Abstract: An object detection system may include an object detecting device. The object detecting device may generate an object signal based on detecting an object. The object detection system may include a controller for operating a motor. The motor may be connected to a wiper element. The controller may generate a position signal based on a position of the motor. The object detection system may include an object detection module in communication with the object detecting device. The object detection module may receive the object signal and/or the position signal. The object detection system may be configured to selectively control the motor in response to detecting the object.

Abstract: An object detection system may include an object detecting device. The object detecting device may generate an object signal based on detecting an object. The object detection system may include a controller for operating a motor. The motor may be connected to a wiper element. The controller may generate a position signal based on a position of the motor. The object detection system may include an object detection module in communication with the object detecting device. The object detection module may receive the object signal and/or the position signal. The object detection system may be configured to selectively control the motor in response to detecting the object.

Abstract: A wearable motion sensing device is disclosed. One embodiment of the wearable motion sensing device includes a motion sensor, and a pendant that is attached to the wearable motion sensing device, wherein the pendant is attached to the wearable motion sensing device at a location of the wearable motion sensor relative to the motion sensor that when worn by a human being, a mass of the pendant urges the motion sensor towards the human being.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for controllably activating a motion apparatus are disclosed. One apparatus includes a mechanical switch, the mechanical switch including a switch contact, wherein the switch contact is open when the mechanical switch is at rest, and at least momentarily closed when the mechanical switch is subject to at least a threshold level of acceleration. The apparatus further includes a controller, wherein the controller is operative to activate the apparatus upon detecting that the mechanical switch is at least momentarily closed. One method of controllably activating a motion apparatus includes at least momentarily closing a mechanical switch of the motion apparatus when subjecting the motion apparatus to at least a threshold level of acceleration, sensing that the mechanical switch was at least momentarily closed, and activating, by a controller, the motion sensing upon detecting that the mechanical switch is at least momentarily closed.

Abstract: An apparatus for identifying a type of motion and condition of a user is disclosed. One apparatus includes a motion detection sensor operative to generate an acceleration signature based on sensed acceleration of the user, and a controller. The controller is operative to determine what network connections are available to the motion detection device, match the acceleration signature with at least one of a plurality of stored acceleration signatures, wherein each stored acceleration signatures corresponds with a type of motion of the user, wherein the apparatus distributes at least some of the acceleration signature matching processing when processing capability is available to the motion detection device though available network connections, and identify the type of motion of the user and identify a condition of the user based on the matching of the acceleration signature.

Abstract: A wearable motion sensing device is disclosed. One embodiment of the wearable motion sensing device includes a motion sensor, and a pendant that is attached to the wearable motion sensing device, wherein the pendant is attached to the wearable motion sensing device at a location of the wearable motion sensor relative to the motion sensor that when worn by a human being, a mass of the pendant urges the motion sensor towards the human being.

Abstract: An apparatus for identifying a type of motion and condition of a user is disclosed. One apparatus includes a motion detection sensor operative to generate an acceleration signature based on sensed acceleration of the user, and a controller. The controller is operative to determine what network connections are available to the motion detection device, match the acceleration signature with at least one of a plurality of stored acceleration signatures, wherein each stored acceleration signatures corresponds with a type of motion of the user, wherein the apparatus distributes at least some of the acceleration signature matching processing when processing capability is available to the motion detection device though available network connections, and identify the type of motion of the user and identify a condition of the user based on the matching of the acceleration signature.

Abstract: Methods and systems for location detection are disclosed. One method includes a plurality of base stations of a location system obtaining information about at least one tag associated with the location system. One of the plurality of base stations is designated as a master base station for each tag. Each master base station electro-magnetically transmits beacons to each tag that the master base station has been designated as the master of. Each tag responds to the electro-magnetically transmitted beacons with an acoustic signal that identifies the tag. Multiple of the plurality of base stations, receive the acoustic signal of each tag. A location of each tag is estimated based on times of arrival of each acoustic signal of each tag at each of the multiple base stations, and based on location information of each of the multiple base stations.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for identifying an activity of an animate or inanimate object are disclosed. One method includes identifying each elemental motion of a sequence of elemental motions of a device attached to the animate or inanimate object. The activity of the animate or inanimate object can be identified by matching the sequence of identified elemental motions of the device with a library of stored sequences of elemental motions, wherein each stored sequence of elemental motions corresponds with an activity.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for identifying an activity of an animate or inanimate object are disclosed. One method includes identifying each elemental motion of a sequence of elemental motions of a device attached to the animate or inanimate object. The activity of the animate or inanimate object can be identified by matching the sequence of identified elemental motions of the device with a library of stored sequences of elemental motions, wherein each stored sequence of elemental motions corresponds with an activity.

Abstract: A wearable motion sensing device is disclosed. One embodiment of the wearable motion sensing device includes a motion sensor, and a pendant that is attached to the wearable motion sensing device, wherein the pendant is attached to the wearable motion sensing device at a location of the wearable motion sensor relative to the motion sensor that when worn by a human being, a mass of the pendant urges the motion sensor towards the human being.

Abstract: Methods and systems for location detection are disclosed. One method includes a plurality of base stations of a location system obtaining information about at least one tag associated with the location system. One of the plurality of base stations is designated as a master base station for each tag. Each master base station electro-magnetically transmits beacons to each tag that the master base station has been designated as the master of. Each tag responds to the electro-magnetically transmitted beacons with an acoustic signal that identifies the tag. Multiple of the plurality of base stations, receive the acoustic signal of each tag. A location of each tag is estimated based on times of arrival of each acoustic signal of each tag at each of the multiple base stations, and based on location information of each of the multiple base stations.

Abstract: A method of identifying a type of motion of an animate or inanimate object is disclosed. The method includes generating an acceleration signature based on the sensed acceleration of the object. The acceleration signature is matched with at least one of a plurality of stored acceleration signatures, wherein each stored acceleration signatures corresponds with type of motion. The type of motion of the object is identified based on the statistical matching or exact matching of the acceleration signature.

Abstract: Disclosed is an architecture for a network access server wherein a switching device is placed between a network gateway device and a first network, where the switching device detects the presence or absence of a security protocol field in the header information of data packets received from the first network and routes the data packets accordingly. When the security protocol field is absent, the switching device routes the data packet to the network gateway device for processing in accordance with a protocol service provided by the network access server. When the security protocol field is present, the switching device decrypts the data packet, processes the data packet in accordance with the protocol service provided by the network access server, and routes the data packet to another device within the network access server on the basis of decrypted address information within the data packet.

Abstract: A method and system for reflexive tunneling. One aspect of the invention includes a method for reflexive tunneling using hidden virtual tunnels. A first peer application sends data packets to a second peer application and intermediate network devices create a hidden virtual tunnel to send the data packets. The hidden virtual tunnel is “hidden” from the first peer application and the second peer application. The hidden virtual tunnels may allow supplemental services to be added to a network device such as a gateway in less time with less expense. Another aspect of the invention includes a method for reflexive tunneling using transparent virtual tunnels with multiple segments. A first peer application associated with a first network device on a first network with multiple communication channels sends data packets to a second peer application associated with a second network device on a second network over a pre-determined communications channel forming a first segment of transparent virtual tunnel.

Abstract: A method for optimizing allocation of telephone and communication resources in a trunked communication system (100) is accomplished in the following manner. Upon receiving a resource request, a communication resource allocator, determines whether the request is for a communication resource (trunking call) or for a telephone resource (telephone call). When the request is for a communication resource, the communication resource allocator, allocates a communication resource from a broadcast unit in a second set of broadcast units. If no communication resources are available in the second set of broadcast units, the communication resource allocator allocates a communication resource from a broadcast unit of a first set of broadcast units in a predetermined order, wherein the broadcast units in the first set are affiliated with a telephone resource and a communication resource.