Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving sensor signals from at least one sensor at a bottom hole assembly within a wellbore. The method further includes identifying at least two downlink signal triggers from the sensor signals and detecting a downlink signal between the at least two downlink signal triggers. Further, the method includes decoding the downlink signal detected between the at least two downlink signal triggers and controlling a downhole tool using the decoded downlink signal.

Abstract: Computer implemented methods and systems for detecting noise in cardiac activity are provided. The method and system obtain a far field cardiac activity (CA) data set that includes far field CA signals for a series of beats, overlay a segment of the CA signals with a noise search window, and identify turns in the segment of the CA signals. The method and system determine whether the turns exhibit a turn characteristic that exceed a turn characteristic threshold, declare the segment of the CA signals as a noise segment based on the determining operation, shift the noise search window to a next segment of the CA signal and repeat the identifying, determining and declaring operations; and modify the CA signals based on the declaring the noise segments.

Abstract: A method is for controlling the occupancy of the seats of one or more vehicle(s) by passengers using a control device for controlling the occupancy of the seats. The vehicle includes a number of seats equipped with a reading light. The control device includes each reading light, a control system for controlling the reading lights and a controller. The method includes an emission of at least one piece of data related to the seat toward an electronic device of a passenger of the vehicle. The piece of data is emitted using a wireless optical communication technique, which is a technique of visible light communication. The emission of the at least one piece of data related to the seat is carried out by the reading light of the seat controlled by the control system.

Abstract: A monitoring circuit for a photovoltaic module includes a measurement conditioning circuit, a microcontroller circuit, and a transmitter circuit. The measurement conditioning circuit includes a voltage sense terminal, a voltage reference terminal, and a digital measurement data output. The microcontroller circuit includes a digital measurement data input coupled with the digital measurement data output, a modulation clock input, a measurement data stream output, and a transmit select output. The transmitter circuit includes a measurement data stream input coupled with the measurement data stream output, a modulation clock output coupled with the modulation clock input, a transmit select input coupled with the transmit select output, and positive and negative output communication terminals.

Abstract: An automated restroom dispenser assembly includes a personal electronic device that is carried by a maintenance worker of a public building. A toilet paper dispenser, a paper towel dispenser and a soap dispenser is each mountable in a public restroom located in the public building. A communication unit is integrated into each of the toilet paper dispenser and the paper towel dispenser and the soap dispenser and the communication unit is in remote communication with the personal electronic device. The communication unit associated with each of the toilet paper dispenser or the paper towel dispenser or the soap dispenser communicates a service request to the personal electronic device for refilling the toilet paper dispenser or the paper towel dispenser or the soap dispenser.

Abstract: Various embodiments herein relate to methods and systems for backscatter communication using pre-defined templates. In accordance with at least one embodiment, there is provided a backscattering communication system, comprising a transmitting unit, a backscattering tag, and a receiving unit. The transmitting unit is configured to transmit a signal comprising a transmitted frame including a pre-defined data payload. The backscattering tag is configured to: receive, from the transmitting unit, the signal comprising the transmitted frame; encode tag data over the pre-defined data payload to generate a modified data payload; and transmit a backscattered signal comprising a backscattered frame including the modified data payload.

Abstract: A system and method for a telematic application on a mobile electronic device that can include detecting, in the telematic application, vehicular travel; collecting, in the telematic application, driver status identification data; determining a driver status based on the driver status identification data; recording the driver status; and recording telematic data based on the driver status.

Abstract: A collision detection system including a proximity sensor, positioning sensor, and controller. The controller includes a memory storing instructions, and a model of the machine that includes dimension information of the machine, location information of the proximity sensor, and pose information of movable portions of the machine. A processor is connected to the proximity sensor, positioning sensor, and memory, and is configured to update pose information of the model based on the pose of the movable portions determined using the positioning sensor. The processor may receive a detection of the object from the proximity sensor. The processor may determine an expected detection result of the proximity sensor using the model, and based on the location information of the proximity sensor and the updated pose information. The processor may compare the detection with the expected detection result to determine whether the detection results from the movable portion or a foreign object.

Abstract: A patient monitoring device includes an ECG sensor coupled to a patient, a sensor coupled to the patient and configured to detect bio-vibrational signals, and a radiofrequency monitoring device configured to produce information responsive to electromagnetic energy reflected from the patient's thoracic cavity. A processor processes the ECG signals, the bio-vibrational signals, and the radio frequency information to generate a plurality of physiological parameters of the patient. The processor also performs at least one of a predictive analysis and a trend analysis of the plurality of physiological parameters to determine a current clinical condition of the patient. The trend analysis includes determining a substantial relationship between changes in the plurality of physiological parameters.

Abstract: A fiber optic sensing (FOS) system and method. The system may include one or more interrogator units and a proximal wavelength division multiplexer (WDM) and a distal WDM optically connectable to the one or more interrogator units, an upgoing transmission fiber, a down-going transmission fiber, and one or more downhole sensing fibers. The method may include transmitting one or more light pulses from an interrogator unit, multiplexing the one or more light pulses from the interrogator unit with a proximal WDM into an upgoing transmission fiber and a down-going transmission fiber, and receiving the one or more light pulses with a distal WDM. The method may further include multiplexing the one or more light pulses from the upgoing transmission fiber and the down-going transmission fiber into one or more downhole sensing fibers and receiving backscatter light from at least one of the one or more downhole sensing fibers.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an Internet of Things system for gas usage monitoring and warning based on smart gas, the method is performed by a smart gas safety management platform of an Internet of Things system for gas usage monitoring and warning based on smart gas, comprising: obtaining gas usage data from at least one gas device, based on the gas usage data, determining a gas monitoring object from the at least one gas device; determining initial objects based on the gas monitoring object and a gas usage threshold; processing historical gas data of the initial objects by using an evaluation model to determine suspicions of the initial objects, wherein the evaluation model is a machine learning model; and sending gas usage safety warning information to a gas user corresponding to the target object.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable traffic management system comprising a portable traffic signal assembly; a portable signal assembly; and a control unit in wireless communication with the portable traffic signal assembly and the portable signal assembly. The present invention alleviates one or more of the problems associated with the presently available traffic management systems.

Abstract: A space monitoring system includes environment measuring means for measuring an atmospheric environment of a monitored space (S), person sensing means for sensing the existence of a person in the monitored space (S), space condition calculating means for calculating whether the monitored space is an indoor environment likely to cause droplet infection or whether the monitored space is expected to become an indoor environment likely to cause droplet infection, based on atmospheric environment data measured by the environment measuring means and person data sensed by the person sensing means, and display means for displaying an indication for facilitating a user to improve an existing indoor environment likely to cause droplet infection or prevent the monitored space from becoming an indoor environment likely to cause droplet infection, based on a result of calculation by the space condition calculating means.

Abstract: The application belongs to the technical field of signal acquisition, and discloses a stacked large-capacity signal acquisition and transmission system, which includes an adapter board, n acquisition boards, central control boards and a communication board sequentially laminated; where a circuit structure of each of the acquisition boards is the same; the adapter board is provided with circuit board interfaces and a plurality of first board-level connectors; an m-th acquisition board is provided with a signal acquisition and conditioning module, at least n?m+1 second board-level connectors and at least m third board-level connectors; the central control board is provided with a signal conversion module, at least one fourth board-level connector and at least one fifth board-level connector.

Abstract: The present application relates a two-wire communication control device and a multi-purpose device. The two-wire communication control device includes a signal receiving module, a first control module, at least one second control module, a power supply module, a coding module, and a decoding module. The signal receiving module is connected to the first control module, the first control module is connected to the coding module, the coding module is connected to the power supply module, the decoding module is connected to the coding module, the decoding module is further connected to the second control module, the power supply module is connected to a live wire and a neutral wire, the power supply module is further connected the first control module and the second control module, one of the coding module and the decoding module is connected to the live wire, and the other is connected to the neutral wire.

Abstract: A smart sensor early warning notification system. Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide for a smart sensor early warning notification system comprising a smart sensor coupled to a door and configured to detect one or more unauthorized access events, including sawing, blunt force and other atypical vibrations to the door. A smart sensor may be communicably engaged with a local alarm to communicate sensor data received at the smart sensor. The local alarm may be configured to process the sensor data received from the smart sensor and trigger an alarm event and/or notification or pre-event detection alert in response to the sensor data. A door controller may be configured to send different pulses or messages to indicate the type of alarm event to an alarm management server and/or access control servers via public/private cloud.

Abstract: In some examples, a system includes an article of personal protective equipment (PPE) that includes a communication component; an industrial controller device that is configured to control an industrial device and includes a communication component; and a computing device communicatively coupled to the article of PPE and the industrial controller device, wherein the computing device is configured to: receive PPE data from the article of PPE and industrial controller data from the industrial controller device; determine, based at least in part on a set of the PPE data that temporally corresponds to a set of the industrial controller data, an occurrence of a safety event; and perform, based at least in part on the determination of the safety event, at least one operation.

Abstract: A load-side voltage detection module for a metrology device includes a plurality of first resistors electrically coupled to a first load-side terminal, the first resistors being in series, a plurality of second resistors electrically coupled to a second load-side terminal, the second resistors being in series, a voltage divider electrically coupled between a first line-side terminal and a second line-side terminal, the voltage divider creating a reference voltage for the load-side voltage detection module, and a pulse generator to generate a pulse based on detection of voltage, the pulse indicating a voltage on at least one of the first load-side terminal or the second load-side terminal, above at least one threshold.

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure implement at least one sensor in a user input device with an identifiable user input on an information handling system. A method may include receiving, by an information handling system, an indication that at least one sensor, located on an outward facing surface of a frame housing a user input device, is actuated; comparing, by the information handling system, the indication to an active profile configuration; and identifying, by the information handling system, the indication as an input based on the active profile configuration. Other aspects are also disclosed.

Abstract: An underwater data center includes a plurality of data centers positioned in a water environment, powered by one or more sustainable energy sources. One or more data center nodes is coupled to the data center or included in the plurality of data centers. A controller is coupled to the one or more data center nodes. An environmental information is included.