Abstract: A device including a visual or audible signaling means and a motion sensor, and logic for activating or controlling the signaling means in response to a sensed motion according to an embedded logic is disclosed. The device may be used as a toy for amusement, and may be shaped like a play ball or as a handheld unit. The device may be powered from a battery, which may be charged from an AC power directly or contactless by using induction or by converting electrical energy from harvested kinetic energy. The embedded logic may activate or control the signaling means, predictably or randomly, in response to the sensed acceleration magnitude or direction, such as sensing the crossing a preset threshold or sensing the peak value. The visual means may be a numeric display for displaying a value associated with the count of the number of times the threshold has been exceeded or the peak magnitude of the acceleration sensed.

Abstract: A system for tracking tagged surgical articles across a network. A transport container defining an interior with upper and lower interior surfaces receives a tracking assembly including a, housing supporting an antenna arranged to selectively generate a wave extending helically away from the lower interior surface towards the upper interior surface within the interior. A communication interface wirelessly communicates with a network, and a controller coupled to the housing and disposed in electrical communication with the antenna, and the communication interface is configured to: generate the wave with the antenna to scan the interior of the transport container for tagged surgical articles, receive identity data from each of the tagged surgical articles with the antenna in response to generating the wave, and transmit the identity data, across the network via the communication interface.

Abstract: A modular detection system for insertion in a strainer basket for detecting, monitoring and tracing sterile material in a sterilization circuit. The modular detection system includes a strainer basket insert which can be inserted directly in the strainer basket or arranged on a base plate. The system further includes the following individually and optionally electrically coupleable modules: a central electronic unit, a defined or freely selectable number of slots for attaching and/or connecting a predetermined number of retainer systems for retaining sterile material, each retainer system having at least one antenna system for reading a transponder in the sterile material. The system further includes a preferably defined number of conductor tracks to electrically connect the slots and/or retaining systems to one another and/or to the central electronic unit.

Abstract: An intelligent oral appliance (100) comprises maxillary and mandibular appliances (102, 104), an electromagnetic clamp (106, 108), first and second sensors (110, 112), a timer (114), and a controller (116). The electromagnetic clamp (106, 108) couples between the maxillary (102) and mandibular (104) appliances and operates according to engaged and disengaged clamping actions. The first sensor (110) detects a body/head position/orientation. The second sensor (112) detects a characteristic of sleep disordered breathing, snoring intensity, or combination thereof. The timer (114) provides preset time intervals.

Abstract: A system may include a fall detection pendant configured to be worn by a user. The fall detection pendant includes an accelerometer configured to measure acceleration, a pressure sensor configured to measure barometric pressure and processing logic. The processing logic may be configured to identify a fall event based on data from the accelerometer and the pressure sensor, and determine, based on the fall event, whether a fall has occurred. The system may also include a first repeater device configured to receive information from the fall detection pendant indicating that a fall has occurred, and signal at least one of a second repeater device or a coordinator device that the fall has occurred.

Abstract: A device including a visual or audible signaling means and a motion sensor, and logic for activating or controlling the signaling means in response to a sensed motion according to an embedded logic is disclosed. The device may be used as a toy for amusement, and may be shaped like a play ball or as a handheld unit. The device may be powered from a battery, which may be charged from an AC power directly or contactless by using induction or by converting electrical energy from harvested kinetic energy. The embedded logic may activate or control the signaling means, predictably or randomly, in response to the sensed acceleration magnitude or direction, such as sensing the crossing a preset threshold or sensing the peak value. The visual means may be a numeric display for displaying a value associated with the count of the number of times the threshold has been exceeded or the peak magnitude of the acceleration sensed.

Abstract: Among other things, an equipment for use on board a first ground transportation entity has (a) a receiver for information generated by a sensor of the environment of the first ground transportation entity, (b) a processor, and (c) a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to generate and send safety message information to a second ground transportation entity based on the information generated by the sensor.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a first mobile terminal carried by a first user and a second mobile terminal carried by a second user accompanying the first user. The first mobile terminal includes a communication unit to communicate with a wireless tag attached to a personal belonging of the first user, an acquisition unit to acquire an inter-terminal distance between the first mobile terminal and the second mobile terminal, a detection unit to detect loss of at least the personal belonging or the first mobile terminal based on a communication status of the communication unit and the inter-terminal distance, and a transmission unit to transmit a detection result to the second mobile terminal. The second mobile terminal includes a reception unit to receive the detection result from the first mobile terminal and a control unit to control a notification indicating the detection result received by the reception unit.

Abstract: An entertainment device initiates a configuration process of a controlling device in response to a change in an audio visual entertainment system configuration in which at least one of a plurality devices is connected to the entertainment device as an audio and/or visual source and at least one of the plurality of devices is connected to the entertainment device as an audio and/or visual output destination for the entertainment device.

Abstract: Described herein are techniques to enable a mobile device to perform multi-source estimation of an altitude for a location. A baseline altitude may be determined at ground level for a location and used to calibrate a barometric pressure sensor on the mobile device. The calibrated barometric pressure sensor can then estimate changes in altitude relative to ground level based on detected pressure differentials, allowing a relative altitude to ground to be determined. Baseline calibration for the barometric sensor calibration can be performed to determine an ambient ground-level barometric pressure.

Abstract: In a method for applying penalties or incentives to a driver of a rented vehicle, an indication that the driver has agreed to terms for renting the vehicle from the vehicle owner is received, with the terms including the potential application of penalties or incentives to the driver based on driving behavior. Telematics data, indicative of operation of the rented vehicle by the driver during a period of time, is also received. By analyzing the telematics data, one or more driving behaviors of the driver during the time period is/are identified. One or more characteristics of the rented vehicle are also determined. One or more penalties or incentives are caused to be applied to the driver, based on the driving behavior(s) and the one or more characteristics of the rented vehicle.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device, an air mobility, a server, and a method for controlling a vehicle. The device includes a communication device, a memory storing vehicle information and air mobility device information, and a processor. The processor is configured to select, based on the vehicle information, a target vehicle to be coupled to a trailer, select, based on the air mobility device information, a target air mobility device, and transmit, via the communication device, at least one signal. The at least signal includes an indication for requesting the target vehicle to move to a location of the trailer, and an indication for requesting the target air mobility device to capture at least one image containing the target vehicle and the trailer.

Abstract: The present application describes a system and method for mitigating false alarms caused by repeated and/or sporadic movement of objects in a field of view of an image capture device.

Abstract: A system for monitoring a hydrogen plant includes a plurality of wireless sensor modules, each wireless sensor module including at least one sensor configured for monitoring for at least one condition and a wireless interface configured for transmitting data concerning the at least one condition via a wireless network to a remote station when the at least one condition is detected by the at least one sensor, wherein the plurality of wireless sensor modules cooperatively extend the wireless network to an area of the hydrogen plant wider than a range of an individual wireless interface.

Abstract: A method and system for traffic control includes receiving at a processing unit sensor data of a site on a road network and receiving at the processing unit a V2X communication. Locations of road users are calculated from the sensor data and the V2X communication enabling the detection of connected and non-connected road users. Once connected and non-connected road users are detected at a site, this information can be used to control traffic.

Abstract: A shipment monitoring and tracking system includes an intelligent box and at least one logistic platform. The intelligent box has sensors, a processor using a machine learning algorithm for detecting a shipment integrity and a route violation based on an output from the sensors, and a wireless communication interface configured to send a notification about the shipment integrity and/or the route violation. The at least one logistic platform wirelessly is configured to wirelessly communicate with the iBox to receive the notification.

Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle includes a first speaker and a second speaker. The first speaker is disposed at a front part of the vehicle and toward a right side in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle. The first speaker is configured to output a notification sound that notifies the surroundings of the vehicle of an approach of the vehicle. The second speaker is disposed at the front part of the vehicle and toward a left side in the vehicle width direction. The second speaker is configured to output the notification sound. The first speaker and the second speaker have an integrated structure with respect to each other and are opposed to each other in the vehicle width direction. The first speaker and the second speaker are configured to simultaneously receive, from an amplifier, a same audio signal as each other on which the notification sound is based.

Abstract: A mattress supports a user. An acoustic sensor is configured to sense acoustic energy. A pressure sensor senses pressure applied to the mattress. A controller is configured to receive an acoustic stream from the acoustic sensor. The controller is further configured to receive a pressure stream from the pressure sensor. The controller is further configured to combine the acoustic stream and the pressure stream in order to generate a set of snore/breath parameters. The controller is further configured to determine that a home-automation rule includes a condition that includes the generated set of snore/breath parameters. The controller is further configured to, responsive to determining that a home-automation rule includes a condition that includes the generated set of snore/breath parameters, send an instruction to drive a controllable device to the controllable device.

Abstract: A system to learn parking restrictions of a region based on parking behaviors of vehicle parkers is disclosed. The system is configured for determining one or more contextual factors related to a user parking a vehicle in the region; computing a parking trust index based on the one or more contextual factors related to a user parking a vehicle in a region; classifying the user as a reliable parker if the parking trust index is greater than a reliability threshold and classifying the user as an unreliable parker if the parking trust index is less than a reliability threshold; and determining the parking restrictions of the area based on a parking behavior of the reliable parker and/or a parking behavior of the unreliable parker.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, a reading system, an information processing method, and a program capable of manage carrying-in or carrying-out of articles more reliably are provided. An information processing apparatus (1) includes a flow line specification unit (2) that specifies a flow line of a movement of an object in a predetermined area near a gate, an RSSI acquisition unit (3) that acquires an RSSI of a signal transmitted from an RFID tag located near the gate, and a passage determination unit (4) that determines whether or not an article specified by identification information read from the RFID tag has passed through the gate based on the specified flow line and the acquired RSSI.