Abstract: A device designed to validate and transport paper currency in a protected fashion. While being transported, the device monitors for tampering or break-in attempts and subsequently generates warning notifications, or sounds an alarm depending on configuration and the type of tampering detected. The transport case provides end-to-end cash accountability from a location where a bill is inserted into the case, to the bank or cash destination, where the transport case is delivered. Additionally, a docking station accessory is described in which the transport case can be securely fixed while at a point of sale.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for piloting an electric scooter, the electric scooter and a storage medium. The method includes: receiving a driving instruction; and in response to the driving instruction, piloting the electric scooter to a target charging device according to a navigation path at least in one of the following manners: lowering a gravity center of the electric scooter; and under a condition in which an obstacle is detected, controlling the electric scooter to avoid the obstacle or wait for a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: “Smart” functionality is provided to “dumb” containers. A closure such as tape is provided with structural nonuniformity, such as holes punched to weaken the material or polymer printing to strengthen the material. Data is encoded in structural nonuniformity, so when the closure is torn, cut, or otherwise yields the data is encoded in the acoustic emission. The structural nonuniformity also may be readable optically or otherwise. Encoded data may include event detection (logging containers opening), package/product information (e.g., lot numbers, contents), validation (e.g., validation codes to distinguish authentic from counterfeit products), and user recognition (e.g., brand jingles, warning sounds). Closures may be made/dispensed with structural nonuniformity in place, and/or structural nonuniformity may be added to closures already securing a portal. Hand-held systems may dispense and/or modify closures with structural nonuniformity.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods regarding a first processing system operable to receive a job plan developed by a second processing system, and implement the job plan, including generating commands for an equipment controller based on the job plan. The first processing system is operable to transmit, through a network, the commands to the controller for execution by the controller. The first processing system is operable to iteratively (i) monitor, through the network, current conditions of the well construction system during execution of commands by the controller; (ii) update the implementation of the job plan, including generating updated commands for the controller based on the job plan and the current well construction system conditions when the current well construction system conditions indicate a deviation from the implementation; and (iii) transmit, through the network, the updated commands to the controller for execution by the controller.

Abstract: A monitor circuit is configured to receive sensor data samples at a first bit rate. The monitor circuit includes a sensor data processing circuit that is coupled to a sensor node and is configured to generate a sensor data characteristic signal for each sensor data sample. The sensor data characteristic signal for a particular sensor data sample indicates a value of a monitored parameter of the particular sensor data sample. The monitor circuit also includes a fault trigger circuit configured to determine, based on the sensor data characteristic signal, whether the sensor data samples satisfy a fault trigger. The monitor circuit further includes a summarization circuit configured to generate a sensor data summary signal based on the sensor data characteristic signal. The sensor data summary signal is provided to a summary output node at a second bit rate that is less than the first bit rate.

Abstract: A virtual care system. The system identifies movement and status (e.g., location, time duration in a location, direction of movement, last activity) of an inhabitant of a premises, and takes actions based on the identified movement and status. The system includes an activity plan comprising a plurality of activity primitives. Each activity primitive comprises a time window, and classifies movements and/or activities of the inhabitant as, for example, expected or unexpected or abnormal patterns of behavior, based on occurrence and/or absence of output from a single sensor or paired sensors at the premises in the time window. The system is configured to notify caregivers with different levels of urgency (e.g., informational or warning to critical) based on the classifications of the detected movements and/or activities, and/or to take other actions such as turning off the lights and locking the door.

Abstract: A method of determining the likelihood of a slip or fall comprises receiving, by a detection application stored in a non-transitory memory and executed on a processor, a plurality of sensor readings from a plurality of movement sensors, comparing, by the detection application, the plurality of sensor readings with a plurality of movement patterns stored in a database, determining, by the detection application, that at least one of the movement patterns of the plurality of movement patterns matches the plurality of sensor readings, and generating, by the detection application, an indication that a slip or fall is likely based on the plurality of sensor readings. The plurality of movement sensors is associated with different areas of a worker's body.

Abstract: A display device for a vehicle is provided, the device including personal information acquisition section, environment information acquisition section, information conversion section and display section. The personal information acquisition section acquires personal information about a driver of the vehicle from an identification tag in which the personal information of the driver is recorded. The environment information acquisition section acquires environment information about a vicinity of the vehicle. The information conversion section converts the environment information in accordance with the personal information of the driver. The display section displays the converted information to the interior of a passenger compartment of the vehicle.

Abstract: A cooking engagement system and methods therefore are provided. The method includes obtaining image data of the cooktop surface and displaying a first user interface at an interactive assembly associated with the appliance. The first user interface displays the image data of the cooktop surface. The method further includes determining that cookware is present on the cooktop surface based on the image data, and displaying a second user interface at the interactive assembly. The second user interface displays an enlarged image of the cookware based on determining that the cookware is present on the cooktop surface.

Abstract: A monitoring and control system receives, from sensing capable devices situated within a designated area and in communication with the monitoring and control system, input indicating a respective number of events. The system identifies, for each of the events, a probability for taking each of a number of actions in response to the event, then calculates, for each of the actions, an overall probability for taking the action based on the identified probabilities for taking the action in response to the number of events, and selects one or more actions to be taken responsive to the number of events and the calculated overall probability for taking the action, for each of the actions, exceeding a respective threshold.

Abstract: Various embodiments of wirelessly detectable objects to be used in medical procedures are provided. Such may employ ionizing radiation hard wireless radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders, other wireless transponders and/or integrated circuits, and attachment structures, all of which retain structural and functional integrity when exposed to standard sterilization dosages of ionizing radiation. Additionally or alternatively, the wireless radio frequency identification (RFID) transponders, other wireless transponders and/or integrated circuits, and attachment structures, may retain structural and functional integrity when exposed to standard sterilization temperatures and/or pressures.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for receiving electronic healthcare records and wearable device data associated with multiple users from multiple data sources, which are configured to generate and store the data in various data model regimes, many of which are not standardized or are variants of a standard. The data is standardized, aggregated, and then analyzed to generate reports. The reports are used to provide a plurality of customized execution environments and user interfaces on computing devices of the users, based on a report of each user. The data is used to determine distress situations and provide alert notifications in response.

Abstract: It is presented a method for determining whether a user with a credential should be granted access to a physical space. The method is performed in an access control device and comprising the steps of: identifying the credential presented to the access control device; obtaining a set of at least one assignment of a permission, associated with the physical space, to external organisations from a database; determining a credential organisation being associated with the credential; and granting access when, and only when, the permission is assigned to the credential organisation.

Abstract: A method executed by a processor of a monitoring and control system, the method to receive input indicating occupancy state of a designated area, or a plurality of areas therein or portions thereof. The method further receives, from one or more of a plurality of sensing capable devices of, or in communication with, the monitoring and control system, input indicating a respective event, the sensing capable devices situated within the designated area, or in one or more of the plurality of areas therein, or portions thereof. Based on the respective event and occupancy state of the designated area, the method selects an action to be taken with a device in the designated area or one or more of the plurality of areas therein or portions thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for detecting a position of a movable structure. The movable structure is applicable to an electronic device including a body and a detection component, and configured to move between a first position at which the movable structure is received in the body and a second position at which the movable structure extends out of the body. The detection component includes at least one distance sensor disposed on the movable structure. The at least one distance sensor is configured to be received in the body when the movable structure is at the first position and to protrude beyond the body when the movable structure is at the second position. The method includes: receiving a detection signal value outputted by the at least one distance sensor; and determining a position of the movable structure relative to the body according to the detection signal value.

Abstract: A resource management system for a service industry business includes a recommendation engine that initiates one or more service actions and/or device actions based on inputs from one or more sensors and/or an obtained customer location within a building or facility. The resource management system automatically distributes, assigns, schedules, and/or reserves one or more resources for the benefit of the detected customer based on one or more recommendations of the recommendation engine.

Abstract: Embodiments describe new mechanisms for signalized intersection control. Embodiments expand inputs beyond traditional traffic control methods to include awareness of agency policies for signalized control, industry standardized calculations for traffic control parameters, geometric awareness of the roadway and/or intersection, and/or input of vehicle trajectory data relative to this intersection geometry. In certain embodiments, these new inputs facilitate a real-time, future-state trajectory modeling of the phase timing and sequencing options for signalized intersection control. Phase selection and timing can be improved or otherwise optimized based upon modeling the signal's future state impact on arriving vehicle trajectories. This improvement or optimization can be performed to reduce or minimize the cost basis of a user definable objective function.

Abstract: In a tracking device system, a networked smart device is enabled to cause execution of an executable function if a trigger condition of a conditional rule is satisfied. The conditional rules are customizable on a user interface of the smart device. The trigger condition may be any sensor information from a tracking device, or a location, a time, a date, a button press, a proximity, and more generally a trigger condition can be any condition that has a truth value by which an IF/THEN conditional rule can be evaluated and either is satisfied or is not. Executable functions for use in conditional rules may be selected from functions of the smart device, but also may include functions of a remote apparatus or functions such as an alarm state activation of a tracking device. Tracking devices have portable Bluetooth radiosets. According to one embodiment, a smart device is a smartphone, smartwatch or other personal computing device.

Abstract: A distributed computing system for artificial intelligence in autonomously appreciating a circumstance context of a smart device. Raw context data is detected by sensors associated with the smart device. The raw context data is pre-processed by the smart device and then provided to a cloud based server for further processing. At the cloud based server, various sets of feature data are obtained from the pre-processed context data. The various sets of feature data are compared with corresponding classification parameters to determine a classification of a continuous event and/or a classification of transient event, if any, which occur in the context. The determined classification of the continuous event and the transient event will be used to autonomously configure the smart device or another related smart device to fit the context.

Abstract: A system for acclimating a horse to the sound of opening a chute gate of a rodeo arena in a timed chase event is disclosed. The system includes an arena with a chute gate, a recording and playback device, at least one speaker, and a controller. In use, a horse-mounted rider is contained within a box at the side of the chute. The horse has incorrectly associated the sound of the gate with beginning chase. The recording and playback device records the sound of the opening of the gate, which may be played back for the horse to hear within the box. Upon hearing the sound, the rider holds back the horse to prevent giving chase. Repeated use acclimates the horse to the sound and teaches the horse to wait for the rider's cue to begin chase. A method of use is also disclosed.