| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 340539260 | Specific environmental sensor | 44 |
| 20080198004 | Method for equitable placement of a limited number of sensors for wide area surveillance - A limited number of sensors are placed at selected locations in order to achieve equitable coverage levels to all locations that need to be monitored. The coverage level provided to any specific location depends on all sensors that monitor the location and on the properties of the sensors, including probability of object detection and probability of false alarm. These probabilities may depend on the monitoring and monitored locations. An equitable coverage to all locations is obtained by finding the lexicographically largest vector of coverage levels, where these coverage levels are sorted in a non-decreasing order. The method generates a lexicographic maximin optimization model whose solution provides equitable coverage levels. In order to facilitate computations, a nonlinear integer optimization model is generated whose solution provides the same coverage levels as the lexicographic maximin optimization model. Solution of the nonlinear integer optimization model is obtained through the adaptation of known optimization methods. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080278318 | Smart Container Monitoring System - A remotely monitorable shipping container including a shipping container body having associated therewith at least one door and at least one door latch having a latch locking element arranged for locking engagement with a door mounted locking element, at least one wireless communicator mounted in a secure location within the shipping container and being operative to wirelessly transmit information to a remote monitor regarding the status of an electronic seal mounted onto the locking element for confirming locking of the at least one door, and at least one wireless antenna mounted within a protected enclosure on the outside of the shipping container for transmitting the information from the at least one wireless communicator. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090009323 | DISPLAY OF INFORMATION RELATED TO DATA COLLECTED VIA WIRELESS NETWORK SENSORS - A method for displaying an indication of data collected via a wireless network sensor involves processing the collected data to generate reports. The wireless network sensor includes a plurality of sensors for detecting events occurring proximate the sensors, a processor for receiving and processing data from the sensors, and a wireless transmitter for wirelessly transmitting data. The method displays an indication of parsed events, episodes, vectors, links, and paths based upon the received data. Another method displays a representation of a location of each sensor in the wireless network sensors in a monitored environment and information related to data collected via the sensors. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090128326 | Using solar enery and wirless sensor network on the establishment of real-time monitoring system and method - This invention is to establish a real-time and self-supporting environmental monitoring system using wireless sensor network and solar energy. First, the precipitation volume and groundwater level of monitoring nodes are transported to the gateway by the multi-hop topology of wireless sensor network. Secondly, the gateway transmits the information to a base station via the GPRS or GSM. Finally, the monitoring data are transposed into an established database. The user can inquire about the real-time monitoring information via the internet, and so as to prevent the disaster and to reduce the damage in advance. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090135005 | Tracking and security system - A tracking and security system comprising a signal device having one or more ferroelectric varactors are configured to passively receive RF signals of various frequencies. The RF signal is collected, converted, and stored in a database for tracking transportable items. The signal device will also contain microcapsules which will detect chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear and/or explosive materials. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090243842 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SENSING ACTIVITY USING ENERGY HARVESTING DEVICES - A system for monitoring activities relating to movable and removable items within a vehicle is described. The system includes an electrical energy storage device, an energy harvesting device operable to store harvested energy in the electrical energy storage device, a sensor element configured to output signals corresponding to one or more of removal, installation, and a shift in position of a corresponding item within the vehicle, and a transmitter configured to receive the signals from the sensor element. The transmitter is also configured to transmit unique identification information and data corresponding to the signals received from the sensor element, where the unique identification information corresponds with a location of the item on the vehicle. The sensor element and the transmitter are configured to use energy from one or both of the energy harvesting device and the electrical energy storage device. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090267760 | EVENT-DRIVEN MOBILE HAZMAT MONITORING - A HAZMAT monitoring system detects a plurality of different hazardous materials and includes first and second pluralities of RSIs. Each RSI of the first plurality forms a node in a first wireless sensor network and is associated with a mobile container and with at least one sensor that is configured to acquire data for detecting a first hazardous material. Each RSI further is configured to receive the sensor data and wirelessly transmit, over the first wireless sensor network, data relating to the received sensor data pertaining to the detection of the first hazardous material. Each RSI of the second plurality is similarly associated and configured. Communications within a respective wireless sensor network do not result in communications within the another wireless sensor network. A gateway is configured to independently communicate with each respective wireless sensor network. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090273470 | Environmental monitoring and control system - A wireless environmental monitoring system is disclosed comprising at least one monitor unit in wireless communication with a remote monitoring centre by way of the Internet and a server unit wherein the server unit is in wireless communication with both the monitor unit and the remote monitoring centre. The monitor unit comprises at least one sensor configured to detect an anomalous environmental condition such as the presence of or undesirable change in environmental variables. The monitor unit further comprises an alarm system and a relay output wherein the relay output is configured to trigger an event in response to the anomalous environmental condition to mitigate damage that may be caused by the anomalous environmental condition. The remote monitoring centre is configured to receive and monitor the operational parameters of the monitor unit to interpret an anomalous environmental condition detected by the monitor unit in light of operational variations which may affect the accuracy of the monitor unit. The remote monitoring centre is also configured to receive and communicate environmental data to the monitor unit to establish the base threshold level used to determine an anomalous environmental condition. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090289786 | Sensor arrangement for securing the loads of containers - A sensor arrangement for securing the contents of a container ( | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090303039 | Remote sensing and communication system - A remote sensing system and method for instrumenting the entries to manhole enclosures, in order to provide a platform and means for sensing environmental parameters within and around the enclosures and wirelessly transmitting those parameters to a distant site. The system comprises a housing with sensor for monitoring environmental parameter in the vicinity of the manhole. A microcontroller in the housing sends the parameters to a radio module, which transmits the parameters to a communication device for alerting a user that a manhole has been tampered with. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100060449 | INTEGRATED SOLUTION FOR SENSOR INTERFACE FOR MONITORING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS BY MEANS OF RFID TECHNOLOGIES - Integrated device comprising: a microprocessor unit ( | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100090828 | Sensing and Reporting Devices, Systems and Methods - Environmental sensing devices, systems and methods are provided. In one embodiment, an environmental sensing device includes an environmental sensor and an internal signal generator. The environmental sensing device may be configured to be mechanically coupled to one or more interior surfaces of an enclosure. The environmental sensor may be operable to detect one or more substances within the enclosure and provide a status signal to the internal signal generator corresponding to the presence of the one or more substances. The internal signal generator may be operable to generate a mechanical report sequence corresponding to the status signal. The mechanical report sequence may be a series of mechanical pulses applied to an interior surface of the enclosure. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100148957 | DOG BARK DOOR BELL NOTIFICATION AND PERSONAL PROTECTION SYSTEM - A security system includes a warning notification module adapted to recognize at least one of a wireless or audible signal. A door bell ringer or emergency transmission signal from a wireless transmitter can provide a recognition signal to a microprocessor in the security system via the warning notification module. The microprocessor retrieves dog barking sounds stored in memory and provides them to at least one of an amplifier or radio frequency transmitter after the microprocessor receives the recognition signal from the warning notification module. Dog barking sounds can be broadcasted using the wireless transmitter. Processing can be with a time delay after first receipt of the recognition signal. A random module can enable random retrieval of various dog barking sounds from memory for processing. A time out module can disable operation of the microprocessor at a set time after recognition signal receipt. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100194559 | High-Performance Liquid Magnetizer - Disclosed is a detection process performed in the detector, which is switchable between an active detection mode, where the detector actively monitors the surrounding area, and a passive detection mode. The data obtained by operation in the active detection mode for the first time are temporarily stored to serve as an initial environmental parameter. Subsequently, the detector operates primarily in the passive detection mode to determine whether or not a downstream device is to be activated, while switching intermittently from the passive detection mode to the active detection mode to thereby determine the activation or deactivation of the downstream device based on the result of comparing the detected value with the initial environmental parameter. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100201516 | Apparatus for Compact Internetworked Wireless Integrated Network Sensors (WINS) - The Wireless Integrated Network Sensor Next Generation (WINS NG) nodes provide distributed network and Internet access to sensors, controls, and processors that are deeply embedded in equipment, facilities, and the environment. The WINS NG network is a new monitoring and control capability for applications in transportation, manufacturing, health care, environmental monitoring, and safety and security. The WINS NG nodes combine microsensor technology, low power distributed signal processing, low power computation, and low power, low cost wireless and/or wired networking capability in a compact system. The WINS NG networks provide sensing, local control, remote reconfigurability, and embedded intelligent systems in structures, materials, and environments. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100265062 | ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEM AND MONITORING METHOD USING THE SAME - An exemplary embodiment of environmental monitoring system includes a base station, a monitoring control device and a monitor device. The monitoring device is communicated with the monitoring control device and the base station by wireless communication network. The monitoring control device sets monitoring instructions and sends the monitoring instructions to the base station in the form of short message using wireless communication network. The monitoring device receives the monitoring instructions in the form of short messages, generates corresponding monitoring data according to the monitoring instructions to obtain corresponding monitoring results, and transmits the monitoring results to the base station and the monitoring control device in the form of short messages. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100302031 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION IN TEST, MEASUREMENT, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - A system for wireless multiple user access to a sensor comprises a sensor unit having a sensor element, a sensor user interface, and a sensor wireless transceiver that transmits information corresponding to the output of the sensor user interface. One or more receiving units each receive the information corresponding to the output of the sensor user interface, and provide that output to a receiver user interface. The receiver may be located near the sensor unit, or may be located remotely from the sensor unit. Multiple receiving units may be used, for example, by students receiving training on the use of a sensor unit. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110080283 | FAULT DETECTION USING PHASE COMPARISON - A system for communicating information between a detection device and a wireless device is provided. The system generally includes a detection device adapted to monitor a condition related to a power system. A radio interface unit is in communication with the detection device via a communication member. A wireless device is further provided which is in radio communication with the radio interface unit such that the detection device communicates information to the wireless device through a radio interface unit. The system's components are further adapted to endure harsh conditions (e.g., prolonged exposure to water). | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110115623 | ALERT SYSTEM WITH ZONING USING WIRELESS PORTABLE DETECTORS AND A CENTRAL STATION - A system and method of monitoring zones for alarm conditions and automatically alerting individuals in a plurality of zones about the safety of a particular zone is provided. The method includes providing a site map of a predefined area, configuring a plurality of zones in the predefined area, receiving ambient condition data and location data from a plurality of wireless devices located in the predefined area, computing an alarm level for each zone in the plurality of zones based on the received ambient condition data and location data, and transmitting alert notifications to the plurality of wireless devices. The alert notification sent to each wireless device is based on the computed alarm level of the zone in which that wireless device is located relative to the computed alarm level of the other zones in the plurality of zones. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20120019381 | SWIM MONITOR - A swim monitor comprising a motion sensing device and a controller is provided. The motion sensing device is capable of detecting motion in a plurality of mutually orthogonal axes and the controller is arranged to capture motion data generated by the motion sensing device and to generate swim motion information with reference to the motion data collected. The controller is arranged to generate swim style information with reference to a rhythmic motion pattern detected in at least one selected motion direction. Such a swim monitor provides a compact device for swim monitoring and a simple solution to proved swim style information. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20130314230 | Earthquake Alarming Device With Rescue Assisting Capability - An earthquake alarming device with rescue assisting capability includes a casing and a circuit unit. The circuit unit is disposed in the casing and includes a control module, and a seismic sensory module, a speaker, a transmitter module and a heating module all connected to the control module. The seismic sensory is capable of detecting an earthquake. The control module controls the speaker to generate an audio alarm, controls the transmitter module to transmit a wireless signal, and controls the heating module to generate heat when informed by the seismic sensory module that an earthquake has been detected. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130321149 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOREST FIRE CONTROL - A system for forest fire control comprising a plurality of forest fire control nodes. Each node is comprised of one or move detection means of an environmental condition. Each node is also comprised of at least one communication transceiver for sending and receiving data indicative of a sensed environmental condition, and of at least one hanging unit configured for hanging the node on a tree. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20140015671 | SENSOR AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL CIRCUIT IN ADAPTIVE INTERFACE PACKAGE - A programmable interface module includes a linear power regulator to control and provide power to interfaced components on an as needed basis. The interface module is implemented in, for example, a sensor pack and multiplexed to a plurality of sensor modules. In a first mode, the linear voltage regulator provides a relatively small amount of power which allows a sensor module to output a signal responsive to detecting an environmental condition (e.g., gamma or x-ray radiation, extreme temperatures, etc.). The interface module can switch the linear voltage regulator to a second mode in which the linear voltage regulator ramps up the amount of power provided to a detecting sensor module. The sensor module can then provide a level indicative of a concentration or intensity of the environmental condition. If the level surpasses a predetermined threshold, the sensor pack can output an alert signal to security server. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140111334 | SENSOR POD - A sensor pod includes a housing defining an interior cavity; a fixture configured to attach the housing to a surface; an infrared sensor in the cavity configured to monitor infrared light through a first port in the housing; and a monitoring system disposed in the interior cavity and configured to receive a signal from the infrared sensor and determine whether the housing has been detached from the surface based on the signal, and to generate an alert signal when the housing is determined to have been detached from the surface. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140167959 | FIRE DETECTOR HAVING BEACON MODULE FORINDOOR POSITIONING, AND INDOOR POSITIONINGSYSTEM USING THE SAME - A fire detector having a beacon module for indoor positioning and an indoor positioning system using the same are provided. The fire detector includes a power supply unit, an AC/DC converter, an indoor positioning beacon module, and a fire detection unit. The power supply unit receives an input of a power source and supplies the power source. The AC/DC converter converts the power source and supplies a driving power source. Upon fire occurrence or periodically, the indoor positioning beacon module wireless transmits a beacon signal including a beacon ID through a built-in antenna. The fire detection unit detects fire occurrence or non-occurrence. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140266712 | REMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to systems and processes for environmental and condition monitoring of containerized assets. One illustrative system includes containers that are configured to enclose assets that are potentially hazardous and/or potentially sensitive to electromagnetic (EM)/radio frequency (RF) radiation or emissions. The assets may also be sensitive to various environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, shock and vibration. An exemplary system uses sensors to measure and track these environmental conditions inside a container for up to multiple years. An illustrative system may also use sensors to measure attributes of the asset. An illustrative system is configured to archive and report on the collected data. An illustrative system includes the ability to issue a warning when an asset may have been compromised. Additionally, the collected data may be used in predictive life analyses. More particularly, the collected data may be analyzed and compared to thresholds for container assets to reach deductive or inductive conclusions about the probability of damage, maintenance needs, or replacement needs. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140354426 | DEVICE FOR CONTAINER LEAKAGE DETECTION AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A mountable device and system for leakage detection and monitoring of various hazardous materials that can be stored and transported in variety of containers, including ones mounted in railroad cars, tank trailers, trucks, and other dedicated vessels. The device includes a sensor array to detect a potential leakage, wireless communication means, processor and the batteries in a single enclosure. The device can be readily mounted and dismounted using a dedicated opening in container's valves protection box or its lid and provides communications with a respective wireless sensor network. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150077248 | Smoke Detectors with Wireless Local Area Network Capabilities - An apparatus is configured to provided smoke detection and wireless local area network capabilities at each location thereof. This apparatus may replace existing smoke detector devices and/or be used in new construction so as to provide both smoke detection and wireless local area network capabilities in an area proximate to the apparatus. Carbon monoxide (CO) and/or carbon dioxide (CO | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150097671 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A UNIVERSAL WIRELESS PLATFORM FOR ASSET MONITORING - A metrological interface device includes a printed circuit board (“PCB”) including at least one metrological sensor communication interface and at least one first wireless communication interface. The metrological interface device is in communication with a metrological sensing device via the metrological sensor communication interface. Each metrological sensing device is coupled to a physical asset. Each metrological interface device is configured to receive the metrological data from the metrological sensing device. The metrological interface device is configured to receive metrological data from the metrological sensing device via the metrological sensor communication interface. Metrological data represents physical measurement data associated with the physical asset. Each metrological interface device is configured to advertise connection availability to a plurality of mobile computing devices, and also configured to receive a connection request from a connecting mobile computing device, and is additionally configured to create an active connection with the connecting mobile computing device. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150356851 | SYSTEM FOR SIGNALLING DANGER WARNINGS ARISING FROM EXPOSURE OF A SUBJECT TO ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS, AND CORRESPONDING METHOD AND MOBILE DEVICE - A system for signalling danger warnings arising from exposure of a subject to atmospheric pollutants, includes means for detecting environmental information in the proximity of the subject, and at least one personal mobile terminal. Sensor means are associated to the subject and configured for detecting one or more physiological parameters of the subject and supplying them to the personal mobile terminal. The system includes means for detecting the position of the subject and a data-processing module. The mobile terminal is configured for sending to the module local-detection data. The terminal is configured for receiving from the module danger warnings arising from exposure to pollutants calculated in the module and displaying to the subject the danger warnings or issuing alarms as a function of the values of the aforesaid danger warnings. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160155317 | MONITORING SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD | 06-02-2016 |
| 340539270 | Heat | 8 |
| 20080211667 | WIRELESS HUMAN INTERFACE DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED TEMPERATURE SENSOR - A wireless human interface device (HID) includes an input interface module for accepting inputs from a user; a microprocessor for processing the accepted inputs; a wireless transmitter for transmitting the accepted inputs to a host; and a temperature sensor for determining the temperature of the wireless HID, wherein the microprocessor transmits the sensed temperature via the wireless transmitter to the host for displaying. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080246604 | Wireless interface module - A system and method that allows remote monitoring by satellite of cargo carried on a mobile conveyance. The system and method provide for a wireless information module (WIM) on the conveyance for transmitting and receiving data from a plurality of wireless devices on the conveyance over a short range wireless network. The WIM relays data to a remote monitoring facility via satellite. Other applications of the system and method include, but are not limited to, remotely controlling wireless devices on a conveyance such as door lock sensors and electronic seals, remotely upgrading the software loaded on the devices within the mobile conveyance, and creating an ad-hoc network of multiple WIMs to maintain satellite communication with all WIMs in the network when certain of the WIMs are unable to communicate directly with a satellite. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080252446 | Power hand tool with data collection and storage and method of operating - The invention provides a system and method of monitoring at least one operating characteristic of a hand power tool. In one embodiment, a hand power tool includes a housing, a motor within the housing and a tag mounted on the housing. The tag includes a first antenna for harvesting energy from an electromagnetic field associated with the motor, a microprocessor configured to operate using the harvested energy, a memory including stored commands which, when executed by the microprocessor, cause data associated with a sensed condition of the hand power tool to be stored within the memory, and a second antenna for coupling with a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader and for transmitting the data stored within the memory to the RFID reader. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20100060450 | HAND HELD WIRELESS 4-20mA SIGNAL TRANSMITTING AND STORAGE SYSTEM - A hand held wireless signal transmitting and storage system. The system includes a device configured to generate a signal to be transmitted. The system also includes a hand held wireless transmitter arranged to communicate via an electrical connection with the device to receive the signal and configured to transmit the signal. Also included in the system is a receiver configured to receive the signal from the wireless transmitter, and a data storage unit configured to connect to the receiver to receive and store the signal. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100231382 | WIRELESS TEMPERATURE SENSOR NETWORK - A wireless temperature sensor network includes a base station unit which transmits query signals cyclically addressing a plurality of temperature sensor transponder units. The transponder units are passive and derive operating power from the query signal to encode measured temperature data into a reply signal which is received by the base station. In a dual carrier embodiment, the query signal and reply signals are transmitted on separate frequencies. In a backscattering embodiment, the antennas of the transponder units can be switched between an absorption mode in which the query signal is received and a reflection mode in which the query signal is reflected back to the base station. The transponder antennas are switched in such a manner as to encode temperature data in the reflected signal to form a reply signal. The network embodiments are particularly applicable to space based platforms. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110057791 | Passive Environmental Sensing - Various sensors, systems, and methods for monitoring environmental conditions are provided. In one embodiment, among others, a passive sensor includes an antenna; a modulating circuit coupled to the antenna by a microstrip transmission line, the modulating circuit capable of modulating a backscattered signal; a sensing material disposed between the microstrip transmission line and a ground plane of the passive sensor, where an electrical property of at least a portion of the sensing material varies with the environmental condition; and where the modulated backscattered signal includes at least one of phase and amplitude information corresponding to the electrical property of the portion of the sensing material. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110291828 | EMBEDDED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR REFRIGERATED TRANSPORTATION CONTAINERS - A communication system for a climate-controlled container. The system includes a controller and a radio expansion module removably connected to the controller. The controller is coupled to the refrigerated container and configured to monitor a status of the refrigerated container. The radio expansion module is configured to support a communication mode, and to communicate the status to a remote system. The communication mode used to communicate with the remote system is determined by the controller based on the communication modes supported by the radio expansion module. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20130082839 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS HEAT DETECTION - A system for wireless heat detection is disclosed. The system includes one or more heat sensors that convert sensed heat energy into electrical power for transmitting an alarm signals. A remote system may trigger an alarm based on the received alarm signals. The heat sensors may be placed at discrete locations within an interior of a building to monitor a condition of the infrastructure of the building. The remote system can include a communications module for receiving the signal and transmitting an alarm signal to an associated fire panel. The fire panel may analyze the signal, as well as signals generated from adjacent sensors, to determine whether a fire condition exists within a building. Appropriate notification devices may then be activated based on the determination. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 04-04-2013 |
| 340539280 | Weather | 3 |
| 20100013629 | GIS-Based Automated Weather Alert Notification System - An automated weather alert system using GIS technology automatically ingests weather data and processes the weather data to determine if localized weather conditions pose a threat to any of a plurality of business operations, each of which have a known location. In the event such threat exists, an employee having responsibility for a threatened business operation is provided with an alert message and asked to acknowledge receipt. Additional notification is automatically provided to the employee's supervisor if such acknowledgment is not received within a predetermined period of time. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100259378 | Weather Alerts - Systems and methods to generate weather alerts are provided. A particular system includes a weather band radio receiver to receive weather alerts. The system further includes a processor to perform an analysis of the received electromagnetic radiation and to determine based on the analysis whether the electromagnetic radiation indicates rotation in a storm system. The processor initiates an alert when the analysis indicates rotation in the storm system and a weather alert has been received. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20190146084 | PROBABILISTIC WEATHER SEVERITY ESTIMATION SYSTEM | 05-16-2019 |
| 340539290 | Dosimeter | 2 |
| 20100013630 | DEVICE WITH DISPLAY AND CONTROL - A device including a display for displaying operational and/or functional parameters of the device and a control unit with at least one control element for controlling the display and/or device, wherein the display is at least partly rotatable with respect to the device, and/or wherein the position of the at least one control element is modifiable or changeable with respect to the device. In some embodiments, the control functions of at least two control elements of the device are interchangeable. In some embodiments, the display is provided by data sent to the display at intervals, whereby the display is updated. In embodiments in which several display parts are rotatable, data is processed by a processing module prior to being sent to the display. A method of display and/or display and control manipulation is encompassed. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20110227728 | Deterrent Alarm System - The invention relates to a system and method of using a remotely electronically-activated visual, auditory, or transmitted signal to alert persons within close proximity to the visual signal of an emergency situation. In an embodiment of the method of this invention, a visual signal is placed in a location within a structure facing a public area outside of the structure. To operate this system, a person activates an activation mechanism, such as by pushing a button, on a remote transmitter. The remote transmitter then sends an electromagnetic signal, preferably a radio signal, to the receiving antenna of a wireless signal receiver. Upon receiving the electromagnetic signal, the receiving antenna activates a switch that sends electric power from a power source to the visual signal. The electric power activates a light source inside of the visual signal, which lights up a warning message. The visual signal may further comprise an auditory signal, or, by interfacing with a communications system, the visual system may comprise a transmitted signal that relays information about the emergency. | 09-22-2011 |
