatting the alert received to add additional information and forwarding the formatted alert to an alert-to-audio cue manager. Further, the method includes mapping the alert forwarded to the audio tone having the plurality of audible characteristics, and playing the audio tone, such that the audio tone played audibly alerts a client of the alert generated by the device. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051508 | SOUNDER - To provide a sounder that outputs alarm sound to notify an abnormality in a monitored region. The sounder includes: a sound source that outputs alarm sound when a pulse signal is applied to the sound source; a pulse signal application unit that applies the pulse signal to the sound source; a storage unit that stores plural combinations of a frequency and a pulse width that the pulse signal can take; and a pulse signal control unit that controls the pulse signal application unit so that the pulse signal corresponding to the combination of the frequency and the pulse width stored in the storage unit is applied to the sound source. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051509 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VIBRATION IN MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and method for controlling vibration in a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes, upon detecting a key input by a user, determining whether a current feedback signal is detected when an external case with a first vibrator is connected to the mobile terminal, upon detecting the current feedback signal, determining that the external case is connected to the mobile terminal and applying a drive signal to the first vibrator, and controlling the first vibrator to be activated in response to the received drive signal to output a haptic feedback. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051510 | System and Method for Detecting and Reporting Vehicle Damage - System and method for monitoring a vehicle comprising an accelerometer unit capable of monitoring vehicle accelerations, a processor adapted to receive inputs from the accelerometer unit and to compare the vehicle accelerations to predetermined parameters, wherein an attack on the vehicle is identified when one or more vehicle accelerations exceed an attack threshold, and one or more transmitter units adapted to continuously transmit messages upon occurrence of an attack, wherein the messages comprise a vehicle location. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051511 | CRIME PREVENTION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - In a vehicle security system provide with intrusion determining means for transmitting a transmission wave in a vehicle, and determining, based on an output of a reflected wave of the transmission wave, whether or not a body intrudes into the vehicle and neighbor body determining means for detecting a body neighbor upon the vehicle, the intrusion determining means determines that the body does not intrude into the vehicle, when the output of the reflected wave is within a predetermined range, and also, the neighbor object detecting means detects the body neighbor upon the vehicle. Further, the transmission wave and the reflected wave may be transmitted and received on a front side of the vehicle, and the neighbor body detecting means may detect the body outside of the vehicle and also front-side neighbor upon the vehicle. Further, the transmission wave and the reflected wave may bee transmitted and received on a rear side of the vehicle, and the neighbor body detecting means may detect the body outside of the vehicle and also rear-side neighbor upon the vehicle. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051512 | VEHICLE ANTI-THEFT SOS-CALLING DEVICE - A vehicle anti-theft SOS-calling device includes at least one SOS-calling device having a control unit, anti-theft detecting unit, and a rescue signal lamp board; and a remote controller having a main controller, at least one switch, and an alarming unit. The control unit has a wireless receiver and a wireless transmitter; the main controller has a wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver. The rescue signal lamp board has light emitters in a shape of a word meaning rescue and fixed clearly visible on a vehicle body. The SOS-calling device is turned on and off by the remote controller to send signals to the control unit to light up the rescue signal lamp board and simultaneously the wireless transmitter of the SOS-calling device transmits signals to the wireless receiver of the remote controller, so that the data of the signals is shown on the alarming unit, indicating the vehicle being stolen. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051513 | Closure panel control apparatus - A microcomputer executes initialization, which causes a memory of the microcomputer to store operational information of a window glass of a door therein in a state where no previous information is stored in the memory. The microcomputer cancels the initialization when an open state signal, which indicates an open state of the door, is outputted from a courtesy switch and/or a door closure. The microcomputer executes the initialization only when a close state signal, which indicates a close state of the door, is outputted from the courtesy switch and/or the door closure. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051514 | Car Collision Global Positioning System - The present invention relates to a device and system to inform people and relevant authorities about the place of a traffic accident at the time they occur in order for required assistance to get there as soon as possible. The device transmits messages in frequencies to relevant authorities for emergencies when a road traffic accident has occurred. Sometime this happens in a remote or uninhabited area where the driver may lose his conscience or is seriously injured and he cannot inform the authorities about it and there is nobody to inform about him. This device is very useful in traveled road and prairies. The device is operated by an accurate micro switches. Which are distributed accurately throughout the vehicle. These are not operated unless the accident is very strong or the vehicle is overturned. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051515 | Imaging Apparatus and Drive Recorder System - An imaging apparatus mounted on a vehicle and imaging a vicinity of the vehicle, includes a photographic lens, an image pickup device, an image processing section, an accident detection sensor, a controlling section, and a recording section. The image pickup device generates an image signal by performing photoelectric conversion of an object image based on a light flux from the photographic lens. The image processing section generates moving image data during vehicle driving based on an image signal. The accident detection sensor detects an accident occurrence based on a shock to the vehicle. The controlling section makes the image processing section generate accident image data representing an accident situation based on an output of the accident detection sensor in a manner different from that in a normal situation. Then, the accident image data is recorded in the recording section. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051516 | Assistance System for Assisting a Driver - The invention relates to an assistance system for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle having a plurality of external and internal view sensors (video sources) which supply traffic-related, visual data items, an object detection unit which is connected downstream of the external and internal view sensors, an evaluation logic for evaluating the output variable of the object detection unit and having output channels whose output signals inform the driver by means of a man/machine interface. In order to propose an autonomous system which decides independently, in accordance with the detected objects, whether and how the driver is informed or which engages autonomously in the vehicle movement dynamics in order, for example, to avoid a collision, the invention provides that a decision unit ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090051517 | Light emitter for vehicle and apparatus for alerting opening/closing of sliding door using the same - A light emitter for vehicle which can be easily mounted to a vehicle body, and an apparatus for alerting opening/closing of a sliding door using the same are provided. A light emitter for vehicle has an elongated base member. The base member is flexible, and has a recess formed in one surface side thereof along the longitudinal direction of the side. The recess has a bottom surface on which a flexible substrate is disposed with one end thereof being connected with a cable which is inserted into the base member from the tip end of the base member. The flexible substrate is provided with a resistor, a surge suppressor diode, and a plurality of LEDs arranged in line on the flexible substrate. The recess is filled with a transparent resin. The base member has an adhesive layer formed on the other surface side, with a release paper adhered to the adhesive layer. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051518 | SPEED EXCEEDED NOTIFICATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLE HAVING A DATA BUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A speed exceeded notification device is for a vehicle of a type including a vehicle data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle, and at least one vehicle device generating data related to vehicle speed on the vehicle data communications bus. The speed exceeded notification device may include a wireless communications device, and a controller to be coupled to the vehicle data communications bus. The controller may be for reading the data related to vehicle speed from the vehicle data communications bus, and determining when a vehicle speed exceeds a speed threshold for a first time period. The controller may also be for determining when the vehicle speed exceeds the speed threshold for a second time period less than the first time period and, in response thereto, generating a local vehicle speed exceeded notification. Based thereon, the controller may cooperate with the wireless communications device to send a remote vehicle speed exceeded notification. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051519 | VEHICLE DEVICE TO ACTIVATE A VISUAL OR AUDIBLE ALERT AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A speed exceeded notification device may be installed in a vehicle of a type including a vehicle data communications bus extending throughout the vehicle, and at least one vehicle indicator coupled to the vehicle data communications bus. The speed exceeded notification device may include a wireless communications device, and a controller to be coupled to the vehicle data communications bus. The controller may be for determining when a vehicle speed exceeds a speed threshold for a first time period, and based thereon may cooperate with the wireless communications device to send a remote vehicle speed exceeded notification. The controller may also determine when the vehicle speed exceeds the speed threshold for a second time period less than the first time period, and may generate a local vehicle speed exceeded notification using the at least one vehicle indicator coupled to the vehicle data communications bus so that a driver of the vehicle can reduce the speed of the vehicle and avoid sending of the remote vehicle speed exceeded notification. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051520 | Sensor device - A speed sensor fastened to a front fork constituting a bicycle with a cable tie includes a sensor body having a reed switch detecting movement of a front wheel in the bicycle, and a rubber pad tied up on the front fork and rotatably holding the sensor body to vary a distance between the front wheel and the reed switch. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051521 | ERROR HANDLING FOR MULTI-FUNCTIONAL DISPLAY - A vehicle display system includes a plurality of sensors mounted to a vehicle for sensing vehicle operating conditions and a vehicle display controller in communication with the sensors. The controller is capable of receiving signals transmitted from the sensors and prioritizing vehicle operating conditions indicated by received signals according to predetermined criteria. The system further includes a display screen adapted to display warning signals according to signals received from the vehicle display controller. The display screen arranges the displayed warning signals according to one of a plurality of display masks. The display mask is determined by the number of displayed warning signals. The display mask has a first warning signal display area for displaying warning signals having priorities greater than a predetermined level and a second warning signal display area for displaying warning signals having priorities less than the predetermined level. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051522 | LED SEQUENTIAL LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES AND METHOD OF USE - Described is a sequential lighting system that is controlled by a control circuit. The sequential lighting system includes a series of LEDs, a housing having a plurality of compartments or devices with each compartment configured to contain one or more of said LEDs and a control circuit operable to illuminate said LEDs in a pre-determined sequence to signify a current state of said vehicle or an intended maneuver of said vehicle. Such a sequential lighting system provides a more noticeable and visible image than conventional lighting systems which comprise an on-off illumination of one or more LEDs forming the turn signal. An integrated light sensor also provides means for controlling the brightness of the LEDs when activated according to external lighting conditions. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051523 | LED SEQUENTIAL LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES AND METHOD OF USE - Described is a sequential lighting system that is controlled by a control circuit. The sequential lighting system includes a series of LEDs, a housing having a plurality of compartments or devices with each compartment configured to contain one or more of said LEDs and a control circuit operable to illuminate said LEDs in a pre-determined sequence to signify a current state of said vehicle or an intended maneuver of said vehicle. Such a sequential lighting system provides a more noticeable and visible image than conventional lighting systems which comprise an on-off illumination of one or more LEDs forming the turn signal. An integrated light sensor also provides means for controlling the brightness of the LEDs when activated according to external lighting conditions. In an after market version, control means permits a flasher rate to be automatically determined upon installation of the lighting system. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051524 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOGNIZING DAILY ACTIVITIES USING SENSORS - There is provided a daily activity recognition system using sensors installed in required positions in a home to recognize daily activities of an old person, the system including: a radio frequency (RF) management unit receiving data measured by a plurality of sensors installed in required positions in a home, recognizing a corresponding sensor transmitting the received data, and converting the received data into a basic activity corresponding to the recognized sensor; a buffer management unit storing the basic activity received from the wireless processing manager in an internal buffer; and a daily activity recognition unit recognizing daily activities of an old person at each point in time previously set, based on the basic activity stored in the buffer. The daily activities of the old person are recognized and stored in a database, thereby providing various services related to the health of the old person. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051525 | SECURITY SYSTEM AND SERVICES - A security system, comprises: a registry for registering items for which security is to be monitored, each item is identified in the registry with a unique identifier. A reporting arrangement enables a party to report an event in connection with the security of an item in the registry; and an outgoing communication arrangement is responsive to the reporting arrangement for communicating the reported event to a party associated with the item in the registry; who may then contact the system to obtain information about the reported event. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051526 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING WORKFLOW - A system and method for managing workflow is provided. The system includes one or more computer devices which execute workflow software to assign tasks to medical staff. The workflow software may be configured to assign tasks to persons on the medical staff based on a set of criteria including the person's current location or zone, the locations or zones in which other uncompleted tasks are located, and whether the person has a particular pieced of medical equipment. The system may include portable wireless communication devices and an interactive voice recognitions (IVR) subsystem to permit persons on the staff to communicate information by voice to the computer devices via the portable wireless communication devices and to receive audio messages from the computer devices via the wireless communication devices. The workflow software may be configured to display a staff screen in which the displayed data is filtered by medical staff role and sorted by medical staff identification. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051527 | Daily Life Engagement Time Monitoring Method and Device - The method for monitoring engagement time in daily life includes receiving a first radio frequency signal from a first signal source containing a first identification information of the first signal source; matching the first identification information with pre-defined identification information; storing in-time of the said first radio frequency signal with respect to the first identification information; checking the existence of the first radio frequency signal; storing the out-time when the first radio frequency signal is out of range. The engagement time duration between the in-time and the out-time with respect to the first identification information can be computed. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051528 | SECURITY ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A security system to identify a true door forced open alarm is provided. The security system includes an electronic entry means configured to allow access through a door. The security system also includes a request to exit device configured to indicate a request to exit the door. The security system also includes a logic unit configured to control access through the door and determine whether an open state of the door is allowed. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051529 | Intrusion Detection Sensor - One embodiment is provided with a microwave sensor ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090051530 | ARTICLE TAGGING - A tagging material for the production of electronic identification tags. Shown generally at ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090051531 | COUNTERMEASURE SYSTEM TRIGGERED BY MOVEMENT OF A DISPLAY OF A COMPUTING DEVICE - An anti-theft system for portable computing devices, and more particularly, to a countermeasure system and method triggered by movement of a computing screen to prevent the theft of a computing device. The device comprises a base portion, a display portion hingedly attached to the base portion and a sensor configured to detect a motion of the display portion with respect to the base portion. The device further includes a system activated when the sensor detects a motion of the display portion outside a predetermined location. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051532 | WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY FOR VARIOUS PRODUCT/PEOPLE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS - A RFID based technology employs central computer(s) ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090051533 | Backscattering Different Radio Frequency Protocols - The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for backscattering different radio frequency protocols. In some implementations, a radio Frequency (RF) tag includes an antenna and a storage module. The antenna is configured to receive an RF signal from any of a plurality of readers. Each reader is associated with a different protocol having different time durations. The storage module is coupled to the antenna and configured to store energy associated with the RF signal. In addition, the storage module substantially maintains a voltage in the tag during any of the different time durations independent of an internal power supply. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051534 | Eas System Providing Synchronized Transmission - A system and method for providing synchronized transmission in an electronic article surveillance (EAS) system is provided. The method includes determining a transmission timing difference between a plurality of units of the EAS system using a communication link of the EAS system and synchronizing transmissions for each of the plurality of units based on the transmission timing difference. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051535 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROTECTING ARTICLES - The invention relates to a device ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090051536 | DECOMMISSIONING BIN FOR AUTOMATIC DECOMMISSIONING OF ELECTRONIC TAGS - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to electronic tag decommissioning and provide a method, system and computer program product for electronic tag decommissioning. In one embodiment of the invention, an electronic tag decommissioning system can be provided. The system can include a database housing link data associating a plurality of electronic tags with respective objects, and a decommissioning bin. The decommissioning bin can include an electronic tag reader coupled to decommissioning logic programmed to decommission the electronic tag in the database. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051537 | Detection Stabilizing System for RFID System, Detection Stabilizing Method, and Program for Stabilizing Detection - Quantities of movements of human and matter within a detection area are detected, based on the read results of an ID holding unit arranged in the detection area or information obtained from a sensor arranged in the detection area. Parameters are decided in accordance with the detected movement quantity, and by using such parameters, whether the detecting object is within the detection area or not is detected, based on the read results of an ID holding unit attached to a detecting object. A stabilizing process is performed based on the detected movement quantities of human and matter within the detection area by employing such constitution. Thus, detection is stabilized without limiting using environment or using method. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051538 | TRANSCEIVER DEVICE - One aspect of the invention relates to a transceiver device with a substrate with a layer of dielectric material with a relative permeability of greater than 1 and/or with a magnetic material with a relative magnetic permeability of greater than 1. An antenna is monolithically integrated in the substrate and/or in the layer, and the antenna is arranged for transmitting and for receiving signals. A circuit is monolithically integrated in the substrate which is coupled to the monolithically integrated antenna. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051539 | RFID TAG HAVING ANTENNA WITH CO-PLANAR RADIATION PATTERN - An radio frequency identification (“RFID”) system and RFID tag that include a substrate body having a surface where the substrate body defines a plane of the tag, an RFID integrated circuit disposed on the surface of the substrate body, and an antenna that has an antenna pattern, which is disposed on the substrate body and in electrical communication with the RFID integrated circuit, the antenna generating a radiation pattern with maximum gain along an axis that is substantially coplanar with the tag. The antenna can include a first antenna portion and a second antenna portion, the first antenna portion having a first antenna end and a second antenna end, the first antenna end of the first antenna portion in electrical communication with the RFID integrated circuit and the first antenna portion forming an antenna pattern in a counterclockwise direction, and the second antenna portion having a first antenna end and a second antenna end, the first antenna end of the second antenna portion in electrical communication with the RFID integrated circuit and the second antenna portion forming an antenna pattern in a clockwise direction. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051540 | ANTI-FAKE PACKAGING MATERIAL OF RFID AND ITS PACKAGING METHOD - A RFID packaging material packaging method includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a conductive layer covered thereon, processing the conductive layer of the substrate to form an antenna, electrically connecting a chip to the antenna via a pad, and covering the substrate onto a product for enabling the product to provide a RFID recognition function. The invention relates also to the RFID packaging material made subject to this RFID packaging material packaging method. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051541 | RFID CERTIFIED DOCUMENT AND ITS PREPARING METHOD - A RFID certified document preparing method includes the steps of: (1) providing a medium and printing an antenna on the medium, (2) printing document data on the medium, and (3) electrically connecting a chip to the antenna via a pad. The invention also provides a RFID certified document prepared according to this method. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051542 | Individualizing a content presentation - Embodiments provide an apparatus, a system, and a method. A method individualizing a presentation of content includes receiving data indicative of a physical orientation of a person relative to a display operable to present the content. The method also includes selecting a display parameter of the presented content in response to the received data indicative of a physical orientation of a person. The method further includes employing the selected display parameter in presenting the content. The method may include generating the data indicative of a physical orientation of a person relative to a display operable to present the content. The method may include receiving information indicative of a change in the physical orientation of the person proximate to the display; and changing the display parameter of the presented content in response to the received information indicative of a change in the physical orientation of the person proximate to the display. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051543 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VISUAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL CUES IN A MATCHING SYSTEM - A system and method for displaying a match alert. First and second user monitors are configured to communicate with an interrogator to establish the presence of the user monitors in a defined space. An information server is configured to determine whether profiles of the first and the second user profiles match according to matching criteria. If the first and the second user profiles match, matching alert signals comprising matching attributes are sent to first and second match indicators. The first match indicator is visible to the user of the second user monitor so as to be informative to the user of the second user monitor of the matching of the first and second user profiles according to the matching criteria, and the second match indicator is visible to the user of the first user monitor so as to be informative to the user of the first user monitor of the matching of the first and second user profiles according to the matching criteria. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051544 | Wearable User Interface Device, System, and Method of Use - Provided herein is a wearable interface for providing information from a user to a control unit comprising at least one wearable patch in communication with the control unit, wherein the patch is adaptable to detect object data and transmit the object data to the control unit. Further provided herein is a parameter determining patch for detecting object data from an object, the parameter determining sensor comprising at least one wearable data obtaining patch adaptable to obtain data from an object; and at least one transmitter for transmitting object data. Also included herein are a system and method of use of the invention. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051545 | Hand Washing Monitor - Methods, systems, and computer-storage media provide for the monitoring of hand washing by people entering a room. A person is detected entering a room and an image of the person is captured. The person is identified as an employee using various employee identifiers or is identified as a visitor. The image may be used to identify distinguishing features of the visitor to be compared to an image subsequently during hand washing to verify the identity of the hand washer as the person who entered the room. Similarly, the employee identifier is used to verify the identity of a hand washer as the employee that entered the room. If any person entering the room remains for a threshold period of time without activating the soap dispenser, then a notification that includes the person's identity is provided within the room to remind the person that hand washing is required. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051546 | Intelligent Routing Of Patients Using Distributed Input Devices - A system and method for intelligently routing patients on-the-fly inside a hospital is contemplated. Patients and resources are tagged to allow a central clearing house to track their location. Using the location information, the central clearing house can then dispatch commands to bring patients to resources, or vice versa. The tags can be any type of real-time location system, including ultrasound or radio frequency identification tags. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051547 | Antenna Proximity Determining System Utilizing Bit Error Rate - Described is an antenna proximity determining system for determining the location of an animal with respect to a transmitting antenna utilizing the bit error rate corresponding to a signal transmitted by the transmitting antenna and received by a receiver unit carried by the animal and for delivering a stimulus to the animal based on its location with respect to the antenna. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051548 | Pet Alert Device - A device for alerting a pet owner that the pet wants to be let outside comprised of: a housing having at least one side surface and a bottom surface; at least one movable plate, each movable plate movable between a first position where no pressure is applied to it and a second position where under a pressure, the movable plate is moved toward the bottom surface of the housing; and at least one biasing member for maintaining the movable plate in the first position when said at least one movable plate is not under pressure such that when said at least one movable plate is depressed, a pre-recorded message is emitted from the device. The device can be mounted to a wall, door, or doorframe, either directly or using a mounting unit, or can be placed on the floor. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051549 | BED LOAD DETECTOR - A load detector | 2009-02-26 |
20090051550 | Sleep state measuring apparatus and sleep state measuring method - Even if a mattress or the like suffers long-term deterioration, a sleep state measuring apparatus is provided which can set a suitable amplification factor A of a biosignal. The sleep state measuring apparatus detects the biosignal which changes depending on the sleep state of a person who gets on the mattress filled with water, amplifies and estimates the sleep state based on the biosignal. A static component P of the mattress internal pressure is detected by the biosignal sensor is first obtained (S | 2009-02-26 |
20090051551 | Apparatus and method for wireless location sensing - A sensor assembly includes a sensor configured to detect at least one material or condition, such as a smoke detector, fire detector, or carbon monoxide detector. The sensor assembly also includes a base configured to be mounted on a structure, such as a wall or ceiling, and to receive the sensor. The sensor assembly further includes a wireless module located between the sensor and the base. The wireless module is configured to transmit position information. The wireless module may include one or more electrical contacts used to form at least one electrical connection between the base of the sensor assembly and the sensor. The wireless module may also include a printed circuit board having the contacts, wireless radio circuitry, an antenna, and other components. The printed circuit board could be substantially hidden from view when the sensor is attached to the base and the base is mounted on the structure. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051552 | Fire or Smoke Detector with High False Alarm Rejection Performance - An apparatus for detecting a hazardous condition includes an optical module for measuring scattered light caused by the hazardous condition, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, and a processing unit coupled to receive signals from the optical module, the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor. The processing unit processes the signals to determine criteria to distinguish deceptive phenomena from a hazardous condition in order to limit false alarm. The processing unit is uses the criteria for adjusting an alarm threshold value that is a function of a reference function, a function based on temperature criteria, a function based on at least one of the temperature criteria and a ratio criterion, and a function based on humidity criteria. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051553 | PHOTO SENSITIVE DEVICE - A photosensitive device for warning an individual that the interior light level on one side of the window is greater than the light level on the outside of the window includes first and second photo sensors, a comparator circuit and/or a logic circuit and an alarm. The device may also include a timer, an amplifier and rheostat as well as a visual indicator that remains in a on condition after an audible sound is turned off. A reset circuit is used to turn off the visual indicator. A method for accomplishing the same is also described. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051554 | SENSING DEVICE ARRANGEMENT FOR FUEL STORAGE TANKS - A sensing device arrangement for a fuel storage system is provided having at least one storage tank, a plurality of sensing devices positioned in or around the at least one storage tank, and a controller in electrical communication with the plurality of sensing devices. The controller is configured to communicate with each sensing device of the plurality of sensing devices on a single bi-directional data line. A sensing device of the plurality of sensing devices is activated by the controller. Data is acquired by the sensing device and transmitted to the controller over the data line. The controller instructs the sensing device to change to a low power state. The controller receives electrical characteristics from the plurality of sensing devices recognized on the data line and calculates a characteristic of the sensing device arrangement. The controller verifies compliance with an intrinsic safety barrier. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051555 | POLYPHASE SOURCE DETECTING CIRCUIT - A polyphase source detecting circuit configured for detecting a polyphase source having three sources includes three sampling circuits and an alarm circuit. Each sampling circuit has a control switch. A control terminal of the control switch of each sampling circuit is connected to one of the phase sources of the polyphase source respectively. The alarm circuit has a first transistor, a first LED, and a buzzer. The anode of the first LED is connected to a power supply. The cathode of the first LED is connected to the base of the first transistor and connected to ground via the control switches of the sampling circuits in turn. The collector of the first transistor is connected to the power supply via the buzzer. The emitter of the first transistor grounded. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051556 | OPTICAL NETWORK TERMINAL BACKUP BATTERY VOLTAGE ALERT - An optical network terminal (ONT) battery backup unit (BBU) battery voltage alert system (BVAS). The BVAS can send multiple alerts via email, pager, land-line telephone, wireless telephone, fax, personal digital assistant (PDA), etc. when the backup battery voltage is less than its full voltage. The alerts can be categorized as “marginal” or “bad” depending on degree of battery voltage depletion. Less than full battery voltage can result from battery usage if there is a utility company power outage, or if a cell in the battery fails even if there is no power outage. The alerts can be sent to the customer of the ONT, to the ONT supplier company so it can offer any assistance it can and to a third party monitoring service which can keep track of the history of all such deployed batteries in the customer base of the ONT supplier. This alert is provided as a supplement to an audio alarm which sounds when the backup battery is discharging because that alarm may not be heard in sufficient time if the alarm is remotely located relative to its customer, e.g., in the customer's basement or outside. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051557 | METHOD AND ELECTRICAL SWITCHING APPARATUS INCLUDING A NUMBER OF ACCESSORIES EMPLOYING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A circuit breaker includes separable contacts, an operating mechanism opening and closing the contacts, a first processor determining an open or closed state of the contacts, and a wireless transceiver transmitting the open or closed state from the first processor and receiving a signal. A first accessory includes a wireless receiver, a second processor and outputs. A second accessory includes a wireless transmitter, a third processor and a circuit generating the signal for or communicating the signal to the third processor, which outputs the signal to the wireless transmitter, which transmits the signal to the wireless transceiver. The first processor receives the signal from the wireless transceiver and causes the mechanism to open or close the contacts. The wireless receiver receives the open or closed state from the wireless transceiver. The second processor receives the open or closed state from the wireless receiver and outputs the same to the outputs. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051558 | Method and apparatus for providing optical indications about a state of a circuit - An apparatus or corresponding method according to an embodiment of the invention provides optical indications about the state of a circuit on a circuit board. A standard Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) connector component and an optical light transmission element are arranged at different angles relative to an edge of the circuit board, with the connector component being angled other than perpendicular to an edge of the circuit board to increase the density of connector components per circuit board or relieve bending strain on an external cable connected to the connector component. The optical light transmission element may include at least three mounting features to attach the transmission element to the circuit board. The optical light transmission element includes a light propagating region, supporting total internal reflection, and a light-emitting end to output light at a front panel of the circuit board near the associated connector component. A single piece embodiment eliminates a separate clip, thereby increasing ease of manufacture, assembly, and repair while decreasing cost. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051559 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING USERS AND PROVIDING SERVICES - Methods and systems for tracking users and providing services are provided. The system comprises a plurality of pressure sensors, a storage unit, at least one service providing unit having a service, and a signal processing unit. The pressure sensors detect pressure applied thereon at a specific time point, and correspondingly generate sensed signals. The signal processing unit receives the sensed signals from the pressure sensors, and stores the sensed signals to the storage unit. The signal processing unit calculates a current state of an object according to the sensed signals and historical sensed signals and historical states of the object in the storage unit, and determines one of the at least one service providing unit according to the current state to activate service thereof. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051560 | DRUG DISPENSER/CONTAINER DISPLAY - A display for use on medical dispensing equipment, and the resulting medical device and its method of display. In particular, provided are a number of specific embodiments of such a display on a medical device, including a film display for use on pill bottles and pill dispensers that utilize colored images as a dosage reminder for the user, a conformable bistable reflective display for use on drug delivery devices, and a conformable bistable reflective display for use on blood glucose meters. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051561 | System and Method For Advertising Display - The present invention is a system and method for advertising using a portable media display unit that displays video from information stored on a media display unit or information transmitted wirelessly to the unit. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051562 | MONITORING TAGS - The invention provides a monitoring tag for wearing about the appendage of an individual. It includes a self-contained transmitter module that is located in a housing and transmits radio signals to a base unit, for receipt by the base unit if within a predetermined range. If the individual wearing the monitoring tag moves outside this range then the base unit can trigger an alarm or send a warning signal. The housing has an opening for receiving the end of a flexible elongate strap to secure the tag around the appendage of the individual. The strap is attached to the housing inside the opening using a clip, which has structure for fixedly securing it to the strap and structure for fixedly securing it in the opening. Once the clip is attached to the housing it cannot be removed unless a weakened or frangible region between the securing structures is broken. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051563 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH REMOTE CONTROLLER - An electronic device includes a main housing with a plurality of electronic components contained therein, and a remote controller configured for controlling the electronic components contained in the main housing. A receptacle is formed in the main housing and a charging unit is disposed in the main housing. The remote controller is detachably docked in the receptacle and configured for being charged by the charging unit when the remote controller is installed in the receptacle. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051564 | Tongue Based Control Method and System for Preforming the Method - With a method and a System for tongue based control of computers and/or aids, particularly for severely disabled persons it is the intention to ease the communication capabilities of severely disabled persons and their control of their aids, where the costs of producing the system are low, thereby avoiding the drawbacks of the prior art. This goal is achieved with a method and a system, where the method comprises that the interaction between the arrangement and the tongue is based on induction, whereby the arrangement is equipped with at least one coil being able to interact with at least one piece of a magnetic responsible material fixed to the tongue, and that the signals transmitted to the device further comprise the position of the coil in the arrangement and/or the position of the magnetic responsible material fixed to the tongue, and the system comprises that the arrangement is equipped with at least one coil being able to interact with at least one piece of a magnetic responsible material fixed to the tongue, and that the signals transmitted to the device further comprise the position of the coil in the arrangement and/or the position of the magnetic responsible material fixed to the tongue. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051565 | Solution for Consumer Electronics Control - The preferred embodiment of the present invention presents a method and a device for a host control unit to communicate over a protocol compliant bus via the introduction of an auxiliary command control unit that handles communications to and from the protocol compliant bus. The auxiliary command control unit converts the high level commands of the host control unit to low-level protocol compliant electrical signals for transmission across the bus and further converts low-level protocol compliant electrical signals received from the bus into high level commands for use by the host processor. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051566 | System, Method , and Apparatus For Collecting Telematics and Sensor Information In A Delivery Vehicle - The invention is directed to a data collection and evaluation system that includes a telematics device for collecting, time-stamping, and storing vehicle sensor data. Examples of the type of data collected include door data, ignition data, speed data, global positioning data, and diagnostic and trouble code data. The system further includes an external data acquisition device, such as a mainframe computer system or a hand-held computing device like an iPAQ. The external data acquisition device is configured to communicate with the telematics device over a wireless network, which enables the telematics device to transmit the time-stamped data to the external data acquisition device and receive information and instructions from the external data acquisition device. The ability of the system to automatically collect and transfer data and communicate with an external data acquisition device allows for the automation of fleet management processes, vehicle maintenance and repair processes, and certain security features. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051567 | Highway intersection hazard warnings and traffic control system, and method of applying same - A hazard warning and traffic control system includes a housing having at least two display faces oriented at an angle relative to one another, and an electronic controller including a timer. Each of the display faces contains multiple fields, and each of the fields includes many illuminating members. Each of the fields can be selectively lit, and can display indicia. The controller selectively illuminates the illuminating members to change the display at timed intervals. Each of the display faces includes a STOP field, a DANGER field, and a go field. The larger STOP field is at the bottom of the display face and has a red background. The DANGER field is located above the STOP field and has a yellow background. The go field is located above the DANGER field and has a green background. Each display face may further include a street name, as well as other optional features that significantly promote intersection safety. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051568 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL USING RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAGS - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for controlling traffic. A set of vehicles is monitored moving from one radio frequency identification tag sensor to another radio frequency identification tag sensor in a network of radio frequency identification tag sensors to detect movement of the set of vehicles. A set of traffic patterns is identified in response to detecting the movement of the set of vehicles. A determination is made as to whether a traffic pattern in the set of traffic patterns is a delayed traffic pattern. In response to a determination that the traffic pattern in the set of traffic patterns is the delayed traffic pattern for a traffic control light at an intersection, the timing of the traffic control light is changed to increase traffic flow through the intersection. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051569 | Method and system for passenger flight security - An air travel security system is disclosed for preventing potential hijackers or terrorists from accessing the same bathroom during an airline flight. Bathroom keys are distributed to passengers upon boarding according to a system whereby a first passenger receives a key for a first bathroom, a second passenger receives a key for a second bathroom, etc, and/or according to the discretion of airport security personnel. In one aspect of the invention conventional keys are used, while in another aspect barcode keys are printed on passenger boarding cards. Information is also distributed to the passengers detailing the importance of the system, and of active passenger cooperation. Flight security personnel can take necessary action if a passenger does not comply with the instructions. The system offers advantages over prior art by preventing potential hijackers or terrorists from meeting in private, thus forcing them to act more conspicuously in coordinating their activities. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051570 | TRAFFIC DISPLAY SYSTEM, AIRCRAFT INCLUDING THE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING OFF-SCALE TRAFFIC IN THE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A aircraft traffic display system, aircraft including the display system and a method of displaying aircraft and vehicle traffic in the display system. The system includes an ownship location finder determining ownship location and maps, including airport maps stored in map storage. A traffic information collector collecting information on airport and other traffic. A local display displays ownship on a moving map at a selected range and all airport traffic within range, or a filtered subset thereof. An off-scale traffic processor monitors off-scale traffic beyond the selected range and identifies of-interest off-scale traffic. The local display also provides an indication of any of interest off-scale traffic. The indication may visibly indicate status (e.g., air or ground) of respective said off-scale traffic and may include traffic specific information. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051571 | KEYPAD - A keyboard is disclosed. The keyboard consists of a circuit board, a plurality of metal dome and a button set. The plurality of metal domes is arranged on the circuit board and is electrically coupled to the circuit board. The button set is composed of a plurality of buttons that respectively are corresponding to the metal domes. A piece of leather or cloth is disposed on the button set so as to make users have good sense of touch and prevent figures from being worn or falling off. Thus the aesthetic appeal is improved. Moreover, a supporting frame is disposed on the bottom set so as to prevent the buttons with leather or cloth from moving along with other buttons being pressed. Furthermore, a lighting device is added into the device for projecting light onto surface of the button set. Thus users can operate the buttons under dingy environment. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051572 | MAPPING ALPHABETIC CHARACTERS TO A NUMERIC KEYPAD - A keypad comprising a plurality of numerically labeled keys; wherein each key on a numeric keypad as mapped to letters of alphabet in a language, wherein a plurality of alphabetic letters are assigned to at least one key on the numeric keypad; wherein a first alphabetic letter is selected from among the plurality of alphabetic letters assigned to the key, in response to a first interaction with said key, such that the first alphabetic letter is the first most frequently used letter from among said plurality of letters assigned to the key in said language. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051573 | VARIABLE-LENGTH-CODE DECODING DEVICE - A variable-length-code decoding device is operable to decode bit streams encoded in conformity with a plurality of coding systems. The device comprises a decoding unit ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090051574 | METHOD FOR GAIN ERROR ESTIMATION IN AN ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND MODULE THEREOF - The invention provides a method for gain error estimation in an analog-to-digital converter. In one embodiment, the analog-to-digital converter comprises a plurality of stages. A series of correction numbers applied to a target stage selected from the stages are correlated with a series of calculation values calculated according to digital output values of the stages to generate a series of gain error estimates. The series of gain error estimates are multiplied by a series of updating parameters to obtain a series of first values. A series of previous gain error values are multiplied by one minus the corresponding updating parameters to obtain a series of second values, wherein the series of previous gain values are obtained by delaying the present gain error values. The series of first values and the series of second values are correspondingly added to obtain a series of present gain error values for gain error correction. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051575 | DRIVING APPARATUS FOR DISPLAY - A driving apparatus for a display is provided. The driving apparatus for a display comprises a reference voltage generator, a digital-to-analog converter, and an output unit. The reference voltage generator generates a plurality of reference voltages, and receives a difference value between two adjacent reference voltages and generates a plurality of sub reference voltages. The digital-to-analog converter selects one of the reference voltages and outputs the selected reference voltage as a first analog signal. The digital-to-analog converter selects one of the sub reference voltages and outputs the selected reference voltage as a second analog signal. The output unit processes, by addition or subtraction, the first and second analog signals for output. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051576 | SWITCHING CIRCUITRY - A digital-to-analog converter, comprising: a first field-effect transistor; a second field-effect transistor; and adjusting means for adjusting a bulk voltage applied to at least one of the first and second field-effect transistors so as to tend to equalise respective switching delays of the transistors. | 2009-02-26 |
20090051577 | Multiplexing Aware Sigma-Delta Analag-to-Digital Converter - The present invention relates to an electronic device for analog-to-digital conversion including a sigma-delta modulator (SD), a digital filter (FIL) for digital post processing of the output signal of the sigma-delta modulator (SD), a multiplexer (MUX) for switching the input (INSD) of the sigma-delta modulator between a first input signal (IN | 2009-02-26 |