Abstract: A health monitoring system containing a Bluetooth transceiver and one or more health signs sensors automatically detects conditions that require medical attention based on configurable rules, calls a phone number and sends an alert.

Abstract: A device for holding an LCD monitor and user input devices in an inverted position for operation while an operator thereof is in a supine position is provided which comprises at least an attachment for a reclinable display system, an attachment for one or more wireless user input devices, power connectors, a stand for bearing the panel above a surface suitable for a supine operator.

Abstract: A portable proximity detection system containing a standards based short wireless transceiver, a controller and an alarm system monitors the presence of a portable electronic device equipped with a compatible transceiver within range and alarms when that device leaves its range.

Abstract: A method for sound-enabling a plastic card without interfering with the operation of the card consists of drilling small holes in the card in the area that does not have a magnetic strip or embossed characters, and inserting thin integrated circuits containing a touch sensor, a speaker, a rechargeable capacitor and a controller. A thin sticky film is used to hold the system together. Electrical connectors on the surface of the card are used to recharge the battery and to change the recording. The user of the plastic card can activate the sound recording by pushing a touch sensor.

Abstract: A one-touch portable handheld time keeping and recording device displays a list of tasks, the time elapsed and the status for each task on a handheld device with a touch-sensitive display. The user indicates the start or end of a task by touching the task or by clicking on it. If the task is active, the timer for that task is stopped and the task duration is stored. If the task is not active, the timer for that task is activated and any active timer is stopped. The task durations are updated in real-time or periodically. The time information from the one-touch portable handheld time keeping and recording device can be synchronized with a PC and pulled to a central repository where is can be maintained and billed.

Abstract: A method for sound-enabling a plastic card without interfering with the operation of the card consists of drilling small holes in the card in the area that does not have a magnetic strip or embossed characters, and inserting thin integrated circuits containing a touch sensor, a speaker, a rechargeable capacitor and a controller. A thin sticky film is used to hold the system together. Electrical connectors on the surface of the card are used to recharge the battery and to change the recording. The user of the plastic card can activate the sound recording by pushing a touch sensor.

Abstract: Wireless input device apparatus allows a user to input data into cellular phones, personal digital assistant, TVs and computers . . . The user holds a wireless stylus and performs movements corresponding to graffiti. In the preferred embodiment, graffiti refers to PalmPilot graffiti. The wireless stylus identifies the user symbols and wirelessly sends them to a terminal device. In the preferred embodiment, the wireless stylus uses a BlueTooth transmitter for connecting and sending data to terminal devices, thus, the wireless stylus can be used for inputting data into any BlueTooth compliant system. In another embodiment, the wireless stylus sends the raw accelerometer data to a terminal device, which identifies the user symbols.

Abstract: A system and method for dispatcher free vehicle allocation. A client requesting taxi service calls a taxi dispatch center using a cellular phone equipped with a location identification device. The location identification device provides the current location information to the dispatch center. The taxi dispatch center keeps track of available taxis and their locations and stores them in a database. After determining the client location data, a processor searches the available taxis database for a taxi whose location matches the client's location. The client location data is converted to an address and sent to the assigned taxi. The address is displayed on a mobile data terminal in the taxi.

Abstract: A signal/sensor automatically sends a wireless signal upon sensing that a vehicle has been parked. There is also provided a locator for determining a current location and storing the current location upon receiving the wireless signal. The current location may be determined by accessing a GPS service through a GPS receiver. The current location may further be refined by accessing a DGPS service through a DGPS receiver or a wireless communication device. The locator also comprises a compass and a relative direction and bearing indicator. Upon receiving a user request, the locator determines a new current location and determines a current heading with the compass. Next, a relative direction and bearing to the parked vehicle may be determined by a processor on board the locator or by accessing a remote server through the wireless communication device. Last, the relative bearing and direction to the parked vehicle is conveyed to the user through the indicator.

Abstract: Parking lots are divided into sections, and each section is equipped with a transmitter. Each transmitter broadcasts information about the location of the section, such as section identifier, level, parking lot address, parking lot GPS coordinates. Vehicles are equipped with small short-range transmitters. A transmitter senses the interior light turning on as the vehicle door opens, and transmits a short-range signal. Vehicle owners are provided with locator devices. When a vehicle is parked, the locator device receives a signal from the vehicle sensor. The locator then listens to the nearest parking lot transmitter and stores the message it receives. If the locator does not find any parking lot transmitter, the locator may determine the current GPS location and store it in memory. Upon receiving a user request for finding a parked vehicle, the locator looks at the last message stored in memory and displays the location message to the user. This message helps the user return to the parked vehicle.

Abstract: Wireless input device apparatus allows a user to input data into cellular phones, personal digital assistant, TVs and computers.

Abstract: A communication network having a multiplicity of nodes provides efficient exchange of messages between the nodes. The messages may be originated and received by the computers of a parallel computer system, the processors and associated memories of which are connected to each node. Each node includes a routing system which results in efficient system performance for the parallel computer system associated with the nodes. The messages have control information (a message tag) to which the routing system at each node is responsive. The tag contains data identifying the destination node of the message in the network and prioritization data which, when the message is generated, is initialized to have a value (weight) corresponding to the length (number of links) of the minimal path from the source node where the message originates to the destination node of the message. The routing system utilizes the weights to establish message priority.