Abstract: An apparatus, including a housing, display; keyboard; at least one microphone; at least one speaker; at least two cameras; memory or database which stores travel schedule or itinerary information for an individual global positioning device; communication equipment, controller; and transmitter. If the controller detects a deviation of the apparatus from a travel schedule or itinerary or detects an absence of or leaving of the apparatus from an expected location, the controller generates a message and the transmitter transmits the message to a communication device associated with a third party. The controller activates the communication equipment to initiate a telephone call to the communication device or a second communication device, de-activates an on/off switching functionality of the apparatus, and deactivates a telephone calling on/off switching functionality.

Abstract: Disclosed is a haptic controller that includes a base, a control member, a control support that is adapted to enable a variable force to be applied at one or more points, and a connection member that connects the control member to the base. The controller features two parallel-axis pivots that connect the connection member to the base and to the control member. The controller also includes damper elements that are arranged respectively between the base and the connection member, and between the connection member and the control member. The damper elements damp the pivoting of the connection member and of the control member when a force is applied to the control support.

Abstract: An improved electric power metering device that can be installed directly to and in line with the distribution line owned by a utility company or energy provider, whether for overhead or underground distribution lines. The improved electric power metering device according to the present invention thus solves many of the issues presented by prior art electricity meters that are installed in or on an individual consumer's premises, such as liability distribution and the potential for injury to the consumer or damage to the metering device based on the proximity of the metering device to the property of the consumer. The improved electric power metering device of the present invention may also be advantageously applied to the electricity distribution grid at various points that prior art meters may not be convenient or possible to install, such that service metering or RSS can be enacted at strategic points in the grid.

Abstract: A pet monitoring device is disclosed that's wearable by a pet for recording and communicating the pet's movements within an environment in which radio frequency identifier (RFID) tags have been strategically placed. The device includes: a transmitter configured to send a radio signal to an area surrounding a pet's location; a receiver configured to receive a reflected radio signal from an RFID tag within the area; a processor configured to identify the RFID tag of the reflected radio signal; and a database in which the processor stores times and locations of identified RFID tags in the environment such that the times and locations are indicative of behavior of the pet in the environment. The device can be used for behavioral analysis, tracking key indicators related to the well-being of the pet, such as when a pet eats and drinks water, and how the pet behaves during recovery from an injury.

Abstract: A patient communicator device provides the ability for non-verbal communication between a patient and medical personnel. The device includes a handgrip module that is held by the patient and a display unit for use by the medical personnel, with a communication link coupling the two components together. The handgrip module is formed of a deformable material and encases a power source (i.e., battery) and a pressure-activated switch. The patient squeezes the handgrip module to close the switch and transmit a signal to the display unit. For example, one squeeze may be used to indicate that everything is fine, two squeezes may be used to indicate that the patient is feeling an uncomfortable amount of pain and needs additional medication. These “squeeze” signals take the form of pulses that are passed to the display unit so that the medical personnel remains apprised of the patient's condition, allowing the patient to communicate regarding issues such as anxiety, pain or discomfort.

Abstract: There is provided a safety method of detecting and signaling presence of a danger related to a danger source, the method comprising providing a base station at the danger source comprising first detectors and second detectors, the base station being adapted to determine an angular position of a target detected by a first detector among the first detectors within a detection zone based on an angular orientation of the first detector known a priori by the base station, and to determine a distance of the target by activating a second detector among the second detectors to measure the distance between the target and the base station in response to the target detection; and providing targets with portable target devices adapted to send signals in response to signals received from the first detectors of the base station. The first detectors are radio frequency transceivers and the second detectors are ultrasound transceiver.

Abstract: A computer-implemented technique can include joining, by a computing device having one or more processors, a conference session hosted by a server via a wireless computing network. In response to joining the conference session, the computing device can receive, from the server via the wireless computing network, a dial-in telephone number for reconnecting to the conference session. The computing device can detect a trigger condition indicative of a need to reconnect to the conference session via a cellular telephone network. In response to detecting the trigger condition, the computing device can initiate a telephone call to the dial-in telephone number via the cellular telephone network. In response to the server obtaining authentication of a caller identification of the computing device, the computing device can rejoin the conference session via the cellular telephone network.

Abstract: A tactile display device comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, supports between a first and a second electrodes, and an electroactive polymer filled between a supports.

Abstract: A portable control system reminder device is provided that, when plugged into a vehicle accessory receptacle or socket and the vehicle ignition switch is turned on, will charge a capacitor within the device, and when the vehicle ignition switch is turned off, will discharge this capacitor through a signaling device or circuit producing an alarm signal that will remind the parents or the driver of a vehicle that a child or a pet might be inside the vehicle. A voltage regulator preferably is provided to regulate the voltage for the system and with the purpose of reducing the size of the power storage capacitor.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting a breach of a proximity threshold associated with a first electronic device comprising a first electronic device configured to transmit a first wireless signal; and a second electronic device configured to: 1) measure a strength of the first wireless signal, 2) determine, based on the measured strength of the first wireless signal, a proximity of the second electronic device to the first electronic device, 3) instruct the first electronic device, via a second wireless signal, to subsequently transmit the first wireless signal at a predetermined interval corresponding with a proximity of the second electronic device to a proximity threshold associated with the first electronic device, and 4) measure a strength of the first wireless signal being transmitted at the predetermined interval to detect when the second electronic device breaches the proximity threshold associated with the first electronic device.

Abstract: A threat-resistant shield attached to an object, the threat-resistant shield including a main body including a cushioning material, a threat-resistant material adapted to prevent penetration therethrough that covers a portion of the main body, a transmitter disposed in the main body portion, and an external trigger mechanism that is electrically connected to the transmitter, the external trigger mechanism being fastened to the object such that detaching the threat-resistant shield from the object causes the external trigger mechanism to trigger the transmitter to transmit a signal to a remote server.

Abstract: The present embodiments provide systems and methods for, among others, tracking sensor insertion locations in a continuous analyte monitoring system. Data gathered from sensor sessions can be used in different ways, such as providing a user with a suggested rotation of insertion locations, correlating data from a given sensor session with sensor accuracy and/or sensor session length, and providing a user with a suggested next insertion location based upon past sensor accuracy and/or sensor session length at that location.

Abstract: The invention relates to a universal monitoring device for monitoring one or several state variables of a vehicle tire, comprising at least one sensor for detecting a state variable of the vehicle tire; at least one transmitter for transmitting a wireless coded signal depending on the detected state variable; at least one control apparatus which is in connection with the sensor and the transmitter in order to control the detection of the state variable and the transmission of the signal, wherein a memory is assigned to the control apparatus or is integrated therein, in which a computer program which is executable by the control apparatus is stored, which controls the detection of the state variable and the transmission of the signal.

Abstract: A system for monitoring the safety of personnel on a work site, by providing workers on the site with portable battery powered safety monitors equipped with alarms, sensors to detect hazardous conditions, at least two forms of geo-location and two forms of voice and data telecommunication and two CPU's sharing the computation load, each CPU equipped to monitor and reset the other in case of failure to function, with each monitor capable of serving as a node in a mesh network and relaying information concerning alarms detected including location thereof to other monitors on the mesh network.

Abstract: Systems and methods are presented for identifying individuals through facial recognition, voice recognition, or the like, recalling past recorded conversations with the identified individuals, and recording and inventorying conversations with the individuals with mobile devices. In some embodiments, a method is presented. The method may include identifying, at a device, an individual through facial recognition, voice recognition, or a unique RFID. The method may also include recording a conversation with the identified individual, and recalling past relevant recorded conversations based on the identification of the individual, and transmitting the recording of the conversation to a display system configured to display the recording of the event.

Abstract: A terminal device and a remote control method having high usability are provided. In a terminal device having a function for remote control of electric equipments, the current position and the current height of the terminal device are detected. In addition, an azimuth and an inclination toward which the terminal device is placed are detected. Furthermore, position information and height information of electric equipments to be controlled are stored, an electric equipment having the azimuth and the inclination toward which the terminal device is placed within predetermined ranges is selected by referring to information of the position, the height, the azimuth, and the inclination of the terminal device and information of the position and the height of the electric equipments, and the selected electric equipment is remotely controlled.

Abstract: A system is provided for calculating and displaying an estimated remaining runtime for a portable generator. The system may include fuel sender with capacitive sensors communicating with a control system to display the fuel level and/or remaining runtime that can be recalculated when step changes in system performance are detected.

Abstract: A downhole communications module for connecting with a string of downhole logging tools includes an optical annunciator and a communications port deployed in corresponding apertures in a tool body. The aperture housing the annunciator is sealed by a port plug having an optically transparent window. The aperture housing the communications port is sealed by a removable plug. A controller is deployed in the tool body and includes a memory module in electronic communication with the communications port. The controller is further configured to control operation of the annunciator.

Abstract: A system of pressure sensors for tracking displacement of an object and communicating with a user when one or more objects are moved or otherwise displaced is provided. The system includes one or more pressure sensors in communication with at least one personal communication device through a remote database. One or more contact groups are stored on the remote database, and contacts of the one or more contact groups are alerted when the one or more pressure sensors detect a pressure change.

Abstract: A logistics monitoring system includes: a conveying device configured to transport a product along a conveyance path including a plurality of nodes, generate node-based position information based on a node visited by the conveying device from among the plurality of nodes, and generate driving information related to driving of the conveying device; a monitoring device configured to monitor a state of the conveying device and generate a state parameter based on a result of monitoring; and a diagnostic device configured to determine a position of the conveying device based on map data and at least one of the node-based position information and the driving information, the map data including node information of each of the plurality of nodes and link information of each of a plurality of links, the plurality of links respectively connecting at least two of the plurality of nodes.