Abstract: A system includes a sensor and a computing system. The sensor is coupled to a syrup line of the beverage dispenser and is configured to measure a pressure within the line. The syrup line is coupled at a first end to a syrup bag and at a second end to a pump configured to pump syrup from the syrup bag to an outlet of the beverage dispenser. The pump is operated using pressurized gas and generates a pressure corresponding to the pressure of the gas within the syrup line when both the syrup bag is full and the outlet of the beverage dispenser is closed. The sensor transmits a measured pressure to the computing system. The computing system determines that the measured pressure is less than a threshold pressure. In response, the processor transmits an alert for display on a user device, which identifies the syrup bag for replacement.

Abstract: Systems and methods for modifying application performance in view of link conditions are provided. An example method includes predicting respective link rates of at least one link of a plurality of links that deliver data to and from a vehicle while the vehicle is moving from an origination point to a destination point. The predicting is based on historical link characteristics. The method further includes generating a link service profile of the vehicle based on the predicted respective link rates and a route of the vehicle. In addition, the method includes receiving a request for information related to the link service profile from a mobile device and transmitting, to the mobile device, an indication based on the link service profile, thereby causing a modification of a behavior of an application executing at the mobile device based on the link service profile.

Abstract: A system and method for exchanging data between a shore terminal and one or more ship terminals is illustrated. For this purpose, one or more data partitions are maintained in a message store at the shore terminal, wherein each data partition corresponds to a ship terminal from the one or more ship terminals. Further, one or more packets are received from enterprise applications running at the shore terminal. Packet comprises a payload and a meta-information, wherein the payload corresponds to data which is to be exchanged and the meta-information corresponds to an address associated with destination. Meta-information is used to store the received packets to their corresponding data partitions. Further, on establishing a stable network connection between the target ship and the message store, the payload is then transmitted from the data partitions at the message store to their corresponding destination.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for searching and locating a target device emitting a wireless signal. The signal strength of the wireless signal is detectable and measurable. The method comprises defining a distribution of the signal strength within the search area, on the basis of an initial condition, then iteratively performing steps of interrogating the distribution to determine a plurality of inquiry locations, determining signal strength at those inquiry locations, and updating the distribution on the basis of the determined signal strengths. Iteration continues until a convergence condition is reached, whereby inquiry locations become proximate within a threshold.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are teeth-operated mouth mouses and methods of using the same. In some embodiments, the teeth-operated mouth mouse includes a mounting conforming to a row of upper teeth in the oral cavity of a user; and a plurality of sensors independently disposed at a position corresponding to an individual tooth along the mounting and wirelessly coupled to the computer for transmitting and receiving signals therebetween; wherein, each of the plurality sensors is capable of performing at least one teeth-activating task selected from the group consisting of “moving to the right”, “moving to the left”, “moving forward”, “moving backward”, and “enter”. Also provided herein are methods of operating a computer with the aid of the disclosed teeth-operated mouth mouse.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to propose a technique to enumerate intermediate configurations at high speeds. A configuration enumeration device 10 according to the present disclosure enumerates a network configuration in an input layer 21, an intermediate layer 22, and an output layer 23 that minimizes the number of mechanical patch panels provided in mechanical patch panels, by using ?-quasi-nonblocking configurations, where ? being 0 indicates a rearrangeably nonblocking configuration and ? being 1 indicates a strictly nonblocking configuration, for 0???1, when a minimum value C of wiring capacity of mechanical patch panels having the input layer 21, the intermediate layer 22, and the output layer 23 is obtained.

Abstract: Tenants in data centers may want access to high precision clocks without having to run their own PTP stacks or reference clocks. Furthermore, different tenants may want their workloads synchronized to their own secured clock domain. PTP, the currently dominant synchronization protocol, allows for only 256 clock domains (CDs). Virtual CDs (vCDs) virtualize the concept of clock domains by maintaining a hardware clock within a host computer, receiving a network clock domain packet that includes a clock domain identifier and an origin timestamp produced by a reference clock, using the network clock domain packet to synchronize the hardware clock to the reference clock, and using the hardware clock to provide a hardware timestamp value to a virtual machine (VM) running on the host computer or to a process running on the host computer, wherein the hardware clock is secured from manipulation by the VM or by the process.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods to attest to and verify the integrity of cargo during transport by an autonomous vehicle are provided. An autonomous vehicle can discretize parameters associated with transportation of cargo and can generate a keyed hash digest from the discretized parameters. The keyed hash digest can be sent to a stakeholder in the transportation of the cargo to attest to the integrity of the cargo during transport.

Abstract: A method of operating a sensing component for sensing a magnetic field to determine a state of an access point having a first component and a second component that are separable from each other to create an opening and wherein a magnet is mounted on one of the first or second components of the access point, wherein the method comprises: operating the sensing component to sense a magnetic field in multiple dimensions to produce a sample representation of the sensed magnetic field, wherein the sample representation is a multi-dimensional representation and determining whether the sample representation is in a pre-determined region about a reference representation that is representative of a state of an access point to determine that the sensed magnetic field corresponds to said state of the access point, wherein the pre-determined region comprises a circular cross-section.

Abstract: There is provided an output control device, an output control method, and a program to provide technologies for enabling users to control their internal states more easily. The output control device including: an output control unit configured to control output of output information in accordance with a change in a state point in a physiological index space corresponding to a physiological index value based on biosensors. The output control unit controls the output of the output information in accordance with distribution density of previous state points for which a current state point serves as a standard in the physiological index space.

Abstract: In biometric ticketing, physical token-less ticketing system using biometrics, a person may be identified using a digital representation of a biometric. Ticketing information may be ascertained based on the identification. The ticketing information may be provided, actions may be performed using the ticketing information, and so on. In some implementations, a checkpoint device receives biometric data from a person. A digital representation of the biometric data is used to obtain an identifier from an identification system. The digital representation of the biometric data may not be included in the identifier. The identifier is used by to obtain ticketing information from a ticketing system. The person may be allowed or denied entry into a ticketed area based on the ticketing information.

Abstract: In biometric ticketing, physical token-less ticketing system using biometrics, a person may be identified using a digital representation of a biometric. Ticketing information may be ascertained based on the identification. The ticketing information may be provided, actions may be performed using the ticketing information, and so on. In some implementations, a checkpoint device receives biometric data from a person. A digital representation of the biometric data is used to obtain an identifier from an identification system. The digital representation of the biometric data may not be included in the identifier. The identifier is used by to obtain ticketing information from a ticketing system. The person may be allowed or denied entry into a ticketed area based on the ticketing information.

Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of monitoring landslide mass geological disasters, and discloses a multi-state triggered system and method for remote automatic monitoring and early warning of a landslide mass. The multi-state triggered system for remote automatic monitoring and early warning of a landslide mass includes: a landslide mass monitoring module, a data preprocessing module, a communication module, a central control module, a displacement monitoring module, a stability evaluation module, an abnormality early warning module, a power supply module, a data storage module and a display update module. In the present disclosure, through the displacement monitoring module and the stability evaluation module, long-term automatic monitoring of the landslide mass can be realized, and the displacement change of the landslide mass can be grasped so as to evaluate the stability of the landslide mass.

Abstract: A dual band radio frequency signal acquisition and source location system, provided with a steerable phased array antenna operable in a first and a second radio frequency band. A digital signal processor electrically connected to the steerable phased array antenna is configured to control steering of an antenna beam of the steerable phased array antenna and apply frequency time division multiplexing to radio frequency signaling in the first and the second radio frequency bands. In particular, the first frequency band may be 2.4 GHz Bluetooth/Bluetooth Low Energy, and the second frequency band may be 900 MHz passive UHF RFID.

Abstract: A system comprises a plurality of remote addressable devices being individually programmed with configuration data and emitting an output signal modulated to encode the configuration data such that the output signal includes a visual output signal and/or an audio output signal. The system further comprises a mobile device communicating with the plurality of remote addressable devices. The mobile device receives the output signal and demodulates it to extract the configuration data. The system further comprises a central controller communicating with the plurality of remote addressable devices.

Abstract: Aspects herein include filtration systems with multitiered data exchange capabilities. In an embodiment, a filtration system with multitiered data exchange capabilities is included. The system can include a first data communication tier including a filter element, the filter element storing data, and a first sensor. The system can include a second data communication tier including a reader device in communication with the first sensor. The system can include a third data communication tier including an engine control unit (ECU) in communication with the reader device, wherein the ECU stores data. The second data communication tier receives data from the first data communication tier and the third data communication tier. The second data communication tier executes operations on the received data to create a processed data set. Further, the second data communication tier sends the processed data set to the third data communication tier. Other embodiments are also included herein.

Abstract: An ambulatory medical device includes a sensor configured to acquire a signal indicative of a physiological condition of a patient, a controller operatively coupled to the sensor and configured to monitor the physiological signal, and to perform a diagnostic test, and a remote access manager operatively coupled to the controller and configured to monitor for a command from a remote system to perform the diagnostic test, and to cause the controller to perform the diagnostic test in response to the command. In the device, the remote access manager may be further configured to transmit data representing an operational status of the ambulatory medical device to the remote system. The operational status of the controller may result from performing the diagnostic test. The remote access manager may be further configured to send the data representing the operational status of the ambulatory medical device in real time or substantially in real time.

Abstract: The invention provides methods and apparatus for detecting when an online session is compromised. A plurality of device fingerprints may be collected from a user computer that is associated with a designated Session ID. A server may include pages that are delivered to a user for viewing in a browser at which time device fingerprints and Session ID information are collected. By collecting device fingerprints and session information at several locations among the pages delivered by the server throughout an online session, and not only one time or at log-in, a comparison between the fingerprints in association with a Session ID can identify the likelihood of session tampering and man-in-the middle attacks.

Abstract: A method of vehicle-to-vehicle monitoring includes: receiving, at a monitor vehicle, a trigger to provide a report relating to a target vehicle, the trigger including identifying information of the target vehicle; obtaining, at the monitor vehicle, first information wirelessly that at least partially identifies the target vehicle; determining, at the monitor vehicle, that the first information corresponds to the identifying information of the target vehicle; and reporting, from the monitor vehicle based on receipt of the trigger and determining that the first information corresponds to the identifying information of the target vehicle, second information indicating presence of the target vehicle and a location associated with the target vehicle.

Abstract: Health and wellness management technology, in which events that relate to activity within the monitored property are sensed based on output from sensors located at a monitored property. Behaviors are detected based on the sensed events that relate to activity within the monitored property and, in accordance with the detected behaviors, one or more models are created based on a likelihood of similarly expressed events happening at similar times with similar characteristics. Additional behaviors detected after creation of the one or more models are evaluated against the one or more models to determine whether the additional behaviors are consistent with the one or more models. At least one action is performed based on the determination of whether the additional behaviors are consistent with the one or more models.

Abstract: A livestock location tracking system is used to establish a history of locations of livestock animals throughout their lifespan to determine time spent in pasture, in pens, at feed stations, and/or other locations of interest. The recordation of locations of livestock occurs within the context of a livestock management system that includes a management system platform, a remote computer system, one or more local sensors and/or transceivers, one or more advanced livestock tags, one or more basic livestock tags and/or enhanced basic livestock tags, and one or more mobile devices.

Abstract: In accordance with described techniques for DRAM row management for processing in memory, a plurality of instructions are obtained for execution by a processing in memory component embedded in a dynamic random access memory. An instruction is identified that last accesses a row of the dynamic random access memory, and a subsequent instruction is identified that first accesses an additional row of the dynamic random access memory. A first command is issued to close the row and a second command is issued to open the additional row after the row is last accessed by the instruction.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to providing real-time response strategies in a supply chain. A system may be configured to obtain first sensor data collected from a first tracking device associated with a first asset, determine a first set of external data associated with the first asset, determine, based at least in part on the first sensor data and the first set of external data, a probability of failure and a mode of failure, and responsive to a determination that the probability of failure exceeds a failure threshold: determine a mitigation for the mode of failure that is available based at least in part on the first sensor data and the first set of external data, determine one or more real-world actions corresponding to the mitigation that, if performed, remediate the mode of failure, and cause the one or more real-world actions to be performed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to an assembly for writing software and/or firmware onto at least one programmable integrated circuit. According to the invention, the software and/or firmware is written wirelessly by means of RFID data transmission, the at least one programmable integrated circuit being coupled to an RFID front end by means of a wired near-field interface, the RFID front end having an RFID antenna device, and the software and/or firmware to be written being sent wirelessly from an external RFID unit to the RFID antenna device and being written onto the programmable integrated circuit by means of the RFID front end and the near-field interface.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to programmatically updating the status of assets tracked in a supply chain environment. A system may be configured to obtain first sensor data collected from a first tracking device associated with a first asset, determine asset workflow information associated with the first asset, determine an intelligence engine configured to generate an inference of a status associated with the first asset, determine the status associated with the first asset, wherein the status is determined by the intelligence engine based on the first sensor data and the asset workflow information, and store the status of the first asset in an asset tracking database.

Abstract: Systems and methods for threat evaluation and data collection are described herein. An example method may commence with collecting, by a wearable device, sensor data from one or more sensors installed on the wearable device. The wearable device may be worn by a user and be communicatively coupled to a central data portal and one or more external sources. The method may include receiving external sensor data from the one or more external sources. The method may continue with processing the sensor data and the external sensor data to evaluate a user state. The user state may be indicative of at least one physical threat to the user or at least one medical condition of the user. The method may further include transmitting the user state to the central data portal. The central data portal may be configured to process the user state for storage and visualization.

Abstract: A method for automatically electronically associating vessel identity information of a vessel with an unassociated telemetric device, the unassociated telemetric device comprising a processor and being configured to detect and transmit quantity or usage data and being configured with a location sensing device, wherein the unassociated telemetric device is configured to communicate with a remote server, the method comprising the steps of: the remote server receiving the vessel identity information comprising a deployment location for the unassociated telemetric device; the unassociated telemetric device operating in accordance with an automatic action rule; in response to the unassociated telemetric device operating in accordance with the automatic action rule, the processor receiving location information of the unassociated telemetric device from the location sensing device; the unassociated telemetric device transmitting the location information; the remote server receiving the location information; the remo

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product includes identifying a presence of a problem with one or more items in transport using cognitive analytics and information received from at least one sensing device. In response to the identifying, storing an identification of the presence of the problem in a block chain ledger by a secure and validated feed having an indexed encryption identifying the sensing device, and recommending a remediation action to fix the problem with the one or more items.

Abstract: A method of estimating a continuous blood pressure waveform or a continuous blood pressure in a subject including: measuring an arterial blood pressure waveform or an arterial blood pressure with a sensor supported by a supporting structure comprising a polymeric substrate and connected to a processor and a transmitter, wherein the supporting structure is configured to press the sensor against a skin surface of a subject, wherein the sensor is configured to detect a biological metric of the subject, and wherein the processor is configured to quantify one or more signal(s) corresponding to the biological metric and the transmitter is configured to transmit the one or more signals to an external user system, and transforming the arterial blood pressure waveform or the arterial blood pressure to the continuous blood pressure waveform or the continuous blood pressure using a transfer function.

Abstract: A system for detecting a presence in an environment to be monitored includes an electrostatic charge variation sensor, a vibration sensor, and an environmental pressure sensor. A processing unit is configured to acquire, from the electrostatic charge variation sensor, an electrostatic charge variation signal, and detect in the electrostatic charge variation signal, first signal characteristics indicative of the presence of a subject in the environment to be monitored. The processing unit further validates the detection of presence of the subject using the vibration and pressure signals provided by the other sensors.

Abstract: In biometric ticketing, physical token-less ticketing system using biometrics, a person may be identified using a digital representation of a biometric. Ticketing information may be ascertained based on the identification. The ticketing information may be provided, actions may be performed using the ticketing information, and so on. In some implementations, a checkpoint device receives biometric data from a person. A digital representation of the biometric data is used to obtain an identifier from an identification system. The digital representation of the biometric data may not be included in the identifier. The identifier is used by to obtain ticketing information from a ticketing system. The person may be allowed or denied entry into a ticketed area based on the ticketing information.

Abstract: A method for generating an alert and an electronic message from a mobile smartphone comprising a display and various sensors including a GPS sensor, the method comprising the steps consisting of: —downloading, to a smartphone, a remote support application comprising the implementation of a service for controlling the microphone, even in the event of the phone being locked; —activating the sensors present in the mobile phone in order to collect information linked to the environment of the mobile phone; —carrying out a contextual analysis of the information collected by the sensors in order to determine an emergency situation requiring an alert to be triggered.

Abstract: A premises control unit in communication with at least one battery operated sensor of a premises security system is provided. The premises control unit includes processing circuitry configured to configure at least one parameter for the at least one battery operated sensor where the configuration of the at least one parameter is based at least on data collected by the premises security system, and the at least one parameter includes at least sleep cycles for the at least one battery operated sensor.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for cooperative security in wireless sensor networks are described herein. A wireless node may organize itself into a cluster with other wireless nodes. The wireless node may cooperate with other wireless nodes in the cluster to select a leader node. The wireless node may describe its expected behaviors. The wireless node may detect a compromised wireless node within the cluster. The wireless node may prevent the compromised wireless node from compromising another wireless node.

Abstract: A method of operating a sensing component for sensing a magnetic field to determine a state of an access point having a first component and a second component that are separable from each other to create an opening and wherein a magnet is mounted on one of the first or second components of the access point, wherein the method comprises: operating the sensing component to sense a magnetic field in multiple dimensions to produce a sample representation of the sensed magnetic field, wherein the sample representation is a multi-dimensional representation and determining whether the sample representation is in a pre-determined region about a reference representation that is representative of a state of an access point to determine that the sensed magnetic field corresponds to said state of the access point, wherein the pre-determined region comprises a circular cross-section.

Abstract: A sensor device includes: a sensor data acquisition unit that acquires sensor data of a measurement target from a sensor; a sensor data analysis unit that analyzes the data acquired by the sensor data acquisition unit; an extraction data setting unit that sets extraction conditions indicating a part desired to be extracted from among all the sensor data; a specific condition extraction unit that extracts a part from among all the sensor data based on an analysis result and the extraction conditions; and a user interface unit that allows a user to input/output information. Further, the user interface unit includes simple condition setting means by which a simple condition being at least one or more of the extraction conditions among the extraction conditions can be set in the sensor data analysis unit, and detection result display means that displays data satisfying the simple condition in the sensor data analysis unit.

Abstract: There are provided systems and methods for delivery confirmation using wireless beacons. A merchant may include a wireless beacon, such as a small token or device, inside of a package for delivery. The beacon may communicate with a user device for a user when the package is delivered to the user. The beacon may include recipient information of eligible recipients for the package. The beacon may receive identification information for the user when the user device connects to the beacon. A delivery person in possession of the package may then determine if the user is an eligible recipient for the package using the recipient information and the identification information. After delivery of the package, the user may reuse the beacon by erasing the recipient information from the beacon and storing new recipient information on the beacon. The user may then place the beacon in another package for delivery.

Abstract: A method for automatically electronically associating vessel identity information of a vessel with an unassociated telemetric device, the unassociated telemetric device comprising a processor and being configured to detect and transmit quantity or usage data and being configured with a location sensing device, wherein the unassociated telemetric device is configured to communicate with a remote server, the method comprising the steps of: the remote server receiving the vessel identity information comprising a deployment location for the unassociated telemetric device; the unassociated telemetric device operating in accordance with an automatic action rule; in response to the unassociated telemetric device operating in accordance with the automatic action rule, the processor receiving location information of the unassociated telemetric device from the location sensing device; the unassociated telemetric device transmitting the location information; the remote server receiving the location information; the remo

Abstract: The invention provides methods and apparatus for detecting when an online session is compromised. A plurality of device fingerprints may be collected from a user computer that is associated with a designated Session ID. A server may include pages that are delivered to a user for viewing in a browser at which time device fingerprints and Session ID information are collected. By collecting device fingerprints and session information at several locations among the pages delivered by the server throughout an online session, and not only one time or at log-in, a comparison between the fingerprints in association with a Session ID can identify the likelihood of session tampering and man-in-the middle attacks.

Abstract: A dual band radio frequency signal acquisition and source location system, provided with a steerable phased array antenna operable in a first and a second radio frequency band. A digital signal processor electrically connected to the steerable phased array antenna is configured to control steering of an antenna beam of the steerable phased array antenna and apply frequency time division multiplexing to radio frequency signaling in the first and the second radio frequency bands. In particular, the first frequency band may be 2.4 GHz Bluetooth/Bluetooth Low Energy, and the second frequency band may be 900 MHz passive UHF RFID.

Abstract: A control device may be configured to delay an attachment procedure while attachment messages are being transmitted over the network. The control device may be configured to initiate an attachment procedure with a router device on a network at the end a back-off period of time. The attachment procedure may include transmitting attachment messages (e.g., parent request messages) that enable the control device to transmit and receive messages over the network through the router device. During the back-off period of time, the control device may determine an attachment message is received from another control device on the network. And, if an attachment message (e.g., a parent request messages and/or a link request message) is received from another control device, the control device may increase the back-off period of time (e.g., delaying when the control device initiates its attachment procedure).

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for detecting and reporting pollution at an oil facility are disclosed. The technology utilizes a logic control system to read from a pollution sensor and present the sensed data as a pollutant from a leak. The pollution leakage can be further managed and reduced.

Abstract: A controllable electrical outlet may be used to control one or more standard electrical outlets. The controllable electrical outlet may include a first connection configured to be electrically coupled to a hot connection, a second connection configured to be electrically coupled to a standard electrical outlet, and a third connection configured to be electrically coupled to a neutral connection. The controllable electrical outlet may also include a load control circuit, a communication circuit, and a control circuit. The load control circuit may be electrically coupled in series between the first and second screw terminals to control power delivered to the standard electrical outlet, and the control circuit may be coupled to the load control circuit and the communication circuit. The control circuit may be configured to control power delivered to the standard electrical outlet in response to a wireless signal received via the communication circuit.

Abstract: In biometric ticketing, physical token-less ticketing system using biometrics, a person may be identified using a digital representation of a biometric. Ticketing information may be ascertained based on the identification. The ticketing information may be provided, actions may be performed using the ticketing information, and so on. In some implementations, a checkpoint device receives biometric data from a person. A digital representation of the biometric data is used to obtain an identifier from an identification system. The digital representation of the biometric data may not be included in the identifier. The identifier is used by to obtain ticketing information from a ticketing system. The person may be allowed or denied entry into a ticketed area based on the ticketing information.

Abstract: A building management system for a building system includes a building system interface configured to receive building system data; a knowledge base configured to receive the building system data, the knowledge base providing a model of the building system, the model including semantic descriptions of the building system data, the semantic descriptions of the building system data being arranged in an ontology; and a user interface configured to access the knowledge base.

Abstract: A premises control unit in communication with at least one battery operated sensor of a premises security system is provided. The premises control unit includes processing circuitry configured to configure at least one parameter for the at least one battery operated sensor where the configuration of the at least one parameter is based at least on data collected by the premises security system, and the at least one parameter includes at least sleep cycles for the at least one battery operated sensor.

Abstract: A user identification device according to a disclosed embodiment includes a transmitter for scattering radio-frequency (RF) signals into tissues of a body part of a user, a receiver for receiving the RF signals having passed through the tissues of the body part of the user, a memory for storing parameters of a trained classification algorithm, and a processor for identifying the user by analyzing the received RF signals based on the trained classification algorithm by using the parameters of the trained classification algorithm in response to receiving the RF signals through the receiver.

Abstract: Methods for use in a measurement system. Some embodiments comprise at least one sensor unit and a control unit, wherein the at least one sensor unit is configured to detect a physical quantity and to form a sensor data signal. The method comprises, at the control unit, receiving a data receive signal from the sensor unit, and interpreting the data receive signal to be one of at least the sensor data signal and another data signal, wherein the interpreting is based on an attribute information intrinsic to the data receive signal. Furthermore, there is a sensor unit for use in measurement data acquisition, an apparatus configured to control a measurement data acquisition, a measurement system for use in measurement data acquisition, and a medium incorporating a sequence of operation steps that, when executed, perform a method for use in a measurement system for data acquisition.

Abstract: A device for acoustic monitoring of a monitoring area includes first and second sensor systems which have first and second acoustic sensors, processors, and transmitter, respectively, and which may be mounted at different locations of the monitoring area. The first and second processors may be configured to classify first and second audio signals detected by the first and second acoustic sensors so as to obtain first and second classification results, respectively. The first and second transmitter may be configured to transmit the first and second classification results to a central evaluator, respectively. In addition, the device may include the central evaluator, which may be configured to receive the first classification result and to receive the second classification result, and to generate a monitoring output for the monitoring area as a function of the first classification result and the second classification result.

Abstract: An apparatus device may include a bio-impedance sensor configured to take a bio-impedance measurement from a body of an individual, an optical sensor configured to take an optical measurement from the body of the individual, and a processing device configured to receive a first bio-impedance measurement from the bio-impedance sensor taken during a first period of time and a first optical measurement from the optical sensor taken during the first period of time, receive first location information of the individual during the first period of time, determine a first correlation between a physiological parameter and at least one of the first location, the first bio-impedance measurement, or the first optical measurement, and determine a first level of the physiological parameter based on the first correlation.