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 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.

Abstract: An optimized, energy-sensitive system and method for fulfilling various data needs of gas utilities. In particular, the disclosure relates to optimized methods for discovering and reacting to an alarm. In one aspect, when an alarm is triggered a telemetry unit automatically alters its operating mode to begin transmitting live pressure reads every minute instead of every hour, as typically performed. This variance in operation eliminates the need for a user to monitor a pipeline system for an incoming alarm and manually request data by initiating a live communication session.

Abstract: A haptic information presentation system uses a human sensory characteristic or illusion to suitably control a physical quantity, and causes a person to feel a force which cannot exist physically, or a haptic sensory physical characteristic.

Abstract: A method for detecting the status of a caregiver with respect to one or more patients or detecting possible caregiver impairment includes monitoring an environmental aspect of the patient. The monitored environmental aspect is at least one of caregiver physical activity, caregiver physiological state, and patient surroundings. The method assesses conformance/nonconformance of each monitored aspect relative to a specified norm for that aspect. If the assessment of conformance/nonconformance indicates an intuitive concern of the caregiver or a possible impairment of the caregiver, the method issues a signal to a destination which indicates the possible concern or impairment. A system for carrying out the method includes a sensing subsystem, a processor, and machine readable instructions. The machine readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the system to identify, in response to information sensed by the sensing subsystem, the possibility of caregiver concern or impairment.

Abstract: An emergency preparation and response method includes providing one or more databases communicatively coupled with a first computing device. One or more admin user interfaces are displayed on the first computing device with input fields for storing emergency types and one or more emergency descriptions in the database(s) and associating each emergency type with one of the emergency descriptions. End user interfaces are displayed on second computing devices communicatively coupled with the database(s), having input fields configured to store user profiles in the database(s), each user profile including a geographic location. On a subset of the second computing devices associated with end users whose geographic locations fall within a geographic zone affected by an actual emergency, the end user interfaces display one of the emergency types matching the actual emergency and one of the emergency descriptions matching the actual emergency. Systems for implementing the methods are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: A method in an access control system includes maintaining a database of access control event data generated by a plurality of access control devices installed in a building and iterating through the access control event data in order to generate a connectivity model for the building. Generating the connectivity model includes, for each iteration, identifying a user interaction with a first door at a first time and a user interaction with a second door at a second time, determining if a difference between the first time and the second time is less than a threshold period of time, and either creating the connection between the first door and the second door or updating a weight associated with the connection. The connectivity model can be used in the access control system to correlate access control events across locations in a building or building campus.

Abstract: A communication control apparatus, including a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to execute a process, the process including selecting one or more users from users based on intensities of received signals of sensor information transmitted by a plurality of tag devices associated with the users respectively, outputting information that instructs an operation for the plurality of tag devices, detecting the tag device for which the operation has been performed based on acceleration information of the plurality of tag devices, and causing a service provision device to output sound information regarding a service for a specific user associated with the detected tag device.

Abstract: A haptic actuator may include a housing, a coil carried by the housing, and a field member movable within the housing responsive to the coil. The field member may include a frame having opposing first and second ends, at least one magnet carried by the frame, and a first overmolded endcap coupled to the first end of the frame. The field member may also include a second overmolded endcap coupled to the second end of the frame. The haptic actuator may include a first flexure having an inner end coupled to the first overmolded endcap, and an outer end coupled to adjacent portions of the housing. The haptic actuator may also include a second flexure having an inner end coupled to the second overmolded endcap, and an outer end coupled to adjacent portions of the housing.

Abstract: Provided is a vehicle including (i) a vehicle main body configured to be operated by an autonomous driving operation, at least a part of the autonomous driving operation being able to be substituted by a manual driving operation, and (ii) an advice information presentation unit that is disposed inside the vehicle main body and presents advice information, relating to advice about the manual driving operation, to an occupant.

Abstract: Disclosed are embodiments of magnetic virtual springs for haptic systems. In an embodiment, a haptic system comprises: a magnetic housing having a surface with a surface profile; a mechanical spring system disposed in the housing, the mechanical spring system including one or more mechanical springs; a mass disposed within the housing and mechanically coupled to the mechanical spring system, the mass including or coupled to a magnet, the surface profile causing a magnetic force component to be generated in at least one direction that varies with the magnet position, the magnetic force component combining with a mechanical force component provided by the mechanical springs.

Abstract: The disclosure describes embodiments for to detecting a presence of a drowsy driver of a vehicle based on Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communications. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving, by a first connected vehicle, a V2X message including digital data describing a path history of a second connected vehicle. The method includes determining, by the first connected vehicle, that a driver of the second connected vehicle is drowsy based on the path history described by the digital data included in the V2X message. The method includes executing, by the first connected vehicle, a remedial action that is operable to modify an operation of the first connected vehicle based on the driver of the second connected vehicle being drowsy so that a risk created by the driver is reduced.

Abstract: An out-of-vehicle notification device includes a light emitting unit, a light emission control unit configured to cause the light emitting unit to flicker corresponding to a traveling state of a host vehicle in a forward-backward direction, a blinker configured to perform notification about a steering direction with respect to an outside of the host vehicle by using light, a blinker control unit configured to cause the blinker to flicker based on an operation instruction for the blinker, and a flickering adjustment unit configured to adjust timing of flickering at which the light emitting unit is caused to flicker by the light emission control unit and timing of flickering at which the blinker is caused to flicker by the blinker control unit.

Abstract: A system comprises a web-cloud security subsystem that hosts, manages, and analyzes data related to a plurality of hosted applications that provide at least one of physical access control, surveillance, alarm management, visitor management, and elevator management; at least one physical security subsystem that exchanges data with a corresponding hosted application of the web-cloud security subsystem; and a real-time control and monitoring device that provides secure access of the web-cloud security subsystem.

Abstract: A vehicular manipulation apparatus, which manipulates a different apparatus, includes a manipulation unit, a communication unit, a display unit, and a controller. The manipulation unit accepts a manipulation and inputs a set value step-by-step for controlling the different apparatus. The communication unit communicates with the different apparatus, transmits manipulation information to the different apparatus, and receives a set value of the different apparatus. The display unit digitally displays the set value. The controller controls an image on the display unit using the set value. In displaying change due to the manipulation step-by-step, the controller broadens a change width between steps in cases where the manipulation amount within a threshold period of time is equal to or greater than a threshold manipulation amount, as compared with cases where the manipulation amount within the threshold period of time is less than the threshold manipulation amount.

Abstract: A smoke detector dynamic range adjustment system includes a light emitting element for emitting light at a plurality of light output levels, the plurality of light output levels automatically adjusted by a controller when a saturation limit is approached. The system also includes a light receiving element for receiving light emitted from the light emitting element.

Abstract: A method for operating a passive access system for motor vehicles includes arranging multiple transmission antennas at different locations on a motor vehicle for sending out low frequency signals. A mobile ID transponder, formed by a 3D-receiving antenna assembly, receives the low frequency signals. The antennas send out time-delayed first signals and then simultaneously send out signals. A signal strength is detected by the 3D antenna assembly in the ID transponder for each spatial direction. Information related to the space-direction-dependent signal strengths is transmitted from the ID transponder to the motor vehicle. Depending on the received information, the transmission signal strengths are adjusted. Then, further low frequency signals are sent, and received in the ID transponder. Based on further signal strength information, a plausibility check is performed in order to detect an extension of the signal path between the motor vehicle and the ID transponder via intermediate stations.

Abstract: A beverage vessel includes: a beverage container in which a beverage may be stored said beverage container having an upper opening by which beverage may be poured in and poured out of the beverage container and a wall extending from the opening to the bottom of the beverage container; a closure element adapted to be positioned in the upper opening of the beverage container; a light distribution element arranged at the closure element; and a light emitter positioned such that the light emitted by the light emitter passes at least a part of the volume of the beverage container before entering the light distribution element; wherein said closure element comprises a locking mechanism, said locking mechanism comprising at least three locking arms extending in radial direction of the beverage vessel to the beverage container, wherein each arm of the locking element comprises an elastic portion being elastic in the radial direction of the beverage vessel; the beverage container comprises at least one concave port

Abstract: A system for detecting and discriminating the severity of a fall includes a mobile device configured to communicate a network, a notification module, and a wearable device configured to communicate with the mobile device, the wearable device including a fall monitor and an activity log resident on the wearable device, where the fall monitor is configured to record detected movement on the activity log. The notification module is configured to effect a selectable setting of a rate of communication between the mobile device and the wearable device based on at least part of a predetermined pattern of a fall discriminator within the activity log, where the selectable setting defines a predetermined period of communication between the mobile device and the wearable device. The fall discriminator is configured to determine when the activity log includes a notable fall event based on the predetermined pattern.

Abstract: An indoor positioning energy-saving lighting device has a central processing module, a light source control module, a motion sensing module, a communication module, and an indoor positioning module. The light source control module, the motion sensing module, the communication module, and the indoor positioning module are electrically connected to the central processing module. The motion sensing module continuously sends out an identification code and a turn-on message. The motion sensing module senses a movement of an object or the communication module receives the light-on message, the light source control module controls the light source to illuminate, and the indoor positioning module is used to memorize the location information of other indoor positioning energy-saving lighting devices and position information of an external gyroscope received by the communication module.