Abstract: A location detection system and method with fingerprinting including defining nodes in an area, the area being associated with field devices and a target device; determining expected signal strengths from the field devices at the nodes; measuring actual signal strengths from the field devices at the target device for each of the field devices in communication with the target device; designating as valid nodes the nodes having the expected signal strength for a particular field device that is greater than or equal to the actual signal strength for a particular field device; and determining at least one of the valid nodes for which the actual signal strengths for the field devices agree with the expected signal strengths for the field devices at the at least one of the valid nodes.

Abstract: A physical object (10) comprises a store (72) for storing at least one Content Reference Identifier (CRID) and a communications interface (71) for conveying the CRID to a receiver (20). Upon receiving the CRID, the receiver (20) can resolve the CRID to locate content for consuming (e.g. for presentation or scheduling for recording or later presentation) and can use the CRID to retrieve metadata relating to the content. Appropriate content can be selected by bringing the associated object (10) within range of the receiver (20), thus obviating the need to use a remote control or electronic programmed guide. The CRID can be pre-programmed in store (72) of object (10) or can be selected by a user by a replaceable card or input device.

Abstract: A motion detection system and method with null points with a motion detection method including transmitting a signal (102); detecting the signal at a first device (104); determining whether signal strength of the detected signal is less than an expected signal strength (106); transmitting at least one additional signal (108); detecting the at least one additional signal at the first device (110); determining whether signal strength of the detected at least one additional signal is less than the expected signal strength (112); and determining that the first device is in a null point when the signal strength of the detected signals is less than the expected signal strength for a predetermined number of the detected signals (114).

Abstract: A location detection system and method with fingerprinting including defining nodes in an area, the area being associated with field devices and a target device (102); determining expected signal strengths from the field devices at the nodes (104); measuring actual signal strengths from the field devices at the target device for each of the field devices in communication with the target device (106); designating as valid nodes the nodes having the expected signal strength for a particular field device that is greater than or equal to the actual signal strength for a particular field device (108); and determining at least one of the valid nodes for which the actual signal strengths for the field devices agree with the expected signal strengths for the field devices at the at least one of the valid nodes (110).

Abstract: To ensure that contacts (and other information) are presented to the user of a communications terminal in a manner that approximates the perceived relative importance a human user might assign, there is described a method for ranking contacts relative to one another on the basis of a ranking value that has been generated from timeline activities (such as tweets, blog posts, RSS feed, emails/SMS etc.), and/or status information (presence, location etc. of the contact) and/or trends in such activities/status values. This ranking method may be supplemental to more conventional rankings such as alphabetic ordering of contacts or ordering by edit date.

Abstract: A physical object (10) comprises a store (72) for storing at least one Content Reference Identifier (CRID) and a communications interface (71) for conveying the CRID to a receiver (20). Upon receiving the CRID, the receiver (20) can resolve the CRID to locate content for consuming (e.g. for presentation or scheduling for recording or later presentation) and can use the CRID to retrieve metadata relating to the content. Appropriate content can be selected by bringing the associated object (10) within range of the receiver (20), thus obviating the need to use a remote control or electronic programme guide. The CRID can be pre-programmed in store (72) of object (10) or can be selected by a user by a replaceable card or input device.