Abstract: Systems and associated methods are for a marine drive and/or a marine generator The system has an engine, a temperature sensor configured to sense changes in temperature of oil for the engine, a speed sensor configured to sense changes in operational speed of the engine, and a control module configured to identify a presence of water in the oil by comparing the changes in the temperature of the oil to the changes in operational speed of the engine.

Abstract: A method of testing a smoke alarm system including: receiving a first manual input via an input device of a mobile device from a user of the mobile device, the first manual input indicating that the user would like to initiate a test of the smoke alarm system including one or more smoke alarms, the one or more smoke alarms including at least a first smoke alarm; determining a time slot allocation, the time slot allocation indicating when each of the one or more smoke alarms should emit an alarm; transmitting the time slot allocation to each of the one or more smoke alarms, wherein each of the one or more smoke alarms is configured to activate the alarm in accordance with the time slot allocation; activating a first alarm on the first smoke alarm; and receiving a second manual input indicating that the user has heard the first alarm.

Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods are described herein for an emergency management and response system for an airport. These systems and methods utilize a network of devices that can be configured to automatically receive an alert from a control tower or dispatch based on selected criteria about an emergency.

Abstract: A system for monitoring flooding can include a plurality of flood monitoring stations and at least one flood warning station in communication with each flood monitoring station. Each flood monitoring station can include at least one sensor configured to detect water level and a visual warning device to alert users of actual or predicted flooding. Each flood monitoring station can include a processor to determine a water level using the sensor and control the visual warning device. Each flood monitoring station can include a processor and a wireless communications device to communicate the water level to the flood warning station.

Abstract: An ignition coil includes an ignition circuit having a first winding and a second winding, a controller in communication with the ignition circuit, and a light. The ignition circuit is configured to output an ignition timing signal. The controller is configured to establish a rule that limits an engine speed to a maximum engine speed to be provided by the ignition timing signal. The light is configured to illuminate and indicate the maximum engine speed in response to an output signal from the controller.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an Internet of Things system for managing a camera device of a public landscape in a smart city. The method is implemented based on the Internet of Things system, the system including a plurality of user platforms, a service platform, a management platform, and a plurality of object platforms.

Abstract: An electronic fire sprinkler system includes a plurality of electronic fire sprinklers that each output a flow of fluid in response to receiving an activation signal, a plurality of temperature sensors that each detect a temperature and output an indication of the detected temperature, a plurality of network devices that detect a distance to at least one of the plurality of electronic fire sprinklers, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit receives a plurality of detected distances, calculates a location of each electronic fire sprinkler based on the of detected distances, determines that a fire condition is present based on the detected temperature, identifies one or more of the plurality of electronic fire sprinklers based on the calculated locations and an identifier of the temperature sensor from which the indication of the detected temperature was received, and transmits one or more activation signals to the identified electronic fire sprinklers.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a jobsite keep out zone system are provided. The system includes one or more detectors configured to determine when an intruder is within and/or is approaching a protected area. In response to the determination, one or more alarms and/or notifications are generated.

Abstract: A server device is configured to receive criteria that indicate when a microsite is to be provided to a user device. The user device is configured to obtain sensor data and user profile data and send the sensor data and the user profile data to the server device. The server device is configured to receive the sensor data and the user profile data, identify a relevant microsite, and provide information regarding the relevant microsite to the user device. In some cases, the service device is configured to identify that a particular microsite has been purchased by a user of the user device and provide information, to the user device, identifying that the particular microsite has been purchased.

Abstract: A data collecting system including a component assembled in an electric vehicle, a data collector connected to the component through a bus of the electric vehicle, and a debug server connected to the data collector is disclosed. The component collects different data from the electric vehicle and performs different sending procedures respectively under different situations including: a regular sending-procedure sends regular data to the bus based on a regular frequency; a high-speed sending-procedure starts collecting high-speed data and sending the same to the bus based on a high-speed frequency after a condition is satisfied; and a high-resolution sending-procedure sends high-resolution data to the bus after an error occurs, wherein the high-resolution data is collected within a period of time before and after the error occurs. The data collector collects these data from the bus. The debug server analyzes the data collected by the data collector.

Abstract: An equipment security system includes one or more sensors or optical recording devices disposed on or inside a cargo container. A computing device receives data from the one or more sensors or optical recording devices, determines whether an event has occurred at the cargo container, determines a geofence associated with the cargo container, and selects or configures a dynamic script including instructions that specify whether to begin recording an event occurring at or inside the cargo container, whether to record the event in an overwritable, local memory associated with at least one of the one or more sensors or optical recording devices or the computing device, parameters that govern how data associated with the event will be recorded, and whether to upload the data from the local memory to a remote server.

Abstract: A diagnostic device and method diagnoses damage to a breaker that interrupts a current of an energy storage device. The damage to the breaker is diagnosed on the basis of a short-circuit current at a time of an external short circuit. The damage to the breaker can also be diagnosed on a basis of a short-circuit current during a first time from detection to interruption of a short circuit, and a short-circuit current during a second time from the interruption to convergence of the short-circuit current. An energy storage apparatus can include the diagnostic device.

Abstract: A vehicle includes determines that a vehicle alarm system has been engaged and determines a local context applicable to the vehicle alarm system. The vehicle obtains an alarm system configuration mapping applicable in light of the local context. The vehicle changes sensitivity of one or more sensors associated with the alarm system based on the configuration mapping.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for operating a fire system network are described herein. One method includes receiving a plurality of time-slotted maintenance messages over a period of time from each of a plurality of fire system devices located in a facility via a first spreading factor, receiving an event message from a fire system device of the plurality of fire system devices responsive to the fire system device determining a fire event, the event message sent via a second spreading factor, and sending a block actuate message to the plurality of fire system devices responsive to receiving the event message, wherein the block actuate message is configured to activate a fire alarm.

Abstract: Conventional television audience measurements are made with diaries or by imaging the area in front of a television and trying to identify the people in the images watching television. Unfortunately, diaries are only accurate if the audience members record entries in them, and image-based techniques are intrusive. The present techniques address these problems by using a viewer's wearable device to measure a viewer's proximity to a television. The wearable device emits or receives low-power beacon signals; measurements of the signal strength are used to calculate the viewer's distance to the television. If the viewer is close enough to the television and the television is on, the viewer may be engaged with the content on the television. This system is simple, non-intrusive, and can used to measure engagement with each television in a multi-television household.

Abstract: An information handling system includes first and second lines of a differential pair. A baseboard management controller (BMC) periodically determines a resistance of the first line and a resistance of the second line. If the first resistance is substantially equal to the second resistance, then the BMC provides a corrosion signal to a remote diagnostic system.

Abstract: An electronic fire sprinkler system includes a plurality of electronic fire sprinklers that each output a flow of fluid in response to receiving an activation signal, a plurality of temperature sensors that each detect a temperature and output an indication of the detected temperature, a plurality of network devices that detect a distance to at least one of the plurality of electronic fire sprinklers, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit receives a plurality of detected distances, calculates a location of each electronic fire sprinkler based on the of detected distances, determines that a fire condition is present based on the detected temperature, identifies one or more of the plurality of electronic fire sprinklers based on the calculated locations and an identifier of the temperature sensor from which the indication of the detected temperature was received, and transmits one or more activation signals to the identified electronic fire sprinklers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a voice alarm device which forms part of a fire alarm system loop. Upon detection of a fire, a control panel instructs appropriate voice alarm devices to retrieve relevant audio from local storage and output the audio via a local speaker.

Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting and sorting summaries of alerts triggered by search queries in data aggregation and analysis systems. An example method may comprise: causing, by one or more processing devices, one or more alert summaries to be displayed, each alert summary corresponding to an alert and representing one or more instances of the alert, the alert defined by a search query and a triggering condition; wherein an instance of the alert corresponds to a particular dataset that (i) is generated by executing the search query over time-series data falling within a particular time range in a set of time ranges over which the search query has been instructed to search, and (ii) satisfies the triggering condition for the alert; wherein an alert summary includes an indication of at least one of: a total count of alert instances generated by the alert, or a count of alert instances generated by the alert that have not been viewed by a user.

Abstract: A smoke detector system includes a shielding structure enclosing a smoke detector, smoke detector circuit board or other contents. The shielding structure seals the contents from smoke, exhaust gasses, dust, chemicals, moisture, insects and other airborne particulates. The shielding structure is maintained sealed by a thermal bolt containing a thermal element which changes its state at a threshold temperature indicative of a developing fire and breaks the sealing of the shielding structure once the predetermined temperature has been reached. A lid of the shielding structure is held in place against a mounting plate by the thermal bolt. When the thermal bolt reaches the threshold temperature, it loses the integrity and allows the lid separation from the mounting plate to automatically open the shielding structure, thus allowing an internally mounted smoke detector or smoke detector circuit board to monitor the presence of smoke.

Abstract: A path finding system using a series of networked receiver beacons is disclosed. The system includes receiver beacons placed on a path. Each of the receiver beacons include a transceiver receiving and sending signals and a location indicator such as a LED, that when activated indicates the location of the receiver beacon. Each of the receiver beacons include a controller coupled to the indicator and the transceiver. The controller is operable to receive an activation signal to activate the indicator. A transmitter is paired with each of the receiver beacons. The transmitter includes a transceiver to send an activation signal to at least one of the receiver beacons. The receiver beacon receives the activation signal and activates the indicator. The receiver beacon also relays the activation signal to at least another receiver beacon.

Abstract: The signal toggling detection and correction circuit includes a flip-flop, a checker circuit, and a fault monitoring circuit that includes a restoration circuit. Based on faults such as soft errors and unintended bit toggles in the flip-flop, a flop output signal toggles. A set of checker signals outputted by the checker circuit may toggle based on toggling of the flop output signal and a restoration signal of the restoration circuit. Based on the toggling of at least one checker signal, the fault monitoring circuit determines whether the flip-flop or the checker circuit is faulty. When the checker circuit is faulty, the fault monitoring circuit corrects the toggling of at least one checker signal. When the flip-flop is faulty, the fault monitoring circuit corrects the toggling of one of the toggled flop output signal or the restoration signal and further corrects the toggled checker signal.

Abstract: An object herein is to provide a fire alarm system which is capable of performing cable-deterioration diagnosis on a cable even if it is connected to a communication input type sensor. The fire alarm system includes: a sensor to which a communication signal to be used for detection is inputted intermittently; an input circuit unit for causing a current for measuring an impedance, to flow to the sensor constantly in a manner superimposed on the communication signal to be used for detection; a signal processor for measuring the impedance in a communication off-period of the communication signal; a storage in which a threshold value for the impedance is stored, the threshold value serving to determine deterioration of a cable connected to the sensor; and a controller for diagnosing, when the measured impedance exceeds the threshold value, that the cable connected to the sensor is deteriorated; to thereby perform cable-deterioration diagnosis.

Abstract: A palm vein identification apparatus includes a base to support a first sensor; the first sensor mounted on the base via a multi-axis gimbal, the multi-axis gimbal to provide movement of the sensor such that the sensor can capture one or more images from a plurality of angles; a position control in communication with the first sensor and to correct movement of the first sensor; and a secondary sensor mounted on the base, the secondary sensor to capture an environment around the palm vein identification apparatus to detect a palm; the first sensor is positioned based on information collected from the secondary sensor.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system that includes a first device of a plurality of devices operatively connected over a network for responding to a detected hazard, wherein the first device: monitors the network for self-identifying broadcasts the plurality of devices, and when the first device receives over the network self-identifying broadcasts from a second device, the first device retransmits the self-identifying broadcasts into the network.

Abstract: A system may include a first security component configured to emanate a signal with an authorizing code, and may have a magnetic field generating device configured to generate a signaling magnetic field including the signal with the authoring code. The system may also include a second security component configured to wirelessly receive the signal with the authorizing code when the second security component is proximate to the signaling magnetic field of the first security component. The second security component may include a magnetic field sensor configured to sense the signal emanating from the magnetic field generating device, and the sensor may be changed between first and second states by a change in the signaling magnetic field.

Abstract: Techniques are described for controlling a sensing state of a device. In an example, a controller of the device stores, in a memory of the controller, first state data indicating a state of a sensor, the state being enabled. The controller, receives first input data indicating a request to disable the sensor. The controller determines that the sensor is enabled based at least in part on the first state data. Further, the controller causes the sensor to be disabled and stores, in the memory, second state data indicating that the sensor is disabled. The controller sends, to a processor, first output data indicating that the sensor is disabled.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are method, system, and computer-readable storage medium embodiments for reinforcement learning applied to application responses using deception technology. An embodiment includes configuring at least one computer processor to perform operations that include detecting an unauthorized access attempt associated with an attacker, and recording an input log that includes inputs received from the attacker. An embodiment may further include operations of generating a state representation corresponding to an execution state of at least one software application, computing one or more predicted inputs, based at least in part on the input log and the state representation, and modifying, via at least one software agent, the execution state of at least the software application, based at least in part on the one or more predicted input.

Abstract: Systems and methods for data collection in an industrial production line are disclosed. A systems may include a plurality of data collectors, including a swarm of self-organized data collector members, wherein the swarm of self-organized data collector members organize to enhance data collection based on at least one of capabilities and conditions of the data collector members of the swarm, and a data acquisition and analysis circuit for receiving the collected data and analyzing the received collected data using a neural network to determine an occurrence of an anomalous condition of at least one component.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for operating a fire system network are described herein. One method includes receiving a plurality of time-slotted maintenance messages over a period of time from each of a plurality of fire system devices located in a facility via a first spreading factor, receiving an event message from a fire system device of the plurality of fire system devices responsive to the fire system device determining a fire event, the event message sent via a second spreading factor, and sending a block actuate message to the plurality of fire system devices responsive to receiving the event message, wherein the block actuate message is configured to activate a fire alarm.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for generating anonymized software-bug alerts from query comments. In an embodiment, a data platform obtains query comments associated with a query, and determines that the query comments include a reference to a software bug of the data platform. In response to making that determination, the data platform generates an anonymized software-bug alert that includes at least part of the query comments, and transmits the anonymized software-bug alert to an endpoint such as a queue of software-bug tickets.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for logging temperatures of food products using a temperature assembly including a housing and one or more temperature sensors, e.g., an infrared sensor for surface temperatures and an elongate probe for acquiring a temperature within a food product, and a mobile electronic device including a camera, a communication interface for communicating with the temperature assembly, a processor configured to acquire a temperature reading from the temperature assembly and an image from the camera when the temperature reading is acquired, and memory for storing the temperature reading and image.

Abstract: A storage container can include at least one movement sensor in or on a frame of the storage container and at least one movement sensor in or on a door of the storage container. A processor can compare outputs of the movement sensors to determine whether the door is open.

Abstract: In some embodiments, security and/or automation systems, collectively referred to as automation systems, may facilitate communications between a remote user and an occupant of a residence. The automation system may receive one or more communications from a user and deliver the communication to the specified recipient when the recipient occupies the residence. The automation system may determine the recipient is proximate the residence and may notify the recipient of the pending communication. The recipient may use the control panel or another device associated with the security and/or automation system to receive the message.

Abstract: The invention proposes a method for localizing a ground fault of a fire protection system and also a fire alarm and/or extinguishing control panel comprising a plurality of connection points, a central unit and a ground fault identification module, wherein one or more subscribers can be connected to each connection point via a connection line. The method comprises, during or after identification of a ground fault by the ground fault identification module, the following steps: disconnecting the connection lines of one, more or all of the connection points by opening switching elements until at least no ground fault is identified by the ground fault identification module, and then connecting the connection lines successively for each connection point by closing the respective switching element.

Abstract: A method includes reading a digital signal from a sensing device in an area of a structure, where the digital signal is configured to be present periodically. A trailing edge of the digital signal is determined. An analog signal from the sensing device is read, where the analog signal includes an output from a sensor included in the sensing device, and where the sensor is configured to detect an aspect of an environment. The analog signal is read after the trailing edge of the digital signal.

Abstract: A monitoring system includes a first imaging device, a controller, storage, and a notifying section. The first imaging device captures an image of a first imaging area to generate first captured image data indicating a first captured image. The controller detects the events based on the first captured image data. The storage stores data indicating a first flag and a second flag. The events include a pre-event and a post-event detected after the pre-event has ended. The post-event indicates a detection target removal act for a detection target placed in the first imaging area. The controller changes the first flag from the off state to an on state upon detecting the pre-event, holds the first flag in the on state even after the pre-event has ended, changes the second flag from the off state to the on state upon detecting the post-event, and notifies of consecutive event occurrence information.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a warehouse server, flash sale data file from a retail-type server. The method further includes storing, by the warehouse server, the flash sale data file in a database that functions as a virtual warehouse of flash sales. The method further includes interpreting, by the warehouse server, the information of the flash sale data file to determine flash sale parameters. The method further includes determining, by the warehouse server, whether a computing device has customer-device data that corresponds to the flash sale parameters. The method further includes, when the computing device has the customer-device data that corresponds to the flash sale parameters, generating, by the warehouse server, a customer specific coupon regarding the flash sale. The method further includes transmitting, by the warehouse server, the customer specific coupon to the computing device.

Abstract: Medical services are offered by various facilities near a patient's residence. The number of facility options continues to grow and the patients can now receive various different health care services. One example method of operation provides retrieving a schedule associated with sensor data being received from a number of sensors, receiving updated sensor data from the sensors at an updated sensor data receive time, comparing the updated sensor data to the schedule, identifying a time discrepancy between the schedule and the updated sensor data receive time, and creating an alert status based on the discrepancy.

Abstract: Alert systems provide increased functionality and interactive operation by use of subsystems (240, 250, 260) that are coupled between the GUI/rules engine (220, 210) and the alert devices (248, 258, 268), wherein the subsystems (240, 250, 260,) provide for bidirectional flow of information. Therefore, in one aspect, the GUI (220) displays functional and operational parameters of associated alert devices (248, 258, 268) in real time and thus allows an administrator rule building without knowledge of installed devices. In another aspect, as the alert system displays and controls all associated alert devices (248, 258, 268) via the GUI (220), contemplated alert systems allows activation of multiple and distinct alert devices (248, 258, 268) using a single user interface. Viewed from another perspective, contingency and area specific alerts can be triggered from the GUI (220) using only point and click action.

Abstract: Provided a management node etc. that is possible to alleviate a delay in a time to start analyzing sensor data. The management node analyzes sensor data collected by a sensor device, and includes: an assessment unit configured to determines whether a first time period required to process the sensor data at a center node within a data center is larger than a prescribed threshold; and a determination unit configured to determines the sensor data is to be analyzed at the center node when the first time period is equal to or less than the prescribed threshold.

Abstract: Data reduction techniques are provided for a multi-sensor IoT environment. An exemplary method comprises: dynamically determining, by a device within a distributed network comprised of a plurality of sensors, an amount of sensor data to be collected by and/or transmitted by a sensor within the distributed network based on at least one predefined spatial-based rule and/or at least one predefined temporal-based rule; and processing the sensor data based on the dynamically determined amount of sensor data. A percentage of the plurality of sensors within the distributed network that collect and/or transmit the sensor data can optionally be specified. One or more sensors optionally collect the sensor data at a default resolution and a predefined spatial-based rule and/or a predefined temporal-based rule specifies a predefined trigger for at least one sensor to collect and/or transmit the sensor data at a higher resolution.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for in-field safety tests on system-level and circuit-level, providing real-time and on-chip tests with respect to, including but not limited to, circuit reliability, power consumption, and system safety. The in-field safety tests may include implementing voltage droop monitors (VDMs) and signature collectors with authentication-enabled launching. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: A storage container can include at least one movement sensor in or on a frame of the storage container and at least one movement sensor in or on a door of the storage container. A processor can compare outputs of the movement sensors to determine whether the door is open.

Abstract: A controller stores an apparatus-room association table in which an apparatus installed in a home is associated with a room in the home, and stores a room-user association table in which the room in the home is associated with the user. The controller determines whether the user is inside the home, and updates a user status. When the user status changes, the controller determines the apparatus corresponding to the user whose user status has changed, and controls the determined apparatus to execute a predetermined process based on the apparatus-room association table and the room-user association table.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and a storage medium associated with a sensor hub are disclosed herein. In embodiments, a sensor hub may include a body with a plurality of apertures disposed on the sensor hub body at substantially equal distances to each other, oriented towards a plurality of directions, and a plurality of sensors disposed inside the sensor hub body to interface respective apertures, to sense ambient conditions in the plurality of directions via the apertures. The sensor hub may further include one or more communication interfaces to transmit the sensor data or results from processing the sensor data to an external recipient. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for determining operation of an openable barrier and direction of movement of a person through an opening controlled by the barrier. A method includes detecting with a hinge sensor a closed position for the barrier, the hinge sensor being mounted to a hinge of the barrier, determining with the hinge sensor when the barrier changes position from the closed position to an open position, detecting with at least one motion sensor motion of an object in proximity to the opening, and determining a direction of movement of the object through the opening based on whether the motion is detected before or after detecting the change in position of the barrier.

Abstract: A monitoring system includes an imaging device, a controller, storage, and a notifying section. The imaging device captures an image of an imaging area to generate captured image data indicating a captured image. The controller detects events based on the captured image data. The events include a pre-event and a post-event detected after the pre-event has ended. The controller changes a first flag from an off state to an on state upon detecting the pre-event, and holds the first flag in the on state even after the pre-event has ended. The controller changes the second flag from the off state to the on state upon detecting the post-event, and directs the notifying section to notify of consecutive event occurrence information indicating that consecutive events have occurred.

Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for validating and supplementing emergency call information removing private information. A Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) receives an emergency (e.g., 911) call from a mobile device. Parts of the emergency call are processed to identify an emergency call location. Characteristics of the emergency call are combined with characteristics of other signals to identify an emergency call event, including an event location. The emergency call event is sent to the PSAP. Prior to receiving phase II data, and possibly even prior to receiving phase I data, the PSAP receives the event. The PSAP tailors dispatch of emergency resources responding to the emergency call based on characteristics of the event, including the event location. A privacy infrastructure spans signal ingestion, event detection, and event notification and protects the integrity of private information.

Abstract: The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for validating and supplementing emergency call information removing private information. A probability that an emergency call originated from a location is derived from features of a normalized signal version of the emergency call. An additional normalized signal is accessed within a specified distance of the location. The location is validated from features of the additional signal. An event is detected from the features of the normalized signal version of the emergency call based on the validated location. The validated location is associated with an obtained event truthfulness probability for the event. The event is sent to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). A privacy infrastructure spans signal ingestion, event detection, and event notification and protects the integrity of private information.