01st week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 53 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160005210 | RENDERING SYSTEM AND RENDERING METHOD THEREOF - A rendering system and a rendering method are provided. The rendering method of the rendering system includes: preparing, using an acceleration data structure, data, with respect to at least one object, for performing rendering; dividing, using projection onto a screen, an area into a background area and an object area in order to extract the at least one object; and performing ray-tracing with respect to the object area in order to render the at least one object. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005211 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL GENERATION - A method includes generating, at an electronic device, a three-dimensional model of an object based on a sequence of images captured by an image capture device associated with the electronic device. The method further includes displaying the three-dimensional model via a display device associated with the electronic device. The method also includes, based on detecting that the three-dimensional model includes an anomaly, presenting, via the display device, one or more selectable options to enable correction of the anomaly. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005212 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUALIZING ELONGATED STRUCTURES AND DETECTING BRANCHES THEREIN - Computer implemented methods are disclosed for acquiring, using a processor, digital data of a portion of an elongate object, and identifying, using a processor, a centerline connecting a plurality of points within the portion of the elongate object. The methods also may include defining a first half-plane along the centerline, traversing a predetermined angular distance in a clockwise or counter clockwise direction from the first half-plane to a second half-plane to define an angular wedge, and calculating, using a processor, a view of the angular wedge between the first half-plane and the second half-plane and generating an electronic view of the angular wedge. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005213 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENRICHING THE CONTENT OF A DEPTH MAP - A method and device for enriching the content associated with a first element of a depth map, the depth map being associated with a scene according to a point of view. Thereafter, at least a first information representative of a variation of depth in the first element in the space of the depth map is stored into the depth map. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005214 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REDUCING TRANSMISSION BANDWIDTH REQUIRED FOR VISIBILITY-EVENT STREAMING OF INTERACTIVE AND NON-INTERACTIVE CONTENT - In an exemplary embodiment, a computer-implemented method determines a set of mesh polygons or fragments of the mesh polygons visible from a navigation cell. The method includes determining a composite view frustum containing predetermined view frusta and determining mesh polygons contained in the composite view frustum. The method includes determining at least one supporting polygon between the navigation cell and the contained mesh polygons. The method further includes constructing at least one wedge from the at least one supporting polygon, the at least one wedge extending away from the navigation cell beyond at least the contained mesh polygons. The method includes determining one or more intersections of the at least one wedge with the contained mesh polygons. The method also includes determining the set of the contained mesh polygons or fragments of the contained mesh polygons visible from the navigation cell using the determined one or more intersections. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005215 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPRESENTING CORDINATE VALUES OF BOUNDING BOX OF OBJECT - Provided are a method and apparatus for representing coordinate values of a bounding box of an object. The apparatus and corresponding method receive a minimum value and a maximum value of coordinate values of a bounding box as floating point values. A difference value is determined between the minimum and maximum values, and the difference value is converted to an exponent and a mantissa. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005216 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR DEPTH WARPING BASED OCCLUSION CULLING - A method for performing occlusion queries is disclosed. The method includes steps of: (a) a graphics processing unit (GPU) using a first depth buffer of a first frame to thereby predict a second depth buffer of a second frame; and (b) the GPU performing occlusion queries for the second frame by using the predicted second depth buffer, wherein the first frame is a frame predating the second frame. In accordance with the present invention, a configuration for classifying the objects into the occluders and the occludees is not required and the occlusion queries for the predicted second frame are acquired in advance at the last of the first frame or the first of the second frame. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005217 | STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CALCULATION METHOD - An information processing apparatus obtains an incident radiance at a shading point by obtaining a light emission radiance of a target light source expressed by a spherical Gaussian (SG expressed), approximating by a spherical Gaussian (SG approximating) a function indicating a spread of the target light source from a perspective of the shading point, and obtaining the product of these. Also, the apparatus SG approximates a bidirectional reflection distribution function (BRDF) at a shading point, and calculates the radiance at the shading point based on information indicating the viewpoint for which the shading point is to be rendered, an incident radiance at the shading point, and the SG approximated BRDF at the shading point. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005218 | IMAGE RENDERING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image rendering apparatus comprises an image data unit for obtaining volumetric image data representative of a three-dimensional region, a rendering unit configured to perform a rendering process on the volumetric image data that includes a sampling process that comprises, for each of a plurality of sampling paths, determining a respective color or grayscale value for a corresponding pixel based on a plurality of sampled points along the sampling path. For each sampling path, the sampling process performed by the rendering unit comprises for each of at least some of the sampled points, calculating a significance factor for the sampled point based on accumulated opacity along the sampling path for the sampled point, selecting for the sampled point one of a plurality of rendering calculation processes in dependence on the calculated significance factor, and performing the selected rendering calculation process to obtain at least one image data value for the sampled point. For each sampling path the rendering unit is configured to determine the color or grayscale value for the corresponding pixel based on the determined image data values for the plurality of sampled points for the path. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005219 | AUTO-ALIGNED ILLUMINATION FOR INTERACTIVE SENSING IN RETRO-REFLECTIVE IMAGING APPLICATIONS - Interactive sensing in retro-reflective imaging systems may be enabled through auto-alignment of an infrared (IR) illumination region with a floating image region by transmitting IR light, added on or within a display, through the same optical path as the visible floating image light. The IR illumination at the display may be either a flood of light or structured light. In some implementations, stereo vision based imaging techniques may be employed in conjunction with an auto-aligned IR floating image to provide illumination for a stereo imaging system and to provide position sensing for interaction. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005220 | DYNAMIC 3D LUNG MAP VIEW FOR TOOL NAVIGATION INSIDE THE LUNG - A method for implementing a dynamic three-dimensional lung map view for navigating a probe inside a patient's lungs includes loading a navigation plan into a navigation system, the navigation plan including a planned pathway shown in a 3D model generated from a plurality of CT images, inserting the probe into a patient's airways, registering a sensed location of the probe with the planned pathway, selecting a target in the navigation plan, presenting a view of the 3D model showing the planned pathway and indicating the sensed location of the probe, navigating the probe through the airways of the patient's lungs toward the target, iteratively adjusting the presented view of the 3D model showing the planned pathway based on the sensed location of the probe, and updating the presented view by removing at least a part of an object forming part of the 3D model. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005221 | PHOTOMETRIC OPTIMIZATION WITH T-SPLINES - One example method is disclosed that includes the steps of capturing a plurality of images of a scene, wherein each of the plurality of images of the scene captures a different perspective of a portion of an object; establishing a three-dimensional (“3D”) model of the object using at least some of the plurality of images of the scene; initializing a T-spline based at least in part on the 3D model; determining a first photometric error associated with the 3D model and the T-spline; and optimizing the T-spline based on the first photometric error to create an optimized T-spline. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005222 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A three-dimensional information processing apparatus includes: a bottom surface intersection point calculation unit calculating intersection points between segments formed by a set of vertices for a terrain model generated by a terrain vertex synthesis unit and outer peripheral segments of a bottom surface of a structure model extracted by a structure bottom surface extraction unit; an all-point height calculation unit calculating heights of the terrain model at the intersection points calculated by the calculation unit and at the vertices constituting the bottom surface of the structure model; a reference height calculation unit calculating a reference height in three-dimensional information on a predetermined area from the heights of the terrain model; and a structure height correction unit correcting the height of the structure model in use of differences between the reference height and the heights of the terrain model. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005223 | Three-Dimensional Layered Map - A map having surfaces that are depicted at different levels that are not related to topography, with boundaries between the surfaces, where the boundaries are disposed at travel ways. The travel ways form cliff faces in the map between the surfaces, with information items disposed on the cliff faces at positions corresponding to items of interest at locations along the travel ways where the information items are disposed. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005224 | UNIFIED COORDINATE SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE CT SCANS OF PATIENT LUNGS - A CT alignment system includes a central processing unit (CPU) that processes a plurality of CT images. The CPU determines a location of a main carina from the plurality of CT images and sets the main carina as a point of origin. An x-coordinate, a y-coordinate, and a z-coordinate is calculated for each pixel in each CT image among the plurality of CT images based on the point of origin. A 3D model is rendered from the plurality of CT images and the x-coordinate, the y-coordinate, and the z-coordinate for each pixel in each CT image is associated with a corresponding voxel in the 3D model. The x-coordinate, the y-coordinate, and the z-coordinate for each corresponding voxel in the 3D model is stored as voxel position data. A graphics processing unit (GPU) renders a three dimensional (3D) model based on the plurality of CT images and the voxel position data which is displayed on a display. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005225 | AUTOMATED CONVERSION OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL HYDROLOGY VECTOR MODELS INTO VALID THREE-DIMENSIONAL HYDROLOGY VECTOR MODELS - A system for automated conversion of two-dimensional hydrology vector models into valid three-dimensional hydrology vector models, comprising a vector extraction engine that retrieves vectors from, and sends vectors to, a vector storage, a DSM server that retrieves a DSM from a DSM storage and computes a DSM from stereo disparity measurements of a stereo pair retrieved from a raster storage, and a rendering engine that provides visual representations of images for review by a human user, and a method for automated hydrology vector model development utilizing the system of the invention. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005226 | CLASSIFYING CONTIGUOUS OBJECTS FROM POLYGONAL MESHES WITH SPATIALLY GRID-LIKE TOPOLOGY - Methods and systems in computer enabled imaging for the classification of connected sets of polygons in polygonal models/objects with spatially grid-like topology are provided. In one example, for the classification of connected sets of polygons in polygonal models/objects with spatially grid-like topology such as those generated by threshold-based extraction routines from volumetric data by means of exploiting the nature of the source data to efficiently determine an optimal neighborhood of possibly connected polygon. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005227 | TECHNIQUE FOR FILLING HOLES IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL - A mesh repair engine is configured to repair a hole in a three-dimensional (3D) model by (i) filling the hole with a rough mesh, (ii) refining the rough mesh, (iii) collapsing the refined mesh, (iv) refining the collapsed mesh, (v) flattening the refined, collapsed mesh, and then (vi) deforming the flattened mesh into a 3D surface that smoothly fills the hole in the 3D model. One advantage of the disclosed repair engine and associated hole repair technique is that the mesh repair engine is capable of generating polygons that fill regions of a 3D model that are not defined. Consequently, an end-user of the mesh repair tool is able to generate watertight 3D models from previously incomplete and non-watertight 3D models. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005228 | METHOD OF CONVERTING 2D VIDEO TO 3D VIDEO USING 3D OBJECT MODELS - Method for converting 2D video to 3D video using 3D object models. Embodiments of the invention obtain a 3D object model for one or more objects in a 2D video scene, such as a character. Object models may for example be derived from 3D scanner data; planes, polygons, or surfaces may be fit to this data to generate a 3D model. In each frame in which a modeled object appears, the location and orientation of the 3D model may be determined in the frame, and a depth map for the object may be generated from the model. 3D video may be generated using the depth map. Embodiments may use feature tracking to automatically determine object location and orientation. Embodiments may use rigged 3D models with degrees of freedom to model objects with parts that move relative to one another. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005229 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING MAP INFORMATION - An electronic device for providing map information associated with a space of interest is provided. The electronic device includes a display and a processor configured to display, on the display, at least a portion of a map including at least one node associated with at least one image photographed at a corresponding position of the space of interest and additional information on the at least one image, change, in response to an input or an event, a first image associated with a first node among the at least one node or first additional information on the first image, and display, on the map through the display, at least a portion of the changed first image or at least a portion of the changed first additional information. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005230 | Server Controlled Augmented Reality - The invention provides for topical, relevant content to be delivered from a central server to devices running a viewer application. The content can be customized using the current user, device, location, compass, accelerometer and date/time information. The viewer application scans for known targets using its camera, or an end-user can make a selection from a text or visual directory. Once found, the platform is notified of the target. The platform then sends the appropriately customized content and data on how to render said content to the viewer for display, which can be text, images, data, video, animation, notifications and other types of content. The platform uses a data warehouse to refine content and provide detailed analytics. The platform can provide automatic content at launch. The viewer caches data for optimal performance. The user can respond to content, which delivers analytics, and more content as appropriate. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005231 | IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device used while mounted on a head of an observer includes: a left-eye display unit having an optical section adapted to form a virtual image for a left eye of the observer; a right-eye display unit having an optical section adapted to form a virtual image for a right eye of the observer; and an interpupillary adjustment mechanism adapted to adjust a distance between the left-eye display unit and the right-eye display unit, wherein the interpupillary adjustment mechanism includes a first adjustment mechanism capable of simultaneously adjusting a position of the left-eye display unit and a position of the right-eye display unit, and a second adjustment mechanism capable of independently adjusting only either one of the position of the left-eye display unit and the position of the right-eye display unit. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005232 | UNDERWATER VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEM - Embodiments are directed to virtual reality methods and/or apparatus for providing a user with an underwater virtual reality experience that causes the user to experience the virtual reality environment, and to interact with the virtual reality environment in addition to experiencing the sensations of the real underwater environment. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005233 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMISING THE AUGMENTATION OF RADIO EMISSIONS - In accordance with one example embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of antennas that are arranged according to a predetermined geometrical pattern receive radio emission signals from nearby radio emitting objects. Said radio emission signals are used, at least in part, to exhibit augmented reality indicia on a display, wherein the position of said augmented reality indicia on said display approximately indicates the direction of arrival of said radio emission signals and is organized or corrected according to predetermined criteria. One or more databases, either positioned on the cloud, or on the headset, or at an intermediate apparatus, may store the data, settings, and authorizations associated with said radio emitting object to permit and regulate the representation of said augmented reality indicia. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005234 | SYSTEM FOR MIXING OR COMPOSITING IN REAL-TIME, COMPUTER GENERATED 3D OBJECTS AND A VIDEO FEED FROM A FILM CAMERA - A method of mixing or compositing in real-time, computer generated 3D objects and a video feed from a film camera in which the body of the film camera can be moved in 3D and sensors in or attached to the camera provide real-time positioning data defining the 3D position and 3D orientation of the camera, or enabling the 3D position to be calculated. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005235 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY PRESENTING CONTENT - A machine-implemented method includes obtaining input data and generating output data. The status of at least one contextual factor is determined and compared with a standard. If the status meets the standard, a transformation is applied to the output data. The output data is then outputted to the viewer. Through design and/or selection of contextual factors, standards, and transformations, output data may be selectively outputted to viewers in a context-suitable fashion, e.g. on a head mounted display the viewer's central vision may be left unobstructed while the viewer walks, drives, etc. An apparatus includes at least one sensor that senses a contextual factor. A processor determines the status of the contextual factor, determines if the status meets a standard, generates output data, and applies a transformation to the output data if the status meets the standard. A display outputs the output data to the viewer. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005236 | TRACHEA MARKING - Disclosed are systems, devices, and methods for marking a main carina and a trachea of a patient, an exemplary method comprising importing slice images of a chest of the patient, generating a three-dimensional (3D) model based on the imported slice images, displaying the 3D model in a graphical user interface (GUI), locating the main carina by viewing 2D images of the 3D model in an axial orientation, marking the main carina in one of the 2D images of the 3D model, adjusting a view plane of the 3D model around a rotation axis defined by the marked location of the main carina to adjust the view plane from an axial orientation to a coronal orientation while keeping the main carina in the view plane to thereby display the entire trachea on the GUI, and marking an upper end of the trachea in one of the 2D images of the 3D model. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005237 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY ALIGNING MODELS OF AN UPPER JAW AND A LOWER JAW - A method for automatically aligning a model for an upper jaw with a model for a lower jaw, the method including forming models for teeth of the upper jaw and the lower jaw based on images; obtaining a reference bite frame with the teeth in a clenched state; aligning the models for the teeth of the upper jaw and the lower jaw with the reference bite frame, respectively, to determine transform information between the generated models and the reference bite frame; aligning the model for the teeth of the upper jaw with that of the lower jaw based on the determined transform information. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005238 | VISUALIZATION OF OBSCURED OBJECTS IN 3D SPACE - A system, method and software application implement a visualization scheme for presenting information in a 3D map. A set of rules specifies the visualization scheme, particularly with respect to how the system renders background objects that are obscured by a foreground object. The objects include elements such as building surfaces, streets, pointers, icons, labels, floor plans, and the like. The rules specify details such as stroke, fill, transparency, opacity, and visibility of the elements. Some of the rules may specify relationships between an object and elements that are considered “internal” to the object, while others of the rules may specify relationships between an object and other elements considered “external” to the object. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005239 | Location-Aware Selection of Public Transportation - A mobile device such as a mobile phone, smart phone, personal music player, handheld game device and the like that is configured to be location-aware through GPS (Global Positioning System), cell tower positioning, or other means of determining location, is provided with a public transportation selector functionality that interfaces with one or more on-line public transportation schedule services. The public transportation selector passes the location of a user of the mobile device, the user's destination, and the targeted arrival time to the schedule services which responsively return information including, for example, station/stop location information, route identifier, departure and arrival times, and fare costs. The public transportation selector aggregates schedule information provided by the services for presentation to the user through a user interface on the mobile device. The user can then select the desired public transportation option and be provided with directions to the appropriate station or stop. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005240 | AUTOMATED TIMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS HAVING MULTIPLE TIME EVENT RECORDERS AND AN INTEGRATED USER TIME ENTRY INTERFACE - Systems and methods for timing of a passing of an object past a monitored location using a timing system and an automated object detection system detecting the passing of the object at the monitored location, and also having a remote entry computer system being positionable at a current location selected from a plurality potential locations each of which is set apart and different than the monitored location and having a clock determining a present time, a user interface receiving user input data, and a memory storing an offset time value, and the remote entry computer system receiving the user input data, receiving a user data input time associated with the receipt of the user input data, and storing the received user input data and the user data input time, and determining of an adjusted time value responsive to the determined remote time value and the stored offset time value. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005241 | VEHICLE DAMAGE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An impact detection and remediation system includes a sensing device for detecting damage events related to a structure of interest. Such damage events may include impact from a ballistic object, a tamper event, a physical impact, or other events that may affect structural integrity or cause failure. Illustratively, the sensing device is in communication with a measurement system to determine impact criteria, and a processing system which is configured to use the impact criteria to determine a direction of the initiation point of a ballistic causing the damage event. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005242 | Predictive Automated Maintenance System (PAMS) - A method of performing preventative, routine and repair maintenance on a plurality of geographically remote units includes the step of establishing a Common Core System (CCS), or portion of a unit under test (UUT) component that has a common configuration for each unit. The CCS can be established at manufacture, or it can be back fitted by hardware implementation on legacy UUT's. Each CCS is networked to an Advanced Automated Test System (AATS), which is further networked to a central knowledge database and to a plurality of remote users. The remote users can access the AATS through the network to conduct remote tests of the UUT through the CCS, and to troubleshoot the UUT in response to a UUT test fault. The central knowledge database can further store configuration and operation history for the UUT, to maintain configuration control and to predict a Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) for the UUT. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005243 | VEHICLE STATUS NOTIFICATION AND OPERATOR IDENTIFICATION - A computing system located on-board a vehicle issues an event notification responsive to detection of an event condition. The on-board computing system detects the presence of wireless-enabled devices located within the vehicle or within proximity to the vehicle over a wireless communications link. The on-board computing system seeks to determine the identity of one or more persons that enter, attempt to enter, or operate the vehicle based on identifiers obtained from one or more wireless-enabled devices carried by those persons. The on-board computing system distinguishes multiple users from each other by designating one user as the vehicle operator, and one or more other users as passengers of the vehicle. The on-board computing system may include a removable on-board interface device that interfaces with an on-board vehicle control system. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005244 | SYSTEM OF COMPONENTS WITH SENSORS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE SYSTEM OF COMPONENTS - A system comprising a plurality of components operating under essentially identical conditions, wherein each of the components is equipped with at least one sensor for measuring the same operating parameter for each of the components, and a monitoring unit configured to receive and process the signals of the sensors and to generate maintenance data based on the sensor signals. The monitoring unit is configured to calculate a parameter quantifying deviations between the measured operating parameters. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005245 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A data processing apparatus for a vehicle, which operates upon receiving a power supply from an in-vehicle device, and performs a predetermined data processing, includes: a nonvolatile memory for storing backup data, to be held at a time when stopping the power supply from the in-vehicle device; a predicting device for predicting that the power supply from the in-vehicle device is cut off; and a first backup device for storing the backup data in the nonvolatile memory when the predicting device predicts that the power supply from the in-vehicle device is cut off. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005246 | Rotary Power Transmission Joint With An Integrated Wireless Sensor - The aspects of the present disclosure provide an assembly for acquiring operational data from a machine including a power generating device and a rotating component interconnected with the power generating device for transmitting power from the power generating device. The assembly may include a sensor assembly having a sensor being interconnected to the rotating component for sensing operational data of the machine and a microprocessor communicatively connected to the sensor for receiving and interpreting the operational data sensed by the sensor. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005247 | ARRANGEMENT FOR THE AUTHORISED ACCESS OF AT LEAST ONE STRUCTURAL ELEMENT LOCATED IN A BUILDING - The invention relates to an arrangement and a method for the authorised access of at least one structural element located in a building. The arrangement comprises a remote server which is arranged in a long-range network and allocates and stores a personalised access authorisation, in connection, via a first bidirectional communications channel, with a control unit located in the building and used to control said at least one structural element, a terminal which is allocated to a user, registered at the server and connected to said server via a second bidirectional communications channel, and a positioning and identification system for said terminal, which is located in the building and/or global and in communicative connection with the control unit and/or terminal. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005248 | FIRST ENTRY NOTIFICATION - An access control system is disclosed in which a user or guest's first entry or usage of an electronic key is reported. Reporting of the first entry or usage may include information particular to the initial transaction and may be delivered by a path that is substantially the same, but reversed, from an original key delivery path. In this way, non-networked or ‘offline’ locks/readers can report first entry or usage of an electronic key. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005249 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MANAGING COMMODITIES - Provided are systems, articles of manufacture, methods, and computer program products for managing a commodity, such as, for example, a vehicle accessory. Methods may include receiving an activation input for a commodity and, responsive to receiving the activation input, generating information relating to the activation input for the commodity. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005250 | SMART ENTRY SYSTEM - A smart system locks a door of a vehicle when there is a user's instruction to lock the door when a first portable device in which first identification information is stored is outside the vehicle and a second portable device in which second identification information is stored is inside the vehicle, and controls the power supply state from a normal state to a power supply continuation state in which power continues to be supplied only to a predetermined power supply continuation device in the vehicle. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005251 | Thermal Printing Device for Electronic Voting Apparatus - A thermal printing device for electronic voting apparatus including a casing with paper reservoir for receiving a paper roll, an openable external lid with a transparent window for observing of a printed part of the paper, a thermal printing unit with a driving rubber roller for the paper, a cutting device with two blades, a paper transport unit for transporting the paper, arranged below the transparent window, and a ballot discharge opening of the casing provided after the paper transport unit. The rubber roller and one of the blades of the cutting device are integral with part of the paper transport unit that is openable in order to give access to the paper reservoir. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005252 | BANK NOTE PROCESSING SYSTEM HAVING A COMBINED FLORESCENCE AND PHOSPHORESCENCE DETECTION SYSTEM - A bank note processing system having a combined florescence and phosphorescence detection system. The bank note processing system includes a detection module which has a detector housing having a first compartment and a second compartment separated by a light baffle. An illumination source and a first sensor module are disposed in the first compartment of the detector housing and a second sensor module is disposed in the second compartment of the detector housing. The illumination source directs light to the bank note and the first sensor module measures the bank note's florescence at a first point in time. The second sensor module measures the bank note's phosphorescence at a second point in time and the detection module determines whether the bank note is a counterfeit bank note using the measured florescence and the measured phosphorescence. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005253 | Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing Method, and Program - An image processing apparatus includes an image acquiring unit that reads the front surface of a medium irradiated with first light to acquire a first image, and reads the front surface of the medium irradiated with second light including ultraviolet rays to acquire a second image, by driving an image sensor, a first corrected-image generating unit that generates a first corrected image by decreasing brightness of the first image, a second corrected-image generating unit that generates a second corrected image by increasing contrast of the second image, and a synthetic image generating unit that generates a synthetic image by synthesizing the first corrected image and the second corrected image. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005254 | CASH BOX HAVING A MOVABLE BASE TRAY - A cash box ( | 2016-01-07 |
20160005255 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CREATING AND UPDATING A FRIEND DATABASE ASSOCIATED WITH A PLAYER - Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and method for automatically creating and updating a friend database associated with a player. Generally, in various embodiments, the system of the present disclosure is configured to access one or more player accounts (such as social media accounts) of the player, collect player friend data from the accessed player account(s), determine a list or one of more friends of the player based on the collected player data, and create or update a friend database associated with the player to include the determined friends. The system of the present disclosure thus dynamically and automatically creates and updates the friend database associated with the player without requiring the player to actively create and repeatedly and actively update (e.g., add friends to and remove friends from) the friend database. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005256 | INFLUENCE SYSTEM AND METHODS - Examples disclosed herein relate to a system, device, and/or method for voting on one or more projects including: one or more memory devices; one or more processors configured to receive at least a first project, the one or more processors configured to present the first project to a voting community, the one or more processors configured to receive one or more votes relating to the first project from one or more members of the voting community, the one or more processors configured to determine a status of the first project based on the received votes. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005257 | INFLUENCE SYSTEM AND METHODS - Examples disclosed herein relate to a system, device, and/or method for funding on one or more projects including: one or more memory devices; one or more processors configured to receive at least a first project, the one or more processors configured to present the first project to a funding community, the one or more processors configured to receive one or more funding pledges relating to the first project from one or more members of the funding community, the one or more processors configured to determine a status of the first project based on the received pledged funds. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005258 | Wagering Systems and Methods - A system to coordinate a wagering event using a virtual Web server with an administration application and a server database. The administration application is executable code which can generate a first event page from an event category page. The administration application also has a player management page, a pool page and a ticket management set of pages. The administration application interoperates with a banking application and a casino application. The administration application will send the event information to the casino application, receive wager information from the casino application, coordinate wager amounts with the banking application, close the wagering, monitor the event, update pool, close the pool, and allocate the winnings and losses. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005259 | Methods and Systems for Generating a Lottery Ticket - A method of generating a lottery ticket comprises the steps of: providing a succession of selection stages; providing for each stage two or more selection options; said selection options comprising a selection area which in response to a lottery player's interaction reveals either a winning or a losing indicator; wherein for each stage at least one of the selection options is a winning selection and at least one of the options is a losing selection. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005260 | GAMING MACHINE - The gaming machine includes: a display for displaying a game outcome in a base game mode; and a controller for controlling a first transition route along which a game mode is directly shifted to a free game mode in accordance with the game outcome and a second transition route along which once via a transit game mode, the game mode is shifted to the free game mode in accordance with the game outcome. The controller is programmed to control a game so as to make a probability with which along the second transition route, the game mode is shifted from the transit game mode to the free game mode higher than a probability with which along the first transition route, the game mode is shifted from the base game mode to the free game mode. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005261 | GAMING MACHINE - To facilitate visual confirmation of the displayed content on a topper display device T | 2016-01-07 |
20160005262 | GAMING MACHINE - To facilitate and shorten the work of changing displayed content on the topper display device | 2016-01-07 |
20160005263 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY INTERACTION FOR GAMING SYSTEMS - A wagering gaming apparatus is provided, comprising a 3-dimensional (3D) display device configured to create for a player a visual illusion of a 3D scene for a wagering game, the 3D scene having perceived depth in a z-direction perpendicular to a physical screen having width in an x-direction and height in a y-direction; one or more sensor devices configured to sense a physical location of one or more anatomical features of the player; at least one processor; and at least one non-transitory processor-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions. The processor-executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform various adjustments regarding the 3D scene based on the sensed physical location of an anatomical feature of the player. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005264 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SLOT MACHINE GAME - Provided is a method and apparatus for providing a slot machine game. A game providing method executed by a game providing apparatus, the method including: setting, by an appearance probability setter, appearance probabilities of symbols for each reel in a virtual reel strip, the virtual reel strip including a plurality of reels, each of the plurality of reels including a plurality of slots, respectively; generating, by a reel strip generator, the virtual reel strip by allocating symbols determined based on the set appearance probabilities, the symbols for each reel being arranged randomly to correspond to slots included in the respective reel; and providing the generated virtual reel strip to be displayed at a display, the generated virtual reel strip being configured to spin and stop each reel in response to a spin request signal. The virtual reel strip is regenerated for each user. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005265 | GAMING MACHINE - It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine whose casing is made compact with a reduced number of components of a radiation mechanism. A slot machine comprising a casing | 2016-01-07 |
20160005266 | GAMING MACHINE WITH LOCKING FUNCTION - A gaming machine includes: a casing top having an upper door device capable of being opened/closed; a casing bottom having a lower door device capable of being opened/closed; an upper door lock mechanism capable of locking the upper door device; and an lower door lock mechanism capable of locking the lower door device, wherein the upper door lock mechanism is provided inside the casing bottom. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005267 | GAMING MACHINE - A gaming machine includes: a power source unit; a game control device; a reporting device; a first temperature sensor provided to the power source unit, which monitors whether the temperature of the power source unit is at or higher than a first threshold temperature; a second temperature sensor provided to the power source unit, which monitors whether the temperature of the power source unit is at or higher than a second threshold temperature higher than the first threshold temperature; and a power control device which performs an abnormal-situation process which causes the reporting device to inform the occurrence of an abnormal situation, when the temperature of the power source unit is at or higher than the first threshold temperature, and perform a power-supply stopping process which stops power supply to the devices, when the temperature of the power source unit is at or higher than the second threshold temperature. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005268 | WAGERING GAME AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INCORPORATING PLAYER ADVANTAGES INTO A WAGERING GAME - A game, a system and a method of operating a wagering game is disclosed. In particular, a player may earn, through the play of the game, game assets giving the player the power to affect the rules of play in a desirable way. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005269 | MANAGING CASHLESS WAGERING GAME SYSTEMS - A gaming system is configured to transfer wagering credits usable for wagering from a first cashless wagering system to a second cashless wagering system, the gaming system including a first and a second gaming machine and controller(s) configured to perform acts including depositing wagering credits associated with the first gaming machine into the first cashless wagering system, accessing, via a first system access technique, the first cashless wagering system and debiting, in a first transaction, the wagering credits from the first cashless wagering system. The controller(s) being further configured to credit, in the first transaction, the wagering credits from the first cashless wagering system to a second, different cashless wagering system, the second cashless wagering system being accessed via a second, different system access technique, wherein the first and second cashless wagering systems are communicably coupled over a network and disburse the wagering credits from the second cashless wagering system for game play on the second gaming machine associated with the second cashless wagering system. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005270 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVING MICROTRANSACTIONS IN MULTIPLAYER VIDEO GAMES - A system and method is provided that drives microtransactions in multiplayer video games. The system may include a microtransaction arrange matches to influence game-related purchases. For instance, the system may match a more expert/marquee player with a junior player to encourage the junior player to make game-related purchases of items possessed/used by the marquee player. A junior player may wish to emulate the marquee player by obtaining weapons or other items used by the marquee player. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005271 | SERVER BASED GAMING SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE PROGRESSIVE AWARDS - A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. The central server includes a plurality of progressive modules. Each progressive module maintains one or more progressive awards and is associated with zero, one or more of the gaming machines in the gaming system. Upon a determination that a designated one of the progressive awards will be provided, one of the gaming machines associated with the progressive module which maintains the designated progressive award provides the designated progressive award to the player of such gaming machine. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005273 | CARD DECK AND GAMES - Card games that can use a traditional deck or a custom card deck. The custom card deck disclosed herein is made up of 48 cards. There are two suits and eight sets of six cards numbered ace through six. The card deck can be used for unique games or for games that typically use dice. Example games that can be played with this deck are provided. Additionally, the disclosure describes various tournament rules that can be used for some of the disclosed games | 2016-01-07 |
20160005274 | POINT OF SALE DEVICE - A point of sale device includes a base defining an opening in a top thereof and a through hole in a bottom thereof, a motherboard mounted in the base and comprising a plurality of sockets exposed in the opening to engage with a plurality of cables, and a top cover pivotably attached to the base to shield the opening. The cables extend through the through hole. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005275 | POS Control System, Control Method of a POS Control System, and Printing Device - A POS control system | 2016-01-07 |
20160005276 | Musical Energy Use Display - A system and method for encouraging an energy user to conserve energy by providing the user with musical feedback describing their energy use as a musical piece. Various musical parameters of the musical piece may be manipulated to describe higher- or lower-than-expected energy use, in order to encourage the user to conserve energy. A visual animation may also be added to the musical piece to illustrate it further. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005277 | VISUAL AND TOUCH INTERACTION DISPLAY - A sensory display for experiencing rigidity and local shape in the display is provided. Rigidity and local shape of cells in an array of cells forming the display is controlled by three independent and different control mechanisms. Cell rigidity controllers control the rigidity of the cells. A shape array controller controls the shape of the array of cells. Cell pinning controllers controls the height of the cells. A computer control interface could control the respective control functionalities of each of the controllers. The display experience could be further enhanced with audio, images or video. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005278 | MOBILE DEVICES AND METHODS EMPLOYING HAPTICS - A variety of haptic improvements useful in mobile devices are detailed. In one, a smartphone captures image data from a physical object, and discerns an object identifier from the imagery (e.g., using watermark, barcode, or fingerprint techniques). This identifier is sent to a remote data structure, which returns data defining a distinct haptic signature associated with that object. This smartphone then renders this haptic signal to the user. (Related embodiments identify the object using other means, such as location, or NFC chip.) In another arrangement, haptic feedback signals social network information about a product or place (e.g., the user's social network friends “Like” a particular brand of beverage). In yet another arrangement, the experience of watching a movie on a television screen is augmented by tactile effects issued by a tablet computer on the viewer's lap. In still another arrangement, commercial vendors bid for rights to employ different ones of a library of haptic signals on one or more users' smartphones, e.g., to alert such user(s) to their products/services. A great variety of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005279 | DEVICE AND PACKAGE FOR RETAIL THEFT PREVENTION - A theft prevention assembly comprises a base and an alarm signaling device in order to signal an alarm when an attempt is made to remove the device from a package packaging an article or to remove the article from the package. The base is formed on the package which packages the article. The alarm-signaling device is mounted to the base. The device comprises a detector interfacing with the article for operative communication therewith. The detector provides for detecting an unauthorized distance between the device and the article. When the unauthorized distance is detected the device signals an alarm indicative of attempted theft. The device may also include sockets for receiving straps to be strapped to the package. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005280 | Method and Device for Processing Motion Events - The disclosed embodiments include an electronic device with a display, processor(s), and memory. The electronic device displays a user interface on the display, the user interface including video information corresponding to a camera, the video information including a field of view of the camera. The electronic device receives user identification of a spatial zone within the user interface, the spatial zone corresponding to at least a portion of the field of view of the camera; and forgoes user notification of subsequent motion events involving the spatial zone. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005281 | Method and System for Processing Motion Event Notifications - The disclosed embodiments include a system for processing motion events. The system obtains a video stream from a camera, the video stream corresponding to a field of view of the camera and obtains identification of a spatial zone, the spatial zone corresponding to at least a portion of the field of view of the camera. For each motion event detected in the video stream: (1) the system determines whether the motion event involves the spatial zone; and (2), in accordance with a determination that the motion event involves the spatial zone, the system suppresses a first user notification for the motion event. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005282 | Anti-Theft Security Device and Perimeter Detection System - A security system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a security tag operable for connection to an object, a monitoring device operable to monitor whether a party removes or attempts to remove the security tag from the object; an alarm operable to emit a tamper signal when the monitoring device indicates that a party has removed or attempted to remove the security tag from the object in an unauthorized removal condition, and a remote collector system adapted to communicate with the security tag to set the security tag in the unauthorized removal condition and an authorized removal condition, wherein upon receipt of the tamper signal, the remote collector system generates a security message. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005283 | SECURITY PRINTING PAPER BASED ON CHIPLESS RADIO FREQUENCY TAG AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Security printing paper based on a chipless radio frequency (RF) tag and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The security printing paper based on a chipless RF tag includes first base paper, second base paper, and one or more chipless RF tags. The chipless RF tags are disposed between the first base paper and the second base paper. At least one layer configured to prevent the locations of the chipless RF tags from being exposed to the outside and to enable the security printing paper to be detected is formed on one or more of the first base paper and the second base paper. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005284 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND TRACKING ITEMS - A method includes determining, by a tag, that a gateway is not within communication range of the tag using a first wireless communication mode and enabling, in response to the tag determining that the gateway is not within communication range of the tag, a second wireless communication mode. The method also includes determining, by the tag, that a mobile device is not within communication range of the tag using the second wireless communication mode and enabling, in response to the tag determining that the mobile device is not within communication range of the tag, a third wireless communication mode and a location detection capability. The method further includes determining, by the tag, a geographic location of the tag using the location detection capability and transmitting, using the third wireless communication mode, to a server the geographic location of the tag. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005285 | BABY- AND PET-SAFE VEHICLE PARKING ARRANGEMENT - An emergency broadcast arrangement for a vehicle includes a sensor detecting a presence of a human or pet in the vehicle. A radio frequency transmitter is disposed in the vehicle and transmits an RF signal in response to the detection of the presence of a human or pet in the vehicle. A remote key fob is associated with the vehicle and receives the RF signal. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005286 | PERIMETER-MONITORING DEVICE FOR WORKING MACHINE - A perimeter-monitoring device has a human presence determining part configured to determine presence or absence of a human in each of a plurality of monitoring spaces located around the shovel and an alarm controlling part configured to control a plurality of alarm output parts that are located in a cab of the shovel and emit an alarm to an operator. The alarm controlling part causes a right alarm output part to emit an alarm when it is determined that a human exists in a right monitoring space, causes a left alarm output part to emit an alarm when it is determined that a human exists in a left monitoring space, and causes a back alarm output part to emit an alarm when it is determined that a human exists in a back monitoring space. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005287 | LOST CHILD SEARCH SYSTEM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND LOST CHILD SEARCH METHOD - In a lost child search system including a parent terminal and a child terminal, the child terminal is provided with: a gyro sensor that measures the angular velocity for identifying the posture of that child terminal; an acceleration sensor that measures the acceleration of that child terminal; a positioning control unit that performs relative positioning of that child terminal based on the identified posture and the measured acceleration; a communication unit that performs data communication via near-field wireless communication using radio waves; an intensity detection unit that detects the radio wave intensity in the near-field wireless communication with the parent terminal; and an intensity decision unit that decides whether or not search for the child terminal is necessary in accordance with the detected intensity information. The acceleration sensor is made to start measuring the acceleration in accordance with the decision result (decision information) by the intensity decision unit. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005288 | Bed Exit Night Light with Increased Functionality - The invention is an improved Bed Exit Night Light System designed to illuminate a hospital room if a patient leaves his bed, but automatically tracks medical personnel movement within the room and illuminates the room as appropriate to the medical tasks taking place. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005289 | OCCUPANT EGRESS PREDICTION SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES - A method comprises determining a person's level of risk for developing an adverse condition; selecting a care protocol based on the level of risk; displaying a proposed configuration of a person support structure corresponding to the care protocol for a caregiver to approve; and upon approval by the caregiver, implementing the configuration. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005290 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A biological information processing system includes a pulse wave information acquisition unit that acquires pulse wave information of a user; and a processing unit that instructs an alarm control unit to perform alarm cancellation when it is determined that the user has transitioned from a sleep state to an awakened state, on the basis of the pulse wave information. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005291 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A biological information processing system includes a pulse wave information acquisition unit that acquires pulse wave information of a user, and a processing unit that determines a sleep state of the user on the basis of the pulse wave information and instructs an alarm control unit to perform an alarm notification based on a notification mode according to the sleep state. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005292 | Swim-A-Sure System & Device - An interactive life system for increasing the safety of person in water having a base station configured to communicate with a remote node; the base station having a first controller having a first microcontroller; and a transceiver means; wherein the base station further includes an alert for alerting a monitor, a pager; a NOAA weather receiver; wherein the remote node comprises a second controller, a second transceiver, a GPS, a buoy, a panic button, a pressure transducer, a visual indicator, a vibrating motor, and a mount; wherein the second controller comprises a second microcontroller; wherein the panic button communicates with the base station; wherein the visual indicator includes light; wherein the vibrating motor includes a mechanical indicator; and where the monitee can wear the device on the wrist. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005293 | DISASTER SITUATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION TERMINAL ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a disaster situation management system and a personal identification terminal associated with the system. For this, the disaster situation management system includes a personal identification terminal detachably worn on a body of a user and configured to input and store information including personal information and location information of the user, a center server configured to enable communication with the personal identification terminal through a communication network, and configured to collect personal information and location information of each user who wears the personal identification terminal from the personal identification terminal and to manage the collected information, and a hospital server configured to enable communication with the center server through the communication network, collect personal information and location information of the person who wears the personal identification terminal, and provide the collected information to the center server, the collected information being read through a reader. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005294 | MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - System and method for monitoring electrical devices such as luminaires, including ballast and/or battery powered lighting components, for variety of fault conditions from central location utilize monitoring unit that interfaces with host lighting fixture or luminaire to allow status of host to be remotely monitored. Monitoring unit can interface with host in fully galvanically isolated manner using current transformers allowing host lighting fixture to be monitored in the least intrusive manner. Monitoring unit can be seamlessly fitted to new luminaires or existing luminaires. Current transformer interface has minimal effect on host ballast functionality and operation. Monitoring system may include a plurality of monitoring units multi-dropped on a single field bus network or in a power line communication. Power for monitoring unit can be derived from field bus network or power line. Operating parameters and addressing information of monitoring unit may be configured via interface using laptop or PC. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005295 | POWER TOOL SYSTEM - A power tool system includes a plurality of tool devices. Each of the tool devices includes a condition detection unit that detects condition information of the tool device and a communication unit capable of performing bidirectional wireless communication with a further one of the tool devices. The communication unit is configured to obtain the condition information of the tool device from the condition detection unit and transmit the obtained condition information of the tool device to the further one of the tool devices. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005296 | APPARATUS FOR SELF-INSPECTING WATERPROOF FUNCTION - A electronic device and method for self-inspecting a waterproof function of the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a first sensor for sensing an external condition of the electronic device; a second sensor, which is sealed within the electronic device, for sensing an internal condition of the electronic device; and a controller for comparing values of the external condition and the internal condition sensed by the first sensor and the second sensor, respectively, and determining a status of the waterproof function of the electronic device, based on the comparison. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005297 | ALARM OUTPUT CIRCUIT - An alarm output circuit can cope with simultaneous generations of a plurality of alarm factors based on alarm signals output from one output terminal. The alarm output circuit notifies externally of generations of alarm factors in an intelligent power module. A digital/analog converter, into which digital data indicating the presences and absences of generations of the alarm factors is input, outputs corresponding voltages. A voltage control oscillator outputs a signal of a frequency corresponding to an output voltage of the digital/analog converter. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005298 | ABNORMALITY DETECTION SYSTEM, DISPLAY DEVICE, ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An abnormality detection system includes a processor configured to execute a process. The process includes: storing log data in a storage in which at least a production device number is associated with the event date and time; referring to the log data stored in the storage and calculating a temporal relationship between a first device and a second device that subsequently performs a process after the first device from among a plurality of production devices; detecting elapse of a reference time that is obtained from both the latest log data from among the pieces of log data related to the first device stored in the storage and the temporal relationship calculated at the calculating and that new log data related to the second device is not newly stored in the storage; and displaying an alarm when detection is obtained at the detecting. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005299 | MEAL-BASED MEDICATION REMINDER SYSTEM - In general, this disclosure is directed to techniques for generating, by a computing device, at approximately a time that a user is eating, at least one computer-generated indication. Based at least in part on the at least one computer-generated indication and pre-defined activity data that are indicative of a human consuming an ingestible substance, the computing device determines whether the user is currently consuming an ingestible substance. Responsive to determining that the user is currently consuming the ingestible substance, the computing device outputs a reminder to consume at least one particular ingestible substance, such as a medication. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005300 | PERSONNEL PROXIMITY DETECTION AND TRACKING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for tracking, locating, identifying, or mapping movements of persons or personnel within a facility may include badges carried by selected persons or personnel through the facility, and these badges can each include a transmitter configured to transmit a series of signals including signature information identifying the badges and also identifying codes of each signal transmitted. In addition, a series of receivers can be positioned at selected locations of the facility and can receive the signals transmitted by the transmitters of the badges, and these receivers can be configured to identify each badge from which signals are received based upon signature information for identified badges and also to determine the proximity, range, distance, or zone between the badge identified and one or more receivers. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005301 | ALARM NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - An alarm notification system comprising: a central server; the central server configured to monitor the status of one or more remote alarms, and in the event of the status of a first remote alarm changing, generating an alert to send to a first remote device; the central server further configured to determine if the first remote device is connected to the alarm notification system by a persistent connection, and in the event that the first remote device is connect via persistent connection sending an alarm notification message via the persistent connection; and in the event that the first remote device is not connected via a persistent connection sending an alarm notification message via a push notification service. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005302 | Alarm - Embodiments are provided for displaying on a network device graphical display, an indication of an alarm, a media playback system playback zone associated with the alarm, and a control element for deactivating the alarm. The indication may be displayed in response to the network device receiving data indicating that the alarm is going off or is about to go off in the playback zone. A selection of the control element for deactivating the alarm may prompt a controller interface of the media playback system to be displayed on the graphical display, and the alarm may be deactivated via the controller interface. Alternatively, the selection of the control element may cause the alarm to be deactivated without displaying the controller interface. To deactivate the alarm, the network device may send to one or more playback devices in the playback zone, a transmission indicating that the alarm is to be deactivated. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005303 | PERSONAL SAFETY DEVICE AND A HARNESS FOR BREATHING APPARATUS - A personal safety device, comprising: a housing; attachment means provided on the housing, the attachment means being configured to receive a strap so as to attach the device to a wearer; a motion sensor arranged to monitor the motion of the wearer; and an alarm configured to be activated when the motion sensor has not detected motion for a predetermined period of time; wherein the alarm comprises a first sounder disposed within a first chamber formed by the housing, the first chamber having a first outlet passage; wherein the first outlet passage is arranged such that, in use, it is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the strap. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005304 | Security and Tracking System - A security and tracking apparatus includes at least a first signaling unit and a second signaling unit, wherein the apparatus is adapted for transmitting the location of each signaling unit when the first and second signaling units are separated by more than a preselected distance. A method to locate a person, animal, or object, includes providing in contact with or at least in close proximity to the person, the animal, or the object, at least a first signaling unit and a second signaling unit, wherein each respective signaling unit is adapted for identifying the location of the signaling units and for transmitting the location of the signaling units when the first and second signaling units are separated more than a preselected distance; and activating the signaling units to transmit the location of the signaling units. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005305 | AUDIO DETECTION USING DISTRIBUTED MOBILE COMPUTING - A method of identifying incidents using mobile devices can include receiving a communication from each of a plurality of mobile devices. Each communication can specify information about a detected sound. Spatial and temporal information can be identified from each communication as well as an indication of a sound signature matching the detected sound. The communications can be compared with a policy specifying spatial and temporal requirements relating to the sound signature indicated by the communications. A notification can be selectively sent according to the comparison. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005306 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATING DATA FROM AN ALARM SYSTEM TO EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL - Systems and methods of communicating data from an alarm system to emergency services personnel are provided. Some methods can include receiving information from a monitoring system in a monitored region via a first communications link, where the information relates to a detected event in the monitored region. Upon receiving the information, some methods can also include transmitting the information to a communications module via a second, different communications link. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005307 | SMART HAZARD DETECTOR DRILLS - Systems and methods for initiating a drill by receiving an indication to start a drill. Initiating the drill also includes verifying that a remote device used to initiate the drill is within proximity of a device used to propagate the drill. Once proximity is verified, the drill is conducted. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005308 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE AUDIBILITY OF SPECIFIC SOUNDS TO A USER - There is provided a method of operating a device to generate a target sound that is audible to a user of the device, the method comprising measuring background noise in an environment in which the device is located; using a perceptual loudness model to predict an audibility of the target sound to the user of the device based on the measured background noise; using the output of the perceptual loudness model to determine a gain value that is to be applied to a source signal used to generate the target sound in order to provide at least a desired level of audibility of the target sound to the user; applying the determined gain value to the source signal to produce a modified source signal; and generating the target sound using the modified source signal. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005309 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION METHOD - An information communication method for use in a portable terminal, e.g., a wristwatch, to obtain information includes a light receiving step of, by at least one of plural solar cells incorporated in the portable terminal and having respective directivities, receiving visible light that is emitted in a direction corresponding to the directivity of the relevant solar cell, and an information acquisition step of obtaining information by demodulating a signal that is specified by the received visible light. | 2016-01-07 |
20160005310 | TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE, TRAFFIC CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Adjustment values, including a station stop time or a departure interval, are set for each vehicle. Next, the set adjustment values and a traveling pattern are used to calculate the power consumption by and regenerative power from each vehicle when in operation for each time point. Next, the total vehicle power at each time point is calculated by subtracting the total regenerative power from braking vehicles from the total power consumption by powering vehicles one a per time point basis. Next, a positive value or a negative value is extracted from the total vehicle power at each time point. Next, an evaluation value is calculated using the absolute value of the total of the extracted values. Next, adjustment values that produce the smaller evaluation value are identified. | 2016-01-07 |