Abstract: A workspace includes a power input receptacle configured to receive an input power at a first voltage level, wherein the first voltage level is an extra-low voltage. The workspace further includes a voltage regulator configured to regulate the input power and output a regulated power at a second voltage level and a power distribution bus. The power distribution bus is configured to receive the input power from the power input receptacle. The workspace further includes a safety disconnect configured to disconnect the input power from the power distribution bus in response to detecting an adverse condition.

Abstract: Systems and methods to configure and control a smart lighting system via a hub are disclosed herein. In one aspect, a hub can assign a smart light device to a group of smart light devices based on a physical location of the smart light device. The group of smart light devices can correspond to a control profile including default and/or custom parameters to control the smart light device. The hub can automatically assign the smart light device to a group upon connection to the hub or can prompt assignment via a mobile device. In another aspect, the hub can track the usage of lights in a group and adjust the parameters based at least in part on the tracked usage.

Abstract: Information transfer methods for exchange of information with a wireless access terminal (W-AT) includes receiving a first message from the W-AT, the first message including first information provided by the W-AT and an address of the W-AT capable of identifying the W-AT, converting the first message to an anonymized message by replacing the W-AT address with a transaction identifier (ID), transmitting the anonymized message to a remote server, receiving a first response from the remote server, the first response having response information and the anonymized address information, converting the first response to a second response by replacing the transaction ID with the W-AT address, and transmitting the second response to the W-AT.

Abstract: A child seat or child restraining system for securing a child to a vehicle seat, and method of installing the car seat are provided. The child seat, which is configured to be secured to a seat of a vehicle, includes: a seat base secured to the seat of the vehicle; a child receiving portion supported by the seat base; and a belt tensioning system incorporated into the seat base. The belt tensioning system is configured to receive a belt that couples the seat base to the seat of the vehicle. The child seat also includes a controller operatively connected to the belt tensioning system and configured to automatically actuate the belt tensioning system. The belt tensioning system may be configured to drive the at least one belt in a pay-in direction to apply tension to the at least one belt.

Abstract: A child seat, which is configured to be secured to a seat of a vehicle, includes: a seat base; a child receiving portion supported by the seat base; at least one of a belt tensioning system incorporated into the seat base for receiving a belt and providing tension to the belt based on a signal from a controller and a leveling system incorporated into the seat base for leveling the child receiving portion relative to the seat of the vehicle based on a signal from the controller; and a manual override mechanism operatively coupled to at least one of the belt tensioning system and the leveling system to disengage at least one of the belt tensioning system and the leveling system and allow a user to at least one of manually apply tension to the belt and manually level the child receiving portion.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product are provided for wireless communication in which wireless signal information is received through at least one wireless wide-area-network technology. In addition, data related to the wireless signal information is aggregated. Furthermore, the data is provided to a wireless node through a wireless wide-area-network technology different from the at least one wireless wide-area-network technology.

Abstract: A child seat or child restraining system for securing a child to a vehicle seat, and method of installing the car seat are provided. The child seat, which is configured to be secured to a seat of a vehicle, includes: a seat base secured to the seat of the vehicle; a child receiving portion supported by the seat base; and a belt tensioning system incorporated into the seat base. The belt tensioning system is configured to receive a belt that couples the seat base to the seat of the vehicle. The child seat also includes a controller operatively connected to the belt tensioning system and configured to automatically actuate the belt tensioning system. The belt tensioning system may be configured to drive the at least one belt in a pay-in direction to apply tension to the at least one belt.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product are provided for wireless communication in which wireless signal information is received through at least one wireless wide-area-network technology. In addition, data related to the wireless signal information is aggregated. Furthermore, the data is provided to a wireless node through a wireless wide-area-network technology different from the at least one wireless wide-area-network technology.

Abstract: A method and system for interfacing to an electronic device is disclosed. A service provider may receive a request from the electronic device to determine whether any of the specified mobile terminals may be within a specified range of the electronic device. The range may be a default value and/or specified by a user of the electronic device. The service provider may communicate to the electronic device whether any of the specified mobile terminals may be within the specified range. If so, the service provider may communicate information regarding the location of the mobile terminals within range. The service provider may also communicate to the electronic device a map on which the mobile terminals may be placed.

Abstract: A remote shower actuator and temperature sensing unit installs in a shower having a shower head in a water line that is downstream of hot and cold water mixing for the shower. The shower actuator includes a battery powered wireless actuated blocking valve, a digital temperature sensor mechanism, a temperature indicating mechanism and generally two independent one wireless controllers. The valve may move between a closed position, an open position and a trickle flow position. The trickle flow position is a significantly reduced flow in response to a potentially hazardous temperature reading. The temperature indicating mechanism may be a visible display on the controllers that constantly displays the measured temperatures, or may be a visible or audible indicator on the controllers that identifies that the flowing water temperature has reached an acceptable steady state temperature, or a combination of the two.

Abstract: A device management (DM) technique in which diagnostics management objects (diagnostics MOs) are created and used for remotely detecting and resolving problems with specific device features or applications in an electronic device in a network. The network is capable of supporting customer care calls from a user of the electronic device that might be having difficulties and desire help diagnosing a problem. By employing diagnostics MOs in the electronic device, the network is able to remotely determine an appropriate solution based on the diagnostics information returned by the electronic device.

Abstract: In general, this disclosure describes techniques for exchanging information between a plurality of encoder modules and a multiplex module to combine segments of data from the encoder modules with an improved overall quality. In particular, the encoder modules associate their respective segments of data with quality and rate information and send at least the quality and rate information associated with the segments of data to the multiplex module. The multiplex module analyzes the quality and rate information to determine whether the segments of data that encoder modules desire to include in the current superframe fit within the available bandwidth of a transmission channel. If the multiplex module determines the plurality of segments of data do not fit within the available bandwidth, the multiplex module selects one or more of the segments to be resized based on the quality and rate information received from the encoder modules.

Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to obtain debug- and other diagnostic information from mobile electronic devices in a system operator network. A Log Management object provides support for logging diagnostic data. A log file is employed to collect information on various device features for which tracing or debugging is turned on in a mobile electronic device such as, for example, a mobile handset, cellular phone, a personal digital assistant, a pager and a personal computer. It is also used to selectively collect information on specific events that are monitored, device specific data being collected, and network performance data, among other items. The diagnostic agent in the mobile device is a client side application that may run on the mobile device when required, or continuously as a monitoring application, and which manages and collects tracing information wirelessly to a server using a cellular data network.

Abstract: In general, this disclosure describes techniques for exchanging information between a plurality of encoder modules and a multiplex module to combine segments of data from the encoder modules with an improved overall quality. In particular, the encoder modules associate their respective segments of data with quality and rate information and send at least the quality and rate information associated with the segments of data to the multiplex module. The multiplex module analyzes the quality and rate information to determine whether the segments of data that encoder modules desire to include in the current superframe fit within the available bandwidth of a transmission channel. If the multiplex module determines the plurality of segments of data do not fit within the available bandwidth, the multiplex module selects one or more of the segments to be resized based on the quality and rate information received from the encoder modules.

Abstract: A slip on, securely fastened, tool free attaching, impact resistant bathtub spout cover includes an impact resistant body adapted to receive the spout for a bathtub therein, and at least one attaching strap coupled to the body at a rearward end of the body, wherein the strap is adapted to be secured around the spout. The body may include a substantially open bottom. The body may also include a high friction surface adjacent the spout and has at least 2 square inches of contact between the spout and the spout cover when installed. The body may further include a diverter valve access opening therein adapted to allow access to and operation of a diverter valve of the spout when the spout cover is installed. The strap may be an adjustable type strap with a buckle.

Abstract: A tap water temperature display system includes a temperature sensor measuring the tap water temperature. An LCD display will display the tap water temperature as measured by the temperature sensor. Light sources for backlighting the LCD display form at least two distinct backlighting colors and the displayed backlighting color is responsive to the tap water temperature as measured by the temperature sensor. The display has a graphical temperature display, wherein the graphical display includes temperature range indicia indicative of a range of possible water temperatures, acceptable range indicia indicative of a sub-set of the displayed temperature range indicia that is an acceptable tap water temperature, and temperature indicating indicia indicative of the measured tap water temperature. An audible alarm is responsive to the measured tap water temperature and has distinct audible alerts that are indicative of distinct measured tap water temperatures.

Abstract: A safety bathtub spout cover includes a soft exterior spout receiving hollow body. A temperature sensor mechanism is positioned within the water flow within the hollow body. The temperature sensor mechanism is coupled to a temperature display and an audible temperature alarm on the hollow body to signal unsafe temperature conditions sensed by the temperature sensor mechanism. A child-proof manual override may be provided for disengaging the audible alarm. The body may further include a closing mechanism for attaching the spout cover to the faucet in a temporary, non-marring, non-residue attachment manner. The audible alarm may be a progressive audible temperature alarm with varied levels of activation corresponding to the severity of the scald condition sensed. The display is mounted in a manner visible from any viewing height above the faucet. The spout cover features may be incorporated directly into a safety spout.

Abstract: A device client that supports customer care and distribution of update packages to electronic devices makes it possible to efficiently manage and update firmware and software in electronic devices. A terminal management/device management server employs extensions to an industry standard device management protocol to update configuration information, to provision the electronic device, and to manage the electronic device, for example. The electronic device may receive update packages, and update agent(s) in the electronic device may update the firmware and/or software of the electronic device. A diagnostic client in the electronic device facilitates remote diagnosis and a traps client facilitates setting traps and retrieving collected information. A terminal management server may remotely invoke control actions within the electronic device using management objects not supported by the industry standard device management protocol.

Abstract: A wireless telephone without IP capability nonetheless communicates with an infrastructure that uses IP. Virtual IP endpoints, such as Base Stations (BTS), not only communicate with the infrastructure using IP and with the telephone using over-the-air protocol, such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), but one of the endpoints also selects the best frame over a call received by multiple endpoints, alleviating the need for a Base Station Controller (BSC) in the infrastructure. A handoff assist entity causes frame selection to be transferred to a second BTS in accordance with a handoff algorithm.

Abstract: In order to transfer data between two databases, a computer program automatically establishes a field map between the record structures of the two databases using information identifying the record structure of one of the databases. The field map is established automatically by correlating a first plurality of the fields of the first database to a second plurality of the fields of the second database to establish a field map. The data stored in the first plurality of fields of a plurality of the records of the first database is then translated in accordance with the field map. The information identifying the record structure of one of the databases identifies the record structure according to a selected field identification protocol identifying the categories and properties of the fields in the record structure of that database.