Abstract: A system that includes a control panel of a security system that protects a secure geographic area, a user input carried by the panel that receives a disarm instruction disarming the security system, a camera carried by the panel that captures an image of a person entering the disarm instruction and a processor that disarms the security system in response to the received disarm instruction only when a human face of the person is detected by the camera.

Abstract: A personal security assembly for discretely contacting law enforcement includes a ring configured to be worn. The ring has an outer surface, an inner surface and a peripheral edge extending therebetween and the outer surface has a flat section. An alarm is positioned within the ring and is in wireless communication with an external communications network. The alarm is actuated in an emergency wherein the alarm contacts law enforcement through the external communications network.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and methods for notifying first responders of a security crisis or threat. The alarm system can be scaled to allow the alarm system to be used effectively in facilities of differing sizes and layouts. The system is also flexible, enabling the system to integrate with currently existing systems or to operate with new devices.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for event notification. One of the methods includes receiving an event from a security system; determining at least one contact to notify of the alert from a collection of contacts, the determining including applying one or more event notification rules, wherein the one or more event notification rules include one or more event notification rules specified by a user of the security system and wherein a number and identity of the at least one contact varies depending on the applicable rules of the one or more event notification rules; transmitting an event notification to the one or more determined contacts; and performing a security action based on feedback from one or more of the determined contacts.

Abstract: An apparatus including a touch-screen interface of a security system that protects a secured geographic area, a processor that detects failure of the touch screen interface based upon a user-modulated parameter of the touch-screen and a processor that activates a back-up user interface based upon the detected failure.

Abstract: A heat alarm apparatus (10) is provided which has a housing defining a body (16). A heat sensor (12) extends from the body; and a cage (24), which defines an enclosure in which the sensor (12) is located. The cage (24) has openings therein to allow for gas to flow freely therethrough. The cage (24) is movable relative to the housing and movement of the cage (24) activates a test/reset switch (46) of the apparatus (10).

Abstract: A method and surveillance system are presented for detecting and alarming intrusions that are caused by unwanted people in a protected area, by exploiting interactions between the wireless communication and monitoring devices of the surveillance system but no special sensors. An intrusion in the protected area is primarily detected by analyzing the variation of the wireless channel observed at the wireless communication device, and further confirmed by images captured by the monitoring device, where the image capture can be triggered by the intrusion detection result. The threshold used to primarily determine the existence of an intrusion is self-calibrated by comparing the result of the channel-variation based intrusion detection with the findings of the captured images. Moreover, an intrusion caused by authorized people of the protected area is identified through checking the connection status of the secured wireless communication network in the protected area, and then filtered out.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a wireless communication device for enabling the remote control of a medical apparatus. The apparatus includes a remote control enable device comprising a transmitter and one or more switches, actuatable by enable buttons. The buttons allow an operator to close the switch(es), causing the transmitter to send a status signal related to the status (open or closed) of the switch(es), to a receiver configured to communicate said status signal to a control unit. The control unit verifies the signal on a number of criteria. When all required criteria have been met, remote control of the medical apparatus is allowed. In an embodiment the remote control enable device is configured to maintain the power supply to a transmitting chip sufficiently long, upon opening a switch, so that a check can be performed on the correct functioning of the switch after the switch has been opened.

Abstract: A programmable graphical display switch that provides users with a simple way of controlling other devices and for customizing how that control is initiated and communicated to the user.

Abstract: Provided are an ultrasonic sensing device and method for a vehicle, which may block ground noise and pass a signal reflected from an opponent vehicle traveling in a blind spot. The ultrasonic sensing device for the vehicle includes a band pass filter configured to filter a first input signal reflected by an object according to a predetermined first bandwidth to output a first filtering signal or filter a second input signal on which a 2N decimation operation has been performed according to a predetermined second bandwidth to output a second filtering signal, and a calculation unit configured to perform the 2N decimation operation on the first filtering signal output from the band pass filter and deliver the first filtering signal on which the 2N decimation operation has been performed to the band pass filter as the second input signal.

Abstract: A system for transferring information upon detection of wrong-way driving of a motor vehicle includes a transmitting device and a receiving device. The transmitting device encompasses a light source that is embodied to emit a light-coded signal, as well as a recognition unit that is embodied to detect wrong-way driving of a motor vehicle. The transmitting device is configured to emit the light-coded signal by way of the light source as soon as the recognition unit detects wrong-way driving of a motor vehicle, the light-coded signal containing an information item regarding wrong-way driving of the motor vehicle. The receiving device is configured to execute a row-by-row and/or column-by-column image scan, and to receive and evaluate a light-coded signal completely within one image.

Abstract: In a method for checking the plausibility of a wrong-way driving of a motor vehicle when entering a unidirectional roadway, a traversing of a stop line or a solid line of a junction of the unidirectional roadway is detected and/or at least one item of directional information of a roadway of the junction, which is located ahead of the motor vehicle, is collected, and a probability of a wrong-way driving is ascertained based on the detection. The method is performed by a control and detection unit for checking the plausibility of a wrong-way driving.

Abstract: A method and system for mitigating an imminent collision of a vehicle performs the steps of detecting a sound near an outer periphery of the vehicle in at least one location; processing the sound by analyzing sound characteristics including at least one of a frequency of the sound or a volume of the sound; estimating a threat; and initiating a safety response of the vehicle.

Abstract: To provide a technology that enables dump trucks to travel smoothly even in a mine where electromagnetic wave conditions are bad. The invention is a vehicle travel system in which haulage vehicles 20 traveling in a premise of a mine along predetermined travel routes 60 and a fleet management server for managing operations of haulage vehicles are connected in communication together via wireless communication network and that sets a travel-permitted segment n+1 so that difference between a communication timing at which the haulage vehicle 20-1 transmits permission request information to the fleet management server from a provisional permission-requesting point RP and communication timing at which other haulage vehicle transmits the permission request information to the same wireless base station may become more than or equal to a predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: Technologies are generally described for an automated external defibrillator (AED) dispatch system. In various examples, the AED dispatch system may include a receiver, a vehicle determination unit, and a transmitter. The receiver may be configured to receive, from a first device, a request message that includes first location information that indicates a location of the first device, and also receive, from one or more of second devices, one or more report messages, each of which includes second location information that indicates a location of the corresponding one of the second devices. The vehicle determination unit may be configured to select a vehicle to be dispatched based at least in part on the first location information and the respective second location information. The transmitter may be configured to transmit an instruction message to the second device associated with the selected vehicle to be dispatched.

Abstract: Provided is a vessel monitoring method of a vessel monitoring system, which includes receiving first vessel information from an automatic identification system message output from a vessel, receiving second vessel information on the vessel from a port management information system, selecting a vessel tracking parameter on a basis of the first vessel information and the second vessel information, and tracking the vessel by using a tacking algorithm corresponding to the vessel tracking parameter.

Abstract: A flight display system or method in accordance with this disclosure involves the presentation, on an aircraft, of a “quick preview” notice to airmen (“NOTAM”) display that includes a plurality of stacked flight route portion boxes, each of the plurality of flight route portion boxes pertaining to and being labeled as one of: a departure taxiing portion, a standard instrument departure portion, an en route portion, a standard terminal arrival route portion, an approach portion, and an arrival taxiing portion; each of the plurality of flight route portion boxes graphically displaying flight route symbology pertaining to and labeled as each airport taxiing reference point and/or each aeronautical waypoint that falls within its labeled flight route portion; and wherein at least one of the plurality of flight route portion boxes further graphically displays NOTAM symbology pertaining to at least one of the NOTAMs that are relevant to the flight route.

Abstract: A device receives, from a user device, a request for a flight path for a UAV to travel in a geographical region, and determines a suggested component/software for the UAV based on capability information associated with the UAV. The device provides, to the user device, information associated with the suggested component/software, and calculates the flight path based on the capability information and real time information and non-real time information associated with the geographical region. The device generates flight path instructions for the flight path, and provides the flight path instructions to the UAV to permit the UAV to travel from in the geographical region via the flight path.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein may relate to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) navigating to a target in order to provide medical support. An illustrative method involves a UAV (a) determining an approximate target location associated with a target, (b) using a first navigation process to navigate the UAV to the approximate target location, where the first navigation process generates flight-control signals based on the approximate target location, (c) making a determination that the UAV is located at the approximate target location, and (d) in response to the determination that the UAV is located at the approximate target location, using a second navigation process to navigate the UAV to the target, wherein the second navigation process generates flight-control signals based on real-time localization of the target.

Abstract: A system of an aircraft for signaling the presence of an obstacle during visual flight, which system includes at least one onboard unit to be installed in an aircraft to be equipped, which onboard unit includes an onboard database that stores at least one obstacle to be avoided during flight. The onboard unit includes an interface to be installed in the aircraft and whose function is to authorize the addition and the deletion of obstacles in the onboard database, with the interface being in communication with the onboard database.

Abstract: A system and method for the avoidance of one or more obstacles by an aircraft, and a related computer program product, electronic system and aircraft are disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes a) generating an alert by a warning system on detection of an obstacle and b) if no manual avoidance maneuver is detected for a time period longer than a first determined time and if the alert is maintained during this first time period, automatically activating an automatic avoidance guide mode to determine an obstacle-avoidance guidance rule. The method further including c) if an autopilot device of the aircraft is coupled to the automatic avoidance guide mode, transmitting to the autopilot device the avoidance guidance rule determined in step b) for automatic performing of a maneuver to avoid the obstacle.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle within an environment are provided. In one aspect, a system comprises one or more sensors carried by the unmanned aerial vehicle and configured to provide sensor data and one or more processors. The one or more processors can be individually or collectively configured to: determine, based on the sensor data, an environment type for the environment; select a flight mode from a plurality of different flight modes based on the environment type, wherein each of the plurality of different flight mode is associated with a different set of operating rules for the unmanned aerial vehicle; and cause the unmanned aerial vehicle to operate within the environment while conforming to the set of operating rules of the selected flight mode.

Abstract: The present invention illustrates a picture book augmented reality application that includes scanning capability, 3D graphics presentation and video presentation that immerses participants into the story line of a picture book. The book cover or a page in the book itself can be scanned with a smart device (smart phone, tablet, Kindle, Nuke, MAC, PC, laptop), which activates the augmented reality book application to get the appropriate content of the AR-Book. The participant can see the visual world of themselves being part of the story line through an avatar when displaying the video/2D/3D content using the AR application. Therefore, the invention allows participants to be immersed into the picture book as one of the characters in the picture book using their real face or a caricature of their face wrapped/attached to the selected character (avatar) in the picture book.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein may provide improved systems and methods for remote learning in a laboratory environment by establishing dynamic connection streams via a server stack interface between hardware clients coupled to equipment and hardware, and mobile clients.

Abstract: The present disclosure features systems and methods for analyzing student learning and calibrating the difficulty of questions on a test or examination. In one embodiment, a method for analyzing the learning of a student includes administering, by an assessment agent, a task to a student, the task comprising a question having an associated difficulty. The assessment agent receives a response to the question from the student and evaluates the response to generate an observable, the observable comprising information related to the response. A posterior determination of the student's ability is then calculated by incorporating the observable into an ability model associated with the student, and the posterior determination of ability may be compared with the difficulty of the question, a skill acquisition probability, or other measure. The student's response, or a plurality of responses from students within a cohort, may be used to determine the difficulty of each question.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and a teaching method, and a composing method; and provides Music Cling™ sheets printed with Berry Musical(© 2014 Carol Caldwell-Edmonds and Shannon Edmonds) music notation symbols. The Music Cling™ sheets cling to a piano keyboard, and to an apparatus that is an object of this present invention. The size of the spaces between the 5 Berry Musical staff lines comprise an exact match between placement of notes on said staff and finger placement on standard piano keys. The use of static cling vinyl sheets printed as described above as manipulatives, not as labels or identifiers is new and unique. This invention does not require that students memorize letters, symbols, and the music staff before they can play music; rather it allows students to manipulate symbols when printed on Music Cling sheets as described to learn how to play piano.

Abstract: A real time performance pressure feedback system for a stringed instrument includes a pressure sensor, a desired pressure input device, a feedback device, and a controller. The pressure sensor is configured to be fixedly and removably attached to the stringed instrument on a pressure surface, and to generate a pressure signal indicative of a pressure being applied to the pressure surface. The desired pressure user input device is configured to receive a desired pressure input and to generate a desired pressure signal indicative of the desired pressure input. The feedback device is configured to generate feedback to a performer at least in part in response to a performance feedback signal. The controller is communicatively connected to the pressure sensor, the desired pressure user input, and the feedback device, and is configured to generate the performance feedback signal at least in part in response to the pressure signal.

Abstract: To provide an information processing apparatus for allowing a learner to enjoy viewing and listening of the content and to perform linguistic learning, and to check the effect of learning. A Dictionary DB 101 associates a vocabulary with a difficulty level determined for each vocabulary, and stores the vocabulary and the difficulty level, the vocabulary including a word, an idiom, or a phrase consisting of two or more words in a language to learn. A registration unit 102 registers a degree of learning of the language to learn of a learner as a learning level. A calculating unit 104 calculates the number of the vocabularies to learn used in the content as a frequency in use. A specifying unit 106 specifies, according to the calculated frequency in use and the registered learning level, and among the vocabularies of the language to learn used in the content, a vocabulary which is an object to learn as a vocabulary to learn.

Abstract: A foreign language training device includes an egg-shaped outer shell having an outer surface with visual indicia representative of a foreign language stored in a memory. A motion sensor is configured to detect movement of the outer shell, wherein detected movement results in an audible output of a word phrase in both a native language and a foreign language.

Abstract: System for simulating effects of impairment caused by recreational consumption of marijuana. The system includes i) an optical filter having a pre-defined spectral pass-band and a non-diffractive spatial pattern configured to deviate a beam of light incident onto the filter, and, optionally, ii) radiant objects at least one of which delivers light in a spectral band corresponding to color that is complementary to the color defined by the pass-band of the optical filter. Method for demonstration and analysis of impairment of cognitive function caused by using the system to affect the vision of the user.

Abstract: The invention relates to a training inserter (1) for an intrauterine system, said intrauterine system comprising a body (11) and removal strings (17), the training inserter comprising a handle (2) having a first end (3) and a second end (4), an insertion tube (5) having a first end (6) and a second end (7), and being arranged in connection with the handle (2), for receiving the intrauterine system, a plunger arranged inside the insertion tube (5), and first means for moving the insertion tube (5) with respect to the plunger for pushing out the intrauterine system. The training inserter further comprises second means (14, 18) that perform the following functions: attaching the removal strings to the inserter, pulling back the intrauterine system via the removal strings, and storing the removal strings.

Abstract: The current document is directed to methods and systems that provide semi-automated and automated training to technicians who use oral-cavity-imaging-and-modeling systems to accurately and efficiently generate three-dimensional models of patients' teeth and underlying tissues. The training methods and systems are implemented either as subsystems within oral-cavity-imaging-and-modeling systems or as separate system in electronic communication oral-cavity-imaging-and-modeling systems. The training methods and systems use an already generated, digital, three-dimensional model of a portion of the oral cavity of a particular patient or of a physical model of a portion of an oral cavity to compute a temporal, translational, and rotational trajectory of an oral-cavity-imaging-and-modeling endoscope, or wand, during a training scan. The temporal, translational, and rotational trajectory is used for a variety of different types of instruction and instructional feedback to facilitate training of technicians.

Abstract: An apparatus that simulates a respiratory system for characterizing particle delivery within lungs by an inhaler within lungs is shown and described. The respiratory system simulator comprises a simulated oral cavity to receive an aerosol, a simulated oropharynx cavity, a simulated lung airway system and a breath simulator. The simulated oral cavity is configured to receive a flow of particles and direct the flow to the simulated oropharynx cavity. The simulated oropharynx cavity is configured to receive a flow from the simulated oral cavity and direct the flow to a simulated trachea cavity. The simulated trachea cavity directs the flow to the simulated lung airway system. The simulated lung airway system comprises a plurality of bronchial airway generations simulating bronchial airway generations of a lung or lungs. The respiratory system simulator may be maintained at or near humidity and temperature levels within a respiratory system.

Abstract: A novel system and apparatus for testing surgical fastening devices in an ex-vivo body wall wound closure simulation device is disclosed. The system is particularly useful with simulating abdominal wall wound closure. The system has a body wall curvature approximator device, a tissue fixation system, and a tissue support and tensioner device. The system provides for anatomically correct presentation and tensioning on body wall tissue specimens for ex-vivo wound closure simulation. The system may also be used for other anatomic tissue specimens in addition to body walls.

Abstract: A form having one or more blank detachable wristbands may include a printable face ply capable of accepting printed indicia and a liner ply where the face ply is die cut to form one or more blank detachable wristbands having first and second ends. The printable face ply may be sufficiently soft at hand to remain attached for several days without causing chaffing. The face ply may be adhered to the liner ply by a pressure sensitive adhesive on at least a portion a bottom surface. The pressure sensitive adhesive may be on the face ply around a periphery of one or more wristbands. Means to secure the wristband to the wrist of a patient may be located adjacent the first and second ends of the wristband and each of said first and second ends of each of the wristbands may include tamper evident indicia.

Abstract: A method of forming a label for a container is provided. The method comprises extruding at least one layer to form the label, increasing the surface energy of the label, and securing the label to a container with an adhesive. The texture can be formed onto the label by embossing, chemically etching or exposing the label material to UV radiation. The texture helps improve the adhesion of the label to the container. In another example, the label can be provided with a primer or an EVA heat seal coating to improve the adhesion of the label to a container.

Abstract: A beverage identification system includes a beverage identification marker and a wearable identifier paired to the beverage identification marker. The beverage identification marker and wearable identifier each include a same or similar visual marking, such as a pattern, a color, a shape, a size, a texture, a material, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a roll of adhesive labels. The method includes the step of providing a plurality of adhesive labels fixed to a backing sheet. A predetermined number of labels are removed from the backing sheet to thereby form a leading edge of the sheet that only includes the backing sheet and no labels. The leading edge includes no labels to thereby facilitate mounting the sheet of carrier material on a printing or applicator machine.

Abstract: A furniture part functional element for decoration or information display, such as for logos or the like, includes: a planar information section and a fastening section equipped with a fastener configured to fasten to the furniture part. The fastener of the fastening section comprises a sliding guide element, via which sliding on a guide section of the furniture part is enabled, and a clamping element, via which the slid-on functional element is held clamped to the guide section.

Abstract: Architectural signage and the providing of systems and methods for adjustable signage suitable for operation with one hand. A signage assembly may include a slider panel assembly having a back plate and a plurality of slider portions, where each of the slider portions may include a guidance tongue formed from a portion of the back plate. The guidance tongue may include a lock button extending from a front face of the guidance tongue, wherein the guidance tongue is configured to flex in a direction perpendicular to or from a front face of the back plate to allow insertion of a slidable tab with reduced interference from the lock button, and wherein the lock button is configured to mate with a lock pocket of a slidable tab when the slidable tab is fully extended.

Abstract: A dispenser includes a dispenser housing, an indicating device connected to the dispenser housing and a container removably engaged with the dispenser housing. The container and the dispenser housing remain connected as the container is moved between an engaged position and a disengaged position relative to the dispenser housing. The dispenser housing includes an upper portion pivotally connected to a lower portion.

Abstract: There is provided an illuminated product including a foot element, a view mounting element, a housing containing a light source, and an interchangeable indicia carrier. There is also provided a method for coordinating a preferred occupant plan with a plurality of floor spot indicia carriers. The floor spot indicia carrier can be an illuminated product.

Abstract: In a test method, a screen in a vehicle is actuated in order to generate a specified raster image. An electric current intensity flowing as a result of the actuation is measured, and the measured current intensity is compared with a specified reference current intensity. It is ascertained whether the raster image was generated without errors dependent on the comparison.

Abstract: What is disclosed are structures and methods for testing and repairing emissive display systems. Systems are tested with use of temporary electrodes which allow operation of the system during testing and are removed afterward. Systems are repaired after identification of defective devices with use of redundant switching from defective devices to functional devices provided on repair contact pads.

Abstract: An information processing system includes information processing apparatus and terminal apparatus that includes display portion and operation portion. A first display processing portion displays electronic teaching material on the display portion. A switch processing portion switches page of electronic teaching material displayed on display portion in response to switch operation performed to operation portion. A page information obtaining portion, in response to switch operation, obtains page information corresponding to page of electronic teaching material that had been displayed before being switched. A board-written data obtaining portion obtains lesson information that is input to board surface, as board-written data. A storage processing portion stores page information into storage portion in association with one or more pieces of board-written data that had been obtained by board-written data obtaining portion before the page information was obtained by page information obtaining portion.

Abstract: A data compensator includes a reference voltage drop generator, a voltage drop measurer, a compensation data generator, and an output block. The reference voltage drop generator generates reference voltage drops corresponding to R, G, and B data of a first pixel among the plurality of pixels. The voltage drop measurer calculates pixel voltage drops of the pixels based on R, G, and B data of the pixels and outputs a first pixel voltage drop of the first pixel. The compensation data generator generates R, G, and B compensation data compensating luminance distortion of the first pixel and color coordinate distortion of the first pixel based on a difference between the first pixel voltage drop and the reference voltage drops. The output block generates compensated R, G, and B data by adding the R, G, and B data of the first pixel and the R, G, and B compensation data, respectively.

Abstract: A display device is disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes an image source configured to generate image data comprising red, green, and blue data and a color-weakness determiner configured to generate color vision deficiency data comprising color-weakness information. The device also includes a color-weakness compensator configured to generate compensation data based on the image data and the color vision deficiency data and a display portion comprising a plurality of pixels each configured to emit light based on the compensation data. Each of the pixels includes first and second sub-pixels configured to emit light having a light-emitting color based on an electric field applied to the first or second sub-pixel and a third sub-pixel configured to emit light having a predetermined light-emitting color.

Abstract: Provided are a display controller for improving display noise, a semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) device including the same, and a method of operating the display controller. The display controller may include image processing logic configured to sequentially read a plurality of input image data via a data bus and process the plurality of input image data. The display controller may also include a timing generator configured to output a timing control signal. Further, the display controller may include a compensation image generator configured to generate and output a compensation image according to the timing control signal. The display controller may also include a data interface unit configured to transmit one of the compensation image and the plurality of input image data to the display device based on the timing control signal.

Abstract: A display device includes: a common electrode and a pixel electrode that includes a horizontal stem, a vertical stem, and a branch. A pixel of the branch includes a first branch that extends in a first diagonal direction from the horizontal stem and the vertical stem, and a second branch that extends in a second diagonal direction from the horizontal stem and the vertical stem.

Abstract: A pixel array, comprising multiple pixel units; each pixel unit comprises three sub-pixels in different colors, the three sub-pixels being a red sub-pixel (R), a green sub-pixel (G) and a blue sub-pixel (B) respectively; the connecting lines between central points of the three sub-pixels form a triangle, and each sub-pixel is a cruciform consisting of a rectangle with an aspect ratio of 3:1 in the transverse direction and the longitudinal direction respectively, and having equal lengths in the transverse direction and the longitudinal direction. Also provided are a method of driving the pixel array and a display panel comprising the pixel array. Driving the pixel array with the driving method enables the display panel to have higher visual resolution.