Abstract: With the apparatus according to the invention remote interrogation and/or remote control of operating states of a device (1), especially a household appliance or entertainment device, by a data service station (3) remote from the device occurs with a temporary telephone connection between the data service station and a data interface of the device. According to a first embodiment of the invention the apparatus includes an infrared data interface (2) provided in the device (1) and a commercially available mobile telephone (5) provided with an infrared interface (6) for data transmission. The mobile telephone (5) with the infrared interface (6) provides the temporary telephone connection for the remote interrogation and/or remote control. Alternatively the infrared data interface can be replaced by a radio transmitter operating according to the “Bluetooth” principle and the mobile telephone can have a “Bluetooth” interface.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing access to a secured space from a remote location is described. The apparatus includes a control circuit, a communication device coupled to the control circuit and configured to send and receive data to and from a remote location, an access means configured to provide access to the secured space, and an access means retention device coupled to the control circuit and configured to provide access to the access means stored therein based on a communication using the communication device.

Abstract: A data transmission device using electromagnetic wave radiation in a contactless transceiver system toward a contactless object, the data bits transmitted corresponding to the half cycle of an initial time interval during which electromagnetic waves are emitted at a predetermined carrier frequency and to a second splitting time interval during which there is a split in transmission of the electromagnetic waves at the predetermined carrier frequency. During said second splitting time interval, generation means (40, 42, 44, 46, 48) generate electromagnetic waves having a frequency which is double the predetermined carrier frequency resulting in an attenuation of the radiated field by the antenna greater than a predetermined value such as 30 dB.

Abstract: A method and a device for non-contact energy transmission from one or more medium-frequency current sources, whose medium frequencies may have deviations around fM, to one or more moving consumers via one or more transmission lines and from or via transformer heads, allocated to the moving consumers, having one or more downstream matching controllers for adjusting the power received from the transmission lines; the transmission lines are fed from the medium-frequency current sources with currents which are constant in their effective values; the currents fed into a matching controller are in each case rectified in a rectifier, smoothed in each instance by a link-circuit reactor and brought together; with the aid of a single switch, this link-circuit current is either supplied to the link-circuit capacitor buffering the output voltage of the matching controller or is shunted upstream of this link-circuit capacitor, depending upon the power demand of the consumers connected to the matching controller; the switc

Abstract: A tactile feedback device such as a bumper or prod located to give the operator of a wheeled vehicle tactile feedback when the leg of the operator is in operable position to depress the brake pedal. Preferably, the feedback device is locatably adjustably fixed to the body of the vehicle in a location causing contact when the leg of the operator is in an ergonomically comfortable and ordinary position for depressing the brake. Illustratively, the device may depend from the steering column of a passenger automobile. In an alternative embodiment, the feedback device is readily removable from the vehicle. In a further alternative embodiment, contact characteristics may be adjusted to be, at one end of a range of adjustment a soft contact, at the other end of a range of adjustment a solid, unyielding contact, or any intermediate between the two ends of the range of adjustment.

Abstract: The invention relates to a warning system in a vehicle, such as a truck or a bus. In a vehicle, on the side which is remote from a driver's position there are warning means which are activated when the direction indicator is switched on on this side. These warning means give other road users an additional warning which differs from the standard direction indicators.

Abstract: A security system having security devices with hierarchical levels of access provided to coded keys which may be hand held transmitter units, is disclosed. The levels of access are master which is restricted to the manufacturer, seller and installer, supervisor which can be allocated to a site, and user which is usually specific to one security device only. The security devices can be programmed to be responsive to all of the supervisor coded keys and/or user coded keys, or a user coded key only. The security system can be used in a method of securing all vehicles at a car sales, where all of the vehicles can have their security devices programmed to be responsive to supervisor coded keys specific to the car sales site. When a vehicle is sold, its security device can be reprogrammed to be responsive to specific user coded keys only.

Abstract: A computer based method for activating a vehicular safety device for passenger protection is disclosed. The method uses a centrally located front-end acceleration sensor and a passenger compartment sensor. When a crash situation is sensed, current acceleration data is integrated to produce velocity values for both sensor locations. Actual displacement values for the front-end sensor are calculated as well as displacement values based on absolute values of acceleration of that sensor. The velocity and displacement values are selectively used in at least three vehicle crash mode analyses. Examples of such crash modes are full frontal-like modes, pole-like modes and angle-like modes. When appropriate threshold values are exceeded, device activation for one or more activation stages is initiated.

Abstract: A method has acts of detecting pressure value in each tire of the vehicle, calculating a base point of pressure according to the detected pressure values and calculating a safety scope in pressure reference to the base point of pressure. An alarm will be generated when the pressure value in the tires has a difference relative to the base point. With the method, a pressure detecting device can fit with different types or models of vehicle, and the use of the pressure detecting device is versatile.

Abstract: A vision system for a vehicle is provided that includes a vehicle equipped with at least two image capture devices. The image capture devices capture an image external of the vehicle and have overlapping fields of view. Outputs of the at least two image capture devices are fed to an image processor. The image processor produces a synthesized image from the outputs of the at least two image capture devices. The vision system may be a night-vision system.

Abstract: A vehicle brake indicating device has a pendulum which has a plurality of long holes. The arrangement of long holes are based on a logic truth table. Two detecting elements are on the pendulum. When the pendulum swings, the upper and lower detecting element and detecting element are placed in long holes or round arc surface which are mapped to values in a truth table; so that a set of truth values in the truth table is derived. A control circuit has an electronic circuit controller. The outputs of the electronic circuit controller are connected to the lift turn light and right turn light, a deceleration light and a staged-illumination third braking light so as to present various illuminations. By the detecting elements to detect signals which are sent to the electronic circuit controller so as to present various aleRT1ng effect.

Abstract: An appliance capable of performing a task initiated by a human operator, including an input device for receiving operator contact information for sending a message to the human operator; a computer for processing the operator contact information; and a transmitter that uses the operator contact information to communicate a message from the appliance to the human operator.

Abstract: Exchanging remote data in a wireless telecommunication system comprises updating a database with first data collected remotely, the first data comprising information corresponding to the availability of a system operator, and operating the wireless telecommunication system using the database.

Abstract: A remote control locator including a sending unit placed at a convenient location in the home and a receiving unit attached to the remote control. The locator is based on OOK (on-off keying) modulation which is a very economical alternative to FM transmission.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for detecting motion or displacement of an object in a monitored zone. The apparatus is disposed between a load and a power source and comprises a transmitter for providing a pulsed signal within a monitored zone. The pulsed signal interacts with objects in the monitored zone and provides a return signal. A receiver receives echoes from a return signal of the pulsed record signal, and a microcontroller circuit processes the echoes. The processing involves retrieving and comparing phase and amplitude information associated with the echoes.

Abstract: EAS marker, in one embodiment, comprises a self-lockable loop fastener. The self-lockable loop fastener comprises an elongated strap having a first end and a second end, the second end being provided with a plurality of teeth. The self-lockable loop fastener also comprises a paddle disposed at the first end of the strap. The paddle includes a recess and a locking head. The second end of the strap is insertable into, but not through, the locking head, the locking head having a tang for lockably engaging the teeth in such a way as to prevent withdrawal of the strap from the locking head and thereby forming a locked loop of fixed size.

Abstract: A personal alarm system for efficiently alerting individuals nearby that the user is possibly in danger. The personal alarm system includes a power source, a switch unit, and a speaker electronically connected to a control unit and positioned within an apparel member. A pin member is removably positioned within a receptacle of the switch unit with a cord member attached to the pin member. The cord member extends through an aperture within the apparel member for providing access thereto external of the apparel member. In the event of a perceived emergency, the wearer of the apparel member pulls upon the cord member thereby removing the pin member from the switch unit thereby causing the speaker to emit an audible warning sound.

Abstract: This invention provides a sleepy alarm apparatus for a vehicle driver, which is activated by a heart pulse meter, of which the measured heart pulse rate is lower than the preset threshold sleepy pulse rate. When a driver is sleepy while driving, the pulse rate is gradually decreasing. This invention continuously monitors the time interval for the predetermined number of the driver's pulses and converts the time interval into a pulse rate. If the measured pulse rate is lower than the preset threshold pulse rate, the system will trigger an alarm unit which is a part of the present invention. The preset threshold pulse rate can be adjusted by the increase or decrease switch. The apparatus may be made to be wearable on a wrist or made to be attachable on the steering wheel of the vehicle being driven in which case, the device includes a cuff for placing a finger in it in order to monitor the heart pulses.

Abstract: The circuit monitoring device is disclosed. The device is for monitoring circuit resistance. At configurable thresholds digital flags are triggered, the device can be used as a Security/Building management system. The device uses open technology is fully scaleable and allows programmable logic controllers to be used as security management systems. Using a soft logic option a PC could take the place of the PLC.

Abstract: In an airport terminal 1, an identification tag 5 for transmitting inherent identification tag information and its position information is handed to a customer 6. The information is received by a tag recognition apparatus 2 and transferred to a recognition PC 8 which analyzes the received information and transmits the analysis result to an image data server 9. The server 9 reads out image data for a guidance convenient to the customer 6. An image creation PC 10 generates a guidance image signal base on the image data and transmits it to an image projector 3 closest to the customer 6 thereby to display a guidance image 4 on a floor surface 1a near the customer 6. If the customer 6 has enough time, the guidance information of available facilities is displayed as a part of the guidance image 4.

Abstract: This is an improvement to a microwave, convection, or any other oven. The oven would be equipped with a television screen in or on the door. The television screen could be wired to an antenna, cable television, satellite television or a pre-recording device (such as but not limited to a DVD player or VCR). The television screen could also be hooked to a closed circuit television to view the inside of the oven, or other rooms or areas. There is a clear advantage in having the television in an existing appliance because it will not take up any additional counter space or under cabinet space.

Abstract: There is provided a musical composition-reproducing device and a musical composition-reproducing method that make it possible to make the most of many sounding channels and are capable of imparting an effect to musical tones without providing a special effect circuit. Musical composition data read from a musical composition data file FL is read out as data of a track 1 comprised of 4 channels, and is also copied and read out as data of a track 2, a track 3 and a track 4. Delay times of delaying means D1 to D3 and attenuations of attenuating means G1 to G3 are determined as being values t1 to t3 and g1 to g3, respectively, in accordance with effect parameter information. A sequencer SQ reproduces three effect sounding sequence data in the tracks 2 to 4, which is delayed by the delay times t1 to t3 and attenuated by the attenuations g1 to g3, as an effect sound providing a reverberation to musical tones reproduced based on the sequence data in the track 1 by using 12 channels among 16 channels.

Abstract: Accessory alarm device of computer lock, including a housing in which an alarm system is installed and a connecting plate extending from the housing. The connecting plate is formed with at least one perforation adapted to a locking bolt of a computer lock. The locking bolt of the computer lock can be passed through the perforation and inserted into a socket of the computer to lock the alarm device on the computer. The alarm device is controllably set in a standby state. In case the computer is unauthorizedly moved, the shake will trigger the alarm device to emit alarm sound so as to achieve a burglarproof effect.

Abstract: A junction box assembly for weather-resistant installations is disclosed including a junction box (100) and an extension ring (116, 216) adapted to attach with an component such as an alarm signaling unit (118, 218). The junction box assembly enables a relatively uniform compressive force about the periphery of the alarm signaling unit, such that a good, weather resistant seal is produced between a sealing surface (159, 259) on the alarm signaling unit and a mounting surface (161). In an embodiment of the assembly the extension ring (216) includes a flange (244) that attaches to the junction box, an large aperture (247) providing access to the interior of the junction box, and a mounting plate (266) including a threaded aperture (254) that is centrally located to align with a mounting aperture (242) in the alarm signaling unit. A gasket (219) may be provided between the signaling unit and the sealing surface.

Abstract: Methods of subsea communication in which a cathodic protection anode (13) is used as a transmitting antenna. The signals are received at a second location by means of two electrodes (22, 23, 32, 33) which are spaced by different distances from the transmitting antenna.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for communicating between a MWD or LWD logging tool and a surface processor, such as a PC, using a high speed transmission control protocol-internet protocol (TCP-IP) based connection link. Logging tool sensor response is stored in memory within the tool while logging. The link is removably attached to a data port in the tool when the tool is subsequently removed from the borehole. Stored sensor response information is transferred very rapidly from tool memory as TCP-IP data packets. Transmission is two-way thereby allowing commands to be transmitted from the PC to the tool for control of the tool and the data acquisition function of the tool. The two-way data transmission function can be performed at one or more PC's remote from a drilling rig using a commercially available TCP-IP hub and the internet.

Abstract: A traffic light signal monitoring system and method that enables traffic enforcement personnel to monitor the traffic moving through an intersection while positioned at a distant or remote location from the intersection where they would otherwise not be able to see the color of the traffic light signal. The system includes a distribution switch mounted in an existing traffic signal controller cabinet and electrically connected to the traffic light control circuits. The distribution switch is coupled to a radio transmitter. Connected to the transmitter is a tone generator that generates a tone when the amber light signal is activated. During use, traffic enforcement personnel positioned near the intersection are able to watch traffic travel through the intersection without looking directly at the lights activated on the traffic light.

Abstract: Each input binary digit of an input serial bit string having a referential word in a referential word time period is sampled N times to produce a plurality of over-sampled binary digits corresponding to a first group of sampling operations, a second group of sampling operations, --, an N-th group of sampling operations, and the over-sampled binary digits are divided to N divided bit strings corresponding to the N groups of sampling operations respectively. Because each divided bit string having the referential word is correctly sampled at high probability, a word start position of the referential word in each divided bit string is detected, one divided bit string correctly sampled at the highest probability is selected, and a string of words starting from the word start position is retrieved from the selected divided bit string and is output.

Abstract: A method of compressing data, wherein said data is in the form of discrete units, by determining an overall code specific to the units, comprising the steps of:

Abstract: A D/A converter in which distortion caused by PWM is favorably removed even if a sampling frequency is low relative to a signal frequency is provided. The D/A converter includes a pulse-width-modulated-signal outputting circuit for outputting a pulse-width-modulated signal having a pulse width in accordance with a digital value of an input digital signal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a serial data conversion apparatus comprising: a video signal packet conversion unit for converting a characteristic signal of a video signal into a video signal characteristic packet and simultaneously converting a video signal into a video signal packet by the characteristic signal of a video signal, horizontal/vertical synchronization signals, and a video clock signal; an audio signal packet conversion unit for converting a characteristic signal of an audio signal into an audio signal characteristic packet and simultaneously converting an audio signal into an audio signal packet by the characteristic signal of an audio signal, left/right control signals, and an audio clock signal; a control signal packet conversion unit for converting a control signal into a control signal packet by an informing signal which informs a generation of a control signal; and a multiplexer for switching and selecting the video signal characteristic packet, the video signal packet, the audio signal characteristic pac

Abstract: An apparatus for capturing and digitizing at least one analog signal derived from an event with a signal duration that is short compared to the interval between consecutive analog signals has two or more memories each capable of storing a sequence of analog samples of one of two or more analog signals derived from the event. There is a trigger for triggering the sampling and storage in the two or more memories of a sequence of analog samples to occur at about a 0.5 gigahertz or higher rate and circuitry communicating with the memories for selectively initiating the read out of the analog samples in the memories. An analog to digital converter receives each analog sample read out from each of memories and produces from the analog samples corresponding digitized sample values.

Abstract: An A/D converter stage including an A/D sub-converter connected to a D/A sub-converter (12) provides dynamic element matching. This is accomplished by forcing (24) the comparators (COMP1-COMP7) of the A/D sub-converter to generate a scrambled thermometer code.

Abstract: In a method of suppressing jammer signals in the received signal of radar antennas of HPRF applications (such as pulse Doppler radar systems) by means of Fast Fourier Transformation and side lobe cancellation, the receiving radar antenna has a sum channel, a difference channel and an auxiliary channel. The received signal is first transformed in the sum, difference and auxiliary channels from the time domain into the frequency domain using a Fast Fourier Transoformation (FFT). Subsequently, the the jammer signal, particularly the side lobe jammer, is suppressed in the frequency domain by means of side lobe cancellation.

Abstract: A plurality of sensors each gather information about a region around the periphery of a motor vehicle. The sensor system is equipped with a radar assembly, an infrared detection assembly, and a visible light detection assembly. A central processing unit integrates data gathered from the three assemblies and combines them to form an aggregate data set of the individual region. The CPU also combines aggregate data sets from all the sensors and displays the information on a dashboard mounted display. The display is an active matrix display that shows contacts relative to the motor vehicle, a level of threat imposed by each individual contact, and a blink rate for color blind applications. The display takes advantage of color active matrix technology, displaying low threats as green sprites, moderate threats as yellow or orange sprites, and severe threats as red sprites.

Abstract: A radar device includes a mixer that mixes an output of a transmit antenna 4 and an input of a receive antenna 6, an LPF 8, an A/D converter 9 that samples an output signal of the LPF 8 and subjects the sampled signal to A/D conversion, an FFT processing device 10 that subjects the converted signal to high-speed Fourier transformation, an aliasing discriminating/correcting device that discriminates a signal having a frequency component where aliasing occurs from a result by the FFT processing device 10 and corrects the signal to a signal of a normal frequency component where no aliasing occurs to obtain a distance and relative velocity data of the object, and a target object selecting device that selects necessary data from the distance and relative velocity data of the object which are obtained from the aliasing discriminating/correcting means.

Abstract: A vehicle navigational receiver module includes a first planar antenna for receiving navigational radio signals, a signal processing circuit that is connected to the antenna, as well as a ground plane. In addition, a second planar antenna for receiving a telematic radio signal is arranged so as to at least partially overlap the first planar antenna and is connected to a second signal processing circuit.

Abstract: A thermal distortion estimation system for delivering thermal time varying distortion of various spacecraft antenna is provided which includes a measurement signal outage indicator and a storage device containing time varying distortion data. A signal is generated indicating an outage for the system received by the spacecraft and then a generated time varying distortion of the system from a previous measurement history to predict the error resulting from the thermal distortion is employed to estimate the error.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for calculating an absolute time difference in a radio system, and to a radio system. In the radio system, location measurement units are maintained, the location measurement units receiving signals from base transceiver stations; a reference time for the reference base transceiver station and the detected time differences of the base transceiver stations are specified; the reference time of the reference base transceiver station and the detected time differences of the other base transceiver stations are reported; a computational absolute time is calculated; a corrected absolute time for the reference base transceiver station is calculated by using the computational absolute time, the reported reference base transceiver station reference time and a correction coefficient. Finally, the corrected absolute time and the detected time differences are used for calculating the absolute time differences, and the computational absolute time differences are stored.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention provide a method and system for location based configuration of a wireless access point and an access device in a hybrid wired/wireless network. A method for providing location based configuration in a hybrid wired/wireless network may include identifying a location of a network device within the hybrid wired/wireless network. Configuration information corresponding to the determined location of the network device may be determined. The determined configuration information may be communicated to the networking device in order to facilitate location based configuration of the network device. The network device may include, but is not limited to, an access device, an access point and a switching device.

Abstract: A broadband couple-fed planar antenna including radiating strips on the ground plane. Plural radiating strips are electrically connected to a ground plane and are formed on the same plane of the ground plane. The radiating strip has a first segment extended from an edge of the ground and a second segment bend at an angle connected to the first segment. The couple-fed planar antenna has a feeding line coupling signals to the radiating strips. The number of the radiating strips is flexible for the required bandwidth of the couple-fed plannar antenna.

Abstract: Low cost antennas formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises conductor fibers or conductor particles in a resin or plastic host wherein the ratio of the weight of the conductor fibers or conductor particles to the weight of the resin or plastic host is between about 0.20 and 0.40. The conductive fibers can be stainless steel, nickel, copper, silver, or the like. The antenna elements can be formed using methods such as injection molding or extrusion. Virtually any antenna fabricated by conventional means such as wire, strip-line, printed circuit boards, or the like can be fabricated using the conductive loaded resin-based materials. The conductive loaded resin-based material used to form the antenna elements can be in the form of a thin flexible woven fabric which can readily cut to the desired shape.

Abstract: A microstrip patch array antenna suppressing side lobes. The microstrip patch array antenna have a plurality of antenna array elements on two-dimensional planar having A axis and B axis for suppressing side lobes, wherein the antenna array elements are linearly arranged in a direction of the A axis by spacing a first predetermined distance between the antenna array elements, the arranged array elements are arranged in a direction of the B axis by spacing a second predetermined distance between the antenna array elements and a predetermined portion of the microstrip patch array antenna having the arranged array elements are horizontally shifted to a predetermined distance. The present invention can reduce leakage of signal or prevent to receive undesired signal and to transmit signals to undesired direction by using the above mentioned array pattern instead of reducing a distance of spacing between antenna elements.

Abstract: A multi-frequency, monopole, flat antenna for a portable device. The antenna is made of conductive material. The portable device has an RF module. The antenna has a feeding terminal that connects to the RF module, and a conductor plate. The antenna resonates with EM waves to produce two non-overlapping EM resonant bands. The conductor plate transmits and receives EM waves of three different frequencies. The first frequency is in the first band, and the conductor plate is large enough to cover a bandwidth larger than the difference between the second and third frequencies, which are in the second band.

Abstract: An antenna arrangement for a portable radio communication device, comprising a first (1) and a second (2) antenna element, and a conductive shield (4) connectable to a ground plane device (3), said first (1) and second (2) antenna elements are located on opposite sides of the shield (4), wherein said first (1) and second (2) antenna elements are of different types.

Abstract: In an antenna device, an antenna element incorporated in a housing provided with a display unit is omnidirectional. An antenna device comprises a housing for allowing a display unit for displaying visual information to be disposed on the principal surface F1, and an antenna element incorporated in the housing for radiating a radio wave from an end face F2 contacting with the principal surface F1 of the housing.

Abstract: An electronic device with an automatic antenna. The electronic device includes a body, a cover, an antenna, and a transmission unit. The cover is disposed on the body in a rotatable manner, and the antenna is disposed on the body in a rotatable manner. The transmission unit is connected with the cover and the antenna so that the antenna is rotated relative to the body via the transmission unit when the cover is rotated relative to the body.

Abstract: An antenna means for a portable radio communication device, in particular a hand-portable mobile telephone, having at least one radiating element that has a meandering and cylindrical configuration. This structure is specifically advantageous in combination with an extendable and retractable whip antenna and, when having two or more meandering radiating elements, in multi-band radiating structures. The antenna device is suitable for manufacturing in large quantities, for example by a flexible printed circuit board technique.

Abstract: The present invention provides an antenna arrangement for a portable radio communication device, allowing a flexible design. This is achieved by using axially resilient connection devices (3) that are positioned in apertures (4) in a support structure (2) for an antenna element (1). The present invention further provides a method for performing a flexible design of such an antenna arrangement.

Abstract: The invention relates to a communication terminal with an electromagnetic transmission or receiving antenna, comprising an acoustic converter, preferably housed in a mobile telephone or cordless telephone.