Abstract: This disclosure presents methods, systems, and devices for providing confinement flexibility via virtual reality (VR) and/or augmented reality (AR) to individuals that are incarcerated and or required to be incarcerated. According to one embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes using a computing device for receiving a first rule set associated with a first entity and the first rule set is associated with the individual over a time period, receiving a second rule set associated with a second entity and the second entity is responsible for enforcement of the first rule set, receiving a third rule set associated with an environment in which the individual is allowed to be located during the time period, determining a first set of actions to be implemented by a wearable computing device that is in physical contact with the individual, and transmitting over a wireless network the first set of actions to the wearable computing device.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a battery arrangement and a protective arrangement. The protective arrangement includes a first layer, a second layer, a third layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer, and acceleration sensors. The third layer has a layer volume that can be reduced under the effect of pressure. The acceleration sensors include at least one first acceleration sensor and at least one second acceleration sensor. The least one first acceleration sensor is disposed in contact with the first layer and is configured to generate and output a first sensor signal as a function of the acceleration and wherein the at least one second acceleration sensor is disposed in contact with the second layer and is configured to generate and output a second sensor signal (SIG2) as a function of the acceleration in order to enable detection of damage to the protective arrangement.

Abstract: A cover plate according to certain embodiments is configured for use with a mounting plate and a control system, and has a front side and a rear side opposite the front side. The cover plate includes a support substrate, a cover plate coupler, and an electronic device. The support substrate includes an opening sized and shaped to receive a spindle of a door hardware apparatus associated with the rose assembly. The cover plate coupler is configured to releasably couple with a mounting plate coupler of the mounting plate. The electronic device is mounted to the support substrate, and includes a first electrical connector accessible from the rear side of the cover plate and configured for electrical connection with a second electrical connector of the control system, and an electronic component electrically connected with the first electrical connector.

Abstract: A method includes receiving criteria data regarding a first control requirement frame for a first jurisdiction, a second control requirement frame for a second jurisdiction, and a third control requirement frame for a third jurisdiction. The criteria data for each control requirement frame includes at least: i. criteria data for an intoxicant concentration limit data subframe; ii. criteria data for a calibration requirement data subframe; and iii. criteria data for a reporting subframe. The method further includes storing the criteria data in a stringency database; sorting the first, second and third control requirement frames based on the relative stringency of criteria data, receiving a request for a compliance device according to the requirements of the first jurisdiction and the second jurisdiction; accessing the sorted control frames of the first and second jurisdictions to determine an operational control frame based on the sorted control frames; and providing the operation control frame.

Abstract: A method for determining the vital functions of a vehicle occupant enables precise measurements and is easy to use without negatively affecting the vehicle occupant. The method includes determining the vital functions of the vehicle occupant using a sensor device integrated in a vehicle seat of a motor vehicle, and acquiring measurement signals of the vehicle occupant from which cardiogram signals are acquired. The method further includes using an evaluation unit to ascertain the vital functions of the vehicle occupant from the cardiogram signals. The sensor device is a magnetic field sensor device, and the cardiogram signals are magnetic cardiogram signals.

Abstract: A surgical device system, and methods for operating a surgical device system, includes: at least one surgical instrument, a surgical generator for providing surgical energy to at least one surgical instrument, and at least one supplementary device for providing a supplementary function to at least one of the surgical generator and/or the at least one surgical instrument; the surgical generator being configured to wirelessly communicate with the at least one supplementary device, wherein the surgical generator and the at least one supplementary device are configured to establish a first communication channel for exchanging operational data, the first communication being defined by a number of first communication channel parameters; and wherein the surgical generator the at least one supplementary device are configured to establish a second communication channel for exchanging first communication channel parameters.

Abstract: Detecting an adverse health event and responding to an emergency event can include updating a current context profile of a user based on signals generated by one or more sensors of a device, the signals generated in response to one or more physically measurable phenomena associated with the user. A context-aware baseline profile having a same context as the current context profile can be selected, the context-aware baseline profile selected from a plurality of context-aware baseline profiles having different contexts. Features of the current context profile can be compared with corresponding features of the context-aware baseline profile of the user having the same context as the current context profile. A remedial action can be initiated in response to recognizing, based on the comparing, an occurrence of a possible adverse health event affecting the user.

Abstract: Monitoring of a full cabin of a vehicle (e.g., including driver and passengers) is provided using a single 2D camera and adaptively applying monitoring algorithms based on different signals, based on a person's state as determined from images of the cabin and/or based on a signal from a non-image sensor. Together with logic to decide which algorithms to run based on available compute resources, embodiments of the invention provide efficient monitoring of the vehicle.

Abstract: A cabin management apparatus according to the present disclosure is a cabin management apparatus configured to manage a cabin of a vehicle, the cabin management apparatus including an acquisition interface, a communication interface, an output interface, and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to acquire, by the acquisition interface, passenger information including a characteristic and/or a boarding position of a passenger in the cabin, receive, by the communication interface, travel event information regarding a travel event that can occur during travel of the vehicle, and provide, by the output interface based on the travel event information, a notification that is different depending on the passenger information, in the cabin.

Abstract: An indoor navigation robot for a blind person includes a data acquisition module, a central processing module, and an intelligent terminal. The indoor navigation robot acquires and processes position data, speed data and acceleration data of a fixed obstacle, a moving obstacle, and a pedestrian. The indoor navigation robot fully considers the mobility of people indoors and the accidental mobility of obstacles indoors. Based on this, the indoor navigation robot detects the position of the fixed obstacle, plans the initial walking route of the blind person, detects the position data, the speed data, and the acceleration data of people and moving obstacles in various directions indoors, and plans the walking route of the blind person for many times. The indoor navigation robot improves the accuracy of analysis and detection of indoor conditions, and can prompt the blind person to make emergency avoidance in a timely manner.

Abstract: Methods, devices and monitoring systems are described that include a hub in communication with sensors that aggregate activities in an enclosure, such as a building. The hub identifies when those activities are occurring more or less often than expected and classifies the activity to piece together and learn the user's or individual's daily activity. Additional satellite devices may be added that increase the range and capacity of the sensors for collecting more information and activity within the building. In this manner, the monitoring systems use a redundant array of sensors to consistently monitor activities occurring in or around a building to create a trail and heatmap of events and activities that the monitoring system's hub classifies, verifies with other sensors, learns, and then correctly processes.

Abstract: A parking assist method according to the present disclosure is for performing autonomous driving of a vehicle on the basis of teacher driving by a driver. The parking assist method includes acquiring, from an imaging device installed in the vehicle, captured images obtained by imaging periphery of the vehicle in time series according to movement of the vehicle during the teacher driving. The method includes recording a travel route of the vehicle in the teacher driving, and generating, on the basis of the captured images, a first enlarged overhead image of a display target range viewed from above. The display target range covers the travel route and a periphery of the travel route. The method further includes causing a display device to display the first enlarged overhead image.

Abstract: A vehicle includes an eye tracker for tracking a gaze of an occupant of the vehicle. The vehicle has a processor to use gaze direction data to determine if the occupant is gazing at a nearby vehicle sensed by a vehicle-detecting sensor, e.g. a camera, LIDAR or RADAR. The processor determines an identification of the nearby vehicle by optically recognizing characters of a license plate of the nearby vehicle using the camera, or by detecting an identification beacon broadcast by the nearby vehicle using a short-range vehicle-to-vehicle transceiver. The vehicle includes a radiofrequency cellular transceiver to transmit a message to a server to look up the identification of the vehicle and to receive a communication-availability reply message indicating either a communication availability or communication unavailability of the nearby vehicle. The radiofrequency cellular transceiver or the short-range vehicle-to-vehicle transceiver initiates a voice communication with the nearby vehicle.

Abstract: Techniques for determining parking spaces and/or parking trajectories for a vehicle based on multistage filtering are discussed herein. In some examples, a vehicle may navigate to a destination within an environment. The vehicle may receive a set of parking locations and perform filtering operations to determine a subset of the parking locations. For example, the vehicle may use a list of parking characteristics (e.g., conditions) to filter the set of parking spaces. Based on determining the subset of parking spaces, the vehicle may generate a set of candidate trajectories to the subset of parking spaces. The vehicle may determine a subset of the candidate trajectories based on filtering the set of candidate trajectories according to various constraints. Further, the vehicle may determine a cost for the subset of candidate trajectories. Based on the costs, the vehicle may determine a candidate trajectory for the vehicle to follow.

Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) switch tag is disclosed. This RFID switch tag includes a base component having an ultra-high frequency (UHF) booster, and a detachable component having at least one UHF RFID module and a high frequency (HF) RFID module. In some embodiments, the detachable component is positioned in close proximity to the base component in a first configuration of the RFID switch tag such that the at least one UHF RFID module is sufficiently coupled to the UHF booster in the base component to form an UHF RFID system having a desired performance. The detachable component can also be separated from the base component to obtain a second configuration of the RFID switch tag, and the HF RFID module remains functional within the detached detachable component so that the detachable component can be used as a standalone HF RFID tag.

Abstract: Disclosed are combination radio frequency identification (RFID) and electronic article surveillance (EAS) tags and methods of producing such tags. The claimed method is characterized by feeding a first plurality of first type inlays and a second plurality of second type inlays into a laminating machine, wherein each of the first and second type inlays are formed on first and second substrates, respectively; laminating the first type inlays to the second type inlays, thereby forming a plurality of pairs of the first and second type inlays, each of the pairs comprising an RFID inlay and an EAS inlay, wherein the RFID inlay and the EAS inlay of each pair are functionally independent.

Abstract: An artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled device including a sensor unit, an AI analysis unit, and an action execution unit, for detecting and monitoring objects and their activities within an operating field, is provided. The sensor unit captures multi-modal sensor data elements including sound, image, thermal, radio wave, and other environmental data associated with the objects along with timing data in the operating field. The AI analysis unit includes one or more AI analyzers that, in communication with an AI data library, receive and locally analyze each and an aggregate of the multi-modal sensor data elements. Based on the analysis, the AI analyzers distinguish between the objects detected and identified in the operating field, distinguish non-related sensor data, determine and monitor the activities of the identified objects, and generate and validate activity data from the activities. The action execution unit executes one or more actions in real time based on the validation.

Abstract: A tracking system is configured for personal safety and security. The tracking system includes an Internet of Things (IoT) device having a multifunctional ultraviolet (UV) light sensor and optionally includes one or more Time of Flight (ToF) sensors. The multifunctional UV sensor is used to detect when smoke particles exceed a threshold and when UV light exceeds a threshold. The thresholds vary depending on the location of the IoT device. The system can present an alert to a user when the thresholds are exceeded. The ToF sensor(s) can be used to build a baseline three-dimensional (3D) visualization of a secured zone, and alert the user of the presence of an unexpected person in that zone based on the 3D visualization.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods of providing a personal air quality monitor. The personal air quality monitor may include a housing suitable for physical association with a person; an air inlet capable of providing air flow from an environment outside the housing to a chamber within the housing; a plurality of sensor resident within the chamber, suitable for receiving the airflow and measuring air quality factors associated with the airflow; and a communication system suitable for processing the air quality factor measurements and communicating the processed air quality factor measurements to a user interface cognizable to the person.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for detecting false alarms are disclosed. An indication may be received that a sensor device has changed state. Data indicative of movement of the sensor device may also be received. Based on the received data indicative of movement of the sensor device, it may be determined whether the movement of the sensor device is abnormal. Based on the changed state of the sensor device and based on determining that the movement of the sensor device is abnormal, an indication of a false alarm may be caused to be output.