Abstract: A wireless sensor system includes a sensor assembly and a sensor trigger assembly. The sensor assembly includes a housing configured to be coupled to a device actuated by a rotary actuator, at least two position sensors disposed within the housing, and a power source disposed within the housing and configured to provide power to the at least two position sensors. The housing and the at least two position sensors and the power source disposed therein are coupled to the device such that the sensor assembly is stationary. The sensor trigger assembly is configured to be coupled to and rotate with a rotatable shaft of the rotary actuator. The sensor trigger assembly includes a sensor trigger carrier configured to be coupled to the rotatable shaft and a sensor trigger connected to the sensor trigger carrier. The at least two position sensors are disposed in a first position relative to the sensor trigger to sense a change in a rotational position of the sensor trigger when the rotatable shaft rotates.

Abstract: A wireless sensor system includes a sensor assembly and a sensor trigger assembly. The sensor assembly includes a housing configured to be coupled to a device actuated by a rotary actuator, at least two position sensors disposed within the housing, and a power source disposed within the housing and configured to provide power to the at least two position sensors. The housing and the at least two position sensors and the power source disposed therein are coupled to the device such that the sensor assembly is stationary. The sensor trigger assembly is configured to be coupled to and rotate with a rotatable shaft of the rotary actuator. The sensor trigger assembly includes a sensor trigger carrier configured to be coupled to the rotatable shaft and a sensor trigger connected to the sensor trigger carrier. The at least two position sensors are disposed in a first position relative to the sensor trigger to sense a change in a rotational position of the sensor trigger when the rotatable shaft rotates.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer readable medium are disclosed for utilizing the address book or contact list on a consumer computer, such as a mobile device, to provide consumers with a means of opting-in to or opting-out of offers, promotions and other messages from a brand, merchant, or other vendor.

Abstract: A novel listing republication system and methods are provided for republication of sales listings from websites with syndication feed websites of commercial retailers. Users mark websites with syndication feed entries for republication using a unique tag keyword. Other tags of the website with a syndication feed or taxonomy-like hierarchical organization of commercial retailers are used to index each republished listing to make it searchable. The system automatically monitors the original listings for changes periodically using a syndication feed analyzer or a ping-server. A geographical identification system is used to allow users to search based on geography.

Abstract: Mechanisms for associating metadata with network resources, and for locating the network resources in a language-independent manner, are disclosed. Owners of network resources define metadata that describes each network resource. The metadata may include a natural language name of the network resource, its location, its language, its region or intended audience, and other descriptive information. The owners register the metadata in a registry. A copy of the metadata is stored on a server associated with a group of the network resources. A copy of the metadata is stored in a registry that is indexed at a central location. A crawler service periodically updates the registry by polling the information on each server associated with registered metadata. To locate a selected network resource, a client provides the name of the network resource to a resolver process. The resolver process provides to the client the network resource location corresponding to the network resource name.