Abstract: Directed audio emissions systems and methods may include one or more sensors, one or more audio transmitters, and a controller configured to cause emission of directed audio output toward various objects, such as people, animals, vehicles, devices, or others. For example, responsive to detecting a potential safety situation and/or a potential intended communication situation associated with one or more detected objects, selected audio output having selected audio characteristics may be emitted toward the detected objects using selected audio transmitters. The audio characteristics may be selected to direct and/or accentuate the audio output at a particular location of a detected object, and the audio characteristics of the audio output may be customized based on a type and other characteristics of the detected object.

Abstract: In an embodiment a method for operating a power consumption metering system includes measuring, by a sensor deployed at a monitored site, power consumption values over time to obtain a high speed value pattern of a power consumption with a resolution of more than 1000 values per second, measuring, by the sensor, low speed power consumption values over time to obtain a low speed value pattern of the power consumption with a resolution of less than 100 values per second, identifying a status of a power consumer of the monitored site dependent on the high speed value pattern and counting an operation time of the power consumer dependent on the low speed value pattern and on the identified status.

Abstract: Establishing a status of a user at a physical area includes determining a presence of a mobile user device at a location relative to the physical area, determining an identification of the user from the mobile user device, accessing, from a secure component included proximal to the mobile user device, a credential for authorizing the mobile user device to communicate transactions with one or more other remotely located components, using the credential to securely determine one or more first attributes of the user and one or more second attributes of one or more resources located at the physical area, and determining a status of a user with respect to the one or more resources based at least in part on the determined identification of the user, the first attributes and the second attributes. The credential may be a block chain credential and the transactions may be block chain transactions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of evaluating a current risk of mismatch between actual driving automation capabilities of a vehicle and driving automation capabilities of the vehicle expected by a driver. The method comprises monitoring at least one physical property of the driver indicative of a gaze direction; determining a first visual attention metric value indicative of a level of visual attention to the road ahead; comparing the first visual attention metric value to a first threshold value; and providing, when the comparison indicates that the current level of visual attention to the road is lower than the first threshold level, a signal indicative of an elevated risk of expectation mismatch.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to providing haptic feedback. One disclosed example provides a wearable article configured to provide haptic feedback, the wearable article including a base configured to be worn on a body part, a force-applying mechanism coupled with the base, and a haptic feedback apparatus coupled with the base, the haptic feedback apparatus including a lever supported by a frame and coupled with the force-applying mechanism, the lever positioned to move relative to the frame and apply pressure on a surface of the body part when a force is applied by the force applying mechanism.

Abstract: A method and system for viral identification of evacuees are provided. The method is recursive and involves bringing an emergency warden and a midstream evacuee in close proximity with one another to enable a handheld computing device belonging to one of the two to read information from the other, enabling the handheld computing device to read the information, having the handheld computing device read the information to enable an identification of the midstream evacuee, providing the identifier of the midstream evacuee to a central mustering server, whereby the midstream evacuee is enabled to act as an emergency warden, and performing the method with the midstream evacuee acting as an emergency warden with respect to another evacuee before the central mustering server. The method provides the advantage of virally identifying evacuees within the confines of a muster point in an efficient and reliable manner.

Abstract: This application provides a multichannel-based signal transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: combining N groups of lower-order modulation symbols into N groups of higher-order modulation symbols, where an ith higher-order modulation symbol in each group of higher-order modulation symbols is obtained by combining ith lower-order modulation symbols in all the N groups of lower-order modulation symbols, each group of lower-order modulation symbols includes M lower-order modulation symbols, i=1, 2, . . . , M, N is a positive integer greater than 1, and M is a positive integer greater than 1; determining N to-be-sent signals based on the N groups of higher-order modulation symbols; and sending a kth to-be-sent signal in the N to-be-sent signals by using a kth channel in N channels, where k=1, 2, . . . , N.

Abstract: Example embodiments described herein therefore relate to an event detection system that comprises a plurality of sensor devices, to perform operations that include: generating sensor data at the plurality of sensor devices; accessing the sensor data generated by the plurality of sensor devices; detecting an event, or precursor to an event, based on the sensor data, wherein the detected event corresponds to an event category; accessing an object model associated with the event type in response to detecting the event, wherein the object model defines a procedure to be applied by the event detection system to the sensor data; and streaming at least a portion of a plurality of data streams generated by the plurality of sensor devices to a server system based on the procedure, wherein the server system may perform further analysis or visualization based on the portion of the plurality of data streams.

Abstract: A system that includes a notification light configured to be coupled with a first vehicle and to emit light to notify an approaching, second vehicle of the location of the first vehicle. A controller is provided that includes one or more processors configured to determine one or more of a direction of movement of the first vehicle, a speed of the movement of the first vehicle, or a distance between the first vehicle and the approaching, second vehicle. The controller is configured to notify the approaching, second vehicle of the one or more of the direction of the movement of the first vehicle, the speed of the movement of the first vehicle, or the distance between the first vehicle and the second vehicle by directing the notification light to change a characteristic of the light emitted by the notification light.

Abstract: Techniques are described for detecting and handling unauthenticated commands in a property monitoring system. In some implementations, a monitoring system may include sensors located throughout a property, a monitoring control unit, and an input device. The monitoring control unit may be configured to receive data collected by the sensors, as well as an input command detected by the input device. For an input command that does not include authentication information, the monitoring control unit may generate property state information based on the sensor data, then analyze the property state data and the input command against one or more rules that relate to authorization of unauthenticated commands. Based on the analysis, the monitoring control unit may determine whether to perform the action corresponding to the input command or whether to perform another action, for example, generating and providing a notification or authorization request to a user.

Abstract: A dual-control security procedure is initiated, and a first person is identified for the procedure. The first person is authenticated and a remote agent that is remotely located is requested to participate in the procedure. Actions/behaviors of at least the first person are monitored from the video in accordance with the procedure and provided in real-time to the remote agent. An audit log is written to upon the conclusion of the procedure. The audit log at least comprising: identifiers for the first person and the remote agent, a procedure identifier for the procedure, an asset/area identifier associated with the procedure, a zone identifier for a location within an establishment, action identifiers for the actions, behavior identifiers for the behaviors, violation identifiers for any violations detected during the procedure, and a link to a video clip from the video that corresponds to at least the first person performing the procedure.

Abstract: A system, apparatus and method utilize a micro electronic device implanted in a person or group of persons, or wearable thereby, to manage a variety of activities, including interrogating an RF microdevice for information. The microdevice has a housing, an antenna, a microprocessor, a tuning capacitor, and a transducer such as a location transponder, a thermometer, a heart rate transducer, a blood pressure transducer, and an information storage element. The method includes the steps of providing the microdevice and attaching it to a person. The person brings the microdevice near a login system having an RF reader and a login processor. The reader communicates with the microdevice via RF signals, and signals the login processor to corroborate an identification code from the microdevice. If the login processor corroborates the identification code, it signals the microdevice to permit access to information from the transducer.

Abstract: A system and method of alerting and responding to a school emergency allows faculty members to alert other faculty members and students of an educational institution of an emergency all at the same time. Moreover, the method allows faculty members to automatically contact a first responder in order to resolve the emergency. The faculty member is able to include details of an emergency such as, but not limited to, the location of the emergency and the type of emergency situation. Additionally, the method notifies parents after the emergency is resolved and provides a feature which allows parents to find their children using a global positioning system (GPS) module.

Abstract: A method includes constructing a WTG structure including a first wall and a second wall, the first and second walls defining a walk though pass way between an entrance and an exit, positioning at least one sensor at the entrance and the exit of a cavity defined by the walk though pass way, positioning at least one first antenna facing toward an inside region of the WTG structure, positioning at least one second antenna facing away from the inside region of the WTG structure, connecting an RFID reader to the at least one first and second antennas, and, judging, via a judgement module, if an RFID tag is located inside or outside the walk though gate structure.

Abstract: This disclosure describes methods and apparatus for hygiene monitoring in chain restaurants and grocery superstores. Four sub-systems are introduced to take care of different aspects of hygiene in restaurants. One sub-system uses contactless and in-contact temperature sensors installed on appliances to constantly monitor the temperature of working appliances to be in pre-defined range and use an Internet of Things gateways to transmit the data to remote control unit. The system generate an alert or report if the temperature of the appliances falls beyond the predefined range for more than a specific period of time. Another sub-system use a combination of temperature, humidity, UV and gas detectors to monitor the environment to be unsuitable for growth of fungus and bacteria and alert in case of exposure to harmful material and sun radiation. This sub-system also use an Internet of Things gateways to transmit the data to remote control unit.

Abstract: Remotely detecting the presence of urine or feces in a diaper of an infant or adult using a disposable sensor placed inside the diaper, in conjunction with a permanent device that is capable of wirelessly transmitting data to a mobile device or base station is disclosed. The permanent device can also be capable of measuring temperature and body movements. This additional information can be used in conjunction with the detection of urine or feces to identify patterns.

Abstract: Cameras capture time-stamped images of predefined areas (zones) and assets (objects). Behaviors and actions of persons are tracked in the images with respect to the zones and the objects based on rules. Persons are identified when the behaviors or actions indicate that the persons are attempting to access a particular zone or a particular object. Multifactor authentication is performed on the persons based on the rules and access to the particular zone or the particular object is granted or denied. All access attempts along with the corresponding images associated with the access attempts are logged for auditing.

Abstract: A method, a system, and computer readable medium for oncoming vehicle warning are provided. The method includes determining whether a vehicle is on an unpaved road; determining whether an oncoming vehicle is in a path of the vehicle based on communication data acquired from a communication system of the vehicle when the vehicle is on the unpaved road; and outputting an alert when the oncoming vehicle is in the path of the vehicle and the oncoming vehicle is out of a line-of-sight of the vehicle.

Abstract: A sauna monitoring method and system, in which an interfacing unit receives measurement information from a plurality of sensors and outputs the measurement information over a digital bus. An access unit receives the measurement information from the digital bus sends the measurement information to one or more recipients in the Internet.

Abstract: A anti-theft device with a remote alarm feature is provided. The device is configured to attach to an item of retail merchandise and detect when a predetermined motion and light condition are met which together are indicative of a potential retail theft. Upon detection, the device is configured to generate a local alarm, and send a radio frequency to a remote device to generate an alarm at the remote device.