Abstract: A system for a marine vessel propelled by a propulsion device includes a controller operable in an automatic navigation mode in which the controller automatically controls a thrust of the propulsion device to propel the marine vessel through a body of water. A portable device is carried on an individual on the marine vessel. The controller enables a person overboard detection algorithm in response to enablement of the automatic navigation mode. The person overboard detection algorithm disables the automatic navigation mode in response to detecting a given status of the portable device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a wireless controller are provided. The wireless controller includes an enclosure having a top and a bottom, each having a substantially circular perimeter, and a side having a height circumferentially around the perimeter of the top and the bottom. A first sensor is configured to detect movement of the enclosure. A processor is coupled to the first sensor and configured to process signals from the first sensor and to send command signals via a wireless interface based at least upon the signals from the first sensor.

Abstract: A method includes receiving via an audio playback device a first multicast transmission (e.g., an SSDP(HTTP)/Bonjour(DNS) presence announcement) from a computer hosting a digital media server. The first multicast transmission provides an indication of the presence of the digital media server (e.g., DLNA music server) on a network (e.g., a LAN). A request for a unicast connection is transmitted via the audio playback device to the digital media server, and, in the absence of a response to the request for a unicast connection, a second multicast transmission is transmitted via the audio playback device. The second multicast transmission includes information that allows the digital media server to establish a connection with the audio playback device to facilitate transmission of a unicast request for content.

Abstract: A method includes receiving via an audio playback device a first multicast transmission (e.g., an SSDP(HTTP)/Bonjour(DNS) presence announcement) from a computer hosting a digital media server. The first multicast transmission provides an indication of the presence of the digital media server (e.g., DLNA music server) on a network (e.g., a LAN). A request for a unicast connection is transmitted via the audio playback device to the digital media server, and, in the absence of a response to the request for a unicast connection, a second multicast transmission is transmitted via the audio playback device. The second multicast transmission includes information that allows the digital media server to establish a connection with the audio playback device to facilitate transmission of a unicast request for content.

Abstract: An apparatus having a touch sensor able to detect the touch of a tip of a digit of a user, having a conductive ring able to detect the approach of the tip towards the touch sensor, having a motion sensor to sense movement of a casing the apparatus, and having components of a controller to place the apparatus in one of a lower power mode after a predetermined period of inactivity has elapsed, a partial power mode in response to an indication of the approach of a tip of a digit, and a higher power state to detect touching of the touch sensor by a tip of a digit. Other forms of proximity detectors may be employed in place of the conductive ring, or the conductive ring may be replaced by one or more elongate conductors positioned about one or more sides of the periphery of a touch-sensitive surface of the touch sensor.

Abstract: An apparatus having a touch sensor able to detect the touch of a tip of a digit of a user, having a conductive ring able to detect the approach of the tip towards the touch sensor, having a motion sensor to sense movement of a casing the apparatus, and having components of a controller to place the apparatus in one of a lower power mode after a predetermined period of inactivity has elapsed, a partial power mode in response to an indication of the approach of a tip of a digit, and a higher power state to detect touching of the touch sensor by a tip of a digit. Other forms of proximity detectors may be employed in place of the conductive ring, or the conductive ring may be replaced by one or more elongate conductors positioned about one or more sides of the periphery of a touch-sensitive surface of the touch sensor.

Abstract: A base device meant to cooperate with one of a plurality of exchangeable docking adapters to enable the base device to cooperate with a personal portable device docked with the docking adapter to perform an audio/visual task. The base device incorporates a programmable logic that is programmed with a configuration data specifying a configuration of interconnections to enable the cooperation between the base device and the personal portable device, and may further incorporate a processor to execute a sequence of instructions of a routine causing the processor to cooperate with the personal portable device through the docking adapter to perform the task.

Abstract: A base device meant to cooperate with one of a plurality of exchangeable docking adapters to enable the base device to cooperate with a personal portable device docked with the docking adapter to perform an audio/visual task. The base device incorporates a programmable logic that is programmed with a configuration data specifying a configuration of interconnections to enable the cooperation between the base device and the personal portable device, and may further incorporate a processor to execute a sequence of instructions of a routine causing the processor to cooperate with the personal portable device through the docking adapter to perform the task.