Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090189530 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIGHT INTENSITY CONTROL - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for optical feedback control for an illumination device, wherein the control signal for each array of one or more light-emitting elements corresponding to a particular colour, is independently configured using a modification signal whose frequency is different for each colour. Electronic filters whose center frequencies are substantially equal to the modification signal frequencies of the drive currents for the light-emitting elements are used to discriminate between the radiant flux corresponding to each of the different colours of light-emitting elements, from a sample of the mixed radiant flux output collected by one or more optical sensors. The output of an individual electronic filter is substantially directly proportional to the radiant flux output of the light-emitting elements of the associated colour, which together with the desired luminous flux and chromaticity of the output light, the controller can use to adjust the control signals. | 07-30-2009 |
20100014676 | PRIVACY MANAGEMENT FOR TRACKED DEVICES - A device, method, system and computer readable medium for the protection of private data while permitting the monitoring or tracking of electronic devices that are shared for both business and private purposes. | 01-21-2010 |
20100115417 | CONDITIONAL WINDOW CAPTURE - A device, method, system and computer readable medium are disclosed for the remote, intelligent capture of screenshots and keystrokes which can subsequently be transmitted with reduced bandwidth requirements. | 05-06-2010 |
20100194567 | LOCATION DEPENDENT MONITORING FOR STOLEN DEVICES - A system and method for controlling the surveillance conducted by lost or stolen electronic devices dependent upon the location of such electronic devices is provided. A data repository contains data that specifies, for each of a plurality of geographic regions (e.g. legal jurisdictions), a set of surveillance methods that are permissible in the respective region. At least some of the geographic regions have different respective sets of permissible surveillance methods than others. A computer system is operable to communicate with the devices over a computer network, and programmed to use received information regarding a location of a potentially lost or stolen device, in combination with the data in the computer data repository, to cause the potentially lost or stolen device to initiate surveillance according to the set of permissible surveillance methods (and/or other actions) corresponding to the location. | 08-05-2010 |
20120105228 | CODED WARNING SYSTEM FOR LIGHTING UNITS - The application discloses a method and apparatus for providing a desired warning signal for a lighting unit. A coded warning system is provided employing a detection module ( | 05-03-2012 |
20120150264 | SKIN RADIATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A skin radiation apparatus comprises: —a photon radiation unit ( | 06-14-2012 |
20120169249 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DERIVING AND MODIFYING PERSONAL PREFERENCES APPLICABLE TO MULTIPLE CONTROLLABLE LIGHTING NETWORKS - Systems and methods for deriving and modifying personal preferences related to at least one controllable lighting network are disclosed. The systems include a processor that can be used in conjunction with a personal communication device and a preferences database. The processor is used to detect an identifier for a user, a plurality of adjustments to the at least one controllable lighting network requested by the user, and a context corresponding to each of the plurality of adjustments. The processor in some such systems has an associated local memory to store the plurality of adjustments, corresponding contexts, and the identifier of the associated user. The processor is further used to analyze the plurality of lighting adjustments and the corresponding contexts. Based on the analysis, the processor identifies a correlation between the plurality of adjustments and the contexts, and create at least one personal preference rule associated with the user identifier based on the correlation. The preferences database in some such systems is used to store the rules and the plurality of adjustments. | 07-05-2012 |
20120184299 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING INTERACTION WITH CONTROLLABLE LIGHTING NETWORKS - Systems and methods for managing interaction with controllable lighting networks are disclosed. Particularly, a user's input regarding the user's preferred level of interaction with a controllable lighting network is used in conjunction with memories and processors, to selectively allow the controllable lighting network access to the user's personal data such as the user's identity or the user's personal lighting preferences. A user's preferred level of interaction with a controllable lighting network is also used, in conjunction with personal mobile electronic communication devices, to allow the user to control lighting within controllable lighting networks. | 07-19-2012 |
20120217880 | OBJECT-SENSING LIGHTING NETWORK AND CONTROL SYSTEM THEREFOR - Disclosed herein is an object-sensing lighting network and an intelligent control system therefore. The control system dynamically determines the at least one lighting fixture's relationship to a plurality of other lighting fixtures. The light output level of a light source of the at least one lighting fixture is based at least partially on the at least one lighting fixture's relationship to the other lighting fixtures. | 08-30-2012 |
20130101264 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING AMBIENCE - A mobile ambience capturing device ( | 04-25-2013 |
20130241729 | LOCATION DEPENDENT MONITORING FOR STOLEN DEVICES - A system and method for controlling the surveillance conducted by lost or stolen electronic devices dependent upon the location of such electronic devices is provided. A data repository contains data that specifies, for each of a plurality of geographic regions (e.g. legal jurisdictions), a set of surveillance methods that are permissible in the respective region. At least some of the geographic regions have different respective sets of permissible surveillance methods than others. A computer system is operable to communicate with the devices over a computer network, and programmed to use received information regarding a location of a potentially lost or stolen device, in combination with the data in the computer data repository, to cause the potentially lost or stolen device to initiate surveillance according to the set of permissible surveillance methods (and/or other actions) corresponding to the location. | 09-19-2013 |
20140156545 | Automated Generation Of Affidavits And Legal Requisitions Including Mobile Device Identification - Approaches for a server, upon receiving notification that a device has been stolen, composing a legal requisition document. An identification of the device is received or otherwise obtained. A legal requisition template for use in a particular jurisdiction where the device was stolen is retrieved. Upon consulting a database which stores information about police departments of a plurality of jurisdictions, the legal requisition document is composed using the template, the identification, and data retrieved from the database. The server may electronically send the legal requisition document to a police department associated with the particular jurisdiction. Advantageously, information about the activity of a device reported stolen may be obtained before the device is factory reset. | 06-05-2014 |
20140182002 | PROCESS FOR CAPTURING AND TRANSMITTING WINDOW SCREEN DISPLAY DATA - A process is disclosed for capturing screenshots on an electronic device of a user, and for transmitting representations of the captured screenshots to a monitoring system for storage. The captured screenshot data may, for example, be used to recover a device that is lost or stolen. | 06-26-2014 |
20140278923 | CONSUMER CONTROLLED TRACKING OF AD INTERACTIONS LEADING TO PURCHASES - A system is disclosed that records a user's interactions with online ads, and that detects associations between these interactions and subsequent purchases (such as in-store purchases). The system may include a mobile application that tracks the ad interactions and purchase events. Users control whether the associations between the purchases and ad interactions are divulged to an ad serving entity or any other entity. In return for divulging the associations, the user may be offered compensation. The system enables the ad serving entity to bill the advertiser on a pay-per-purchase basis, and enables advertisers to obtain clear performance indicators for their ads. | 09-18-2014 |
20140278941 | CONSUMER CONTROLLED TRACKING OF AD INTERACTIONS LEADING TO PURCHASES - A system is disclosed that records a user's interactions with online ads, and that detects associations between these interactions and subsequent purchases (such as in-store purchases). The system may include a mobile application that tracks the ad interactions and purchase events. Users control whether the associations between the purchases and ad interactions are divulged to an ad serving entity or any other entity. In return for divulging the associations, the user may be offered compensation. The system enables the ad serving entity to bill the advertiser on a pay-per-purchase basis, and enables advertisers to obtain clear and specific performance indicators for their ads. | 09-18-2014 |