| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 340691400 | Plural | 16 |
| 20090066532 | Color Messaging Lens - An enhanced color messaging instrument gauge assembly is disclosed having a lens with one or more surface interruptions. A lens covering an instrument cluster transmits colored light longitudinally from at least one light source near its edge. Light encountering the surface interruption causes the surface interruption to illuminate. In one embodiment, different colored light can be coordinated with activation of symbols on the instrument cluster to attract the attention of an operator to an abnormal operating condition or to reinforce other information being communicated to the operator on the instrument cluster. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090219166 | VISUAL EVENT NOTIFICATION ON A HANDHELD COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A method of event notification on a handheld communications device involves first receiving an indication of an occurrence of an event at the handheld communications device. The communications device comprises a display device, and the event has an associated notification definition for providing a visual notification of the occurrence of the event. The notification definition comprises a content parameter that specifies a scope of the content of the visual notification, and an action parameter that specifies the action to be taken on the communications device after the visual notification is initiated. Then, a visual notification of the occurrence is provided on the display device in accordance with the associated notification definition. The visual notification provides particulars of the event. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090289807 | WEARABLE PERSONAL ALARM DEVICE - A wearable personal alarm device that is constructed of an alarm body that has a length, width and thickness, a maximum value for any of the three dimensions is 3 inches; an on/off switch on the alarm body for turning on/off the device; a speaker on the alarm body for sounding an alarm; a strobe/flashlight for illuminating a visual alarm; a battery for providing power to the speaker and the strobe/flashlight; a panic button for activating the speaker strobe/flashlight; and a clip and an eyelet on the alarm body for wearing on a person clothing. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20110032114 | Alarming Device - The alarming device of the present invention includes a battery power supply; a sensor section that outputs an anomaly detection signal in the case of detecting an anomaly; a alert section that outputs an anomaly alarm based on the anomaly detection signal; a reception circuit section that receives an event signal from another alarming device; a transmission circuit section that transmits an event signal to the other alarming device; an anomaly monitoring section that, when the sensor section has detected an anomaly, causes the alert section to output the anomaly alarm based on the anomaly detection signal and causes the transmission circuit section to transmit an event signal according to the anomaly of the alarming device to the other alarming device, and on the other hand, when the reception circuit section has received an event signal according to an anomaly of the other alarming device from the other alarming device, causes the alert section to output the anomaly alarm; and a communication control section that detects a predetermined event and performs communication control by adjusting the transmitting and receiving of an event signal by the transmission circuit section and the reception circuit section. | 02-10-2011 |
| 340691500 | Diverse | 12 |
| 20090072990 | Substrate processing apparatus - It is intended to provide a substrate processing apparatus capable of reliably informing a running state of the apparatus. The substrate processing apparatus | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090128353 | Alarm Origination Latching System and Method - An embodiment of the invention provides a method including detecting a select hazardous condition by at least one triggering alarm unit of a plurality of interconnected hazardous condition alarm units. An actuatable latch in the triggering alarm unit is switched from an unlatched state to a latched state. An audible alert is generated in all of the interconnected alarm units. A test switch is actuated to identify the triggering alarm unit. Actuating the test switch disables the audible alert in each alarm unit having an actuatable latch in the unlatched state. A reset switch is actuated in only one of the alarm units to reset the actuatable latch in each of the alarm units to the unlatched state. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090174566 | ALERT DEVICE HAVING NOTIFICATION-BASED CUSTOMIZABLE SETTINGS - An alert device is disclosed. The alert device has at least one light, at least one speaker, and a communication system configured to receive an alert notification containing instructions for each of at least one pattern and duration of activation of the at least one light, at least one pattern and duration of activation of the at least one speaker, and an overall duration of the alert notification. The alert device further has a controller communicatively coupled with the at least one light, the at least one speaker, and the communication system. The controller is configured to monitor the communication system for the alert notification, decode the alert notification, activate the at least one light and the at least one speaker for their respective at least one patterns and durations of activation, and deactivate the at least one light and the at least one speaker after the overall duration elapses. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090295592 | ELECTRONIC DISPLAY MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DISPLAY SYSTEM - An electronic display medium includes a display component and a notification device. The display component is configured to display a display content. The notification device is configured to issue at least one of a visual notification output and an auditory notification output indicative of a display change on the display component to a user of the electronic display medium when the display content displayed on the display component is updated. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20110012745 | Substrate processing apparatus - It is intended to provide a substrate processing apparatus capable of reliably informing a running state of the apparatus. The substrate processing apparatus having a signal indicator for indicating the running state, including a signal indicator capable of setting at least one operation condition under which the signal indicator operates as well as of operating under anyone of a plurality of operation conditions and a display unit capable of displaying that a cause of the operation is anyone of the operation conditions during the operation of the signal indicator. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110241896 | Aural warning processor - An aural warning processor includes a warning signal monitoring circuit and an audio output generation circuit under the operable control of a microcontroller. A system interface provides off-system electrical connectivity for the processor. The warning signal monitoring circuit is monitors the states of various subsystems of a host system with which the aural warning processor is used, as actually measured by through failure detection circuits otherwise provided with the host system and configured to produce electrical signals indicative of the existence of abnormal conditions in or pertaining to monitored subsystems. The electrical signals output from the failure detection circuits are conveyed to the warning signal monitoring circuit through the system interface, the control circuit operates to determine whether any conveyed signal is indicative of an abnormal condition and, if so, further operates to control generation of an appropriate audio message. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20140022087 | Human Machine Interface and Alert Display Method - A human machine interface includes a display screen coupled to a processing device. The display screen is disposed on a case and displays an image frame. In the processing unit, a comparing module compares a first trigger signal stored in a storage unit with a monitored signal transmitted from a signal source. A notification signal is generated when the first trigger signal is detected appearing in the monitored signal. A control module receives the notification signal and generates a first alert signal to display in the image frame or on the case. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140285352 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND VISUAL SENSATION DETECTING ALARM CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A portable device and a visual sensation detecting alarm control method thereof are disclosed. The portable device includes a display unit to display visual information including a visual alarm interface, a gaze detection unit to acquire a front image of the portable device, a vibration motor unit to generate a tactile feedback, a sound unit to generate an acoustic alarm, and a controller to control the display unit, the gaze detection unit, the vibration motor unit, and the sound unit. In a case in which an event necessary to provide notification is generated, the controller determines whether a user gazes at the portable device using the acquired image. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20150015406 | CAUTION SIGN DEVICE - A caution sign device is provided. The caution sign device may be designed for warning pedestrians of potentially hazardous conditions nearby. The caution sign device may include a body having a lighting assembly, a timer, a sound system, a power source and a motion detector integrated thereto. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150130625 | Piezoelectric User Interface - An apparatus includes a touchscreen keypad and one or more devices that generate a tactile response to a user of the apparatus when a key in the keypad is pressed. In order accomplish a simple construction requiring a minimum of space, the one or more devices that generate that tactile response may include at least one piezoelectric element configured to generate vibration which is forwarded to the user in response to a key of the touchscreen keypad being pressed. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150289485 | ALARM DOG COLLAR - An electronic collar attachment attachable to a dog's collar which allows a user to directly enter, store and view pertinent information relating to, among other things, the dog's identity, medical history, and upcoming appointments and medications, as well as scheduled meal times, medications, and walks. The collar attachment also selectively provides audible, visual, and/or vibration notifications of such upcoming events. The electronic collar attachment includes a rigid and waterproof casing which houses its key components of a display interface, input interface, a speaker, and solid state memory. Data is entered into the electronic collar attachment through its input interface or through a computer via a USB connection. This data is displayed using the electronic collar attachment's display interface. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20160148474 | AUTOMATIC HOME SAFETY BEACON DEVICE - A system for generating a visual home exterior alert in response to a home alarm, typically audio, including a light switch override portion operationally connected to a light switch for controlling outside lighting, and a listening portion positioned to detect an alarm sound. Upon detection of a predetermined alarm sound, the listening portion is actuated to send an enabling signal to the light switch override portion. Upon receipt of the enabling signal, the light switch override portion sequentially energizes and deenergizes the outside lighting in a predetermined pattern. | 05-26-2016 |
