Abstract: A system includes a plurality of RFID chips affixed to medical items, a data collection engine device, and a server device. The data collection engine wirelessly transmits power to a first one of the RFID chips and receives first medical data from the first RFID chip while the first RFID chip is activated by the power receiver. The data collection engine generates a first message indicative of the first medical data to be sent to the server device. The server device can determine aspects of the medical items such as position and consumption based upon the first medical data.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage medium, to facilitate real-time inventory tracking using an RFID-enabled light bulb. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a device comprising a light bulb housing having a base with electrical contacts, a lighting element, an RFID reader module, and a network interface configured to provide a connection to a computer network. The apparatus may also include a processor and a data storage device storing instructions that are operable, when executed by a processor, to cause the processor to perform operations. The operations may include causing the RFID reader module to transmit interrogation signals, causing the RFID reader module to detect replies from multiple RFID tags, obtaining the information that uniquely identifies a particular RFID tag from each reply, and transmitting the obtained information over a wireless network connection using the wireless transceiver.

Abstract: A method executed by one or more electronic devices in an electronic system provides binaural sound of a voice of a person to localize at an image during a telephone call. During the telephone call, a wearable electronic device displays an image of a calling party, and a voice of the calling party externally localizes as the binaural sound to the image of the calling party.

Abstract: A lock control device of a vehicle includes: a door lock device that causes a door of the vehicle to be in an unlocked state or a locked state; a door handle that is operated in order to allow the door to become an open state from a closed state; a sensor array that is provided in the vicinity of the door handle and that is arranged with a plurality of contact detection sensors; and a main controller that controls the door lock device to be in the unlocked state when the plurality of contact detection sensors sequentially detect the contact in a first direction which is a direction from the sensor array toward the door handle.

Abstract: The key fob case is a case that is adapted for use in with an automobile key fobs. The key fob case is a rigid case with a lid. When not in use, the automobile key fob is placed inside the key fob case to prevent inadvertent operation of the buttons on the automobile key fob. The key fob case is closed with the lid, which is a hinged transparent cover that fits the rigid case. The key fob case also has a switched light for use in darkness. The key fob case comprises a container, a cover, a hinge, and a light.

Abstract: Systems and methods for access control management designed for multi-unit buildings are provided. The disclosed systems can use mobile devices, a local mesh network, access control devices, and wireless communication to facilitate multi-unit real estate management. Mobile devices can download and use credentials to access appropriate areas and units in a building through local wireless communications with access control devices.

Abstract: An information transmission system includes a mobile device, a signal transmission line and an internet device with networking capabilities. The mobile device includes a user interface, an encoder, a modulator and an audio connector. The user interface receives network setting information, and the encoder is coupled to the user interface to encodes the network setting information into information codes. The modulator is coupled to the encoder to modulate the information codes to form an audio signal embedded with the information codes. The audio connector is coupled to the modulator, and the signal transmission line is connected to the audio connector of the mobile device to transmit the audio signal embedded with the information codes. The internet device is connected to the signal transmission line, receives the audio signal with the embedded information codes, and decodes the information codes into the network setting information.

Abstract: A method of inventory tracking and management is described. The method may include receiving a location request for an item and determining, using three or more base stations, the location of the item. The method may also include generating, by a processing device, a map of the item's location and item information and sending the map to a user, and sending the location request to the item, where the location request causes the item or the item's container to indicate its presence.

Abstract: A wearable device includes one or more biometric sensors, each of the one or more biometric sensors gathering biological data from a wearer of the wearable device, the wearable device further having a computer processor for receiving the biological data from the one or more biometric sensors and generating biometric information based on the biological data and according one or more biometrical algorithms, the biometric information including validation information to validate the wearer as a source of the biological data gathered by each of the one or more sensors, the biometric information further including sleep information to provide a sleep profile of the wearer.

Abstract: A host device for use with a removable peripheral apparatus having a microphone, and to the biasing circuitry for said microphone. The host device may have a device connector for forming a mating connection with a respective peripheral connector. A source of bias is arranged to supply an electrical bias to a device microphone contact of the device connector via a biasing path. A capacitor is connected between a reference voltage node and a capacitor node of the biasing path. A first switch is located between the capacitor node and the device microphone contact. Detection circuitry detects disconnection of the peripheral connector and device connector; and control circuitry controls the switch to disable the biasing path.

Abstract: An access system for a vehicle may include a controller. The controller may be configured to respond to receiving an unlock signal indicative of an unlock request by causing a compartment closure to unlock for a predetermined time. Or the controller may be configured to respond to receiving an unlock signal indicative of an unlock request and a vehicle operation signal indicative of a vehicle secure state by causing a compartment closure to unlock for a predetermined time. Upon expiration of the predetermined time, the controller may cause the compartment closure to lock. The controller may be configured to respond to receiving an unlatch signal indicative of an unlatch request during the predetermined time by causing the compartment closure to unlatch.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for providing access to secure-access facilities based on pairing of the secure-access facilities with a user device such as a wearable device. A pairable secure-access facility may be a public storage facility or device such as a locker that includes communications circuitry for pairing with the user device. Once paired with the user device, the locker may operate a locking mechanism to lock the locker when the user device is away from the locker and to unlock the locker when the user device is in the vicinity of the locker. The locker may include a beacon for detecting and pairing with the user devices. Pairing the user device and the locker may include entering a locker identifier into the user device to ensure that the intended user device is paired with the intended locker.

Abstract: A data storage device having a housing member for a selected one of a 3½ inch form factor hard disc drive (HDD) or a 2½ inch form factor HDD. A spindle motor coupled to the housing member supports a rotatable data recording disc with a plurality of data tracks and an outermost perimeter. The outermost perimeter has an average overall radius of 48.5 millimeters, mm responsive to the housing member being for a 3½ inch form factor HDD or an average overall radius of 33.5 mm responsive to the housing member being for a 2½ inch form factor HDD. The rotatable data recording disc further has an outermost data track at an average selected radius such that the difference between the average overall radius of the outermost perimeter and the average selected radius is more than 1 mm.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention provide for secure and flexible access to the contents of a smart package in the chain of transportation. In embodiments, access is automatically controlled by a security authentication adaptor based on an authentication mechanism that adapts to changing security environments during transportation. In embodiments, a level of required authentication is adjusted depending on situational, contextual awareness that is achieved via sensors coupled to a context state detector to monitor and detect a transportation state of the smart package. Based on the transportation state, a security state machine dynamically adjust a risk level associated with the transportation state and instructs an authentication module apply, in response to an authentication request, one or more authentication methods based on the risk level.

Abstract: An input authentication method includes a processing unit generating a lead code according to a predetermined character string, wherein the predetermined character string includes a plurality of randomly arranged characters, the lead code is composed of N characters selected from the predetermined character string, and N is a positive integer; displaying the lead code on an input interface; the input interface receiving a first input; and when the first input corresponds to the N characters of the lead code, the processing unit performing a predetermined operation.

Abstract: A system and method for verifying entry credentials and activating/deactivating an access control system via use of the native capabilities of a mobile device is disclosed herein. Particularly, the system and method include an embedded local control device attached or communicative with an electronic gate or lock. The control device is communicative with a remote access control management system, which is structured to receive, track and manage access tokens that can be used to control access to a gated community or other secured location. Notifications that an access token has been generated can be communicated to the guest(s) by way of text message, short message service (SMS), email, social media, for example. Each notification may contain a unique link to a webpage employing the access token. While in the geographic vicinity of the secured location, the guest may actuate the access token and open the gate.

Abstract: An identification tag has at least a controller, a receiver for receiving wireless signals from an exciter, and a transmitter for transmitting wireless signals to at least one location receiver (which may be a WLAN access point). The tag's controller can determine the presence of interference from sources unrelated to the location system, such as smartphones, tablets, computer monitors etc., and signal an alert accordingly.

Abstract: A remote control with a shared touch sensor such as a touch pad is disclosed. The touch sensor is responsive to input from two different surfaces of the remote control providing attendant space and cost advantages. The touch sensor may be responsive to continuous touch input or to tactile input buttons adapted to activate the touch sensor when depressed.

Abstract: Rotational latency is reduced in a standard conventional form factor HDD system by replacing, for example, the prior art rotary arm actuator of a conventional HDD, with one or more belts and pulleys and one or more read/write heads mounted on, or otherwise associated with the belts. Multiple scaled iterations facilitate energy savings and power optimized systems, without compromise to data access performance.

Abstract: A directivity control apparatus controls a directivity of a sound collected by a first sound collecting unit including a plurality of microphones. The directivity control apparatus includes a directivity forming unit, configured to form a directivity of the sound in a direction toward a monitoring target corresponding to a first designated position in an image displayed on a display unit, and an information obtaining unit, configured to obtain information on a second designated position in the image displayed on the display unit, designated in accordance with a movement of the monitoring target. The directivity forming unit is configured to change the directivity of the sound toward the monitoring target corresponding to the second designated position by referring to the information on the second designated position obtained by the information obtaining unit.