Abstract: A detection device includes a proximity sensing circuit that generates a chime activation signal responsive to a sensor activation signal; a loudspeaker; and a chime generator circuit coupled between the proximity sensing circuit and the loudspeaker, configured to control activation of the loudspeaker responsive to the chime activation signal. The chime generator circuit may include an in-system programming (ISP) connector having program pins adapted to receive a programming probe such that the chime generator circuit is programmable after being placed on a circuit board, the program pins including a program clock (PGC) pin. The detection device may also include a resistor connected between power supply of the chime generator circuit and the PGC pin, the resistor having a resistance such that the chime generator circuit: detects when the programming probe is attached to the PGC pin while sampling the voltage at the PGC pin, and suppresses chiming of the loudspeaker.

Abstract: A call-for-service device includes touch targets coupled with a control circuit. A light source is coupled with the control circuit and responsive to selection of the touch targets as controlled by the control circuit, which associates lighting patterns of the light source with respective touch targets to signal to wait staff service requests. The control circuit is programmable through an external connection to set the lighting patterns corresponding to the respective touch targets such that the lighting patterns are customizable for different applications. A selector switch may be coupled with the control circuit and include numerous switch positions, each switch position to control a separate lighting program, each lighting program including a set of lighting patterns, where the control circuit is programmable to associate each lighting program with a different switch position of the selector switch. A base may contain the light source, the touch targets, the control circuit, and the selector switch.

Abstract: A call-for-service device includes touch targets coupled with a control circuit. A light source is coupled with the control circuit and responsive to selection of the touch targets as controlled by the control circuit, which associates lighting patterns of the light source with respective touch targets to signal to wait staff service requests. The control circuit is programmable through an external connection to set the lighting patterns corresponding to the respective touch targets such that the lighting patterns are customizable for different applications. A selector switch may be coupled with the control circuit and include numerous switch positions, each switch position to control a separate lighting program, each lighting program including a set of lighting patterns, where the control circuit is programmable to associate each lighting program with a different switch position of the selector switch. A base may contain the light source, the touch targets, the control circuit, and the selector switch.

Abstract: A data analyzer/classifier comprises using a preprocessing step, and energy minimization step, and a postprocessing step to analyze/classify data.

Abstract: A data analyzer/classifier comprises using a preprocessing step, and energy minimization step, and a postprocessing step to analyze/classify data.

Abstract: A data analyzer/classifier comprises using a preprocessing step, and energy minimization step, and a postprocessing step to analyze/classify data.

Abstract: A data analyzer/classifier comprises using a preprocessing step, and energy minimization step, and a postprocessing step to analyze/classify data.

Abstract: A relatively thin-profile projection display device that employs at least two anamorphic components is disclosed herein.

Abstract: A data analyzer/classifier comprises using a preprocessing step, and energy minimization step, and a postprocessing step to analyze/classify data.

Abstract: An analyzer/classifier tool (100) for data comprises use of an energy minimization process (120) with data transformed by an input process (110) into one or more input matrices. The data to be analyzed/classified is processed by an energy minimization technique such as individual differences multidimensional scaling (IDMDS) to produce at least a rate of change of stress/energy. Using the rate of change of stress/energy and possibly other IDMDS output, a back end process (130) analyzes and classifies data through patterns recognized within the data.

Abstract: A data merging/fusion comprises using a preprocessing step, an energy minimization step, and a postprocessing step to merge or fuse data. In a particular embodiment, ordinal data are processed by mapping the ordinal data to a lower triangular matrix of ordinal data, processing the matrix using non-metric individual differences multidimensional scaling and subsequently processing the result.

Abstract: Preferred data compression and decompression processes (500, 600) of this invention speed transmission of a color XGA image (502). A first compression step employs an RGB-to-YCrCb color conversion compression process (504), and a second step employs an Lempel-Ziv-Oberhumer (“LZO”) compression process (506) for generating compressed image data for transmission through a wireless transmission medium. A preferred data decompression process receives the compressed image data from the LZO compression process. A first decompression step employs an LZO decompression process (602), and a second decompression step employs a YCrCb-to-RGB color conversion decompression process (604) for generating decompressed data suitable for rendering an image (606) that is substantially the same as the original XGA image.

Abstract: A data merging/fusion comprises using a preprocessing step, an energy minimization step, and a postprocessing step to merge or fuse data. In a particular embodiment, ordinal data are processed by mapping the ordinal data to a lower triangular matrix of ordinal data, processing the matrix using non-metric individual differences multidimensional scaling and subsequently processing the result.

Abstract: A system for matching images in which characteristic points of an image to be tested for a match, such as a fingerprint, are compared with characteristic points of a master image by attempting to match the distances between pairs of master characteristic points with distances between pairs of live characteristic points, whereby the coordinate system of the test image is not required to be aligned with the coordinate system of the master image. The matching system can be implemented in an identification mode in which the live image is attempted to be matched with each of a number of master images, or a verification mode in which the live image is attempted to be matched with a master image that is purported to be the same as the live image.