Abstract: A theft prevention device, having a first switch capable of movement between a first position and a second position, the first position electrically connecting an electrical system to a power supply of a vehicle and the device includes a switch bypass circuit being electrically connected to said power supply when the switch is in the second position, the switch bypass circuit allows a current from the power supply to reach the electrical system, this current is less than the current traveling through the switch when the switch is in the first position, the current is sufficiently large enough to maintain volatile memories of electrical components in a vehicle.

Abstract: An identification device for identifying a container via wireless communication device. The wireless communication device is attached to an elongated, resilient member having a default shape. The member is resiliently deformable from the default shape to conform to at least a portion of the container and is attached by the resiliency of the member. The containers may move through at least one interrogation point containing an interrogation reader that establishes communication between the identification device and an interrogation reader for monitoring the container.

Abstract: A wearable mobile computing device/appliance (e.g., a wrist watch) with a high resolution display that is capable of wirelessly accessing information from the network and a variety of other devices. The Wrist Watch device/appliance includes a password authentication system for enabling access to secured data stored therein. The authentication system includes a user interface display having a touch sensitive panel for detecting physical user interaction therewith and generating signals accordingly. The Wrist Watch device/appliance generates a sequence of one or more images for display via the user interface, the images of a sequence including that users' password elements which are flashed randomly at different interface display locations and varied temporally.

Abstract: A remote access control system includes a remote wireless communicator to receive wireless information from a central access control system. It also includes a remote access controller electrically coupled to the remote wireless communicator. The remote access controller would receive information from the remote wireless communicator and uses the information to control locking and unlocking of the door. The remote wireless communicator also transmits wireless information to the central access control system and a switch is provided for selectively choosing between the receiving and transmitting the wireless information. The remote wireless communicator communicates via RF information and preferably spread-spectrum RF. The remote access control system also includes a reader to read user data when presented to the reader.

Abstract: A radio frequency identification tag device having a sensor input which modifies a tag data word bitstream read by an interrogator/tag detector. The sensor input may be a switch contact(s), digital and/or analog. The sensor input may be voltage, current, pressure, temperature, resistance, acceleration, moisture, gas and the like. Power from the radio frequency interrogator/tag reader may be used to power the circuits of the radio frequency tag device, which in turn may supply power to any sensor connected thereto.

Abstract: A wireless communication device (32) within a wireless on-call communication system (10) includes a device receiver (92) for receiving an on-call message (36), a device processor (98) coupled to the device receiver (92) for processing the on-call message (36); a device memory (100) coupled to the device processor (98) for storing the on-call message (36); and an on-call application (108) coupled to the device processor (98) having an on-call schedule (80) for defining an active time period (126) and an inactive time period (128). The device processor (98) processes the on-call message (36) during the active time period (126) and discards the on-call message (36) during the inactive time period (128).

Abstract: A system and method for providing dynamic feedback projection from a hand held pointing device is provided. The system includes a hand held pointing device that is capable of two way communication with appliance interfaces associated with appliances that are controllable by the hand held pointing device. The hand held pointer is capable of transmitting signals to the appliance interfaces and receiving response signals from the appliance interfaces. The hand held pointing device further includes a visible light projection apparatus for projecting light onto a remote surface. The projected light is displaced on the remote surface by a light projection modification apparatus such that the projected light creates images corresponding to the response signals from the appliance interfaces.

Abstract: A temperature sensing system (30) that providing at least one detect signal related to temperature in an integrated circuit is presented. This system uses one thermal sensing circuit (40) to detect two or more temperature thresholds (t2, t3) and differentiates the temperature thresholds using time multiplexed logic control. The system (80) capable of detecting more than two temperatures includes the thermal sensing circuit (90) and a decode circuit (92) with at least one detect latch (100). Optionally, the system may include a hysteresis circuit (60). The thermal sensing circuit (40), connected to the integrated circuit, generates a detect signal (D4) in response to the a temperature selection signal (T1). This flexible on-board temperature monitoring solution reduces the cost of thermal feedback sensing by reducing die area and improves the correlation of detected temperatures. In addition, this solution reduces the possibility of mismatch and tracking errors between two or more sense elements.

Abstract: A telemetry system is described including a remote unit having a remote input unit coupled to a remote transmit unit. The remote input unit receives one or more sensor output signals and produces a sensor status signal dependent upon the sensor output signals. The sensor status signal alternates between a first state and a second state, wherein an amount of time the sensor status signal remains in the first state is dependent upon one of the sensor output signals. An amount of time the sensor status signal remains in the second state may depend upon sensor output signals from other sensors. The remote transmit unit receives the sensor status signal and transmits a transmit signal each time the sensor status signal transitions between the first and second states. The transmit signal may be a frequency modulated radio frequency carrier signal including a status portion having direction information indicating a direction of the transition between the first and second states.

Abstract: In a vehicle anti-theft matching system, password matching is effected only when a mismatch between a current vehicle position acquired from a car navigation system 1 and an authorized storage area registered in a position registration section 11 beforehand has existed for a period of time exceeding a given period. When the vehicle is returned to the authorized storage area within a given period of time, the vehicle is deemed to remain unstolen. Thus, password matching is not performed. Labor imposed on an authorized owner when his/her vehicle is driven in a normal state can be mitigated as compared with the case of a related-art system which always performs matching for identifying an authorized owner.

Abstract: Provided are RF tags configured to access and/or control electronic media. These tags have a memory programmed to access a particular media source when polled by a RF transceiver connected with (preferably integrated with) a media player. The memory of tags may also be programmed with control parameters relating to the accessed piece of electronic media content. That is, the tags' memories may be written to with information relating to the tag user's preferences with respect to the piece of media, for example parameters such as volume or language for an audiovisual piece of media. Such preferences may be determined, for example, based on previous uses of the media. Or, the memory may register the place in the playback of the media when the tag is removed from the RF field of the RF transceiver so that playback may be resumed from that place when the tag again enters the field and is polled by the transceiver.

Abstract: A modular electronic door security system includes an input device, a control module and an electro-mechanical lockset mounted to a door configured to facilitate electrical interconnections interiorly of the door. The input device and/or control module may be mounted in a user defined location on the surface of the door. An optional override mechanism allows access to secured areas in the event of system failure or emergency.

Abstract: A tag which uses radio frequency waves transmitted from a scanning device in order to identify an item to which the tag is attached or with which the tag is associated. The tag includes a first insulating layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, and resonant circuits formed on the first insulating layer. Each of the resonant circuits are formed on one of the top surface and the bottom surface of the first insulating layer and have a resonant frequency associated therewith. Each of the resonant circuits include capacitance and inductance elements. The capacitance and inductance elements include an inwardly spiralled coil connected to an outwardly spiralled coil. The tag is associated with a binary number established by a pattern of ones and zeros depending on each circuits' resonance or nonresonance, respectively.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for tracking items automatically is described. A passive RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tag is used with a material tracking system capable of real-time pinpoint location and identification of thousands of items in production and storage areas. Passive RFID tags are attached to the item to be tracked, remote sensing antennas are placed at each remote location to be monitored, interrogators with several antenna inputs are connected to the sensing antennas to multiplex the antenna signals, and a host computer communicates with the interrogators to determine item locations to an exacting measure.

Abstract: Apparatus providing an alarm clock remote control system and a remote control system with an alarm clock system with alarm clock circuitry that includes: a microprocessor, coupled to the alarm clock activation circuitry, remote IR diode driving circuitry, an internal buzzer, an alarm, a display, and input and output ports, for providing central control; the display, coupled to the microprocessor, for displaying current time and alarm time; a speaker, coupled to the microprocessor, the AM/FM radio unit, the internal buzzer, and the alarm, for outputting selected audio; an AM/FM radio tuner, and clock setup circuitry, alarm setup and activation circuitry coupled to the microprocessor for setting the clock, setting the alarm, and activating at least one remote device; and a programmable universal infrared remote device control, coupled to the alarm clock circuitry, for remote programming a remote device, and having activation circuitry for activating the remote device.

Abstract: A system which enables the orientation of a device in a specified environment to be determined in relation to a plurality of sensing receivers positioned at known points in or around the specified environment. A directional transmission from a directional transmitter which forms part of a known face of the device is initiated by a trigger signal from a timing transmitter located so as to cause transmitted bursts of energy to enter the environment. Associated with the directional transmitter having is a timing receiver adapted to respond to any such trigger signals, to thereby initiate the directional transmission. At the beginning of a timeslot, the sensing receivers are reset, and the trigger signal is transmitted, to render the receivers ready to receive the directional transmission.

Abstract: A system to store a sequence of data records relating to attributes of interactions between fuel dispensers and tags. The data records at a location remote from the tag, such as a fuel dispenser, central site controller or other network. The data records may contain the identity of the dispenser, tag and any attribute of a received signal, such as frequency band or signal strength, or other attribute indicative of proximity. Every dispenser that attempts to communicate with a tag adds its own interaction data to a history of a tag's past interactions with same and other dispensers. When a dispenser or central site control system examines the contents of the interaction histories, the detected presence of other dispensers or the relative strength of the recorded interaction attributes will determine action(s) to be taken by the dispensers or central site control system to communicate with the tag at issue.

Abstract: A vehicle key system comprises a transmitter including a fingerprint information capturing unit for capturing fingerprint information from a user's fingerprint, and a transmit unit for transmitting the fingerprint information captured by the fingerprint information capturing unit. The system also includes an attaching unit disposed in a vehicle, for attaching the transmitter thereto, and a receiver disposed in the vehicle, including a receive unit for receiving the fingerprint information transmitted from the transmit unit of the transmitter, a fingerprint verification unit for verifying the fingerprint information against a list of pieces of previously stored fingerprint information, an attaching detection unit for determining whether or not the transmitter is attached to the attaching unit, and a control unit for controlling pieces of equipment in the vehicle according to a verification result from the fingerprint verification unit and a detection result from the mounting detection unit.

Abstract: A tire air pressure monitoring device is inexpensively constructed, and avoids misregistering ID codes from other vehicles by using a receiver that determines the ID code registration method based on the speed of the vehicle, and a function code setting process that sets the function code of the data intended for ID code registration based on the results of the ID code registration method determining process. The receiver identifies data intended for ID code registration by the function code, and then registers the ID code. Further, the receiver has an ID code permutation comparison process that permutes the ID codes received from a plurality of transmitters to form ID code permutation blocks. The receiver compares the ID code permutations of consecutive ID code permutation blocks, and registers the ID codes when the ID code permutations are the same in two consecutive ID code permutation blocks.

Abstract: A keyless entry apparatus includes an on-vehicle transmitting and receiving device mounted on a vehicle, and a portable transmitting and receiving device. The on-vehicle transmitting and receiving device has a plurality of antennas mounted close to members to be controlled of the vehicle, and a plurality of transmitting sections which are connected to the plurality of antennas and which transmit request signals having unique antenna IDs. The plurality of transmitting sections intermittently transmit request signals from the corresponding antennas. When the portable transmitting and receiving device receives any of the transmitted request signals, the portable transmitting and receiving device transmits an answer signal which controls the member to be controlled corresponding to the transmitting section which transmitted the received request signal.