Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
340825520 | Addressing | 19 |
20080224884 | System for Initiating Geospatial Functional Control of Mobile Electronics - A system for universally controlling the functionality of portable electronic devices in a localized geospatial area is disclosed. A control signal encoded with instructions based on a predetermined protocol is sent from a RF control point transmitter. The encoded signal is received and decoded by portable electronic devices in the area and an action is performed in response to the control signal. Actions can include enabling or disabling a specific function of the portable electronic device, displaying messages on the portable electronic device, or transmitting information from the portable electronic device back to the control point. Actions remain active while in that area or for specified time periods to various levels of precision and reliability through a combination of settings or timing functions. Using portable electronic devices with preprogrammed control groups, the system can also be used to triage communications in emergency situations by restricting the functionality and communications ability of select groups of portable electronic devices. | 09-18-2008 |
20080297371 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONNECTED APPARATUS SEARCHING METHOD - An address number of “1” in a logic address is firstly set, and polling is performed. When there is a response to the polling, a physical address and a device name as response contents are written to and registered in an address list so as to correspond to the address number of “1” in the logic address. When some address numbers in the logic address for each of which no connection confirmation is performed exist in a next device type, the smallest address number in the logic address is selected, and an operation returns back to Step S | 12-04-2008 |
20080303691 | Hybrid automotive fluid dispensing system - A fluid dispensing control system comprising a plurality of hybrid fluid dispensing units and hybrid keypads are capable of both wired and wireless communication with a billing computer. | 12-11-2008 |
20080303692 | Method and System for Assigning Identity Addresses to Local Management Modules - A system and a method are provided for assigning plural identity addresses in sequence from a central management module to plural corresponding local management modules. A standby power is input to a current one of the local management modules. And the standby power towards a next un-actuated one of the local management modules is delayed for a delay period. Thus, the current one of the local management modules is allowed negotiating for assigning a dedicated one of the identity addresses. | 12-11-2008 |
20090009358 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESSLY TRANSMITTING CONTROL COMMANDS FOR A CONTROLLER FOR LIFTING GEAR - Method for wirelessly transmitting control commands for a controller for lifting gear, wherein a wireless operating part has an unmistakeable address and a receiving part of the lifting gear has a selectable identifier, wherein the operating part is unambiguously assigned to a receiving part of lifting gear, said method comprising the following steps for assigning the operating part to the receiving part: (i) an address feature is formed from the address of the operating part and the identifier of the receiving part; (ii) the address feature is emitted in an allocation message; (iii) the emitted allocation message is received in the receiving part and (iv) the operating part is allocated to the receiving part, if the receiving part has not been allocated, by storing the address feature as a valid address feature in the receiving part, and corresponding system. | 01-08-2009 |
20090045971 | USE OF DECISION TREES FOR AUTOMATIC COMMISSIONING - A computer algorithm ( | 02-19-2009 |
20090066534 | NETWORK-BASED ACCESS AND CONTROL OF HOME AUTOMATION SYSTEMS - A device may include a memory to store a home automation graphical application and a processor to operate based on the home automation graphical application to establish via a network a communication link with a home automation system, and provide a graphical user interface to permit a user to view state information of home devices or modify home automation configuration data to control home devices. | 03-12-2009 |
20090121894 | MAGIC WAND - The claimed subject matter relates to an architecture that can facilitate rich interaction with and/or management of environmental components included in an environment. The architecture can exist in whole or in part in a housing that can resemble a wand or similar object. The architecture can utilize one or more sensor from a collection of sensors to determine an orientation or gesture in connection with the wand, and can further issue an instruction to update a state of an environmental component based upon the orientation. In addition, the architecture can include an advisor component to provide contextual and/or comprehensive guidance in an intuitive manner. | 05-14-2009 |
20090146833 | Coordinator, gateway, and transmission method for IPv6 in wireless sensor network - Provided are a coordinator, a gateway, and a transmission method for applying IPv6 in a wireless sensor network (WSN). Dual addressing of a link local address using a short address used in the WSN and a global unicast address using an extended unique identifier (EUI) of a node makes it possible to support mobility of the WSN and communicate data with an external network. | 06-11-2009 |
20100045477 | CONTROL/MONITOR SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A control/monitor signal transmission system in which simple communication control can be performed without a control unit, and a wiring allowable distance is larger than a conventional system. A plurality of slave stations which are installed corresponding to the plurality of actuating apparatuses and are connected through a common data signal line, and a mediation station which is connected to the data signal line are equipped, and the data signal line includes a plurality of independent groups which are consolidated to the mediation station. The plurality of actuating apparatuses are divided into one or plural sets including at least two, and the actuating apparatuses which belong to the same set and are different in group of the connected data signal line have a correspondence relationship. The mediation station extracts monitor data from a monitor signal transmitted from the sensor unit through the slave station, and transmits the monitor data as control data to a different actuating apparatus which has a correspondence relationship with the actuating apparatus including the sensor unit which transmits the monitor data. | 02-25-2010 |
20100164742 | ACTIVATION CIRCUIT FOR SEALED ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An environmentally sealed electronic device with an internal activation circuit that does not require a constant interrogation signal to maintain power to its internal circuitry. The electronic device includes sensor circuitry for gathering or sensing data; an internal battery for powering the sensor circuitry; and an internal activation circuit for activating the sensor circuitry. The sensor circuitry may include a temperature sensor, a location sensor, a signal sensor, a sound detector, a motion sensor, or any other device that senses or gathers data. The battery may be any type of energy storage device such as a lithium or alkaline battery. The activation circuit includes a receiver for receiving a radio frequency signal from an external source and a switch for connecting the battery to the sensor circuitry in response to the receiver. The switch is operable to maintain connection of the battery to the sensor circuitry after the radio frequency signal ceases. | 07-01-2010 |
20100194582 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING REMOTE DEVICES - Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling remote devices are provided. In an embodiment, a system can comprise one or more remotely controlled sensors and actuators. The remote sensors/actuators can interface with uniquely identified remote transceivers that transmit and/or receive data. The embodiment can also comprise a plurality of transceivers each having a unique address, and a controller adapted to communicate with at least one of the transceivers in a preformatted message. A sensor can be associated with at least one transceiver to detect a condition and output a data signal to the transceiver, and an actuator can be associated with a transceiver to receive a control signal and activate a device. Other embodiments are also claimed and described. | 08-05-2010 |
20100214119 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSIGNING ADDRESSES IN A SYSTEM HAVING A PLURALITY OF GENERATOR UNITS POSITIONED IN PARALLEL - The present invention relates to a method and a device for assigning addresses in a system having a plurality of generator units connected in parallel. After receiving a start signal, the first generator unit assigns itself an individual address and outputs an identification signal at its control-signal output. Each of the further generator units receives an identification signal output at the control-signal output of a generator unit upstream of it, and assigns itself an individual address as a function of the identification signal received in each case. | 08-26-2010 |
20100245116 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING MOTION SIGNALS IN A MULTI-SEAT ENVIRONMENT - A system for providing motion signals indicative of a motion to be performed by the motion platforms synchronously with video images comprising an input interface for extracting a motion signal from the input signal. A server provides a network address to each motion platform. A motion platform interface has control ports connected to arrays of motion platforms. Each motion platform being connected one to another by a wired connection according to a control protocol. The motion platform interface individually actuates each of the motion platforms by providing a client motion signal to each motion platform comprising the motion signal with a respective network address. Each motion platform is managed according to a respective feedback signal comprising the provided network address of each motion platform. | 09-30-2010 |
20100245117 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT IN A MONITORING AREA - A system for detecting an object in a monitoring area with a plurality of sensors, each including a transmitter and a receiver, and an electronics unit for evaluating the receivers. The electronics unit is capable of assigning a contact address to a transmitter and/or to a receiver, wherein address assignment is effected such that after the address assignment it is possible for the electronics unit to associate receivers with transmitters. | 09-30-2010 |
20100277340 | Lighting Control Architecture - A system and method of lighting protocol and architecture to control lighting parameters, consisting of an X-byte data packet with command, addressing, Hue, Saturation, and Intensity selection, and fading control whereby commands set a remote device state with no need for a constant stream of data, each fixture computing its own parameters. Management of a lighting fixture is done with its own local controller having light management thus eliminating the need for the central controller to handle a magnitude of lighting fixtures. The central controller sending only commands for state changes, eliminating the need for continuous computation and command transmission to all fixtures within its realm. The remote controller manages transitions from one state to another after a command. | 11-04-2010 |
20100283627 | CEILING-MOUNTED HOOKING RECEPTACLE - The ceiling-mounted hooking receptacle ( | 11-11-2010 |
20100295700 | HVAC UNIT, A METHOD OF GENERATING A NETWORK ADDRESS FOR A HVAC UNIT AND A HVAC CONTROLLER THEREFOR - An HVAC controller, a method for operating a HVAC unit and a HVAC unit are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the HVAC controller includes: (1) a memory configured to store a unique default network address for the controller and (2) a processor configured to automatically generate the unique default network address based on a seed value that is uniquely associated with the HVAC unit. | 11-25-2010 |
20100315261 | NETWORK COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A network communication system ( | 12-16-2010 |