Plural Diverse Conditions Patents (Class 340/521)
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Patent number: 10380318Abstract: A method of manufacturing a gas turbine engine including designing a row of vanes provided upstream of an asymmetric gas flow volume. The method includes two dimensionally optimizing camberline and stagger angle of each vane, including using orthogonal polynomials to modify the camberline and stagger angle of each vane.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventors: Luca Di Mare, Max E. Rife, Fernando Barbarossa
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Patent number: 10375226Abstract: In one aspect, a mobile electronic device includes a first sensor configured to detect proximity to an own device, a second sensor configured to detect a biological response, and a controller configured to determine that the own device is present within a storing part provided on clothing when the biological response is detected by the second sensor in a case where proximity to the own device has been detected by the first sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2015Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Shigeki Tanabe, Hideki Morita, Isao Masuike, Shinya Saito
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Patent number: 10369927Abstract: The present invention is a method and system of determining and collecting data such as, location, weather, temperature, and time to users of a mobile devices. Mobile devices such as smart phones, tablets, internet computers, and other hand held mobile devices may be ideal for tracking harmful environmental conditions. The affiliations are determined based upon location of mobile devices as tracked by Internet services and activation of the system by the user. The system may even be enhanced by use of features tailored by the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Inventor: Tamika Crawford
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Patent number: 10366590Abstract: Various arrangements for operating a smoke detector are presented. A voltage output by a light sensor of the smoke detector may be measured. A carbon monoxide concentration using a carbon monoxide sensor of the smoke detector may be determined. A smoke concentration using the voltage signal may also be determined. A smoke concentration warning threshold based on the determined carbon monoxide concentration may be determined. The determined smoke concentration may be compared to the smoke concentration warning threshold. A warning alarm may be generated in response to comparing the determined smoke concentration to the smoke concentration warning threshold.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2018Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Kunal Kishore Bajaj, Andrii Korchak
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Patent number: 10348000Abstract: A thermal overcurrent circuit breaker having a switch housing in which a thermal expansion element and a snap-action switching mechanism, which is coupled to the thermal expansion element and can be manually operated, and also a moving contact, which interacts with the snap-action switching mechanism, and a fixed contact are arranged, the fixed contact being connected to a first connection rail while contact is made with the moving contact by a second connection rail by means of the thermal expansion element. The switch housing has a number of connection chambers in which in each case one of the connection rails is arranged, wherein a two-limb spring element for making clamping contact with a connection line, which is guided into the connection chamber via a first housing opening and has the connection rail, is arranged in each connection chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2016Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbHInventors: Erich Fischer, Wolfgang Schmidt
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Patent number: 10324477Abstract: A system and method for continuous measurement of multiple fluids in multiple tanks and computation of physical properties for each of the multiple fluids continuously, which uses a plurality of probes, at least one client device, a master control processor, and a master control data storage. The system and method can use computer instructions for receiving data from the plurality of probes, receiving data from other detection devices associated with the fluid in each tank, mapping received data to a relational database, and comparing mapped data to stored values associated with prioritized alarm functions. The system and method can also use computer instructions for generating alarms to both a display connected with the master control processor and to at least one client device using a network, generating reports associated with each generated alarm, generating an alarm log, and generating a history of actions taken by a user.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: INNOVATIVE MEASUREMENT METHODS, INC.Inventors: Allen Ray Westmoreland, John Charles Hoben, Alexander Bukhman, Yosef Brodsky
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Patent number: 10324423Abstract: A computer-readable storage medium for controlling a process plant includes instructions operable to determine the location of a device in the process plant and to display data related to proximate devices. The instructions cause a processor to transmit to a server a first request for first data from a data storage area and to receive from the server, in response to the first request, first data from the storage area. The instructions cause the processor to cause the display to display the first data received from the server and to receive an indication that the mobile user interface device is in proximity to an external device. The instructions cause the processor to transmit to the server a second request for second data according to the received indication and to receive second data from the server.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2013Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Mark J. Nixon, Ken J. Beoughter, Daniel D. Christensen
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Patent number: 10292625Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described, including apparatus for use with a subject who shares a bed with a second person. A motion sensor detects motion of the subject and motion of the second person, and generates a motion signal in response thereto. A control unit identifies components of the motion signal that were generated in response to motion of the subject, by distinguishing between components of the motion signal that were generated in response to motion of the subject, and components of the motion signal that were generated in response to motion of the second person. The control unit analyzes the components of the motion signal that were generated in response to motion of the subject and generates an output in response thereto. Other applications are also described.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2014Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: EARLYSENSE LTD.Inventors: Zvika Shinar, Maayan Davidovich, Tal Klap, Smadar Hoffert, Guy Meger
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Patent number: 10291645Abstract: A computer implemented method provides a technical solution to the technical problem of detecting and preventing malicious activity in a computer network, the technical solution involving calculating, based on hypergraph data, a maliciousness value indicating a likelihood of association of one or more nodes of the hypergraph with a known malicious actor, and programmatically performing, based on the calculated maliciousness value, one or more actions by a computer system designed to ensure security of the computer system.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: KUDU DYNAMICS LLCInventors: Mike Frantzen, Andrew Aarne Hendela, Bryan Hafen Leavitt
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Patent number: 10282117Abstract: A device controller interfaced between an electronic processing device and a sector-based data storage device, includes a processor connected to a clock, and a computer memory having a control list stored therein. A control list includes a security feature entry having a target sector range, time data associated with the target sector range, and at least one security response associated with the target sector range. The processor determines, based at least in part on interrogation of the control list and a clock time, the time data of the entry conflicts with the clock time, and executes the at least one security response.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Inventors: John Edward Benkert, Tony Edward Fessel
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Patent number: 10268814Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing secure access to a data storage device. The data storage device may include a touch-sensitive input device (e.g., a touchscreen, a track pad, a touch pad, etc.). A user may provide touch input (e.g., taps and/or swipes) via the touch-sensitive input device. The data storage device may determine whether the touch input (e.g., tap/swipe input) is valid and may allow access to the data storage device (e.g., to non-volatile memory of the data storage device) when the touch input is valid.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Edwin D. Barnes
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Patent number: 10250435Abstract: A device network includes an Internet-of-things (IoT) device, a gateway device, a communication device, and a monitor system. The monitor system establishes a first communication path to the IoT device via the gateway device, determines that the gateway device has failed and that the first communication path has been interrupted, determines that the communication device is within communications range of the IoT device, and directs the communication device to establish a second communication path between the IoT device and the monitor system via the communication device in response to determining that the communication device is within communications range of the IoT device.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventor: Shekar Babu Suryanarayana
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Patent number: 10248113Abstract: A program for light commercial building system (LCBS) solutions. Solutions and other systems may incorporate lightweight alerting service, auto-adjustment of gateway poll rates based on the needs of various consuming applications, detecting loss of space comfort control in a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, HVAC capacity loss alerting using relative degree days and accumulated stage run time with operational equivalency checks, and HVAC alerting for loss of heat or cool capacity using delta temperature and dependent system properties. Also, incorporated may be triggering s subset of analytics by automatically inferring HVAC equipment details from controller configuration details, ensuring reliability of analytics by retaining logical continuity of HVAC equipment operational data even when controllers and other parts of the system are replaced, and an LCBS gateway with workflow and mechanisms to associate to a contractor account.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2018Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.Inventor: Paul Wacker
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Patent number: 10250702Abstract: A method and an apparatus for pushing information are provided in an intelligent control technology field. In the method, the apparatus obtains a geographic position of at least one target user. The apparatus determines whether a positional relationship between a target user and a monitoring device satisfies a predetermined condition. If the predetermined condition is satisfied, the predetermined condition generates notification information according to monitoring information of the monitoring device; pushing the notification information to devices carried by all or some of the at least one target user. The present disclosure solves the problem of poor monitoring instantaneity and availability in the related art and informs the user of the monitoring information in a form of push notification timely, thus improving the monitoring instantaneity and availability.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2016Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.Inventors: Song Bao, Xingsheng Lin, Zhiyong Feng
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Patent number: 10240861Abstract: A monitoring system for a cold storage device such as a vapor compression refrigerator or freezer. The monitoring system learns operating characteristics of the cold storage device and issues alarm notifications when abnormal behavior is detected. Such a system can be used as an “early warning system” to flag when a cold storage device is not operating properly. Such a system could be particularly valuable in applications that make mission-critical use of cold storage devices, e.g., biomedical or pharmaceutical research labs, blood or tissue banks, grocery stores, restaurants, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Emanate Wireless, Inc.Inventors: Gary L. Sugar, Yohannes Tesfai, Neil R. Diener
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Patent number: 10242549Abstract: Methods and devices are disclosed for monitoring environmental conditions in one or more environments. In one embodiment, the method includes maintaining a plurality of environmental-condition thresholds, each of which corresponds to an environmental condition and is predetermined based on data corresponding to the environmental condition that is received from a plurality of robots. The method further includes receiving from a first robot first data corresponding to a first environmental condition in a first environment. The method may still further include making a first comparison of the first data and a first environmental-condition threshold corresponding to the first environmental condition and, based on the first comparison, triggering a notification. Triggering the notification may comprise transmitting to the robot instructions to transmit the notification to at least one of a call center and a remote device.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: X Development LLCInventors: Arshan Poursohi, Ryan Hickman
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Patent number: 10222080Abstract: An air purifier capable of reducing time required for purification of a room without giving a feeling of discomfort to a human in the room is provided. During operation of an air purifier 1, air drawn from an inlet 3 into a casing 2 is purified by a purification device 7 and the air is blown to the outside from an outlet 4. If a user of the air purifier 1 selects a particular operation mode in which the user designates an air volume, a control device 12 performs air volume maintaining control. In the air volume maintaining control, with a volume of air blown out from the outlet 4 by the air blowing device 5 maintained constant, a speed of the air is varied by an air guiding device 8 based on a status of pollutant detection. Alternatively, the speed of the air is varied by the air guiding device 8 and the volume of the air is varied by the air blowing device 5.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2014Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric CorporationInventors: Ayumi Saiki, Sota Komae
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Patent number: 10198922Abstract: Methods and systems are described for monitoring a monitored space. An example computer-implemented method for monitoring a monitored space includes periodically emitting with an active infrared sensor a modulated infrared signal into a monitored space being monitored by a home automation system, receiving with the active infrared sensor the modulated infrared signals reflected from objects in the monitored space, and determining at least one of whether a number of objects in the monitored space have changed and whether any of the objects are moving.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2016Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: Vivint, Inc.Inventors: James Beagley, Jason C. Flint, Scott Bevan, Jeffrey Louis Jones
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Patent number: 10188048Abstract: A method for monitoring movement of disease across agricultural areas of interest including providing, using one or more processors and one or more data storage devices, a virtual zone generator and disease movement monitor, defining, using the virtual zone generator, a plurality a virtual zones, each virtual zone corresponding to an agricultural geographic area of interest and identifying a location for the agricultural geographic area of interest, receiving a plurality of raw-data sets from a plurality of tracking devices, each tracking device corresponding to a vector or fomite that has the potential to carry a disease detrimental to agriculture, each raw data set corresponding to a tracking device and comprising an identification code identifying the tracking device, a timestamp corresponding to the time the raw data was generated by the tracking device, and location information for the tracking device, and generating disease movement data, using the disease movement monitor, by correlating the raw data sType: GrantFiled: July 17, 2014Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: BE SEEN BE SAFE LTD.Inventors: Timothy Nelson, Joel Sotomayor
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Patent number: 10163435Abstract: A voice output control device includes a control unit. The control unit controls a voice output device to output voice information items according to output requests transmitted from multiple output request units. The control unit compares a high and low relationship of information values preliminary set in the voice information items corresponding to the output requests, and controls the voice output device to output preferentially the voice information item having a higher information value. The control unit determines whether a display device outputs a content corresponding to each voice information item. The control unit sets each information value variably according to a determination result.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2014Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Hitoshi Sugiyama, Shigeo Kato, Yuuichi Hayashi, Yoshihiro Ueda
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Patent number: 10155652Abstract: A retail fueling environment comprises a plurality of fuel dispensers located so that each defines at least one refueling position. Site automation electronics are in communication with the plurality of fuel dispensers. A fueling position availability indicator system is also provided, including a plurality of position indicators indicating availability status of at least one associated refueling position. Detection electronics are operative to ascertain data regarding transaction status of refueling transactions at the refueling positions. In addition, processing electronics are operative to determine a state of each of the position indicators based at least in part on the transaction status. A position indicator control device is operative to produce control signals to the position indicators.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2017Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: Gilbarco Inc.Inventors: Giovanni Carapelli, Michael Charles Liebal, Andrew Pearce, Wayne McNinch
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Patent number: 10127799Abstract: Present example embodiments relate generally to methods, systems, devices, computer readable medium, and logic for managing a plurality of alarms initiated by a plurality of alarm sensors. The method may include receiving a plurality of initiated alarm. The method may further include prioritizing one or more of the initiated alarms. The method may further include reprioritizing one or more of the prioritized initiated alarm when the one or more prioritized initiated alarm satisfies a reprioritization condition. The method may further include providing information pertaining to the one or more reprioritized alarms.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Thai Oil Public Company LimitedInventor: Mongkol Janchookiat
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Patent number: 10127789Abstract: A plurality of sensing terminal devices and a disaster determination processing device are dispersedly placed at different positions. Each sensing terminal device is configured to send, when occurrence of disaster has been sensed, disaster sensing information to which terminal identification information for specifying the sensing terminal device itself is added, and the disaster determination processing device is configured to determine a disaster status based on the received disaster sensing information. The sensing terminal devices and the disaster determination processing device are connected together via a mesh network. A disaster determination section of the disaster determination processing device is configured to determine a disaster occurrence position and a disaster expansion direction from a placement position and a disaster sensing time for at least two or more of the sensing terminal devices having sent the disaster sensing information.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2017Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: SMK CorporationInventors: Rie Abe, Haruhiko Kondo, Junsoo Kim, Natsumi Ito, Tsubasa Tanaka
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Patent number: 10099109Abstract: A ski locking device and method for securing a pair of snow skis equipped with snow brakes are provided. The ski locking device comprises a housing (1320) having a rear portion (240), and a lockable closure member (1370) connected to the housing (1320). The housing (1320) and the lockable closure member (1370) are configured such that, when the ski locking device is in a closed position locking a pair of skis, with a slide surface of the first ski (3010) facing a slide surface of the second ski (3020), the rear portion (240) of the housing (220) faces a first edge (3012) of the first ski (3010) and a second edge (3022) of the second ski (3020). The lockable closure member (1370) encloses the snow brakes (3040; 3050) at a crossing point (3060) of the snow brakes.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2013Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Loqski International LimitedInventors: James Pittard, Jaquie Pittard, Sarah Debard, Julian Swan
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Patent number: 10102728Abstract: A method of operating a smoke detector comprising an illuminator, a light sensor, and a carbon monoxide sensor includes the step of measuring a voltage signal in response to an electromagnetic signal emitted by the illuminator. The method comprises the step of determining a smoke concentration using the voltage signal, and the step of determining a carbon monoxide concentration using the carbon monoxide sensor. The method includes comparing the smoke concentration and the carbon monoxide concentration to a warning zone criteria, and the step of calculating a rate of increase of at least one of smoke and carbon dioxide based on a determination that the warning zone criteria is unmet. The method comprises generating an alarm in response to a determination of a warning condition.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Kunal Kishore Bajaj, Andrii Korchak
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Patent number: 10095431Abstract: A device controller interfaced between an electronic processing device and a sector-based data storage device, includes a processor connected to a clock, and a computer memory having a control list stored therein. A control list including a security feature entry including a target sector range, time data associated with the target sector range, and at least one security response associated with the target sector range. The processor determines, based at least in part on interrogation of the control list and a clock time, the time data of the entry conflicts with the clock time, and executes the at least one security response. Time data can represent an expiration date or a time window, with a conflict arising if the clock time is beyond the expiration date or within the time window, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Inventors: John Edward Benkert, Tony Edward Fessel
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Patent number: 10096231Abstract: An electronic system is described that receives data collected by a monitoring system, where the monitoring system includes a notification device that is tunable between different states that discreetly convey contextual alerts based on prior association of the states with contextual alerts. The system analyzes the monitoring system data against one or more event profiles that define events relating to the property or one or more users of the property. Based on the analysis of the monitoring system data, a particular event is identified. Information that specifies contextual alerts to be provided by the monitoring system that each correspond to an event defined by the one or more event profiles is accessed. A particular contextual alert that corresponds to the particular event is identified. The system causes output of the particular contextual alert at the notification device included in the monitoring system by changing a state of the notification device.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Alarm.com IncorporatedInventors: Alison Jane Slavin, Abraham Joseph Kinney
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Patent number: 10083402Abstract: A method for presenting search query results is provided. The method may include detecting an occurrence of the trigger event. The method may include determining a category of information based on data associated with the trigger event. The method may include identifying at least one constraint based on the determined category of information. The method may include appending to the identified at least one constraint to the determined category of information. The method may include generating at least one search query. The method may include selecting at least one candidate website based on the category of information. The method may include performing the at least one search query on the at least one candidate website. The method may include filtering each search query result within the search query results. The method may include sending each filtered search query result within the search query results to a user.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2015Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Geetika T. Lakshmanan, Martin A. Oberhofer
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Patent number: 10080090Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical feedback system (100) based on sound analysis in a medical environment. With a sound scene analyzer (SSA, 10) being capable of analyzing and classifying an audio signal so as to obtain a list of one or more sound sources in the medical environment surrounding the patient, and a sound-level analyzer (SLA, 20) being capable of providing an indicator for perceived levels of corresponding sound from the list of sound sources, advanced sound analysis is possible. Finally, a sound classifier (SC, 30) is arranged for classifying said list of one or more sound sources in a medical environment with respect to a degree of avoidability, and generating a corresponding feedback signal (FEED, 50) for appropriate action by medical personal, patients and/or visitors.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2012Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Mun Hum Park, Armin Gerhard Kohlrausch, Albertus Cornelis Den Brinker, Thomas Falck
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Patent number: 10055958Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method of detecting an occupancy state of a living space for controlling lighting apparatus. The method comprises using a motion sensor to send wave signal and detect echoed signal reflected from a moving human body and using a control circuitry operated with a software program to analyze the echoed signal for establishing a numerical value account. In referring to preset parameters, the software program judges the echoed signal by analyzing time duration and frequency pattern of the echoed signal as an incoming motion, an outgoing motion or a local random motion, such that the numerical value account is accordingly updated to represent actual occupant number for activating the controller circuitry to turn on or turn off the lighting apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Inventor: Chia-Teh Chen
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Patent number: 10050770Abstract: Indoor positioning networks are faced with several challenges. The methods employed by many indoor positioning systems require highly accurate time synchronization. Where many responders must be synchronized together, the accuracy of the time-synchronization can be improved via a synchronization tree that identifies preferable paths to synchronize responders and eliminates ambiguity. Moreover, where absolute location information is available for less than all of the responders, accurate round trip time measurement can be used to obtain the relative locations of the responders to each other. Where the relative locations are known, any absolute location of a responder can be extrapolated to the remaining responders. Finally, with the use of appropriate algorithms, these round trip time measurements can be collected in reference to a device that is stationary or moving.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2016Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Gaby Prechner, Itai Steiner, Elad Eyal
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Patent number: 10032343Abstract: Various methods and systems for smart home devices are presented. Such smart home devices may include one or more environmental sensors that are configured to detect the presence of one or more environmental conditions. Such smart home devices may include a light comprising a plurality of lighting elements. Such a light may be configured to illuminate using a plurality of colors and, possibly, a plurality of animation patterns. Such smart home devices may include a processing system configured to cause the light to illuminate using the plurality of colors and the plurality of animation patterns in response to a plurality of states of the smart home device.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Jeffrey A. Boyd, James B. Simister, Adam D. Mittleman, John B. Filson, Fred Bould, David Sloo, Jesse W. Boettcher, Anthony M. Fadell, Matthew L. Rogers
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Patent number: 10033208Abstract: A controlled battery includes a housing shaped in order to fit inside a battery compartment of an electrical device. The housing includes mechanical connectors on an exterior surface of the housing, adapted to couple to conventional battery electrical terminals of the electrical device. The controlled battery further includes an energy storage, such as a battery, inside the housing which stores energy and a voltage regulator which delivers a voltage to the mechanical connectors of the controlled battery from the energy storage, the voltage configured to be a consistent output voltage that does not deviate from a characteristic output voltage of the controlled battery until the energy storage is substantially depleted of energy.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2016Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Roost, Inc.Inventors: James Blackwell, Roel Peeters
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Patent number: 10030980Abstract: A computerized method of creating map data from a plurality of trips where each trip comprises position data derived from the positions of at least one navigation device over a period of time, the method comprising using a processing circuitry to perform the following steps: i. processing the position data; ii. calculating, from the processing of the position data, trip terminal positions at which the navigation device started to generate positions and/or stopped generating positions and which provide an end point of a trip; iii. performing statistical analysis on the terminal positions in order to determine origin locations at which trips commonly terminate and/or originate; iv. generating further map data, which comprises the origin locations.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2010Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: TOMTOM GLOBAL CONTENT B.V.Inventors: Wojciech Tomasz Nowak, Sven Coppens
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Patent number: 10032348Abstract: A system includes a first sensor configured to identify information regarding an emergency condition associated with a structure and a second sensor configured to identify an occupancy pattern regarding the structure. The system also includes a processor operatively coupled to the first sensor, the second sensor, and a transceiver. The processor is configured to determine a severity of the emergency condition based at least in part on the information regarding the emergency condition and prioritize rescues within the structure based at least in part on the occupancy pattern. The system also includes the transceiver which is configured to transmit an identification of the emergency condition, a location of the structure, the occupancy pattern, the prioritization of rescues, and the severity of the emergency condition.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2017Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: ONEEVENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Kurt Joseph Wedig, Daniel Ralph Parent, Tammy Michelle Wedig, Kristin Ann Sutter-Parent
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Patent number: 10024699Abstract: A device and apparatus for measuring and monitoring a domestic environment, include a plurality of sensors (SD11-Snm) for measuring local environmental parameters, a remote source (INFO) of data that can be associated to the environmental quality factor, control elements (CX) for controlling the current conditions of the domestic environment being monitored, further including a programmable electronic processing unit for processing dynamically, via an adaptive algorithm, a current value of the quality factor on the basis of the local-measurement data, of the remote data associated to the quality parameter, and of the local environmental conditions.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2013Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: NUVAP S.R.L.Inventors: Francesco Rapetti Mogol, Marco Magnarosa, Alessandro Mandelli
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Patent number: 10019226Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards real time display of event records with an indication of previously provided extraction rules. A plurality of extraction rules may be provided to the system, such as automatically generated and/or user created extraction rules. These extraction rules may include regular expressions. A plurality of event records may be displayed to the user, such that text in a field defined by an extraction rule is emphasized in the display of the event record. The same emphasis may be provided for text in overlapping fields, or the emphasis may be somewhat different for different fields. The user interface may enable a user to select a portion of text of an event record, such as by rolling-over or clicking on an emphasized part of the event record. By selecting the portion of the event record, the interface may display each extraction rule associated with the selected portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2014Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Splunk Inc.Inventors: R. David Carasso, Micah James Delfino, Johnvey Hwang
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Patent number: 9998504Abstract: In an information processing apparatus, a mode for transmission to an image processing apparatus that is supported via a relay server is decided, and video is transmitted via the relay server to the image processing apparatus in accordance with a transmission setting corresponding to the decided mode for transmission. Also, if the decided mode for transmission is a mode in which video that captures a portion of a screen displayed on a display unit of the information processing apparatus is transmitted, a frame for deciding a region to be captured is displayed on the display unit of the information processing apparatus, and video internal to the frame is transmitted via the relay server to the image processing apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Kenta Fukushima
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Patent number: 9970916Abstract: A module gathers information about water quality indicators in the air above water in a water well and in the ambient air outside the water well. The module sends the information to a database. A detector tracks the substances present inside and outside the well and how it changes over time.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2015Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Wellntel, Inc.Inventors: Marian J. Singer, Nicholas D. Hayes, Joseph H. Fillingham
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Patent number: 9953493Abstract: A visitor detection unit includes a digital processor, an RF transceiver, a sensor and digital memory. Preferably, the digital memory includes code segments executable on the digital processor for transmitting a beacon signal via a transmitter portion of the RF transceiver, monitoring via the sensor for a visitor event monitoring via a receiver portion of the RF transceiver for a beacon response event, and selectively transmitting metadata via the transmitter portion of the RF transceiver that is related at least one of the visitor event and the beacon response event. In this example embodiment, an enclosure is provided for the digital processor, the RF transceiver and the digital memory such that the visitor detection unit can be mounted on a surface proximate to a physical area to be monitored.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: GROUPON, INC.Inventor: Ruddman Davis
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Patent number: 9933773Abstract: A monitoring device for a programmable controller includes: a display portion configured to display, on a display, a step that is being executed by the programmable controller among a plurality of steps in such a manner that the step can be distinguished from the other steps; a receiving portion configured to receive selection of a step serving as an initial point of reactivation in a case where a facility stops during a continuous operation by the programmable controller; and a change instruction generation portion configured to generate an instruction to the programmable controller so as to cause the programmable controller to restart execution of control processes from the step received by the receiving portion at the time of the reactivation.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignees: JTEKT CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Akihiro Shimizu, Terukazu Senda, Masanori Muramatsu, Kouji Hamakawa, Kenzou Mima, Kouji Yamashiro
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Patent number: 9918605Abstract: An example robot includes a body that is movable relative to a surface, a bumper mounted on the body to enable movement of the bumper relative to the body, a sensor to produce a signal in response to the movement of the bumper relative to the body caused by contact between the bumper and the surface, and a controller to control movement of the body to cause the body to track the surface based on a value. The bumper is movable between an uncompressed position relative to the body and a compressed position relative to the body. The signal varies linearly with the movement of the bumper relative to the body. The value is based on the signal and indicates that the bumper in a partially compressed position has a compression range between the uncompressed position and the compressed position.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2015Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: iRobot CorporationInventors: Brian Wolfe, Ping-Hong Lu
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Patent number: 9889946Abstract: Display systems, controllers, and methods are provided. A display system for an aircraft includes a display unit, an input device, and a controller. The controller is communicatively coupled with the display and the input device and is configured to retrieve an electronic checklist that includes a plurality of tasks including an annotated task associated with at least one of a note, a warning, a caution, and task information. The controller is further configured to hide from view the at least one of the note, the warning, the caution, and the task information in an image of the electronic checklist based at least in part on viewing criteria. The controller is further configured to generate a signal that causes the display unit to visually present the image.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace CorporationInventors: Ray Slocum, Nicholas Kershaw, Jeffrey Hausmann
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Patent number: 9877630Abstract: An example robot includes a body that is movable relative to a surface, a bumper mounted on the body to enable movement of the bumper relative to the body, a sensor to produce a signal in response to the movement of the bumper relative to the body caused by contact between the bumper and the surface, and a controller to control movement of the body to cause the body to track the surface based on a value. The bumper is movable between an uncompressed position relative to the body and a compressed position relative to the body. The signal varies linearly with the movement of the bumper relative to the body. The value is based on the signal and indicates that the bumper in a partially compressed position has a compression range between the uncompressed position and the compressed position.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: iRobot CorporationInventors: Brian Wolfe, Ping-Hong Lu
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Patent number: 9881486Abstract: A portion of data is received from each sensor of a plurality of sensors. An emergency level corresponding to each metric of a plurality of metrics is calculated, where the calculated emergency level is determined based on the portion of data received from the sensors. A total emergency level corresponding to the current situation is calculated, where the calculation of the total emergency level is based on the emergency level calculated for each metric. It is determined whether the total emergency level is above a critical threshold, where the critical threshold is selected by the user. If it is determined that the total emergency level is above the critical threshold, an alert is sent to a party such as one or more local authorities.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Harish Bharti, Sanjib Choudhury
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Patent number: 9869459Abstract: A landscape light including a first laser light source having a first lens and producing a first laser light having a first color, the first lens configured to disperse the first laser light, a second laser light source having a second lens and producing a second laser light having a second color, the second lens configured to disperse the second laser light, and a spotlight producing a background light such that the dispersed first and second laser lights are projected substantially within the background light produced by the spotlight.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2016Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Telebrands Corp.Inventor: Lou Lentine
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Patent number: 9841168Abstract: A landscape light including a first laser light source having a first lens and producing a first laser light having a first color, the first lens configured to disperse the first laser light, a second laser light source having a second lens and producing a second laser light having a second color, the second lens configured to disperse the second laser light, and a spotlight producing a background light such that the dispersed first and second laser lights are projected substantially within the background light produced by the spotlight.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2016Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Telebrands Corp.Inventor: Lou Lentine
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Patent number: 9841491Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to an enhanced positioning system and method using a combination or hybrid filter. In one embodiment, Time-Of-Flight (ToF) measurements are used to determine an approximate location for a mobile device in relationship to one or more Access Points. The ToF combined with known and unknown variables are then processed through a hybrid filter system to determine location of the mobile device. The hybrid filter system may include a Kalman Filter (KF) for processing linear models and generally Gaussian noise distribution. The KF assumes that the state probability of mobile device location is Gaussian. Such variables include, for example, WiFi ToF bias. The hybrid filter system may include a Bayesian Filter (BF) for processing variables having non-Gaussian noise distribution and non-linear models. Such variables include, for example, the coordinates of the mobile device. A probability determination from each of the KF and BF is then applied to estimate the mobile device location.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2017Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Yuval Amizur, Uri Schatzberg
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Patent number: 9830796Abstract: The present invention provides a method of monitoring the position of a vehicle, vessel, rail car, barge, tanker truck that is loaded with bulk or hazardous material. A G.P.S unit is set to send a signal to a radio transmitter if the unit moves beyond a maximum permissible distance (for example, 50 feet or more). An oxygen sensor can be used to send a signal to a radio transmitter if oxygen levels fall below a selected minimum concentration. The radio transmitter can send the message to a tugboat crew, police department, fire department, company headquarters, civil defense office or other personnel if either of the unit has moved beyond the selected maximum travel distance or if oxygen levels fall below a minimum concentration. In addition to the radio transmission of oxygen concentration data and/or G.P.S position data, visible or audible alarms can be used such as strobe light, horn or the like.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2016Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Inventor: Daniel J. Herbold
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Patent number: 9830579Abstract: An automation system may include a control panel monitoring one more automation system components. When an event is detected at an automation system component, the control panel may automatically access a local or remote data source and identify procedures to be implemented in response to the event. The procedures may include follow-up actions and procedures specific to a particular dealer of the automation system. Dealer-specific procedures may then be displayed or otherwise communicated by the control panel to alert the user of what actions to take or to expect.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: Vivint, Inc.Inventors: Jeremy B. Warren, Todd Matthew Santiago, Jeffrey G. Thomas