Abstract: An appliance operation signal processing system comprises: an input for receiving an appliance operation signal, the appliance operation signal comprising information relating to operation of an appliance; an output for outputting information relating to a recall status of the appliance; and a processor configured to: monitor an input appliance operation signal for a change in magnitude; if a change is detected: identify a component event corresponding to the change; determine whether the component event is a designated sequence start component event; if the component event is determined to be a designated sequence start component event: extract one or more features from the input appliance operation signal between the sequence start component event and a sequence stop point; determine information relating to a recall status of the appliance by inputting the one or more features into a first algorithm.

Abstract: A wireless transmitter adapter (206) can provide wireless data transmission capability to a battery-operated biosensor meter (100), such as a blood glucose meter, originally configured for hardwired data downloads. In some embodiments, the wireless transmitter adapter (206) can be configured to replace a bio-sensor meter's battery cover (106). The wireless transmitter adapter (206) can include wireless transmitter circuitry (700), a connector (218) configured to be received in a biosensor meter's communications port (112) to electrically couple to the meter's processor circuitry (107), and one or more electrical contacts (625a, 625b) configured to electrically couple to the biosensor meter's one or more batteries (102a, 102b) to power the wireless transmitter circuitry (700).

Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for an example telematics system for a vehicle. The example telematics system comprises a plurality of antennae capable of sending and receiving wireless signals, the plurality of antennae including a primary antenna and a backup antenna positioned adjacent to the primary antenna. The primary antenna comprises a three-dimensional antenna, and the backup antenna comprises a two-dimensional antenna.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for remote monitoring. In some example implementations, there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a remote monitor, a notification message representative of an event detected, by a server, from analyte sensor data obtained from a receiver monitoring an analyte state of a host; presenting, at the remote monitor, the notification message to activate the remote monitor, wherein the remote monitor is configured by the server to receive the notification message to augment the receiver monitoring of the analyte state of the host; accessing, by the remote monitor, the server, in response to the presenting of the notification message; and receiving, in response to the accessing, information including at least the analyte sensor data. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method and a device are used during battery operation of a smart metering meter equipped with a consumption sensor and a transmit clock generator for a radio module for transmitting consumption data packets, in the event of a decreased residual capacity of the battery, to determine if the data packets can be transmitted as previously with the residual capacity over the residual time period until a scheduled battery exchange at the end of a specified operating time period. If not, the transmit power, for example, of the data packets is reduced and/or their transmit clock is extended over the residual period. This determination, along with a control specification, are preferably performed in a concentrator and are transmitted to the meter by using bidirectionally operating radio modules so that computer capacities required therefor need not be retained in each individual meter of a supply area.

Abstract: A system for adaptive storage includes a storage memory and a processor. The processor is configured to determine, using a first model, one or more sampling rates for a second set of sensors based at least in part on input data from a first set of sensors. The first set of sensors and the second set of sensors are mounted on a vehicle. The processor is further configured to provide the one or more sampling rates to the second set of sensors and store data from the second set of sensors in the storage memory.

Abstract: A method for correlating data includes acquiring a first sequence of data and a second sequence of data, wherein the first sequence of data comprises at least a first data point including a first set of signal components and the second sequence of data comprises at least a second data point including a second set of signal components, wherein the signal components in the first and second sets of signal components contain valid data, nulls, or a combination thereof; identifying one or more nulls in at least one of the first set of signal components or the second set of signal components; defining a difference between the one or more nulls and a component value as a real value; and calculating a distance between the first data point and the second data point based on the difference between the one or more nulls and the component value.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and a system of obtaining and tracking the posture of a subject. Electromagnetic field transceivers may be placed at various locations on the subject, and may be coupled to a processor device, which may be disposed on the back of the subject. The processor device may send waveforms to selected electromagnetic field transceivers located at positions to be tracked. The selected electromagnetic field transceivers may transmit signals corresponding to these waveforms to additional electromagnetic field transceivers located near an origin point. Signals received by these additional electromagnetic field transceivers may be sent to the processor device, which may, based on voltage amplitudes/magnitudes of the received signals, determine the positions and motion trajectories for the electromagnetic field transceivers, which may correspond to positions and motion trajectories of different parts of the subject's body.

Abstract: Techniques for identifying a type of an electronic device using image data corresponding to the electronic device are provided. For example, a method may include receiving image data and textual data corresponding to an electronic device. The image data and textual data may be analyzed, and a type of the electronic device can be identified based on the analysis. Usage data associated with other electronic devices of the same type may be analyzed, and further processing may be performed based on the analysis of the usage data. In some embodiments, the further processing may include transmitting a message to a user device, the message including content related to usage of the electronic device.

Abstract: A conductive path can be formed using metal material coated with a layer that is controllably activated to release the metal material downhole in the wellbore. The conductive path can be used to communicate signals or power downhole in the wellbore.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for a single-line transmission along a plurality of pipes secured end-to-end are disclosed. A system of the disclosure includes a plurality of pipes connected end-to-end forming a pipe string. Each pipe of the plurality of pipes includes an exterior wall, an internal protective coating, and a waveguide. The waveguide for each pipe of the plurality of pipes is connected to at least one other waveguide for at least one other pipe such that a wave path is formed that extends a length of the plurality of pipes. The system further includes a transceiver configured to transmit a signal along the wave path.

Abstract: The invention is directed at a remote-control device for controlling one or more user devices, comprising a directional optical sensor for receiving one or more optical signals from the user devices. Each optical signal encodes a device identifier by high and low signal states in periods having granulated lengths. Each granulated length is an integer number of clock periods of a transmitter clock. The transmitter clock has a clock ratio to the predetermined receiver clock, the clock ratio being a number larger than one. At least one granulated length is longer than an integer number of clock periods of the predetermined receiver clock by a fraction of the clock period of the predetermined receiver clock, which granulated length may be detected by an asynchronous receiver clock and a detection range having only two values.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a system may include a tool drill string having a downhole device. The system may include a contact module including a first component. The first component may include a first data path capable of communicating data using a first communication protocol, a second data path capable of communicating the data using a second communication protocol, and a processor electrically connected to the first data path and the second data path. The processor may be capable of selectively routing the data between the first data path and the second data path.

Abstract: A sensor management unit includes an obtaining unit that obtains sensing data from a sensing device to generate sensing data of a plurality of sensing items, a detection unit that detects an overloaded state of the sensing device, a retrieval unit that determines, based on a detection result obtained by the detection unit, at least one sensing item to be retrieved from of the plurality of sensing items and retrieves the determined sensing item, and an output unit that outputs the retrieved sensing item to an external device.

Abstract: A method for collecting data, preferably in connection with a consumption, a physical or physico-chemical parameter and/or an operating state in a supply network for consumables. A measuring element of a local sensor provides elementary measuring units, which correspond to at least one physical or physico-chemical variable or parameter, as raw measurement data. In order to determine the measurement resolution of the sensor, the conditions for generating time stamps are determined in advance using a correlation model, time stamps of successive raw measurement data are generated in the sensor on the basis of the correlation model, the time stamps are transmitted and the raw measurement data acquired by the measuring element are reconstructed and evaluated on the basis of the time stamps using the correlation model. The temporal offset between a sensor and a receiver is corrected by transmitting telegrams to compensate for the temporal offset.

Abstract: An operation input device includes an operation input unit that is configured to receive a tracing operation performed in a one-dimensional direction. The operation input unit includes a plurality of mechanical switches that are arranged side by side in an operation direction and each include an operation surface subjected to the tracing operation, the operation surface defining a curved surface along the operation direction.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to waveform processing methods for collected sonic logging data. The data can be collected from various types of well systems. The methods utilize an amplitude analysis, utilizing the collected data, to build an adaptive data mask. The adaptive data mask can then be applied to a semblance analysis of the collected data to suppress or partially suppress alias data elements. A threshold parameter can be utilized to eliminate intensity values that do not satisfy the threshold criteria. The adaptive data mask can utilize amplitude or instantaneous amplitude analysis. Also, disclosed is a computer program product capable of executing the methods and algorithms described herein. A waveform processing system is disclosed that can perform the methods and algorithms as described herein.

Abstract: The present invention relates to transmitting data using vector sensors and via the vector components of the acoustic field. The data can be received via vector sensors and/or scalar sensors and/or arrays of such sensors.

Abstract: A wind turbine has a slip ring transmitter between a rotor hub and a nacelle for transmitting electrical signals with a data protocol. The slip ring transmitter is equipped with a signal amplifier device on the transmission side and with a signal evaluation device on the reception side. The signal amplifier device amplifies voltage values of signals for transmission via a slip ring transmitter. The signal evaluation device sets signals received via the slip ring transmitter to a value corresponding to the data protocol.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system, device, and method for inputting information on the basis of a sound wave. The system for inputting information on the basis of a sound wave may comprise: a keyboard including a plurality of input keys, each of which generates a unique key sound wave as the input key is struck by a user; and an information input unit for acquiring at least one key sound wave generated as at least one of the input keys on the keyboard is struck, detecting at least one key value corresponding to the acquired at least one key sound wave, and inputting the detected key value to a device.