Abstract: A vehicle includes an electric machine that generates torque to move wheels of the vehicle, and a controller. The controller operates the electric machine to limit a maximum speed at which the vehicle is driven in reverse such that the maximum speed depends on a number of detected objects behind the vehicle.

Abstract: The disclosed method may include configuring one or more brakes based on a braking-related attribute expected at a geographic location being traversed by a personal mobility vehicle. By configuring the application of brakes of a personal mobility vehicle based on terrain, environmental conditions, and other geographic features, the system may reduce the risk of the vehicle skidding or tipping due to over-braking. In some embodiments, a rider may use a single brake lever to indicate a desire to brake and the system may make determinations about how to apply a combination of mechanical and electrical brakes to front and back wheels based at least in part on the location of the personal mobility vehicle. By configuring brake engagement based on a combination of controls and map data, the system may improve user experience and user safety, especially for inexperienced riders.

Abstract: Provided is a notification technique that makes it possible to notify a person of a direction in which a danger exists, using a sound.

Abstract: An apparatus includes: a driving route calculator configured to obtain vehicle information about a vehicle and calculate a driving path of the vehicle; an object detector configured to detect an object near the vehicle or the driving path of the vehicle using one or more sensors mounted on the vehicle, and obtain object information on the object; and an acoustic signal processor configured to control a frequency and a volume of an acoustic signal based on the vehicle information and the object information, and transmit the acoustic signal to a speaker mounted on the vehicle.

Abstract: Introduced here are containers designed to promote compliance with regimens for administering the medications stored therein. These containers have various features that allow them to be more easily managed by the individuals to whom the medications were prescribed. Some features improve the ease with which containers communicate with individuals. These features may enable information to be more easily input by individuals and/or output for individuals in a comprehensible manner. Other features improve the mechanical or electrical durability of containers. Such features may enable the containers to be used by individuals over the course of several days, weeks, or months without worrying about structural damage or loss of power.

Abstract: A method for controlling a tone of an electric vehicle (EV) based on motor vibration may include: calculating an order component from a vibration signal of an EV motor of an electric vehicle, extracting a first order component with the greatest linearity for motor output torque among the calculated order component, then calculating an order frequency by transforming revolutions per minute (RPM) of the EV motor into frequency, setting an EV mode tone by applying a vibration level of the first order component to a level of the order frequency to be output and rearranging the order component, and outputting the set EV mode tone, and may apply an LMS filter algorithm, FFT/IFFT transforms, and an order tracking algorithm in extracting the first order component.

Abstract: A digitally controlled microphone with audio compressor includes a capsule; a compressor circuitry having a compressor engine, a digitally controlled root mean square (RMS) detector and a digitally controlled analog processor; a bypass switch to the compressor circuitry; an analog to digital converter (ADC); a digital processor that sends digital audio to a host and receives a second digital audio signal; a digital to analog converter (DAC) and a summing circuit that combine the audio with the audio from the host and send it to a digitally-controlled headphone amplifier and a headphone jack; a microphone body; a serial host interface connector; and hardware controls on the microphone body.

Abstract: An audible beacon system includes an audible beacon chassis. A port connector is included on the audible beacon chassis and is configured to connect to a port on a computing device. An audible beacon device is coupled to the audible beacon chassis. An audible beacon driver device is included in the audible beacon chassis, is accessible via the port connector, and is configured to drive the audible beacon device to cause the audible beacon device to generate an audible sound. A storage device is included in the audible beacon chassis, is accessible via the port connector, and includes information that is configured to allow a computing device that is connected to the port connector to access the audible beacon driver device and cause the audible beacon driver device to drive the audible beacon device.

Abstract: An audio output system for a vehicle. The audio output system includes a volume setting device for setting a volume of an audio signal, an audio input for an audio input signal from an audio source, a warning tone device for providing a warning tone signal, an audio-level measuring device for measuring the audio level at the audio input, and a control unit. The audio-level measuring device is configured to limit the maximum audio level of the audio input signal to a predefined first threshold value as a function of the set volume. The control unit is configured to control an audio output signal on the basis of the warning tone signal, the audio input signal and the set volume, and to output an audible or visual notification if the audio input signal present at the audio input has no audio level.

Abstract: An apparatus includes: a driving route calculator configured to obtain vehicle information about a vehicle and calculate a driving path of the vehicle; an object detector configured to detect an object near the vehicle or the driving path of the vehicle using one or more sensors mounted on the vehicle, and obtain object information on the object; and an acoustic signal processor configured to control a frequency and a volume of an acoustic signal based on the vehicle information and the object information, and transmit the acoustic signal to a speaker mounted on the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle sound synthesis system is provided with a loudspeaker, a microphone and a controller. The loudspeaker is adapted to project sound indicative of synthesized engine noise (SEN) within a cabin of a vehicle in response to receiving an adjusted SEN signal. The microphone is disposed in the cabin and adapted to provide a microphone signal having a SEN component and a noise component. The controller is programmed to receive the microphone signal, adjust a SEN signal based on the microphone signal, and provide the adjusted SEN signal to the loudspeaker.

Abstract: Systems and methods for driver presence and position detection are disclosed herein. A method can include determining whether a vehicle is in an open area or an enclosed area, determining that a key of the vehicle is no longer present inside the vehicle and an ignition of the vehicle is on, suppressing or delaying a warning message that indicates that the key of the vehicle is no longer present inside the vehicle and the vehicle is in the open area, and providing the warning message when the vehicle is in the enclosed area.

Abstract: A urine detection method and a urine detection device are disclosed. The method includes the steps of: providing a capacitive humidity detection unit to be placed on a diaper, wherein the capacitive humidity detection unit is configured to detect a humidity of the diaper to generate a capacitance value; providing a processing unit to record an environmental capacitance value, wherein when the processing unit receives the capacitance value, it compares the capacitance value with the environmental capacitance value, when the capacitance value is greater than the environmental capacitance value, the processing unit generates a reminder signal; providing a reminder unit to generate a reminder when receiving the reminder signal. The urine detection device is used for performing the urine detection method.

Abstract: Systems and methods for maximizing the deterrence effect on theft. Specifically, systems and methods for selecting and randomizing at least one response to potential theft events while minimizing impact on store personnel productivity in a retail setting. A plurality of defined event triggers detected by a monitored source results in the randomization of response to detected event.

Abstract: A system and associated interfaces are provided that permit alert of an evacuation event to a workplace environment. In one aspect, an evacuation alert device having at least one speaker and a plurality of LEDs may be mounted at a worksite. For instance, it is appreciated that there may be an evacuation alert device that can alert the worksite of an evacuation event by emitting light from the plurality of LEDs and/or emitting sound from the at least one speaker. For instance, an evacuation alert device may be paired with an external system, and, in response to receiving indication of an evacuation event from the external system, may alert the worksite of the evacuation event.

Abstract: The systems and methods described relate to the concept that smart devices can be used to: sense various types of phenomena like sound, blue light exposure, RF and microwave radiation, and, in real-time, analyze, report and/or control outputs (e.g., displays or speakers). The systems are configurable and use standard computing devices, such as wearable electronics (e.g., smart glasses), tablet computers, and mobile phones to measure various frequency bands across multiple points, allowing a single user to visualize and/or adjust environmental conditions.

Abstract: In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for generating a simulated vehicle sound is provided. At least one parameter module receives a first driver throttle signal and to transmit a first input signal indicative of a first simulated vehicle sound. An engine sound generator block audibly generates a first simulated vehicle sound in response to the first input signal. An engine sound removal block is operably coupled to a microphone that receives a first microphone input signal. The first microphone input signal includes first environmental noise associated with a vehicle exterior environment and the first simulated vehicle sound. The engine sound removal block is configured to filter the first simulated vehicle sound from the first microphone input signal to determine the first environmental noise. The engine sound generator generates a second simulated vehicle sound that is louder than the first environmental noise.

Abstract: Described herein is an apparatus for active control of the sound of the engine of a land vehicle, which comprises a device for detecting a fundamental frequency of the sound of the engine, and comprises a generator of signals representing sound waves that have spectral characteristics that depend upon the aforesaid fundamental frequency. The apparatus comprises a modulator, which includes a module that applies a modulation to said waveforms so as to control a value of roughness or fluctuation strength of an audio signal for driving an actuator, which generates an engine noise.

Abstract: A yielding action assistance system for assisting a vehicle driver to take an appropriate action in yielding to a passing emergency vehicle. The yielding action assistance system comprises: a detector that detects a proximity of the emergency vehicle; an information collector that collects a road information and information about the emergency vehicle and other vehicle; a target zone determiner that sets and updates a target zone to pull over the vehicle based on the information about the other vehicle and the road; and a notifier that informs a driver about the target zone.

Abstract: Provided is a sensitive golf club with a sensor unit. The sensor unit includes a battery, a sensor module configured to measure sensor data indicating a state of the golf club using power from the battery, a communications unit configured to wirelessly transmit the sensor data to an external device using power from the battery, and a control unit configured to control operation of the sensor module and the communications unit using power from the battery. The sensor unit has an A mode, and a B mode in which operation of the communications unit is suppressed compared to the A mode. The control unit is configured to judge whether or not the golf club is prepared for a shot based on the sensor data, and switch between the A mode and B mode based on whether or not the golf club is prepared for a shot.

Abstract: Road vehicle provided with an electric drive and having: at least one pair of drive wheels; at least one electric machine; a mechanical transmission that connects the electric machine to the drive wheels; a passenger compartment; at least one seat, which is housed in the passenger compartment and is provided with at least one mechanical exciter that is designed to generate mechanical vibrations at variable frequencies and intensities; and a control unit, which is designed to drive the mechanical exciter using a driving signal that derives from the noise generated by an internal combustion thermal engine and based on the speed of rotation of the electric machine and/or on the speed of rotation of the drive wheels and/or on the torque generated/absorbed by the electric machine.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel configured to display an image; a plate on a rear surface of the display panel; a rear structure on a rear surface of the plate and configured to support the display panel; a vibration member configured to vibrate the plate; and a first supporting member between a periphery of the plate and the rear structure.

Abstract: A radiation imaging system includes a radiation source and a notifying unit. The radiation source is for still image shooting and moving image shooting performed by the radiation imaging system to obtain image data of a subject. The notifying unit notifies whether a type of imaging to be performed is the still image shooting or the moving image shooting in a mode in which the type is instinctively recognizable by at least one of sense of sight, sense of hearing, and sense of touch.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for using alternating current (AC) power waveforms to communicate between devices in a doorbell circuit. A signaling device that emits sound may be positioned in the doorbell circuit between an AC power source and a doorbell device (such as an A/V device including a doorbell). A signaling device may be coupled in parallel to a signaling-control device that includes electronic circuitry that provides a selective bypass to allow for larger amounts of current drawn by the A/V device to bypass the signaling device without causing the signaling device to emit the sound. The A/V device and the signaling-control device may use AC power waveforms to communicate data and/or data between each other. For example, the A/V device and the signaling-control device may control respective signal relays to selectively open and close the doorbell circuit in order to communicate with each other using the AC current waveform.

Abstract: A yielding action assistance system for assisting a vehicle driver to take an appropriate action in yielding to a passing emergency vehicle. The yielding action assistance system comprises: a detector that detects a proximity of the emergency vehicle; an information collector that collects a road information and information about the emergency vehicle and other vehicle; a target zone determiner that sets and updates a target zone to pull over the vehicle based on the information about the other vehicle and the road; and a notifier that informs a driver about the target zone.

Abstract: A gaming machine includes at least one sound-generating display device. The sound-generating display device is configured to not only display information such as game information, but to generate sound. In one embodiment one or more transducers are mounted to a back or rear portion of a video display and cause one or more portions of the video display, such as a front panel thereof, to move, thus generating sound. The one or more transducers are controlled to generate sound, including to generate sound which has sound which is perceived to emanate from particular areas of the video display.

Abstract: A motorized articulating TV wall mount is provided. The wall mount may include a housing having an interior space and an opening. The mount includes articulating arms operatively coupled to a rear wall of the housing, wherein the articulating arms are moveable between an extended position and a retracted position. The extended position includes the articulating arms extending through the opening of the housing and the retracted position includes the articulating arms within the inner space and not extending through the opening. The mount includes a tv mounting member coupled to the articulating arms, wherein the articulating arms are coupled between the housing and the tv mounting member. Additionally, the mount includes a cable management system coupled to the articulating arms. The wall mount may be installed in-wall or on-wall without modification to the components.

Abstract: A control method for a hybrid vehicle having an engine and a motor as driving power sources includes the steps f: checking, by a controller, a driving mode of the hybrid vehicle in real-time; when the driving mode of the hybrid vehicle is a motor driving mode (electric vehicle mode: EV mode), outputting, by the controller, a first sound profile to a sound device of the hybrid vehicle, the first sound profile being calculated by the controller based on a motor RPM and a motor load; and when the driving mode of the hybrid vehicle is an engine driving mode (hybrid electric vehicle mode: HEV mode), outputting, by the controller, a second sound profile to the sound device of the hybrid vehicle, the second sound profile being calculated by the controller based on engine operation sounds.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for playing music that acquires surrounding situation information including a driving situation and a movement of an object relative to a driving vehicle, generates sound information to represent the surrounding situation information as a change in a sound transferred through an audio device including speakers in the vehicle, and controls the audio device based on the sound information to play the music.

Abstract: A mobile device, a method for displaying a screen thereof, a wearable device, a method for driving the same, and a computer-readable recording medium are provided. The mobile device operating with a wearable device includes a display configured to display a private screen which is personalized to a user after authentication of the wearable device based on at least one of a user state and an operational state of the mobile device and a controller configured to control the display to display the private screen after the authentication.

Abstract: Embodiments for implementing intelligent alarm sound control by a processor. A targeted entity may be isolated for a generated sound to be delivered, while noise cancellation is simultaneously provided to prevent an alternative entity from being disturbed by the isolated sound.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to systems, techniques, methods, and computer-readable mediums for one or more database systems configured to perform image identification of an image captured using a remote mobile device, and display of identity information associated with the captured image on the remote mobile device, in communication with the database system(s). A system obtains an image captured using a camera on a remote mobile device and performs image analysis to identify the captured image using reference images in one or more databases. The system can present the results for display an interactive user interface on the remote mobile device.

Abstract: A doorbell device has a first power input terminal and a second power input terminal. The doorbell device is coupled to a chime device. The doorbell device includes a current sensing circuit, a switch circuit, and a processing circuit. The current sensing circuit is coupled to the first power input terminal, and generates a sensing voltage according to a current flowing through the current sensing circuit. The switch circuit is coupled between the current sensing circuit and the second power input terminal. The switch circuit changes the conducting state in response to a control signal. The processing circuit is configured to provide the control signal and determine the type of the chime device according to the sensing voltage.

Abstract: Systems and methods for communicating autonomous vehicle operations are provided. In one example embodiment, a computer implemented method includes obtaining data associated with the autonomous vehicle. The method includes identifying an object within the surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle or a planned vehicle motion action of the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the data associated with the autonomous vehicle. The method includes determining an audible vehicle indication that is associated with the identified object or the planned vehicle motion action. The audible vehicle indication is indicative of a type of the object or a type of the planned vehicle motion. The method includes outputting, via one or more output devices onboard the autonomous vehicle, the audible vehicle indication.

Abstract: A privacy protection method and a terminal device are provided. The privacy protection method in a terminal device includes receiving a user input of designated multimedia content that is stored in the terminal device, detecting an activation of a privacy mode on the terminal device, determining a set of private multimedia content stored in the terminal device based on the designated multimedia content, and preventing the set of private multimedia content from being displayed on the terminal device.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for active sound desensitization to tonal noise in a vehicle. An example vehicle includes an electric motor, a microphone, speakers, and an active sound desensitizer. The active sound desensitizer (a) randomizes channels of the speakers based on multiple uncorrelated broadband sound profiles, (b) determine upper and lower frequency band limits for a band-limited filter, (c) generate a desensitizing sound based on the upper and lower frequency band limits and the randomized channels, and (d) broadcast the desensitizing sound via the speakers.

Abstract: Systems and methods for communicating autonomous vehicle operations are provided. In one example embodiment, a computer implemented method includes obtaining data associated with the autonomous vehicle. The method includes identifying an object within the surrounding environment of the autonomous vehicle or a planned vehicle motion action of the autonomous vehicle based at least in part on the data associated with the autonomous vehicle. The method includes determining an audible vehicle indication that is associated with the identified object or the planned vehicle motion action. The audible vehicle indication is indicative of a type of the object or a type of the planned vehicle motion. The method includes outputting, via one or more output devices onboard the autonomous vehicle, the audible vehicle indication.

Abstract: In the preset invention, in an initial stationary state of a drumstick section, a CPU stores acceleration that occurs due to gravity and is obtained by an acceleration sensor in a RAM, obtains, at every predetermined timing, acceleration that occurs due to a motion provided to the drumstick section and is obtained by the acceleration sensor at a predetermined timing, accumulates the accelerations each obtained at the predetermined timing for each predetermined interval, and conforms the accelerations obtained by accumulation to the acceleration stored in the RAM.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a body portion having a first wall section providing a casing to surround electrical components and being configured to have a lower structural rigidity compared to a remainder of the body portion and a display assembly coupled to the body portion, the display assembly comprising at least one of a display and a display window. The first wall section comprises a first thinned portion coupled to the display assembly and configured to suspend the display assembly at a thicker portion of the first wall section and a second thinned portion at an outer edge of the body portion, the second thinned portion being configured to flex and allow movement of the display assembly. The first wall section is configured to bend or flex relative to the remainder of the body portion upon application of the force to the display assembly.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vehicle sound generator apparatus comprising a vehicle state sensing unit, a storage unit comprising a sound source storage unit and a reference data storage unit, a sound source playback unit, a sound source amplification unit, a sound output unit, and a control unit. The vehicle state sensing unit senses a vehicle speed, and the control unit calculates a corresponding shifting factor from the velocity shifting profile to correspond to the vehicle speed, and controls and outputs the sound pressure or the pitch of the operating sound. The present invention generate and control a virtual operating sound, which reflects a change in vehicle speed and time to generate a virtual sound that imitates a real internal combustion engine sound while increasing recognizability of a pedestrian so that the vehicle operating sound can be transferred to the driver and pedestrian to further secure safety of the pedestrian.

Abstract: An emergency vehicle warning system is a portable electronic device that detects emergency signals coming from emergency vehicles within a given radius and generates a warning in the form of audible signals, vibration, and/or lights within the vehicle to provide advanced warning to the occupants of the vehicle providing additional time to pull safely over to the side of the road to avoid accidents or tickets that may result from the failure to yield to emergency vehicles.

Abstract: A method of active noise reduction. The method comprises instructing a microphone electronically coupled by a client terminal to record a nonaural noise signal, instructing a circuit of the client terminal to record an aural noise signal using at least one electroacoustic transducer of an earphone, calculating a noise reduction signal based on a function combining nonaural noise signal and the aural noise signal, calculating a noise reduced signal based on a combination of a content signal prepared to be played by the at least one electroacoustic transducer and the noise reduction signal, and instructing the circuit to play the noise reduced signal via the at least one electroacoustic transducer. The nonaural noise signal and the aural noise signal are recorded at least partly simultaneously.

Abstract: A notification appliance is disclosed. The notification appliance may be a strobe notification appliance, such as an LED strobe notification appliance. The notification appliance may be wall-mounted or ceiling-mounted. Further, the notification appliance may include an optic that is configured to shape the light output from the notification appliance. For example, in a wall-mount, the optic may be mounted off-axis of a plane defined by a back plate of the notification appliance. Further, the notification appliance may be composed of a back plate, a driver board, and a front housing, with the front housing being attached to one or both of the back plate and the driver board. Moreover, the notification appliance may be used with an adapter bracket, which may be used to connect the notification appliance with one or more types of junction boxes.

Abstract: A vehicle, a vehicle control method, and a vehicle driving sound control apparatus in which a user may freely generate a requested vehicle driving sound using a user terminal and generate an additional driving sound more similar to an actual vehicle driving sound by vibrating a structure of a vehicle using an exciter are provided. The vehicle includes a controller configured to receive vehicle driving sound parameters requested by a user from a user terminal and an exciter configured to vibrate a structure of a vehicle based on the vehicle driving sound parameters.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lens driving apparatus. The lens driving apparatus includes a base, a yoke coupled to the base, having an upper surface formed with a hole, a closed side surface, and an opened bottom surface, a bobbin movably installed in an inner portion of the yoke, a lens module coupled to the bobbin to go in and out the hole according to movement of the bobbin, a magnet fixed to an inner portion of the yoke, a coil fixed to an outer portion of the bobbin while facing the magnets, and springs coupled to the bobbin to provide restoration force to the bobbin.

Abstract: In various example embodiments, devices including a wearable device may be associated to share information and coordinate data between the devices as part of a coordination between relationship wearables. For example, a first wearable device and a second device, each associated with different users, may provide data to a history analysis module. The history analysis module may analyze this data for coordinated relationship patters made up of repeated events. Coordinated relationship data may be generated by this analysis, and then used by a current data analysis module to analyze an incoming stream of current data from at least one of the devices. When a repeated status value is identified within the current data stream, a coordination communication may be initiated.

Abstract: An audio driver assembly comprises a driver housing and an audio driver secured within the driver housing. The audio driver comprises a magnet assembly, a flexible diaphragm overlying the magnet assembly, and a spacer between the magnet assembly and the flexible diaphragm. A headphone and a method of forming a headphone are also described.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal for transmitting and receiving data using a wireless communication module and a control method thereof, and there is provided a mobile terminal for performing a notification display function in cooperation with a wireless communication unit, a touch screen and a controller, wherein the controller performs the notification display function through the steps of receiving notification information for notifying that information satisfying a preset condition is displayed on the other terminal, from the other terminal connected thereto in a wireless manner, and controlling the touch screen to display visual information indicating that information satisfying the preset condition is displayed on the transmitting terminal based on the notification information.

Abstract: In one example, a method includes receiving a first indication of an incoming communication and determining that the incoming communication includes private information. The method may also include outputting, for display at a wearable computing device, a second indication of the incoming communication, wherein the indication includes non-private information. The method may also include determining, based on motion data generated by the wearable computing device, that a user of the wearable computing device is likely viewing the wearable computing device. The method may also include outputting, for display at the wearable computing device, an indication of the private information.

Abstract: A vehicle approach alert device includes: an output sound generator that generates a sound output of output sound data read out from a memory device; a voltage control unit that changes a voltage of an output waveform of the sound output, and outputs a voltage control output; an amplifier that flows current, corresponding to the voltage control output, to a sound output body to output a vehicle approach alert sound; an acceleration operation amount obtaining device; a change amount calculation device that calculates a temporal change amount of the acceleration operation amount; an output sound control device that sets an envelope frequency of the vehicle approach alert sound based on the temporal change amount; and a change control device that controls the voltage control unit to change the voltage according to the envelope frequency.