Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to an anti-theft device. The anti-theft device may comprise an arm hook which has a long arm movably inserted into a guide slot, a cable which penetrates through a vacuum cup and is electrically connected to a circuit board, and a monitoring assembly for protecting the anti-theft device against damage is mounted on the anti-theft device and comprises a switch arranged on the circuit board and magnetic steel arranged on a short arm of the arm hook.

Abstract: The invention relates to a computer program product for configuration of a control center, in particular a fire alarm and/or extinguishing control center, and to an associated method. The computer program product comprises: a hardware configuration component for configuration of hardware components such as modules and/or front panel components of the control center, a logic configuration component for configuration of a functional logic of the control center, wherein the logic configuration component is designed to provide functional components. The functional components are decoupled from the hardware of the control center and embodied in such a way that reversible assignment of functional component to hardware component is made possible.

Abstract: A system may employ one or more satellite sensors to monitor an area; detect a body or thing that should not be present in an area; formulate a response, such as documentation, notifying authorities, or deploying unmanned aerial vehicles; and execute the response. Monitoring an area can be based on a request for surveillance at the area.

Abstract: A system and method of acquiring and maintaining location information associated with traffic apparatus deployed in connection with a traffic flow monitoring or regulation system are disclosed. In some implementations, an apparatus identifier may distinguish a particular traffic apparatus from others that are deployed in proximity, and a functional identifier may define a functionality of the particular traffic apparatus; positioning, orientation, and movement or acceleration data may also be provided for real-time or near real-time system applications. These apparatus data may be used to derive and to maintain a record of location data associated with each traffic apparatus deployed in a particular application.

Abstract: A system is disclosed comprising a smartphone 2 and an aerosol generation device, such as an electronic cigarette. The smartphone 2 is configured to establish a communicative interaction with the electronic cigarette 4, preferably using a wireless protocol like Bluetooth® so that the devices can exchange data. The smartphone 2 comprises a positioning module, such as a GPS receiver 26, and is adapted to store a position in a data storage unit 28 each time a communicative interaction is established. In this way, the user can retrieve the last stored position from the data storage unit 28 and display it on a map on the smartphone display screen 22 so that they can be assisted in locating the electronic cigarette 4.

Abstract: A method includes receiving data indicating that a break-in attempt has occurred at one or more mobility units among a plurality of mobility units within a geographic area within a predetermined period of time, determining whether break-in attempts have occurred at more than a predetermined threshold number of the plurality of mobility units within the geographic area, and upon determination that break-in attempts have occurred at more than the predetermined threshold number of the plurality of mobility units within the geographic area, transmitting a signal to one or more mobility units of the plurality of mobility units within the geographic area to cause security lights associated with the one or more mobility units to illuminate.

Abstract: A press machine includes: a press control unit that controls ascending/descending motion of the slide; and an abnormality diagnostic unit configured to perform abnormality diagnosis of the press machine based on data from a sensor provided in the press machine and to output a result of the abnormality diagnosis. The abnormality diagnostic unit is configured to perform the abnormality diagnosis, based on the data acquired from the sensor while the slide moves at a predetermined speed between a bottom dead point and a top dead point in a press-no-load state.

Abstract: A system includes a plurality of remote addressable devices, each remote addressable device of the plurality of remote addressable devices being individually programmed with configuration data of the respective addressable device. Each remote addressable device includes a radio frequency (RF) transceiver to transmit a RF signal encoded with an address and a physical location of the remote addressable device transmitting the RF signal. The system further includes a plurality of bases. Each base of the plurality of bases includes a RF sensor for receiving the RF signal from the RF transceiver of the corresponding remote addressable device subsequent to the remote addressable device being positioned in the base.

Abstract: A system for increased safety levels at swimming venues includes an Ultra Wide Band (UWB) tag, a control terminal, and at least three base stations. The UWB tag transmits positioning data of the tag worn by a swimmer and transmits a signal to the at least three base stations. The base stations receive the signal and the positioning data, record time when receiving same, and send the signal, the positioning data, and the time to the control terminal. The control terminal calculates position of the swimmer's UWB tag according to the positioning data and the time when a period of attenuation or disappearance of the wireless connection signal from the immersed UWB tag exceeds a first preset time, generates alarm information, and sends the position of the UWB tag and the alarm information to notify a security officer.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for adjusting for air flow temperature changes in an aspirating smoke detector are described herein. In some examples, one or more embodiments include a blower configured to cause air to flow through the aspirating smoke detector, and a controller configured to determine a temperature of the air flowing through the aspirating smoke detector has changed by a particular amount and adjust a speed of the blower in response to compensate the air flowing through the aspirating smoke detector that has changed by the particular amount.

Abstract: An electronic cable system operates as an extension cable to facilitate external viewing of internal infrastructure LED status. A wired cable is provided having a first end and a second end, the first end including a first I/O coupler, LED detectors and a power jack; and the second end including a second I/O coupler and a plurality of LEDs. The plurality of LEDs of the second end illuminate in response to activation of the LED detector of the first end. The first I/O coupler may plug into an internal module of electronic infrastructure, such as a server, to detect operational status of the internal module via the LED detectors. The second I/O coupler may couple to infrastructure housing, permitting the plurality of LEDs to be viewed externally of the housing. The plurality of external LEDs on the infrastructure housing mimic internal (non-viewable) status indicator LEDs of the internal module.

Abstract: A wireless, programmable system, including one or more sensors devices, a controller device, and a wireless communication link that operationally connects the sensor device to the controller device(s). The system may alert when a sensor device and controller device exceed a predetermined threshold of distance and/or time. Controller device(s) may also be, or in addition to, a handheld computer device, such as a smartphone. In some other embodiments, the system may be used to detect body positions and/or train a user to achieve desired postures.

Abstract: An emergency alarm system peripheral, such as a hazard detector, intrusion detector, or a notification appliance, includes a base that is permanently installed on a wall or ceiling, and a head which mounts to the base. Various embodiments and methods are provided to easily and efficiently assign addresses to the peripherals in the system.

Abstract: An arousal level prediction apparatus and method are disclosed. The arousal level prediction apparatus obtains first biological information indicating current biological information of the user, obtains first environment information indicating a current environment around the user, and obtains living information of the user indicating an activity history of the user. The arousal level predication apparatus includes a process that calculates a first arousal level indicating a current arousal level of the user based on the first biological information, predicts a second arousal level, which is an arousal level of the user at a certain period of time later, based on the first arousal level, the first environment information and the living information, and outputs the second arousal level.

Abstract: A vehicle with an emergency reporting function includes a processor, a vehicle communication device, a first calling device, and a vehicle outside occupant detector. The processor determines, by means of the vehicle outside occupant detector, whether an occupant who has been present inside the vehicle before an emergency is present inside the vehicle or outside the vehicle after the emergency. If the occupant is present inside the vehicle after the emergency, the processor uses the first calling device to enable a communication between an occupant inside the vehicle and an operator terminal. If the occupant is present outside the vehicle after the emergency, the processor additionally uses a second calling device to enable a communication between an occupant present outside or inside the vehicle and the operator terminal. The second calling device allows for a communication outside the vehicle.

Abstract: An apparatus including a warning device fixed to a sign, which is configured to be fixed at a location adjacent a road; and wherein the warning device includes: a computer processor; a computer memory; and an audio speaker; and wherein the computer processor is configured to cause a first audio warning to be played on the audio speaker in response to computer programming stored in the computer memory when there is a dangerous road condition. The dangerous road condition may include that a drawbridge has been raised, that there is an icy condition on a bridge, that a vehicle is about to go the wrong way down a one-way street, a sharp curved road, an area is prone to falling rocks, a dangerous intersection, and/or a speed hump. The apparatus may further include a dashboard apparatus, fixed to a vehicle; configured to communicate with the warning device.

Abstract: A building management system includes one or more computer-readable storage media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive threat events from one or more data sources, each threat event including a description and for each threat event determine whether the description for the threat event corresponds to one of a multiple predefined threat categories, generate a standardized threat object for the threat event using the corresponding predefined threat category, and in response to determining the description does not correspond to one of the predefined threat categories, process the description using a natural language processing engine to identify one of the predefined threat categories to be assigned to the threat event and generate a standardized threat object for the threat event using the predefined threat category identified by the natural language processing engine.

Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) switch tag is disclosed. This RFID switch tag includes a base component having an ultra-high frequency (UHF) booster, and a detachable component having at least one UHF RFID module and a high frequency (HF) RFID module. In some embodiments, the detachable component is positioned in close proximity to the base component in a first configuration of the RFID switch tag such that the at least one UHF RFID module is sufficiently coupled to the UHF booster in the base component to form an UHF RFID system having a desired performance. The detachable component can also be separated from the base component to obtain a second configuration of the RFID switch tag, and the HF RFID module remains functional within the detached detachable component so that the detachable component can be used as a standalone HF RFID tag.

Abstract: A medical apparatus, method, or storage medium to perform monitoring a sensor of the medical apparatus to obtain a sensor reading, performing impact detection based on the sensor reading, generating an impact profile based on the impact detection, characterizing the impact detection, and responding to the impact detection.

Abstract: A sounder apparatus 100 includes a sounder 110 having at least two volume settings, at least one detector 120, a micro-controller wherein the micro controller is configured to receive an input signal from the at least one detector 120, and to control the volume setting of the sounder based on the input signal.