Patents Examined by Shirley Lu
  • Patent number: 11270569
    Abstract: To provide an information processing apparatus including a processing unit that compares detected time series data and time series data stored in advance to detect unusualness, and a notification unit that controls, when the unusualness is detected by the processing unit, a timing of notification in accordance with a content of the detected unusualness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maki Shigyo, Masanori Katsu, Kiminobu Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11263888
    Abstract: A multiple proximity sensors based electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a plurality of proximity sensors, which are configured to iteratively capture at least one proximity parameter at predefined time intervals. A processor within the electronic device analyzes the at least one proximity parameter and determines, for each of the plurality of proximity sensors, a rate of change of the associated at least one proximity parameter in response to the analyzing. The processor further computes a stability factor for the electronic device based on the determined rate of change of the associated at least one proximity parameter for each of the plurality of proximity sensors. The processor further compares the stability factor with a stability threshold and determines a fall probability of the electronic device based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventors: Sergio Tarchi, Federico Pezzotti
  • Patent number: 11227474
    Abstract: Smoke detectors and smoke alarms are provided which have one or more light shields configured to block or minimize the transmission of ambient light to their light receivers. Light shield configurations for facilitating such functionality are provided as well. The shield/s include a material which attenuates a majority amount of light within a particular range of light that a light source of the smoke detector may be configured to only emit and/or the range of light the light receiver may configured to only convert to photocurrent. In some cases, the shield/s surrounds the light source and/or the light receiver arranged external to an interior chamber of the smoke detector. In some cases, the shield/s may at least partially span a connection side of an external housing of the smoke detector. Alternatively, the shield may be arranged in a space between the interior chamber and the connection side of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Xenex Disinfection Services Inc.
    Inventors: Mark A. Stibich, Sarah E. Simmons, Edward C. Guerrero, Jr., Paul P. Froutan, Nicholas Whitelonis, Joseph Taber
  • Patent number: 11195414
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device and an information processing method, each of which is capable of setting a spot position of service provision so as to further improve convenience for users. An information processing device including: a communication unit that receives a position request from a user, the position request requesting a position of a spot at which a specific service is provided; and a control unit that dynamically sets a position of the spot by analyzing position requests from a plurality of users received through the communication unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yasushi Miyajima
  • Patent number: 11195153
    Abstract: A computer-implemented process of tracking events, is carried out by detecting that a first badge is within a personal-area network wireless communication range of a second badge, thus designating an encounter, and performing, by processor executing instructions read out from memory, an event logging transaction responsive to the encounter. The event logging transaction is performed by receiving, from the first badge, an electronic message characterizing an observation made by the user of the first badge relative to a user of the second badge, converting the electronic message received from the first badge into a pinpoint response, and generating an event record comprising an identification of an event type, and the pinpoint response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventor: Philip W. Swift
  • Patent number: 11195027
    Abstract: Methods and systems to crowd source road related information. The crowd sourced road related information may include lane-specific data related to a lane-level police presence and/or a disabled roadside vehicle presence. The crowd sourced road related information may include lane-level vehicle spacing information. The communication of the lane-specific data to a crowd sourced road condition server may occur automatically in one mode and may occur only after confirmation from a user in another mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Vladimeros Vladimerou
  • Patent number: 11183044
    Abstract: A location and fall detection system (and method) includes a wearable band, a local gateway, and a cloud server. The wearable band includes an MCU, a radio-frequency pulse transmitter that periodically transmits a pulse, and a continuously sensing fall detection sensor. The MCU operates in low power mode except when a pulse is periodically transmitted, and when a fall is detected and a fall alert is transmitted. The gateway includes a radio-frequency pulse receiver and a data communication link to a cloud server. If a periodic pulse transmission is not received within a set period, the gateway transmits a location alert message to the cloud server. If a fall alert message is received the gateway likewise transmits a fall alert message to the cloud server. The band may further include a distress button that when activated, causes a distress message to be sent to the cloud server. The cloud server will contact various responsible parties as specified such as caregivers and first responders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventor: Hannah Clair Klein
  • Patent number: 11170624
    Abstract: A system includes a medical device, a patient sensor, an output unit and a signal processing unit that receives measured values from patient sensors and generates signals by analyzing received measured values. The signal processing unit decides whether an alarm criterion, relating to the generated signal, is met and detects an alarm and an alarm time and actuates the output unit. The actuated output unit displays an overall alarm sequence (16) in an overall time period (T) and an alarm reference sequence in a reference section (26) time window (T1) temporally positioned relative to the overall alarm sequence. At least one of a signal curve display (10) and an alarm reference sequence (18) are displayed as a portion of the overall time period. Time scales for the signal curve display and the alarm reference sequence are finer than time scales for the overall alarm sequence and the alarm reference section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Edgar Ise, Michael Gömann, Sebastian Fischer, Andi Kern, Konradin Windhorst
  • Patent number: 11161470
    Abstract: An occupant observation device includes an imager configured to capture an image of a head of an occupant of a vehicle; an eye detector configured to detect at least a part of eyes of the occupant in an image captured by the imager; a mouth detector configured to detect at least a part of the mouth of the occupant in the image captured by the imager; and a condition estimator configured to estimate a condition of the occupant on the basis of a detection result of the eye detector and a detection result of the mouth detector, in which the condition estimator changes a ratio of reflecting each of the detection result of the eye detector and the detection result of the mouth detector in an estimation of the condition of the occupant, on the basis of the detection result of the eye detector or a result of a process performed on the basis of the detection result of the eye detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kota Saito, Seungho Choi
  • Patent number: 11158199
    Abstract: A method of assisting piloting, which method comprises the steps of designating a landing point and determining a sighting axis. A single three-dimensional main symbol providing a conformal position of the landing point is displayed on the screen so long as it is present in a field of view along the sighting axis, the three-dimensional main symbol extending in elevation upwards from the ground from a bottom zone positioned on the ground up to a top zone positioned at a top height relative to the ground. At least while the aircraft is situated at a distance from the landing point that is less than a first threshold distance, at least one two-dimensional main symbol covering a target zone is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Baudry
  • Patent number: 11134856
    Abstract: A biometric data measurement device includes a light radiation unit configured to radiate green light having a full width at half maximum (FWHM) greater than or equal to 50 nm to a human body of a user; a light receiver configured to receive light reflected from or transmitted through the human body after being radiated from the light radiation unit; and a controller configured to calculate biometric data of the user using the received light wherein a lower wavelength limit of the FWHM is less than 500 nm, and an upper wavelength limit of the FWHM is greater than 520 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: SUZHOU LEKIN SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chong Cook Kim
  • Patent number: 11132879
    Abstract: In some examples, an enclosure can include a lever to interact with an asset wall when the enclosure is coupled to the asset wall, an actuator coupled to a switch to interact with the lever, and an aperture to allow the actuator to move with the lever when the enclosure is removed from the asset wall, wherein the actuator provides a signal to the switch when the actuator moves beyond a threshold angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventor: Tri Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11120691
    Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to providing a warning from a subject vehicle to surrounding objects about a collision hazard. In one embodiment, a method includes identifying the surrounding objects of a subject vehicle according to sensor data about a surrounding environment of the subject vehicle. The method includes determining a collision probability indicating a likelihood of collision between a first object and a second object of the surrounding objects. The method includes, in response to the collision probability satisfying a collision threshold, communicating, by the subject vehicle, an alert to at least one of the surrounding objects about the collision hazard associated with the surrounding objects colliding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryo Takaki, Ting-Yu Lai, Bo Sun
  • Patent number: 11100781
    Abstract: According to an aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented method of monitoring a subject. The method comprises, following detection of a first fall by the subject and a revocation of a fall alert for the first fall due to detecting the subject has stood up after the first fall, obtaining first measurements of movement of the subject; determining a first value of at least one mobility characteristic of the subject from the obtained first movement measurements; determining if the mobility of the subject has degraded after the first fall based on the first value of the at least one mobility characteristic and a second value of the at least one mobility characteristic, wherein the second value is determined from second movement measurements obtained prior to the first fall; and in response to determining that the mobility of the subject has degraded after the first fall, performing a fall alert action in respect of the first fall. A corresponding apparatus and a computer program product are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Lifeline Systems Company
    Inventor: Marten Jeroen Pijl
  • Patent number: 11100787
    Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for determining a notification based on device properties. A device identification database may associate device identifications with device properties. A device identification associated with a device may be received, and corresponding device properties may be determined. Based on the device properties, a notification may be determined and sent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: Adam Eng, Tyler Vitale
  • Patent number: 11098984
    Abstract: A smoke generator and driver circuit (46) for controlling and powering a smoke generating canister (38), said driver circuit (46) comprising a power output connected to said smoke generating canister (38) for activation thereof. It comprises a charging unit (50) providing after a charging process sufficient power for igniting and driving said smoke generating canister (38), a switching unit (52) connected to said charging unit (50) and to a first pole (56) of said smoke generating canister (38) for releasing power from said charging unit (50) to said smoke generating canister (38), and a connecting unit (54) connected to a second pole (58) of said smoke generating canister (38) for allowing power to flow through said smoke generating canister (38), wherein activation of both said connecting unit (54) and said switching unit (52) during an overlapping time period is required for activation of said smoke generating canister (38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventor: Jon Noble Echeverria
  • Patent number: 11080985
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an alarm triggering device. The alarm triggering device comprises a wristband (10) adapted to be worn by a user; and circuitry (30). The circuitry (30) comprises a power source (31) configured to power one or more units of the circuitry; first and second triggering buttons (32a, 32b) arranged on separate locations along an circumferential extension of the wristband allowing for simultaneous actuation by the user applying a gripping force by gripping the wristband; an alarm detection unit (33) configured to detect an alarm by detecting simultaneous actuation of the first and second triggering buttons; and a wireless communication unit (34) configured to wirelessly send an alarm message comprising the alarm to one or more alarm receiving units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Stylos Design AB
    Inventor: Hanne Pålsson
  • Patent number: 11069218
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides details of a system for monitoring an offender during a correctional supervisory program. The system includes an offender communication device that transmit and receive communications via a communication and monitoring center. The offender communication device include a smart phone or tablet that obtains identity information including biometric information from an offender before a communication is transmitted or received. The offender communication device also stores data including metadata, metrics, or content of a communication and transmits the stored data to the communication and monitoring center. The communication and monitoring center transmits and receives communications from the offender communication device and another communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Global Tel*Link Corporation
    Inventor: Stephen Lee Hodge
  • Patent number: 11069235
    Abstract: A cooperation method between agents includes allowing a first agent installed on a first vehicle and a second agent installed on a second vehicle to cooperate with each other, specifying first information regarding future driving of a first driver aboard the first vehicle, by the first agent, acquiring the first information, by the second agent, and notifying a second driver aboard the second vehicle of first driving assistance information derived based on the first information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Kume, Keiji Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11069222
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for processing sensor data are presented. An example method comprises accessing, by a computing device at a premises, sensor information associated with a plurality of sensors located at the premises, receiving, by the computing device, first sensor data from a first security sensor of the plurality of sensors, receiving, by the computing device, second sensor data from a second security sensor of the plurality of sensors, and in response to determining, by the computing device and based on the sensor information, that the first sensor data is associated with a higher priority than the second sensor data processing, by the computing device, the first sensor data, and transmitting, by the computing device, the second sensor data to a remote computing device for processing, wherein the remote computing device is at a location different from the premises.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventors: James Poder, Galen Trevor Gattis, Chris Kennedy, Karen Serviss