Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for secure vehicle sharing comprising a computerized client device in the form of a mountable vehicle license plate frame (SLPF) 117 enabled for wireless communication and connection to a wide area network 101 including a server 103. The SLPF 117 device has a processor with an instance of the software 105 executing from memory thereon, Global Positioning System (GPS) capability, power source, and a locking key compartment. The SLPF 117 device may be easily mounted, after market, to the vehicles of registered vehicle owners 107. The server may track time of use, vehicle mileage and vehicle location while the vehicle renter is operating the vehicle. Upon completion of vehicle use, the renter replaces the key or other item in the locking compartment, sends notification of completion of use to the server which then completes a financial transaction between the renter and owner.

Abstract: A user identification system includes: a detection unit that detects prescribed motions of a person when the person boards or alights from a vehicle; an acquisition unit that acquires types of boarding information indicating that one of users boards or is on board the vehicle when one of the motions is detected; a memory that stores association information in which identification information of the users is associated with the types of boarding information corresponding to the users; a probability calculating unit configured to calculate a probability that each of the users boards or is on boarded the vehicle based on the types of boarding information and the association information; and an identification unit that identifies a user who boards or is on boarded the vehicle among the users based on the probability calculated by the probability calculating unit.

Abstract: A vehicle control system (VCS) includes external communication interfaces, such as a Bluetooth interface, for communicating with a user communication and control device, such as a smart phone or a tablet. The user is enabled to operate certain features of the vehicle, such as the remote start, power locks/trunk, climate control, and security features, through the smart phone. The VCS may also communicate with a remote server via the user's smartphone, for example, providing telematics data and receiving service reminders for display to the user on the smartphone, the VCS, or a display built into the vehicle. The VCS may be custom installed in the vehicle using the user's or the installer's smartphone, without a physical connection from the VCS to the smartphone.

Abstract: Methods for identifying objects arriving at a house are disclosed. The method includes identifying background objects visible in a field of view of a camera positioned at the house, labeling the background objects as permanent objects, monitoring the zone for new objects entering the zone, and classifying the new objects as vehicle, human, or animal. If the new object is not classifiable, the method includes issuing an alarm to a remote device. If the new object is classifiable, incrementing a count for the classification vehicle, human, or animal. If the count exceeds a limit, the method includes issuing an alarm. The method also includes receiving information for a predefined list of allowed entities containing visual characteristics for the allowed entities and recognizing the new object as an allowed entity.

Abstract: A system and computer-implemented method includes the operation of detecting, by a payment-on-delivery device, a carrier mobile computing device of a package carrier. The payment-on-delivery device establishes a communications link with the carrier mobile computing device. The payment-on-delivery device receives a carrier mobile device identifier from the carrier mobile computing device. In addition, the payment-on-delivery device presents an access code to the package carrier for actuating the electronic lock to unlock an access point to a delivery location. The payment-on-delivery device then obtains a location of the carrier mobile computing device from a location service associated with the carrier mobile computing device using the carrier mobile device identifier. Furthermore, the payment-on-delivery device transmits a “lock” command to the electronic lock for actuating the electronic lock to lock the access point based on the location of the carrier mobile computing device.

Abstract: A method for monitoring a physical area for unauthorized access by a user of a wireless device, includes scanning for signals from a wireless device, detecting a wireless signal from a wireless device, determining a wireless device ID associated with the wireless signal, determining whether the wireless device ID matches a wireless ID in an authorized or unauthorized ID list and in response to determining that the wireless device ID matches a wireless ID in the unauthorized wireless ID list, activate a security alert. The method may further include in response to determining, that the wireless device ID does not match a wireless ID in the authorized wireless ID list nor the unauthorized wireless ID list, receiving, signal strength information associated with the detected wireless signal for a predetermined time interval and determining a pattern as a function of time of the received signal strength.

Abstract: A driving behavior determining method, apparatus, and device, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes obtaining, by a computing device, a driving video of a target vehicle. A content of the driving video includes a road and a neighboring vehicle of the target vehicle, and the neighboring vehicle includes at least one of a front vehicle in front of the target vehicle and a rear vehicle at a rear of the target vehicle. The method also includes: obtaining, by the computing device, vehicle running information that comprises a running status of the target vehicle; and determining, by the computing device, whether a dangerous driving behavior exists according to the driving video and the vehicle running information corresponding to a same time period. The dangerous driving behavior is a driving behavior having an accident risk.

Abstract: Provided is a switch for motor vehicles including an outer containing and protecting body which houses a lock cylinder. The lock cylinder is adapted to receive an ignition key and is rotatable through several operative positions by means of the rotation of said key. An antenna is connectable to an electronic immobiliser that is adapted to transmit to a control unit of a motor vehicle the motor vehicle engine ignition enable/disable signals. The antenna is located at said outer body.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a suspension assembly includes a support plate, a trace member on the support plate and a drive element mounted on the trace member. The trace member includes a metal plate, and a multilayered member on the metal plate. The multilayered member includes a first insulating layer, a conductive layer stacked on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer stacked on the conductive layer. The multilayered member includes a mount portion on which the drive element is mounted, and a branching portion arranged along the mount portion with a gap therebetween. At least one portion of the branching portion is formed into a thin portion having a thickness less than other portions of the multilayered member.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to a gateway device (102) that operates as a hub or base station to provide for remote monitoring and control of a barrier operator (104,106) such as is used to operate a powered garage door. The device (102) includes a processor; a data storage device; a network interface for connecting the gateway device to a computer network (114); an operator interface for communicating with the barrier operator; and a computer program, which when executed on the processor: permits access to the gateway device over the computer network by way of a mobile application installed on a mobile device (108); transmits control signals received over the computer network to the barrier operator (104,106); and receives monitoring signals from the barrier operator (104,106).

Abstract: An RFID transponder includes a coding and modulation unit that generates a transmission signal by modulating an oscillator signal with an encoded bit signal. During a first and a second time segment, the encoded bit signal assumes a first and a second logic level, respectively. The transmission signal includes a first signal pulse having a first phase within the first time segment and a second signal pulse having a second phase that is shifted with respect to the first phase by a predefined phase difference within the second time segment. The transmission signal is paused for a pause period between the first and the second signal pulse. The pause period is shorter than a mean value of a period of the first time segment and a period of the second time segment.

Abstract: A product interaction monitor includes sensors for measuring characteristics related to the product and/or product package or other type of container. The product interaction monitor can be installed in a container cap and used to monitor events associated with the container such as product usage. The product interaction monitor can utilize multiple sensor outputs to increase the accuracy of the detection of the events. The product interaction monitor can be used to estimate product inventory or product usage and communicate information regarding the product and/or product usage to a local display or a remote computer.

Abstract: The present disclosure is to enable simplification of processing for analyzing each sensor value. Provided is a sensor including a continuous excess detection part that detects a continuous excess state, which is a state where an absolute value of a sensor value exceeds a predetermined threshold value continuously for a predetermined period of time and a start specification part that specifies an operation start timing of a robot on the basis of a timing when the continuous excess state is detected.

Abstract: Secure and automated vehicular control using automatic authentication is disclosed herein. An example system includes a processor; and memory, the processor being configured to execute instructions stored in memory to automatically track a signal associated with a vehicle in motion, automatically track a signal associated with a mobile device in motion, determine that the vehicle and the mobile device are moving in sync, and automatically authenticate a user associated with the mobile device to the vehicle.

Abstract: A system for controlling IoT devices in a premises includes at least one mobile universal remote controller (MURC) implemented on a mobile device to receive user instructions to at least one of the IoT devices, a gateway and an IoT device server. The gateway is implemented in a unit having a connection to a data network and having multiple communication units connected therein. The gateway has agents, one per type of communication protocol, to communicate with the IoT devices each according to its associated communication protocol. The IoT device server is connected to the data network and is in communication with the MURC and the gateway. The server passes commands related to the user instructions from the MURC to the gateway to the unit to communicate the commands to the at least one IoT device using associated communication protocols for the at least one IoT device.

Abstract: In some implementations, a system can trigger an action to be performed at a property based on satisfaction of criteria related to location information and a connection status of a mobile computing device. Location information of the mobile computing device relative of a pre-defined geographic region including at least a portion of the property is initially obtained. A connection status of the mobile computing device for a short range wireless connection with a communication-enabled device within the property is then obtained. Criteria for an action at the property is then determined to be satisfied by the location information and the connection status of the mobile computing device. The action is finally triggered to be performed at the property in response to determining that criteria for the action is satisfied.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for presence based automatic operation of a marine barrier gate for protecting a secured area. Embodiments include a system having RFID sensors outside and inside the secured area, and proximal the gate. A controller verifies that a user is authorized to enter the secured area when one or more of the RFID sensors communicate with a user identification unit carried by the user; opens the gate or causes the gate to remain open when the user's authorization to enter the secured area is verified; tracks a location of the user identification unit using the RFID sensors while the gate is open and the user is transiting the gate; and closes the gate when the RFID sensors are no longer in communication with the user identification unit.

Abstract: An electronic key apparatus 100 used by a user of a vehicle in a smart entry system comprises a transceiver 110 configured to perform a radio communication with the vehicle, a sensor device including at least one of a GNSS receiver 161 and an acceleration sensor 162, and a controller 130 configured to control whether to set a transmission stop mode based on an output of the sensor device 160, the transmission stop mode being for causing the transceiver 110 to stop transmission of a radio signal used for unlocking the vehicle or starting a power source of the vehicle.

Abstract: A PZT microactuator such as for a hard disk drive has a restraining layer bonded on its side that is opposite the side on which the PZT is mounted. The restraining layer comprises a stiff and resilient material such as stainless steel. The restraining layer can cover most or all of the top of the PZT, with an electrical connection being made to the PZT where it is not covered by the restraining layer. The restraining layer reduces bending of the PZT as mounted and hence increases effective stroke length, or reverses the sign of the bending which increases the effective stroke length of the PZT even further. The restraining layer can be one or more active layers of PZT material that act in the opposite direction as the main PZT layer. The restraining layer(s) may be thinner than the main PZT layer.

Abstract: A system for controlling a portable tool with autonomous energy source, implementing at least one geo-positioning beacon external to the tool and capable of communicating with the portable tool. The system includes the following elements carried by the portable tool: a receiver, in or on the portable tool, for receiving control information delivered by the at least one beacon; and a processing unit, which determines the presence of the portable tool within or outside at least one pre-determined space, from the control information, communicates with a controller capable of managing the behavior of the tool as a function of the presence of the portable tool within or outside the pre-determined space or spaces and at least one pre-determined production rule.