Patents Issued in September 6, 2007
  • Publication number: 20070205873
    Abstract: A transponder that may be used as an RFID tag includes a passive circuit to eliminate the need for an “always on” active RF receiving element to anticipate a wake-up signal for the balance of the transponder electronics. This solution allows the entire active transponder to have all circuit elements in a sleep (standby) state, thus drastically extending battery life or other charge storage device life. Also, a wake-up solution that reduces total energy consumption of an active transponder system by allowing all non-addressed transponders to remain in a sleep (standby) state, thereby reducing total system or collection energy. Also, the transponder and wake-up solution are employed in an asset tracking system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Marlin H. Mickle, Alex K. Jones, James T. Cain, Peter J. Hawrylak, Frank Marx, Raymond R. Hoare
  • Publication number: 20070205874
    Abstract: Arrangement for providing operational settings to an electronic device including a data storage, including at least one data storage element including instructions needed to perform one or more functions in the electronic device. The electronic device includes reading means for reading one or more of the plurality of data storage elements, the electronic device further including controlling means for performing one or more functions defined by the instructions included in the read data storage element included in the data storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Timo Tokkonen, Ilkka Tiainen
  • Publication number: 20070205875
    Abstract: An auxiliary device is provided that includes a short-range wireless receiver for receiving information relating to an occurrence of an event involving a portable radio communication equipment for voice and/or information communications. In addition, the auxiliary device includes a projector for projecting a display in response to the receipt of the information relating to the occurrence of the event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventor: Ido De Haan
  • Publication number: 20070205876
    Abstract: An anti-hijacker system for use in association with a transportation conveyance having an engine or motor system. The anti-hijacker system includes an RFID tag associated with an authorized user of the transportation conveyance and a receiver enabled to read a signal transmitted from the RFID tag. The system further includes a computer operatively connected to the receiver and the engine or motor system of the transportation conveyance so that in the absence of an expected signal from the RFID tag, the computer takes operational control of the engine or motor system. The computer may disable the engine or place the conveyance on autopilot. Related methods include concealing an RFID tag on the person of an authorized user of the transportation conveyance and disabling operation of the engine or motor system of the transportation conveyance when an expected signal from the RFID tag is not received in an expected manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventor: Hap Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20070205877
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling remotely controlled components of a plurality of vehicles in response to a short range common signal emitted by a transmitter that can operate the components only during specified time periods. A transmitter can be programmed to provide a relatively long range customer signal that can operate the components at any time. The system and method are operative on a mutually exclusive basis wherein the remotely controlled components only respond to the common signal or the customer signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Magnadyne Corporation
    Inventor: Barry Caren
  • Publication number: 20070205878
    Abstract: An antitheft apparatus includes a control section. When a status change from a closed state to an open state of a luggage door caused by regular means is detected in an arming state being ready to output an alarm, the control section shifts a status from the arming state to a disarmed state being not ready to output an alarm; when a status change from the open state to the closed state of the luggage door is detected in the disarmed state, the control section shifts the status from the disarmed state to the arming state after a predetermined length of preparatory period; and when an arming command to shift the status from the disarmed state to the arming state is given within the length of preparatory period, the control section shifts the status from the disarmed state to the arming state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: FUJITSU TEN LIMITED
    Inventors: Manabu Matubara, Minoru Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20070205879
    Abstract: To detect a slip state in a contact region of a rotating tire on a road surface, first, the first radical direction data and the second width direction data of measurement data of acceleration at a tread portion of the rotating tire for a duration corresponding to one round of tire rotation are acquired. Second, time series data of acceleration due to tire deformation is extracted from the first radical direction data and displacement data is obtained by subjecting the time series data of acceleration due to tire deformation to a time integration of second order, thereby a deformation at the tread portion is calculated and a contact region of the rotating tire is determined from the calculated deformation. Next, from the second width direction data, a slip region within the determined contact region is specified based on vibration level of the second data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Matsuda, Tsuyoshi Kitazaki, Naoshi Miyashita, Yoshiaki Hashimura, Yutaka Hattori
  • Publication number: 20070205880
    Abstract: A transponder which does not require a power source used in an in-wheel motor system and a wheel therewith. The transponder comprises a data transmit/receive antenna, a data transmit/receive section, a sensor circuit, and a sensor power circuit. The sensor power circuit is constituted of a rectification circuit (energy converting means), a storage device and a charging coil and the input side of the rectification circuit is connected to a charging coil and the output side of the rectification circuit is connected to the storage device. The transponder is mounted on a motor rotor provided on an internal surface of a rim section in a tire constituting the wheel, and the charging coil is fixed so as to penetrate through a magnetic field produced by a motor stator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Yutaka Hattori, Yasuo Hatano
  • Publication number: 20070205881
    Abstract: Vehicular on-board energy generating system includes a coil and a magnet movable in a passage of the coil during movement of the vehicle such that the movement of the magnet relative to the coil causes generation of electricity. The coil may be wrapped around a cylinder, and its passage may include a chamber defined by the cylinder. An energy storage device is coupled to the coil and arranged to receive and store the generated electricity. One or more sensors can additionally or alternatively be coupled to the coil and arranged to receive and use the generated electricity. A control module can also be coupled to the sensor and arranged to control a component in the vehicle based at least in part on data provided by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventor: David Breed
  • Publication number: 20070205882
    Abstract: An air tank monitoring system and method. An air tank pressure sensor which includes a microcontroller and a transceiver, such that the pressure sensor can send as well as receive and process information. Also provided is a wireless air tank status monitoring system which includes a wireless pressure transducer. The transducer is connected to a microcontroller which is powered by a battery. The microcontroller is connected to a transceiver which sends and receiver information using an antenna. The pressure information is communicated to a data concentrator or coordinator which includes a transceiver which sends and receives information using an antenna and a processor which processes the data and effectively controls the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: WABASH NATIONAL, L.P.
    Inventors: Rodney P. Ehrlich, Paul D. Nelson, Victor Vargas
  • Publication number: 20070205883
    Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a wheel identifying apparatus for a vehicle which includes a transmitter, a signal strength determiner, a variation determiner, and a wheel identifier. The transmitter is located on the body of the vehicle and working to transmit a signal during running of the vehicle. The signal strength determiner is located on a wheel of the vehicle away from the rotational axis of the wheel and works to determine strength of the signal thereat. The variation determiner works to determine a variation in the strength of the signal determined by the signal strength determiner. The wheel identifier is configured to identify the wheel as a spare wheel located on the body of the vehicle when the variation determined by the variation determiner is substantially zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Mori, Nobuya Watabe
  • Publication number: 20070205884
    Abstract: A seat belt warning system comprises a sensing system associated to a vehicle seat for sensing a seat belt related status with respect to said vehicle seat and a control unit communicating with said sensing system for generating a warning signal depending on the seat belt related status determined by said sensing system. The sensing system comprises a seat occupancy detector for determining a seat occupancy status of a vehicle seat and a seat belt fastening detector for determining a seat belt usage condition. According to the invention said sensing system further comprises a first surface acoustic wave device including at least one surface acoustic wave resonator and an antenna and in that said control unit comprises an RF antenna for remotely communicating with said surface acoustic wave device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Laurent Federspiel, Pierre Orlewski
  • Publication number: 20070205885
    Abstract: This invention proposes a wireless bike brake light that can respond to braking when bikes are in motion. The invention employs a MEMS (micro electro mechanical system)-structured accelerometer chip as sensor to detect related signals. A control circuits unit processes the signals, and then sends appropriate brake light to following vehicles based. The features of the invention are that (1) It can provide extra security when serving as a brake light with independence of braking system, (2) It is easily to install and durable, (3) It can be also applied to such sports as skiing, skateboarding, etc. that are not equipped with apparent brake devices, and thus hard to incorporate brake lights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventor: Yen-Ho Lu
  • Publication number: 20070205886
    Abstract: A locator system, including a transmitter device such as a PAS device to be carried by a first individual such as a first responder in a fire fighting event. The transmitter transmits an acoustic sound and a RF pulse. A RF receiver is carried by a second individual, such as someone dispatched to rescue the first individual. The receiver receives the acoustic sound using a pair of acoustic receivers and RF pulse and calculates the distance to and bearing of the transmitter device. Both transmitter and receiver may include temperature data for calculating the ambient speed of sound. A display informs the second individual of the distance and bearing. The acoustic sound receivers are spaced from each other to permit triangulation calculations to determine the distance and bearing. The transmitter is activated by the first individual by choice and when the first individual is motionless for a predetermined time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Steve Huseth, Soumitri Kolavennu, Anoop Mathur, Thomas Plocher, Kristen Law
  • Publication number: 20070205887
    Abstract: An initiative alarm system mainly comprising a first alarm device and a second alarm device; said first alarm device continuously or alternately transmitted an encoded signal within a certain frequency. In the other hand, said second alarm device includes a receiver for receiving the signal, a CPU for decoding the signal and determining the correctness of received signal, and a siren interconnected with CPU and trigged when the signal is fail to be received or fail to be received within certain frequency. Said second alarm device is hand-hold by a guardian and said first alarm device is carried by a protective object so as when the first alarm device is kept away beyond the certain distance. The signals will be transmitted immediately, and then, the siren is simultaneously triggered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventor: Ming-Pao Cho
  • Publication number: 20070205888
    Abstract: A mobile surveillance appliance receives sensed data over a wireless link from a remote sensing post which monitors a remotely monitored space having a predefined spatial location and transmits the sensed data. The mobile surveillance appliance provides a display of the sensed data from monitored space and an intervention controller which, when activated responsive to an event perceived on the display, encodes the predefined spatial location and an event melioration onto a remote intervention request, and transmits the intervention request to a remote intervener. The remote sensing post, mobile surveillance appliance, and remote intervener may communicate using SIP messaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Shze Lee, Andrew Gutman
  • Publication number: 20070205889
    Abstract: A method for the protection of mobile assets is disclosed. Mobile storage trailers are often left unattended on construction sites. A mobile asset protection unit is utilized for a variety of interrelated purposes, including securing, managing, and tracking a single or fleet of non-self-propelled storage trailers. The method hereby details a means of tracking and accounting for a fleet of any type of mobile trailers. The mobile asset protection unit receives a distress signal from a variety of peripherals. The circuitry will immediately sound and alarm and/or relay the signal to the communications unit. The communications unit will notify the user via any one of a number of interfaces, including via cellular technology and/or internet technology. The user then relays a response to the distress signal that is in turn received and executed by the unit to ensure the protection of the storage trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Keith E. Rodgers, Jack G. Landis
  • Publication number: 20070205890
    Abstract: The arrangement of the present invention allows for a proximity warning system that can indicate the presence of an identified person, animal or object within the range of a sensor. In one application, this invention will warn hunters that an identified person, animal or object is within the field of fire of the weapon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventor: Karen Brown
  • Publication number: 20070205891
    Abstract: A network enabled radiation detection system includes a sensor configured for measuring radiation; a microprocessor configured for receiving data from the sensor related to radiation; memory operatively associated with the microprocessor; software code configured for time stamping data related to radiation, and for storing data, subsequent to time stamping, in the memory; and wireless communication equipment configured for transmitting a message with the data related to radiation to another device. A method of monitoring radiation with a network enabled radiation detection system includes measuring radiation with a sensor; receiving data into a microprocessor related to the radiation; time stamping the data related to radiation; storing the data in memory; and transmitting the data to a base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: David Spencer, Rahmat Aryaeinejad
  • Publication number: 20070205892
    Abstract: A TV remote control with a guided search function is provided, which comprises: a call sensing module, for sensing a trigger signal, and generating a corresponding control signal; a search times calculating module, for continually receiving the control signal, and accumulating a search times value according to the receive times; an alarm module, for receiving the control signal, and sending an alarm signal in response, to indicate the position of the remote control for the user; and an alarm signal adjusting module, for adjusting the alarm signal sent by the alarm module according to the accumulated search times value, thereby solving the problem of looking for the remote control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventor: Chien-Cheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20070205893
    Abstract: A system for monitoring and distinguishing occurrences along a perimeter bounded by at least one piezoelectric cable that completely defines the perimeter. The monitoring system utilizes at least one piezoelectric cable that generates electrical signals in response to mechanical stress events. The electrical signals from each piezoelectric cable are analyzed by a processing system to determine event classification and location. The monitoring system alerts users and connects to an existing security system to notify third-parties. The monitoring system includes functionality to communicate with a calibration unit and calibrate itself. The monitoring system also includes functionality to interface with a pet containment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Radio Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Mainini, Randal Boyd
  • Publication number: 20070205894
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method and apparatus for radio frequency identification for asset management are disclosed. The method includes providing a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag to an asset to be tracked via an asset management system, activating the RFID tag, transmitting from the RFID tag identification information of the asset to the asset management system, and tracking the asset from the RFID tag identification information with the asset management system. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Dean Nelson, Robert Bivona
  • Publication number: 20070205895
    Abstract: This system uses a radio frequency tag(s) and a two-way polling device to sound an alarm if a wallet is being picked from a pocket or purse. This system can also be used to prevent some other types of theft. The system can also be used to sound an alarm when a child or other person wanders too far away from a parent or guardian.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventor: John H. Bergener
  • Publication number: 20070205896
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a method for tracking tags includes transmitting wake-up signals from a number of activation antennas located throughout an environment. Each wake-up signal includes an antenna ID of the antenna that transmitted the wake-up signal. A plurality of identification signals are received from a tag, each identification signal generated in response to receipt by the tag of a wake-up signal from a corresponding antenna and including a tag ID of the tag and the antenna ID included in the wake-up signal of the antenna that transmitted the wake-up signal. A directionality of the tag is determined based on the sequence in which the plurality of identification signals are received from the tag.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Axcess International Inc.
    Inventors: Michael H. Beber, Michael A. Klinke, Rajinder Bridgelall
  • Publication number: 20070205897
    Abstract: An RFID device includes a chip, an antenna operatively coupled to the chip, and a visual indicator operatively coupled to the chip. The visual indicator provides a visual indication of an operative state of the device. The visual indication may be human readable and/or machine readable, and may provide visual indication that is dependent on a change in an operative state of the device. The operative state that triggers the visual indication may include a state in which the chip has temporarily or permanently been rendered inoperative or disabled, that is, in which the chip no longer responds to, or otherwise interacts with, ordinary incoming RF signals such as from a device reader. The visual indicator may be included in a display that functions by any of a variety of suitable mechanisms, such as by use of electrochromic materials, thermochromic materials, liquid crystals, or chemically-reactive materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventor: Ian Forster
  • Publication number: 20070205898
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of an air coil with leads includes the following steps. Firstly, at least one conductive bump is formed on a base, and the base has at least one lead. Then, at least one end of at least one coil body is disposed on the lead, and is correspondingly contacted with the conductive bump. Finally, the shape of the conductive bump is changed to connect the lead and the coil body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Ru-Kuen Huang, Chieh-Cheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20070205899
    Abstract: A crystal mount for use in a cryogenic environment which comprises an RFID transponder capable of transmitting tracking information unique to the crystal mount or the composition of a sample mounted thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: John Ziegler, Bret Simpson
  • Publication number: 20070205900
    Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) system and more particularly a tag comprising a transponder forming parts of such a system. The tag preferably includes a substrate; a transponder mounted on the substrate; the transponder comprising electronic circuitry and an antenna connected to the circuitry; a sense element on the substrate which is sensitive to damage to the substrate and which is connected to a sense input of the circuitry; the antenna comprising a metal layer and the sense element a layer of conductive ink.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: IPICO INNOVATION INC.
    Inventor: Albertus Jacobus Pretorius
  • Publication number: 20070205901
    Abstract: An IC tag sheet includes a base sheet, a plurality of stick members arranged in parallel on the base sheet, and an IC tag placed in at least one of the stick members, where the longitudinal direction of the IC tag corresponds to the longitudinal direction of the stick members. It is preferable that the IC tag sheet has a joint formed of upper ridges formed on an upper joint and lower ridges formed on a lower joint. Even when the IC tag sheet is bent in a predetermined direction, problems such as breakage in the IC tag and degradation in the communication property are prevented substantially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited
    Inventor: Kazuto Kokuryo
  • Publication number: 20070205902
    Abstract: A releasable security tag for attachment to an article of merchandise is disclosed. Features of the security tag include: a locking mechanism with a release for attaching the tag to the article of merchandise; an EAS resonant circuit or an RFID circuit for responding to a first RF signal at a predetermined frequency corresponding to the resonant circuit or to the RFID circuit; an ambient RF energy harvesting circuit; a release signal detection circuit coupled to and powered by the ambient RF energy harvesting circuit and an electro-mechanical actuator electrically coupled to the release signal detection circuit. The electro-mechanical actuator releases the locking mechanism whenever the release signal detection circuit receives a release signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: CHECKPOINT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Andre Cote, Farrokh Abadi
  • Publication number: 20070205903
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an integrated sensor for monitoring the allowable heat exposure time for firefighters, and to protective equipment containing such a sensor. More specifically, the invention concerns a system for providing a firefighter with improved information as to the firefighter's remaining safe fire exposure time. The system comprises: a sensor for monitoring ambient temperature, moisture transfer, and/or additional data relevant to the firefighter's remaining fire exposure time; a computer processor that is programmed to execute an algorithm for processing the sensed data to determine such remaining fire exposure time; and a warning notification system for communicating such remaining exposure time to the firefighter. In preferred embodiments, the sensor of the present invention monitors thermal conditions at the outer surface of protective equipment and generates information, preferably instantaneously, concerning the maximum allowable residence of an individual in a fire environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: University of Maryland, College Park
    Inventors: Marino diMarzo, Amr M. Baz
  • Publication number: 20070205904
    Abstract: This solar powered goose repellant (GRS) Unit will harmlessly keep away Canada geese, ducks, crows, gulls, vultures, cormorants, egrets, and herons. It will do this by sensing the animals via PIR sensor, recharging via solar cells and scare the geese away via 532 nm DPSS Green Laser that will disperse and pivot side to side throw its holographic diffraction grating lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventor: Jeremy Froehner
  • Publication number: 20070205905
    Abstract: There is disclosed a flotation device such as a life vest or inflatable raft for keeping a user afloat when in water, the flotation device comprising a light source attached to the flotation device, a water activated switch, wherein the light source is illuminated when the water activated switch is submersed in the water, and a control panel mounted to an outer surface of the flotation device and comprised of at least one user activated switch, wherein the light source is extinguished when the user activated switch is depressed, the control panel having instructions printed thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Timothy Ford, Stephane Gascon
  • Publication number: 20070205906
    Abstract: A device for the early detection and advanced warning that waste is backing up in a waste pipe line comprising: a tubular body member having an open lower portion, a central hollow core extending axially there through, and a closed upper portion. The open lower portion is dimensionally sized and configured to be removably yet sealably fitted and fixed into the waste pipe line. The closed upper portion is provided with a vent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Joseph Giordano, Daniel Giordano
  • Publication number: 20070205907
    Abstract: A level monitoring system for a floating roof tank is provided. The level monitoring system includes a switch electrically connected to a monitor. When the tank reaches a high fill level, the switch closes an electrical circuit. The monitor senses that the circuit has become closed, indicating the high fill level, and sends a signal to an alarm module. The level monitoring system may use either a cable pull switch or a tilt switch that are activated by the floating roof of the tank when the a predetermined level has been reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Robertshaw Controls Company
    Inventor: William Schenk
  • Publication number: 20070205908
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided to indicate battery capacity status. Different blinking frequencies of the LED correspond to different battery states of charge. Furthermore, the present invention provides a smooth visual brightness change of the LED by providing the appropriate LED current according to human eye characteristic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Sterling Du, Liusheng Liu, Oleksandr Kokorin
  • Publication number: 20070205909
    Abstract: A remote controller is disclosed to include a housing, a control unit mounted in the housing, a communication unit mounted in the housing and electrically coupled to the control unit and controllable by the control unit to communicate with an external host and to download a control content from the external host, and a display unit, which is installed in housing and electrically coupled to the control unit, having a display zone for displaying the control content downloaded by the communication unit and a control zone for inputting instructions for enabling inputted instructions to be sent to a controlled device by the communication unit to drive the controlled device to execute the instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventor: Shao-Tsu Kung
  • Publication number: 20070205910
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for wireless motion control. The system generally includes a centralized motion coordinator device and one or more motion stick devices that communicate with each other wirelessly. The centralized motion coordinator controls operation of the one or more motion stick devices by wirelessly transmitting basic commands to the one or more motion stick devices. In response, the motion stick devices process the received commands and generate trajectory information based, at least in part, on the commands received from the centralized motion coordinator device. The trajectory information is used to control operation of a motor for advancement of an actuator assembly associated with the one or more motion stick devices along a predetermined axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Parker-Hannifin Corporation
    Inventors: John E. Guite, Jeffrey M. Kelley, Mark C. Calahan, John L. Walewander, Steven W. Danek, Andrew D. Barnes, John H. Rathkey
  • Publication number: 20070205911
    Abstract: A remote control transmitting and receiving system for operating electric equipment with little operational misjudgment or malfunction. By setting a plurality of transmission codes of remote control signals of a plurality of remote control transmitters to different periods and by providing transmission order data in these transmission codes, even if transmission is carried out from a plurality of remote control transmitters completely simultaneously or with a slight time difference, it is possible to judge the transmission operation order accurately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Hanahara, Noriaki Matsui
  • Publication number: 20070205912
    Abstract: Provided are a device, system, method and software for remote controlling substantially all models and all features of a given manufacturer's media device, such as televisions. Included are a handheld case having a communication interface through which control instructions are issued to a control signal generating component, which includes a processor operatively connected to a computer memory and a remote control signal transmitter, being configured for performing the steps of converting the control instructions received from the communications interface into one or more remote control signals, and directing the remote control signal transmitter to transmit the one or more remote control signals at a pre-selected frequency, which substantially all models of the given manufacturer's media device responds to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Jonathan Lane, Kenneth Gassman, Alan Iny, William Lane
  • Publication number: 20070205913
    Abstract: A received circuit receives a plurality signals generated by modulating carrier waves having the substantial same frequency according to digital signals having different bitrates output from a plurality of systems. The receiving circuit includes a front-end portion that tunes and outputs the signals received by an antenna; an analog-to-digital converting portion that converts the signals output from the front-end portion to digital signal processing portion that processes and demodulates the digital signals; and a plurality of digital filter portions each of which extracts a digital signal output from a corresponding the plurality of systems, from the demodulated signals output from the signal processing portion, based on a bitrate of the digital signal output from the corresponding system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Hiroki OKADA
  • Publication number: 20070205914
    Abstract: A remote operating apparatus is provided. A receiving unit receives an arbitrary infrared signal generated as an arbitrary key of a remote control unit is input, and converts the received infrared signal into an electric signal. A control unit reads the electric signal converted by the receiving unit. The driving is operated under control in response to a control signal of the control unit. The control unit controls an operation of the drive unit whenever reading the electric signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Seong Cheol Choi, Kyung Ho Yoon
  • Publication number: 20070205915
    Abstract: A load control system that communicates with existing automated meter reading communications systems to interrupt and shed loads at a customer location. The system includes a master controller that listens to communications between a utility meter and the reading system. The controller receives tier and/or pricing information and will instruct a load control unit to interrupt certain loads based on the information. In addition, the system may be employed as a load shedding system where a command may be forwarded to the master controller to disconnect loads based on action levels. The command may be sent via a TCP/IP communications system to a node in the reading system and the forwarded via a radio network to the master controller to reduce latency. Predictive shedding may be performed based on forecast loads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: Elster Electricty, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Shuey, Andrew Borleske, Robert Mason, David Hart
  • Publication number: 20070205916
    Abstract: A semi-passive radio frequency identification (RFID) tag being coupled to a battery providing a battery voltage for powering a part of the circuitry of the RFID tag includes an RF communication block receiving and transmitting RF signals, a sensor block including a frequency ratio digitizing temperature sensor for alternately measuring the ambient temperature and the battery voltage, and a control logic block in communication with the RF communication block and the sensor block. The control logic controls the operation of the RF communication block and the sensor block and stores temperature and voltage measurement data generated by the sensor block. In one embodiment, the control logic block of the RFID tag operates based on a system clock and the sensor block provides a reference clock to the control logic block for use in calibrating the system clock of the control logic block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric Blom, Jun Wan, Stuart Urie
  • Publication number: 20070205917
    Abstract: Saf-T-Light is a battery-operated hand held sign that provides backlighting to a warning or instruction message. The preferred embodiment of the invention utilizes eight fluorescent light bulbs powered by a battery and attached to an octagonal frame having a handle and translucent panels with stop and go messaging for attachment to the frame. To use Saf-T-Light, an individual installs the batteries into the handle of the device and the appropriate translucent panels into the frame of the device. The user can then turn on the power switch on the handle and show whichever side of the frame is necessary. For example, the Stop panel will be shown when traffic or crowd flow should cease and the Go panel will be rotated to be shown when traffic or crowd flow should proceed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Lonnie Nickson, Deborah Nickson
  • Publication number: 20070205918
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for estimating the location of vehicles in parking lots, having: reading means to capture data related to license plates of the cars circulating through the inside of the parking lot through a plurality of control points; and, detection means to record the availability of the spaces through a plurality of sensors, and comprising: input means to manually enter the license plate of a car to be located inside a parking lot, location means to locate the vehicle by means of a control mechanism, based at least on the previously recorded information by the reading means and detection means; and output means to generate a report with the spaces which the vehicle is most likely parked in.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: QUALITY INFORMATIONS SYSTEM, S.A.
    Inventors: Pablo Riesco Prieto, Javier Riesco Prieto
  • Publication number: 20070205919
    Abstract: A panel structure applicable to casing of a notebook computer has different cover plates to perform different input modules. The panel structure includes a base and a cover plate. The base is for settling a touch pad, a first group of keys and a second group of keys. The cover plate is formed with several openings for exposing a touch pad and a first group of keys. The cover plate is also formed with several removable portions that can be removed and formed with openings for exposing a second group of keys. The base adopts different cover plates formed with different openings. Therefore, the cost of preparing different bases can be saved. Further, different customer's choices can be easily satisfied by just selecting suitable cover plates. The assembly change is easily achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventor: Yaz-Tzung Wu
  • Publication number: 20070205920
    Abstract: An apparatus for inputting characters and method thereof are disclosed, by which a character can be inputted at high speed in a manner of implementing a new character set and by which a character can be inputted at high speed using a new character set and a rotatable moving key. The present invention includes an input unit comprising a plurality of roller type keys, each generating a rotation-associated keying signal or a pressing-associated keying signal and a plurality of selection keys, each generating the pressing-associated keying signal and a controller performing a character set search by a character set unit according to the rotation-associated keying signal, the controller performing a character input according to the pressing-associated keying signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventor: Sung Cho
  • Publication number: 20070205921
    Abstract: High-speed decoding with minimal footprint is achieved by parallel, separate, Viterbi decoders each processing a pair of symbols for each trellis. A two-decoder embodiment for a base band chip is utilizable for ultra wideband communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, N.V.
    Inventor: Sergei Sawitzki
  • Publication number: 20070205922
    Abstract: An MTR encoder includes convolution units that perform convolution of input data using additional bits, MTR encoding units that MTR-encode data obtained by the convolution units, RDS calculating units and on-bit sequence checking units that calculate RDSs and counts the number of sequential on-bits of the data MTR-encoded by the MTR encoding units, respectively, and a selecting unit that selects optimum data based on the RDSs and the number of sequential on-bits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Akihiro Itakura, Toshikazu Kanaoka, Toshio Ito